Taming Master

If things get too easy, sometimes I wonder.

And that's exactly what Ian's situation was.

I thought the quest for the Legendary Beast's recognition was about to begin, but as soon as I got to the point, the quest was completed.

"You're really giving me this wind source? ’

Of course, chasing after Harga like crazy was never easy.

Even Ian would have been in much more trouble without Harley's unique ability, the Guardian of the Wind.

However, given that, there is no denying that it was so easily cleared.

However, even after checking the quest window twice, three times, there was no doubt that the first condition had been met.

The text ‘Origin of Wind’ in the Quest Clear Condition field was definitely shining green.

‘Should I thank the bees...? ’

Ian scratched the back of his head and even checked his inventory.

And at the top of the inventory was a golden bead named "The Source of the Wind," which was shining.

Source of Wind

- Grade: unknown

- Classification: General Goods

- A crystalline attribute, the source of the 'wind’ attribute.

It's the source of the wind, pure and most pure wind power.

* Contains the power of the wind.

To all beings born in the Wind attribute, we can give the command of power.

*??? (Sealed)

Ian nods, thanking Harga for checking out the item window.

No more doubts, my friend.) It was said to Harga.

“Thank you, Harga. It was a relief. ”

“Grrr! That's about it. ”

And Ian, who achieved his goal, immediately confirmed it from ‘time.’

The quest has not yet been completed because it was easy to obtain the source of the wind, and if finding the source of fire is much harder than expected, it is also possible to forget all of the time you have saved here.

- Timeout remaining: 225 minutes and 52 seconds

‘Almost four hours left. ’

What Ian did next, checking the time, was coordinates of the origin of the fire on the mini-map.

Considering the travel time, we wanted to calculate roughly how long it would take for the actual quest to take place.

Fortunately the origin of fire was not such as Harga that coordinate fluctuations were not severe, and therefore considering travel time was a sufficiently significant calculation.

‘I don't know what kind of bizarre requirements will come out...... but we'll have plenty of time...' ’

Then finally, Ian opens his mouth again to Harga.

to see if you knew anything about the source of the fire, to gather information.

If I could use any small piece of information properly, it would be helpful to reduce the time spent on the quest.

“I must now find the source of fire, Harga. ”

“Grrrrrrr! That shouldn't be too hard for my friend. Grrr!”

“Speaking of.... ”

“Grrr?”

“Do you know anything about the Demibeast of Fire, Harga? ”

“Grrr……. ”

Hearing Ian's words, Harga tilts her head.

Seeing that the answer did not come out right away, he seemed to not know much.

Well, isn't there some connection between the new recruits? ’

But Ian was not disappointed, and immediately asked the next question.

I had a second question in mind.

If you are unable to provide direct information about your neuters, try to use coordinate information you know to obtain information in a different direction.

“Hagar, by the way. ”

“Grrrrr?”

Of course, it was not possible to directly understand the coordinates for Harga, like NPC, but there were plenty of ways to explain through the topography and nomination of the map.

“Have you ever been to the southwest end of a forest, along a river of flowing sources over there? ”

And Ian's attempt worked exactly.

As soon as Ian's words fell, Harga's line of boasting continued.

“Grrr! Of course I've been there. ”

“Really?"

“There's nothing this Hargar can't reach in the Forest of Origins. Grrr!”

Harga tells her story as if it were a tale of legend!

“So if you cross the ridge over there... Grrr! ”

“Oh…? ”

“So south of the source river, it leads to the boiling river." ”

“Boiling river? ”

“Rrrrrr! It's a river that leads to the southeastern lava. ”

Harga was more excited and began to talk, as the introduction of reactions and pickles to NPCs was also Ian's area of expertise.

“You must be really hot. ”

“Of course. The skin will be cooked if you go near it. ”

“How the hell did you get over there? ”

“Grrr...! I didn't even set foot on the river, I... ”

“Then?”

“I stepped on the breeze and jumped over it at once. ”

“Oh…! ”

“No one but me can cross like that. The boiling river is a huge river. ”

“As expected, you are a great friend! ”

Too many disadvantages (?) The degree to which action forced Harga to hear even the most unnutritious stories.

That's why Ian had to end Harga's talk of excitement.

