I tamed the First Rank Chapter 123
- HoshiMiya
- May 10
- 7 min read
“The dialect is good, good. It’s good, but... who will interpret the dialect that is used so hardcore these days? Yoo-shin-ssi, Kaeseong is also in the north, but do you know the Yukjin dialect? I’m a country bumpkin from Seoul, so I don’t know any dialects.”
"That's a provincial-discriminatory remark! That means Incheon is south of Seoul, so it speaks the Jeju dialect. And Kaeseong has almost no dialect."
Gong Tae-seong frowned and intervened.
"That whale can use telepathy."
"What the heck? You were pretending not to use it even though you could use it?"
"I hate it. Telepathy is so frustrating."
“Hmm, really?”
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who made In Yoo-shin step back with a hand gesture, walked towards the whale while lightly bending his neck. The whale, who read in his eyes the determination to beat him up until he could use telepathy, shouted in a hurry.
"Okay! I'll use telepathy! Just use it!"
"That should have happened a long time ago."
Hyeon Gyu-ha asked the whale, which was flat on the ground, the most important question with just one look.
“Why do you speak in a strong dialect?”
『Every time I cross the world, I learn the language of the first person I meet. Here, that person was an old woman who never went outside and lived only in Hoeryong.』
"So what exactly are you?"
At those words, the whale flapped its fins with a proud expression.
『I am the whale of the north that supports the earth』
In Yoo-shin searched on his phone to see if there was anything similar in Romanian or old Serbian mythology. There was. But there was a crucial difference. The mythology that came up in the search results was…..
Hyeon Gyu-ha also frowned and pointed out the same point.
"That's not a whale, it's a fish."
『But whales are much cuter than fish! I asked the Creator to change the projected image into a whale..』
Is the essence a fish? I just remembered something. The shadow of the giant fish I felt from Gong Tae-seong must have been that whale.
'Do you think it would be better to talk about this when you and Gyu-ha are alone?
For now, I decided to listen to the whale's story.
According to the myths I looked up, this whale's name was Somnoros. This sleepy creature, who would sleep all day long, temporarily took over the place of another god. Unfortunately, it was around the time when the creator god Dumnezeul brought about a great flood to punish the giants, so he ended up being carried away by the current.
And Somnoros told a story outside of mythology.
『While drifting, I got sleepy and fell asleep, and without realizing it, I passed through a gap in the world and fell into a world that wasn't ®ÀÇ. Since then, I've been passing through worlds whenever a gap appeared, trying to go back. Whether you use the 'Breaking World' skill or pass through a gap in the world, which world you end up in is always random.』
"What kind of stupid little fish is this?"
“I agree.”
In Yoo-shin thought that this might be the first day that Hyeon Gyu-ha and Gong Tae-seong's opinions coincided.
Somnoros's snout twitched, as if pouting.
『You can find the cracks in the world that are as big as my body, right?』
"Are you saying that you met Gong Tae-seong while randomly wandering around, leaving it to fate?"
『Yeah! After talking about it, it seemed like we could get some medicine if we went to ®ÀÇ, so we decided to join hands. I'll tell you how to get to ®ÀÇ.』
"And that method is my heart."
Even Somnoros, who had been quite shameless until now, took notice of those words.
『If you use a human with ®ÀÇ blood flowing through them, you can use them as the key....... I was really surprised when I arrived in this world. I didn't know that the key would be scattered in the world the gods had left.』
Somnoros explained that he had not been aiming for Hyeon Gyu-ha from the beginning. When he learned that the keys to Iad were scattered throughout the world, Somnoros was certain that there would be someone who could use those keys, a human with Iad blood flowing through them. And that’s when he found Hyeon Gyu-ha.
『I've been out of ®AÇ for so long that I didn't even know the king had a child. Seriously.』
"Anyway, it's true that you were targeting Gyu-ha."
『I'm sorry... I know it's inexcusable. But I really wanted to go back home……』
"Didn't you think you could ask Gyu-ha-ssi?"
『I got to know the prince after we made the contract... I couldn't betray him after we made the contract...』
In response to In Yoo-shin’s sharp questioning, Somnoros wiggled his fins with a sullen expression. In contrast, Hyeon Gyu-ha’s expression was indifferent even when he was standing in front of the legendary mystery that was threatening his life.
