I tamed the First Rank Chapter 72
- HoshiMiya
- Jul 26
- 7 min read
Updated: Aug 1
“What is it?”
“You said that your parents’ accident happened in Paju 14 years ago, right? Where was the pension?”
“It’s Mt. Gamaksan.”
“…….”
Hyeon Gyu-ha's breathing stopped for a moment after hearing the answer, but In Yoo-shin didn't notice anything strange because he continued talking right away.
Hyeon Gyu-ha spoke in a tone of voice that was familiar to him, but In Yoo-shin, who did not meet his eyes, opened his mouth with a pale complexion that was unknown to him.
“……When exactly is your parents’ anniversary?”
“On the 27th.”
It was a question I didn’t understand, but it wasn’t something I had to hide, so I answered it coolly. When In Yoo-shin was about to ask about what he was curious about regarding their parents, the sound of his phone ringing interrupted the conversation.
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who pretended to cover his forehead and covered his eyes, gestured for him to answer. When In Yoo-shin touched the call button on his phone, the paleness had already completely disappeared from his face.
“Hello, Dr. Cho. Have you eaten…….”
- Yoo-shin-ssi! Where are you now?
He shouted. Before he could even ask how he was doing, Cho Sang-pil responded with an excited voice.
“I’m at work…… Why are you speaking like that?”
-I have a theory about 8-se! I think it would be better to tell you in person rather than over the phone. Can you come to the research center? Come with 8-se too!
Cho Sang-pil, who had been firing off shots in excitement, hung up the phone without even waiting for an answer. In Yoo-shin scratched her head.
“Dr. Cho asked me to bring 8-se here.”
“Then let’s go now. I’ll go get permission from the manager to go on an outside business trip.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha naturally stopped talking and stood up. In Yoo-shin, who suddenly felt scared by his calm-looking face, grabbed his sleeve.
“Um, Gyu-ha-ssi. No, don't tell me... No, right?”
Hyeon Gyu-ha looked down at the shaking pupils and smiled like he was licking honey.
“I’ll take you to the research center.”
“I’ll take the subway!”
“Squeak!”
“No, I just lost my virginity today, but are you saying you're satisfied with just doing it once? Are you premature? But even if you, Master, are premature, I can accept everything, so don't worry. Together with Yoo-chun, I will try my best to show you a thrilling paradise.”
“When did you give it a name?”
“It was named after Master.”
"Good bye!"
In Yoo-shin tried to run away from the waiting room while holding the screaming 8-se in his arms, but as usual, he was unsuccessful this time too.
Could it be that the 8-se's pitiful screams and In Yoo-shin's earnest wish came through?
After four attempts to get the engine started, the tattered luxury sports car completely collapsed after driving less than 10 meters.
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Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had to take a taxi to the research center in the end, had a gloomy expression, but In Yoo-shin, who had come back from the dead, tried hard to pretend not to know.
“Oh, you’re early. You’re welcome, you’re welcome.”
While cheers were heard from all over the research center, Cho Sang-pil was the only one who did not react to Hyeon Gyu-ha in a suit. To the researcher whose headlights were on, it didn’t matter whether Hyeon Gyu-ha was wearing a suit or a pair of tights; the fact that 8-se was more important than him.
“It’s a pouch I’ve never seen before. Judging by the material, is it made of demon leather?”
“Even 8-se like to go in here.”
“Hmm, it’ll probably be quite shaky, but it looks like you won’t get motion sickness.”
In Yoo-shin, who had not thought about motion sickness, flinched and took 8-se out of the pouch.
"That guy's crying is getting more and more worse.”
“……Squeak.”
"Aren't you dizzy? Are you okay?"
“Kyuing, kung!”
Cho Sang-pil guided the two people and one horse to the training ground. Unlike last time, when there were no other teams, on one side of the wide training ground, there were people who appeared to be tamers and researchers conducting various tests with the demons.
Even though he lowered his voice so they couldn't hear, Cho Sang-pil's voice was thick with anticipation.
"You said that the mana stat of 8-se was A-class?"
“Other stats are C-class, but mana is A-class.”
“What about you?”
“I’m, well, F-class.”
“That’s the point.”
Cho Sang-pil snapped his fingers.
“My mana is also F-rank like yours, but my limit is to contracting one regular monster, Yeppi. But you already have two.”
Actually, there are three, no, two and one.
“I wonder if there is a difference in the energy between a monster powered by a crystal stone and a living animal. What I mean is that animals require less mana for taming than monsters.”
