Taming Master

* * *

To be honest, the odds were half off.

‘No, actually, there was a much higher chance of winning. ’

Of course, as long as the 'Commander's Roar’ persists, there is no way Ian can defeat the Mucan.

But there was a ‘confidence not to lose’.

Survival skill alone is enough to keep the Pokémon in the open.

And if you can only survive for the duration of the 'Command Roar' skill, then you have enough chances.

‘Barrier, drop. Space Distortion……. There's plenty of survivors. ’

But Ian couldn't.

No, I didn't.

Whoo-hoo!

With a low resonance, the dark vision slowly brightens.

A new system message appeared before Ian's eyes.

- Tyring!

- He was killed in an attack by King Mukhan.

- Activates the 'Soul Bound’ effect.

-Des penalty (24-hour inaccessibility) does not apply.

- EXP has decreased.

- Level decreases by 1 level.

- You're a dead man.

- * ‘The Dead’ Penalty: Become ‘Undead’ and you will be locked in the system for three days. (You cannot get EXP and item (s) while in undead state.)

- Open your eyes again.

Could it have been two seconds since the system message came through?

Ian's vision, which had turned black, began to brighten a little.

Well, is this a commandment? ’

But the landscape that caught Ian's eye was so familiar.

Almost every place I've lived in the past month.

The spire of Palcazio was the first thing that caught my eye.

‘ ……! ’

Ian was embarrassed and immediately looked around.

The monarch who won the battle was nowhere to be seen, and only a number of the users surrounding him noticed.

At the next moment, Ian had no idea what he was doing.

It was because his body was lying right in front of Ian.

‘Oh, my gosh. ’

Is this what it feels like to experience an out-of-body experience?

At that moment, Ian was shivering all over his body.

“It doesn't have to be this realistic. ”

Ian grumbled for no reason. He glanced at Hun, who was expressing a blank expression right nearby.

It was creepy because it aroused curiosity and playfulness apart from it.

"Shall we make fun of Hun? ’

It seemed that users could not see Ian because he was literally a "ghost."

Ian reaches behind Hun, his hands snapping at him and reaching out.

Glug.

Unfortunately, Ian's translucent hands couldn't touch the smoke.

- You cannot exert physical power while you are 'dead’.

“Phew……. ”

After tasting again, Ian looked around again.

I realized there's nothing I can do here, so I have to find a way to the commandment system.

But that was the moment Ian was about to turn his head.

Dead Ian Lotus, right?

In Ian's ear, you hear the voice of someone who is not dry.

It felt like it was resonating throughout my head, rather than being heard through my ears.

Ian reflectively turned his head in that direction, and there appeared a mysterious man wearing a giant black Gad.

A man slowly descends from heaven toward Ian as if he were walking down a clear staircase.

And as soon as I found him, Ian whispered in vain.

“Ugh, the Grim Reaper! ”

The reason Ian was surprised was simple.

It was because the look of the man was very familiar.

A man with a familiar complexion to appear in the fable of the East, dressed in black Gods and black Chalkman.

The man who was exclaiming with his whole body, "I am the Grim Reaper," became somewhat surprised by Ian's reaction.

- How do you know me?

“Eh……? ”

- What are you?

When asked by the Grim Reaper, Ian's expression became ridiculous.

“I've never seen you before. I don't know you. ”

- You just said "Grim Reaper."

“Th-that's it, right? ”

- How did you know I was the Grim Reaper?

“That's right…. ”

- ……?

“You look like a reaper. ”

- ……!

Two people staring at each other without saying anything, each with a ridiculous look on their face. No, it was a ghost.

The one who opened his mouth again first, was the Grim Reaper.

- Hmm. You don't remember your past life, do you?

“What is that? ”

- Oh, no, man. Just follow me.

The Grim Reaper shakes his hand once into the air.

Then the crack started in a space with nothing.

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh!

A Borat dimensional portal created by the space distortion.

Looking at Ian looking at it with a blank expression, the Grim Reaper gestures with a dull look.

- Get in here.

“What's in there? ”

- A sanctuary for the dead.

“Is that a command?”

- ……!

The grim expression of the Grim Reaper twitches again.

However, the Grim Reaper soon regained his composure and opened his mouth to Ian again.

