I Tamed the First Rank Chapter 63
- HoshiMiya
- May 25
- 6 min read
<Then, is the lady a hunter? If you see the letters, you’re a hunter?>
<Unn, I used to be a hunter. Now, I’m just a C-Rank Awakener. You’re also an Awakener.>
<Then, you too………………?>
<No, I’m too low-ranked to be a hunter.>
<Even if that lady is a hunter, at best, her ability is just being stronger. Even if the rank is low, the much more amazing person is that mister.>
The child tilted his head because it was a little difficult to understand. Kim Jung-hoon, who saw that, thought for a moment and took out a lighter from his pocket. He lit the lighter with a click and placed his palm on it.
The child’s eyes widened in surprise, and Kim Jung-hoon waved his hand with a smirk. There was no trace on the palm of his hand that had clearly been touched by the flame.
<It’s just an ability that makes it less susceptible to fire. It’s not like it doesn’t hurt at all, but it’s a bit ambiguous, right?>
<Yoo-shin-ah, what do you think that mister does?>
<…….>
What if I’m wrong? What if they don't meet me because I'm wrong? Worry covered the child’s mouth. Kim Ji-won suppressed her regretful expression and smiled gently.
<It’s okay. You can tell me anything.>
<……………Firefighter?>
<Correct!>
Kim Ji-won burst into exaggerated laughter and clapped her hands. Kim Jung-hoon added his own words.
<Because he was a firefighter, he was able to meet me and get married. It was before Yoo-shin was born, but there was a big fire in Seonchangsan mountain, a little past Geumgangsan. The fire was so big that even the Seoul firefighter went there in the middle of the night.>
There were hikers stranded in the mountain lodge, and Kim Jung-hoon hurriedly evacuated them. When he was about to carry the last person who had sprained his ankle while hiking and was having trouble moving, the fire finally engulfed the mountain lodge and the building collapsed.
<I really thought I was going to die then.>
Since he was alive and in front of me, Kim Jung-hoon must have been safe. However, because the story was told so tensely, the child unconsciously got absorbed and swallowed dry saliva.
<But at the moment when the ceiling was about to collapse! ..…………Who do you think appeared?>
This time, he was able to answer more easily than before.
<………………Auntie?>
<That's right! Do you know how cool that woman was holding up the collapsing ceiling and pillars with her hands? I fell in love with her at first sight.>
<Why are you even talking about that to a kid?>
Embarrassed, Kim Ji-won laughed out loud and hit Kim Jeong-hoon on the shoulder. Because she unconsciously put strength into her hand, Kim Jeong-hoon fell backwards in his chair without even having time to scream. He didn't get hurt because the back was a bed.
The scene was just like a gag show or a sitcom he'd seen on TV, so the kid laughed a little without realizing it. Kim Ji-won and Kim Jeong-hoon laughed even brighter than the kid.
<Our Yoo-shin is really so pretty.>
The next time they met, the kid said that he could see letters in the air like them. It was another thing they had in common.
The kid laughed in front of them without hesitation. And he began to wait for their visit.
Now, before going to bed, the child looks forward to coming to the daycare center tomorrow, meets the two people in her dreams, plays, and happily shares the dream story with those who visited, spending each day.
Before entering elementary school, Kim Ji-won and Kim Jeong-hoon made eye contact with the child and spoke a very careful word. The voice was as nervous as the child.
<Will you allow us to be Yoo-shin's mom and dad?>
As Kim Yoo-shin, the child had a new family. He was happy. However, the child's lips would never say 'mom' or 'dad'. When he tried to pull the words out of his throat, the memory of that day suddenly came rushing back and he closed his mouth.
"Hey. Just call me uncle and aunt. Get attached."
That gaze that was blankly looking down.
The child naturally knew that they were different from the middle-aged couple before.
<What side dish does Yoo-shin want to eat?>
<Pink sausages fried with eggs. Yeong-min always took them away, so I couldn't eat much. I also like tteokbokki.>
They adjusted every little thing in their lives to the child.
