Taming Master

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"I want... I want...!" ’

Ian reaches for his appetite with a dimensional horsepower in one hand.

‘Will you give me this if I ask for it...? ’

Gripper and Ian's intimacy is at its best.

The cluttered item seemed to be obtainable even with a slight decrease in Amity, but this item seemed to be difficult.

At the bottom of the dimensional horsepower item description, 'This is Gripper's favorite item. The part’ is somewhat disturbing.

‘Hmmm... But you should try asking for it. ’

Ian looks sad and puts the dimensional charger in his hand back on the table.

Then a system message appeared before Ian's eyes.

[You did not meet the conditions for using the 'Dimensional Bead’ item.]

[Item will be sealed.]

“Knng.”

Ian turns his gaze away, rather than looking to see if the dimensional horsepower still holds.

There was so much junk in Gripper's workshop, Ian hadn't checked in half yet.

But then, in the middle of the workshop, a low resonance started to occur.

Unh-unh-unh!

Ian's gaze automatically returned to that direction, where the blue light began to form, and a portal was created.

And within that portal, the gripper sprints out.

“Wheel, I came right away... Did I wait long? ”

I'm gonna have to rip that gripper off.), Ian replied in the brightest voice possible.

“Oh, no. I can't say we've waited long enough. You're back so soon. ”

Ian smiles widely and says, as the gripper also opens his mouth with a bright expression.

“Hehehehe, right? Yeah, I came in a hurry just in case I waited for you. Phew.”

Gripper takes a few moments and brings the matter to Ian.

“Still, coming here... means you're all ready to go to the ancient Mauria, right? ”

Ian nods favorably.

“Yes. After a few days of participating in the World War, I knew I needed the relics of the Wheel King. ”

At Ian's words, the gripper looks satisfied.

“Hmmm, I knew it...! Ian, you're quick to understand, and you're quick to act. It's the right choice."

When the horse is finished, the gripper extends one hand out into the air.

Then I remembered a round orb in the air.

“Now, I will open the portal to the ancient Mauria Empire. Is there anything else I can help you with besides opening the dimensional door? ”

Ian was originally going to come back from completing all the quests and ask for a dimensional horsepower charger when he had the best interest in Gripper himself.

But if Gripper had given himself the chance to speak out, there was no reason to miss it.

“Yes, Gripper, can I ask you a favor? ”

“Hmm… tell me. If there's anything I can do...! ”

Seeing Ian, who seemed to be waiting, gripper is slightly agitated.

However, as Ian's intimacy was so high, he immediately nodded gladly.

Ian steps up to the table and points to the dimensional horsepower charger.

“Could you give me that... thing? ”

And at that moment, the gripper's pupil twitched thinly.

“That thing...? What are you talking about? Be precise.”

Gripper demands (?), Ian picked up the dimensional horsepower charger and brought it in front of the gripper's eyes.

“This thing. I think we need this. You know that Dimensional Bead Gripper gave me last time...? I could use that bead if I had it. ”

“Phew... Phew... ”

Gripper looks embarrassed, sweating.

“How did you know about the dimensional charger? I don't think I've ever told you... ”

Ian replied with a mix of lies appropriately.

“My marble went near this thing, and it reacted. So I found out. ”

Gripper clears his throat.

“Hmmm... I see. ”

Ian glances at the gripper.

‘At this rate, we might be able to get over it. ’

If it had been something I could never give, I wouldn't have had to worry like this.

‘If so, we must quickly turn our minds to the downside before we get to the downside. ’

Ian thought that Gripper should make a compelling offer.

Even if you did Gripper a favor for free, you still think you have a good deal left if you can get this item.

Ian quickly says to the gripper,

“Gripper, do you really expect me to just ask for this stuff? ”

Gripper's expression brightens slightly.

“Oh...? So you have something for me, too? ”

Ian rolls his head hard.

‘Do I have... anything that Gripper might be tempting? ’

Ian takes a closer look at his memories.

In the meantime, I think I've acquired something that might interest Gripper as I hunt a lot of horses and monsters, as well as carry out quests.

And after thinking about it for a minute, Ian was able to come up with one thing.

‘Yes! That was it...! ’

Ian remembers an item like Blook, stuck in the corner of his inventory.

"The strange egg I received while I was first transferred as a summoning horse...!" I have to hand it over to Gripper. ’

Gripper was very fond of exploring the veiled existence.

And for such a gripper, Ian's "Unknown Magical Egg" would have been a very interesting object.

