I tamed the First Rank Chapter 90

He was able to go back to elementary school. He doesn't know what kind of agreement Kang Seok-woo had with the government, but Hyeon Gyu-ha was given a fake ID. No one at school noticed that the child with the unusually bright face, dyed hair and colored contact lenses, was the 9-year-old genius who once made a big sensation in the world.

Although he had completed his basic classes at the training center, his normal school life was not bad. After school, when other kids were going to school, Hyeon Gyu-ha would go in and out of the gate.

<I think it might be emotionally uncomfortable…… >

Kang Seok-woo was reluctant, but he accepted Hyeon Gyu-ha's request to hunt the monster. Instead, he connected him with the Seok-ho Guild, which had a contract with the research institute, saying that he had to go with the adults.

It was fun to use the awakening ability and hunt the monsters. But moving the boy was a more fundamental problem.

《Come to me, to our world, my son.》

The curse engraved in his head and his father's fearless call.

"Gyu-ha-ya, I'm sorry. I can't stand worrying about your father. He's really lonely."

To find his mother who flew away to where his father was.

Hyeon Gyu-ha instinctively realized it even without anyone telling him. If you hunt the hidden boss of the dungeon connected to Iad, you will get a crystal stone. If you inject your mana into that crystal stone, there is an extremely low chance that it will become a key to open the path to Iad. I had to collect seven keys. Maybe in my lifetime. Maybe I would never be able to collect them even after my entire life.

The boy ran for his duty and purpose. Hyeon Gyu-ha diligently hunted the monster and refined his abilities, not knowing that a terrible boredom awaited him at the end.

I missed my mom.

Kang Seok-woo was a researcher at a research institute sponsored by a large corporation. He spent a lot of time locked up in the research institute, but after bringing Hyeon Gyu-ha, he tried to give him more time.

The person who never did any housework and made a mess of the house started cleaning and even tried to cook, albeit clumsily. Since he liked helping him study, he asked him questions about things that weren't difficult. Even though he was busy, he would always take time out on holidays to spend time with him. They went hiking and watched soccer games. They cleaned up the place because it was covered in dust, and we even went to the bathhouse together.

Your son is really tall and handsome. Whenever people he met greeted him, Kang Seok-woo just smiled, and Hyeon Gyu-ha held his hand tightly.

We spent a lot of time together. A lot of time.

Thanks to that, Hyeon Gyu-ha also learned a lot about him. That the song he always hums is trot. That he still misses his wife even though it has been years since she died from an illness. That the large company he receives sponsorship from is Yangsa. That his main research is about the hidden attributes of a specific race.

<Isn't this attribute amazing? This clearly proves parallel worlds!>

After a drink, Kang Seok-woo became very excited and chattered. While listening with interest, Hyeon Gyu-ha's mouth was twitching. It's a parallel world. My mom and dad are there too.

But it was something he couldn't say. If it were Kang Seok-woo, he wouldn't treat him like a crazy person and would believe him seriously, but his instincts and his father's voice engraved in his head told him not to say it lightly. It was something he couldn't say to him, even to the man who had taken him out of the training camp and cared for him like his own father.

Biological father.

Hyeon Gyu-ha was very surprised when he thought of that word. That's right. That's right. The 'father' I saw in books or on TV felt exactly like this. It wasn't someone who had only given me blood and genes and never seen his face, but this person.

<Sir, why did you bring me from the training center?>

<If I pretend not to know that a child is suffering, am I a human?>

Kang Seok-woo emptied another can of beer while saying that and muttered bitterly.

<...…My wife said. The long journey must have been difficult, so she went with the baby in her stomach. It was a son.>

<…….>

<Gyu-ha-ya. You and me…….>

Kang Seok-woo hesitated for a long time, as if he was going to say something, then just smiled bitterly and roughly stroked Hyeon Gyu-ha’s hair. The one word that dangled in the boy’s mouth was difficult to wrap around. Dad.

From the next day, Hyeon Gyu-ha's daily life became immersed in the lab, where he could meet Kang Seok-woo more often. At the lab, he could hear Kang Seok-woo singing trot songs more often.

***

“Squeak Squeak…………….”

8-se sniffled and dug into the palm of his hand. Perhaps it was trying to comfort me. He forced a smile and held 8-se’s round body.

It was impossible to tell how much time had passed. The streets that were once filled with people had become quiet, and most of the buildings had disappeared. This must mean that the power that had made up the city was being withdrawn and put into battle.

