The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 174

Myungwoo completed the saddle harness overnight. It was even an S-grade piece of equipment with all sorts of useful options. Noah and I could only gape in admiration.

“I didn’t think it would be finished this quickly either.”

Myungwoo, who had stayed up all night, said with a look that the sunlight was dazzling. We were all in the rooftop garden to test the equipment. There was an unfortunate incident where Blue rushed at Myungwoo, happy to see him after a long time, but Myungwoo surprisingly handled Blue’s advances with ease. When I asked, it seemed his stats had increased even more in the meantime, mainly in stamina and strength.

‘His stats keep increasing without leveling up; is he going to reach S-grade like that?’

“I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but I think I’m better suited for non-lethal equipment than weapons. Maybe it’s because the accumulated experience is different, but making this harness or Peace’s equipment was much easier and faster than when I made Hunter Park Yerim’s spear. It’s also more fun.”

Myungwoo said, stretching out the harness straps.

“Even if Eunhye wasn’t a defensive item, I don’t think it would have reached that grade even if I had used an L-grade magic stone. And honestly, even if it’s for monsters, making weapons feels a bit uneasy.”

I felt like I had been hit in the back of the head by the statement that making lethal weapons made him uneasy. Even fights between Hunters happen frequently, so weapons can be aimed at people at any time. I was already too used to that fact, but Myungwoo wouldn’t be.

…If I hadn’t regressed, would I have been able to come up with similar thoughts as Myungwoo on my own?

“Then what I asked for…….”

“No, don’t worry about it. I know very well that weapons are needed in this world right now. It’s to protect people from dungeons. Of course, I wouldn’t have made weapons if there wasn’t such a reason.”

With that, he showed me the back of the harness.

“I made the color white as we talked about yesterday. If it’s a conspicuous color, it’s more likely to be targeted. I only made chest straps because there’s no need for the lower body part.”

The white leather straps had gold-colored connectors. Metal ornaments were added here and there, perhaps to increase durability. But since it’s only on the chest, honestly, um… it looks like a dog…….

I felt very sorry for Noah. The person in question is beaming with joy that the equipment was completed quickly and with excellent performance, though.

“I also added a ring on the back that you can grab with your hand. And this is.”

Myungwoo held up a long string in the middle. There was a metal button-like decoration on the end.

“It’s a safety line. If you put this against your waist like this and press the button.”

Myungwoo put the metal button against my waist and pressed it. Then, with a clatter, a belt popped out and wrapped around my waist.

“You can automatically wear the belt. You can also release it by pressing the button. I focused on speed.”

I was sure that it would be safer to tie it with a string, but I gave up because I wasn’t confident that I could quickly untie it in an emergency. To include such an easy and convenient belt, Myungwoo gave a pleasant smile at my words that he was amazing.

“It’s short in its current state, but it will be long enough to stand up when it’s changed for a dragon. And look here. These two places are a little different in color, right? This part has a kind of suction effect. If you stand on it, you won’t slip easily.”

He said that it adheres with the pressure of stepping on it, so you can easily take your foot off if you release the force. Myungwoo’s expression as he explained looked very happy, so I thought he must be good at making this kind of equipment.

Someday, a day will come when he can only make various functional items. Even if the dungeon and Awakened system itself disappear, Myungwoo’s craftsmanship will remain, so he can open a workshop. Someday, definitely.

“I’m confident in the performance, but just in case, try it out with Eunhye on.”

Myungwoo said, handing the harness to Noah. Noah, wearing the harness, transformed into a dragon. The white leather straps on the pale golden scales suited him quite well. …Can I say it suits him?

– Yoojin-ssi!

Noah shook his tail, urging me to ride quickly. I shouldn’t be like this, but he really looks like a big dog. Cute.

“Then excuse me.”

I climbed onto Noah’s back and fastened my seatbelt. There was no need to stand, so I put my knees on the suction part and grabbed the handle.

“Let’s have a proper flight. Think of it as a mock battle.”

In the event of a sudden flight, I couldn’t hold on, so Noah would hold me and fly instead of riding on his back. But if that happened, Noah’s hands would be tied. It would be disadvantageous if he participated in the battle as an assistant, let alone a direct fight.

That’s why I was worried about what to do when fighting Riet. If I can hold on with the harness, my worries will be resolved.

