It had been a month since I started doing herb-gathering quests at the Mavela Guild.
Every day, I took the same Rank-E requests. Picking leaves. Drying roots. Searching for medicinal moss. I wasn't proud of it, but it was all I could do.
Despite my best efforts, I gained level by sharing experience point with Aisha. After that no more level or points gained.
> Level: 400
Stats: All zero
Class: Tamer (E-Rank)
Even Aisha, my loyal wolf partner, had outpaced me. She was now Level 348.
One evening, while returning from another questless day, something attacked me from above.
A Stone Bird—a rock-skinned avian monster known for ambush strikes.
I panicked. Even Aisha didn't have time to react.
Instinctively, I raised my hand to shield myself.
And then—
Boom.
The Stone Bird was instantly engulfed in hellfire, reduced to charred feathers and smoke.
I stared, stunned. What… what just happened?
Back home, I asked my mother what it meant.
She took a long breath and smiled softly.
> "Your class… it's not like others, Ares," she said.
"Your father had something similar but different. Your father tames is strong but he wasn't able to inherit their element or abilities but you Ares, you are difference."
Hell Howler. Blood Howler.
Aisha had evolved twice, and that had awakened something inside me. Something inherited from Aisha.
Mother brought me outside to test my ability.
As a former Pyromancer, she tried to teach me basic fire spells—but I couldn't cast anything.
Then I opened my Status Interface... and gasped.
> Stats: All Attributes +1
Strength: 1
Mana: 1
Vitality: 1
Dexterity: 1
Intelligent: 1
Agility: 1
It was the first time my numbers had ever changed.
But I still couldn't cast fire magic.
That's when Aunt Testia chimed in, grinning with mischief. "Maybe not a direct spell, but what about traps?"
Mother's eyes lit up. "Of course… Combustion Traps."
They showed me how to visualize a magical sigil and fuse it with my mana. Surprisingly, it worked. I successfully cast a Trap Spell with my own kind of magic. which is Hellfire.
> "As I thought…" Mother whispered. "Hellfire."
The next morning, I went to the guild like usual, but there were no Rank-E quests left on the board. Confused, I approached Aula, the elf receptionist.
She leaned closer and whispered, "No one's looking… so take this. A Rank-D quest. But don't tell anyone."
My heart skipped. A real step forward!
The quest was simple: a shepherd in Uruste Village needed an adventurer to guard his livestock from predators at night.
Back in my hometown again.
When I arrived, the shepherd eyed me suspiciously. "You're the one?" he asked.
> "Y-Yes," I replied nervously.
He showed me the field, the livestock, and the entry point where the wolves usually attacked.
I observed quietly, already planning.
That night, I set up trap spells—Hellfire Mines, and a few improvised sigils. Aisha stood by, watching with glowing red eyes. I warned her not to step on the traps.
An hour passed. Night Falls.
Then—BOOM.
One of my traps exploded in a blaze of fire. A pack of Cunning Wolves, Rank-D predators, had arrived.
Aisha lunged forward, fangs bared. One by one, my traps activated—chains of fire, pressure bursts, sigils that boiled blood like water. It was a controlled symphony of chaos.
> I'd created a new spell: Blood Boil Trap.
It surged the target's blood until it exploded from within.
But then... I saw it.
The Alpha had arrived. A Rank-C Cunning Wolf, massive and snarling.
Aisha leveled up mid-battle—Level 350—and suddenly, her body was engulfed in light.
> "W-What!?"
The light shattered.
Standing in her place was a girl—tanned skin, jet-black hair, crimson eyes. Wolf ears. A fluffy tail. Her fangs glinted under the moonlight.
> "Aisha...?" I whispered.
She nodded silently, her gaze burning with fury.
With newfound strength, she tore into the Alpha, claws blazing with Hellfire.
Remembering something, I reached behind me and unslung the Axe of Suzaku, a flame-bound relic my mother had given me.
> "Use this!" I shouted, tossing it to her.
She caught it mid-leap and unleashed her full potential—flaming axe strikes that cleaved through steel-like hide.
I activated a new ability that just appeared:
> [Berserker Rage] – Increases Power by 100% while in combat trance.
With a war cry, I charged in beside her.
Together, we struck down the Alpha.
When the battle ended, the field was scorched. Smoke curled in the dawn light.
I collapsed on top of the fallen Alpha's side, heart pounding.
> "So this is what being an adventurer feels like," I whispered.
"Fun."
As I turned to the side… a naked girl was lying beside me, breathing calmly.
My face burned.
> "M-Master?" she asked gently.
> "A-Aisha?!"
She nodded.
I quickly handed her a cloak from my pack and turned away, heart racing.
She tried returning the Axe of Suzaku, but I shook my head.
> "It's yours now."
Then, the quest was completed
I leveled up to level 401, Berserker Class unlocked and Aisha final Evolution,
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What should I do now with a beautiful girl calling me Master…
...and a battle-scarred field behind me?
One thing was certain:
> This was only the beginning.