Villain's Valor: A Noble Fantasy Resurrection-Chapter 299: Three tails

The question now is what to do next. The most reasonable thing, obviously, is to inform Professor Athena, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do...

It’s quite simple; I don’t know why I was overthinking it. Looking at Estefany, who this time was no longer tied up and was sitting against the tree, I realized today is the last day before all the students gather again to continue the journey. I haven’t had any more luck since the huge gorilla appeared. The information that all high-blooded animals had left their habitats turned out to be true. The only thing I’ve seen...

"How can you be so adorable!" "Kya!" Estefany had a small white rabbit in her hands, which she had been petting for quite a while...

"I think it’s best if we give up already," Charlotte said with a pout on her cheeks. She was upset, and so was I. We were all frustrated, except for Estefany, who seemed to be having fun...

I sighed, feeling it was a waste of time, and stood up, shaking my head.

"We’re leaving." Everyone stood up.

"Let’s go find the professor," Angela said with a sweet smile on her face, a smile that was a bit scary. Even the most saintly in the empire can be frightening.

When Estefany realized we were leaving her behind, she quickly stopped petting the rabbit and ran towards us.

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"That’s what he told Estefany," Angela explained everything we had found out so far, which was basically the same as what Estefany had told us.

Finding Professor Athena was very easy. She was lying on the grass with her eyes closed next to a tree, along with Professor Catalina, who, by the way, didn’t miss the chance to glare at Estefany. It’s surprising she’s still resentful... well, that’s not my problem. Good luck...

"Queen?" Professor Athena’s eyes showed a question mark. Even she didn’t know about this so-called queen. I had a feeling I had heard about it somewhere, but I couldn’t fully remember. I tried to recall, but it was useless...

"I haven’t heard anything about that. How about you, Catalina?" The professor, seeing that she didn’t understand anything, passed the question to Catalina, who frowned slightly.

"I’ve heard rumors about that name a few years ago. From what I understand, animals that surpass the barrier of the peak diamond rank have the ability to take on a human form. We all agree on that."

It’s true; what Professor Catalina says is correct. Every animal has this option if its soul is strong enough. Something about this seems strangely familiar, but I can’t quite remember...

"That name ’Queen’ hasn’t been heard for a long time. But the old tamers who claim to have seen her say she’s deep within the magical forest, in a place filled with flowers and trees never seen before. They describe her as a tiny, extremely cute woman, but they say she’s actually an animal that reached the top of the food chain in this forest. Others say she’s just the spirit of the forest; no one knows for sure. But she calls herself Queen and is not hostile at all, unless you try to harm her, of course."

"Around her, there are always extremely deadly animals, very powerful and of the purest blood found in this forest. In fact..." She gave another furtive look at Estefany, who quickly hid behind me...

Professor Catalina sighed.

"One of the queen’s guardians, I saw with my own eyes. It was a tiger, nearly 10 meters tall, with three pairs of tails and an icy color with white stripes... its mere presence was overwhelming. It was tremendously strong; I didn’t stand a chance. If it had decided to attack me, I would be dead... the woman spoke directly to my mind, and the tiger that her friend contracted was that woman’s son."

I see, that’s why she’s so resentful of Estefany. Seriously, how lucky can this girl be? I’m really envious. A tiger, or a cub, well, that’s not the important thing right now. Estefany hit the jackpot with that contract. Everyone cast a look at her, and she just shrank timidly, but even her proud smile didn’t go unnoticed by anyone.

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"She told me that if I managed to make a contract with her son, I would have the chance to meet the queen. She sounded so tired; I think she really wanted to get rid of her son... she said he was very lazy."

That’s new and unexpected...

"Sigh... In the end, I couldn’t make a contract, but I did manage to contract Celeste," The deer next to her raised its head...

"I went on that trip to meet the queen but failed. This animal was in a snowy area; it told me it was its home, so to speak. She was extremely cordial with me, but I suppose that’s because I have an affinity with one of the branches of ice. She even invited me to her resting place. I tried to get information about the queen, but she never said anything."

"We talked about many things. I was a bit curious about her human form, but she also refused. She also told me there are a total of five guardians. She is one of them; the other four are in their respective zones."

Five of them, the main elements, it could be a possibility, but I don’t know.

"In the end, after almost a day of conversation, I brought her son with me. He wanted to come with me; I suppose he also wanted to escape his mother’s clutches... as you know, I always tried to make a contract with him but..."

"When I was saying goodbye, she told me I could visit her. I had planned to take you all there, but with what you’ve just informed me, I’m not sure if she’s there... but it’s still worth a try. We’re not going to cancel the trip. The animals are friendly if you respect them... we’ll be fine."

She asserted confidently, but still, I have a bad feeling... damn it, I feel like the details of the queen are very familiar...

"Tomorrow morning, we’ll continue the journey, this time without stopping until we reach the meeting point. If she’s not there, we’ll keep moving forward. Without a doubt, we can find more animals along the way and ask them if they know anything about the situation."

With those words, Professor Athena closed her eyes, while Catalina smiled as if she were visiting an old friend...