I tamed the First Rank Chapter 91

The seasons passed quickly, and the school uniform changed to a summer uniform. The children in the same class chattered noisily as they saw the white arms revealed under the short sleeves.

<This kid's skin is white even on his arms.>

<That's because Gyu-ha's body is weak and he doesn't go outside much! >

Because of experiments or aftereffects, he often missed classes, and Kang Seok-woo made excuses by making up all sorts of illnesses. As a result, Hyeon Gyu-ha became a sickly pretty boy who was often hospitalized.

<Are you going straight to the hospital today too?>

A child from the other half asked him, who was humming a familiar trot song. Every time he went to the lab after school, he always said that he was going to the hospital.

<I'm not going today.>

<Then do you want to go to the PC room together? Come to think of it, I've never been to a PC room with you before.>

<Hey, do you think Gyu-ha doesn't study like you guys and just goes to the PC room all day long?>

Not only had I never been to a PC room, I had never played a game. Compared to hunting demons in a dungeon, controlling the game felt bland. It didn't really interest me.

As he approached the bus stop with the children surrounding him as usual, a loud, unpleasantly irritating alarm suddenly rang out.

<Wh-what is it!>

<Isn't t-t-this Dungeon Break, this siren?!>

<Sudden gate.>

Hyeon Gyu-ha corrected it. For the average person, there wouldn't be much of a difference between a sudden gate and a dungeon break.

When the children heard the siren, they panicked and ran to a nearby shelter as they had learned in school.

<Hyeon Gyu-ha! In Ma! Hurry up! Come quickly!>

Hyeon Gyu-ha also hesitated for a moment and then followed them. The hunters would arrive soon, and it wouldn’t be bad to maintain his life as a ‘sick ordinary person’. Even if he didn’t feel any meaning in that life.

But the monsters were faster than the hunters.

Kyaaa!

As the cries of the demons began to be heard behind the building, the relatively orderly line of people evacuating suddenly collapsed. People screamed and ran in panic. One of the children in the class who was caught up in it fell down.

<Aren’t you going?>

<I-I don't have any strength in my legs……>

The child who fell down couldn't get up and burst into frightened sobs. It wasn't just that child. The screams and cries of people falling, bumping into things, and getting hurt in the narrow alley were mixed together in a mess.

Hyeon Gyu-ha scratched the back of his neck and walked towards the direction where the monsters were coming from.

<Gyu-ha-ya! Don't go……!>

The child who fell over opened his mouth wide and cried out desperately, as if he had lost his mind due to panic. Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had become tired of walking against the crowd, simply lifted himself into the air.

Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had flown into the sky, stretched out both arms to the demons. The group of monsters that had been rushing forward while making a new sound froze. Hyeon Gyu-ha threw them onto a wide, deserted road.

Boom! Kiaaa! Kookung! Kwaaaa!

The cries of the monsters and the sound of them being thrown onto the road were mixed together. The monsters, piled up in a tower three stories high, could not escape and could only scream.

Hyeon Gyu-ha was worried.

'If I blow it up here and kill him, blood and flesh will probably splatter on me too.'

The detailed control to break a neck, the control to adjust abilities from a long distance, and the control to surround the entire body with a force field and kill the monsters at the same time are all still immature.

Not wanting to get his new summer uniform dirty with blood, he decided to just hold on until the other hunters arrived.

'I guess I should buy clothes that are waterproof.'

The waiting time wasn't that long.

<Hey, student in uniform! Hold on a little longer!>

As he wondered where the voice came from, a small woman kicked off a telephone pole and the wall of a building and jumped high into the air. She clenched her fists as she jumped as if she could touch the sky.

A fist strike struck the center of the piled-up monsters like a comet. The road, which had received a heavy impact, shook like an earthquake for a moment, and the scream of the dying monsters rose high along with a fountain of blood.

Hyeon Gyu-ha quickly escaped the blood and watched the martial artist beat the remaining monsters with his bare hands. As he watched, he remembered a name he had seen on the internet. Was it Lee Hye-yeon, the civil service hunter?

Hunters who had cleared out the monsters in other areas arrived one after another, and the remaining monsters were soon cleared out.

<Hey, Matchstick Head! I told you not to burn my poison smoke!>

<Shouldn't you just make an effort not to burn in my fire?>

<Woah, woah. Jin-hyeok-ah. You hold on. Today is a very sensitive day for our Papa.>

There are still hunters who fight with their mouths. By the way, am I crazy enough to call someone who looks similar to my age 'Papa'?

Lee Hye-yeon, covered in the demons' bodily fluids from head to toe, trembled.

