I tamed the First Rank Chapter 78
- HoshiMiya
- Sep 7
- 8 min read
“………………Who were they?”
“I don’t know much about them because that’s when we first met and we parted ways there. By the way, the bosses of the dungeon were people who were burned at the stake.”
"Gasp."
“They were men dressed as women.”
“Gasp……”
“Anyway, one thing is for sure, my life changed because I met those two people. It’s true that people in the world are trash, but there are some who are less trash, and very, very rarely, there are people who are not trash.”
As he said that, Hyeon Gyu-ha put a lot of tteokbokki sauce on the fried seaweed and put it in In Yoo-shin's mouth.
"Yoo-shin-ssi is the only……………… between this trashy world and humans."
“Stimulants?”
When he interrupted him while he was mumbling the words, he closed his eyes and smiled innocently like a boy.
“Okay. Let’s call it a stimulant. Since it doesn’t matter what you call it.”
Since he had lunch early, it was not even 12:30 when he left the store. He didn’t know what he was going to do, but he thought he had plenty of time, but Hyeon Gyu-ha looked at his watch and it seemed like he didn’t think so.
“It feels like it might be a close call... Anyway, they probably won't make excuses for being a little late since they send invitations every time.”
“An invitation? Where are you going?”
“Didn’t I tell you?”
“It’s just shopping……………….”
“Hmm.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha rubbed the back of his neck and then had In Yoo-shin sit on the bike.
“Hey. Eight.”
“Squwk?”
8-se, who had been lying down, completely satisfied after eating a lot of tteokbokki, poked his head out of the pouch.
“Mana amplification, is it possible to double it?”
“Squeak!”
The two brothers, whom In Yoo-shin didn't understand what they were saying, seemed to have communicated something between themselves with just a single word. Hyeon Gyu-ha nodded his head and took out a piece of cloth from subspace.
It was a wide, long piece of golden silk embroidered with gorgeous, delicate patterns.
“Wow, that’s so fancy and cool. But what is it?”
“A cloth worn around the waist. A belt.”
“Is the belt this big?”
Although he didn't know what this is, he received it and Hyeon Gyu-ha tapped the cloth.
"Try to appraise the item."
The only items I've ever had the experience of appraising in my life were doors and hamster rings. I still don't know what's what, but I did as I was told.
[Mandukai's booth]
The name of the person who made the item appeared, not the name of the person who made it. That meant that it was not a crafted item, but an artifact obtained by hunting a boss in a dungeon. Unlike the artifacts dropped by hidden bosses, it was a general artifact that was not bound.
“Mandukai?”
It was a name I had heard somewhere, but I couldn't remember it right away. As more question marks appeared above his head, Hyeon Gyu-ha gave him a hint.
“Kijab.” (slang for romantic or sexual interest in someone they have known since childhood or a very young age, often with the implication of waiting for them to grow older.)
“Ah! Raising a younger husband and then eating him up... No, that's not it!”
“Was I wrong?”
"………………There's nothing particularly wrong."
It's not wrong to summarize the life of Mandukay Khatun (the wife of a Khan or Khagan), who successfully raised her young husband, 15 years her junior, to the position of Khagan (a title referring to the emperor in nomadic ethnic countries such as Mongolian and Turkic), and became a driving force behind the Mongolian revival, in a single word, 'helmsman,' but something felt off.
“It’s an artifact that can increase mana. If it were a game and not reality, it would be an item that would increase intelligence stats, but it has a mana-boosting effect.”
“Hmm, I think it’d definitely make you smarter if you had the items of a smart person like Mandukai.”
“Even if Yoo-shin-ssi’s F-rank mana is amplified, it’ll still be F-rank, but if you amplify it while that guy is sharing his mana, it seems like it will have a pretty good effect. I checked it, so I think it’s almost certain.”
"Aha."
"And since an artifact that seems to be more effective when used with 'Mandukai's Booth' just came out, I'm going to go buy it."
"But, Gyu-ha-ssi."
In Yoo-shin pointed out the mistakes of Hyeon Gyu-ha, who made the same mistake as Cho Sang-pil.
“Even if I amplify my mana, will I gain any use from it?”
“…….”
"I can give Gyu-ha-ssi a lot of buffs while hunting in the dungeon, but using that can be dangerous in another way."
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had been silent for a moment, twitched his lips.
“When your mana is boosted, your muscles recover faster, you can easily hit 3 to 100 more times, protein supplements taste better, and your muscle loss rate is significantly slower.”
Hey. Is this some kind of Muan danmul? But why are all the effects related to exercise? (Muan danmul: This is a famous local specialty from Muan County in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It's a type of mineral-rich seawater or mudflat water known for its supposed health benefits.)
As In Yoo-shin's eyes narrowed, Hyeon Gyu-ha sighed deeply and rubbed his face against his as if he was throwing a tantrum.
“Anyway, the more mana the better……………….”
It seems that he is only focused on the fact that Mana is good for everyone, and he hasn't considered the fact that it is of little use to In Yoo-shin, who doesn't have any other skills.
But the important thing here was that Hyeon Gyu-ha was behaving in a way that was almost like a tantrum. In Yoo-shin found himself nodding vigorously without realizing it, hearing Hyeon Gyu-ha’s charming voice as he clung to him and asked him to accept the artifact.
