Episode 26

Magic Beast Rearer is the twenty-sixth episode of The S-Ranks That I Raised webtoon.

Han Yoojin discusses his "magic beast rearing" skill with Han Yoohyun and Seok Simyeong, and word spreads about his ability.

Summary
The morning after Yoojin meets with Yoohyun, he's conducting live target training for Peace, using Tooth Moles as attack targets, and recording his growth in both size and skill. When he's tackled by Peace, Yoojin stands his ground, his stats having been buffed through equipment borrowed from Haeyeon Guild with Yoohyun's permission. A flashback reveals that the previous night, the Han brothers had discussed the skill Yoojin claimed to have earned at level 10: the S-rank skill Magic Beast Rearer. Yoohyun is stunned and alarmed at its potential, wanting to confine Yoojin for protection. Yoojin quickly talks him around, pointing out the benefits of providing trained monsters for use as kiseungsu by the Hunter community. The story returns to the previous morning, where Yoojin trains Peace while thinking about how he successfully influenced him with the keyword, and how training up 50 monsters to fill the system admins' quota will be easier than training 50 humans. All the same, training is exhausting; Yoojin bemoans the fact that he'll have to push through if he wants the world to be a safer place.

Seok Simyeong enters at that moment and applauds the wary Yoojin for his hard work, commending the effects of his skill. Praising Yoojin and apologizing for his disrespectful attitude, Seok Simyeong pleads Yoojin to sign a contract with Haeyeon. Though Yoojin is repulsed by the idea due to the bad blood between him and the pre-regression Seok Simyeong, he realizes that this Seok Simyeong is affected by none of that, and eventually gives in, agreeing to sign as a regular employee and not a Hunter. He rejects Seok Simyeong's attempts at coaxing him and states that he's aware of the value of a kiseungsu rearing skill, and how monopolizing it will be poorly received by other guilds the world across. Yoojin explains his desire to form business relationships with multiple guilds, and asks for Haeyeon's support with the negotiations in exchange for raising Peace for them, among other benefits.

Amused, Seok Simyeong agrees and takes the video of Peace's training as support for the negotiations, attempting one last time to get Yoojin to sign with Haeyeon. Yoojin brushes him off, but Seok Simyeong muses over Yoojin is strangely talented at negotiating and strategizing. He's momentarily disappointed at not having noticed his potential, but acknowledges the points Yoojin had made, thinking to himself that Haeyeon was prepared to fend off dissatisfied guilds. He worries that Yoojin doesn't know the dangers he's brought upon himself by staying unaffiliated, wondering about his motivations. Eventually, he puts aside his thoughts and sends off the training video to multiple guild leaders for their perusal, knowing they'll soon show Yoojin his real value.

Characters

 * Tooth Mole
 * Peace
 * Han Yoojin
 * Han Yoohyun
 * Seok Simyeong
 * Kim Sunghan (mentioned)
 * Bak Yerim (mentioned)
 * Choi Sukwon (unnamed)
 * Moon Hyuna (unnamed)
 * Sung Hyunjae (unnamed)

Locations

 * Haeyeon Guild building, basement training rooms
 * Presumably the interiors of theMKC Guild building, Breaker Guild building, and the Seseong Guild building

Novel & webtoon differences

 * Yoojin doesn't go into details on how he keyworded Peace over time, as he does in the novel.
 * During the Han brothers' nighttime conversation, they don't discuss the Dokkaebi, as they've not yet debuted in the webtoon.
 * Seok Simyeong's Haeyeon contract negotiations with Yoojin take place after he "acquires" a Magic Beast Rearing skill and has already started training Peace, rather than back when he helps negotiate Yerim's contract with Haeyeon, as in the novel.
 * Yoojin's concerns about being targeted if he shows too much favor towards Haeyeon, as well as his plans to remain independent and take commissions from various guilds, are voiced to Seok Simyeong, rather than to Yoohyun as in the novel. Since Yoojin also trusts Yoohyun more, in the novel, he offers to sign a contract with Haeyeon if they grow strong enough, but rejects Seok Simyeong when he tries to confirm it. Since this entire conversation happens with Seok Simyeong in the webtoon, he rejects it directly.
 * Seok Simyeong's monologue about his thoughts regarding Yoojin and Haeyeon's preparedness to protect him from the risks he's aboout to face are webtoon-exclusive, as are the guild leaders' reactions to the training video.