Tamer 20
Chapter 20: The People Known as Monster Tamers
TL : Cnine
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Part 1
Anyway, for intel-gathering purposes, I walked part of the way home with the receptionist… Sana.
According to Sana, dungeon traps come in countless varieties, and once you fall for one, it doesn’t just reset. It randomly transforms into an entirely different trap.
Some of this information weren't available online, apparently, but the media makes a point of never mentioning traps at all, keeping them firmly out of the spotlight.
Explorers were already rare, and if that number drops any further, it would be disastrous. That’s why Sana, the Dungeon Association’s receptionist, suspected that someone was deliberately controlling the information.
As expected of the government, an absolute rubbish.
Don’t conceal vital information. The only person who gets to do that is me.
「Well… Time to gather information I guess.」
If I want to avoid unwanted attention from the Dungeon Association, I’ll need to master the common methods used by ordinary monster tamers as well.
I booted up my PC, spooning down a cup of miso curry milk ramen, and opened the monster tamer thread. Same old chaos, same old comfort.
Monster Tamer Thread ⑫
456 Anonymous Monster Tamer
My goblin finally evolved into a hobgoblin.
457 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Congrats!
Once they become hobgoblin, you get emotionally trapped and can’t abandon them anymore.
458 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Nah, slimes are peak cute. End of discussion!
459 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Real question: what body wash are you all using on your goblins?
460 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Downside: conditioner is mandatory♪
461 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Using hair shampoo is unhinged behaviour.
462 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Sorry.
Serious answer, I use Kaou Benia.
463 Anonymous Monster Tamer
≫462 Yeah, that one’s solid for the price.
I use Midaresassoon.
464 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Midaresassoon!?
Mate, that’s fancy stuff.
465 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Yeah but your goblins get that premium glow.
466 Anonymous Monster Tamer
We just use soap…
Too many monsters equals too many expenses.
467 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Too many monsters?
Are you by chance a high-rank explorer?
468 Anonymous Monster Tamer
≫467 Nah. Ten goblins alone cost a fortune.
469 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Yeah, fair. Body wash disappears fast with that many.
470 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Recently my goblins have been really into omelettes.
They’re so cute I just end up making them some.
471 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Same here
472 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Same here
473 Anonymous Monster Tamer
That hits deep.
「Wait. Hold on. Are these guys actually serious?」
Body wash for goblins? Omelettes because they’re cute? What’s next, matching pyjamas?
Had monster tamers always been this soft, or was I just witnessing a rare concentration of lunatics?
「“Nah. Probably just a few weirdos.」
There was only one way to find out.
474 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Are you lot actually being serious right now?
Goblins are nothing more than llow-tier creature, aren’t they?
「Yes. That should be enough.」
A few people would get annoyed, no doubt. But surely the rest would see reason.
Sorry, peaceful thread. Science demands sacrifices.
「Oh? A response already…」
The screen lit up. Once. Twice. Then endlessly.
475 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Tamed monsters are not low-tier creature! They are family!
476 Anonymous Monster Tamer
≫474 What is wrong with you?
Your soul is rotten to the core.
477 Anonymous Monster Tamer
I genuinely want to beat the hell out of 474.
478 Anonymous Monster Tamer
You’re the low-tier creature here, 474.
479 Anonymous Monster Tamer
There’s no way 474 is a monster tamer.
No monster tamer would ever say that.
480 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Must be some random class trolling.
Anyway, screw 474.
481 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Can someone doxx 474?
I seriously want to expose their address.
482 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Die 474 Die 474 Die 474 Die 474
Die 474 Die 474 Die 474 Die 474
Die 474 Die 474 Die 474 Die 474
「Eh?」
Man, everyone here was totally rilled.
Honestly, Kind of annoying. So yeah, let’s stir the pot, yeah?
483 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Bro, late-night miso curry milk ramen slaps hard LMAO
And nah, it’s not just goblins. All monsters are low-tier creatures as far as I’m concerned.