When he came to, a satisfied smile appeared on Hyeon Gyu-ha's lips. It was too late to turn back and say he didn't need it.
“Shall we go to the department store to do some shopping?”
Hyeon Gyu-ha shook his head.
“Or black market?”
“I want to give it to you as a gift, Master-nim, but how can I give you a black market item whose source I don’t even know? Rather than that, I will righteously and fairly charge through the main gate and steal it.”
I don't know since when it became possible to use the words "fairly" and "steal" in the same sentence.
“Then where are you going?”
“Auction.”
“Whoa."
In Yoo-shin had heard that there was an auction house that specialized in high-grade items and artifacts. Hyeon Gyu-ha's gift was a gift, but it was also exciting to watch the auction.
As he was putting on the helmet that Hyeon Gyu-ha had given me, telling him to hurry to the auction house, a question occurred to him.
"There's no dress code at the auction house?"
“Until now, I've never been turned away for my usual outfit, though.”
“What would have happened if they had turned Gyu-ha-ssi away at the door because he was wearing the wrong clothes?”
“That’s the day the auction house closes. Well, I guess.”
Convinced, Hyeon Gyu-ha took out an invitation from the inventory and looked through it again. There was indeed small writing recommending dressy casual clothes.
“I have my interview suit at home, so I can just change into it.”
“What color is it?”
“It's because I bought it on home shopping as a two-for-one deal, so there's mouse gray, beige, and navy blue.”
“If it's those colors, it won't match with me, so let's just go to my officetel and pick out couple outfits.”
“Huh? Why are my clothes at Gyu-ha’s house?”
"Let's go for now."
Without giving him a chance to ask any more questions, Hyeon Gyu-ha started his bike.
There was some change in the officetel I visited for the second time.
“Aren’t you coming in?”
In Yoo-shin followed him into the dressing room. HIs eyes struggling to look away from the childhood photos that filled the walls on all sides.
The dressing room was filled with In Yoo-shin's clothes. To be exact, they were couple looks with Hyeon Gyu-ha, like the hamster pajamas from before.
"I bought one every time I thought of a place I wanted to go with Yoo-shin-ssi."
Perhaps because it was summer, swimsuits, rash guards, surfing wear, etc. were prepared as sets with Hyeon Gyu-ha. Winter is still a long way off, but ski wear and such were already visible. Of course, there were mountaineering wear, training wear, and even everyday clothes like suits hanging in a row. What about Santa and Rudolph costumes?
In Yoo-shin, who was afraid that there might be some event clothes prepared in other closets that he had not checked yet, just quietly chose a suit.
As he was going through the closet, something strange caught his eye. On one side of each piece of clothing, such as the sleeves or lining, there was a cute hamster character embroidered on it. It was a hamster embroidered patch with pale orange eyes on pale tan fur, and it looked like it was hand-made.
I wonder if he made it himself.
Come to think of it, his own pajamas from those couple pajamas before had the same hamster design as this.
In Yoo-shin, without even realizing it, glanced up at the man who had the exact same color scheme as the hamster. As their eyes met, Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was reflexively smiling gently, suddenly bowed his head deeply. Chu.
In the moment of being off guard, a tongue that wriggled its way between his lips licked the inside of his mouth in a circle. Only after a wet sound rang out from the tongue that was rubbing his lower lip did In Yoo-shin, startled, come to his senses. A nonchalant voice brushed past his earlobe and bit his ear.
“I thought you wanted me to kiss you.”
“T-T-That's not it.”
As he quickly backed away, covering his ears, Hyeon Gyu-ha chuckled softly, his throat rumbling.
“Are you going to wear those clothes?”
While stepping back, the suit he grabbed unintentionally happened to be the same color as Hyeon Gyu-ha's clothes. It was exactly a couple look.
With a reddened face, In Yoo-shin, who was flusteredly trying to change his clothes, stopped. When he glanced sideways, Hyeon Gyu-ha shrugged and turned his back.
“I'll turn around like last time.”
It's not like men wear out from being together, and it wouldn't have mattered whether I showed myself changing clothes or not. If it were in the past.
In Yoo-shin pushed him hard on the back and forcefully sent him out of the dressing room. Even though he was left alone, the feeling of him on his lips and ears lingered and wouldn’t go away, so it was very difficult.
The clothes he changed into fit him perfectly. Could it be a tailored suit? How did he know my size? He was a bit skeptical, but In Yoo-shin convinced himself. He must have figured it out somehow with his S-class eye for detail.
He tried moving around by swinging his arms. They say tailored suits are comfortable, and they really were.
“Ugh, if I keep doing this I’ll be late for the auction.”
When he opened the door in a hurry, Hyeon Gyu-ha was in front of me. His slow gaze scanned In Yoo-hin as if it had been waiting. Starting from the crown of his head, he traced his face and neckline, then down to his chest, waist, and fingers in an ambiguous position, and down to his socks. In Yoo-shin slightly shrank his toes.
“Is it that strange?”
I was starting to feel uneasy because there was no response. I guess I should change into different clothes. I was about to close the door again when Hyeon Gyu-ha groaned heavily and sat down.
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HM: I feel like some kinda parents while watching these two. I guess I sorta became a parent for these two since they don’t have parents either ways. lol
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