The Strongest in the Game by Dominating Monster - Chapter 3

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Monster Domination: Game’s Strongest Episode 3

Kairen, who was returning to the cabin with Rookie, harbored pleasant fantasies.

Maybe he could keep taking Rookie around with him?

At low levels, he’d be quite useful, and at high levels, he could just keep him as a pet dog, right?

Even though it was someone else’s dog, Rookie was so cute and adorable that he couldn’t help but imagine such things.

But that fantasy shattered into pieces the moment they arrived at the cabin.

[Master!!]

“Rookie! Where did you go? I was looking for you for so long.”

Rookie ran toward the middle-aged man in one bound.

He rolled over showing his belly and acted cute, while Kairen scratched his head with a wistful smile.

[I was playing with that person! It was really fun!]

Rookie barked briefly while looking at Kairen.

The middle-aged man followed Rookie’s gaze.

“Are you the adventurer who took my dog away?”

The man’s tone and gaze were strange, mixed with various emotions.

There was irritation and anger as if looking at a thief who had stolen his dog, but at the same time, there was curiosity toward Kairen.

Reading the emotions, Kairen quickly bowed his head.

The sooner the apology, the better, and no matter who the other person is, bow your head if you’ve done wrong.

This was the philosophy Yu Baekjin had learned from his father.

“My name is Kairen. I’m sorry for taking Rookie out without permission.”

“Ahem. Not at all. I’m called Daron.”

That philosophy worked this time too.

Daron extended his hand with a much softer voice.

“But our Rookie doesn’t follow just anyone around. What kind of trick did you pull?”

A question came while they exchanged a light handshake.

For a moment, he was troubled about how to answer.

Should he tell a plausible lie?

Or should he be honest?

If the other party had been a user, he would have naturally lied.

But the other party was an NPC. Did he really need to lie?

After very brief consideration, he answered.

“This might be hard to believe, but I can communicate with animals. Rookie showed curiosity after seeing that about me.”

“Hmm? You can?”

Daron’s eyebrows twitched.

Kairen smiled awkwardly at the suspicious expression.

Well, even an NPC would find it hard to believe such a story at face value.

As he smiled bitterly inwardly, Daron gently stroked Rookie’s head and spoke softly.

“I see. Well, our Rookie doesn’t follow just anyone around.”

“Do you believe what I said?”

“I believe Rookie. Rookie is a puppy I personally tamed as a tamer. If such a Rookie followed you out without my permission, you must have that level of ability.”

Amid the strong affection for his pet dog, Kairen heard a mysterious word and asked back.

“A tamer?”

“Ah. You might not know. One who rules over beasts. The world calls such people tamers. And you might have been born with the qualities of a tamer. Since you can communicate with animals without even being a tamer.”

Born with the qualities?

Kairen chuckled at the strange answer.

How could it be just qualities?

In his previous life, he was the king of monsters.

As he felt a strange thrill about his talent, curiosity welled up and he asked.

“Then does that mean you, Daron, as a tamer, can also communicate with animals?”

“Of course. Ah, but that doesn’t mean all tamers can do it. Most tamers can only manage very simple communication.”

“Simple communication, you mean?”

“For example, conversations with feelings like ‘follow me’ or ‘eat.’ Even for tamers, it’s impossible to communicate with all animals.”

“Even for you, Daron?”

“Of course, I’m the same. I can perfectly understand Rookie’s inner thoughts because we’ve been together for a long time, but with other animals or monsters, I can only communicate very slightly.”

“I see.”

Kairen nodded and smiled slightly.

Even Daron, a tamer NPC, couldn’t communicate perfectly with other animals?

In other words, this meant that his ability to communicate with animals was superior in this place.

Of course, it was uncertain whether other animals or monsters would be as communicative as Rookie or the rabbit, but he didn’t feel like it would be impossible.

“So, what did you do with Rookie? Looking at how full Rookie’s belly is, it seems like you did something.”

“Ah. Nothing special, I just asked Rookie to hunt rabbits.”

“Hmm? Hunting?”

Did those two words bother him? Daron’s gaze flickered.

“You made Rookie hunt?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“What on earth! Didn’t I just tell you! Even tamers can only manage simple communication! Hunting is a much higher-level command than that! For a civilian like you to…”

Woof! (It’s true! That person knows all my thoughts like master does! I can understand all of that person’s thoughts too!)

