I Tamed the First Rank Chapter 15

In Yoo-shin was puzzled.

‘Stand up,’ you say? Why would you do that when you’re on a bike—wouldn’t you get into an accident? Don’t tell me Gyu-ha means something else…… Surely…… not……

“What do you mean……?”

“Exactly what you imagined.”

“Eek!”

The arm tightly holding Hyeon Gyu-ha’s waist flinched. It was annoying how Hyeon Gyu-ha’s status window kept automatically popping up every time we made contact, so I pushed it to the corner of my vision, but it caught my eye anyway.

[Current Status: Murderous. Intrigued. Delighted. Excited.]

Kyaaah.

Could I keep holding the waist of a man who said he got his thing to stand in a place like this? Wouldn’t it be better to fall off?!

“He-he-hey?!”

“It hasn’t stood up yet—and since we’re going a little fast, hold on tightly to my waist. You can handle it.”

“Can’t you just drop me off?”

“No, I can’t.”

“Haaaagh!”

Hyeon Gyu-ha drove the bike at breakneck speed, regardless of whether his passenger was screaming. Yoo-shin wanted to live, and his survival instinct made him cling tightly to Gyu-ha’s waist.

In Yoo-shin swallowed back his tears. It really wouldn’t have been so unfair if I’d actually given it a buff. Why did a buff that restores energy or mana work on such a useless body part?

‘Ah god, I should have just said I’d take the subway.’

Ignoring the road and speeding through the air between buildings, Gyu-ha’s bike quickly arrived at the Department of Supernatural Affairs and Public Safety.

As soon as they stopped inside the parking lot, In Yoo-shin leaped off his bike and took a few steps back. Hyeon Gyu-ha put on a rather pleasant expression at his reaction while Yoo-shin took a defensive stance, holding his bag tightly in front of his chest.

“I’m heterosexual, so don’t worry. There’s no chance I’d get excited about your body or your ass.”

“B-but you just said…… No, I heard that’s how it is! Why!?”

“Does that make you feel better?”

“I mean, why would it?!”

“I’m fine now. Can’t you see?”

Hyeon Gyu-ha bent his thumb down and pointed at his lower body, but In Yoo-shin never looked in that direction.

“Don’t dog like it when their owners praise them, pet them, and pamper them? Your buff is like that—the grace of a pet’s owner. If I were a pet dog, I would have broken my tailbone from wagging it like a propeller.”

“Come on, petting a dog doesn’t make them do that!”

“I’m telling you, it’s not that kind of reaction right now.”

When Hyeon Gyu-ha took a step closer, In Yoo-shin freaked out and took two steps back. Hyeon Gyu-ha laughed out loud at the sight of a prickly small animal.

“Teasing you is the most cost-effective way to change your mood.”

I didn’t want to hear that as confirmation.

“To put it into words, I get happy when I get a buff from you because I feel like I’m being loved and praised for doing well. Normally, my emotions are only heightened. But during battle, your brain secretes endorphins, right? What do you think would happen if my emotions are heightened while endorphins are being secreted?”

“Um, uh……”

“It means that a reaction will come from the other end of me as well.”

“T-then……”

In Yoo-shin glanced at Hyeon Gyu-ha’s expression.

“It’s okay to give you buffs normally…… right?”

“If you’re anxious, should I go get neutered?”

“You wouldn’t do that even if I told you to!”

“Sometimes there is pleasure in disobeying your master. But I’ll do it on one condition—if you preserve “it” and enshrine “it” in your room, like Rasputin, I’ll consider it.” (Rasputin was an infamous Russian mystic who got assassinated. Allegedly, his p*nis is on display at a Russian museum.)

“Th-that’s sexual harassment!”

I couldn’t help but be frightened even though I clearly knew that he was joking. I didn’t know if it’s true or not, but I felt bad when I imagined Rasputin’s specimen photo preserved in a museum.

‘Why did you remind me of something like that at the break of dawn?’

Looking at “it” with a bit of resentment, Hyeon Gyu-ha said, “Hmm.” He rubbed his chin and brushed his fingers through In Yoo-shin’s hair.

“Your reaction was funny, so I was exaggerating. Anyway, it’s fine to do buffs normally, so don’t worry about it.”

I had heard that, but maybe it’s a little too much not to care.

“But it really does feel good to be buffed by you. I have something to check. Would you like to pet me?”

“What? Me, pet Gyu-ha-ssi?”

While Hyeon Gyu-ha often stroked my hair, I didn’t think it was strange because he was six years younger than me. However, when the situation was reversed, it suddenly became strange.

‘Because he said he had something to check……’

Yoo-shin hesitated a little, then raised his arm; Hyeon Gyu-ha leaned down. Feeling as though he were handling a hamster, In Yoo-shin carefully touched his hair.

Hyeon Gyu-ha raised his head and smiled lightly.

“Even just stroking my hair definitely made me feel better. It’s not as good as serving you, but it’s not bad value for money.”

“Uh, then…… is it fine?”

“It’s fine. It’s also efficient.”

