The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 546

544. Dellows (2)

“…Did you go to see Uncle? How did he disappear again? Oh, did he hide in the drawer?”

Park Yerim spoke quietly, making sure no one would hear. Han Yoohyun shook his head briefly at her words.

“If it’s Hyung [older brother or respected male figure], he would have headed to the island alone rather than hide. There’s a high possibility of a reward if he arrives safely.”

“We could help! He doesn’t trust us, does he?”

Han Yoohyun ignored her as if she wasn’t worth responding to. There was no way Han Yoojin wouldn’t trust Han Yoohyun. It was probably the opposite, and he slipped away secretly to avoid getting help. Park Yerim lowered her voice again.

“Even with the stealth skill buff, it would have been hard to completely deceive us. How did he do it?”

Han Yoojin’s stealth skill was A-rank, but with the Wildcat Jacket’s buff, even S-ranks couldn’t easily notice him. However, it would have been difficult to completely evade Han Yoohyun, who had excellent magic detection abilities among the S-ranks, and Park Yerim, a mage-type with equally outstanding magical abilities. Even Han Yoohyun had no idea how he managed it.

The hunters who received the message began to glance this way. Park Yerim made her voice even quieter, barely audible to Han Yoohyun right in front of her.

“It seems like Peace followed him. Can’t you call him with the Mark of the Owner?”

“No. You know that.”

The Mark of the Owner’s effect was only to make him follow as a leader, not to exert strong compulsion.

“And Peace knows what I want.”

To protect Han Yoojin. That was the top priority for both Han Yoohyun and Peace. Because their goals were the same, Peace acted even more freely.

Bang!

The door leading to the stairs opened roughly, as if it would break. Song Taewon scanned the surroundings and approached the two quickly.

“Where is Han Yoojin-ssi [Mr. Han Yoojin]?”

“He disappeared.”

Park Yerim replied quietly. Song Taewon’s face darkened.

“Don’t worry too much. It’s Uncle, after all. It would have been better if he had gone with us, but…”

“If we moved together, all the hunters attending the party would have rushed in. That’s why he disappeared alone. In a situation where it’s being broadcast, the image of a high-ranking hunter destroying the city for personal gain is not good to show.”

Even if the organizer took responsibility, what people would see was the tyranny of the S-rank hunters. It could negatively affect Han Yoojin, who was at the center of it all.

“Then Uncle— Oh, Hyunah Unni [older sister] and Noah Oppa [older brother] have arrived at the island. They left as soon as the message appeared, but they can’t come out once they go in. They each received a gold coin for being first.”

Park Yerim said, checking her phone.

“Soyoung Unni [older sister] also left right away with Riette Unni [older sister] on a bike. She’s asking if there’s anything she can do to help.”

“It would be better for Riette Hunter to be on the island. Sung Hyunjae Hunter is—”

Halfway through his sentence, Song Taewon turned his head. Sung Hyunjae was walking from the direction of the elevator. With a silver fairy dragon on his shoulder, he scanned the gathered people with a relaxed gaze and turned towards the hotel entrance. At the same time.

Clang!

The Ruler’s Sword was swung out long. The floor cracked blackly as if drawing a line, and fragments and sparks flew at the tip of Sung Hyunjae’s shoes. Sung Hyunjae glanced down at the dug-up floor and nonchalantly crossed the drawn line. Then this time.

Crackle, a cool mist scattered, and the revolving door froze.

“Where are you going in such a hurry?”

“I appreciate your passionate attempts to hold me back, but the two of you are not my type. I also tend to observe social boundaries, you see.”

Park Yerim raised her eyebrows at the remark about not liking children.

“I’m not your type either? I’d rather have Han Yoohyun’s face, or scratch that! There’s also Noah Oppa [older brother]! Anyway, let’s just talk.”

“My date with Han Yoojin-gun [Mr. Han Yoojin, polite suffix] takes precedence, so I hope you’ll understand.”

“Uncle is also at a level where it’s shameless on paper! Did you make an appointment?”

“There are aquariums in New York too.”

Then, as Sung Hyunjae tried to move again, Song Taewon stopped him.

“Please wait.”

“Try seducing me more politely. I might give in if it’s you.”

As he said that, light sparked from Sung Hyunjae’s fingertips. Electricity surged along the long frozen floor, and crash! The glass revolving door shattered. