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Hyeon Gyu-ha, who broke all sorts of youngest person records—such as youngest S-class, youngest dungeon raider, and youngest Ranker—was remarkably familiar with the gaze of others.
‘……?’
For him, it was very strange that the feeling of being called by someone did not disappear, even though he clearly ignored it. That sense of discomfort, as if a small thorn was stuck somewhere in my skin.
As he looked around, the edge of his gaze caught a young man in his early twenties. Hyeon Gyu-ha narrowed his eyes. Flashback.
〈I-I’ll be the ho-hostage instead.〉
The protagonist of the voice he heard before entering the bank. Indeed, he deserved to be called noteworthy.
However, Hyeon Guy-ha, who has deep-rooted distrust of humans, only snorted.
〈It looks like he’s still breathing, so can you help me press down on the wound here?〉
That’s why I deliberately singled him out. Contrary to my expectations, I was surprised to see him stop the bleeding without fear or concern, even despite the bloodstains, but that’s all—he was a person I forgot as soon as I turned my back.
But as he followed the feeling that called him and turned his head, there he was. That same young man with a stupid face.
‘It must have been a mistake.’
Hyeon Gyu-ha again easily ignored him.
The feeling that seemed to be cut off for a moment continued again. This time he moved around with a little irritation. At the end of following his strange instincts, there was that man again.
〈Did you call me by any chance?〉
He shook his head, saying no with a very surprised face. What was it?
‘Have you become a little sensitive?’
At most, Hyeon Gyu-ha was ridiculed for being so sensitive about catching a few bank robbers, but if that wasn’t the case, then the strange feeling was never explained.
Fortunately, the uncomfortable feeling of being called by someone soon disappeared. It seemed like I was probably just sensitive. Hyeon Gyu-ha thought that he had become lazy since he hadn’t been to a dungeon lately, and continued his usual routine, annoyed at his own weakness.
That was until an hour later.
“Gyu-ha-ssi.”
“What is it?”
“Did something happen?”
“Nothing.”
“But you look like a puppy that’s restless…”
“Not exactly.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha replied sternly and chewed on a slice of pizza.
“It’s just that I’m in a bad mood. I feel like this is no place for me, I feel like I have to go somewhere right now, but I don’t know where it is, I have only that thought in my head, I don’t know what pizza and Coke taste like, I don’t know what I’m doing, and that’s all.”
“……”
“……”
“……It’s not like you didn’t turn off the gas when you left the house.”
Damn it.
Hyeon Gyu-ha had no choice but to agree with Yoo Byeon-ho’s words. That he was very anxious.
It’s been 14 years since I ran away from the lab that was conducting human experiments. What an excessively weak feeling. I am really annoyed.
“Fuck.”
And the irritability and anger that had plagued him all day came to a head that night when he took off his clothes in the shower.
It was the moment when the boring, boring, boring days came to an end, in many ways.
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Master-nim.
The aftermath of that one word was amazing.
Those who wanted to ask for an autograph, those who took a picture, those who looked up with internal exclamation, and those who were engrossed in their work, unaware that Hyeon Gyu-ha had arrived—they were all shocked. All eyes in the office were focused on Hyeon Gyu-ha and In Yoo-shin, whose chin was gripped by Hyeon Gyu-ha.
Surprisingly, In Yoo-shin was calm.
It was because his brain was denying reality.
“Which chief are you looking for…… What’s the chief’s name?”
“Ha.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha’s lips twisted slightly, spitting out a short laugh.
“I said ‘my master-nim’. Ma-st-er-nim.”
“……”
It was a clear standard pronunciation that could not be misheard as ‘chief’. In Yoo-shin’s convulsing eyes read the updated status window.
[Current Status: Murderous. Petulant.]
When In Yoo-shin’s gaze wandered in the air for a moment, Hyeon Gyu-ha made an expression like he saw something and then bent down. Lips close to In Yoo-shin’s ears whispered low. His downy hair trembled with chills.
“Did you see the status window right now? There seems to be something between you and me.”
“Th-that, well, there’s a-a misunderstanding, you see……”
“What have you done to my body?”
“……”
“You’re all I can think of in my head.”
“……”
In Yoo-shin was completely pale.
I couldn’t breathe properly and my ears were perked up. From the surroundings around me, I heard gasps, huh’s, wows, gosh’s…
Hyeon Gyu-ha smiled at Kim Ji-yeon, who was sitting next to In Yoo-shin.
“There are no complainants, and it seems like he is free. Can I take Master-nim out for a while?”
“U-uh……”
Team leader Hong, who was in the seat behind her, hurriedly spoke on her behalf as she stuttered in surprise.
“O-of course you can take him—no, you can take him right now! It was time for Yoo-shin to go to lunch soon anyway! Right, Yoo-shin-ssi? Are you fine with that?”
Team leader Hong’s desperate eyes said, ‘Tell me it’s okay! Hurry up!’ And to Hyeon Gyu-ha, In Yoo-sin’s answer seemed to have little to do with it.
“That’s great.”
He waved his hand without waiting for an answer. In Yoo-shin’s body floated in the air and moved over the desk.
“Uwah!”
It was the first time he experienced psychokinesis in person. Startled, he reflexively struggled, and even his slippers came off and fell down. It must have been very funny, but everybody in the office, shocked by the word ‘Master-nim’ that had already come out of Hyeon Gyu-ha’s mouth, did not laugh. I didn’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.
In Yoo-shin’s body, which was moved over from the desk, settled down stably…… in Hyeon Gyu-ha’s arms. Like carrying a load, he held Yoo-shin to his side. I didn’t know how strong he must be, to lift a person with one arm.
“Then let’s go. Is there a quiet place to chat around here?”