I called Blue to help for a more realistic movement. It sounded like I was playing with him to the guy, though. Then I used Teacher Skill on Noah. Noah flew into the sky, and Blue quickly chased after him.

– Kyaa.

Flap, the faint golden-tinged white feather wings fluttered greatly once, and in an instant, they passed Noah and soared high into the sky. He is still young, but his flying skills are superior to those of the Dragon species. It was still difficult for Noah, who was not a real dragon, to catch up.

Swoosh, with the sound of cutting through the wind, Blue plunged towards Noah like lightning. Noah’s body stood vertically as the golden membrane wings moved like waves. Knowing the movement in advance, I gave strength to the hand gripping the handle. The string connected to the belt was pulled taut. The suction cup touching my knees was still effective, so it was easier to hold on than I thought.

However, my body was completely turned upside down. Noah made a big circle like a roller coaster, avoiding Blue, who was circling around quickly in a triangle and rushing at him. My knees fell off, and my body floated in the air, but I could hold on. Noah soon flapped his wings normally again, and I regained my senses and straightened my posture.

– Are you okay?

“Yes, let’s fly a little more.”

Noah hesitated for a moment and continued his acrobatic flight. Sudden descent, sudden ascent, sudden turn, and even colliding in the air as if fighting with Blue. My arm was a little sore, but from the middle, I got the hang of it and reduced my arm strength by relying on the waist belt strap as much as possible.

There’s only one thing, I just need to bring motion sickness medicine. …The problem is poison resistance. I requested a motion sickness medicine that ignores poison resistance before, but there’s no news.

“Let’s… rest for a while.”

I’m dizzy. Noah spread his wings wide and flew horizontally. Blue also followed and lined up his wings next to him.

“It’s doable. As long as you don’t do acrobatic flights for too long in a row.”

I need to empty my stomach before fighting Riet. I heard that motion sickness gets worse if you’re hungry, but it’s better than throwing up.

At that time, Noah and Blue turned their heads towards the Haeyeon Guild building. I could also see something strange. It was a stream of water crossing the sky.

The stream of water crawled through the air, creating shapes. It was letters.

Uncle!

Is that Yerim? It was blurry to my eyesight, but Noah’s eyesight clearly showed Yerim looking this way, opening the window. Then the stream of water changed into a new shape again.

Tonight

Chicken!

…What is she doing leaving her comfortable cell phone behind? I made a circle with both arms towards Yerim, who was smiling brightly. Okay, you eat what you want.

Yerim mouthed something, and the streams of water gathered in one place.

♥

It was at that moment that I was happily watching the heart made of water. A flame suddenly appeared and engulfed the heart. The water evaporated in an instant, and the flames scattered and disappeared. I could see Yoohyun standing at the window a few floors above Yerim.

My brother, who waved at me with a smiling face, took out his cell phone. I thought he was sending a text message, but Yerim looked at her cell phone with a grimace. Then she stomped away from the window.

‘…What are those two doing?’

There might be an article about Haeyeon Guild’s fire heart or something. Still, the two of them play well together in their own way.

Fire and ice are said to be incompatible, but if you get close enough, it can be a moderate temperature that is neither too hot nor too cold. So, if you look at it from a different perspective, they might be a good match.

When I went downstairs, Myungwoo, who was yawning, asked me how it was. Of course, I showered him with praise, saying it was perfect. The belt worked well, the handle was sturdy, and the suction part was useful.

“Shall I fry you some chicken for dinner?”

“Then I’d be grateful. Ah, I’ll help too.”

If Myungwoo makes it alone, Yoohyun might not even touch it again. If I say I made it with him, he might eat it.

“Hunter Noah is coming too.”

“Me too? Is that okay?”

At Myungwoo’s words, Noah looked back at me with a bright face. There’s no reason not to. He rejoices as if he’s about to jump at the answer that he can come as much as he wants.

Myungwoo went back, saying he needed to get some sleep before dinner. Blue was still not satisfied, spinning around in the air and occasionally squawking at Noah as if to play with him.

“Noah-ssi, I think you need a new attack skill.”

Noah nodded as if agreeing with my words.

“I also thought it would be nice to have a proper attack skill. But the skill I want the most is different.”

“A skill you want? What is it?”

“…Miniaturization.”

Noah said a little shyly.

“Fluidization like Peace would be nice too.”