As Daron was about to scold him, Rookie barked briefly and strongly, interrupting.

“Ah, no. Ro, Rookie?”

At his loyal dog’s protest, Daron looked with bewildered eyes.

An adventurer he met for the first time today could communicate perfectly with Rookie?

No. It was impossible. It was beyond common sense.

However, the adventurer’s following statement shattered his common sense completely.

“Rookie is right. I understood everything Rookie just said too.”

“…!”

Following Rookie, now Kairen too.

Watching the two who seemed to truly understand each other, Daron’s pupils shook, but the shock didn’t end there.

Woof! (And Kairen also talked with the rabbits!)

“Wha, what? The wild rabbits on that hill?”

Woof! (Yes! That’s right! I saw it right next to him!)

As shocking statements continued in succession, Daron’s mouth fell wide open.

Rookie is a loyal dog. He never tells lies.

In other words, despite being a novice adventurer, that person communicated perfectly with Rookie and even conversed with wild rabbits.

Daron, who received a strong shock, staggered and sat down in a chair.

After sitting and resting like that for a while, Daron let out a short groan.

“I knew adventurers had exceptional talents, but I never thought it would be to this extent.”

Living in Beginner Village, Daron had met countless adventurers.

Among them, many possessed unusual talents from the very beginning.

Those who were exceptionally eloquent, used unique swordsmanship, or had brilliant minds.

Daron decided to think that Kairen also belonged to that category.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to understand this situation at all.

And with that thought in mind, he carefully opened his mouth.

“You. Could you spare a moment to talk with me?”

Daron pointed inside the cabin, and Kairen readily nodded.

Though he was just a newbie, he instinctively knew that Daron’s current mood was far from ordinary.

* * *

Inside the small, cozy cabin.

As soon as they sat down, Daron got straight to the point.

“Have you ever heard about the legend of this village?”

“No. I’ve never heard of it.”

Kairen shook his head lightly, and Daron chuckled as he placed his arms on the table.

“Then let me tell you a boring story for a moment. Long ago, a rumor spread across the continent. In an insignificant remote area lived a divine beast, a sacred creature of which only a few existed on the entire continent. It was a rumor about that great monster living there.”

The storyline began slowly. A skip-happy player might have passed it by lightly, but Kairen was a story enthusiast, so he nodded and listened attentively.

“That remote area was right here, Rudenvil Village, and tamers who heard the rumor gathered from all corners of the continent to establish a settlement. That’s how Rudenvil Village was born.”

After moistening his dry throat with tea, Daron continued his story.

“The tamers who gathered here settled down and targeted the divine beast for a long time, but none of them succeeded.”

“A divine beast?”

At those two words ‘divine beast,’ the corners of Kairen’s mouth curved into an arc.

Just hearing it made his heart race quite a bit.

“That’s right. But for a long time, no one could even find its existence, and gradually the legend was dismissed as just a legend. As time passed and various people, not just tamers, gathered in the village, the legend was soon forgotten. But you see…”

Suddenly, Daron’s eyes sparkled like a child seeing someone they admired.

“Would you believe me if I said I saw that legend with my own eyes?”

At Daron’s confident voice, Kairen nodded as well.

“I believe you’re not someone who would tell lies.”

“Thank you for saying that. I swear on my family’s honor and a tamer’s honor. Ten years ago, I definitely witnessed that legend with my own two eyes. I even had a conversation with it.”

“…!”

At the mention of having a conversation, even Kairen was quite surprised and stirred, and Daron chuckled.

“Of course, it wasn’t perfect communication like with you. We could only exchange very simple communication. Anyway, I’m someone who lived my whole life as a tamer. When I witnessed the legend, desire boiled within me. I wanted to capture it right then and there, but it said just one thing.”

“What did it say?”

Kairen, who had become deeply immersed, leaned forward and asked back, and Daron, who still felt regret when remembering that time, let out a long sigh.

“It said I wasn’t qualified.”

“…What? What kind of qualification exactly?”

“I don’t know that either. It just left those words and disappeared in an instant. That’s how I missed the chance to catch that legend. In my regret, I went looking for it several more times, but I couldn’t even find it after that.”

Does he still feel regret when thinking about that time?

Kairen noticed the emptiness and futility flickering in Daron’s eyes.

Well, how regretful it must have been.

It was a monster that only appeared in legends, after all.

If he had been in that position, he would have been heartbroken until now, even after quite some time had passed.