“So... if you go to the location I mentioned, you'll find a place called 'Volcano of Origin'? ”

“Grrrrr! Yes. ”

“There lives your friend, ‘Charto’? ”

“Grrrrrrrrr! Yes. ”

Of course, I haven't forgotten to lift Harga up to the end so she doesn't feel bad.

“Thank you, Harga. Thanks to you, I got a lot of information. ”

“Grrr! Grrr! ”

“When I find your friend, I'll tell him about you. ”

“Grrrrrrr! You're a filthy bastard, unlike me. You'd better watch out." ”

And, just like that?) After finishing his conversation with Harga, Ian quickly began to find the 'source of fire’ and begin to make his way south.

I blew it up for another 20-30 minutes with Harga, so I had to hurry.

But at the same time, Ian was very satisfied.

‘Huh, but I got a lot of good information. ’

I learned about the most powerful creature, "Charto," as the Demibeast of Fire.

‘If I can get a grip on a guy named Charto, I'll be able to easily finish the quest. ’

Ian is excited to get to the source of fire and finish the quest cleanly in no time!

But until this moment, Ian had one important fact that he did not know.

The first button to get the source of fire, maybe it was misplaced.

* * *

The forest of origin was vast and complex.

But Ian, who had all the information he had from Harga in his head, was able to reach his destination not so difficult.

- Tyring!

- We've reached the source forest, the Lava Zone.

-The choking heat is starting to rise.

- -20 Resistance to Fire Attributes.

- From now on, every second, we take zero fire property damage.

It takes Ian about 30 minutes to cross the Boiling River and reach the Lava Zone.

This was a much faster progress than I thought it would be.

‘Decreased resistance…… well, that's what I expected. ’

In fact, there were no obstacles to getting down here.

Crossing the ‘boiling river’ was not as easy as Harga said.

Harley's ability to leap was immense.

Moreover, since the Southern Canyon even had a 'No Flying’ option on the map itself, it was a sufficiently frustrating situation.

‘Had it not been for the lava three, I would have had to go back to Harga. ’

That's why Ian moved further south along the river, instead of jumping over the boiling river.

It moved until the boiling river turned into a ‘river of lava', unlocking Harley and stepping on the lava and crossing the river.

If it wasn't for the lava boots, I couldn't have imagined.

It was an ironic situation, but it was a possible countermeasure to the game.

“Now... let's find this Charto guy... ”

Anyway, Ian reaches his desired location and opens the mini-map again to check the location of the red dots.

Not as har did, but the coordinates were gradually changing fluidly, so he had to constantly check the mini-map.

- Tyring!

- We've reached the Volcano of Origin.

- The heat in the lava is getting stronger.

-Again –15 more resistance to fire attributes.

- From now on, every second, we take zero fire property damage.

Heat grows stronger as you move deeper into the map, but Ian's face is full of slack.

For Ian, the owner of the resistance who can chew through the feverish fire attribute attack magic, this level of heat was itchy.

‘This lava set, it's very useful, really. ’

And after reaching the source volcano, did he move for another 15 minutes?

Ian was soon able to reach the location of the 'source of fire' indicated on the mini-map.

Through a map covered with heat and fire, we reached the ‘crater’ of a volcano where lava boils.

‘Now, the map clearly shows this area...! ’

Ian then climbed to the highest level of the crater, beginning to look around for 'Charto’.

Although the red dots were indicated on the mini-map, they were not completely accurate coordinates.

In the red dots on the map, it's Ian's job to find Charto.

Ian began his hard search for the red mane, piercing the blooming blue jawline due to the lava.

"Oh, I'm going to lose my eyeballs. Where the hell is this tiger? ’

Ian uses his monster exploration skills to find Charto's location.

After a while, Ian's vision finally revealed a monster with the desired silhouette.

‘ ……! ’

A giant tiger with a crimson stripe on its pale red mane.

It was obvious that 'Charto’ came into Ian's eyes.

“Found it!”

Is it because I think the notice is coming, or is it because I don't know if Ian is being elastic?

However, Ian, who was about to give a happy thought, had no choice but to stop again.

At the same time as I found him, I noticed one more presence in Ian's vision.

‘W-what's this guy? ’

Another silhouette facing Charto, though I don't know exactly what it is you're doing.

Ian, who discovered the unknown existence of his appearance that reminded him of the 'unicorn’, began to slowly approach them with tension.