I tamed the First Rank Chapter 133

There might be blood. He flinched and tried to pull his hand away, but the child grabbed not only his hand but also the hem of his clothes that were dripping with blood and asked.

<Hyung-ah, does it hurt?>

<……>

<This part is really red too. Doesn't it hurt?>

<……>

Hyeon Gyu-ha was at a loss for words as he watched the child sobbing and crying, worrying as if he were the one who was hurt.

My mother was always thinking about my father, and the time I spent with my grandmother was too short.

The blood flowing in the colorless world was so red that it was scary to look at, but he was not at all afraid of the smell of blood, and instead, what could he say about the small warmth that approached him?

Hyeon Gyu-ha hadn't learned the emotions he could express from anyone.

<......It doesn't hurt.>

After a long time, a dry voice came out. He was at a loss as to what to say and how to say it, and then he turned my back.

<Do your legs hurt? Do you want a piggyback ride?>

<Unn.>

He was worried about just continuously walking, but he couldn't offer his back because he was afraid the smell of blood would become even stronger if they made contact. The child, without any hesitation, immediately climbed onto his back.

The child who was leaning on my shoulder and hugging my neck had a higher body temperature than I thought. I thought he had a fever. It was natural for him to be scared after being forcibly dragged to a strange place. I had to clear it quickly, but where was the boss monster?

The fever gradually rose. The voice that had been sobbing and wailing, telling him not to get hurt even though he was carrying it on his back, gradually died down.

Carrying the child on his back, he wandered around anxiously until he reached the end of the alley. A third of the bus stop had been torn apart and was engulfed in darkness. He had encountered monsters all the way here, but he couldn't find a trace of the boss monster. It wasn't this way.

His head was in a spiral of confusion. I checked all the main roads, but if there was no boss monster, would I have to look at each place and check to find it? I didn't care if I got hurt, but what if this little kid who got swept up in it got hurt? I also has a high fever.

<......Wake up.>

Hyeon Gyu-ha gritted his teeth. It wasn't going to work if he just wandered around like a fool. He had to stay calm to get this kid out safely.

He recited the plan out loud as if he was making a promise to himself.

<Since this is the direction to school, check the other side first, and then go towards the mart.......>

【Baby.】

Hyeon Gyu-ha flinched at the voice that suddenly came to his ears. He became very nervous. He had heard that the boss of the erosion gate was a mind-bending being. He tried to find the location, but it was not easy because it was transmitted directly into his head like telepathy.

【No need to be surprised.】

Following the voice that was heard again, an idea was conveyed. At that moment, Hyeon Gyu-ha could tell. The owner of this voice was not a demon, but the third god, Ursitoare, who had come from Iad. This gate was a bridge that briefly connected Iad and the Iron Age.

【Would you like to come in?】

The third voice of Urshitoare pointed to the pitch-black darkness beyond the Erosion Gate. This time, he could tell that darkness was a place only he, with the blood of Iad flowing through him, could go to.

Hyeon Gyu-ha spoke rudely.

<I can't leave him behind.>

【Hmm, okay.】

A wisp of light flowed from beyond the darkness and landed on the child's head.

【Come in now.】

I don't know what's inside. I need to keep my hands free just in case.

<Can you walk for a moment?>

<unn……>

The child nodded slightly. The child's small, wriggling hands were hot and feverish, but they were also trembling with an unconcealed fear of this unfamiliar space.

Hyeon Gyu-ha stepped into the darkness while holding the child's hand. He closed his eyes for a moment due to a brief dizziness similar to that experienced when entering the gate, and when he opened them, he was in complete darkness.

There appeared the shadows of two gods.

<Hyung-ah. Who is that?>

The child, whose consciousness was fading away due to a fever, asked weakly. At least this space seemed safe. Hyeon Gyu-ha quickly picked the child up again to show that it was okay.

The one wearing the rags and the robe would be the third Ursitoare. If so, the young person next to her……

【I am Samsung, the daughter of Myeongjinguk while I was alive. You are probably more familiar with Samsin Halmeoni.】

She's not a grandmother, is she? But that kind of problem didn't really matter anyway, so Hyeon Gyu-ha pointed at the child.

