I tamed the First Rank Chapter 77
- HoshiMiya
- Aug 29
- 7 min read
"no."
“Isn’t it?”
"Unn, no. The prince's lover has no connection to ®ÀÇ at all. He is definitely a human from the Iron Age."
“I see.”
Gong Tae-seong leaned back on his chair, feeling an ambiguous emotion, whether disappointment or understanding. I should deviate slightly from the plan to confirm the identity of the god of incantation, but the plan remained the same.
'No. Rather, it is an achievement.'
The fact that Hyeon Gyu-ha, who doesn't give people anything to do with him, chose this person means that he is also a weakness.
As if in response, the whale spoke into his mind. The whispers flowing in were the embodiment of longing.
"We really need the prince's heart."
Hyeon Gyu-ha's only weakness is his innate ability. How big of a weakness will it be? How far will he be able to expose it?
Me. Property. Honor. Position. Ability. One arm. One eye. One leg.
Or life. heart.
If possible, it would be better if Hyeon Gyu-ha is sincere so that it can proceed easily. In Gong Tae-seong's head, In Yoo-shin is weighing Hyeon Gyu-ha's heart instead of the hamster's in this limited area.
If possible, it would be better if Hyeon Gyu-ha was sincere so that it could proceed easily. In Gong Tae-seong’s head, In Yoo-shin was placing Hyeon Gyu-ha’s heart on the scale instead of the hamster in his limited hands.
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Even though they had agreed to meet at 11 a.m., he was busy getting ready as soon as he finished breakfast.
"Hey 8-se, how about these clothes?"
“Squeek.”
8-se, who might soon start crying 'woof woof' or 'meow meow', responded with a strange crying sound.
It sounds like a guinea pig.
[Name: Henri Raymond Charles Françoise VIII]
[Current status: Joyful. Stable. Satisfied.]
Well, I guess you can understand it as meaning that the clothes are nice. In Yoo-shin accepted that and tried on other clothes.
I had promised Hyeon Gyu-ha a date on the weekend and hurriedly shopped for clothes online. I listened to Park Seung Gi's advice and tried hard to choose the clothes, but because of my budget and fashion sense, they all looked the same. I couldn't tell what was different from what I usually wear.
There was no mirror in the room, so he kept going in and out of the bathroom and looking at himself in the mirror, which made him feel even more exhausted. As 11 o'clock approached, his heart started beating faster and faster.
In Yoo-shin gently held 6-se, who had escaped from the cage again and was smelling the fragrance of flowers in a vase on the table, in his hand. The familiar warmth seeping in calmed his anxiously racing heart.
“Is it okay for me to be like this?”
Preparing, excited, and waiting for the meeting with him.
“Squeak..”
6-se just gave the same answer as always. That alone was comforting, so I lightly kissed him.
Ding-dong. The doorbell rang.
"I'll be back. It's dangerous outside the cage, so try not to come out, okay?"
“Squeak!”
He put 6-se in the cage. He tried to put 8-se in the cage next to it, but he was already in the pouch.
“Do you want to go out?”
“Ggyu.”
"Okay. Let's go together."
The final preparations for going out were completed by hanging up the pouch and taking out the cell phone. In Yoo-shin took a deep breath and opened the door. Today, too, the scent of flowers wafted in.
“You don’t have to bring it every day.”
“Because today is a date.”
Still, I didn't feel like it was cumbersome or burdensome. The sweet scent makes me feel good, and when I open the door of my home, the flower bouquet scent greets me and it feels as if he is greeting me, so that's good too.
Today's Hyeon Gyu-ha was wearing a casual sky blue semi-formal suit.
“Do you like it?”
"Gyu-ha-ssi must have ruined several countries with his face in his past life."
Although less damaging to the heart than a three-piece suit, the simple, sleek fit was also difficult to look at.
“The young lady in an arranged marriage with the Northern Grand Duke is destroying his kingdom? You've got to admire that.”
“You were still keeping up that concept?”
In Yoo-shin, who was about to leave the bouquet, hesitated. Even though it was a semi-formal attire, it was still a formal attire. And the fact that Hyeon Gyu-ha came in a suit……
“What happened to the car you took in for repairs?”
“Since it’s a limited edition, I think it would be better to just scrap it rather than buy parts.”
“Aha. Then the bike………………”
“However, Yoo-chun No. 2, reborn with a changed color, is waiting for you down below.”
"Goodbye."
He tried to close the door immediately, but Hyeon Gyu-ha was faster. The door, caught in Psychokinesis, wouldn’t budge no matter how hard he struggled.
“Don’t hate Yoo-chun who wants to spend hot time with Master-nim.”
“You can spend the hot time alone, Gyu-ha-ssi!”
“What fun is it to do it alone when you have to do it in front of Master?”
"What! What are you going to do!"
“Beep!”
In Yoo-shin, whether he was struggling or not, picked him up and jumped down from the rooftop room on the third floor. He landed softly on the floor without a single 'thud!'
