I tamed the First Rank Chapter 109
- HoshiMiya
- Feb 26
- 6 min read
"Hmm, well... I guess I'm just focused on the monsters coming down one by one, so I can't think of anything right now..."
Jeon Min-su, who was thinking deeply as if recalling his memories, made a suggestion.
"If you have enough time to stay in Hoeryong, would you like to come to the office tomorrow and personally check the status of gate occurrences and the data on the appearance of monsters?"
"Is that okay even though there is no official document?"
"You are a government official hunter at the headquarters, so that much is possible. If Hunter Hyeon can help us find a clue, we would be grateful as well."
It was getting quite late, so he decided to meet again tomorrow and parted ways with Jeon Min-su before returning to his lodgings.
'It would be faster to just throw a straight ball at Gong Tae-seong!’
In the small room of a business hotel, Hyeon Gyu-ha thought seriously. He wasn’t the kind of person who would confess easily if asked verbally, so if I kidnapped and tortured them....... his train of thought stretched to that point before he stopped, thinking of Min Geut-nyeo. Although she spoke coldly, it seemed that Min Geut-nyeo still had feelings for her ex-husband.
If the whole trip to Hoeryeong was a waste of time and Gong Tae-seong really had a romantic interest in In Yoo-shin....... Hyeon Gyu-ha took a deep breath and made a hasty phone call.
- Gyu-ha-ssi!
When he heard the voice coming from the phone, his heartbeat, which had been pounding unsteadily, barely calmed down. Hyeon Gyu-ha opened his mouth in a calm voice so that his shaking would not be revealed to In Yoo-shin.
"I'm definitely older than you by 6 years, right?"
- Yes? Of course.
"I guess I should have been born 10 years earlier."
- I think Gyu-ha will be the same as he is now when he turns 38.
“What do you mean?”
- It means you live young, in a good way.
"That sounds like you're saying I'm not acting my age."
In Yoo-shin didn't answer those words and just laughed them off. Hyeon Gyu-ha also leaned his head on the pillow with a faint smile on his lips that he couldn't see. I miss you.
"Can I change it to a video call?"
- Ah, then I'll just wash my face and call back in 10 minutes.
I had seen his face several times after waking up from sleep, so I wondered if there was anything I needed to prepare separately, but Hyeon Gyu-ha faithfully waited for 10 minutes.
A bell rang. It was the trot bell sound reserved exclusively for In Yoo-shin. The only person who could make even that boring trot song fun.
What appeared on the phone screen was not a face that had become dry after being washed. It was a stuffed doll with an unrealistically large head and eyes, short arms and legs, and an overly cute look, like 8-se.
“……”
- When I got off work, Gyu-Gyu's new clothes had arrived, so I changed them into them. They're store-bought, but they're similar to Gyu-ha-ssi's jacket, right? I bought them before I learned how to make clothes from Gyu-ha-ssi, but they fit perfectly.
“……”
- They also sell doll walkers. The black one was sold out, but I got it secondhand.
Hyeon Gyu-ha was at a loss for what to say when he saw his stuffed doll, who he had always treated with respect, being held preciously in In Yoo-shin’s hands.
“......That doll, are you really going to hug it and sleep soundly tonight?"
- There's a small shelf next to the mattress where I put the night lamp. I'm going to put it there.
To Hyeon Gyu-ha's ears, it was twisted to mean that a mere doll would sleep beside him. Yet, he himself had almost never slept with him outside of the gate.
".....Master, which one do you think is cuter, me or that doll?"
- Gyu-ha-ssi, unlike Gyu-Gyu, you don't have a soft, squishy belly when you touch it.
“……”
- Gyu-ha-ssi?
"I...... I can't get any older, but I'll gain weight and somehow get rid of some belly fat, so just wait a little bit."
- No, I'm kidding!
"I'll show you my belly fat soon. Anyway, be sure to lock the door properly and don't open the door to peddlers or strangers, don't click on URLs when you get text messages on your phone, and don't follow bad guys who try to trick you into showing them their hamsters. Don't take any hamster food from people on the street and feed it to Henri Raymond Charles Françoise VI Noona. If you see something strange, try feeding it to the bastard first. I'm sure he'll be fine even if he eats poison."
