Taming Master

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Pumpeng!

Glug-ug-!

Across the charred earth, red lava rises with a low explosion.

And Ian was moving slowly through the blazing lava.

‘Phew, let's calm down. Let's start with the situation. ’

When Ian first arrived at this' source volcano ’, he was single.

Harga made it too easy to get to the second destination, and that's when she said that Charto was a friend of Harga's.

In a good way, he expected that the quest would be ready to complete.

For this reason, the new unknown presence that appeared to Ian had to feel like a reef blocking the quest journey.

From a distance, it looked strong enough to be compared to Charto, and the atmosphere between the two seemed unusual.

It is clear that the quest is flowing in a completely different direction than Ian thought.

‘It looks a lot like the unicorn I saw in the Forest of Love… except it looks like a burning mane on my back. ’

So Ian withheld the plan he had in mind.

I used to try to reach out to Charto, sell Harga and increase my intimacy.

We decided to start by looking closely at the two monsters' confrontation.

As a result, Ian was able to kill as many of them as possible and move to the foothills.

However, when he came closer and saw the two of them, Ian was surprised once more.

‘No, is that...? ’

The first thing that caught Ian's eye was not the charto, nor the unicorn, but the sparkle that was between them.

What's that? What's that thing doing there? ’

The source of fire that Harto thought would be, of course, was laid between the two monsters.

It turned out that Charto and the Unicorn were confronting the source.

“A lot. Isn't that what the owner was looking for? ”

I nodded and replied, looking at the many who were buried in low voices, with a strange look on his face.

“Right. That's all I need. ”

It was very encouraging for Ian that many people who thought they were following without thinking were aware of the contents of the quest.

Of course, such an impression was destroyed in a second.

“I'll take that, then. ”

“Huh?"

“Can't we just sneak in and grab it?" ”

“You? Secretly? ”

“If you bring that, you can trade it for meatballs. ”

“Ha……. ”

What was in the head of a lot of people was just a ‘bargain’ worth exchanging for meatballs.

After confirming that many people had no other ideas, Ian sighed deeply and shook his head.

“Do you think they won't notice when you're out there with so many people? ”

“You might not know. ”

“Where did that confidence come from? ”

“They're busy fighting right now. ”

“Hmm…? Fight?”

“Take a closer look. With those useless beads that aren't meatballs... I don't know why they're fighting. ”

Ian, who was talking with Lot, looked back at Charto and Unicorn with his eyes wide open.

He only knew he was doing something between the sources of fire, and he didn't know they were fighting.

Let me be specific about what you're doing. ’

Ian, who was then caught in a crowd, began to narrow the distance between the two monsters a little more.

The horse needed to move a little closer to hear the two chattering.

And as you get within a certain distance, you begin to hear two monsters' voices clearly before Ian's ears.

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“Phew, a weak pony craves the source of fire. Liver's out of the boat! ”

“Phew - Phew! Stupid tiger malco. You're the arrogant one!”

“What?”

“I am the one truly devoted to the power of pure fire! Grrr!”

“Grrrrrrr! That's absurd! ”

“I'm a much nobler bloodline than you are ignorantly strong! ”

“That's ridiculous! Powerful power is the symbol of a hot flame. Grrrrrrrrr!”

Conversation between Charto and the unicorn.

It was quite an exciting thing.

After less than five minutes of listening to the conversation, everything was simple enough to understand.

The situation itself was very interesting.

‘So…… the source of the fire was also a mediator to be recognized as the god of fire. ’

Charto and Unicorn are actually called Infernal Unicorns.

Both monsters were powerful enough to be compared to Harga.

Unlike Harga, who had no rival in the same attribute, Charto and Infernal Unicorn were both powerful rivals (?).

That is why none of them had yet grasped the source of fire.

‘By the way, Harga certainly had the modifier "Legendary of the Wind," but neither of them did. ’

-Charto (Legendary)/Lv 175 (transcendent)

-Infernal Unicorn (Legendary)/Lv 180 (transcendent)

Even though the transcendence level itself was higher than Harga, it was not clear that Harga had the modifier.

And so far, Ian has been able to infer one thing.

‘I wonder why Harga gave me the source of the wind so easily, but I guess it was not necessary once I became an apprentice anyway. ’

Of course, there was a question that still remained unsolved.

If being an apprentice doesn't eliminate the source of fire, Ian has no reason to fight Harto and the Unicorn when he thinks about it.

Once in a while, we'll borrow the power of the source, so we can get along well with the Legendary Beast's modifier.

‘There must be some other reason I don't know. ’

But the reason was not so important to Ian.

