I tamed the First Rank Chapter 119
- HoshiMiya
- Apr 19
- 7 min read
"Can you send it to me?"
In Yoo-shin also nodded quickly. His favorability toward Gong Tae-seong, who had deceived him and dragged Hyeon Gyu-ha into it, had plummeted to the bottom, but that didn’t mean he wanted to see him die in front of him.
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who made a vague gesture, took a step back. If In Yoo-shin had made up his mind, there was nothing more to say. Besides, it was possible to capture Gong Tae-seong even if it wasn’t here, and there was a need to talk to the whale or the monster.
Jang Beom stood up, supporting Gong Tae-seong. With a slight sense of tension, the guild members walked around the two as if they were guarding them.
The low whispering sound was heard only by Gong Tae-seong's ears.
"Is Gyu-ha really a prince or something?"
“It seems so.”
"Um…... Don't be discouraged. Papa is still my eternal prince."
Jang Beom's voice became sharp as a look of genuine disgust appeared on Gong Tae-seong's face.
"Hey, Gong Tae-seong. Your face genuinely hurts me, okay?"
"It's so much nicer not hearing that 'Papa' crap."
"Papa only hates Beom."
As the members of the Narsha Guild moved away, Hyeon Gyu-ha quickly took out a box from the inventory. He then brought a round, white bread to In Yoo-shin’s mouth. He took a bite without thinking.
"You must be hungry because you haven't had a proper dinner due to the pandemic. How about some white apricot bread I bought in Hoeryong?"
"Uh, it's my first time having apricot bread, but it's delicious and sour and sweet."
As I was eating it because it was so interesting, I was reminded of 8-se.
"Today, 8-se helped me. He was able to tell me where the guild leader was."
"Was it? I'll figure out what happened later, but anyway, it was useful. When we go out, I'll generously give him more apricot bread. There were a few things that happened in Hoeryong, so I'll tell you when I go out. Seong-gil hyung will probably be worried, so I need to contact him....... Ah."
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was about to fly into the air while holding In Yoo-shin, stopped.
"I messed up."
"What?!"
“I couldn’t control my ability because I found out at Hoeryeong Station that I couldn’t get through to Master on the phone earlier.”
I don't know what exactly happened, but it was a big deal if you messed up something. If a hunter commits an illegal act outside of a dungeon, he or she will be punished more severely than an ordinary person.
"Ugh. Then we should get out of the dungeon quickly!"
"But my phone was also broken."
“I’ll lend you my phone!"
For some reason, In Yoo-shin was more flustered than Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had messed up something. Hyeon Gyu-ha gave him a faint smile as he worried about him as if it were his own business, and then immediately flew into the sky and headed for the dungeon entrance.
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Time passed quickly as he called Kwon Seong-gil, who had been waiting anxiously, and explained that there was nothing wrong, and contacted Hoeryong Station to provide compensation. Now was the time to share stories while eating the white apricot bread and rice cakes he had bought in Hoeryong.
"Gyu-ha-ssi, please take off your clothes."
"The powerful Master is also very cool."
Hyeon Gyu-ha immediately unbuckled his pants belt, with a rattle sound, and In Yoo-shin thought he was going to faint. He had been prepared for him to make a sex joke if he told him to take off his clothes, but he was trying to take off his pants right away!
“Not that one!”
"Huh? Didn't we say we'd do something good?"
"I won't do it! I need to treat the wound, the wound!"
"That's more urgent than treatment."
"If you leave the wound alone, I'll call you Gyu-Gyu from now on."
“…….”
Hyeon Gyu-ha glanced at the doll that was second to him, still sitting quietly on the shelf next to the mattress, and slumped his shoulders. Then he took off his riding jacket and stretched his arms out in front of him.
"Then, Master, please take off your T-shirt. I can't compromise on this."
If he were to ask her to take off his clothes, In Yoo-shin would obviously just twitch and twitch without being able to properly touch them. He was planning to use that as an excuse to just let it go, but In Yoo-shin was determined. When Hyeon Gyu-ha saw that he was holding kitchen scissors in his hand after coming back from the kitchen, he obediently took off his T-shirt.
"I'm embarrassed because I haven't gained any belly fat yet."
"I told you, you don't have to gain weight."
In Yoo-shin put his hand on the wound on his abdomen where his abs were clearly separated, not to mention his belly fat. The wound quickly healed. It was so frustrating to see him hurt. If I had to name the person I hated the most right now, I could say Gong Tae-seong without hesitation.
He looked at his left chest while treating other minor wounds. The name, still clearly engraved, was reflected in his eyes. When he first saw that name, he never imagined that their relationship would become like this.
*Thanks to 8-se, I'm glad I don't have enough mana to treat Gyu-ha-ssi."
