I tamed the First Rank Chapter 129
- HoshiMiya
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There was a hero who was a demigod, half-human, with a mother who was a god and a father who was human. He was a powerful and great ruler, but at the same time an arrogant tyrant.
The suffering people appealed to God, and God created a match out of clay to satisfy them. The duel between the tyrant and the clay man ended in a draw, and they became best friends.
They set out on a journey to subdue the mountain keeper monster as representatives of the gods. That place was Sammok Mountain, which was spread out right now under the feet of In Yoo-shin.
"It's the Epic of Gilgamesh, the first epic poem in human history. Whoa."
Maybe it was because I knew it was a sacred mountain, but I felt like cool negative ions and phytoncides were coming out of the forest at my feet.
Even though the forest is completely covered with monsters.
The monsters were rushing towards Hyeon Gyu-ha and In Yoo-shin, the only living beings in the dungeon. Of course, since the two were floating in the air, it was impossible for them to approach unless they were flying monsters, so they could only jump up in vain from the floor below.
Hyeon Gyu-ha's attacks, hunted down the monster……. In Yoo-shin struggled with how to describe the scene, then simply asked.
“Did you get a new weapon?”
"This time, made by Kwon Seong-gil."
The hammer that Hyeon Gyu-ha was moving with psychokinesis was a large hammer. If that hammer was Mjolnir, the weapon of the god of thunder Thor, even In Yoo-shin would have said, “Wow,” but that was, honestly…… It looked like a toy mallet.
Every time the hammer struck the floor, the monsters trapped underneath would have their heads shattered or their bodies crushed to death.
"It's pretty useful, isn't it? It's sturdy enough to withstand being hit by monsters, but the most important thing I paid attention to was the soundproofing. The leather wrapped around the hammer absorbs all the sounds and screams of being smashed by monsters."
"Is there a special reason why you made it like that?"
"Guns have a lot of power, but the monsters are too noisy. They get in the way of my date with Yoo-shin-ssi."
In Yoo-shin nodded absentmindedly. The monsters’ screams had not disappeared, but it seemed much better since they no longer had the horrible sounds of screams or carnage.
He didn't stop there, he even took out a large speaker. He thought he was going to play a trot medley, but what he actually played was a song that In Yoo-shin could recite by heart because he had heard it so often.
-The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra(Mahā Prajñā Pāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra). When the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara[(also known as Guan Yin in Chinese), the Bodhisattva of Compassion] was deeply practicing the Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)........
“……”
The clear sound of the drum being struck echoed throughout the dungeon along with the recitation of the Heart Sutra. Unlike In Yoo-shin, who was lost as to how to respond to the strange situation where Sumerian mythology and Buddhism were mixed together, Hyeon Gyu-ha seemed satisfied.
"You prefer what’s familiar to you, Yoo-shin-ssi?"
It is a familiar sound to In Yoo-shin who grew up in a temple……
'No, is it okay to cover up the sounds of monsters with the Heart Sutra?'
Since the monks did not force their beliefs on the children in the orphanage, In Yoo-shin was a nylon believer who only went to the temple on Buddha's birthday. Nylon believers rationalized with their superficial knowledge.
'Yes. The monsters are a type of Mara (monsters in Buddhism), so they must be defeated with the scriptures!'
After coming to terms with it, he felt at ease. In Yoo-shin moved his gaze to a distant place while listening to the recitation of the Heart Sutra.
A cool stream flowed through the thick forest. It was a beautiful sight. In the midst of it all, monsters were dying with its body crushed beneath my feet, but I couldn't hear it, so I decided to just ignore it.
"Of all the ones I've tried, this one has the best shading."
Hyeon Gyu-ha even took out a large parasol, so there was no need to worry about the sunlight blinding him. Do you often use parasols in dungeons? The next thing he took out was a hamster-shaped lunch box. In Yoo-shin opened the lunch box lid with a pounding heart and let out a gasp.
"Did you make this yourself?"
“Do you like it?”
"It's so cute!"
It was a lunch box with a character that I had never expected to see inside. Of course, it was a hamster. I was just looking at it because I felt bad about eating it, but Hyeon Gyu-ha smiled and put a small hamster made by wrapping rice in tofu in a rice ball with his chopsticks into his mouth.
As he was chewing, he found himself smiling as if he was full.
"I'll make it again next time and bring it to you. Just like when I was managing your diet before, I enjoy cooking while imagining what you're eating."
"I also like Gyu-ha-ssi's cooking."
After swallowing the hamster sushi that was munching on, he quickly added.
"Except for foods that are too healthy for your body."
"Actually, I need to manage my diet."
"Oh, Gyu-ha-ssi, do you also maintain a consistent diet to maintain your body? Bulk up?"
"I need to gain some belly fat."
"You don't have to gain weight! Really!"
It really felt like a picnic, as I was leisurely enjoying the scenery while eating the lunch box I had made myself. As long as I didn't look down at my feet.
-.......With nothing whatsoever to attain, the Bodhisattva, relying on Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)........
While listening to the heartwarming sound of the Heart Sutra, In Yoo-shin asked Hyeon Gyu-ha a question he had not been able to ask earlier because he seemed dejected.
"How are parallel worlds divided? Is it because of something mythical, like the Iron Age here and ®ÀÇ?"
"Similar. Somewhere, there may be a world where a king buried the wife of one of his brothers under the foundation stone to complete the city. To put it simply……"
Hyeon Gyu-ha looked around and picked up an octopus sausage from the lunch box with his chopsticks.
"I can choose to eat this sausage, I can choose not to eat it, or I can choose to throw it away. These choices become turning points, and the world splits infinitely."
"Umm, but I don't think it will make any difference whether Gyu-ha-ssi eats the sausage or not."
