I tamed the First Rank Chapter 153
“……”
In Yoo-shin was sweating profusely. Judging by the "Ppaaaaak!" sound he made, if he hadn't had the physical enhancement skill, his arm would have definitely broken.
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was hugging In Yoo-shin from behind, revealed his teeth.
“Don’t bother Master and get out.”
“I don’t know how many times I’ve said this, but I told that kid…… haa, that’s enough.”
Gong Tae-seong shook his head and walked down the street. Behind him, Hyeon Gyu-ha nuzzled In Yoo-shin's cheek against his forehead.
“If I had continued to misunderstand that Yoo-shin-ssi had a taste for older people, I would have slit Gong Tae-seong’s wrist.”
“You said you were a god, right? You look young, but you’ve had a hard time.”
In Yoo-shin had no choice but to respond with a clumsy laugh to Choi Jin-hyuk's casual remark. It was clearly an illusion to feel like his reactions were becoming increasingly similar to Choi Jin-hyuk's.
“I had prepared a residence in the Heptagon Hanyang branch’s residence, but I didn’t expect three people to come.”
“Yoo-shin-ssi, you can live with me.”
“Then it went well.”
By the time he arrived at the residence, driving along a road with little traffic, the sun was setting. In Yoo-shin's anticipation was pounding, hoping it might be a hanok (traditional Korean house), but to his dismay, it was an apartment.
Choi Jin-hyuk guided them to the 5th floor of the apartment, which, despite being a corridor-style apartment, had a hallway that was exquisitely curved and divided into different sections for each household.
"Since you're probably unfamiliar with magic engineering, I've printed out instructions on how to use the house and furniture. And this is Hyeon Gyu-ha's cell phone. It also serves as your ID, so if you forget it, let me know right away. Yoo-shin will prepare your and Gong Tae-seong's cell phones soon."
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who received a bundle of papers and a cell phone, asked for the most important matter.
“Give me the money first.”
Choi Jin-hyeok's gaze sharpened slightly at the attitude of someone who had entrusted him with money.
“You can use your phone like a wallet.”
"Oh."
“All the money you receive is tax, so don’t waste it.”
"It's a real shame that we've gone from paying taxes every time we breathe to now being destined to rip off other people's taxes. Yoo-shin-ssi, are we going to live here for the rest of our lives? Even the rent seems free."
“……”
Choi Jin-hyuk, who had glared at Hyeon Gyu-ha once, left the house after telling In Yoo-shin to get some rest.
As soon as he left, In Yoo-shin quickly placed 6-se's cage on the living room console. Gently removing the cover, he found her snoring and sleeping soundly.
Instead, 8-se jumped into the palm of his hand. In Yoo-shin teased 8-se, who was fidgeting in his hand, and brought up the topic he couldn't bring up because others were present.
“That’s what Gyu-ha-ssi’s father said.”
“Just call me by my name. Why would that person even be polite to me between us?”
“Right.”
In Yoo-shin also didn't want to treat Stoyan that way, so he immediately lowered his title.
"Stoyan said we'd talk about Gyu-ha-ssi's mother later, didn't he? Perhaps he said that because he knew something about her whereabouts? If she hadn't come, I didn't think there was any need to delay the conversation."
“.....I wish that were so.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha smiled faintly. In Yoo-shin asked, hoping to be reunited with his mother.
“What is the first thing you want to say to your mother when you meet her?”
“Hmm, if it were the old days, I would have asked why you left me.......”
Before answering, Hyeon Gyu-ha looked down at In Yoo-shin. Hyeon So-ra had given birth to Stoyan for his sake, yet she had abandoned him and gone off alone.
If you ask him if he still harbors a fear of abandonment, the young boy still crouching alone inside him would say yes. But the object of that fear is no longer his mother.
Hyeon Gyu-ha gazed at the master of his soul, who had followed him here without hesitation. If it weren't for him, I would still be unable to take a single step forward.
“First, I should introduce you, Yoo-shin-ssi.”
Their lips, slowly catching each other's breath, broke into a small smile. Intoxicated by the sweetness that seemed to melt not only their lips but even their heart, Hyeon Gyu-ha whispered.
“Master, your lips taste good even here.”
It was a mischievous remark that made even the back of his neck turn red, but In Yoo-shin decided to be a little bolder since he had decided to change for him.
