I tamed the First Rank Chapter 136
- HoshiMiya
- Aug 3
- 7 min read
[Master. This useless, bad pet rat has something to say.]
Hyeon Gyu-ha was sitting right next to In Yoo-shin and In Yoo-shin, who was looking at his cell phone in turn, opened his mouth, wondering if he should also reply with a text message.
"But why by text?"
[My heart is pounding so hard I can't speak.]
Even while he was writing, his fingers shook and he missed a couple of letters.
It was a text message that was no different from usual, with no emoticons and even periods at the end. However, when he saw his face flushed with a bright red with his long eyelashes down, he felt like his own face was also blushing. He didn’t know why, but the emotions clashing so openly were quite hot.
Hyeon Gyu-ha explained while tapping the screen of his phone. He learned that he had been in the same orphanage as In Yoo-shin, he met a teacher he had worked with in the past to confirm this, and he first experienced the erosion gate.
A surprised expression appeared on In Yoo-shin's face.
"I had no idea…… I don't remember anything about that time."
[Of course. Who remembers what happened when you were 3 years old? But I should have known. At least I should have realized it when I heard that Yoo-shin-ssi had passed through the darkness at the Erosion Gate.]
"Ah, now that you mention it......."
Another lock blocking his memory was released. The words of the third Urshitoare, who I had met for the first time in 19 years. The identity of the sense of foreboding I had occasionally felt.
In Yoo-shin rubbed his cheek as his heart began to pound slowly. For some reason, his face also felt hot.
"It's really amazing. Gyu-ha-ssi saved me twice when I was a child, even though I don't even remember it."
[We should leave out what happened when I was three. If it weren't for me, Yoo-shin-ssi wouldn't have needed to get caught up in it.
"But you said I was the one who approached you first because I thought the pendant was pretty?"
Hyeon Gyu-ha's thumb, which had been tapping on his cell phone, stopped, then quickly started moving.
[you are so damn cute]
In Yoo-shin, who was reading the messy text message that was typed as if he was drunk, asked for no reason.
"More than Hunter Hyeon Gyu-ha-ssi?"
Hyeon Gyu-ha's face moved up and down so fast that it was almost invisible. In Yoo-shin blushed and laughed without a trace. It was a pity that I had no memories of my childhood.
Still, Hyeon Gyu-ha had that memory. Even though we had not been in the same orphanage for that long, it was nice to have something to talk about.
[You don't suck your thumb while you sleep these days, right?]
"Of course!"
[Back then, you used to suck your thumb a lot, so it'd be covered in saliva. One time, you gave me a snack to eat, and it had so much of your spit on it.]
In Yoo-shin felt very embarrassed after reading the text saying that he cried because he couldn't receive the snack. Did I really act like a child? No, I was a child, but…….
[So next time I thought I should at least pretend to eat the snack covered in spit, but then the erosion gate opened.]
"I missed the chance to feed Gyu-ha-ssi a snack with baby spit on it."
[I'd gladly accept any of Yoo-shin-ssi's bodily fluids now, whatever they may be.]
In Yoo-shin, who saw that dangerous content was being written on Hyeon Gyu-ha's cell phone, quickly covered the screen with his hand. While holding that hand, Hyeon Gyu-ha put his lips next to his ear.
“Can I kiss you?”
The voice asking softly had a really thin trembling to it.
“This is a cafe……”
"It's in a corner and no one can see it. Unn?"
He glanced around and saw that no one was paying attention to them in the corner. The scroll that erased their presence was still taking effect.
"But I don't know if you'll see it, so just stick your tongue out like this."
As soon as he allowed it, his lips overlapped, his thumb and index finger barely wide enough to separate. The tongue that seemed to be dividing the gap between his teeth quickly slipped out. As he looked at the kiss that ended almost as soon as it touched, Hyeon Gyu-ha grabbed his heart and fell on the table.
"We're going slowly…… I feel like my heart is going to stop……"
In Yoo-shin just smiled, feeling regretful that he couldn't remember him.
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That notable figure from Hunter Affairs Department, who'd cling to his partner and publicize his romance everywhere, completely disregarding the fact that this is a workplace, has suddenly become weird.
