Taming Master

Kento's first words, full of Ian's stories, begin with a trembling voice.

The story that started with the word ‘quest’ was about the ‘play history’ of the user named Ian, so he had no choice but to realize that Ian was not an NPC anymore.

“So you... were a ‘user’? ”

“Hmm? Of course it's me...! ”

“Oh, my God. I didn't think it was gonna be him. ”

“Eh……? ”

And Ian had to be embarrassed to hear it, too.

Kento is also not an NPC, since the word "user" cannot come from the mouth of the NPC.

“You're not NPC, are you? ”

Ian says Kento's expression is absurd.

“Of course! Huel... You mistook me for an NPC, too? ”

“I didn't know there were users with Mechanical Engineering classes. ”

“I didn't think I'd be able to meet a human user in Lacatorium……. ”

My head twitches and laughs come from Ian's mouth.

It didn't really change anything when it wasn't NPC, but it was also the first time I experienced this situation while playing the game.

‘This, really. Everything's fine. ’

In fact, Kento is a little more social.), none of this would have happened.

A Kailan user who runs the community wouldn't know the name Ian.

But Kento isn't Ian, he doesn't know the name of any ranker but himself.

“Well, it's a bit strange, but there's nothing wrong with that.... ”

The reason why the quest window was not created, Ian nodded his head to understand all the rewards that were too generous for him to make a sudden quest.

Although Kento is a Mage, he doesn't seem to have the highest level of combat class at all, so even for a user, he was not particularly threatened.

And I thought, if I wasn't hostile, I'd be able to reconcile myself with this guy.

‘I am a user of the Mechanical Engineering class... …. Perhaps a much more valuable resource than a combat class ranker. ’

Ian, who was interested in Kento, kept talking to him.

Kento was initially awkward when he found out Ian was the user, but it didn't take him very long to adjust to the conversation.

If we had known each other from the beginning as users, it would have been impossible to say a word, but it was because we had already lost a lot of caution while talking.

Kento is as friendly as NPC (?) I thought I smelled it.

‘There seems to be something different from ordinary users.... ’

And Ian, who stumbled upon the fact that Kento was younger than himself, began to speak comfortably.

“Anyway, I think we're done here, and give me some information about mechanical engineer Charlie, Kento. ”

“To carry out a quest for the Admin Robot named 77, right? ”

“Yeah, well, there's another reason to look for charles. ”

“For what reason? ”

“I have a turtle to save. ”

“ ……. ”

Kento didn't understand Ian, but as far as he knew, he began to talk about the world view of the Lakatorium.

The reason why he gave Ian such information was simple.

First of all, I didn't feel much rejection, even though Ian was a user.

Secondly, it seemed that Ian's friendship would be very helpful in the long run, even from Kento's perspective.

As far as fighting skills are concerned, Kento has always been a disappointment to powerful allies like Ian.

“Well, first of all, before we talk about charles, there's one thing you should know. ”

“What's that? ”

Kento points to the toolbox on the table.

“See that symbol on the box over there? ”

“Yeah. Like a cog? ”

“Yes.”

Kento nods again.

“That's the pattern of the Narmanic scholarship in which I belong. ”

This time, Kento opens it, pulling out a book from the bookshelf.

“This is the pattern of the machine, this is the pattern of the charles school. ”

“Oh.”

“Mechanical engineers are divided into two academics. ”

The worldview of the Lacatorium coming out of Kento's mouth was very exciting.

It was a completely different feeling from what Ian had been thinking before he arrived at the Lacatorium beyond the crack.

‘So in the end, the machine civilization that's invading the spirit system is not the entire Lacatorium, but mostly Charles. ’

If the conflict between Mercury and Allasium was an entirely faction-to-faction conflict, the conflict between the Spirit System and the Lacatorium was complicated.

“But that doesn't mean that the Narmanic and charles are hostile. ”

“Really?"

“We don't like each other very much, but I think it's more of a competition than a hostile relationship. ”

“Competition... ”

“Two schools are always competing to study higher tier skills. ”

Ian slowly nodded his head, understanding the approximate outline of the Racaterium worldview.

If the charles school invaded the spirit system, the narmans would have to think "bystanders."

