I Tamed the First Rank Chapter 37

In Yoo-shin blinked his eyes vigorously. Was it because of the magic of the morning sunlight shining through the window? This naturally handsome man looked unreasonably handsome.

He almost replied, ‘You’re a handsome guy.’

“I-I’m…… I’m heterosexual.”

“But there must be some guys you’re attracted to, right?”

This time he was able to answer without hesitation.

“Someone like Seong-gil-hyung-nim.”

“…… Umm.”

Hyeon Gyu-ha’s flawless smile cracked. He mumbled with a serious expression while playing with In Yoo-shin’s hair.

‘I think I heard something about aging skills…… I must have misheard him.’

His mumbling was so low that I couldn’t even hear it properly. In Yoo-shin disregarded it.

After work that day, a dinner party was held to celebrate the return of Choi Jin-hyeok and Song Chan-yeong, and In Yoo-shin was able to eat meat to his heart’s content thanks to his trainer loosening up after just one day.

The video of Hyeon Gyu-ha begging his ex-boyfriend to accept him was a hot topic on the internet even after that. And a few days later, the Ministry of Ability’s promotional video was finally released, and like most internet issues, it ended in vain, and in the sobs of Hyeon Gyu-ha’s disappointed fans.

5.

It’s been 60 years since the catastrophe.

Humanity no longer considered the phenomena resulting from the gates unfamiliar, but there were still some people that were not used to them.

“Honey!”

“Su-hyeon-ah! Mom, stay here!”

It was the appearance of a monster.

[(Ministry of Ability) As of 13:27, a sudden gate has occurred at Eungdeok Intersection in Yeonseo-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, so we request nearby residents to evacuate quickly. Action tips reference link. Shelter confirmation link.]

The open gate in the middle of the city bewildered many people. Although it was mandatory to learn how to act when a monster appeared at one’s school or workplace, it wasn’t common for people to be able to react calmly when faced with them in reality.

Fortunately, there were two hunters among the passersby, giving ordinary citizens time to take refuge in an underground shelter.

“Look this way!”

The hunter tapped a shield pulled out of inventory with his fist, activating its ability. Mana waves rippled out, drawing the attention of the monster.

The monster, which was targeting a student who had fallen next to a broken street tree, moved its three legs and flicked its long tongue like an anteater. One after another, arrows pierced its eyeballs, which were tightly packed like compound eyes. As it trembled with deep pain, it leapt to trample the student.

Bang!

The first blow was barely blocked by the shield and more arrows hit it, but then another monster charged in.

“Shit! The two of us can’t do this alone!”

“Reinforcements will be here soon!”

“When!?”

The hunter cursed, but pushed and deflected the monster away with his shield.

“Sunbae! Look up, up!”

While the other hunter behind him was reloading his bow, the flying monster took off. His shield was being used to block the monster that’s ramming it in front of him, so he couldn’t use it to protect himself against the monster coming from above.

“Fuck!”

The hunter reflexively covered his head with his hands. However, he knew that even if he did that, the monster’s grip would crush his skull.

The monster’s beak, long and pointed like a pterodactyl’s, opened wide.

“……?”

But nothing happened.

“W-what is it?”

The hunter raised his head in confusion. Both the monsters that had been drawn in by their aggro (video game term for drawing aggravation) and those that had been wandering around without being targeted had all stopped in their tracks.

“What ki-kind of ability is this?”

“Uh, it’s…… I think it’s psychokinesis.”

“How does that make sense? Psychokinesis, this clean?”

The hunter, looking back to scold his junior, saw his junior staring blankly at the sky, so he followed suit and looked as well.

There was a man there who made the impossible possible.

When Hyeon Gyu-ha waved his hand half-heartedly, the heads of the monsters captured by psychokinesis spun 360 degrees. The bizarre sounds of skin being torn and flesh and bones twisting rang out from all directions.

Despite the sound that would have given them goosebumps at any other time, the two hunters stared blankly into the air. Was this a dream……?

They weren’t the only hunters casting blank stares.

“Wow…… How can he do that?”

“He took less than a minute, right? Isn’t this the shortest record?”

“As if there aren’t countless shortest records already made by him……”

The Ministry of Ability’s civil service hunters, Jeong Min-jae and Kim Ho-jun, who were urgently deployed to the unexpected gate, could only be in awe. There was such an overwhelming level of difference that envy can’t be felt by hunters.

‘There was no need for us to come all the way, right?’

Jeong Min-jae glanced sideways at the SUV he had ridden, feeling a bit helpless. There was someone in the car who didn’t care, as if it was completely natural for Hyeon Gyu-ha to clean up whatever commotion was happening outside.

“The first time a hidden boss came out a gate of a dungeon that hadn’t been cleared was in Warangal, India in 1953……”

It was In Yoo-shin, who was studying hard for the written exam to obtain a hunter’s license.