<Yoo-shin-ah, someone your mother knows raises a hamster and she recently had a baby. Should I get one?>
They tried to help the child become attached to the family by taking care of the things he likes.
Good people. Such good people. If it weren't for the abandoned memories, I would have run to him and hugged him.
They looked sad whenever the child couldn't call mom and dad, but they never rushed and just waited quietly. And they gave love.
Kim Ji-won's mother didn't accept the child easily.
<No matter what, he's not your blood child...……………. The hospital said there was really no hope?>
<I'm sorry, mother-in-law. Even though I don't have children, I'll do better for Ji-won!>
Kim Ji-won's mother also laughed in vain at Kim Jeong-hoon's witty words. Later, Kim Ji-won secretly told her the truth.
<Actually, it's the mother who can't have children. But she pretends that there's a problem with the father because she's afraid that the grandmother will be even more upset.>
Kim Jeong-hoon, the son-in-law, was also an orphan. Kim Ji-won's mother, who had been unfamiliar with and had a hard time with the orphan adopted by her daughter and her husband, soon began visiting her often with gifts for the child.
The child learned a little more about them. When they went to Seonchangsan Mountain to play, Kim Ji-won coincidentally helped with a forest firefighting operation, which led to their interest and the couple becoming firefighters together. She felt great reward and joy in saving people. She had been married for 6 years.
The child also came to learn about his own abilities. Kim Ji-won used her connections from her days as a hunter to find tamers and learn their know-how. He learned that he could heal and buff them, but since his abilities were limited to rodents, other know-hows were not very helpful.
The child suddenly got scared. If my abilities were useless, wouldn’t that mean that I would lose the commonality of being an Awakener? Would I be useful when I’m not an Awakener?
Kim Ji-won gently stroked the child’s head, who was anxious and nervous. Her hands were as warm as her voice.
<Yoo-shin-ah, you are a very special child.>
<Me?>
<Then, isn't the name special?>
<The director made it similar to Yoo-jin?
<That's what the director made. Dad and Mom made a new Chinese character for Yoo-shin's name.>
She explained it to the child, who just blinked, not understanding what she was saying.
<While filling out the adoption papers, I felt that Yoo-shin's name was lacking. So, Dad and I worked hard to come up with a new Chinese character, in other words, meaning of the name changed.>
Kim Ji-won wrote the difficult Chinese characters in her notebook. Yooshin唯信.
<What is this?>
<It means the only faith.>
She called the child once again, “Yoo-sin.”
<When Mom and Dad first saw Yoo-shin, we were sure and could believe in him. He would be our only love. That’s why you became Yoo-shin.>
The name that the director had randomly added to the first word that came up when converting the Chinese characters finally became the child’s.
The gaze that had always been blankly looking down from above disappeared without a trace.
Yoo-shin smiled brightly.
<Mom.>
Mom looked at him as if she was going to cry and smiled.
<Yoo-shin-ah. Our son.>
<I want to make today my birthday.>
After work, Yoo-shin came back and hugged him, saying, "Dad," and Dad shed tears.
<Oh my, Yoo-shin-ah. I told you, you're being silly.>
Mom pretended to tease him and slapped his arm, and Dad joked that his arm would break.
<Since it's come to this, let's invite your mother-in-law and have a celebration party!>
<Should we?>
<Since we're going to do it, let's go somewhere like a pension or a campsite and have fun. When was the last time you and I had the same day off? No. Just take a vacation!>
<Yoo-shin-ah, where do you want to go to play?>
When we were at the daycare, the only places we went to play were the nearby parks. Surprised by the fact that he could go anywhere, whether it was the ocean, the mountains, or the forest, Yoo-shin opened his small mouth wide.
After thinking about it all day, he answered.
<I want to go to the mountain.>
The mountain where Mom and Dad met and fell in love. He wanted to go there. And soon after, Yoo-shin learned that he would regret that decision for the rest of his life.
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