I tamed the First Rank Chapter 110
- HoshiMiya
- 2 days ago
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[Current status: Murderous, affectionate, anxious, separation anxiety.]
Seeing as nothing's different from yesterday, it seems he still haven't realized the connection isn't working. I wonder how deep into the mountains he had gone....... If only it was possible to at least be able to communicate telepathically in their heads since I had tamed him?
Will he be okay? I was very worried, but since he was so far away and there was nothing I could do, In Yoo-shin just rubbed his stuffy chest.
As time passed, the transmission was still there. If it was nearby, I could go find him myself, but it took half a day by train to get to Hoeryong. Even if it was difficult to get there, if the roads were different, the situation would be even more complicated.
"Why is your expression like that?"
It seems like my troubled mind was showing on the outside. In Yoo-shin rubbed his face.
“I can’t get through to Gyu-ha-ssi on the phone.”
"I heard he went to Gaema Plateau? I heard there's a place where radio waves don't reach very well."
“.....That’s right.”
"Hyeon Gyu-ha would have accepted that too."
He nodded absentmindedly. I hope he went into the mountains to find an important clue, something worth losing contact with me over.
"I've almost finished picking out a gift for Anna....... It's almost dinner time. Should we have a meal together?"
"N-no. I'm fine."
"Consider this your reward for me dragging you around all afternoon."
When he put it like that, I couldn't refuse any longer. Since he hadn't had a chance to test them yet, In Yoo-shin followed, planning to take his shot during the meal.
The place Gong Tae-seong took him to after leaving the department store was a restaurant that looked expensive at first glance. It was on the third floor, so the view was great. If that was all, I wouldn’t have been surprised, but there were no customers inside. In Yoo-shin’s eyes widened.
“You didn't really rent out the entire restaurant, did you?”
"To have a close meeting, it's better if we're not seen by others."
A close meeting? Why would I have a close meeting with this person? In Yoo-shin's head, which was spinning, suddenly recalled the conversation at the erosion gate. In Yoo-shin quickly bowed at a 90-degree angle and apologized.
"I appreciate your kindness, Guild Leader, but I have Gyu-ha-ssi! I'm sorry!"
“No!”
"You'll find a better man than me!"
"Hey!"
In the end, Gong Tae-seong ended up grabbing the back of his neck.
"You, listen....... If you ever say something like that in front of Geut-nyeo, know that I'll burn that rooftop room to the ground."
"Do you think I'd ever get the chance to meet a vice president of a large corporation......?"
“Just in case!”
"Didn't you divorce the Vice President before that...?"
“…….”
"Guild leader, you still has feelings for her, but did something wrong that led to the divorce? Gasp, I'm sorry."
“…….”
In Yoo-shin, unaware that he had unintentionally succeeded in catching Gong Tae-seong’s attention, just opened his eyes wide. Gong Tae-seong let out a heavy sigh with an expression that showed that he had let go of many things.
"You were constantly checking my expression while texting Hyeon Gyu-ha, but aren't you the one who has something to say?"
"N-n-not me."
"Regardless, eat some food. You've lost so much weight."
In Yoo-shin ended up sitting hesitantly at the only table set up in the restaurant, the table by the window. He was very perceptive. I thought I had hidden it well, so how did he know?
Since he had already set the stage for me to talk, should I just ask outright? Or should I try to hide it a little? While he was thinking about it, the waiter came, and after seeing the menu written in Italian instead of English, In Yoo-shin simply followed Gong Tae-seong and ordered the same thing.
"Can 8-se eat with me? You don't need to order anything separately, just a small appetizer plate will do."
"So is that rat useful enough to be tamed?"
"Of course! I also developed a new skill today. If 8-se were a person, it would be registered as a skill."
In Yoo-shin placed 8-se on top of his head. He pick up on things immediately. 8-se's small eyes shone with determination.
“8-seya!”
“Squeak!”
8-se, with his wings spread, jumped down from his head, glided through the air, and landed beautifully on the table, looking triumphant.
"...?"
Gong Tae-seong asked in a confused tone.
“What is this?”
"It flew in the sky! And if you look here, when it uses the skill, a flap appears between the 8-se's legs. The cuteness increases in that area."
"?"
Despite the proud explanation, Gong Tae-seong didn't seem to understand at all, but he asked the waiter to prepare a separate appetizer plate for 8-se.
When the hamster was brought to the table, the waiter seemed flustered, but he brought a small piece of cloth to wrap around the hamster's neck like a napkin. It was a sense worthy of a high-class restaurant.
