I Became a Mythical-Tier Tamer Due To A System Error Chapter 73

Chapter 73 Let’s combine the power of animal friends and create a fusion skill! In this tutorial, you will directly experience the 100% fusion growth power! ‘Fusion?’ Since the situation was so urgent, I read the short explanation. A technique that recreated a skill by selecting two of my animals. ‘When I played as a kid, I think I used a skill like this.’ I didn’t remember the details, but I did recall how I had used it often because of its excellent performance. ‘Then, what I need right now is…….’ Fast speed and a deadly counterattack. ‘The answer is obvious.’ The animals I chose were Hwayo and Shurk. Shurk provided the speed. Hwayo handled the firepower. You have chosen Immortal Phantom ‘Shurk’ and Soul Flame ‘Hwayo’ as friends! Skill Name: ??? Skill Description: ??? Because of a bug, part of the text was obscured. ‘Always like this…….’ I would have to use it to know what kind of ability it was. Depending on the fusion rate, the stats and the skill’s power increased. Current fusion rate 1%…… Current fusion rate 2%…… The fusion rate rose slowly. Then, as I glanced at my coat, I noticed something flickering. ‘……Black flames?’ So this was the fusion skill? But its power was no more than lighting a flame with a lighter, extremely weak. It was likely that the higher the fusion rate rose, the stronger it would become. ‘……So it takes time.’ Counting on the unknown was no different from gambling. But there was no other way. Right now, I might appear evenly matched with Verdi, but once the fight reached its final phase, he would enter an awakened state. With my level, the only way to defeat an awakened Verdi was to rely on an absurdly slim chance. ‘If it’s this.’ If this skill turned out to be a ‘winning ticket.’ I had to buy time and reach 100% fusion. ‘How can I buy time…….’ While I was pondering, a voice reached me. “……I see, so that’s how it is.” Thankfully, Verdi was the one to start talking to me. The youngest knight commander of the Astrid Empire. The eldest son of the prestigious knight family ‘Balrak.’ Verdi was an elite among elites. At his level, he could gauge someone’s ability just by looking at them. That was why Verdi believed the world was divided into the 1 percent who had true skill and the 99 percent who were trash. The 99 percent trash. One of them was none other than Villed. He had observed the successors of the four great families since the entrance ceremony. In particular, Villed made him doubt whether he truly carried the blood of the Dedenkman line. He possessed the most pitiful mana in the academy. Verdi had concluded that his future was bleak. But…… The Black Knight he had acknowledged, was that very pathetic Villed. ‘I can’t believe it.’ Verdi recalled his memories of him and once again felt a shock. An incompetent who relied on his family’s name. A coward who bowed to the strong and trampled the weak. A disgrace whose filthy and despicable behavior had left everyone sneering. But all of it. ‘Was an act?’ Verdi reeled in shock. “……I see, so that’s how it is.” But before long, he smiled with eyes full of composure. “So that’s why the Princess and Curio were wary of you.” They too were talents he had judged to belong to the upper 1 percent. It meant their eyes had not been blind. “I thought you were trash with not a shred of mana. I was completely fooled by your sly acting. A huge mistake on my part.” The ability to restrain and control one’s mana. Nothing was more difficult than mastering one’s own power. That was a skill only those at the peak, like Verdi himself, could wield. Yet. “I thought it was nonsense, but you can really control mana as well as Lord Luga.” To suppress mana until it was nearly zero—this was on another level entirely. The only ones capable of it were a few professors of Yggdrasil and Lord Luga. They could be counted on one hand in the entire Empire. Verdi swallowed hard. ‘……Terrifying.’ He hated to admit it, but that was the closest word to what he felt. Villed still radiated only a faint trace of mana. That was what made it all the more terrifying. ‘With such measly mana, he’s fighting on equal terms with me? Impossible.’ Even now, his mana was practically nonexistent. His strength could not be measured. There was nothing more frightening than the unknown. ‘……He might be hiding an even greater power, no.’ Verdi looked down at his left arm. It was trembling ever so slightly. How long had it been since he last trembled like this? Not once since his sparring match with Lord Luga. ‘……He must be hiding it.’ If. If he was as strong as Lord Luga? ‘Ah.’ In that instant. When Verdi recalled the events at Rekorox, goosebumps ran over him. Villed had assigned the most difficult task to Luga, who had disguised himself as an ordinary student. ‘……So he already knew about Lord Luga’s hidden power?’ Lord Luga himself had said he found Villed intriguing. Did the two of them already know each other? Could it be, Villed was a hidden bodyguard? The pieces in his mind began to fall into place. ‘Did he know from the very beginning that I would betray them……?’ The reason he had acted like a ridiculous petty coward from the start. The reason he had hidden his mana to avoid being seen as strong. The reason he had joined the livestock shed to be forgotten. The reason he had suddenly appeared, trapped inside the barrier. The reason he had cuffed and imprisoned himself to erase suspicions. The reason he had concealed his true identity as Villed and disguised himself as the Black Knight to aid the Princess. ‘……It all fits together.’ Villed. He was frighteningly meticulous. Verdi felt as if he had been struck on the head with a hammer. His breath shook violently. ‘……At this rate, all of my plans will fall apart.’ The plan he had prepared for years to resurrect Clara. Even Clara’s corpse, his liege’s body, might be taken away from him. ‘I might lose to Villed.’ That anxiety was rising inside his heart. Verdi was already exhausted to the limit. ‘I’m only pretending to be strong. I can’t last much longer.’ Looking at the blood flowing from his abdomen, he sank into thought. He judged that persuading was better than fighting an enemy who might be stronger than him. Verdi hid the trembling in his voice and answered. “……To think you hid such power and infiltrated the academy. You certainly succeeded in deceiving me.” Villed still kept his mouth shut and stared at Verdi. “I can roughly guess what you’re after.” Studying Villed’s expression, he continued. “The second son who was pushed out of the succession struggle.” Verdi said so and smiled as if he knew everything. “You planned to quietly hone your strength in Yggdrasil and then devour your family.” Verdi withdrew his weapon and reached out his hand. “Join hands with me. I’ll help you.” “……” Villed was silent for a moment, then finally opened his mouth. “No need.” He coldly rejected Verdi’s offer. Verdi’s smile only grew brighter as he spoke. “Ah, I see! So you have an ambition even greater than devouring your family! I like it. In that case, even more so!” “No, that’s not it.” Villed hesitated briefly, then answered. “I’m only interested in graduating.” “……Graduating?” Verdi’s eyes widened. “Did you just say graduation?” When Villed silently stared, Verdi burst into laughter. “Pfft, puahahahaha!” He tried to suppress it, but eventually, laughter spilled out. After laughing to his heart’s content, Verdi looked at me with a shocked smile. “You’re far more insane than I thought……!” “You’re the insane one.” Paaaah! Fusion Rate 85% From Heart of Ilawne, black flames burst forth in the shape of a sword. Holding it, I slowly approached Verdi. “Arlhardt never wished for her sister’s death, nor did she take part in it.” “Nonsense.” Verdi gripped his sword again and walked toward me. “You and Clara simply misunderstood that Arlhardt plotted Clara’s assassination.” “Nonsense!” Claang! Our swords clashed, sparks flying. “You just want to blame Arlhardt for Clara’s death.” “Shut up!” A dark current began to surround Verdi. ……The final phase was near. And at the same time. Fusion Rate 91% My flames grew even fiercer. What was this confidence? I didn’t feel like I would lose. Perhaps sensing my flames swell, Verdi began pouring out all the power he had saved. “Villed! So you finally show your true colors!” Verdi pushed me back with his sword, retreating. He placed his left leg forward, holding the sword back. The stance of a throwing technique with 100 percent accuracy. A super-speed technique that struck in 0.1 seconds after release. There was no way to dodge it. Since the sword spun as it was thrown, it couldn’t be safely blocked with subspace. ‘Then I will too.’ Just like Verdi, I took a throwing stance and hurled the Heart of Ilawne. At the same time, Verdi also threw his sword. Paaang! Sonic boom. As the air density compressed sharply, a booming explosion rang out. Kwaaaang! The two flying swords collided, sending a massive shockwave that violently shook everything nearby. There was no time to retrieve a weapon. I pushed through the blast and rushed at Verdi with bare hands. Awakened Verdi, his eyes glowing red, also charged at me with his mirror shield. Kwooong! I blocked Verdi’s shield with both hands. Fusion Rate 95% “Hey, Verdi.” As my broken mask revealed my eyes, he was struck by a sense of crisis. “Living happily with your master is fine and all.” As I forced him back, Verdi was slowly being pushed. “But you shouldn’t treat the one who saved your life like this. Even if you’re a worm, not this.” “Shut up!” Kwaaaaang! Awakened Verdi’s ultimate attack surged forth. A massive burst of black mana shockwave exploded from his shield, pushing my body back. Amidst the rising dust. My glowing eyes pierced through, staring at Verdi. Fusion Rate 100% Fusion Complete As I exhaled, white breath spilled out. Hot. Black flames engulfed my entire body. I did not suppress the condensed fury burning through the pain etched across my body. “……You’re still, still standing?” Verdi, covered in dust, trembled in his gaze. “That can’t be…….” I didn’t even bother answering. Wherever I stepped, burning footprints remained. “Damn bastard, don’t blame me when you die!” The highest-level pattern—eleven overlapping mana shockwaves. Bang! Bang! Impacts pounded my body, yet I didn’t stop walking. Instead, I slowly grew faster, until I was running. “What are you? Get away from me!” Verdi clutched his mirror with both hands, unleashing attacks in desperation. He thought he had struck me dozens of times, but the ‘black flames’ approaching him weren’t budging. Not the slightest sign of being stopped. “Ghhhk! Why! Why won’t you stop!” It didn’t take long before he screamed in terror. “S-stay back, you monster!” “Even if a dog barks.” Kwaaaang! I tore apart the final shockwave exploding before me with my bare hand. “U-uaaagh!” “The iron horse runs.” My fist exploded in black flames, shattering his shield and slamming into his jaw. Bbeooock! A sound rang out, a blow no human flesh should be able to make. Verdi screamed “Kueeghh!” as he was hurled away. Even the knight commander’s hardened body couldn’t withstand such a super-powered piledriver punch. Verdi collapsed with whites in his eyes, unconscious. To prove his complete defeat, the truck moving with Verdi’s mana slowed, then stopped altogether. ‘……This really is the end.’ I walked toward Arlhardt, who was collapsed in the corner of the container. Lifting her up, I placed my ear close to her lips. ……Haa, haa. Faint breathing could be heard. ‘She’s alive.’ A sigh of relief escaped me. “You’ve really suffered, being born a princess.” I laid her on a nearby sofa so she could rest comfortably. But peace lasted only for a moment. “You there, Black Coat! Identify yourself!” In the distance, I could see the encirclement of the pursuing knights tightening around me. ‘Damn it.’ Though I had committed no crime, I was certain I couldn’t remain here. Without giving anyone a chance to catch me, I swiftly fled the scene. Just running with my own feet, I moved so fast no one could follow. No longer just an ordinary person. As if I had become the protagonist of a common hero tale.