"Do you know that destruction is in progress in ®ÀÇ? If you go there, you'll die soon too?"
The world that is perishing, Iad.
The moment the meaning of the word was recognized, In Yoo-shin's consciousness fell into darkness in an instant. Somnoros's astonishment dispersed far away.
The darkness that rules over the son-in-law, the woman in the splendid robe and the tattered rags. The voice that is heard. The king who supports the world that is falling apart and his only child. I know. I have experienced it.
And the back of the little boy walking ahead. A back soaked in blood. A back that protected him.
【Little baby.】
In the darkness, the woman smiled quietly.
【You don't have to force yourself to recall the first memory. If you can't take the same steps as that child's memory, then it's an unnecessary memory.】
Continuing.
The darkness vanished.
"Yoo-shin-ssi, are you okay?"
In Yoo-shin blinked his eyebrows blankly. When he lost consciousness, Hyeon Gyu-ha was holding him in his arms and looking down at him with concern, as if he had staggered.
The moment he met those anxious amber eyes, the memories that had been dormant came alive and spread thickly. The erosion gate that had swept him away, the god I met there, and the gift I received from the god.
.......Why did I forget this until now?
As he blinked his eyes slowly in a daze, unable to believe it myself, Hyeon Gyu-ha stood up with a hardened expression.
"I guess you were really surprised and tired because of what happened yesterday. Just wait a minute. I'll kill that culprit right now."
"Hey."
『Destruction?! Destruction!』
“Oh, no. I’m okay. I just feel a little dizzy.”
"Gong Tae-seong. If you have taken Master to the restaurant, you should have offered at least 20 courses."
『Prince! Why is destruction suddenly appearing?』
"Who broke the window and barged in while Master was slicing steak?"
『What do you mean by destruction!』
Somnoros shouted as they ignored the telepathy, absorbed in another conversation. He paced around frantically, his large eyes blinking.
The face alone was big enough to take up an entire wall. It was incredibly dizzying to walk back and forth with that size.
"If destruction is destruction, what other meaning can there be?"
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who responded insincerely, quickly hugged In Yoo-shin with both arms.
"Gong Tae-seong, was the background check you did on Master along the same lines?"
"You figured out everything. I just couldn't believe you were dating, so I thought you might be from ®AC, In Yoo-shin."
As soon as he finished speaking, the lower leg of the bed that Gong Tae-seong was sitting on suddenly broke. Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had heard everything, ignored Gong Tae-seong who was lying on the floor and Somnoros who was shouting, “Prince! Destruction! Explain the destruction, are you ignoring me?! Tell me properly, kid!” and flew out the window.
***
The midday heat had subsided, and outside the window, a cool, breezy night had begun to blow. The only things that could be seen in the night view shining beneath our feet were each other's figures.
It seems like a good timing. I made up my mind while listening to Min Geut-nyeo's story.
“Gyu-ha-ssi.”
As soon as he called, Hyeon Gyu-ha stopped in mid-air.
"I really need to hear your confession today."
“I guess I should start by confessing the 'before' size, right? During non-erection, it's.......”
"Eww! Not that!"
"Huh? Aren't you curious? I'm so curious about your things, Master."
The rest of the afterward words are filtered.
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t curious about the exact size, since I had some feelings that I didn’t want to know, but there was something more important right now. In Yoo-shin opened his eyes wide so as not to get caught up in Hyeon Gyu-ha’s mutterings that tried to change the subject.
As the determined expression was revealed, Hyeon Gyu-ha also finally let out a deep sigh.
"I'm not ready yet to confess to you, Master…….”
"Gyu-ha-ssi."
"......Actually, that ring.”
"Our couple ring?"
"Yes... Even if Yoo-shin-ssi had been kidnapped, if you had just used the ring, I could have come for you right away, but you didn't... It feels like I've become unnecessary to you... And I'm the one who begged you to date me, even now when you want to break the taming contract..."
Hyeon Gyu-ha's voice, unlike his usual self, faltered and trailed off, as if he was too ashamed to even voice the words.
And In Yoo-shin, not knowing how to explain this, just gaped his mouth, before finally managing to blurt out only the truth.
***
HM: Dumnezeul is a creator god from Romanian Mythology. But Idk what Somnoros is. His name means Sleepy in latin.
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