"Yes. I'm just an ordinary person. But for example, um... what do you think would have changed if Yi Seong-gye hadn't made the choice to withdraw his army at Wihwado?"
Aha. In Yoo-shin nodded.
"But at that time, Goryeo had reached its limit both economically and socially, so wouldn't Joseon have been established somehow?"
"That could be true. The conquest of Liaodong could have been a success, or King Wu could have been struck by lightning and awakened his forces, thus reviving Goryeo. Besides, as you know, Yoo-shin-ssi, international relations are organically intertwined."
Hyeon Gyu-ha looked down at the greatly reduced number of monsters and continued his explanation.
“During the Chinese Civil War (a civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in China), the Kuomintang had a certain degree of success in defending the Yangtze River, and as a result, the continent was split in two.”
"It's not that the Communist Party was good, but rather that the Kuomintang was so bad that it was almost a miracle that they were able to preserve it to that extent?"
"That's why. It's much more likely that the Yangtze River defense line would have collapsed. Let's assume that the Kuomintang was driven out and ended up on the big island down there, Taiwan, right? Or that it was a parallel world that had completely collapsed."
In Yoo-shin, who was trying to imagine it, unconsciously stuck out his tongue. Even though part of the continent was split into South China, North China always behaved like North China, so wouldn’t it have gotten worse if they had all that large land?
"I think that if there had been no need to guard the land border with South China, North China could have deployed far more troops during the Korean War."
"Oh, by the way, I heard from Seung-gi before that a portrait of Kim Il-sung in his old age was discovered in North Korea. It's possible that unification didn't really happen during the Korean War."
"Yes. The turning point resulting from that kind of choice or outcome is called a parallel world."
"Living in a unified Korea makes me feel patriotic again."
"A world-class, lovely hunter who fills your patriotism by promoting national prestige is by your side, so please continue to fill your patriotism to your heart's content."
“Ah, that’s right.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha narrowed his eyes.
"Why is your reaction like you forgot?"
"Hey, how could I have forgotten that Gyu-ha-ssi is an amazing hunter?"
Even while they were babbling, the hammer didn't stop, and finally the last bang was over.
[The dungeon's monsters have been annihilated.]
[The dungeon boss, ‘The Mountain Keeper of Sammok Mountain’ appears.]
Humbaba, the mountain keeper of Mount Sammok where Gilgamesh and Enkidu fought, was a monster as strong as his hideous appearance. It is said that even Gilgamesh, who was praised as the greatest hero, managed to kill him only by using trickery.
But if Gilgamesh had a gun, he wouldn't have had to tremble in fear of Humbaba.
[The dungeon boss, ‘The Mountain Keeper of Sammok Mountain’, has died.]
[The dungeon has been cleared.]
Looking at Humbaba, who was tattered from the machine gun fire, In Yoo-shin had a new realization. Firepower is the best. His ancestors were not firepower enthusiasts for nothing.
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had taken the crystal stone, returned, shaking his hands.
"There are no artifact drops. I don't know why the bastard told me to raid this dungeon, but it seems like there will have to be a hidden boss as well."
"Why did he ask us to conquer it? Was it perhaps to get a gift like 8-se again?"
Hyeon Gyu-ha's eyebrows twitched.
"You mean that weird creature with hair all over its body?"
“......Don't shake the person who has forgotten and is living!"
As In Yoo-shin hurriedly erased the illustration of Kallikantzaros from his memory, a new message was printed.
[A dungeon break has occurred.]
I had hoped that something like this might happen, and as expected, the same phenomenon as before occurred. It was a scary word, but it was strange that it wasn’t scary at all, unlike when I first experienced it. In Yoo-shin took out Gyu-Gyu from his inventory. And he waved one of the doll’s arms and greeted Hyeon Gyu-ha.
"Fighting!"
“……”
Hyeon Gyu-ha, with a very disturbed expression on his face, sighed deeply and went down the mountain where the monsters were swarming like a swarm of ants.
This time, too, the monsters began to defy gravity. The series of events that followed were not a good sight for the mind, so In Yoo-shin turned his back and turned up the volume of the speaker.
-Maha Prajna Paramita Hridaya Sutra........ (The Great Perfection of Wisdom Heart Sutra)
"Kkieek! Kyaak!"
-.......Mumyo yeok mumyojin naeji munosa yeok munosajin… (There is no ignorance, nor the cessation of ignorance, and so forth, even up to no old age and death, nor the cessation of old age and death.)
Kwung! Boom! Kkiyayayaya!
-.......Ajeje baraj baraj baraj Bodhi Svaha......... (Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone completely beyond, enlightenment, so be it!)
"Kueeeeek!"
Just sitting there is a bit weird, so next time I come to the dungeon, I should bring some prayer beads and listen to the Heart Sutra and pray for the first time in a while.
[The dungeon's monsters have been annihilated.]
The mountain once a lively source of things to dig up and throw away had completely changed its terrain.
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had returned, had the same clear face, but he didn’t know. Besides, the hidden boss would appear soon. In Yoo-shin, trying not to look below his upper body, applied heal and buff.
"I am touched by the grace of Master who tries to excite me even today, but I am doing well even without the need to......."
"Gyu-ha-ssi! Hidden Boss! Who do you think the Hidden Boss will be?!"
In Yoo-shin quickly cut him off, and Hyeon Gyu-ha also smiled and moved on.
"Well, since it's the Epic of Gilgamesh, wouldn't Gilgamesh or Enkidu appear?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a message came announcing the presence of the hidden boss.
[The dungeon's hidden boss, ‘Deity Inanna' appears.]
In Yoo-shin said without malice.
"Gyu-ha-ssi, you got the hidden boss wrong again."
“……”
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HM: I think it’s time we start putting a info dump sentence on who the gods are.
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