The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 475

“Y….”

No, my brother couldn’t be here. But the person who appeared beyond the mansion gates looked exactly like Yoo-hyun, even wearing the same outfit from yesterday’s banquet.

“Hello, Master.”

“Wha, what are you talking about!”

Looking like that! And the voice is exactly the same! Something resembling my brother wore a smile.

“I am Number 71.”

“Oh, is this some kind of management system? More importantly, why do you look like that!”

“The default setting for appearance is what Master likes the most.”

I do like my brother, of course—! …Wait a minute.

‘The current Yoo-hyun, huh.’

What I like the most. Not from when he was a child, nor when he was a bit older. That makes sense. My brother has changed a lot. Now he smiles often, acts spoiled sometimes, and doesn’t seem very anxious. Above all, he said he’s come to like himself.

Han Yoo-hyun is different from other humans. Even though I acknowledge and accept that, I still worry if it’s really okay. Because the place where my brother lives and has to live is human society.

But making him live while disliking himself, suppressing himself, and covering it up as if he doesn’t know, that was definitely something I couldn’t do. Right. As long as he doesn’t harm others, there’s no need to force him to fit in. More than anything, if we’re adjusting to live together, both sides have to compromise, not just one.

So, I definitely liked the current Yoo-hyun more. Maybe I’ll like him even more as time goes on. There will be times when he takes a step back or goes astray, but he can always come back. And that outfit suited him well.

Anyway.

“Change your appearance. Like….”

Yerim is obviously out of the question, and Myung-woo or Noah are a bit… Hyun-ah speaking to me so politely like that would feel really awkward. Chief Song is always polite, but being called Master is a bit… Should I just go with Ha-min casually? Or.

“Can you turn into Sung Hyun-jae too?”

He did call me Master just yesterday, so let’s boss around the Seseong Guild Leader a bit. At my words, Number 71 made a troubled expression.

“Currently, Master’s abilities do not allow for setting changes.”

“…What? You’re calling me Master, but why can’t you even do that, why can’t you.”

It was hard to speak harshly with my brother’s face.

“This is because Master’s understanding and control of the space are extremely low.”

“How low?”

“Less than 0.01 percent.”

…Calling me Master. Even if I lived in a rented room, it would be higher than that. This is completely someone else’s house. I cautiously stepped inside the gate and looked around. The fairly large garden was full of flower trees I had never seen before. However, only plants were visible, and there was no movement of animals like birds or butterflies. Number 71 in front of me also didn’t seem to be a living creature.

“Then change the title, at least. Just call me by my name.”

Hyung [older brother] is a bit…

“Master’s understanding of the space—”

“Yeah, you can’t.”

Should I cover the face, at least? Put a mask on it or something.

“What exactly are you?”

“I am the Number 71 drawer management doll.”

“Not alive?”

“I was created based on artificial spirits, but it is difficult to call me a living being.”

Artificial spirit, what’s that again.

“Is there anything dangerous inside? Based on F-grade stats.”

“It is safe as long as you do not touch it first.”

The jellyfish guy is managing the drawers well. I felt a little sorry for suspecting him of being dangerous. Yeah, looking back, he was a pretty decent guy. Compared to the lizard brat, he was a gentleman. Chatterbox is the problem, though.

Has about ten minutes passed now? It would be okay if I was a little late. Staying too long wouldn’t be good, so let’s just look around for about thirty minutes.

“Tell me when thirty minutes have passed since I came in. Can you do that?”

“Yes. It is possible.”

“Ah, there’s no time difference between outside and here, right?”

“No. In order to change the flow of time, Master’s control over the space must be 80 percent or higher.”

You can even do that. Come to think of it, the newbie also made the time flow differently inside the dungeon. I crossed the road with wet socks on. Ugh, it’s damp. It feels bad. Number 71 quietly followed behind me, then went ahead to climb the front steps and open the door. It was so similar that I almost said thank you, Yoo-hyun. There were differences in behavior and manner of speaking, though.

Opening the door on the right side of the long hallway revealed a wide living room. The garden was clearly visible beyond the glass windows. The floor was shiny like marble, and light spheres of various sizes floated in the high ceiling instead of lights.

“There don’t seem to be any items here.”

“This is a place for rest. The sofa and chairs have stamina recovery functions, and the lights provide a sense of stability. Also, the food on the table maintains freshness and temperature for three days.”

That’s nice. I was going to sit on the sofa, but it was too wet, so I gave up. Stamina recovery, it would be useful in many ways, but taking it out is a waste.