And there’s the one working outside alone, Hyeon Gyu-ha. Since it seemed like he would not budge even if the Ministry of Ability came and begged him, Manager Kim had no choice but to allow In Yoo-shin, an office worker, to accompany him.

One might be anxious about being grouped together on a dangerous site every time, but it was surprising to Jeong Min-jae that In Yoo-shin, who was always paired up with Hyeon Gyu-ha, didn’t waver.

‘As expected, you need more than just a normal heart to date Team Leader Hyeon.’

Hyeon Gyu-ha, who instantly finished cleaning up the scene without a single drop of blood, descended from the sky and tapped on the window of the SUV. As the car window slowly rolled down, he quickly pushed his face in.

“How was I?”

At that moment, Jeong Min-jae hallucinated a tail violently wagging from Hyeon Gyu-ha’s butt, like that of a large dog seeking praise, and he rubbed his eyes roughly.

“Min-jae-ya, let’s go.”

Kim Ho-jun, who had become accustomed to the two of them showing affection anytime, anywhere, tapped him on the shoulder.

“Oh, uh…… Okay.”

Jeong Min-jae quickly followed him and ran to the scene of battle.

Although he did not have the ability to annihilate monsters in an instant like Hyeon Gyu-ha, there were still many things he could do as a hunter.

*

If In Yoo-shin had to choose between studying and exercising, he would naturally choose studying. Even during his school days, his grades were always in the top ranks. He passed the written exam without any problems, and now all that remained was the physical fitness test.

“Gyu-ha-ssi! Look at this, I can see some abs on my stomach!”

In Yoo-shin, who was sweating in the fitness room today, proudly lifted his top, but then he instinctively sensed danger in the glare of Hyeon Gyu-ha who was approaching him and quickly lowered his clothes.

“Let me see it again.”

“W-why?”

“I want to feel Master’s abs.”

“That’s sexual harassment……”

“I own 98 percent of Yoo-shin-ssi’s muscles.”

“It’s my body, and yet I only own 2 percent of it?”

“Protein supplements, three meals a day, training, threats.”

“……”

I guess he was aware that the training process was filled with threats…… In Yoo-shin, feeling like he was about to get dragged into a long conversation, quickly fled to the changing room.

Of course, Hyeon Gyu-ha turned the handle of the locked door and used force to break in.

“How did you tear it off with just your hands?!”

“With love, nothing is impossible.”

“Those are supplies purchased with taxes……!”

“I can just pay more taxes for what I destroy.”

Using his body to block the broken door—and thus, the hole through which In Yoo-shin could escape—Hyeon Gyu-ha gestured.

“I think Master will stop working out as soon as you pass the physical fitness test.”

He flinched.

“This moment may be the best muscle moment of Master’s life. Do you want to take a body profile picture?”

“But body profile pictures are a bit too revealing……”

“That’s why I want to take a picture.”

“……!”

“Just kidding.”

A light of alert appeared in In Yoo-shin’s eyes again, and Hyeon Gyu-ha laughed and levitated him in the air. If he just picked me up, I could try to fight back, but since I was levitating at his will, all I could do was flail my limbs around.

Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was sitting on a chair in the locker room, sat right next to him. His arms wrapped around Yoo-shin’s shoulders in a natural way. As Gyu-ha caressed the nape of his neck, his downy hair trembled at his fingertips, and his Adam’s apple bobbed slightly.

“Hmm.”

Pulling In Yoo-shin’s stiff back into his embrace and burying his face into the crown of his head, Hyeon Gyu-ha let out a satisfied sigh. The breath that escaped his lips tickled In Yoo-shin’s hair, causing his fingers to clench involuntarily.

Hyeon Gyu-ha had been pursuing him more frequently ever since the Korea University festival. According to Lee Hye-yeon, he was trying really hard to win me over.

‘It seems like he hasn’t fully processed his anxiety of feeling abandoned.’

So today, In Yoo-shin could not escape his arms and calmly stayed there. I was just nervous because it was skinship that I wasn’t used to, but I didn’t feel uncomfortable.

‘It’s similar to how drunk old men call each other ‘hyung-nim’ and ‘dong-saeng’ while hugging each other, holding hands, and engaging in skinship, but I’m experiencing that about 20 years early……!’

No matter how hard he tried to put those thoughts out of his head, it was hard to erase the feeling of being in a strong and secure embrace. Especially after not being used to the warmth of other people.

“Yoo-shin-ssi.”

Suddenly, Hyeon Gyu-ha lowered his head. His gaze slowly drew closer. A slow breath brushed against his skin, and his fingertips gently stroked In Yoo-shin’s cheek.

***

HM: I’m getting second hand embarrassment. Is there no one who returned after their training and wanted to use the locker room…. And saw this lol?

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Credits:

Translator: Hoshi Miya

Editor/Proofreader: Editor M

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