“Gy-Gy-Gyu-ha-ssi’s lips too.......”
Hyeon Gyu-ha groaned heavily and covered his face. His shoulders and chest heaved with his heavy breathing.
“Master, you’re so powerful, seriously…… Why are you so cool…… Do you want me to slam a wall once?”
“…….”
In Yoo-shin merely pursed his lips. No, really, it wasn't anything special...... Somehow, I felt even more embarrassed than when I'd heard that my lips were delicious. He looked at 8-se, who was being held in his palm, pressed against Hyeon Gyu-ha's pecs, and slyly looked away.
“8-seya.”
“Piyaang.”
Then he lifted it high and shouted.
“Let’s look at the house!”
“Kkuit!”
“Gyu-ha-ssi, hurry up too!”
Hyeon Gyu-ha smiled as he followed In Yoo-shin, who had hurriedly run after him, ignoring his request to do a wall-slam. Whether it was a world of advanced magical technology or a world overflowing with divine power, it didn't matter. But as expected, the world In Yoo-shin accepted was different from his own.
He, who perceives a different landscape from his own even when looking at the same thing, is truly a mysterious person. Watching him marvel at new civilizations, even this space filled with such annoying things seemed perfectly fine.
A landscape with a spirit of humanity was a life that was never boring, and was always a new world.
While he was looking around the house, 6-se woke up. Hamsters, with a much more sensitive sense of smell than humans, were keenly aware of changes in the air.
But since his Master was right nearby, he lazily lazed, oblivious to the changes outside his cage. While he slept, he crossed a parallel world and a gate, but it was all for the best.
Meanwhile, Hyeon Gyu-ha wasn't particularly interested in the furniture, but he was delighted just by watching In Yoo-shin's eyes sparkle. Thinking of it as a rehearsal for their new home made him even happier.
"I forget the details, but they say civilizations also exhibit characteristics of convergent evolution (whereby different species adapt to their environment and evolve similarly). Even if magical engineering were advanced, I don't think it would make much of a difference."
"That's certainly true. Even cell phones are easier to hold in one hand when they're rectangular, rather than triangular or square, so it's inevitable that they'll evolve in this direction. Until a few centuries ago, civilizations were at a similar level, so I don't think there's an absurdly large gap."
“In science fiction movies, holograms appear on the watch and people talk to each other.”
He looked down at Hyeon Gyu-ha's phone, feeling a little regretful and worried that there were no flying cars.
"You still haven't heard from the guild leader? Did you receive Anna's medicine safely?"
"They say no news is good news, so let's wait until tomorrow. Perhaps he's already set off for Hoeryong to deliver the medicine to Jang Beom as soon as he receives it."
Dinner was Korean food delivered by Choi Jin-hyeok. In Yoo-shin, having witnessed the barren rice paddies and fields in Hoeryong, had worried that food production might be nearly nonexistent, but surprisingly, there was plenty to eat.
“As expected, rice and kimchi are always on the table.”
“It’s a gene that makes kimchi soup flow through the blood vessels.”
Although there were some unfamiliar side dishes, the food was fundamentally Korean, so In Yoo-shin ate it without any resistance and enjoyed it. Even 8-se licked his plate, getting kimchi stew on his lips and fur.
After dinner, he sat on the floor with my back against the sofa, fiddling with his phone. He was quite curious about how Joseon was being maintained.
Fortunately, Hangul was widely used. Long live King Sejong.
In Yoo-shin, who has been frequently swayed by nationalism lately, glanced sideways at Hyeon Gyu-ha. Had he been born here, Hyeon Gyu-ha would have become a hunter who, like him, fills his patriotism with national pride. Feeling a sense of pride, he tapped the screen.
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was sitting next to him and wrapping his arm around his shoulder, lowered his gaze.
“There are some letters I’ve never seen before.”
“I think the language changed a bit from Middle Korean.”
The changes in the Korean alphabet, lost over time, made it different from the Hangul In Yoo-shin knew. Stoya had helped him learn the language, so what he heard and spoke sounded like his everyday language, but in reality, there was probably a difference between standard Korean and a dialect.
Still, the Korean language remained unchanged, so I tried to guess the meaning by guessing and searching. In Yoo-shin, who was searching the unfamiliar internet for any differences, opened his mouth in surprise.
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