I've got three reasons, which I listed below:
1. Once you tame them, they’re already packed with a slave mindset.
2. They are incapable of using language whatsoever.
3. Despite having no real need, they still beg for food out of sheer greed.
How's that? LMAO
484 Anonymous Monster Tamer
T-This person is a devil...
485 Anonymous Monster Tamer
He’s a devil. 474 is absolutely a devil.
484 Anonymous Monster Tamer
What colour is your blood, you bastard!?
485 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Stop it, everyone. Maybe 474 has never received any affection.
Let’s just leave him alone, shall we?
486 Anonymous Monster Tamer
I hate to admit it, but 485 is probably right. I can’t see any other explanation.
485 Anonymous Monster Tamer
Kill 474, kill 474, kill 474, kill 474.
Kill 474, kill 474, kill 474, kill 474.
Kill 474, kill 474, kill 474, kill 474.
「Sigh. Total waste of time.」
Why’s everyone losing their minds over me?
Monsters were low-tier creature anyway. Just tools for monster tamers.
I knew normal monster tamers were the type to baby their monsters, but wow. This was next-level of madness....
「Well, hey, at least I learned something. Turns out monster tamers, other than me, are completely nuts. Win, I guess.」
No way I’d ever say it, but if I even joked about using a monster to beats up other monsters, that thread would go nuclear.
With a heavy sense of wasted effort weighing on me, I fell asleep.
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Somewhere in Tokyo
I was hunched over my PC, furiously typing out reply after reply.
The reason was simple. Some brain-dead scumbag had dared to post on the thread, calling our beloved, adorable monsters “low-tier creature”.
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Unforgivable.
If he were standing in front of me, I’d rip him apart without hesitation.
Do you honestly believe you can make an enemy of me and walk away scot free like that? I’m an active member of the nationally famous elite party 『Brave Saint Sword Demon』.
I swear it. Again and again. I’ll unleash my beloved monsters on you.
「Is there any way I can track down this moron?」
I tried earnestly replying, fishing for clues, but 474 must have already vanished from the thread. Not a single response.
「Miso curry milk ramen? What kind of lunatic eats that?」
That was my first thought… until something made me pause.
I searched for it online, expecting nonsense.
Instead, the screen filled with articles praising it as a famous B-grade dish from Aomori.
Aomori?
When I searched for “Aomori Prefecture” and “dungeon”, only one result came up: a single dungeon located in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture.
「So, that person is in Aomori, huh?」
A rural, depopulated dungeon like that practically screams beginner territory.
The level of the monsters he’s contracted with must be lower than mine. There wasn’t a single factor that would give me a chance of losing.
Sure, he might be a mid-rank explorer. Sure, I might hit a freak accident and trigger a job-nullification trap. But if that’s all he’s got, I could still crush him with my bare hands.
I suppose I’ll go and teach him a lesson.
「Just wait for me, my adorable little monsters.」
I had to hurry, teach 474 a lesson, and freed the poor monster enslaved by him.
What I was doing wasn’t cruelty. It was justice.
「Hello? Jin? It’s me. Yes, me. The beautiful monster tamer. No, it’s not one of those ‘it’s-me’ scams. Right, listen, I need to take a trip to Aomori to carry out a bit of justice. Yes, yes… great, thanks. You really do appreciate your close party members when it counts. I’ll be taking leave starting tomorrow, so cheers.」
I rushed to pack my suitcase, stuffing in clothes, my hair iron, portable makeup kit, and every essential I could think of.
All set. Time to go.
Okay, next step: book a flight to Aomori. Oh yeah, hotel too. Can’t sleep in a dungeon lobby after all.
Monster food… Guess I’d procure that locally. I’d love to cook for them myself, but yeah, hotels frown on surprise cooking sessions.
Woops! Almost forgot. I should message the Dungeon Association later and tell them I’m popping by the Aomori branch.