Whether Charto becomes a rookie or a unicorn.

Or they both can't be apprentices.

That was none of Ian's business.

The only thing that was important to Ian now was to use this situation to swallow the source of that fire.

‘Anyway, it was good. If we can get those two to work, we can complete the quest without a lot of bleeding. ’

Of course, there must be a way to summon all the summoners right now and fight them both.

The level of transcendence 170-180 was certainly a burden, but I didn't think it would be more powerful than the Machine Dragon of Pickenlo.

However, when Ian thought about it, he fought.

We weren't even able to get the Sacred Buff of the Earth like when we fought Pickenlo, and the existence of the Forest Keeper was very annoying.

In addition, the crucial use of force was a card that would not be late if the peaceful solution failed to be taken out.

‘We should establish as much intimacy with Charto as possible. If you have time to complete all the quests, you can give Charto and Harga a clue as to how to evolve Harley. ’

And while Ian was thinking about it, Charto and Unicorn were constantly growling and rambling.

“Grrr! Can you express a hot flame with those dull-looking hooves? ”

“Phew! Stupid! You don't see this beautiful flaming mane on my back, do you? ”

Krrrrrrr!

“With one claw of this explosion, you can start a much more intense fire. ”

Glug-ug-!

“Phew! Phew! You're not as beautiful as these wings of Crimson Flame. ”

Ian, who was listening to the conversation of the two of them, shook his head unwittingly.

They were saying that they were best friends, but Ian was having a much better conversation.

That's why Ian changed his mind again.

I was going to wait until the conversation was over, but I couldn't find an answer at this rate.

"This is an endless conversation. ’

So Ian decided to mediate the two fools directly.

“Heave-ho!"

“Master, where are you going? ”

“I need to talk to those idiots. ”

“Abundant?”

Once he had made up his mind, he started walking towards them without hesitation.

And as Ian approached, their gaze automatically returned to Ian.

Huh-huh-huh-huh-uh!

The presence heard in the crowded footsteps was enough to stop the fight between the two.

“Grrrrrrr - what are you? ”

“Phew! I've never seen a human. ”

Ian confidently walked ahead of them, so they had to look confused.

A small human who doesn't look very great came fearlessly, so it's no wonder.

But the panic between Charto and the unicorn didn't end there.

“Now you two. Were you fighting over the source of this fire? ”

“ ……! ”

“Human, how do you know about the source of fire? ”

Suddenly, a small human appeared and began to tell a story he had never thought of.

“I know it when I see it. ”

“Grrrrr?”

“Phew? What do you mean? ”

“You two, you want to be God of Fire. ”

“ ……! ”

I don't know why, but Charto and Unicorn are beginning to get drawn to Ian's narrative.

“Which of the two is better suited as the god of fire. Isn't that what you were covering up? ”

“Grrr! That's right, mortal! ”

“Phew! You're quite clever with your human themes. ”

At this moment, Ian was convinced.

‘Haha, cute ones. ’

They both thought they were halfway there.

“I think they both have the power of a powerful fire...... But I'm sure I'll have to hide my superiority, right? ”

“Grrrrrrr! Of course! With the claws of my powerful explosion, I can defeat a weak unicorn like that at once. ”

“Phew! The humans are right. To a stupid tiger like that, I can't give him a place as Hand of Fire. ”

Ian, who was listening to the story, laughed once and stared at each other in succession.

‘I think the plate is ready now...? ’

Then I began to slowly unwrap the rice cakes that I had prepared.

“Okay, then I'll help you. ”

“Help? Grrr? ”

“Phew! What can you possibly do to help us with the Humans?" ”

“Shouldn't I be able to judge who is better suited to the god of flames? ”

“Grrrrr!? ”

“Of course, I'll cover for you in a very objective and clean way. ”

“Phew? Is that how it works? ”

“Grrr! This is interesting. ”

Ian looks at the twinkling eyes of the two monsters and smiles for a moment.

They're already completely engulfed in Faith, so there's no need to rush.

“If you are a god of flames, you can say it is a hot flame. ”

“Of course! Grrr! ”

“You're right, mortal. ”

“So this is my first test. ”

“Bluish?”

Ian points to the river of lava flowing towards the back of the two monsters, and speaks slowly.

“If you're a flamethrower, the heat of that lava is nothing. ”

“Phew, Phew? ”

“Grrr! Of course! ”

Ian's jaw begins to dry up.

“Both of you go up to that lava. ”

“ ……? ”

“I'll give a ten to a friend who's lasting longer over there. ”