Whether In Yoo-shin struggled or not, Hyeon Gyu-ha lifted him up and jumped down from the rooftop room on the third floor. Without a single 'thud!', In Yoo-shin lifted his head from Hyeon Gyu-ha's arms, who landed softly on the floor. What he saw when he looked up was not Yoo-chun No. 2…… but a burgundy sports car and a bike.
“Gapsik-ah!”
It was a name that was embarrassing to say, so I just blurted it out, even though I had never said it out loud before. I had never been more happy to see a shiny black bike.
“On my work days, I can drive to the office and rest, but today is a date.”
As expected, this person didn't have even the slightest idea that 'office=workplace'.
“Whether it’s Yoo-chun No. 2 or Gapsik, choose whichever Yoo-shin-ssi wants to ride.”
"the former……………."
"Instead, there is a quest attached to Gapsik.”
As he said that, Hyeon Gyu-ha tapped his cheek with his index finger. He probably didn't mean to hit my head or slap me with his palm. In Yoo-shin closed his eyes once, opened them, and then spoke.
“It’s Gap-sik.”
"My first quest in a while: Show some love to the pet mouse."
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had In Yoo-shin sit on the bike first, bent his waist. The face turned to the side moved back and forth before his eyes.
“Can you please close your eyes?”
Hyeon Gyu-ha closed his eyes immediately. Then, warmth flowed down his cheeks. Warm, moist, and fluffy and small and plump……. Fluffy and plump?
He opened my eyes in a hurry, and a plump golden hamster was crying shyly in front of him.
“Jjiik♡”
“……..”
“Isn’t it important not only for love between siblings, but also for love between brothers?”
“…….”
That day, In Yoo-shin broke the challenge that no one had ever achieved, leaving Hyeon Gyu-ha speechless.
The place where Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was dressed smartly, went to for lunch was a tteokbokki restaurant. The two of them were going to the tteokbokki restaurant as if they were playing a game of chess whenever they had time.
“Isn’t the hamster eating tteokbokki right now?”
“Does it eat liver as well?”
People around him kept whispering as they watched 8-se eating while confidently taking up one side of the table, but In Yoo-shin didn't care. I had heard so many bad things while hanging out with Hyeon Gyu-ha that I just let it pass by his ears. It seems like my facial skin has gotten thicker.
“The fried food at this restaurant is delicious.”
“Before I go home, if I have time, I’ll get some fried food and tteokbokki to-go.”
It's a shame that I couldn't just take it to the theater and eat tteokbokki while watching the movie.
“Ah, Yoo-shin-ssi.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha suddenly called out, and gently wiped the tteokbokki soup off the corner of In Yoo-shin’s mouth, who was blinking, with a handkerchief. The scent wafting from the handkerchief lingered on his nose. Hyeon Gyu-ha no longer used perfume, but he sprayed a little on his handkerchief. I only thought that the man who lacked nothing would look good to me.
A strange feeling of tenderness rose up in his chest, and In Yoo-shin awkwardly changed his words.
"I saw an interview with the former guild leader of the Gangrim Guild on the internet yesterday. He said that his values in life changed a lot because of a dungeon he cleared while going through a lot of hardships when he was young. Haven't you ever had that experience, Gyu-ha-ssi?"
It was just a clumsy remark made to change the subject, but it cast a shadow over Hyeon Gyu-ha’s day. He tried to withdraw his question, thinking that he had made a mistake because of the deep emotional resonance he had never seen before, but his lips moved slowly.
“Isn’t every hunter supposed to have one?”
The words coming out of his lips were so beautiful that In Yoo-shin tilted his head. His expression was also as usual. Did I see something wrong earlier?
“What happened?”
“Um, it happened when I was younger than Yoo-shin-ssi was when he started wearing his school uniform. It was 14 years ago, right before I officially became an S-class.”
“It was so long ago. Well, Gyu-ha-ssi has been clearing dungeons since she was little………………. So, who was cuter back then, the young Gyu-ha-ssi or me in my school uniform?”
He said it as a joke because Hyeon Gyu-ha's reaction was the same as usual, but he stopped eating the tteokbokki. Then he put his hand on his forehead and thought seriously for a long time.
It took a full five minutes before In Yoo-shin was able to hear an answer.
“Yoo-shin-ssi is cuter in her school uniform.”
“T-Thank you.”
"Yoo-shin-ssi is cuter in her school uniform."
“Thank you.”
"It wasn't as cute as Yoo-shin-ssi in his school uniform, but back then, I was suffering from severe second-year syndrome and it was a cute time when I concluded that all people in the world were trash."
“You’re really cute……………….”
“But at that dungeon, or to be exact, when the dungeon break happened, there were two hunters I met. Later on, I found out that one of them wasn’t a hunter, but just an Awakener”
In Yoo-shin unconsciously swallowed his breath. It was the first time. It was the first time that Hyeon Gyu-ha felt like he was looking at someone else, not me.
He closed his eyes for a moment, his gaze distant as if he was looking at someone's face superimposed over his own, and then continued speaking.
“If it weren’t for those two, I wouldn’t be here in front of Yoo-shin-ssi now.”
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