The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 322

320. Three Times Safer (3)

Even if we flipped them off and told them to leave us alone, the people outside this world wouldn’t even blink. It’s not like Sung Hyunjae has some brilliant plan to regain his freedom. The best we can do right now is…

‘Prevent the apocalypse, I guess.’

That shouldn’t be something you say ‘the best we can do’ about, but anyway, as long as the world doesn’t end, the Crescent Moon won’t be able to break through easily. Thanks to the Changeling [a mythical being that is secretly exchanged in infancy for another], the restoration is even stronger. In other words, it’s best to leave Korea alone for now and focus on overseas.

“So when are you leaving? I’ll see you off.”

You’re not leaving today, are you? I haven’t even talked about the regression yet.

“Are you going to heartlessly send me off alone? So much for being partners.”

Sung Hyunjae wore a look like he was being abandoned… I’ll skip the details. Moon Hyuna covered her face with her palm as if she had witnessed something she shouldn’t have. Yerim also frowned deeply.

“Why would I go all the way overseas when there’s nothing good about it? Japan is enough. If I go out, I’ll just get kidnapped or something.”

“Why are you even working with Sesung Guild, hyung [older brother or male friend]? If you’re going to go, you should be with Haeyeon.”

Yuhyun said coldly. That’s true. Even though the Breeding Center is neutral, it couldn’t be denied that it was close to Haeyeon. At the same time, I’m also partners with Sung Hyunjae for now.

“Anyway, unless I get kidnapped, I have no intention of leaving Korea. Maybe I’ll go to Japan once in a while.”

Japan is safe because Shishio is keyword-applied and tied to a contract.

“Are you telling me to get kidnapped?”

“Oh, seriously, apologize to Chief Song. Grovel and beg for forgiveness.”

How much more are you going to escalate things with those scary words? How many people would come after me if I were dragged away? When I told him to just tell me his schedule, Sung Hyunjae answered regretfully.

“I need to reorganize the domestic strategy team, so I’m planning to leave in two weeks. I thought you’d be happy to come with me.”

“Goodbye, farewell, I’ll enjoy the peace and quiet. Buy me a souvenir, and if possible, I’d welcome a local S-class weapon or something.”

Chief Song must feel like a weight has been lifted. It’s not like Sung Hyunjae is disappearing completely; he’s just going to be in a faraway country, so I think he’ll be more at peace. Just then, Song Taewon was entering. I waved one hand at him and shouted.

“Chief Song! The Sesung Guild Leader is going overseas again!”

As soon as he heard my words, Song Taewon froze. He didn’t look happy at all. Does he not like Sung Hyunjae, who is his benchmark, leaving far away? Is he that reliant on Sung Hyunjae….

“Chief Song, you’ve gone on several overseas business trips to clean up Sung Hyunjae’s messes.”

Moon Hyuna said nostalgically, as if she was telling an old story.

“It’s not for nothing that Song Taewon of Korea is famous among overseas hunters. Unlike Korea, there are firearms as well as hunters in those areas. Han Yoojin doesn’t know that he blew away a tank unit mixed with high-ranking hunters with his bare hands, does he?”

Of course, I don’t know. Come to think of it, I might have to deal with modern weapons overseas. Missiles are flying and fighter jets are bombing. Yeah, I’m not going. I enjoyed setting things off myself, but I don’t want to get caught up in someone else’s fireworks.

“Um… Chief Song, I’m sorry.”

“…It’s alright. I was expecting it. It’s been quiet for too long.”

Song Taewon said to me, relaxing his slightly furrowed expression.

“The Amaterasu Guild Leader has arrived.”

Shishio was the first foreign hunter to receive Gate-S. It wasn’t like a regular consumer product where you could just say, ‘I have a great product, I’ll sell it to you~’ and it would easily work between countries. It was clear that they would check the performance, make adjustments, and drag it out. So what if ordinary people suffer and are anxious during that time?

So I asked Shishio. I asked him to come to Korea and pick up the machine himself. I’m grateful that he came willingly, but…

‘…I don’t want to meet him.’

I’m not ready yet. But he’s not stupid, so he won’t say *that* title during the live broadcast. If he did, I’d stay cooped up at home for three months and ten days. How could I hold my head up in shame?

“I… I have to go.”

One of the conditions for him coming was meeting me, so I have no choice. Ah, why does it have to be that? What did Shishio’s father do? Why did he neglect raising his child?