<Phew, right after my maternity leave ended, I had one big setback. I guess a martial artist really does have to partner with a Hydrokineticist. It's terrifyingly expensive, but it's probably better than returning to the government headquarters in this state.>

Lee Hye-yeon, muttering to herself, tore the scroll. Water poured down like a bucket tilted over her head, washing her body. Then, white flames snaked around her body, drying the moisture. There were still traces of bodily fluids, but it was much better than before.

<Ooh. Gong Tae-seong. Thank you, thank you.>

If it was Gong Tae-seong, he would be the young guild leader of the Uranus Guild. Hyeon Gyu-ha's gaze turned to the tall, handsome man with a sharp look. I think he had planned to solo clear the dungeon before the end of the year. If he were to be promoted to S-rank without a hitch, he would break the youngest record.

Hyeon Gyu-ha tilted his head. When I saw him fight in person, I thought I was stronger. Anyway, that wasn't what was important right now.

<Thanks for helping me, hey. Was there a meeting between the members?>

<We were in the middle of going to see a movie all together to comfort Papa because he broke up with his girlfriend.>

<Ah, that's right. Did you say he is dating Yangsa’s daughter?>

<It's past tense, Noona. Now all that's left is to get drunk at 2 in the morning and call your ex-girlfriend while crying.>

<Shut up!>

The hunter who was using poison grumbled.

<I should have tried harder not to get dumped by my girlfriend.>

<……>

Lee Hye-yeon, who had been patting Gong Tae-seong on the back to cheer him up, was delighted to see Hyeon Gyu-ha approaching.

<Student! Your skills in holding back the monsters just now were really amazing. Are you a high school student? Which school are you from? Did you go to the Awakeners’ Academy? >

<I’m a middle school student.>

<Really? You're that tall?>

<I am in middle school.>

At the mention of being a middle school freshman, not only Lee Hye-yeon but also the hunters around her couldn't hide their surprise.

<At that age, with this level of skill, there's no way I haven't heard of it....... What's your name?>

<Hyeon Gyu-ha. I only go to dungeons owned by guilds I know.>

<……Ah! That erosion gate? Wow, that baby has already grown this much.>

They were reminded of Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had conquered the erosion gate at the age of 9, and whether they were impressed or not, Hyeon Gyu-ha extended his hand.

<Give it to me.>

<Huh?>

<Don't I have the crystals of the monsters I caught today? I'm going to save up money and buy clothes made of waterproof monster skin.>

<Oh. I was so surprised that I almost forgot. It should be settled within this week. If you give me your contact information, I’ll pass it on to the official in charge. When I get a call, you can fill out the form and mail it to the Department of supernatural. Since Gyu-ha is still young, he must be represented by a legal guardian.>

<I live with a man who is like my father.>

Hyeon Gyu-ha nodded roughly. Kang Seokwoo could act as his agent, just like he would receive the settlement from the Seokho Guild.

He gave him his phone number, and Gong Tae-seong, who was standing silently next to him, handed him his business card.

<When you grow up and feel like joining a guild, come to our guild. By then, Uranus will be one of the best guilds in Korea.>

<I can't bring myself to ask you to become a civil servant who doesn't make any money... but...….... Please consider becoming a civil servant hunter!>

He put the business cards he received from the two people into his pants pocket and turned his back without any regrets. The boy from the class who had fallen was still sitting there, blankly looking up at him. He lightly helped him up with Psychokinesis, and called out to him in a voice that sounded like he was talking to a completely unfamiliar person.

<……Gyu-ha-ya?>

<Hello.>

Hyeon Gyu-ha didn't know whether that hello was a greeting or a farewell. He just said a word and then floated into the air.

From tomorrow, my life as a sickly pretty boy will end.

It wasn't particularly disappointing.

The house he returned home to was empty.

[I'll be at the lab until tomorrow, so don't wait up and go to sleep first. And lock the door well.]

He read the text message from Kang Seok-woo, who seemed to be talking to an ordinary boy, with a sly smile.

He was about to throw the business cards in the trash, but then he changed his mind. It was because he remembered Kang Seok-woo's advice to him, who didn't get along well with the other kids in his class, to cherish even the smallest connections.

Hyeon Gyu-ha, who put his business card in his pants pocket, reminisced about the battle of Gong Tae-seong that he witnessed today.

'No matter how much I think about it, I feel like I'm stronger.......'

Gong Tae-seong said that he might soon become an S-class. Then, wouldn’t it be possible for me too? Hyeon Gyu-ha jumped up from the air.

It's nothing, just try it. If it doesn't work, then don't worry about it.

If the promotion is confirmed, I will be the first to tell Kang Seok-woo the good news. And I will call him. Dad.

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