I Became a Mythical-Tier Tamer Due To A System Error Chapter 96

“…Janitor, why do you look like that?”

Rahan asked, but the man called Janitor seemed distracted and realized it too late.

“Ah, this?”

One of the man’s eyes had turned into a black sclera with a yellow pupil.

“Rahan. I’ve been stressed lately, that’s why this happens.”

When the man pressed the corner of his eye with his palm, his eye returned to normal.

“I hold myself back from killing someone several times a day. I’m going crazy here. Can’t I just kill those guys who threw trash at me earlier?”

When the Janitor pleaded, Rahan gave a cold smile.

“If you act on instinct, Master will be angry.”

“Rahan, that’s harsh. I know, I know. I was joking. I just wanted you to sympathize with me. That’s why I didn’t kill them, right?”

As the Janitor went on, the woman in the linen hat looked at him and sighed quietly.

“Feels like I shouldn’t have come here. The level here is really low.”

“You little—”

“Janitor.”

When Rahan raised his voice slightly, the Janitor’s eyes welled up with frustration.

“No, Rahan. Are you saying this is all my fault? She picked a fight first.”

“……”

When Rahan gave a silent smile, the Janitor nodded furiously.

“Yeah, fine. I’m stressed out, so I’ll just shut up.”

The Janitor sat down and put his feet up on the desk.

Rahan paid no attention to it and opened his mouth.

“The reason I called you all here is…”

His smiling eyes narrowed.

His red pupils glowed in the moonlight.

“The Black Knight.”

With those words, everyone’s gaze turned to one place.

“He interfered again.”

“‘Again’? Oh, was he the one who caught Verdi?”

“…You didn’t know? The newspapers must have been full of it.”

“Rahan, you need to be able to read to understand a newspaper.”

The Janitor scratched his head and answered quickly.

“But isn’t that strange? Wasn’t Verdi pretty strong? How many people in this school are stronger than him?”

“That is why I am asking you all to be careful.”

After saying that, Rahan spoke again.

“To add on, this is just my intuition…”

There was a rumor that the Black Knight was a student of the Academy.

But no one yet knew who he really was.

“He is similar to the Empire’s Honorary Captain, the Black Demon. Not only in the way he hides his identity and his strength, but in many other ways as well. He may even be the same person.”

When the words “Black Demon” came out, cold reactions followed.

“……”

The girl in a school uniform remained silent in the shadows.

“What kind of crap is that?”

The Janitor scoffed.

“Rahan, then you’re saying if I kill that black bastard, that’s it?”

The Janitor’s eyes started turning black again.

Ten years ago.

A boy in a black mask had stormed into his unit alone, slaughtering his older sister, older brother, and comrades.

In that bloody scene, the only survivor was himself, just a boy apprentice soldier.

He had lived only with the obsession of avenging himself against that boy in the black mask—the Black Demon.

“Wasn’t sure if it was bullshit or not, but Rahan, your Master was right.”

Just as Rahan’s Master had said, the Black Demon was here at this school.

The Janitor grinned when he realized the truth.

“My thought that the Black Demon and the Black Knight are the same person is just speculation. I could be wrong.”

“Whether you’re wrong or not, we’ll know once I smash his skull.”

In the air, the Janitor swung his hand.

A dagger reflecting moonlight appeared in his grasp.

A male professor hidden in the shadows spoke in a heavy voice.

“Rahan, you’re being overly cautious.”

Rahan chuckled briefly.

“Professor, is that how you see it? Even if he isn’t the Black Demon, I believe he is still dangerous enough.”

“It’s not entirely baseless. The Black Knight was wearing Yggdrasil’s uniform.”

The woman in the linen hat covered her face with a fan and spoke.

“In this school, even counting professors, only a handful could defeat Verdi. If the Black Demon is disguised as a normal student, he would be a strong candidate. And let me remind you again.”

Her hateful gaze toward the Janitor and the others here could not be fully hidden behind her fan.

“My cooperation with you lasts only until I get the Princess’s corpse. After that… you know I could become your enemy, don’t you?”

“Of course.”

Rahan answered politely with courtesy.

“However, Witch, although the plan to use the monastery nun to create a crack in the Academy has failed, I wished to ask if you had another method in mind.”

“Oh my, do you think I wouldn’t have another plan?”

The woman laughed softly and replied.

“Don’t worry. By chance, the masterpiece I’ve been looking for… that child is also at this Academy.”

She pulled out an old pendant and gazed at it with affection.

“My dear child.”

Inside was a photo of Lapin.

The next day, at dawn.

“……”

Yawning, I looked at the land turtle in front of me.

Boogie had climbed up to the hammock where I was lying.

He had grown so big I had to lift him with both hands.

He was about 70cm in diameter and weighed around 40kg.

“…Boogie, you’ve gotten a bit heavy, haven’t you?”

While I was asleep, Boogie had evolved into an adolescent.

“That tiny guy. How long has it even been, and you’re already this big?”

When I first saw Boogie, he had been the size of a palm.

Now, his body was even bigger than an adult sea turtle you would see in a nature documentary.

“Feeling alright?”

– Squeak!

Was he trying to show me that he was in good condition?

Boogie nodded his head and kicked his legs energetically.

“Good.”

I stroked Boogie from his head to his shell, then got up from the hammock.

‘…Then, let’s see what’s changed.’

I reached out my hand.

Dust gathered around my palm, and Boogie’s card appeared in my grasp.

Focusing on the plains, I used the skill.

Thud-thud-thud—!

In an instant, an earthen wall rose before my eyes.

…That was all.

‘What exactly changed?’

I went up to the wall and tapped it with my teeth.