“Han Yoojin Chief!”

Shishio, dressed in a splendid guild uniform like a king, greeted me with a bright face. Fortunately, the title was normal. I smiled as hard as I could as the camera was on me.

“For the best guild leader in Japan to come all the way here, so willingly. I’m honored.”

“Only fools who don’t recognize the value would hesitate!”

Shishio laughed loudly. Then, he reached out to me, saying he was very happy to see me. Hey, wait a minute. Why are you hugging me? Ugh, no, I thought he was more laid-back before. Since the camera was on, I tried to give him a light hug too. This guy’s body is incredibly thick.

“Then, please listen to Team Leader Seok’s explanation.”

As soon as I was released, I quickly stepped back and handed Shishio over to Ha-yan Seok. I was a little worried because he was an S-class hunter, but fortunately, Ha-yan Seok explained easily and kindly as if another layman had come. Of course, that was from Ha-yan Seok’s point of view, and Shishio pretended to understand but eventually froze. Turn the camera, turn the camera.

“Ah, Sesung Guild Leader. Please make some time next week. I have something to tell you quietly.”

“Contact me anytime.”

“And…….”

He was about to say something but stopped. Let’s talk about it then, not now.

As promised, Shishio talked quite a bit about his expectations for Gate-S. Other than giving me a slightly creepy, lingering look and asking me to visit Japan again after the interview, nothing else happened. I wanted to never know what he was thinking with those moist eyes.

On the way home, I got glasses to check my eyesight. Even though it had recovered, it was still barely above zero. But it’s good to be able to see.

I was watching the news about today’s announcement when Peace opened a drawer with a click and took out a new cell phone. The cell phone in its box was placed at my feet, held in its mouth.

– Kkiang.

The small front paw tapped the cell phone box.

“Why, Peace? Did you take out the cell phone for me? To play with?”

Cell phone prices are no joke these days, but is there anything I can’t do for you? I took the cell phone out of the box and handed it to Peace. Peace took the cell phone, put it back in front of my feet, and tapped it with its front paw.

– Kkyang, Kkeung.

“Peace?”

– Kkeueuung, Kkyang!

What does he want? When I turned on the cell phone, he poked the screen with the tip of his nose. Why is he suddenly interested in cell phones? Could it be…

“Yuhyun! I think Peace wants a cell phone!”

“Huh? A cell phone? Peace? No way.”

Yerim flew down from her room instead of Yuhyun and said.

“But he keeps fiddling with the cell phone and whimpering. Do they have cell phones for pets?”

There are all kinds of pet supplies these days, so wouldn’t they have cell phones too? Yuhyun looked at Peace as he came out of the kitchen with medicine.

“I think it’s because of hyung.”

“Because of me?”

“Like last time, Peace can’t contact anyone outside even if hyung’s condition is bad. He wants to have a means of external communication in case of an emergency since his eyesight hasn’t fully recovered yet. Hurry up and drink.”

I took the medicine and looked back and forth between Yuhyun and Peace. Sometimes I think Yuhyun treats Peace the most like a person. Everyone is equal to Yuhyun, whether it’s Peace, Noah, Sung Hyunjae, Chief Song, or Hyuna… Peace might be higher. Because he’s his ride.

“Peace, do you want a cell phone?”

“Hyung, medicine.”

“…This is a little tasteless.”

“I have chocolate I received as a gift.”

“Then just one… wait, you received chocolate as a gift?”

“An older sister who is my fan gave it to me.”

Ah, an older sister. I was hoping. After taking the medicine and receiving chocolate from Yerim, I spoke to Peace again. I held up the cell phone and asked if he wanted this, and he wagged his tail.

“Is there a cell phone that Peace can use?”

“Shouldn’t we order a custom one? Oh, like a phone with simple video call shortcuts without other functions?”

Peace should be able to use that much. He’s smart, our Peace.

“I’ll look into it.”

“You, Yuhyun?”

“It will help with hyung’s safety. And he’s my ride.”

“Thank you. Peace, say thank you.”

– Kkyauung.

He says hello so well.

“Bbyak, should I get you a cell phone too?”

– Bbyak!

Bbyak answered loudly. I don’t think he understood and was just chirping. No, our Bbyak is secretly smart too.

On TV, special broadcasts about dungeons continued to air late into the night. Expectations for future changes overflowed beyond the screen. There was even talk that everyday items would eventually be replaced by dungeon products. New industries and jobs will continue to emerge, and everyone, even if they are not hunters, will awaken and have inventories and skills.

