I tamed the First Rank Chapter 148
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According to what I heard from Hyeon Gyu-ha before, even if you move to a parallel world, your location will not change.
So, naturally, Iad should have come to Mount Obong, but what In Yoo-shin saw wasn't a forested mountain and the vast sky beyond, but a dim ray of light and a sand-colored sky. No, rather than a sky.…..
"It feels like I've entered the underground."
Hyeon Gyu-ha's words gave him chills, and he snuggled closer to him. The humidity was so thick it felt like a basement.
Gong Tae-seong slowly pulled out his sword. The Japanese sword he used before had disappeared, but it was a different weapon.
"Even the whale is gone."
“That guy has a separate body, so he must have gone straight to the divine realm.”
He looked at 6-se's condition while clinging closely to Hyeon Gyu-ha.
[Name: Henri Raymond Charles François VI]
[Current status: Comfortable. Sleeping.]
He was sleeping soundly, regardless of whether he crossed the world or not. Thank goodness.
"8-seya. Are you okay?"
“Squeak.”
8-se knocked on the cage, as if begging for it to be opened. While In Yoo-shin took off the cover and opened the cage, it scurried into the palm of his hand. The way he looked around and scrunched his nose was a familiar sight.
"You said you lived underground too? Is that where you used to live?"
Before 8-se could even answer that question.
A loud voice was heard. In Yoo-shin quickly hid behind Hyeon Gyu-ha, peeking out with his face. He saw small people barely reaching his knees.
They swarmed over, chattering, but I couldn't understand a single word. But at least I didn't sense any malice. The low, smiling face seemed to welcome them.
Gong Tae-seong put away his sword, and Hyeon Gyu-ha rubbed his chin without completely letting his guard down.
"It's Romanian. They're saying something like, 'It's nice to meet you.'"
"Gyu-ha-ssi, can you speak Romanian too?"
“I taught myself. Serbian too.”
“Wow.”
When In Yoo-shin was impressed, he tilted his head with a cold expression.
"Don't you praise me as a genius pet mouse?"
"Gyu-ha-ssi is the greatest language genius in the universe!"
“Your face is also a genius.”
"Of course!"
"His love for Master is also genius."
"Haa."
He pretended not to hear Gong Tae-seong sighing behind them.
"You two, can't you please act your age? It's not like you're elementary school students dating."
"I think it's better than doing something that will get you beaten by your ex-wife at that age."
“…….”
As we talked, the tension eased. I was worried that we might not be able to communicate even after we got back to the surface. Suddenly, the direction the dwarves had come from became confusing.
He turned his head and saw a girl running towards him. In Yoo-shin's eyes widened at the sight of the girl, who appeared to be around ten years old. The color combination of her hair and eyes was identical to Hyeon Gyu-ha's.
"Драго ми је да смо се упознали! Моје име је....... (Nice to meet you! My name is.......)"
It was a different situation from when she had been communicating directly with her brain. The girl, who had been chattering excitedly, suddenly looked as if she had been taken aback when In Yoo-shin didn't seem to understand. Then, she reached out and grabbed In Yoo-shin, Hyeon Gyu-ha, and Gong Tae-seong's hands, one after the other.
As In Yoo-shin flinched reflexively, Hyeon Gyu-ha spoke quietly.
"I think it's to help you learn the language. So, Gong Tae-seong, you too, let go of your mental barrier."
As she said, a warm feeling seeped into his hand as he held hers, and then a concept took hold in his head. The girl smiled brightly and repeated. Amazingly, this time, I understood everything she said.
"Nice to meet you! My name is Stoya. You are Gyu-ha, Yoo-shin, and.….. Uh, who are you?"
Stoya, who had accurately identified In Yoo-shin even upon first seeing him, tilted her head at the sight of Gong Tae-seong. She looked somehow similar to Hyeon Gyu-ha.
"You don't have to worry about it. It's just an unnecessary extra that comes with the two plus one."
"Aha, I see!"
I thought that she was indeed Hyeon Gyu-ha's aunt, as she accepted those words without thinking them strangely.
"It's really nice to meet you."
"That, Stoya-nim?"
“Call me Stoya.”
"Is this underground?"
The underground is also where Stoya is buried. He asked cautiously, and she nodded readily.
"Unn! The world below the ground also means the world of the dead. I'd really like to talk about so much, but I don't have much time. Would you like to eat this first?"