Moreover, being told he wasn’t even qualified must have stabbed his heart even deeper.

“That’s how I tried to forget that legend and lived on. But seeing you suddenly reminded me of it. Perhaps, just perhaps, you might be different from me.”

Daron looked at Kairen and smiled gently.

His last statement wasn’t just empty words meant to sound nice.

In Daron’s view, he was someone with the greatest talent as a tamer.

He might be different from himself, who lacked qualification.

“So I really want to ask you a favor. In place of me who failed, would you try to find our village’s legend?”

At the same time as Daron’s words, a sparkling window appeared before Kairen’s eyes.

[Legend of Rudenvil Village (Hidden Quest)]Daron met the legend of Rudenvil Village 10 years ago but gained nothing significant. This time, try to find the legend in his place.Restriction: One who has earned Daron’s recognition.Reward: Daron’s gift, connection to the next Quest.Warning 1: This Quest may affect the adventurer’s future profession.Warning 2: Events that could pose enormous threats to Rudenvil Village and the adventurer may occur.Warning 3: Upon accepting this Quest, all progress on other Quests and experience point acquisition will be suspended.

“…!”

An unexpected hidden quest. Kairen’s eyes widened.

* * *

Various events occur in New World.

Events came without any warning or signs, like natural disasters in reality, and initially felt like simple calamities.

But now, with time having passed.

Most users actually eagerly awaited the arrival of events.

Why?

Because events, as dangerous as they were, contained unimaginable rewards.

“Sweep them all away!”

“Kill the women and rape the men!”

“Hand over the gold coins!”

A plunder event where pirates suddenly attacked the harbor.

Hundreds of users fell to the pirates’ blades, and the city was reduced to ruins.

However, the dozen or so survivors who remained changed to the hidden profession ‘Pirate’ and opened a new path.

“It’s a Red Dragon!”

“Everyone run!”

The Red Dragon’s attack that turned the mining village near the dormant volcano into a wasteland.

One village turned to ashes and thousands wailed, but only one person, the magic swordsman Maren, smiled.

From that day forward, he was called by a new name, not as an ordinary user, but as Maren the dragonkin.

After that, he rose to become a top-tier ranker in just a few months. What made him was ultimately the event.

Thus, events are despair for the many, but glory for the few.

And everyone believed.

That this time, they would be that ‘few.’

After all, the death penalty from events was half of the usual. The risk was small, and the return was enormous.

So users welcomed events rather than feared them.

And in the beginner village, Rudenville.

A massive wave began to surge toward that quiet little village as well.

Grrrrrrrrr!

Kiyaaaaaaaa!

In the Eastern Forest, beneath the dense trees.

From within the shadows filled with sinister energy, thousands of goblins growled.

The moment dozens of red glowing eyes shone as if to tear through the darkness.

“Calm down, you fools.”

A massive presence that overwhelmed all monsters emerged from the darkness.

Green skin and hideous flesh. Even the characteristic hooked nose of the race.

He possessed all the features of a goblin, yet he wasn’t goblin-like.

First of all, he was too tall. He was twice the size of a regular goblin and a head taller than hobgoblins.

Moreover, his bulging muscles were larger than an orc’s and writhed as if they might burst at any moment.

He was a goblin, but an existence that transcended the limits of the ‘goblin’ race.

With a height twice that of ordinary goblins and bulging muscles that made even orcs look small.

He was a goblin, yet an existence that transcended the limits of goblins.

But what caught the eye more than his overwhelming physique was the massive great bow he held in his hands.

The great bow displayed an elegant form with a subtle silver-white luster, and intricate golden embroidery gave it a mysterious nobility.

As if even the moon goddess was captivated by the bow’s beauty, moonlight pierced through the trees and sparkled as it struck the bow.

“Who dares covet the legend.”

He gripped the bow tightly, growling low with a voice mixed with hatred and unease.

As if responding to his emotions, thousands of red glowing eyes turned toward the peaceful village of Rudenville.

“Not a chance. This power is….”

With a voice filled with desire, he gripped the Great Bow in his hand with all his strength.

“Mine.”

With a voice filled with desire, he turned his body.

Thousands of goblins also followed behind him in unison, disappearing back into the darkness.

Someone’s wickedness calls forth pirates.

Someone’s desire awakens dragons.

This time, the very existence called Kairen had summoned a massive event.

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