‘If something big comes out of there, I think my stomach will collapse... It's really useless for now, isn't it? ’

An egg of a summoned water usually wakes up when the summoned water becomes the parent of the same species or meets certain conditions.

However, even though this‘ unknown magic egg ’tried to find a way to hatch every time Ian opened it, he could not find any clues.

I would have to find clues about hatching if I knew what kind of magic egg it was, because I had no way of knowing what kind of magic egg it really was.

Ian, who had a firm mind, picked up the "Unknown Magical Egg" item in his inventory.

“Gripper, one of the hard-earned items I got in the battle against legendary grade horses in the Magic Market Area 50. I'd like to give this egg to Gripper... What do you think? ”

As he speaks, Ian takes another look at the gripper. It was because I was stabbed with a slight mix-up of the chief.

"I didn't get my eggs from hunting Legendary grade horseshoes... But I did go all the way to Mahjong 50, and I hunted Legendary grade horseshoes, so I'm not lying, am I?" ’

Ian, who practiced self-rationalization, lays an egg on the gripper.

And I didn't know that the gripper's gaze would already be fixed on Ian's unknown magical egg.

“Phew…. This is, at first glance, extremely rare! ”

With gripper's admiration, Ian nods and mutters to himself.

‘Yes, it's a very rare thing. It's only given to users who became the first magician. ’

Gripper, who received the egg from Ian, studied it carefully and began to explore it hard.

“Khh, this smooth and glowy texture... even the light seeping from inside.... If you hatch it, you'll get a lot of horsepower. ”

With the gripper's muttering, Ian's hands begin to wiggle.

‘Ho, I hope... you're not really inside some legendary level of magic, are you? ’

Ian the Falangler, shaking right at the sound of the gripper.

Ian held his heart firmly.

‘No, it's that easy.) Items you get can't be that big. ’

Ian's determination toward the dimensional horsepower opened his mouth to quickly wedge towards the gripper interested in his egg.

“I'm pretty sure it had a lot of horseshoes in it. ”

Gripper asked.

“But can I have this? ”

Ian scratched his back head and replied.

“It's a shame... but I never knew how to hatch it with my ability. That's why I think that Gripper, the Great Hyundai, can hatch this egg... ”

The word "Great Sage" began to make Gripper's clown ascend.

“Hmph. Mwah. Daehyun, no. You're talking too much to me. Phew.”

Ian's patriarch was activated in a row.

“No. You were able to restore the Ancient Summoners the other day, hatch the legendary summoner Griffin, thanks to Gripper's wisdom." I think only you can hatch this mysterious egg. ”

The gripper, with a single smile, picks up the dimensional charger that was sitting on the table.

And finally, Ian said what he had been waiting for.

“Excellent. I heard you can trust my abilities with precious items like this... I can give you a Dimensional Charger. It's been crafted for a long time... but it'll be easier to remake it than it's ever been made before. ”

Ian picks up the dimensional charger that Gripper gave him.

Then I remembered a few lines of system messages in Ian's view.

[To the Madosa Gripper of Dimension, I gave the item "Unknown Magical Egg."]

[Received a ‘Dimensional Horsepower Charger’ item from the 'Gripper’ of Dimension.]

[Requirement for use of 'Dimensional Bead’ item has been met.]

[Item will be unsealed.]

[Dimensional Mado ‘Gripper’ is very satisfied with exchanging items.]

[Increase Amity of ‘Gripper’ by 5.]

Ian became a strange face.

What, did Gripper have more intimacy left? ’

The affinity with the NPC was a stat that could not be determined by opening or confirming the information window of the target NPC.

Given the fact that the basic affinity with NPCs with no interaction was set to 50, and the additional affinities that have been raised so far, it was the system that had to estimate the current affinities.

But Ian remembered exactly when and how his friendship with Gripper went up, and according to that memory...

‘The intimacy raised today is exactly 105 points. ’

The intimacy with the gripper was over 100.

‘I thought Amity was a structure that no longer rises at 100.... ’

Anyway, after entering new information into his head, Ian smiled brightly at the gripper.

“I'll take good care of it, Gripper. With this dimensional horsepower, it will also help us find the whereabouts of the Wheel King. ”

Gripper answered with a satisfactory smile.

“Hehe, I'm glad I could give you that. Actually, it was a very difficult invention, but it was a very useless item for me. ”

Ian and Gripper continued their quest after a few short words.

The gripper closes the portal in the center of the workroom on its way in, and opens a new portal.

It was a portal to the ancient Mauritian Empire.

‘Now, let's go inside...? ’

Ian's mouth is dry.

Now it was time to go meet the Wheel King.

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