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who kept nagging until the end, searched for ways to gain weight. It seemed that the most effective way to gain weight in a short period of time was to eat dog food like a gangster.
'Can't I just eat hamster food?'
On the other hand, hamster food was healthy in its own way, from mealworms to grains. Hyeon Gyu-ha smiled bitterly as he imagined himself fat like a chubby doll with chubby arms and legs and a body that seemed ready to roll around.
10 years later. The voice that he had said without thinking felt like it was stuck to my ear like glue. Hyeon Gyu-ha tried mumbling the word again in his mouth. 10 years later. I would be 38 years old in 10 years.
Will I be able to stay by his side until then?
From the moment I understood my father's voice echoing in my mind, I had given up on the future, but being with him made me feel even more unfamiliar with the sight of myself unconsciously imagining the future.
12.
“Squeak!”
"That's right! That's it!"
“Squeeeak”
With a brave cry of unknown meaning, 8-se spread his limbs wide and jumped down from the high platform. With the flaps spread between his legs, 8-se glided through the air like a glider.
It landed safely in the palm of In Yoo-shin's hand.
[Name: Henri Raymond Charles Françoise VIII]
[Current status: Joyful. Stable. Excited.]
"Squeak! Squeak!"
"Good job!"
In Yoo-shin was also excited. The researchers watching from the side clapped their hands in admiration. 8-se was proudly dancing on his palms.
While learning the training methods of the tamer at the research center, he occasionally looked into how far 8-se could transform. He experimented by showing 8-se visual materials such as flying squirrels and flying squirrels, and succeeded in forming a wing membrane. He didn't know how he could use this, though.
At that moment, a video call came to Hyeon Gyu-ha.
"Gyu-ha-ssi! 8-se has flown!"
- yes?
"Like a flying squirrel! I'll show you when I get back from Hoeryong later! Are you coming tonight?"
- Ah, are you at the research center now?
"Since I’m off-duty, I don't have anything to do at home, so I'm just training 8-se."
- Hmm, I guess you didn't come out with that today.
“That?”
- That, that.........
"You mean Gyu-Gyu?"
- Yes. The one with that shameful name.
I don't understand why someone who thinks the name Henri Raymond Charles Françoise is cool is embarrassed to even mention it. In Yoo-shin just laughed senselessly.
- Don't wait for me, I might be a little late or I might come back early tomorrow morning.
"Do you have a lot of work left to do in Hoeryong?"
Something went wrong after Gong Taeseong stopped by Hoeryeong, but I'm not sure of the exact connection. Honestly, it feels like I might be barking up the wrong tree.
"Don't push yourself too hard."
There isn't that much for me to be overworked.
Hyeon Gyu-ha smiled faintly beyond the screen. The scenery behind him seemed to be an office somewhere. And after another parade of nagging, he hung up the phone. I wish you would come back soon.
It was encouraging that there was some progress with 8-se while he was away, but it was still disappointing.
'I wish I had some other abilities, though.
Taming that has no use other than raising hamsters. And it can be understood that it is tied to one of Hyeon Gyu-ha's hidden traits, ̵¡©±Ï, which is a set, 1°03¼Îð.
I'm following his advice not to tell anyone, but I hope I can find something useful in 1°0310 later.
If we can advance little by little like that, we can gain the strength to not waste the ring that holds such precious meaning to Hyeon Gyu-ha.
The sound of the phone suddenly ringing interrupted his thoughts. After checking the caller, Inyushin cleared his throat and answered it with a lively expression.
"Hyung-nim! It's Yoo-shin!"
- Hey, Yoo-shin. If nothing comes up after work today, can you stop by the workshop?
“Today?”
- The Orichalcos I ordered arrived earlier than scheduled. You don't have to come today, but I can start working on it right away once your mana pattern is injected.
In Yoo-shin thought about it quietly. Originally, the day I was supposed to go with Hyeon Gyu-ha to inject the mana pattern was next week, but it seemed good since my work was done early. I wasn’t a child, so it wouldn’t be difficult for me to go alone.
Is there anything special?
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