Kiara’s Circumstances

TL: SupremeTentacle

ED: Exkalamity

Fran spoke up after Kiara finished talking about her journey and her understanding of evolving black catkin .

“Got it,” said Fran . “Kiara not wrong, but more than one way . ”

“What! There was more than one way?”

“Mhmm . Kiara’s way would redeem entire tribe . Must kill one S ranked evil being with only black catkin . But two easier ways to just evolve self . First, kill 1000 evil beings . Second, solo kill 1 A ranked evil being . ”

“That’s it?”

“Nn . ”

Kiara’s shoulders began to tremble . I thought she was about to cry or something, so her next actions took me by surprise .

“Kukukuku… Ahahahahahahaha!”

Kiara grinned, threw her head back, and roared with laughter . Her eyes teared up as she pushed up on the sides of the armchair and jumped onto her feet .

“Mia! Bring me my sword!”

Fran blinked a few times in surprise . Guendalfa’s eyes shot wide open . The maid, however, was unperturbed .

“What are you planning, Lady Kiara?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” Kiara let out a fierce grin . “I’m going to beat the shit out of 1000 goblins . ”

“You have to be kidding me,” said the maid . “It was only yesterday that you were still in a coma . ”

“You think a couple of goblins will get the best of me just because I didn’t get a little rest? Not a chance! I can kick their asses all day any day!”

Guendalfa tried to usher Kiara back into her seat but she darted right past him towards the closet . Her belongings clattered about as she rummaged through its contents .

“It must have been fate that brought Fran here to see me the day I open my eyes again,” said Kiara . “I will not let this chance pass me by . All these years, I’ve been wondering why that detestable beast lord didn’t kill me even though I held the secrets of evolving black catkin . Now I understand: he didn’t need to kill me at all . What I knew was the hardest way to evolve as a black catkin . Nothing would’ve come of it even if I had spread the news . No one could’ve possibly pulled it off . Knowing would only have brought my people despair . But now things are different . I can do it . I can finally evolve . All I have to do is kick the shit out of a couple goblins, and I’ll be done . ”

“But you aren’t as able as you were before,” said Guendalfa . “You’ve even lost your blessing!”

“Blessing?” asked Fran .

“Right, you wouldn’t know,” said Kiara . She turned to us while still holding onto an old belt . “For a very long time I held the Blessing of the Warrior God . ”

“Ohh! Amazing!” Fran clapped .

“Right? I’ve already passed it down to another, but I’m still quite the fighter without it . ”

I had no idea what this blessing thing was .

“What’s this Blessing of the Warrior God thing anyway?”

“Nn . Very famous skill . ”

Fran’s explanation left me in shock . Blessing of the Warrior God was an extra skill with world wide renown . The basics were that it gave its user a flat increase to all stat values . It also doubled the stat values gained upon each level up . But the most famous part of the skill was the condition required for retaining it . Once each month, the skill’s bearer had to put his or her life on the line in combat . The exact definition of “life on the line,” was not well known, but something on the level of beating up a bunch of back-alley grunts wouldn’t cut it . If this condition was not fulfilled even once, the skill will leave its user and pass itself onto another .

“I first got it when I was seven years old,” continued Kiara . “I had to keep fighting and fighting in order not to lose it . I got pretty strong because of that . I managed to hold onto it for five whole decades . Sadly, I lost it about ten years back . ”

“Lost it, why?” asked Fran .

“There was a time I was bedridden for six months due to illness . Because I was confined and couldn’t fight, the skill moved on from me . ”

“But how keep skill while slave?”

“Oh that? When I was still working at the castle, once a month they would let me hunt monsters near the capital . That way I would keep my blessing . Slaves with extra skills were pretty valuable back in they day . ”

Kiara grinned .

“So yes, I’ve lost my blessing, but I don’t give a damn . I’ve been training for decades for this moment . I will not let anyone stop me!”