Then, he took In Yoo-shin’s hand and put it on his shoulder. It was a body that felt hard and muscular, just like when I was hugging his waist.

“The word pet means to love, cherish, and adore. So please love me, cherish me, adore me, and pet me a lot too.”

Hyeon Gyu-ha had a knack for spouting shameless remarks casually. There was no need for In Yoo-shin to worry about how to react to such a shameless and obvious remark.

“What the heck!?”

Having heard the two’s conversation while getting out of her car, Kim Ji-yeon’s shout represented her feelings.

“Staff member, hello! I think you misunderstood something!”

“Hello.”

Kim Ji-yeon greeted them and ran to the building with her face covered. In Yoo-shin was frustrated by the fact that she also got embarrassed by Hyeon Gyu-ha today.

There’s no way she was trying to hide her reddening cheeks and her excitement, the kind an anime fan might feel after seeing their favorite couple together.

***

-As of today, I’ll withdraw my support for Hyeon Gyu-ha’s boyfriend. Get out of supporting them and become understanding. Hyeon Gyu-ha’s love attack on his boyfriend is regarded as a love attack on me.

If it weren’t for his boyfriend, would Hyeon Gyu-ha have thought of filming promotional material? Even now, while going around the dungeon, he must have picked up crystal stones;

ㄴThat’s also the case... I think it would have been less disturbing if I had heard the wedding news...

ㄴGyu picking up the crystal stones is cuteㅈㄴ ㄱㅇㅇ........

ㄴㄴGyu collecting crystal stones is like a hamster cheek pouchㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ So cute cryㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

ㄴWhat’s wrong with dating openly when he’s not even an idol?

ㄴHyeon Gyu-ha, a soloist who only works like a dog and forcibly extracts rice cakes once or twice every few months vs Hyeon Gyu-ha, who makes rice cakes every day with his boyfriend. (rice cakes: fanservice)

ㄴㄴ no, this is unconditional stanningㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

ㄴㄴ hey, I’m the first comment? I can’t believe it fuckㅋㅋㅋ

***

“Let’s go to work soon. Are there any free days at the weekend? I’ll adjust according to Master’s schedule.”

“I don’t have anything to do other than wallow at home on the weekends.”

So they decided to explore a gate right away on the weekend of that week. Coincidentally, Monday was a public holiday, so they should be able to relieve their fatigue after going to the dungeon.

In present studies, gates were classified into three major categories. First of all is a continuous gate that shows when and where it would appear through the mana flow and cohesion of the atmosphere, which began to be tracked at the start of the Great Revolution. This gate is a passage leading to a disconnected world, commonly referred to as a dungeon.

The second category is a gate that appears suddenly and unexpectedly. The sudden gate spews out demonic monsters and disappears naturally, so there are no separate dungeons connected to them.

Other minor gates were treated as mutations and grouped into the third category. One example was an erosion gate that invaded reality. It was also the gate that Hyeon Gyu-ha fought through alone at the age of 9.

Korea was a country that resolved the chaotic early stage of the revolution with the U.N. forces as the main axis. Koreans had become accustomed to state-led control just as they had become accustomed to the appearance of gates and monsters.

The monster’s bones and skin become weapons, luxury goods, and industrial goods, the beast’s meat becomes food, and the crystal stone, the core of the beast, becomes an essential energy resource. The government owned about half of the gates measured and provided them as free hunting grounds, while the rest were put up for auction.

“I thought guilds would take all the gates that were put up for auction.”

“There are no restrictions on the conditions for participating in the auction. If you just want to win a bid, a group has a better financial situation than an individual, so guilds tend to take it.”

I was curious how much money one should have to outbid a guild and win the dungeon auction as an individual.

“You look like you have something to ask.”

“I do, but I won’t ask.”

“Why? I’m willing to tell you even the three secret properties that I’ve been hiding.”

“It seems like Gyu-ha-ssi lives in a different world from me, but I don’t think I’ll see you as the same person once I know how much property you have.”

In Yoo-shin had the skill to pretend he didn’t hear a thing when Hyeon Gyu-ha said something embarrassing.

Anyway, Hyeon Gyu-ha said he owned not one expensive dungeon, but several. It must have been true that he was so crazy about his work that his face was never shown in the media.

“Guilds may own several dungeons, but they have many members to raid them, so how did you manage everything by yourself, Gyu-ha-ssi?”

“I’ve got something to find in the dungeons. I’ve been raiding dungeons by picking out a few likely ones and checking them, and if it’s not there, clearing them, but lately there’s been no progress at all, so I’m falling into a rut, you see.”

“How long have you been searching?”

“About 20 years?”

While In Yoo-shin was at a loss for words under the heavy weight of time, the bike arrived at Yasan. It was the same dungeon he had been to before.

When he took off his helmet, Hyeon Gyu-ha straightened his hair.

“Still, with you there, I’m sure we can find it.”

HM: I’m KIM JI-JEON–lol

PA: KIM JI-YEON is me!!

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Translator: Hoshi Miya

Editor/Proofreader: Editor M

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