Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Hidden Class (3)

TL: Haku

Edited: Stealth

Sponsor: Hanna

“Oh, Ian, have you returned?”

Cain welcomed back Ian, who returned to the guild to change his class .

“As expected, the request wasn’t easy, was it? Kkul-kkul…”

Cain was not at all expecting Ian to have succeeded the quest and returned . It was a part of the quest’s progress to return to the guild after failing to catch the wolf from the start .

However, Ian was not a user belonging to the normal category .

“Yes, it wasn’t easy . The wolf was being incredibly stubborn…”

Ian was being honest . This was because it took him over 1 hour to assault the wolf .

“However, I have caught him and returned . ”

Ian pulled out the grimoire that the Blue-Eyed Wolf was sealed in from his inventory and gave it to Cain .

“What? Did you really catch the wolf!”

“Yes, what’s the issue…?”

Cain hurriedly checked the seal . The grimoire really had the Blue-Eyed Wolf sealed inside .

Cain’s gaze changed .

“You weren’t a beginner, were you?”

“Correct . ”

Ian vaguely understood the reason for Cain’s strange reaction .

‘The quest was certainly not an easy quest for normal lv 10 beginners unlike me . ’

However, he thought it was just surprising over how quickly he solved it, he never thought that he had destroyed(?) the original quest’s route .

“You are really a…amazing!”

There was a bit of respect in Cain’s gaze .

Whether Cain was like this or not, Ian’s focus was only on class-changing .

“So, does that mean I can change my class to Monster Trainer now?”

However, when he thought that the answer was going to yes for sure, Cain shook his head .

“No, Monster Trainer doesn’t suit you . ”

“Huh?”

Putting aside the visit of Ian’s fluster, Cain continued his words .

“Do you, by any chance, want to walk the path of a master?”

Along with that, a new system message popped up in Ian’s view .

Di-ring- .

The Path of a Master

The Summoner guild’s guild master Cain is impressed by your talent . He is wanting for you to go the path of a master . If you accept his proposal, you can class-change to ‘Taming Master’ .

Difficulty Level: –

Reward: Class-change to Summoner (Taming Master)

Will you accept?

Ian shuddered after checking the content .

‘This…! I’ve never heard of a class quest that connected like this…?’

Even by just looking at the name, ‘Taming Master’ felt like it was of a higher class than ‘Monster Trainer’ .

There was no reason to hesitate .

“I want to become a master . ”

At Ian’s response, Cain was very happy .

“Oh, as expected! I was thinking if it was you, you would accept . ”

Along with Cain’s words, a white light wrapped around Ian’s body . And a new system message was plastered over Ian’s view .

You have class-changed to ‘Summoner (Taming Master)’ The new skill ‘Affinity’ has been formed .

The new skill ‘Taming Ability’ has been formed . The new skill ‘Leadership’ has been formed . ‘Beginner-Level Summoning lv 1 (workmanship 0%)’ has been formed in the Skill Window . You have learned the basic active skill ‘Summon (Release)’ . You have learned the active skill ‘Capture’ . You have learned the active skill ‘The Blessings of the Wind’ . You have learned the active skill ‘First Aid’ . You have learned the active skill ‘Beginner-level Training’ . You have become the very first ‘Taming Master’ . You have obtained 500 fame . From discovering the hidden class ‘Taming Master, Affinity and Taming Ability, Leadership has increased by 30 each .

Soon the white light disappeared and he felt bliss . He had taken the first step towards a new path .

“The path to becoming a Taming Master is incredibly difficult . However, I believe if it’s you, then you will succeed . I hope that you will rebuild that legend!”

“Absolutely . ”

Ian checked his condition .

Ian

Lv 10: 0/3200 (0%)

Race: Human

Class: Summoner (Taming Master)

Nickname: Master of Hunting

Fame: 500 (if your fame drops below 0, it changes into Infamy)

Power: 45 (+0)

Agility: 77 (+0)

Intellect: 30 (+0)

Health: 35 (+0)

Affinity: 40

Taming Ability: 75

Leadership: 40

Vitality: 750 (+0)

Mana: 350 (+0)

Ian’s body heated up . Ian wanted to quickly go and capture monsters .