At those words, I inadvertently looked back at Peace. Peace has the skills of gigantification and fluidization. He probably has a miniaturization skill too. But why does he want to become smaller? It would be cute, but. A golden baby dragon… um, it would be too cute. Even now, his body shape is streamlined and soft, so if he gets younger, he’ll be really round and pretty. …The more I imagine it, the more unfair it is.

“Well, I hope you can get such a skill. I’ll look into it too. Miniaturization would be useful for me too.”

It would be easier to carry around. I should ask Volleyball if there’s a way to get it.

I briefly explained to Noah that I had a skill that could find out a kind of growth method. Kim Sunghan was also able to grow to S-grade with that skill. Then I used My Brat skill on Noah.

The system window appeared in front of my eyes, and Noah’s unacquired optimization skill list appeared. I could only see the skill names, but most of them were skills that seemed to be auxiliary [supportive]. Among them, only one S-grade skill caught my eye.

[Silent Wound(S)]

…The skill name somehow reminded me of a silent scream. Since the name has the word wound, it was likely to be an attack skill. Maybe it’s a recovery skill, but if it’s S-grade, that’s welcome too.

There were no names that seemed to be good attack skills among the remaining skills, and it was a gamble to spin it randomly, so it would be better to get the only S-grade skill. When I selected Silent Wound, a message window appeared again.

[Target Noah’s Silent Wound(S) Acquisition Condition

Subjugate 500 High-Rank Awakened

(Progress 459/500)]

Subjugating High-Rank Awakened, this is definitely an attack skill! Despite the fact that the acquisition condition was greatly eased by Rauchitas’s nemesis in addition to the My Brat skill effect, it was 500 people. Wouldn’t it have been around 10,000 like Myungwoo originally?

‘It’s a relief that there are only forty-one people left.’

At the same time, I was struck again by the thought that Noah had lived a rough life. It wasn’t monsters, but he had so many opportunities to face High-Rank Awakened. Unlike Korea, where the Hunter system was quickly established, there were many unstable places overseas, but I was still concerned.

“It seems that you can get a new S-grade skill if you subjugate 41 more High-Rank Awakened. Judging from the conditions, it seems to be an attack skill.”

“Really?”

Noah was happy at my words, but then he made a slightly worried face.

“Will I be able to acquire the skill before Nuna [older sister/female friend] comes out? You can’t just start fights for no reason.”

“Don’t worry. There’s a good place.”

I can start a fight with a reason. I told Yoohyun that I would be going out for a while and told him my destination. A reply came back saying to be careful because it wasn’t a dangerous place. After telling Yerim, I rode Noah and flew up.

The place we headed to was none other than the training center for High-Rank Hunters located in Gyeonggi Province. Full-fledged combat training for A-grade or higher had to be conducted only at dedicated training centers outside the capital and away from urban areas for safety reasons. The association and guild’s joint training center was located on barren land with no one around. It was a place where even an A-grade dungeon break had occurred, so there wasn’t a single house around.

In case we were mistaken for monsters and attacked, I contacted the association in charge of managing the training center in advance and landed on the training ground. Since it was obvious that it would be destroyed anyway, the dirt floor of the bare and wide playground was covered in dust without any flooring.

‘There are quite a few.’

The number of Hunters in the training ground alone was seven. There must be more inside. If I can lure them well and make them spar with Noah, I can quickly achieve the conditions. Should I offer a prize to the person who shows excellent skills? If I have one or two decent A-grade items from Hong Kong, that would be enough.

“What brings you here?”

At that time, a familiar face appeared from inside the building. It was Song Taewon. Sweat was faintly visible on his forehead, wearing something similar to a dobok [Korean martial arts uniform]. Even if he’s S-grade, it’s hot weather to move roughly. Usually, the clothes should be loose, but they seemed to fit Song Taewon perfectly. He really has a good body. I’m jealous.

“I was thinking of doing some sightseeing and sparring.”

Another voice reacted to my words as I got off Noah.

“It’s welcome to train your body, but the facilities here won’t suit Hanyujin-gun [formal title].”

It was Sung Hyunjae. I turned around wondering why that human was here again, and I saw the bow in his hand. The arrow loosely inserted between his fingers was clearly the Myungwoo’s product that Evelyn had taken yesterday. Did he come to test that? Is Evelyn here too? I don’t need all three of them today. I need A-grade, not S-grade.