- Don't be silly. Just go inside.

“Well, yeah. ”

With a nod, Ian makes his way into the portal without hesitation.

Then the aura of the light leaked out and swallowed Ian as he was.

Looking at the shape for a moment, the Grim Reaper slowly followed with a complex face.

- He's suspicious.

And as the Grim Reaper enters the portal, the massive vortex portal disappears like a lie.

* * *

- Tyring!

- You are the first to enter "The Order."

- The First Discovery reward will not be applied because you are in the 'Dead' state.

For the first time, you've discovered the "name system."

- Gain 100,000 Reputation.

- In "The Order", you can exercise your physical strength even in "The Dead" state.

- You have entered the ‘Intermediate' dimension type.

- All stats in the ‘Ground System’ are reconstructed.

- The ‘transcendent level’ applies.

Seeing that it was the first time we entered a completely new dimension, and even a ‘midfield’ type dimension, there were numerous system messages in front of Ian's eyes.

"Huh, I didn't expect to enter the midfield like this. ’

Ian died "deliberately" by the king for a good reason.

And it was, like, extremely computational and dense.

‘I didn't break my contract with the Titan Guild...' I didn't do anything wrong. ’

To come to the commandment as the 'dead’.

This was, in fact, a fairly risky penalty.

Death penalties for not being able to log in for 24 hours only apply to 1st level down penalties.

Moreover, after three days of being locked up in a commandment with no experience or reward, it was actually worse than a typical death penalty.

But that's just the general case.

‘Because I have a dimensional orb.... ’

Ian has dimensional beads that can open a door anywhere he goes.

Since the map has been revealed and you can move through the dimensions at any time with the coordinates, Ian will be able to come here without penalty to the dead in three days.

‘The time to reuse the necklace of the king is fifteen days. Even if the ashes of Shaq can defeat the prince, twelve things will lead me to the Commandment! ’

Of course, it was not a breach of the contract with Shakran.

After all, he was given the opportunity to come to the Order.

It was a method act because I was very, very sorry.

I did my best but I had to wrap it up as dead so that Shakran wouldn't be offended.

‘But I was fortunate that the king was powerful. If he were too weak, he wouldn't be able to act. ’

Thinking of the king, Ian once smiled and began to move his steps.

I didn't intend to spend three days with the death penalty.

Ian spent three days scouring the system, and then decided to find out as much content as he could.

‘The most efficient hunting ground, you can take advantage of. I need to know everything I can find out. We need to find the best location to open the portal in a dimension with coordinates……. ’

Ian, who thought of all these plans in his head, looked forward with a big smile.

And the first thing that came into his sight was an invisible large river and a small ferry.

“Is that all you have to do? ”

Ian mumbles and carefully moves toward the ferry.

After a while, Ian's plan was a huge setback (?) started to occur.

A figure appeared that disturbed him.

- Hey, human. Where do you think you're going?

Ian's gaze shifts towards the direction of the reflective sound, and there stands the ridiculously expressive Grim Reaper.

Why are you here? ”

- Hmm?

“Isn't this the afterlife? ”

- That's right.

“If you brought him to the afterlife, isn't your job done? ”

An orderly question of Ian's logic, the Grim Reaper became speechless for a moment.

- Is that so...?

And towards him, Ian began to speak again.

“You're busy, right? ”

- Me?

“Yes, many people have died besides me. We have to go get them. ”

In Ian's words, the Grim Reaper nods, with a yellow piece of paper in his chest.

- Yeah, we got a lot of work to do today.

“Never mind me now, go to your next job. ”

- Yeah, you think so?

“Yes. I'll take that boat myself. Okay?"

Ian convinced the Grim Reaper to take a volatile step aboard the ferry to prevent any disruption in his plans.

He then waves his hand at the dazed Grim Reaper and shouts out in a loud voice.

“Good job, mister. Next time you see me, eat something! ”

The Grim Reaper, who was deeply confused by his conversation with Ian, was staring behind him dazed.

In the meantime, Ian hurriedly starts rowing across the river.

- Well, something's wrong...?

The Grim Reaper staring at the faraway ferry with a stiff look.

His low muttering only echoes hollow in the light system.