However, before that, there was a need to gather as much information as possible from Cain .

“I just need to catch monsters with the skill ‘Capture’, right?”

Cain responded kindly .

“That’s right . For someone like you who didn’t have any Affinity when capturing the Blue-Eyed Wolf means that you certainly were born with talent in capturing, but I’ll teach you some tips . ”

“Thank you . ”

Cain’s words continued .

“The chance for you to succeed in capturing a monster increases the lower its vitality is . This you know, right?”

“Yes . ”

“However, there is an element more important than lowering a monster’s vitality . ”

Ian listened courteously without a word .

“It’s ‘Affinity’ . ”

“Are you talking about the ‘Affinity’ between the monsters you are catching?”

Cain nodded .

“That’s right . ”

However, Ian thought something was odd .

“Then, in order to raise the affinity between the monster and you, should you not fight them from the beginning?”

Ian’s question was natural . This was because the act of attacking a monster commonsensically would negatively influence the affinity when you thought about it .

“That’s a good question . ”

Shortly after letting it settle, Cain continued his words .

“The basic method of capturing is different for each monster . However, the standard procedure to capturing a general monster is by gaining its respect by showing the Summoner’s strength through fighting and then raising its affinity through food or care . It is even harder to try and raise its affinity without gaining the monster’s respect towards the Summoner . ”

It was an explanation that made total sense .

“Ah, however, there is an exception . ”

“An exception?”

“In the case of a young monster that isn’t fully grown, it is comparatively easier to raise its affinity without fighting . Of course, this is different for each monster . ”

Ian tried to remember what Cain was telling him without an exception .

The ‘Summoner’ class was indeed undeveloped . The one who had the most information about Summoners was this NPC, Cain .

“And naturally, the higher the affinity of the monster that you are trying to capture is, the higher the chance to succeed in capturing . ”

“Raising its affinity seems to be incredibly important . ”

“Correct . ”

Ian had more things that he was curious about .

“Then is it possible to endlessly capture monsters?”

“As expected, a keen question . ”

Cain continued his explanation .

“Firstly, when talking about the conclusion, it’s possible to endlessly capture monsters . However, the monster that you can carry around with you is limited . ”

Ian, who didn’t understand, vacantly stood there as Cain smirked before opening his mouth again .

“When a Summoner captures a monster, a small tattoo forms on their forearm . The monster seals to that tattoo . And the Summoner can summon or release the captured monster whenever . ”

Ian, who heard the explanation, grumbled to himself .

‘There are a lot of things you need to know from the beginning as a Summoner . ’

Whether it was because he gained the hidden class, there was an incomparably large amount of information that he needed to know, different to when he first class-changed to Archer .

However, he only grumbled with his words, as Ian was incredibly satisfied right now . The complicated ‘Summoner’ class that required a lot of attention perfectly matched Ian’s ideal type of gameplay . The word complicated had something in common with ‘there is a lot to experiment with’ .

“However, if you’re Leadership is low, you will not be able to capture any more monsters . For those times, you would use the ‘Sealing Grimoire’ that I had given you earlier . ”

Ian, who knew the game very well, understood those words very quickly .

“So what you’re saying is, is that the higher the Leadership, the more monsters that you can have sealed?”

“Correct . ”

“And for situations where you’ve reached the limit of your Leadership when a monster you like appeared, you have to keep sealing grimoires with you in case . ”

Cain clapped .

“That’s exactly it . As expected, Summoner is definitely your calling . ”

Ian asked Cain about a couple more points he was curious of .

‘There’s still a lot that I’m curious about, but I’ll have to bump into them myself . ’

Ian left the Summoner guild .

The corners of his mouth went slightly up .

“Now then, shall I go make my first subordinate?”