‘Did its durability increase? I can’t tell. It’s not a change I can feel.’

This time I checked the defensive barrier.

…Once again, I couldn’t sense any big difference.

‘There’s no change at all.’

Perhaps Hwayo, who had grown in multiple aspects through evolution, was just a special case.

‘…Then, what about new abilities?’

Checking the system, I did find an additional passive skill.

Illusory Paradise.

Blessed by Boogie, nearby crops now grow at an even faster rate.

‘So the result of evolution… is only this?’

It wasn’t a combat-related ability, but a life-related skill.

‘It says “even faster,” but there’s no specific number.’

The only way to know was through experiments.

I carried Boogie to the vegetable garden where young seedlings were planted and set him down.

“Boogie, can you help me out a little?”

– Squeak!

As Boogie answered, a soft light spread through the garden.

Although I had expanded my garden to 70 pyeong, Boogie’s influence only covered about 50 pyeong.

‘The range seems the same. Does it only affect crop growth?’

I would have to wait and see how quickly they grew.

For now, Boogie had only grown in size, while his abilities seemed to show little progress.

‘So the way they grow differs with each evolution.’

But you never know.

This life skill might turn out to be high-performance.

And when he grew into an adult, he might undergo a considerable leap.

‘The only way to confirm that… is with experience and time.’

I fed Boogie a few lettuce leaves, then went into the storage room.

Inside…

“…Snore.”

Rabbits and lambs were asleep with Lapin, using hay as a bed.

It was still early morning.

I prepared the livestock shed work quietly so as not to wake Lapin.

Just as I gathered the tools and was about to head outside, my eyes went to her.

…The events of last night resurfaced.

To save Lapin, I had suddenly grabbed her hand and chosen “Animal Registration.”

Normally, at the same time the notification of farm registration success appeared, a contract would be formed, making the target my animal.

I had tried to bring Lapin into my farm that way, but…

It didn’t work.

Lapin Contract Condition Not Fulfilled.

Condition: ???

A hologram blocked the way.

‘And it doesn’t even tell me what condition is needed to bring her in.’

Could it be a bug?

How could I fulfill a condition I didn’t even know?

‘At the very least, I need to figure it out within three months.’

The image of Lapin, dying as white snow was dyed with her blood, flashed through my mind.

It was a scene I had only seen in the game, and one I never wanted to witness in reality.

– Baa~.

After cleaning the livestock shed, I gazed at the cows peacefully grazing in the pasture, lost in thought.

…Suddenly, the battle with Angela came to mind.

It hadn’t been too overwhelming.

But if I’d had a shield, it would have been much easier.

‘I really do need a shield.’

It wasn’t essential, but since I preferred having multiple countermeasures, the more options the better.

‘After all, the Titanium Sword and the Heart of Ilawne are both light one-handed weapons.’

Though I had a weapon in my right hand, my left hand felt empty.

If I equipped a shield in my left hand, combat would become much smoother.

‘Then, what material should I use for the shield?’

Titanium?

No, it was a good material, but not enough.

For a shield I could truly rely on, it had to provide solid defense.

‘Moreover, if the Lunatic difficulty ever appeared, a shield made from mediocre materials would be pierced in a single blow and rendered meaningless.’

So it had to be crafted from the most reliable, top-tier material.

‘A supreme material with high magic resistance and the ability to absorb heavy impacts….’

A material that perfectly matched the conditions I wanted came to mind.

Among the ten high-end crafting materials, there was a metal specialized for defense called “Crovanium.”

However, as one of the high-end materials, its acquisition difficulty was also extremely high.

‘Getting it was nearly impossible in the first place.’

Not many were ever put on the market, and one of the Four Great Families, the Finjer Family, monopolized the mining rights for Crovanium.

There was no chance of acquiring it as loot from other monsters, meaning there was no separate route to obtain it.

The only method was through purchase.

‘Getting it at the auction house was the standard route, but since it was so difficult to mine, the price was absurdly high.’

To buy enough to make the small one-handed shield I envisioned… I would need about 500,000 gold.

‘Didn’t I only have about 5,000 gold right now?’

Exactly 100 times my entire fortune.

500,000 gold was the amount an Academy staff member could earn if they saved every penny for a hundred years without spending a single coin.

With that amount, one could even buy a small frontier castle.

It felt like an utterly unreachable fortune.

‘If I expand the garden further, keep selling special crops, and raid dungeons here and there… could I manage it in four years?’

By then, the story would already be over.

It would be meaningless.

‘Yeah, forget Crovanium. If I find a decent material later, I’ll just mix it with Titanium to make one….’

After finishing my break, I got up and moved.

As I entered the storage room, my gaze unconsciously drifted to the garden.

I couldn’t believe my eyes.

‘…What the hell.’

Not only had the young seedlings grown, but strawberries and tomatoes were already ripening bright red, pumpkins gleamed with vivid orange, and the fully grown lettuce overflowed with freshness.

‘Why are they all grown already?’

Even considering that the seedlings were somewhat mature, it usually took at least a week under Boogie’s pre-evolution ability for the crops to ripen.

Yet… not even four hours had passed, and ripe fruits had already appeared.

– Squeak!

Boogie looked smug, as if asking why I was so surprised.

It had to be his influence.

I checked the skill again.

Illusory Paradise.

Blessed by Boogie, nearby crops now grow at an even faster rate.

‘This was broken, wasn’t it.’

The skill Boogie gained after evolving.

In short, the ultimate life skill ability.

Realizing its true potential, an idea suddenly flashed in my mind.

‘Wait a second, this… this could work.’

I had found a way to get the massive sum of money needed to purchase Crovanium.