Monster Taming Broadcast

The hunter group gathered the corpses of the Skull Angels.

Niarah Nepensys offered the corpses as offerings and then focused her mind, casting the Seal Removal ability towards me.

［Son, whether it’s sealing or unsealing, the effect is much greater if the target accepts it in a relaxed and unresistant state. So, relax your body and open your heart.］

I already knew that fact.

After all, I had accepted the seals from over a thousand mages in a completely defenseless state, having let go of all my guard.

Since I understood that unsealing worked on the same principle, I had already been letting all the tension out of my body from the start.

【Mirstin】─But wasn’t Gun originally SSS-Class?

【Mysticism】─Magic world.

【Pururu】─Magic World Town.

【Mirstin】─How did seal mages manage to seal someone who is SSS-Class? Even if they accepted it while relaxed, isn’t the difference in power too huge?

【Boglebogle】─The seal mages of Elemenzia are the best in the dimension. Probably.

【Luna-chan】─Our world has a very advanced sealing magic. Of course, if the gauntlet resisted even slightly, the seal wouldn’t have worked. o_O

【Luna-chan】─By the way, the Great Sage and the First Hero were also among the sealing mages! ><

【Yumi】─Hmm.

【Yumi】─If Luna-chan hadn’t suggested sealing Gun’s powers in the first place, Gun might have been devouring the ancient labyrinth by now. What a shame.

【Rize Nova】─Luna is the root of all evils.

【Luna-chan】─There have been cases of returning to the original world and annihilating that world. ㅠWㅠ

【Luna-chan】─Still, I’ve made sure the Gauntlet’s seal can be easily lifted.

While accepting the seal removal magic.

One fact I had forgotten came back to mind when I saw Sage Lunaris’s chat.

If the dimension barrier of Earth was torn or if I encountered beings from the otherworld on Earth.

The Sage had set it up so that my seal would be lifted then.

And there were other methods of unsealing that were mentioned too, which I recalled just now.

“Sage, I’m asking this really late, but what’s the method of unsealing you didn’t tell me about before?”

【Luna-chan】─The seal is set to lift when faced with a life-threatening situation. Of course, that’s only in Earth···.

【Pururu】─Ugh, it’s such an unnecessary condition. How ruthless.

【Luna-chan】─Oh! By the way, I also set it up so that the seal would unseal if the Gauntlet crossed over to another world. I forgot because I hit my head.

“Even when crossing to another world? But why didn’t the seal lift? The ancient labyrinth is a different world from Earth.”

【Luna-chan】─Hmm. It seems that the ancient labyrinth is an immensely higher world, beyond our reach.

【Rize Nova】─Then why is the seal still intact? Isn’t the seal part of your powers?

【Luna-chan】─That’s right. It’s strange, isn’t it?

While I was chatting with the assistants.

Niarah puffed her cheeks and urged me, looking out of place.

［Son, you should refrain from talking. If your mind gets distracted, you might fail the seal removal.］

That’s right.

I was currently in the process of accepting the seal removal.

To minimize the possibility of failure, I sealed my lips again.

Of course, the assistants’ chat continued non-stop.

【Pururu】─I know the reason why the seal remains.

【Mysticism】─No, Pururu, you don’t know!

【Pururu】─?

【Mirstin】─What’s the reason? Do you have any guesses?

【Pururu】─It’s obvious the ancient labyrinth is balancing things out.

【Boglebogle】─Does the ancient labyrinth really need to balance the power of an explorer? It seems like it wants the birth of a ruler.

【Pururu】─No, no, Gun wasn’t summoned as just an explorer at first. He wasn’t a drifter either.

【Pururu】─Gun was summoned as Min Hyeong-seok’s companion, so to retain balance, they probably just left the seal as it is. Okay?

【Mysticism】─Pururu, acting like you know everything!

【Yumi】─Pururu makes a good point. When did you get so smart?

【Rize Nova】─That’s a reasonable hypothesis.

【Mirstin】─Pururu is smart! I’ll give you a compliment sticker!

【Mysticism】─Huh?

【Mysticism】─As expected, Pururu is clever!

【Pururu】─You should shut up.

【Boglebogle】─Hmm. If you became an explorer, the seal should be lifted.

【Pururu】─The labyrinth wouldn’t go out of its way to accommodate one explorer.

【Luna-chan】─That’s a valid point. O_o

【Rize Nova】─Well, it seems the labyrinth couldn’t care less about the explorer’s circumstances. There can always be more explorers.

While the assistants’ chat continued pouring in.

Chiiick-!

Suddenly, I heard something burning on my back.

【Mirstin】─Huh? One of the symbols on your back is disappearing!!!

【Mysticism】─ Is it a success?!

【Pururu】─Don’t raise the flag.

Following that.

I began to feel a sensation as if energy was overflowing in my body.

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One of the symbols on my back slowly began to erase itself.

After about 10 more minutes of feeling the energy surging in my entire body.

“···It’s been a while since I felt this sensation.”