The distance between 8-se and Gong Tae-seong was less than 1 meter. Previously, Hyeon Gyu-ha had guessed that the message related to Gong Tae-seong could be outputted depending on the distance. If that guess is correct, then if Gong Tae-seong uses the artifact, a message will be outputted.
'But I can't just ask him to use an attribution artifact once……’
After much thought, the words that came out of In Yoo-shin's mouth were questions that even he had not thought deeply about.
"I asked you before, but are you really not raising any big fish?"
"I told you I'm not raising it."
"Weird......."
"Why."
"For some reason, whenever I see Guild Leader, I get a strange feeling."
"I'm not interested in men."
"That's not it.....!"
In Yoo-shin felt very frustrated. At the same time, I had a realization of empathy. So this is how Gong Tae-seong must have felt all this time.
"Now that I think about it, I've had a weird feeling ever since I went to the dungeon training. It became concrete......... It looks like a huge fish........"
“…….”
"Even today, I vaguely felt the fish overlapping with the Guild Leader. If you're not raising one, do you think it might be a vengeful spirit of a fish attached to you?"
"I thought you only raised rats, but I guess you also have psychic powers."
Gong Tae-seong chuckled as if it was nothing. It seemed like he wasn’t taking this seriously enough. Only In Yoo-shin felt frustrated. It was during the dungeon training that I first got a strange feeling and saw Gong Tae-seong's message printed out. Could it be that they are connected?
I felt like I had to tell him that the message had been printed if I wanted him to listen to me seriously. After much thought, he moved his lips as the waiter brought out the plate.
"This is bruschetta served as antipasti."
The long, rambling explanation of the dishes echoed through the empty restaurant. There was soft music playing, but the restaurant was more eerie than he thought, considering there were no customers. It felt like if someone died or was kidnapped here, as long as the staff kept quiet, no one would know.
Suddenly feeling goosebumps, In Yoo-shin shrugged his shoulders as he cut into the bruschetta topped with smoked salmon. Then, as he took a bite, his shoulder jerked greatly.
***
'There's nothing worth mentioning!
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was slumped over on his chair, looked at the monitor while clicking the mouse with his own ability. Not only Jeon Min-soo, but also his superior, the head of the Hoeryong branch, welcomed Hyeon Gyu-ha’s private investigation. They shared the same thought that they needed to figure out the cause and resolve it before things got worse.
Even though I borrowed an ID and searched for information, there was nothing that caught my eye. If there was anything, it was just that, as Jeon Min-su said, after Gong Tae-seong visited Hoe-ryong, two or three demons would occasionally appear.
'What happened in Hoeryong?'
He changed direction and searched for the Baekdu Mountain Gate that was closed two years ago by Gongtaeseong. To be exact, it was the gate that opened at Gyalgyanjae.
There was nothing special. It was a dungeon that Narsha Guild won the bid for, and there was only an article about them intentionally breaking the dungeon break and successfully hunting the hidden boss. Judging from the lack of follow-up articles, it seems like there were no other problems after that.
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was worried, went to see Jeon Min-soo.
“I heard that Guild Leader Gong Tae-seong visited Hoeryeong two years ago. What was the reason?”
"Ah, that thing?"
It wasn't common for the guild leader of a large guild to visit a small city in a provincial area like Hoeryong. Even though it was quite a while ago, Jeon Min-soo immediately recalled the memory.
"The mana waves from the sudden gate continue to be observed."
"A sudden gate wave?"
The sudden gate is a gate that appears suddenly, spits out its monsters, and disappears, just as its name suggests. Even if waves were observed in advance, it was limited to only 2 or 3 minutes in advance. There was no way it could be observed continuously.
When Hyeon Gyu-ha opened his eyes suspiciously, Jeon Min-su waved his hand.
"We also found it strange. We evacuated the residents in a hurry, thinking that they had predicted the sudden gate surge, but as time passed, it was the same. We couldn't send the evacuated residents back to their homes, and we couldn't keep them on alert, so we were in a difficult situation until we heard that Guild Leader Narsha was at Baekdu Mountain."
"So the guild leader came all the way to Hoeryeong?"
"Yes. I asked you to come to Hoeryong because I thought maybe we hadn't detected it properly, and you readily came to visit us. You stayed for a few days and looked around, and in the meantime, the mana wave naturally dissipated."
The causal relationship is too strange to dismiss Gong Tae-seong as useless. First, Hyeon Gyu-ha, who received the location coordinates of where the mana wave was measured from Jeon Min-su, set out.
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