“Oh, that could be the case.”
“How many can you tame?”
“I tried up to three before, but then I got the feeling that I could only do up to five.”
As he spoke, he felt uncomfortable.
There are currently three tamed entities, and when I tamed 8-se, unlike before, I never felt the limit of my mana. Since it happened naturally, I didn't even think about it until Cho Sang-pil reminded me of it.
“But isn’t 8-se a boss monster? Even a high-ranking tamer can’t tame it unless its mana stat is at least A-rank. That’s why it’s called a boss monster. It consumes a lot of mana, but didn’t you tame it with an F-rank?”
“Uh, I guess……?”
“I should have thought of it sooner, but it looks like a tiny hamster, so I didn’t think of it last time.”
“Hmm.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha lifted 8-se up by the back of his neck with a surprised expression.
"So what you're saying, Doctor, is that this guy is fooling everyone with his hideous, cute appearance."
"………………That seems like a bit of an overinterpretation."
Cho Sang-pil, who had forgotten that Hyeon Gyu-ha was next to him while talking about his random thoughts, coughed in vain and got to the main point.
“Anyway, I think that 8-se has some kind of skill similar to a mana amplifier. It’s possible that he shared his A-class mana so that you could use it. Or maybe it’s some other skill that I haven’t been able to deduce……. However, I wonder how the contract was possible in the first place.”
I'm wondering if I should say that 8-se felt like a gift from someone, while Cho Sang-pil's hypothesis continued.
“Whichever it is, if there's an 8-se, my hypothesis is that your mana stat is at least F-rank, unlike what's displayed. Maybe it's even possible to contract with other monsters or boss monsters! The world's first F-rank tamer who tames boss monsters isn't just a dream!”
“But is there another dungeon with a rodent as the boss?”
"ah."
Cho Sang-pil, who had been focusing only on the amplification of mana due to 8-se and had forgotten the most important thing, was caught off guard.
“Are there any other abilities…?”
In Yoo-shin shook his head repeatedly. Hyeon Gyu-ha blurted out a comment while ignoring Cho Sang-pil, who was frustrated at the revelation that the hypothesis he had come up with with great effort was meaningless.
“There are other ways to utilize mana.”
He searched through the inventory and took out two scrolls.
“It’s a scroll that I failed to get from the Scroll Random Box, but I didn’t throw it away and kept it, so I guess a day finally came when I can use it.”
There was a random box like that too....... In Yoo-shin received a scroll while expanding his useless knowledge.
"Hey, is it possible to leave Yoo-shin-ssi's mana untouched?"
“Squeak!”
“So Do I just tear off the scroll?”
“Injecting mana.”
The scroll was very expensive, so it was the first time I had used it myself. In Yoo-shin carefully tore up the expensive scroll so that it would not go to waste.
Crinch.
Water trickled down from the air as if a faucet had been turned on very slightly, and the soil in front of his feet soon became wet, about the size of a coin.
"Whoa!"
It was only enough water to fill a shot glass, but it was still amazing. When I squatted down and pressed down on the wet dirt, I could feel the coldness.
"If I receive it, is it drinkable water?"
“It’s level 1.”
“I guess I could have a sip when I’m thirsty.”
“Then let’s use the scroll one more time. This time, with that bastard’s help.”
"Yes!"
It feels like I'm using magic when I use something that isn't my ability. I guess rich people are going around tearing up scrolls because of this taste.
In Yoo-shin happily tore the second scroll.
Shaaa!
A torrential downpour poured down. Over Hyeon Gyu-ha's head, who was completely off guard because the person using the scroll was a divine being.
Swaaaaaaah!
“…….”
Swaaaah! Swaah!
“…….”
The scroll torn by Grade A mana poured water like a torrential downpour in a space of 3 meters in diameter. Until the hair that had been carefully styled became damp and hung down, covering his forehead, the ivory color of his suit became soaked with water and turned light brown, and the dress shirt that was visible between his jacket and vest clung to his upper body. On and on. On and on. On and on.
“Are you okay?”
“……Gyu-ha-ssi. Are you okay?”
“……yea.”
Swaaaah! Swaaaaah!
The suit that he had painstakingly prepared since 4 in the morning did not last even half a day, let alone last until he got off work. And In Yoo-shin fulfilled his simple wish of seeing a wet Hyeon Gyu-ha in a strange place.
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HM: I can’t believe IYS wished to see HGH get wet.
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Translator: Hoshi Miya
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