Ring.

In Yoo-shin pressed the ring he had been fiddling with all the time. He had to use the power of this ring. It was scary to see him blindly tied up, but it was even scarier to see him get hurt while searching for himself.

He placed his hand on the ring, infused it with mana, and licked his lips.

"Pa……………."

However, the trigger word 'break' could not completed.

“Squeak! Squeak!”

8-se bumped into his small body. As he was about to drop his hand, he fell face down on his ring finger. It was an action that clearly showed his intentions without having to express it in words.

“………………You mean I'm not supposed to use the ring?”

“Squeak!”

“Why? Gyu-ha-ssi might be hurt. 8-seya, can you please step aside?”

“Squeak!”

The weakling who would faint even when fighting broke out held on for the first time. He tried to lift him up, but he held on with all his strength in his short legs.

“Why are you like this too……………….”

In the end, In Yoo-shin, who was unable to forcibly separate from 8-se, lowered his head in sorrow. It felt as if his blocked chest was turning upside down and throbbing.

If it weren't for me, Hyeon Gyu-ha would have hunted the monsters without any hesitation and prepared to attack the hidden boss. A person who was born with everything was caught up in my own insignificance and was falling apart.

<Why you! Why are you alive!>

Grandma's cries resonate painfully.

I guess I should have died 14 years ago.

***

<Actually, I have vampire attributes.>

I confessed when I was in the 6th grade. While hanging around the lab, I found out that Kang Seok-woo was more obsessed with researching attributes than I had imagined. However, I was worried that the attribute of being a vampire would go back to the point of inferring his Father, so I couldn't easily open up to him.

Kang Seok-woo froze. What if he gets angry and asks why I told him now? The boy's small heart kept pounding, but he was worried.

Soon a bright smile took over Kang Seok-woo's face.

<Oh, the hidden attributes is vampires? How cool.>

Hyeon Gyu-ha, who was so happy to see him that he laughed along with him, didn't realize that the emotion on Kang Seok-woo's face was excessive. It was a kind of crazy joy.

They took his blood. They did all sorts of experiments on his body. Sometimes he would get injected with drugs and lose consciousness for a long time, and then wake up to the sound of Kang Seok-woo happily singing a trot song. But it was okay. If it helped 'Dad'.

A year and several months passed in an instant. Despite his young age, his A-class body somehow endured all kinds of experiments. He collapsed several times, but he didn’t tell Kang Seok-woo.

<It's hard to find an Awakener with such a trait, let alone a vampire trait! Gyu-ha-ya, you are truly a one-of-a-kind piece of luck in the world.>

<Is there any progress in the research?>

<Then! Since you helped me, no other ship has met the wind. I wonder if this will lead to the resurrection of an immortal vampire.>

Kang Seok-woo laughed heartily and patted Hyeon Gyu-ha’s shoulder, who was already as tall as him. I don’t know the theory, but if I could revive a vampire with my blood, would that make him a clone of my father in Iad? While thinking about such meaningless thoughts, Hyeon Gyu-ha chewed on the cynicism he couldn’t express to Kang Seok-woo.

Immortality and such. What good is that? At best, it would be the cornerstone of a city.

<Gyu-ha-ya.>

Suddenly, Kang Seok-woo coughed and grabbed Hyeon Gyu-ha’s hand. It was still as big and warm as when they first held each other.

<I've wanted to say this for a long time... You and I. Won't we become a real family?>

It was the word he had been waiting for. The sound of his excited heart pounding and thumping echoed dizzily in his head.

<Can you give me a moment to think about it?>

<Of course! I will wait as long as I can, so think carefully so that you won't regret it later.>

Kang Seok-woo, who was patting Hyeon Gyu-ha's hand, added something as if he had forgotten.

<Don't worry, even if you refuse, I will never kick you out or anything. Hahaha.>

<I'll endure it even if you kick me out. If not me, who else will eat your tasteless cooking?>

<But isn't it a little better than before?>

<I'll do even better now.>

The reason I didn't immediately say, "Okay, Dad," was because I wanted to savor this joy and excitement a little more. I thought I sounded like a child, but whatever. I'm a 1-4 year old kid.

I should have realized it then.

The reason he didn't answer right away was not because of a childish sentiment, but because it was an alarm bell from his instincts that sensed danger.

I should have realized it then and gone very far away.

To a place where Kang Seok-woo's eyes cannot reach. Very far away.

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