I tamed the First Rank Chapter 79
- HoshiMiya
- Sep 19
- 7 min read
“Why are you doing that?”
In Yoo-shin was surprised and squatted down in front of him. Was it anemia? Did even the top hunters suffer from minor illnesses like anemia?
As he was looking at him with concern, a large hand reached out and wrapped around In Yoo-shin’s shoulder. And before he knew it, he was lying face down and hugging him. The feeling of his hand gently stroking his short-cropped hair was soft.
"Actually, I also liked that Yoo-shin-ssi wore new clothes because he was going on a date with me today"
“Oh, did you notice?”
"I mean, Yoo-shin-ssi bought new clothes, how could I not notice? But saying that would make me look a bit like a stalker, so I pretended I didn't know... Still, I guess men really look good in suits. He's just so handsome, sexy, pretty, doing everything on his own – I love it."
[Current status: Murderous. Affectionate. Ecstatic.]
The person who was muttering was perfectly fine, but the face of In Yoo-shin, who was listening, gradually flushed. Ecstasy…… No, ecstasy? I don’t think it was to that extent……. It wasn’t a suit that was sharp and well-tailored like Hyeon Gyu-ha had been last time, it was at best a semi-formal attire that was lightly worn.
As his body grew hot from hearing the list of words he had never heard before, In Yoo-shin eventually pushed him away by tapping his strong shoulder.
"Aren't you going to the auction house?"
"Yeah, I guess I should go."
Hyeon Gyu-ha looked at him again with eyes dripping with longing. The hand that was holding his neck loosely stroked his earlobe and the skin underneath. When he received a second kiss that lightly pecked at the line of his slightly parted lips as if licking them, this time for some reason he couldn’t turn his head away.
Even shoes that fit him perfectly were prepared. When In Yoo-hin, who had always worn loafers to interviews, looked around the shoe rack for a shoehorn, Hyeon Gyu-ha quickly knelt down and helped him put on shoes for him.
As he was putting on his shoes, his fingers circled the top of his foot, up to his ankle and calf bone. He flinched, but he couldn't move properly because he was afraid that if he pulled his leg out he might kick him.
"It's so pretty how even the bones are round."
“Well, wouldn’t everyone’s peach pits be round..…………?”
“Master-nim, even that ratio is the golden ratio.”
“Pieng!”
It was added that consent was given by 8-se.
“I’m upset that I have the same opinion as that kid, but I have no choice but to admit it this time.”
If Hyeon Gyu-ha hadn't received a text message on his phone, I wouldn't know how much longer I would have listened to such embarrassing words. While Hyeon Gyu-ha was checking his phone, In Yoo-shin snuck out and lowered his pants. His peach pit was well hidden.
Hyeon Gyu-ha tilted his head and let out a “hmm.” It was a text from Min Geut-nyeo.
[Jun-soo said that he started to show strange behavior after he visited Hoeryong in North Hamgyong Province.]
The message included the date of Gong Tae-seong's visit to Hoeryong, and a summary of how he had also tried to track him down but was unable to find out what had happened in Hoeryong at the time.
[I don't think it has anything to do with why Gong-ssi investigated In Yoo-shin-ssi, but I'm saying it just in case.]
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was tapping his chin while reading the text, asked about its contents.
“Gong Tae-seong never contacted you separately?”
“The guild leader? I haven't even seen their face since they came back from the training. There's no way they would have business with me... Ah, right. It's not that I intentionally tried to hide it, but I had a lot of things to do afterwards, so I forgot to mention it. When the guild leader used a soulbound artifact during the training, a notification popped up for me.”
“………………Notice from Gong Tae-seong, to Master-nim………………?”
Hyeon Gyu-ha's expression disappeared rapidly during the day. In Yoo-shin waved his hand urgently.
“N-no way! There was absolutely no such thing as taming between me and the guild leader!”
Only after showing him his tattoos, which were always just two hamsters and a bat, did he calm down. In Yoo-shin reached out and gently patted his head to help him calm down.
“It wasn’t like when Gyu-ha-ssi liberated some of them, it didn’t show me the memories the artifact held, and the name was just the Awakened One, Gong Tae-seong.”
“Could it be because they're a Rat...? What year were people born in the Year of the Rat?”
Born in the year of the rat, month of the rat, day of the rat, and hour of the rat, it seems like a system that can handle even the most basic of things, such as calling someone a rodent.
In Yoo-shin was also confused, so he searched for Gong Tae-seong's profile. Gong Taeseong was not born in the year of the rat.
"The only difference compared to what happened before is that there's only an 8-year age gap."
The two people's gazes turned to 8-se in the pouch at the same time, but 8-se only tilted his face.
“Kyuu?”
"Please give me three minutes."
"What?"