“There’s a place at the back of the rooftop garden where you need a key to go up. I’ll give you the key!”
Team leader Hong showed kindness by giving away the key and even explaining the guide map. Hyeon Gyu-ha moved his long legs in strides and left the civil service office. Through the closed door, shouts of “Did you see?”, “What was that just now!”, and “Isn’t that hallucination?!” were heard.
The commotion continued outside. There were countless people recognizing Hyeon Gyu-ha all the way through the long corridor and taking the elevator to the rooftop. Between the exclamations of wows, gosh’s, and ohs, In Yoo-shin could hear the sound of snapping photos and whispers.
“But who’s the person held next to him?”
“I don’t know.”
With the baggage of In Yoo-shin.
“Isn’t that Yoo-shin-ssi, who is in charge of complaints at the Department of Supernatural Affairs and Public Safety? I wonder what he’s doing now……”
Of course, it was not uncommon for people to recognize In Yoo-shin, who had been on duty for two years—In Yoo-shin, who tried to escape from reality by thinking, ‘I am just a piece of baggage.’ Even the nape of his neck turned red.
“Hunter Hyeon Gyu-ha-nim, please give me your autograph.”
He even met a tactless person in the elevator. With his left arm wrapped around In Yoo-shin’s side, Hyeon Gyu-ha wrote with a swing using his right hand while he stopped looking at the autograph.
Henry Raymond Charles Francoise VII.
“……”
“Oh, sorry. These days, if I’m a little careless, my hands seem to move on their own.”
[Current Status: Murderous. Petulant.]
Hyeon Gyu-ha smiled refreshingly and signed a new autograph which read, ‘Hyeon Gyu-ha.’
Only then did In Yoo-shin’s brain jump-start and he recognized reality. That childish name, a mixture of English and French, would not be used in France or England. Even a 5-year-old kid who doesn’t know anything wouldn’t attach it to a hamster, thinking it’s cool.
The bat that had been tamed was Hyeon Gyu-ha.
In fact, In Yoo-shin had only been denying reality until now, but he had a vague suspicion, because the only Awakener present at the time of the taming was Hyeon Gyu-ha. Besides, how many Awakeners in the world had all stats above S-class?
‘Crazy! How can you tame people!? Especially Hunter Hyeon Gyu-ha!?’
For the first time since his awakening, In Yoo-shin felt resentful of his ability.
‘What kind of rodent is a bat!? Plus, saying that bats are rats too in Korea!If I had known he were human, I would never have tamed him!’
Because of that, as soon as Hyeon Gyu-ha, who came up to the roof, put In Yoo-shin down on the bench, he immediately fell to his knees.
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”
Hyeon Gyu-ha huffed.
“Do you even know what it means to be sorry?”
“I’m sorry!”
“If problems are solved with an apology, wouldn’t the number of murders in the world be reduced by half?”
“……!”
Is this a death threat? ……! In Yoo-shin’s face, which had turned red and then blue, now turned white. Hyeon Gyu-ha shrugged his shoulders as he watched his face become different colors.
“So, I asked you earlier, but what did you do to my body?”
“Bo-bo-body?”
Not the mind or soul or consciousness, but the body? Body?
Even in the midst of embarrassment, In Yoo-shin tilted his head. I tamed Hyeon Gyu-ha unintentionally, but I never gave orders or forced anything onto him. His appearance was quite ordinary, except for the fact that the hamsters and rats I had tamed so far were also healthy.
It meant that there should be no abnormality in Hyeon Gyu-ha’s body.
“Well, what do you mean by that……?”
“You don’t know even if you’ve done this to me?”
“I’m so-sorry.”
In Yoo-shin, who was guilty of committing a crime, hit the ground with his head first. Then, he looked at Hyeon Gyu-ha and questioned him.
“Because you said you only thought of me earlier…”
“It’s shameless to say that with your own mouth.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha laughed lightly. He looked like he was having fun, but In Yoo-shin, who had been in contact with him until just now, clearly confirmed it in the status window that appeared automatically. The emotion that occupied the forefront of the current state even though Hyeon maintained a smiling expression.
Murderous.
In Yoo-shin swallowed his dry saliva. He couldn’t even dare to call his status window manually, but even now, the intent to kill must be in the forefront.
“It’s okay. Since Master-nim doesn’t know, I’ll show it to you.”
Hyeon Gyu-ha took off his riding jacket and tossed it aside. He took off his inner jacket and then the T-shirt he was wearing underneath. His bare chest was exposed on the rooftop in broad daylight. When In Yoo-shin saw his chest, he was horrified.
HM: Me getting second hand embarrassment bro~ Imagine the people if they saw them rn.
Editor M: I actually appeared in this chapter as a background character. Hyeon Gyu-ha’s shamelessness is off the charts!
Summary: Hyeon Gyu-ha, the youngest S-class Hunter, is known for his distrust of humans. He encounters a young man, In Yoo-shin, who had previously helped him during a bank robbery. Despite trying to ignore Yoo-shin, Hyeon Gyu-ha feels a strange connection to him. Later, Hyeon Gyu-ha experiences restlessness and anxiety, culminating in a surprising revelation when he confronts Yoo-shin at his workplace. Hyeon Gyu-ha reveals that Yoo-shin has tamed him, causing him to obsess over Yoo-shin. Yoo-shin, shocked and apologetic, denies any intentional actions. Hyeon Gyu-ha, while maintaining a calm demeanor, expresses his frustration and demands to know what Yoo-shin has done to him. The situation escalates as Hyeon Gyu-ha removes his clothing, revealing a physical manifestation of the taming. The scene ends with Yoo-shin's fear and confusion as he faces the consequences of his unintentional actions.
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Credits:
Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Stallion, Editor M
Hehehe get called master from ML