I tamed the First Rank Chapter 98
- HoshiMiya
- Jan 5
- 6 min read
Hyeon Gyu-ha was generally shameless to the point of being annoying, so it was hard to guess what he was thinking just from his expression. However, In Yoo-shin, who had spent a considerable amount of time with him and shared deeper feelings with him than anyone else, was certain.
That shamelessness was clearly an attitude that was displayed when trying to ignore something. I can't even guess how he stole it.
As the two of them talk about the related topic at length, Hyeon Gyu-ha's lies will become more and more confident, and the listener will feel unnecessarily irritated and fidgety. Then, Lee Hye-yeon might sense something strange.
In Yoo-shin, who had reached a conclusion, staggered and pretended to fall.
“Yoo-shin-ssi!”
“Yoo-shin-ah!”
If it was a drama, it would have been stuffed into a gif and laughed at, but fortunately the two people didn't notice. Seeing their surprised expressions, my conscience prickled mercilessly, but I desperately moved my stiff tongue to cover up Hyeon Gyu-ha's lies. The result was like reading a Korean language textbook.
“Wait. I’m. dizzy. I’m. still. hungry. Let’s go.”
"119! 119! 119! N-no! Hey, hey, hey, I have some energy bars left!"
“Hey, Hyeon Gyu-ha. Calm down. If you starve him for a long time and he eats a high-calorie energy bar that a normal person would eat, he’ll get sick. Hurry up and take him outside and feed him some food. His cheeks have gotten thinner in the meantime, ugh.”
“Let’s go eat Korean beef!”
Hyeon Gyu-ha immediately lifted In Yoo-shin up with both arms, hugged him, and flew into the air.
In Yoo-shin tightly closed his eyes as he faintly heard Lee Hye-yeon's cry behind him.
"It's not good to have too much stimulation on an empty stomach……………….."
'I'm sorry, Nu-nim! I like you both, but Gyu-ha-ssi is more important! I'm sorry!'
Was it the price of lying?
The grilled Korean beef of the day and the soybean paste stew served for dessert were incredibly delicious.
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When they came out of the gate, it was Sunday afternoon, a day later. I spent more time inside the gate than I thought. It may have been because I passed out in the middle of trying to recall my memories.
In Yoo-shin, who had only eaten tteokbokki the day before and was starving, inhaled Korean beef without thinking, and Hyeon Gyu-ha did not show him the bill that showed how many servings he had eaten. Instead, he took In Yoo-shin, who was patting her full stomach, to the emergency room.
“There aren’t even any scratches……………….”
“You’ve been starving for over a day. You could die if you’re not careful! Don’t you know how scary anemia and malnutrition are?!”
In response to Hyeon Gyu-ha’s overreaction, In Yoo-shin simply followed along without saying anything. The two letters ‘anxiety’ still did not disappear from his status window.
Even though the hospital conducted a detailed examination and concluded that he was still fine, Hyeon Gyu-ha tried to admit In Yoo-shin, saying that he had to observe the progress. To be honest, I was really shocked by what happened over the weekend and my heart was pounding. I thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep well if I went home alone and lay down.
In Yoo-shin asked while slowly observing Hyeon Gyu-ha’s expression.
“I’m really sorry to say this when you haven’t had any rest all weekend……. Could you stay at the hospital with me at night?”
It feels like just yesterday that you wouldn't even let me touch your thigh, but that you're suddenly making progress……. It feels like a dream. I also like an assertive Master. It's already thrilling.”
“I can be alone in the hospital!”
It was Sunday night, but he was able to be admitted to the VIP ward right away. In Yoo-shin learned anew the truth that problems that cannot be solved with money can be solved with more money.
He stopped by the house briefly to pick up the supplies he needed for my hospital stay. 6-se in the attic was being looked after by the landlady over the weekend.
As he went through the erosion gate, he realized that he could be swept away by the gate at any moment, so he asked his grandmother to bring only food and water for 6-se once a day if he were to leave the house without saying anything for more than a day.