“Is it true that I can only take three items out of here?”

“Yes. That is how it is set.”

“What if that space control thing goes up?”

“If you become the complete master of the 71st drawer, all restrictions will disappear.”

All restrictions disappear! Then can I take anything I want? My heart beat fast, but.

“How can I become the complete master?”

“You must be able to perfectly understand the space and freely modify, dismantle, and create it.”

In simple terms, it meant becoming a Transcender. How can I do that? Myung-woo said he could see the structure of magic or something in the newbie dungeon, but to my eyes, it was just trees, sky, and land. Still, should I ask Myung-woo?

I left the living room and entered another room. The second room was a library full of books. After confirming safety with Number 71, I pulled out a book and opened it.

“Hmm… it must be good content.”

What country’s writing is this?

“The library has a function to enhance concentration. Reading a book at that desk will help you remember the content longer.”

I want to bring Yerim here! If I take the entire library out, wouldn’t students line up to come?

“There’s a limit of three items to take out, but what about using them? Is it okay to use them here?”

“Yes. However, items that are absorbed and consumed are included in the three.”

“…I drank some water earlier.”

“The lake water is not an item.”

That means I can bring the kids here. However, according to the newbie, it’s limited to about thirty times unless I replenish the magic power. And that’s based on one person, so if I bring Yoo-hyun and Yerim, it’s only ten times.

It’s a waste. It’s really a waste. I was just going to take the items and use it as an emergency shelter about thirty times, but it’s better than I thought here!

“How can I replenish the magic power in this space?”

“Replenishment is possible from Master. However, the connection is currently severed.”

“…And to connect, I need that space control thing?”

“Yes. Simple magic power replenishment requires 5 percent or more. Also, one charge is equivalent to ten SSS-grade magic stones.”

It eats a lot. Fortunately, I had the Mana Spring. If not, I would have been sucked dry like a mummy and wouldn’t have even filled 1/100th.

This time, I crossed the hallway and opened the door at the very end. At the same time, clear blue water spread out coolly. The entire front wall, about 3 stories high, was transparent without any frames or seams. Beyond that was a terrace built over the lake.

“It’s really like a resort.”

“The 71st drawer is closer to a resting place. It has also been remodeled based on the recent standards of Master’s world.”

Number 71 replied. I was wondering, but it really was a resting place. Did they remodel it before handing it over to me? How kind of them. I wondered why the structure felt familiar. Considering the lower body of the King of No Harm, a concave shape like a wine glass would be more comfortable than an ordinary chair. Also, the interior would have been tentacle-friendly. I don’t know what that is, though.

“Therefore, the grade of the stored items, as well as the drawer itself, is relatively low.”

He said it would be about SSS-grade. My feeling is that it’s on par with L-grade. I could exchange it for one of my L-grade skills… well, there’s nothing to exchange. I used to grumble that resistance skills were like pearls before swine, but they’ve been really useful. Resistance to curses and poison, as well as fear resistance, has been useful in many ways. Not to mention my baby skills. Just one, the final requital.

‘That, maybe it doesn’t need to exist.’

I just wanted to pretend it never existed. I can get revenge, I can get revenge. I’ve already used it once and gained a lot thanks to it… but I hoped that the skill would never be applied again.

“…If it’s an item in a resort, it probably won’t be very useful.”

It’s not like weapons or armor, but strange stats and options are attached to it. The shapes are also picnic baskets, beach robes, sunglasses, and rubber duck tubes.

“Is it wider if the grade is higher?”

“Yes. The space expands, and the grade of items that can be stored also increases. Detection, tracking, and destruction also become more difficult.”

“What, can someone find it and destroy it?”

“It is possible for an SSS-grade being with search abilities.”

Then it seems like it can’t be used as a shelter against Transcenders. That’s a shame. But there aren’t even any SS-grades in our world. Only monsters or occasionally SS-grades pop out. I wonder what Myung-woo’s smithy is like. The newbie said it was made moderately compared to the smithy, so it must be at least L-grade to Myth-grade.

To compare, the Golden Smithy is a special professional facility, and this is just a villa and warehouse.

“What else is on the first floor?”

“There is a dining room, a cafe, and a bathroom.”

“The second floor?”

“There is a living room, three bedrooms, and three bathrooms.”

“Finally, the third floor.”

“There is a swimming pool, a lounge, and recreational facilities. There is also an attic and a basement.”

The first to third floors seemed ordinary. The attic probably wouldn’t have much either, the main thing is the basement.

“Let’s go to the basement.”