［Congratulations, Son!］

Finally, I succeeded in the Stage 3 Liberation.

Pure Danger Level S-Class.

I regained power comparable to a Demon Lord, Demon King, Hero, or Sage according to the standards of Elemenzia.

【Mysticism】─Congrats, bro!

【Yumi】─I feel a bit relieved now. Stage 3 Liberation is indeed S-Class, right?

【Mirstin】─Oh! So now you’re an S-Class?

【Pururu】─Yep, and in the labyrinth, it can also be considered equivalent to SSS-Class. The weakening of power only applies to beings within the realm of explorers, excluding them.

【Rize Nova】─You’ve become practically invincible.

【Pururu】─Now you’re on par with Solorb. ㅋㅅㅋ

【Boglebogle】─Not quite. You still need to be cautious of beings like Solorb. Unlike you, their powers aren’t sealed.

【Luna-chan】─That’s right. Even if the SSS-Class have their powers diluted, the base level is still different, so you need to be careful. If you fight carelessly, your life could be at risk.

【Pururu】─Besides, you’ve said you won’t fight against anyone of a lower grade unless absolutely necessary.

After regaining some power.

I immediately expressed my gratitude to Niarah Nepensys.

“Thank you, Niarah. Thanks to you, I’ve managed to unseal twice.”

［Hehe, I’m glad to be of help. A mother can do anything for her son’s sake. And you should call me Mom, not Niarah!］

Even though I wasn’t keen on it,

I decided to call her that once as a token of gratitude.

I owe her this much after receiving such kindness.

“Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mom.”

［Hehe.］

【Mysticism】─ That laugh is weird.

【Luna-chan】─She can make that expression in front of the Gauntlet. She truly thinks of Gun as her son and loves him, it seems. o_O

【Rize Nova】─You’re a foolish son.

【Mirstin】─Isn’t that just foolish?

【Boglebogle】─That expression is somewhat creepy.

【Yumi】─That wasn’t her image at first···.

【Pururu】─Still, this is better than before. Before becoming a puppet, she was just a psycho.

Later.

When I finally managed to pry myself away from Niarah, who was hugging me like a baby and patting my head.

［So you’re the culprit behind the sudden weakening of my power.］

From high up in the sky,

A monster appeared, fluttering a red cloak.

It wasn’t a Skull Angel.

Full plate armor.

In other words, it was a knight-like monster clad in heavy full-body metal armor.

And it had a nerfed Danger Level of A-Class.

Its actual Danger Level was SS-Class.

It pointed a massive great sword with a clock on it straight at me and asked in a deep voice.

［You with the unusual power. What is your name?］

“Before asking for someone’s name, you should start by introducing yourself.”

What an impolite monster.

Is it that it doesn’t know its own name?

Well, given that it’s a monster that hasn’t existed for long, it probably doesn’t have a race name yet.

It can’t be helped.

I’ll have to come up with a name for it···

［I am Chrono Knight.］

···The knight in armor stated its name.

Chrono Knight, apparently that is its race name.

It seems either it gave itself a name upon birth or it’s a race name engraved on its soul.

‘But why does that voice sound familiar? I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere before···.’

Is it just my imagination?

The voice is familiar, but the appearance isn’t at all familiar.

It seems I am getting a sense of déjà vu because its voice resembles that of another being I know.

［Now you must reveal your name as well.］

“It’s not hard to tell you, but why do you keep prying into others’ names?”

［I keep the names of those I intend to kill. That is my principle and a matter of courtesy to my opponent.］

“···Wait, why do you intend to kill me?”

I asked in disbelief.

Is that guy also a remnant of the Skull Angels?

［You are a harmful presence in our world.］

“Me?”

［Correct. I have deemed it so. Therefore, I will annihilate you right here.］

Is it a characteristic of creatures born in the Celestial Realm?

The monsters I’ve faced in this place are arrogant and look down on others without properly gauging the opponent’s level.

Moreover,

They seem to have an extreme hatred for having their territory invaded.

‘An SS-Class filled with hostility is too troublesome to tame. Even if I called a necro, mind control won’t work on an SS-Class···.’

For now, I completely gave up on taming it.

And I didn’t want to fight if possible.

It’s better to avoid pointless battles.

“Chrono. Is there really a need for us to fight? I was planning to leave this place anyway.”

［Reveal your name.］

“I told you I’m leaving, right? So there’s no reason for us to fight.”

［Reveal your name.］

“What a closed-minded fellow. Are you going to attack if I don’t reveal my name?”

［···Reveal your name. If you do not comply, I shall eliminate you. I will kill you and remember you as the nameless one.］

This guy doesn’t understand dialogue.

Just because it has high intelligence doesn’t mean it can converse.

‘···Should I take this opportunity to test my strength.’

A situation arose where I had no choice but to fight.

After a moment’s hesitation, I sighed and made my decision.

With an actual Danger Level of SS-Class.

Against a nerfed A-Class, I decided to check how much power my current S-Class could produce.

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