Taming Master

Arcane, the guild master of the Baller Guild.

And Ian's next-door friend.) and the top wizard ranker, Mark Oliver.

The place where Ian and Hun who followed them arrived was a place like Erebos' heartland.

- Tyring!

- has entered the third region of Erebos.

- Dark energy of death condemns the soul.

-All Resistance reduced by 15%.

-All regeneration power reduced by 15%.

…… approximate……

The message 'the third region of Erebos’ meant between the Flaming River Phlegethon and Lethe.

This area was practically accessible only to the most advanced users in the system.

The two people who realized that had to be surprised.

Were you able to move like this? ’

"Well, it's more generous than I thought. ’

The dark hole that they moved Ian and Hun to was a warp gate made exclusively for the guild, and using it to move people outside of the guild, it was quite a treat.

You'll have to cross the flageton when you come back unless you secure the Guild Exclusive Gate in Zone 3 anyway, but you can still stay in Zone 3 until you disconnect.

For Lotus, who had never set foot in District 3, this was a big help.

“This is...... District 3. ”

“Yes. It's a hell of a place. ”

“I did ask you for help... but I think you're getting a lot more help than I expected……. ”

Ian scratches his back head, blurring his words. Arcane smiles and answers.

“If anyone of Ian's size decides to attack...... I think he'll stop in a week for more than Plegatone. ”

“It may be so.... ”

“Well, if you think it's a big help, you can put some pressure on it. ”

“ ……. ”

“If I owe Ian anything, it won't be bad for our Baller Guild. Haha.”

Arcane was very honest and cheerful.

It was a close image to a cold and blunt impression, but not at all.

It was my first personal encounter with Arcane, but I had to be quite fond of Ian as well.

‘This is fun. ’

Ian and Arcane's conversation continued.

“Then let's have all the help we can get... while keeping pressure on it." ”

“Hehe, are you going to rob the bottom? ”

“Well, I wish I could. ”

As Ian and Arcane continue their conversation, the group continues to move somewhere.

Under the leadership of Arcane and Markoliver, it has traveled for quite a long time.

And just like that, did he move for about an hour?

“Hmm…? ”

Ian's eyes start to twinkle when he finds something.

‘This is Lete...? ’

A wide horizon line of light, still shining on the gray earth, came into view.

And with a massive river at the end of District 3, there could be nothing but a river of forgetfulness.

“You're almost there. ”

In the Arkane story, Ian asked with a sparkle in his eyes.

“The ‘clue’ I asked for...... was it related to Rette as well? ”

In Ian's question, Mark Oliver, who was quiet this time, replied.

“Maybe, maybe not. ”

“Hmm…? ”

“We're just guessing. ”

Mark Oliver's answer made Ian look even more interesting.

* * *

Mark Oliver.

Ian's request for help with the Baller Guild, to be exact, was very straightforward.

- I need the wings of a ghost, Oliver.

- The Wings of the Spirit...? What the hell is that?

In my opinion, the name 'Wings of the Spirit’ itself could be classified as very advanced information, because I told Oliver the name without subtracting it.

- What you need to open the content that you want to proceed with.

- ……!

- I'll open it if you help me.

And the reason Ian was so honest was not something else.

Without the help of the Baller guild, I thought I would have to spend at least a few months gathering information, and even if I wanted to get their help, I threw a bait worth pulling.

‘Crossing Plageton, like Arkain said, is enough for one week...... but gathering information is not power. ’

Even if Ian were to set up an expedition immediately and enter Areas 3, Balor's guild's intelligence, which had already stayed in Areas 3 for more than a few months, was not of a trait to follow within a day or two.

And Ian's judgment was right.

Ian's bait was attractive enough for the Baller guild, and since Ian was open, the Baller guild was doing everything they could to support him.

Of course, Oliver, one of the top players of the Balor Guild, is a neighbor of Ian's (?), and because the bowl of the guild master, Arcane, was that big, it was possible.

If it hadn't been for you, Ian wouldn't have suggested it in the first place.

“There was a quest like this that we had just received, Ian. ”

“I'll listen.”

“He who overcomes the curse of forgetfulness reaches the path of transcendence. ”

“Hmm…? ”

Ian confronts Oliver's story, and this time the Arcane suddenly opens his mouth.

“The quest is called 'Seeking the Land of the Spirits’. ”

“ ……! ”

“The phrase Oliver was talking about is in the quest content. ”

Ian's eyes were greatly enlarged at the moment when he heard that the land of the spirits was mentioned.