And I have to learn from Myung-woo and somehow raise my space control to 5 percent. It’s too much of a waste to just come in a few times and end it. It’s a completely portable villa. I can’t make it so other people can use it besides me. It would be perfect to use for resting when the kids go to dungeons. Transcenders make these things easily, I’m jealous.

Ah, except for the Elder. The Mermaid Queen also didn’t seem like a researcher style like the newbie or the jellyfish. The deer and wolf too. The tree seemed a bit like that.

‘The newbie seems to be on my side a lot now. I wonder what the other rebellious kids are like.’

Of course, the more people on our side, the better. Should I ask the newbie about the Mermaid Queen next time I see him? She’s the one we’ve been most involved with. She gave Yerim a skill, and the newbie calls Yerim a little water droplet.

The basement couldn’t be reached by stairs. To be exact, there were only decorative stairs inside the building. Instead, there was a portal.

“If your space control is high, you can move directly to anywhere.”

Number 71 said. That damn space control. I went down to the basement through the portal. Unlike the underground laboratory that one would commonly imagine, a bright and flowery room appeared. Square cubes were displayed in rows of display cases.

“Those are all items, right? Huh?”

They looked the same on the outside, but there was no doubt that different items were inside each one. I struggled to suppress the slowly rising corners of my mouth and asked, and Number 71 nodded. He looks even prettier because he resembles Yoo-hyun! Ah, why can’t I take only three. Still, it’s good.

“Is there a catalog or something? It could be dangerous if I just take them out randomly.”

“They are safe in cube form.”

“Really?”

I quickly opened a nearby display case. There was something like a name tag on the shelf where the cube was placed, but I couldn’t read it. When I took out the cube, the item information inside flowed into my head.

‘A-grade, Seven-Colored Turtle Shell.’

This is a material item. Are there many materials too? Ah, I can bring Myung-woo and have him use it for practice. As long as I don’t take out the finished product. I picked up the cube next to it. S-grade Philoal Tree Fruit. Is this display case all materials? I opened the display case across from it and checked the cube.

“SS-grade shoes!”

It’s equipment! It doesn’t tell me the options, the options in detail. Should I take it out and wear it? I put it down for now and grabbed the one next to it.

“This is also SS-grade! But a spoon…?”

What is it. It can’t be a weapon, and does it make the food taste better if you eat it with this? There was equipment, but there were also strange items mixed in. It really seemed like an unimportant warehouse where they put in miscellaneous things. There’s also a bag. The bag I bought at Solemnis was useful.

Let’s skip a few spaces and check the display case.

“It’s a skill!”

From A-grade to SS-grade, it was full of skill cubes. Ah, it’s really a waste! Skills! Huh, this side is stats? It raises basic stats? Is this okay? Because it’s permanently applied, a single-digit increase was S-grade, but still!

“Three, why three! Jellyfish! King of No Harm! That’s too much!”

Is it just a pie in the sky! My feet were involuntarily tapping. At the same time, a sense of crisis flashed. It meant that not only the King of No Harm but also other Transcenders could create things like this.

‘…If Chatterbox grows the Awakened with these items.’

It wouldn’t take long to bring them up to our level. Of course, there are limitations, but I shouldn’t be careless.

But how do I choose here? There’s so much.

“Is there anything you can recommend? No, just bring the kids… But hasn’t 30 minutes passed yet?”

I seemed to have been넋 놓고 뒤진 [넋 놓고 뒤진 is a Korean expression that means to be engrossed in something to the point of losing track of time] for a while, so why isn’t he saying anything. When I turned to look at Number 71, he shook his head.

“There are still 27 minutes and 45 seconds left.”

“…What? Wait a minute!”

There’s no way only 2 minutes and 15 seconds have passed! It must have taken almost 10 minutes just to fall into the water and crawl out?

“You said the time flow is the same as outside? Only 2 minutes have really passed?”

“Exactly 2 minutes and 16 seconds have passed.”

“…Didn’t 10 seconds pass while you were talking? Only 2 minutes and 16 seconds have really passed? I mean, in my world!”

Number 71 paused for a moment before opening his mouth.

“2 minutes and 16 seconds is the King of No Harm’s unit of time. In Master’s world’s unit of time, 1 hour, 27 minutes, and 19 seconds have passed.”

As expected, a lot of time has passed! The King of No Harm’s unit of time, the unit of time in that neighborhood is different from ours. Still, it’s only an hour and a half, so it should be okay. With a regretful heart, I put down the cube and quickly went outside.