“I will find out the reason why this bastard is deceiving Master-nim in such a disgusting way while pretending not to know anything.”
“Squeak!”
8-se jumped out of the pouch like lightning and escaped through the gap in In Yoo-shin's suit sleeve.
"Okay, wait a minute! Gyu-ha-ssi, calm down!"
“Whoa.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha took a deep breath as he glared at 8-se who had crawled inside his wrist, curling up into a ball.
“I don’t think that 8-se would harm me. Even before I tamed him, I had a strong feeling that he was a gift given to me by someone……………….”
Even if you say it’s a feeling, isn’t it vague evidence? Even as he spoke, In Yoo-shin seemed nervous, but Hyeon Gyu-ha’s expression became quite serious.
“You mean you felt like it was a gift at the Erosion Gate?”
“Do you have any guesses?”
“…….”
Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was lost in thought for a moment while staring at 8-se's plump buttocks visible through the gap in the sleeve, soon opened his mouth.
“I can’t think of anything right now. I’ll think about it a bit more. After that, didn’t you feel like it was connected to Gong Tae-seong?”
“Yes. I don’t know if the guild leader used the artifact in another dungeon, but……………….”
"Because you can figure that out right away."
Hyeon Gyu-ha tapped his cell phone.
“It’ll take some time to get a reply, so let’s head to the auction house.”
“Isn’t it too late?”
“Come to think of it, I guess we can skip the useless introduction before the auction starts.”
The two walked out the front door together, talking.
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The auction was held at the Gangnam Center Premium Hall of IA Auction, which was open to VIPs only. It was an auction that only dealt with items and artifacts.
It felt more like a social gathering than a lively and fast-paced auction like you often see in dramas or movies. Finger foods were provided at each table, and bidders chatted while watching the slow-moving auction.
Hyeon Gyu-ha was sending out an aura everywhere that said he would rip out your spine if you bothered your boyfriend or interrupted your date, so no one dared approach us even though they would glance at us. One hunter even got scared when he saw Hyeon Gyu-ha and left the auction house. He was the guild leader of the guild that had sent a scout call to In Yoo-shin before and had their building pulled out.
In Yoo-sshin, who had no way of knowing the ominous aura above his head, was simply amazed. The items made by people with crafting skills, such as blacksmiths and alchemists, were to be auctioned off first, and the main artifacts would follow later.
“I thought the auction house would be crazy.”
“That’s true, but they used to hold something like this once every quarter. Well, since only rich people or top hunters gathered, I guess they wanted to fill their shoulders with some kind of padding. Ah, I got a reply.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha quickly checked the text and put his phone away.
“Did you get a notification saying that Gong Tae-seong used an artifact while training with guild members yesterday?”
In Yoo-shin shook his head.
“Then I guess it might be a problem of distance……………….”
"But do you have any acquaintances in the Narsha Guild? Judging from the way you always update the guild leader on your current situation, I guess you're very close with him."
“Guet-nyeo Noona.”
What kind of a relationship is this that a divorced ex-wife readily gives away her ex-husband's information... When I first heard the story about Min Geut-nyeo, I thought they were just close friends, but it seemed like they were closer than I thought.
I'm just worried. I wonder how they became close, and how close they are.
I want to ask, but I don’t know if I can. In Yoo-shin swallowed a sigh and chewed the canapé topped with fruit and cream cheese. It’s delicious. Even 8-se was devouring the new dish without thinking.
It has very fine fur like gold thread, and although it gnaws and gnaws on foods that pets shouldn't eat, it looks like an ordinary hamster. Hyeon Gyu-ha's gaze was low as he looked down at the hamster.
'That's ridiculous, a gift from the Erosion Gate.'
The erosion gate without a boss monster that the two people were involved in at that time was prepared by Iad. It could be said to be a bridge connecting the two parallel worlds of Iad and the Iron Age.
It was also the gate that Hyeon Gyu-ha had experienced when he was 9 years old. He naturally thought of the child who had been following him, and he sighed and erased the thought. However, it was not erased as easily as he had hoped. He just quietly hoped.
He was a gentle and kind child, so I hope he grows up safely and lives well.
'Now that I think about it, you and Yoo-shin are probably about the same age…….'
Anyway, when Hyeon Gyu-ha was 9 years old, the people he met at the Erosion Gate without a boss were the third Ursitoare and Samseung, two gods. And in the Erosion Gate that he got involved in with In Yoo-shin, there was only messenger.
If the only messenger from Iad, Saja(使者), had confirmed the existence of a single In Yoo-shin, he would not have given him a gift.
'They must have tried to kill him immediately.'
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HM: I'm starting to understand why the ‘Murderous’ tag was on HGH status. whisper He was actually a yandere. I doubted that for a long time, this chapter makes a lot of sense to me….
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