It will definitely be better than before. Just the fact that many environmental problems have been solved is a big deal. It’s just that it’s difficult because the world is going to end.

“I’m going to check the breeding center for a bit, do you want to go?”

I turned off the TV and said to Yuhyun, who was sitting next to me. Of course, the answer was yes.

There were also nocturnal monsters, so the stadium connected to the breeding center was still open. White wolf cubs were rolling around and playing with each other before approaching me.

– Kyang!

– Arrr!

They were wagging their tails without thinking, but then they discovered Yuhyun and bared their teeth. The puppies were snarling quite fiercely as if they were monsters.

“It’s okay, I’m not a scary hyung.”

The baby ostriches and sheep were asleep. I think I can get Chief Song to give in if I poke him a little more. If he’s named them, isn’t that the end? I should let him decide which of the names that came out that day he likes and then pass it on to him.

After looking around the breeding center, we went up to the rooftop garden. The Lake Lizards had a pen near the rooftop garden pond. I saw a lizard lying on a flat rock, sleeping.

“Yuhyun, you seem to be in a good mood today.”

“You said Korea will be safe.”

My younger brother said with a smile.

“Hyung will continue to be in Korea.”

And Sung Hyunjae said he was going overseas. I think my brother was quite annoyed by the Sesung Guild Leader because of me, so he seemed to be in a better mood because of that. My eyesight has also recovered a lot.

Yeah, now is the perfect time.

“It’s been really good these past few days. We had a good Chuseok [Korean harvest festival] too. The moon is still big. What did you wish for, Yuhyun?”

“I wished to continue being with hyung, just like this. At our house.”

“I also wished that every day would be like Hangawi [another name for Chuseok]. I wonder what Yerim wished for.”

“Park Yerim probably wished for something similar.”

“That would be nice.”

Yuhyun still cares about Yerim quite a bit. I should have asked Yerim how she sees him too. No, if she just said Park Yuhyun, Yerim might get hurt for no reason. Yerim only knows Han Yuhyun ajusshi [a respectful term for an older man], but she would be disappointed if she heard that he wasn’t interested in her. That’s how people feel.

“If you guys are happy, I really have nothing more to wish for.”

“I have nothing more to wish for if I’m with hyung. I’m happy enough now. …I know there are things I can’t help.”

Yuhyun said in a voice that hadn’t completely shaken off his anxiety.

“If, if I have to be separated from hyung again like before…….”

“That won’t happen. Even if we are forced to separate, our house is still the same. You can always go back.”

In the past, our house itself had disappeared. Not just a simple place, but the meaning itself. But now, no matter how far I am dragged away, our house is our house. The place to return to does not change. No matter what happens, we will try to meet again and be together again.

“So don’t worry. More than anything, you and I want to be together, right? That’s enough!”

“Yeah.”

Yuhyun nodded and smiled. When I think about it, there’s no reason for the kids to move out just because they’re all grown up. People used to live in the same house even after they got married. A large family is good. What’s the problem if the house is big and we have money?

“So-”

Oh, um. What should I say? I need you to become stronger to protect our current happiness, so the Black Dragon’s heart… Damn it. I didn’t want to say it like that. Is it that if you’re weak, you don’t deserve to maintain a happy life? No, he’s strong enough in the first place.

Not like this, um. I couldn’t think of a suitable excuse, and the more I looked at my younger brother’s bright face, the less I could open my mouth. Is there a need to drop a bomb on someone who’s in a good mood these days? Since it’s after my eyesight has fully recovered, let’s postpone it a little longer for now.

Instead, I brought up another story.

“I’m thinking of going into your mental world, Yuhyun.”

“Mental world?”

“Yeah. It’s a kind of mental world skill; I got it while catching Diarma in the past.”

“…While catching? Didn’t you say you received help from the unfilial sons?”

“Of course I got help! But I was dragged into the mental world before that. Cheer up! I could use the abilities I experienced with Teacher’s skill there, so I actually gave him a taste of his own medicine.”

I struggled a bit before that, but anyway.

“Besides, you don’t die there. Because it’s not real. So I… Yuhyun?”

I was wondering what excuse to make, but Yuhyun suddenly smiled brightly. He looked very excited.

“Then can I fight with hyung? Safely?”

“Huh?”