Lee Hye-yeon tilted her face. At first, I thought they had fought because he sat apart from each other in the cafeteria.
But as I continued to watch, it didn't seem like they had fought. If they had, they wouldn't have made eye contact and smiled bashfully while eating.
She looked at Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was sitting at the corner of the table diagonally away from In Yoo-shin, and asked him a question.
"Why are you and Gyu-ha suddenly awkward with each other?"
"I think Nu-nim would think I'm being too harsh if you heard this........"
"I've seen you guys act strangely for more than a day or two, so what's the big deal?"
In Yoo-shin explained with an awkward smile.
"Apparently, they need time to get used to it, because my affection level, which hit maximum just by me breathing, is now literally going through the roof."
“Ugh.......”
Lee Hye-yeon, who was a person of character, didn't say anything and just made a face as if she had asked for no reason, but Choi Jin-hyeok, who was listening from the side, put down his spoon with a look on his face as if he had lost his appetite.
"This is really fucking ridiculous."
"Hey, but that's too harsh."
"Then, will the General Team Leader just stand by while our Hyung-nim makes such a scene?"
"Ahem, wouldn't it be nice for them to feel like newlyweds once in a while?"
"If that's the average for newlyweds, then I'll never get married."
"What are you talking about when you don't even have a lover because you're taking care of your younger sibling?"
While eating, In Yoo-shin decided to think positively rather than thinking that he was being treated unfairly, as he waved at Hyeon Gyu-ha, whose eyes met his. Isn’t this enough to gain recognition from Lee Hye-yeon, who is known for being kind and gentle in the hunter world?
Even though they kept their distance as if they were in a long-distance relationship while dating in the office, there was a time when they had to stick together again. It was Hyeon Gyu-ha's business trip.
The destination was the newly created Sustainability Gate on Mt. Bukhansan. If it had been the top of the mountain, In Yoo-shin would have wanted to run away, but fortunately it was the entrance to the hiking trail.
"Thank you for your hard work."
The official guarding the entrance scanned the hunter license as a courtesy. In Yoo-shin bowed and took his first step into the unfamiliar dungeon that no one had ever entered before, together with Hyeon Gyu-ha.
[Time left until dungeon reset: 130 hours 07 minutes 49 seconds]
As he stepped inside, the smell of the sea wafted in.
"Wow, the sea is really clear."
It was a pebble beach covered with small pebbles that resembled waves. The weather was also quite cool. Hyeon Gyu-ha’s lips were also loose.
"If you don't have a place in mind for your summer vacation, would you like to go on a trip to the beach?"
“I’d love to!”
It was only after I answered that I realized that summer vacation was just around the corner. I had been so busy with various things that I hadn't even thought about it.
"Where did you go last year?"
"When I'm on vacation, I like lying around at home and doing nothing the most. What about you, Gyu-ha-ssi?"
"I've never really had a vacation. The advantage of being a freelancer is that you can take a break whenever you want."
He said that, but in reality, he would not have had time to take a vacation because he was busy going back and forth between gates to find the key. Thinking of him, he thought it would be better to find the key in this dungeon, but the secret whisper in his heart was directed elsewhere.
“......I wonder if there's a key here?"
"I called Gong Tae-seong to check before coming just in case, but he said it wasn't true."
In Yoo-shin swallowed a bitter taste in his mouth that he couldn't tell if it was relief or regret.
"It's not possible to gather all the keys without having experienced something with Master first."
“……”
"Aren't you going to ask what I'm going to do?"
"I think it's better not to ask."
"If you rush things like this, you might end up with a heart attack......."
“I didn’t ask!”
Unlike his babbling lips, Hyeon Gyu-ha took deep breaths, clearly showing his nervousness, and carefully hugged In Yoo-shin with one arm. It seemed like he hadn’t gotten used to the rising favorability yet.
The shoreline at the entrance was narrow. The rest of the dungeon, excluding the entrance, was a vast sea stretching to the horizon. Hyeon Gyu-ha took detailed pictures of the surroundings with a drone.
"I should write a report arguing that it would be better to auction off this dungeon rather than keeping it under state ownership."
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HM: They came to vacation on a dungeon okay~
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