In some ways, it might be an oversized interpretation, but I thought it might be easier to find clues to the spiritual wings than I thought.

‘The word ghost, although it is written everywhere in the commandment system, also means the length of transcendence.... ’

So Ian continued to listen to Arcane and Oliver's story.

“In fact, in Kailan, according to the world view of this system, the user can never cross this river of forgetfulness. ”

“Why is that? ”

“Elysium and Tartaros, which are behind the river of forgetfulness, are practically post-apocalyptic. ”

“Hmm…? ”

“A land that can only be reached by souls who have lost all memory crossing the river of forgetfulness. ”

“I see.”

“The ‘Land of the Spirits’ in the quest means this place of Elasium and Tartarus. ”

Ian, who was listening to Arcane, was curious for a moment.

“Something ironic about the quest title. ”

“What's the point? ”

“According to Arcane, the quest says to go where the user cannot go in the settings. ”

“Aha, that's what I heard. ”

A few moments later, Arcane opens his mouth again.

“But in the quest information, there is no way to suggest anything. ”

“There must be some way for the user to get to the Spirit Land, right? ”

“There's more to it than that. ”

“What kind of hint? ”

“The Tower of Ghosts. ”

“ ……? ”

“It says that the way to overcome the curse of forgetfulness and cross the rete will be in the Tower of Ghosts. ”

“Aha…! ”

“And the wings of the spirit that Ian told Oliver was the key to overcoming the curse of forgetfulness. ”

“You expect the wings of a spirit to be in the Tower of Spirits? ”

“Exactly. ”

“Hmm……. ”

Oliver opens his mouth again, listening to them quietly.

“But it's just an expectation. ”

“Of course.”

“That's why, from the beginning, I said it was just a guess. ”

So far, Ian felt his head start to clear.

‘Wow……. ’

Until now, it seemed like a clue about the wings of a ghost that never even came to mind how to save them.

‘Maybe in a place called the Spirit Tower, you can get Spirit Wings. ’

The user cannot lose his memory.

Because of this, if you board a ship that crosses the river of forgetfulness, it sinks.

The river that the rememberer could never cross was the river of forgetfulness.

However, if any of the ‘conditions’ spoken in the quest can be met, the user can also cross the rete.

And that condition may be the last piece of the transcendent Ian is looking for, the Wings of Ghost.

‘Then I just need to check one thing. ’

Ian's gaze, which cleared his mind for a moment, shifted back towards Arcane.

“Then... do you know where the Ghost Tower is?" ”

Ian is confident that there is information on the Ghost Tower in the Arcane and Balor Guilds.

If you don't know where the Ghost Tower is, even if you have this information, it won't be of any use.

Then, as Ian expected, Arkane slowly nodded.

“Of course. I know about the Ghost Tower, so I brought Ian here. ”

Arcane and Ian's eyes meet again in the air.

And Ian lost his mind.

‘Not just until the last hand, I see. ’

I had a pretty good idea what sparkling Arcane eyes meant.

‘If Balor has opened this much information, it would be polite for me to show him the last hand. ’

What Arcane wants is information about the wings of the spirit.

Since we know Ian wants the wings of the spirit, we want to know why he wants them.

Besides, when Ian first reached out to Oliver for help, he said something like this.

- More than that, I'll open it if you help me.

If the Baller Guild helps, they will open up more information about the Ghost Wings.

As a result, Ian began to stop talking without hesitation.

Of course, I didn't want to open the information about the dragonscale shoes or the necklace of elements.

At least he thought he would share information about the spiritual wings completely.

“Do you know anything about nebula? ”

“ ……! ”

As Ian's story continued, Arkane and Oliver became increasingly surprised.

They only knew that there was a nebula.

The story of the conditions for treading there was completely new information.

And at the end of Ian's story,

“I see...... Ian was looking for the wings of a spirit for a reason. ”

Arcane also opened the last hand he had.

“Good. Let's find it together, then. ”

“ ……! ”

“I'll take you to the Tower of Ghosts. ”

In unison with Ian and Hun, they began their journey to the Spirits Tower.

‘Neat. Good to know. ’

Ian felt so much better.

I got a clue about the spiritual wings faster than I thought, and everything felt fine.

‘Hehe, I might get it within a week...' ’

But at this moment, Ian overlooked one thing.

In order for things to go smoothly, all of the above assumptions have to fit together.