What Stoya held out was a pomegranate fruit.
Food in the world of the dead.….. isn't this a bit dangerous? He glanced back and saw that Hyeon Gyu-ha also looked uneasy. He didn't beat around the bush or anything, but asked directly.
"If I eat this, won't I be trapped in the underworld and never be able to return to the surface?"
Stoya looked surprised.
"No! This pomegranate is not a real fruit that grows in the underworld. It's a fake I created to deceive 'Providence.' The effects of eating it will end in five minutes."
"What is providence?"
"Don't you have it in your world too? Like this, letters appearing in the air."
It seemed like she was talking about a system.
Watching In Yoo-shin struggle to decide whether to eat or not, Hyeon Gyu-ha quietly collected his thoughts. I knew nothing about Stoya beyond superficial facts, nor had I heard anything. However, she seemed to have been planning something to deceive Stoyan for quite some time. If that's the case, then it's understandable why he wouldn't be willing to go along.
"I'll try it first."
Hyeon Gyu-ha picked a few pomegranates and ate them without hesitation.
[Henri Raymond Charles François VII ate the 'pomegranate of the underworld'.]
“Um, I don’t really feel like I’ve become a ghost caught in the underworld.”
“Then I‘ll also…...”
In Yoo-shin also took a bite of the fruit. If Stoya had tricked us, I could have just lived underground with Hyeon Gyu-ha.
Stoya, who had been watching anxiously, unable to force him to eat the pomegranate, opened her eyes and sparkled.
"Thank you for trusting me! Next, could you please show me the Servant Tablet?"
"What is that?"
"Uh, do the humans call you something different there?"
“It’s a status window.”
Gong Tae-seong, who had been watching silently with his arms crossed, explained.
"The whale said that in his world, humans call the status window a servant tablet."
"Aha."
In Yoo-shin, who had summoned the status window, was a little surprised, as it was not difficult to open. The previously broken text was now clearly visible. Along with the newly added attributes.…..
[Hidden attributes]
- Krsnik
he glanced at Hyeon Gyu-ha's status window and it was the same.
[Hidden characteristics]
- Vampire Traits
- and Iad's hybrid
- Dhampir
- The king's illegitimate son
'The Age of Iron has become longer. Perhaps the letters are broken and written in their original Greek form?
In Yoo-shin recalled the story he'd heard from Hyeon Gyu-ha before coming to Iad. He'd said he was a vampire hunter, inheriting his attributes from generation to generation. Seeing it reflected in my status window felt strangely strange.
Meanwhile, Stoya stretched out her arm as soon as the two people's status screens appeared. As if she were looking at someone else's status screen, her hand reached out and touched the string of letters floating in the air.
Stoya rubbed her hands as if erasing with an eraser.
Krsnik disappeared from Hidden attributes.
[Hidden attributes]
Hyeon Gyu-ha's status window was the same.
[Hidden attributes]
— vampire traits
A hybrid of _______________________ and Iad
- The king's illegitimate son
Hyeon Gyu-ha's eyes narrowed.
"You were a being that could even erase attributes?"
"Hey, if that's possible, then I'm a god, not a mere king. I just tricked Providence, temporarily made them residents of the Underworld, and then hid their special traits so they wouldn't be seen. I can't touch the human servant tablets, but I can for the residents of the Underworld. Just as Stoyan can do all sorts of things on the surface, I can do most things underground."
“Squeak!”
At some point, 8-se, who was chatting with the dwarfs and pitiches on the other side, also responded as if he agreed with what was said.
"Callicantzaros, huh? You must have had a hard time in this unfamiliar place. It's all thanks to you that these children arrived safely. You're truly a blessing."
“It’s so pretty!”
Hyeon Gyu-ha bent down and whispered in In Yoo-shin's ear.
"Yoo-shin-ssi, your hidden attributes are also hidden?"
"Yes. It's better if you can't see it, right?"
"That's right. I guess that bastard was trying to hide his attributes from his father."
It was an unexpected achievement. At least it prevented Stoyan from attempting to kill In Yoo-shin after he discovered he was Krsnik.
And it's clear that Stoya is putting a lot of effort into this.…..
'You probably don't have a good relationship with your father or are in conflict?
Either way was fine. Even if she was just trying to use me, I was willing to be used as long as their goals aligned.
There was one thing I needed to know before that.
"My mother came here, right?"
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