And as Ian grunts, Kento's words continue.

“And if the Narmans are just studying machines, they feel a little heretical. ”

“Ethan, what exactly does that mean? ”

“It's not just the technology of machine civilization that Charles uses to build robots, it's the power of nature that spirits have and the power of souls that the dead have. ”

Kento's story of the world of machine civilization is getting more and more exciting.

But Ian, who was listening to the story, had some questions.

It was because I suddenly remembered one fact.

“So in the Narmanian school, you don't use essentials to build robots? ”

“What's an essence? ”

“Well……. A resource with the power of nature that can be obtained from the Spirit System. ”

Kento shakes his head slightly and says it again.

“In my Narmanic school, only the pure Force moves robots. ”

“Force……? ”

“The essence of the force, where the forces of nature coalesce, is a kind of force, but the mineral force is really pure energy. ”

“Mineral phosphorus……. ”

“Well, it's convenient to use essences, but there can be many side effects to a finished robot. ”

“For example? ”

“The side effects of having a self like that manager robot. ”

“Ah……. ”

Kento points to the corpse of 'Lucas’, which Ian picked up, and adds a note.

“You can see now that the machine monsters that are running around like this on contaminated soil are mechanical robots made of such impure forces. ”

“So they're kids from charles academy? ”

“Oh, that's not it. There were fallen machine cities on polluted land in the past, called self-sustaining machine robots. ”

Ian, who heard Kento's story, suddenly opened the 'Robotic Engineer Blueprint’ item he received from him.

And the moment I saw it, I could nod my head.

‘The construction materials are very different from those obtained in the Spirit Realm. ’

Then, in Ian's head, one memory suddenly passed by.

‘Then... ’

One of the loot you got after exterminating Irahan and the Dark Cruna Guild members.

A general goods item with the name 'Mineral Force Detector’ came to mind.

Ian pulls out a mineral force detector through his inventory, shows it to Kento and asks again.

“So, Kento, do you know anything about this? ”

And Kento nods as soon as he sees it.

“Of course, there's no mechanical engineer who doesn't know about force detectors. ”

“How do I use this? ”

“If you go into a cluster of pure mineral forces, you'll react on your own. ”

“Ah……. ”

“I don't think you've been in the Lacatorium long enough, by the way, but you have everything. ”

Ian smiled and answered briefly.

“I got a gift from a good friend. ”

“This equipment is quite expensive.... You must be a really good friend, like you said. ”

“Well, yeah, well. ”

As with most of Kailan's dimensional systems, the world view of the Lakatorium was enormous.

And while Kento's story did not make sense of all the worldview, Ian was satisfied enough.

At least the basic framework is clearly in my head.

So Ian now opened his mouth again to solve the most important last question.

“Then Kento. ”

“Go ahead.”

“Where do I go to find charles? ”

“Charlie?”

Ian pauses slowly.

“Yes. I have to find him. ”

“What are you looking for? ”

“As I said before, I need to save a turtle that was taken away by him. ”

“ ……. ”

“Maybe we should kill charles. ”

As soon as Ian finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the gut.

Ian was waiting for Kento's answer, and Kento was silent with a puzzled expression.

Shortly after, Kento opens his mouth again.

“That's... impossible! ”

“What?”

“Killing charles. ”

“Hmm?"

Kento rubs his feet against Lucas' corpse lying on the ground, and speaks slowly again.

“Even if it's about a hundred of these, it's not going to be easy dealing with charles' army. ”

Ian also looks embarrassed this time, and Kento continues to talk.

“Well, if you have about twenty or thirty people, you might be able to get a turtle. ”

Kento meant what he said, and Ian felt it was a serious expression.

In fact, even before he moved to the Lacatorium, Charlie was this big.) I didn't think I was, but I thought I could find him and kill him in the middle of the night.

For a moment, Ian, who thought of something, asked again in a small voice.

“Well, then there's nothing we can do. ”

“Yes, I think it would be better for charlie to just give up. ”

Kento grumbles at Ian with a nod.

After that, Ian's words contained something that Kento had never expected.

“We have to do more nogada. ”

“Yes……? ”

“You have to be stronger. ”

Kento loses his horse for a moment.