As In Yoo-shin continued to treat him meticulously, a thought flashed through his head. Now that I think about it, wasn’t the buff I gave in the dungeon right after the battle? The situation was urgent at the time, so it passed, but what if I revived it now that he was being healed?
In Yoo-shin’s eyes twitched with fear. When his trembling gaze could not bear to look down, Hyeon Gyu-ha smiled brightly.
"I'm going to the bathroom."
"Are you going to wash your hands?!"
"What…… That's included too."
“……!”
That too? What else is there besides that!
Hyeon Gyu-ha went into the bathroom, leaving In Yoo-shin with only his lips quivering. And after quite some time, he came out with a refreshed expression, even though he only washed his hands.
In Yoo-shin desperately pretended not to know while eating rice cakes with 8-se.
“Yoo-shin-ssi.”
Until a soft voice blew breath into his ear and stroked the back of his neck.
“Hiyaaaaah!”
Next to him, who was so startled that he almost jumped up from his chair, Hyeon Gyu-ha shook the flower petals.
"This fell on the nape of my neck. Did it fall from a bouquet of flowers hanging on the wall?"
“…….”
"But why are you so surprised?"
“…….”
It was really annoying. In the meantime, I was going crazy because I thought it was cute how shameless he was.
In Yoo-shin's eyes widened as he heard from Hyeon Gyu-ha about the events that had happened in Hoeryeong while eating bread and rice cakes.
"You mean something like a sudden gate might have appeared?"
"It's somewhat similar. I was wondering what Gong Tae-seong did there, but if the whale I saw today came out, it seems plausible, right?"
"Oh. Really…… But didn't it say it wasn't a monster but was busy crying?"
"Something other than a monster could pop out. My mother was not a monster either, but she was able to get across just fine."
"Ah.”
Only then did In Yoo-shin clearly understand what he meant. He guessed that it might be some kind of creature that came from a parallel world.
"Furthermore."
Hyeon Gyu-ha twirled the fork between his fingers, smiling.
"Gong Tae-seong said that if he had my heart, he could go to ®AC too. Since he knows me, I'm sure that whale has something to do with ®AC."
"......Is it true about having Gyu-ha-ssi’s heart?"
“I don’t know either.”
"Whether it's true or not, the guild leader really tried to kill Gyu-ha-ssi."
Hyeon Gyu-ha snorted lightly.
"Gong Tae-seong is going to kill me? Even if I die a hundred times and wake up, that's impossible."
The arrogant tone mixed with laughter helped to dispel some of the melancholy that had settled in In Yoo-shin’s heart, but it didn’t completely dispel it. After all, it was Gong Tae-seong who had truly intended to kill Hyeon Gyu-ha, and he was the one who used me as a means.
As if reading his mind, which was just fiddling with his fingers without saying a word, Hyeon Gyu-ha wrapped his fingertips around it.
"I won't deny that using Yoo-shin-ssi to provoke and lure me would have been the easiest way. However, Gong Tae-seong was determined to kill me. That means he would have used any method even if it weren't for Yoo-shin-ssi."
"But......."
Hyeon Gyu-ha's hand pressed against his hesitant lips. As if telling him not to blame himself anymore, gently.
"I'm actually happy that other people know my soft side as Yoo-shin-ssi. It means that our relationship has been acknowledged."
I thought it was sophistry. Before he could even say that, Hyeon Gyu-ha continued speaking.
"Besides, this is a good strategy as well. If you don't have any weaknesses, you'll have to defend more often because you don't know where the enemy will come from. But if you have an obvious weak spot, they'll target that spot. I just have to defend that weak spot well. So, is like me protecting In Yoo-shin-ssi."
"......What do you mean by that."
In the end, In Yoo-shin also let out a laugh with his face relaxed. He was talking nonsense, but his intention to protect himself was so obvious that it was impossible to deny it.
"What a sinister person Gong Tae-seong is. Shall I tell you what he is capable of?"
“What happened?”
"It's already been 14 years since I first got to know Gong Tae-seong, so I've seen and heard a lot."
"Has it been that long?"
"I started my career as a hunter in earnest when I was 14. I met Hye-yeon and Choi Jin-hyuk around that time."
“Ah, I see.”
If the person sitting in front of me wasn't Hyeon Gyu-ha, I would have just thought it was gossip and let it slide, but right now, I needed something. Anything that would prove that Hyeon Gyu-ha was safely in front of me.
In Yoo-shin let out a small smile as he felt a sense of comfort, as if he was being enveloped by Hyeon Gyu-ha's clear voice.
Gong Tae-seong and Whale decided to meet tomorrow. And there, In Yoo-shin met an unexpected person.
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