I tamed the First Rank Chapter 122

Hyeon Gyu-ha did not answer those words and instead held out his hand.

“Give it to me.”

"What."

"You weren't just standing there blankly after meeting the whale, were you? Didn't you get the Hidden Boss Stone?"

"Is that the attitude you're asking for?"

“No. It’s an order.”

Gong Tae-seong only glared at Hyeon Gyu-ha’s confident face once, then obediently summoned the inventory and put his hand in. The Hidden Boss’s crystal stone, shining with light, flew towards Hyeon Gyu-ha’s head.

Hyeon Gyu-ha lightly grabbed the decision stone.

“There is only one.”

"Which dungeon was it?"

**Sing the Wrath', was the hidden boss' nickname.

"Achilles? You must have enjoyed hunting."

This one only managed to collect five in 20 years, so getting one in two years would be a very respectable achievement. Anyway, now there's only one piece left.

"That whale has the ability to detect dungeons connected to ®AC. That might be of some help."

"Really?"

Gong Tae-seong's eyebrows furrowed after hearing the indifferent answer.

Even at this moment, it is extremely difficult to search for a link to ®AÇ by searching for the gate that is occurring somewhere in the world. Even with the help of whales with sensing abilities, only two were found in two years. One of them was the dungeon that Hyeon Gyu-ha had won the bid for.

Even though it was clear that the search would gain speed, Hyeon Gyu-ha's face did not look very cheerful.

"It was basically a divorce because of Anna's illness. It was getting harder and harder to see Tae-seong struggling even though it wasn't his biological child... Well, I went to the guild because he didn't sign the divorce papers and ran away."

Min Geut-nyeo spoke casually as if it was nothing, but In Yoo-shin held back his words because he couldn’t even imagine how it must have felt to see his daughter die before she turned 10. If he hadn’t decided to have the child aborted and gone to Berlin, he would have been hurting himself by constantly chewing over the regret. In Yoo-shin was like that too.

Min Geut-nyeo pushed her hair behind her ear and smiled her characteristically listless smile.

"Don't make such a face. It creates a dull mood. Do you have any other questions? Ah. Did you hear how I got to know Hunter Hyeon?"

"Nope."

"Huhu, that's great. Let me tell you about that then."

As if to change the atmosphere, Min Geut-nyeo said in a bright tone.

"Before that, my name is funny, right?"

In Yoo-shin, who was caught off guard, coughed up. Nevertheless, Min Geut-nyeo didn't show any sign of displeasure at all.

"My father was a man obsessed with having a son, absolutely desperate for one. Disgustingly, even after he was over fifty and married for the fourth time to a woman 30 years his junior, he couldn't even have a child, let alone a son. He's like an impotent bastard. That's why I haven't even changed my name. I don't want to forget what a complete piece of trash my father was."

The only child he barely managed to have was, heartbreakingly, a daughter. President Min named her 'Kkeutnyeo' (literally 'Last Girl') to signify that she was his first and last daughter

Driven by his pride, he even resorted to IVF treatments, which he had previously avoided, but even then, the embryos were consistently determined to be female. President Min's fourth wife had to undergo repeated egg retrievals, continuing until her health was completely ruined by the side effects.

Ultimately, President Min, having given up on having a son, decided to pass on the company to his nephew instead of his daughter. Minkkeutnyeo became like a framed picture in her paternal family's household—everyone knew she was there, but no one paid her any mind.

In Yoo-shin, who had been sweating nervously at Minkkeutnyeo's harsh choice of words for her father, understood after hearing her story. If she had grown up receiving such treatment in her family, it would be impossible for her to feel any affection, even for her own father.

In Yoo-shin, who longed for parental affection himself, understood that just as there are parents who abandon their children, there are also children who cannot love their parents.

"I've been growing up like that since I was young, so I didn't even know what was wrong. At least, for the sake of the family's reputation, I never wanted for money, so I just thought I'd live and die as a dissolute third-generation chaebol… One day, my father died."

In Yoo-shin was nervous as he gulped down his dry saliva. It was Hyeon Gyu-ha's story.

"After that, my cousin suddenly put me in a director's position, but before I could even adjust, that detestable cousin and even my paternal grand-uncles' sons (my second cousins) who used to ignore me, all died one after another. I was completely bewildered."

