âOh, you scared me. Why are you yelling all of a sudden?â
âNo, it doesnât make sense? Did you get the effects of âBaby Yakumâs Cheering? This is a crazy!â
She spewed out in excitement.
Me and Summon Akum watched the scene.
Yerin once again explained that our lukewarm response was ridiculous.
â Most of the time the buff effect of the Summon is applied only to the Summoner, but with Akum that doesnât seem to be the case. The effect got applied even to me who saw his dance. The most crazy thing of all is â the buff is applied to five skills. I have never heard of any buff that can increase more than one skill.â
âOhhhâ
ââŠâ
Yerinâs explanation made me understand a little bit of Akumâs greatness.
âHe raised my resistance, my physical strength by almost ten. The resistance is 17. Sihyeon, whatâs your resistance.?â
âWait⊠I think I got a similar one. It went by 10, so itâs at 38.â
âWhaâŠWhatâŠWhat did you say.?â
âYouâre asking about the resistance right? Itâs gone up from 28 to 38.â
âYouâre lyingâŠ. Right?â
âWhat? Why would I lie to you?â
Yerinâs expression changed strangely when she heard my answer.
At first, she looked worried about something, distorted her expression, became angry, and at the end, she looked despondent.
For some reason, I felt scared, and I took a few steps back, hugging Akum.
She growled low as soon as she found me running away.
âHey, come here.â
âOh, no, whatâs wrong with you?â
âCome here. I said come here. Iâm so angry right now.â
âWhat did I do wrongâŠâ
I trudged helplessly towards Yerin.
âSay it.â
ââŠ?â
âTell me all the numbers on your stats.â
âHey⊠I heard itâs very rude to ask an awakened person about that.â
âHuh! Whatâs rude between us?â
âNo, butâŠâ
âIâll tell you first. 23, 36, 14, 21, 38, 7, all right? Do you want me to tell you about my three sizes too?â
I almost nodded instinctively.
I suppressed my instincts with an indomitable will, and shook my head from side to side.
I could not hide mine since Yerin has revealed herâs.
Itâs been a long time since Iâve called the status window.
ă Lim Sihyeon: Demon Beast Guardian ă
[Health: 25]
[Magic: 13]
[Strength: 20]
[Agility: 15]
[Knowledge: 10]
[Resistance: 28]
ă Communion ă [Unique]
â Able to communicate with the target Demon beast.
â Different abilities are applied according to intimacy.
â Can also be used against hostile targets.
â can be used simultaneously for multiple targets.
ă Fragment of Earth Soul ă [Unmeasurable]
â The power of the earth that makes up the world.
â The more complete, the stronger the power.
â Stability : 17%
ă The Trust of Yakum ă [Rare]
â Proof of gaining the trust of the Yakum group.
â The indomitable will reside.
-âResistanceâ ability is greatly increased.
ă Faireâs blessings ă [Rare]
â Proof of trust from fairies.
â A mysterious energy resides around you
ă ???????? ă [Unmeasurable]
â Unknown
â Unknown
â Unknown
âWhat is this?â
At the end of the status window, there was a characteristic marked â???????â
I had doubts for a moment, but I had to put that thought aside for now because of the fuming Yerin in front of me.
As Yerin told me, I told her the numbers of my stats.
When she heard my stats, she looked incredulous.
âNo way⊠didnât you say you were working on a farm in Demon Realm?â
âYes. Iâm working on a farm.â
â I donât think itâs possible to increase stats like this with farming? This is the ability of a person who has little experience in combat?â
âDo you have to have experience in combat to increase stats?â
âYou can increase it with training or other activities, but you get a lot more experience through combat. It's not normal for an awakener with no combat experience to reach stats 20 no matter how high his ability is.â
âHmmâŠ.â
When I first awakened, all my stats were in single digit.
However, as I worked at Demon Farm, drank Hap, my stats increased steadily.
Iâve never thought my stats were abnormal.
Yerinâs explanation made me understand why she reacted like that.
âAnd your resistance stat is 28?â
âYeah. Whatâs wrong with it.?â
âHey, you idiot! Unlike other abilities, itâs hard to increase resistance. With the exception of wearing equipment and support buffs, the resistance of â38â is hard to see even among the highest level awakeners.â
ââŠâ
Yerin screamed at me almost angrily.
I was very confused by the new fact that I had no idea.
âAre you⊠into any kind of drug..?â
âHey! What are you talking about when Akum is listening?â
I covered both of Akumâs ears in astonishment.