<If you're Samsin Halmeoni, you're good at taking care of children, right? This child is sick; can you bring their fever down a bit?>

Samsung, who received the child, held it in her arms as if she were used to it. The child, who had been staring at the darkness, soon blinked and fell asleep.

【It's just that the fever went up because of the surprise, so don't worry about…… huh?】

【oh my god.】

Samsung and Urshitoare exchanged glances and let out a short exclamation at the same time. Hyeon Gyu-ha furrowed his brows at the ominous atmosphere.

<What is it?>

【It's nothing. You managed to bring that little baby back safely without causing any harm.】

Hyeon Gyu-ha stepped back to avoid Urshitoare's attempt to pat his head as if she was proud of him.

<Why did you call me here? If you had something to say, you could have just called me. Why are you dragging him in?>

【It was our fault. We're sorry, but we wanted to show you the way.】

<I know roughly.>

Some things I heard from my mother, and some things I realized without anyone telling me. That my father was the king who was the cornerstone of another world called Iad. I don't know why, but I have to go there. The key to that is scattered in this world.

And if you don't follow that call.........

【Yes. But don't you know how to silence Stoyan's call?】

Ursitoare slowly extended one hand. This time, he did not avoid it.

From the tips of her fingers touching his forehead, a much brighter light than before seeped in. His headache disappeared.

【My child, if you make up your mind, Stoyan's call will not trouble you.】

<It's already hard.>

Ursitoare smiled softly, yet painfully, and sang his fate: the despair of the doomed Iad and the duty he had been given from the moment he was conceived in his mother's womb.

Hyeon Gyu-ha bit his small lips tightly.

<Anyway, isn't this all because of that human being, who is my Father? Why do I have the duty to go to that world?>

【……】

At the cold question, not only Urshitoare but also Samsung who were taking care of the child fell into a heavy silence. Eventually, Samsung let out a labored sigh that felt like a human sigh.

【Your anger is justified, son of the king. Blame Doomnezeul and the gods for not only sacrificing your father and aunt, but also for imposing upon you the fate of being king of the world.】

<It's my father's fault for blaming me.>

And Hyeon Gyu-ha's share is anger towards his father who gave birth to him and forced him to inherit his fate. If it weren't for my father, I wouldn't have this headache, and my mother wouldn't have abandoned me, thinking I was useless.

Although it was still a young and immature state, a clear murderous intent began to gather and gather in his chest.

Hyeon Gyu-ha kicked the floor with his foot, feeling like he wanted to vent his frustration. He didn’t know about fate or anything, but his desire to open the path to Iad remained unchanged. That way, he could see his mother.

<I'll go now that I've said everything I wanted to say. How do I clear the gate?>

【If you go outside, a boss monster will have formed.】

【This child will be fine after a good night's sleep.】

He carefully picked up the sleeping child from Samsung and held him in his arms. It was difficult for a 9-year-old boy to lift him with one arm, but he was able to move around somehow when he used psychokinesis.

Hyeon Gyu-ha went out of the darkness without looking back.

So, after he left, he couldn't hear the conversation between the third Ursitoare and Samsung.

【It's strange. His destiny was to be a hunter since birth, but the flow of things changed when he met that little baby. That baby was unlucky enough to die before he even turned 10, and he wasn't even a child who awakened by 'providence'. I wish I could see this child's hidden attributes. Surely the little baby isn't Krsnik?】

【How could it be that Krsnik could not be born in a world where God has left?】

【That's right…… Even though I have the power to predict fate, I really can't know what that fate is.】

【You blessed the baby while you were talking, so 'Providence' will grant it the appropriate unique abilities. Since it is before the age of seven, I am glad that I was able to grant it the protection I borrowed from the Seven Stars just in case.】

【What? If we overdo it, they won't forgive us.】

Samsung shook her head bitterly. Her face was filled with an unconcealed sense of guilt about the current situation, which was no different from the result of exploiting children.

【Humans are destined to meet and part ways repeatedly. If they meet and recognize each other when they have overcome the fate of dying early and become independent, a small relationship will continue. The choice after that will be entirely theirs. I hope that choice will have a good outcome for them.......】

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