His grandmother was displeased, saying, “What kind of rat are you raising at home?” But she would still give him a bag of seeds, like sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds, saying that they were good for rats.
The grandmother, who had not forgotten her old request, filled 6-se's food container. 6-se, who had spent the weekend without any problems and without starving, greeted his owner with his usual cheerful face.
“Squeak!”
"6-seya! I missed you!"
"Good-bye, Henri Raymond Charles Françoise VI Noona."
When he heard the sound of the 6-year-old turning the wheel, he finally felt that he had returned home safely. In Yoo-shin quickly packed his things after hanging a thank you note and a bag of plums on the doorknob of the owner's house where the lights were all off.
“8-seya.”
"Squ……………."
8-se has been silent and just observing since he was banned from wearing his ring. He must have been so upset that he didn't even eat the meat at the meat restaurant earlier.
“I don’t know why, but you decided that was the best option, right?”
“Squeak………………”
"Okay then. It's okay."
He gently stroked his back with his fingers, feeling a small but definite warmth. This small warmth helped me to gain some strength even when I was kidnapped.
“Can you look after 6-se while I’m at the hospital? Do you know where the food is?”
At the words of trust and request, 8-se regained his energy.
“Squeak!”
“When he were completely demoralized and quiet, it wasn't bothersome and that was nice, you know.”
"………………Squk.”
"Hey, even though you must have been really scared the whole time you were inside the gate, you held on well without fainting. Even when Gyu-ha was fighting."
“I don’t know since when it became praiseworthy for a monster to not faint inside the gate, but if that is your will, then I will praise you.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha took out dried bananas from the inventory and shook them gently, and 8-se watched him closely and then quietly extended his tail and brought the dried bananas. As he watched the two hamsters happily sharing the food with their small mouths, a smile naturally appeared on his face. Home is the best place after all.
He tried to stop by the officetel to pack Hyeon Gyu-ha's luggage, but he said he could just buy what he needed at the convenience store and returned straight to the hospital.
In fact, there was one more reason why I wanted to stay with Hyeon Gyu-ha at the hospital.
“Gyu-ha-ssi, do you not need to receive treatment?”
“Master, you healed me. The rest will get better if you apply some saliva.”
“Don’t do that.”
In Yoo-shin pushed Hyeon Gyu-ha’s back, who was stuck to his side and wouldn’t move even a single step, and went back down to the emergency room. Then he followed him around while he examined and treated the wounded area. As expected, there was an injury that I hadn’t found yet.
If it weren't for this, Hyeon Gyu-ha would have stayed by my side the whole time, not caring whether or not his wounds got worse.
Even though it was time to go to bed and the lights were turned off, Hyeon Gyu-ha was still sitting next to the bed. In Yoo-shin felt slightly nervous. I had slept with him in bed at his house before, so why was my throat feeling sore all of a sudden?
“I’ll go to the guardian’s office after I see Yoo-shin-ssi fall asleep.”
For some reason, it wasn't easy to say that I could sleep alone today.
“Um, then……………….”
In Yoo-shin glanced up at him while lying on the bed and slowly reached out his hand. When he was hunting the monsters, the hand that had been so strong was easily dragged away without any resistance when In Yoo-shin grabbed it.
I didn't think my hands were particularly small, but they were quite different compared to Hyeon Gyu-ha's. I stroked his hard palm, which was covered in calluses, and held his hand while feeling the large and small scars on my skin.
A deep breath, like a sigh on New Year's Eve, escapes from Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had not even been breathing loudly.
“Can you hold my hand until I fall asleep?”
Since it was Hyeon Gyu-ha, I thought he would make a joke like, 'I can grab other secret parts too,' but he just squeezed my hand tightly without answering. In Yoo-shin was a little disappointed that the lights in the hospital room were turned off. I wonder what kind of expression he was making.
I had a vague feeling that something was strange 14 years ago. My brother was strong enough to save people, so why did he do that?
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