âOr it doesnât make sense. How can you raise your resistance stats by 28?!â
I didnât know that the âYakumâs trustâ characteristic effect and the resistance stats gained from constant consumption of Hap were so great.
There was no way to explain it to Yerin, so I couldnât answer anything.
As time passed, she calmed down.
But she still stared at me with an angry look.
âOh! I thought you were a chick who didnât know anything, so I was going to teach you sincerely. Youâre a good summoner, Youâre a fraudster, You got a lot of skills. It would be fun teaching a guy like that.â
âShould I be happy with that? â
Bam
âUgh!â
I shouldnât have said something cheeky. I got a bloody smack on the back.
âSummoning was successful, and you donât know what skills to use. Now Iâll teach you how to strengthen your Summon.â
Yerin took out the necklace hanging from her neck and called her Summon.
It was still a heavy and reassuring figure.
âUsing a summoning stone, you can strengthen your Summon. If you match the properties of the Summonerâs Stone, you can make it more powerful.â
Yerin showed her necklace and continued her explanation.
âThe Summonerâs stone you have now has no properties, but my Summonerâs stone has the property of earth to match the nature of my Summon. â
âHow do you assign attributes to the Summonerâs stone?â
âYou have to ask a Soul stone craftsman. Higher grade Soul stones can make your Summon more powerful, but the cost of the carving becomes more expensive. Iâll show you a demonstration first.â
Yerin wrapped the summoning stone in her necklace with her hands. She stared at her Summon with a serious expression on her face.
After a while, a golden glow began to form on her Summonâs claw.
The golden glow gradually turned sharp.
âAttack!â
-Croo
With a short cry, Yerinâs Summon swung its claws towards the nearby rock.
The powder and dust made me realize its power.
âYou need to know. Itâs not as easy as you think. If you do not practice it in advance, you will be unable to do anything in an urgent battle situation. Continuous training is essential!â
I nodded my head at the valuable advice that came from long experience.
âThis time, itâs your turn. Strengthen your Summon and attack my Summon.â
âIs that okay?â
âYou donât have to worry about it since my Summon has a high defense ability. For reference, when strengthening, focus on the image of the part which you want to strengthen.â
I dropped Summon Akum on the ground and talked to him.
â Akum. Youâre going to attack that friend. Can you do it?â
Pow wo wooo
Summoned Akum once again showed confidence
I looked down at him with a mixture of worry and awe
âItâs your first time doing this, so donât overdo it, okay?â
Pow wo wooooooooooooo
I closed my eyes and held the Summonerâs stone in my hand tightly.
I poured my energy into the Summonerâs stone while thinking of the image of Akumâs horn.
[Summon is strengthened with the power of the soul.]
[ Fragment of the Earthâs soul enhances the Power of the soul.]
Pow wo wooo
Uh⊠Wait, uh huh?!?!
A much stronger power than I had expected began to seep into Summon Akum.
I felt the pressure even in Akumâs cute steps.
When I thought that something was wrong.
Summon Akum was already running towards Yerin's Summon.
Pow wo woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Bam
Due to the collision of the two Summons, the area got covered with dust.
âCough, cough. AkumâŠAre you okay?â
Pow wo woo
After the dust settled slowly, the disastrous scene was revealed.
The ground that got split due to the shock, Yerinâs Summon stretched out lying on the ground, and Summon Akum was standing on top of it.
Yerin looked at the scene with a soulless expression.
I quickly pulled down the tactless Summon Akum standing above Yerinâs Summon into my arms.
âExcuse me⊠Yerin. He didnât do it on purposeâŠâ
â⊠As I focused on the image as you taught, the power control was a littleâŠâ
âUuuâ
âUruuuuuâ
Yerin's eyes began to tear up.
Not only I, but also the baby Yakum in my arms, opened our eyes wide in confusion.
âYerin, why are you crying all of a sudden?â
Po wo wooo
âUuu⊠It took me 5 hours to Summon the first time, but you Summoned right awayâŠUuuuâŠ. I was going to teach you how to strengthen your Summon, but you knocked down my Summon down, Uuuuuâ
âYerin⊠It wasnât meant to beâŠlikeâŠâ
âGo away, you bad guysâŠâŠâ
Yerin shouted at us and started weeping.
âBuaaaaaaaaaaa! What is this? Ugh, my pride is hurt!â
âYeâŠYerin, this happened by accident.â
âUgh, what accident⊠You two monsters..Go away Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaâ
âIâm sorry. Itâs my fault, so stop crying.â
âUrgggggggâŠâŠ. Iâm not going to be your teacher. Take back the goddamn strawberry jam of yours.â