Episode 8

**The Villainous Blue Cat** is the eighth episode of the Reincarnated as a Sword anime series.

## Summary

Gyuran, an assassin of the Blue Cat Clan who was hired by August, disturbs Fran, making her draw Teacher from his sheath. Ignorant of the history behind the Blue Cat Clan, Fran explains the horrific backstory they have against her Black Cat Clan. Gloating Gyuran's credentials, August orders him to deal with Fran and leaves for a safe distance.

Fran's fight against Gyuran begins with him walking behind her and whispering if she's afraid of him. In Fran's brief moment of hesitation, Gyuran tries to attack her, but Teacher alerts Fran so she can defend herself against the attack. Teacher learns that Gyuran's sword was better than the Greater Demon's, and Fran confesses that Blue Cats hunted Fran and her parents. Gaining the upper hand against Fran, Gyuran recounts a time when he tortured a Black Cat mother and daughter. Becoming dispirited, Fran is reminded by Teacher about her ultimate goal to evolve and compares Gyuran as inferior compared to the Greater Demon they had faced. Overcoming her fear, Fran slices off Gyuran's sword hand after learning the number of Black Cats he's slain. She then slices off Gyuran's limbs and finishes him off by slicing the upper part of his head.

Before Fran could deal with the frantically distraught August, a water spirit sent by Klimt stops and summons her back to his office. There, Klimt reveals that August's father, Count Olmes, had put out a warrant for his arrest regarding a family scandal. However, thanks to Fran handling the situation, Klimt would handle August from there on out. Although uninterested in the details, Fran asked if she would be paid for her work, and Klimt confirmed it. Before Fran can leave Klimt's office to claim her reward, she bumps into a busty elf. Apologetic, at first, the elf then embraces Fran asking, demanding she addresses her as mommy. As Fran struggles to be released by the elf's embrace, Klimt asks the Elf named Amanda to knock it off. Teacher casts **Identify** on Amanda and learns her stats well reflect her rank. Amanda then details that she's heard stories surrounding Fran from the guild lobby. Right before Fran leaves the office, Amanda claims they'll talk again, but Fran rejects the comment.

After Fran's first encounter with Amanda, she's stalked by her, with each instance they'd bump into each other being a "coincidence". Succumbing to the pressure created by Amanda, Fran vents her frustrations to Nell who details that Amanda owns and runs an orphanage for children who had lost their parents. Appearing beside Nell, Amanda recites the word "coincidence" again, and Nell then informs her that Klimt wants to see her. In Klimt's office, Klimt offers Fran a choice of two crystals from his collection in exchange for accepting a quest involving a dungeon called, the Spider's Nest. However, with Fran's haggling skills, she manages to squeeze five out of Klimt, much to his chagrin. Fran then learns from Klimt that the quest was imposed on her not only because of nasty rumors surrounding their relationship, but for her to complete a quest of her rank. Furthermore, if Fran completes the quest, she'll be granted access to the dungeon in Ulmutt. Just then, Amanda breaks down the door to Klint's office, barges into the room, and openly declares she'll be accompanying Fran on it, and Klimt begrudgingly agrees.

Afterward, Fran sits in her room, enjoying some curry that Teacher made for her, and they discuss what to expect with the Spider's Nest. Their conversation then shifts to the crystals given to them by Klimt which 3 are D-Ranked and 2 are C Ranked. All of which, Teacher had never encountered before. Wasting no time, Teacher absorbs the crystals causing his abilities to evolve and earn himself 45 EP.

## Characters

* Fran
* Teacher
* August Allsand
* Gyuran
* Klimt
* Olmes Allsand (Mentioned)
* Amanda
* Nell