There was no one to assist the woman who was suddenly pulled out of the shade under the sun. No one explained the situation. Only Gong Tae-seong gave up guild work and guarded her, saying that she might be beaten.

It was around that time that a 14-year-old young hunter came.

<I'm the one who killed your families.>

Min Geut-nyeo also knew that the culprit was Hyeon Gyu-ha. It seems like it's her turn to die now. Hyeon Gyu-ha spoke to her, who was trembling behind Gong Tae-seong.

<I don't have any feelings for you, so I don't intend to kill you. I came here because I have something to tell you.>

Min Geut-nyeo still couldn't figure out where such courage came from. However, his eyes were clear for a madman who had slaughtered so many people, including her father. What was before her eyes was an ordinary 14-year-old boy.

She even forced Gong Tae-seong out and had a private meeting with Hyeon Gyu-ha.

<Originally, I didn't care what you did. But there was a reason why I changed my mind. After all, the people I killed were family to you.>

<……>

<I don't regret killing them, and I didn't come here to apologize because I would kill them the same way if I went back in time. But, someday, you might want to kill me and get revenge, right? I came here to show you my face so that you can remember me when you want revenge. You can take a picture of it.>

At first, Min Geut-nyeo thought he was joking, but then she realized that his expression was very serious. A hollow laugh escaped her lips.

<I don't do things like revenge. I'm not sad at all about my father's death.>

<It's the same as me.>

<Hunter Hyeon's father also passed away?>

<No, there was a person who almost became my adoptive father.>

Min Geut-nyeo was the first adult to treat 14-year-old Hyeon Gyu-ha as an equal, not as a child, but as 'Hyeon Gyu-ha'. And she took it upon herself to be his legal guardian and supported him in both material and spiritual ways until he became an adult.

She also found the research materials on Kang Seok-woo that Chairman Min had and handed them over without looking at a single one. Through those materials, Hyeon Gyu-ha learned that Kang Seok-woo had been obsessed with immortality after his wife died, but Min Geut-nyeo was unaware of this.

Even if it wasn't Hyeon Gyu-ha's intention, he changed Min Geut-nyeo's life. The solid world that had surrounded her since birth collapsed, and a new door opened. There, she was not a daughter who couldn't even continue her family, but a 'person' who could do anything.

She became the successor of the group by putting her mother in the position of president, and also reorganized the system of the guild under her control. From then until now, she has been a consistent and strong supporter of Hyeon Gyu-ha.

Min Geut-nyeo finished her long story with a smile.

"Hyeon Hunter gave me the world. That's the kind of person he is. Is that the same for you, Yoo-shin-ssi?"

In Yoo-shin slowly traced back through time. From a few months before he met him to 14 years ago.

Hyeon Gyu-ha saved him from death when he was young, and gave him, who had lived an ordinary life, experiences he had never imagined and met many people. In Yoo-shin slowly realized that this was a new world.

"I avoided seeing Tae-seong because I felt guilty. The result was divorce. I hope that doesn't happen to Yoo-shin and Hyeon Hunter. It's the first time Hyeon Hunter has had someone he relies on like Yoo-shin. Haha, does that sound too old-fashioned?"

“..I rely on him more. I really want to be of help to Gyu-ha-ssi."

"It's not like we're calculating profit and loss between lovers, so you don't have to think too hard about it. If Hyeon Hunter doesn't listen, I'll just beat him up like I did to Gong-ssi earlier. Even if we get hit, S-ranks with physical enhancement skills won't get a scratch."

In Yoo-shin responded without realizing it.

"How can you hit a cute creature like Gyu-ha-ssi?"

Min Geut-nyeo's eyes widened at those words, but she soon burst into a bright laugh as if agreeing.

***

Min Geut-nyeo left with a sweet farewell, telling him to beat Gong Tae-seong even more on her behalf, and then departed. Gong Tae-seong looked like he had a lot to say to her, but he kept his mouth shut. Just then, he was told that Whale had woken up, so he called for him immediately.

"How do you do! (Hello!) A Whale appears!"

The whale made a powerful entrance while greeting. Even when seen in the dungeon, which was practically an open field, he seemed enormous, but meeting him indoors made him appear even larger. It seemed his face couldn't even fully fit inside the hospital room.

As soon as he heard the young and neutral voice, Hyeon Gyu-ha pressed his forehead with a look of pain.

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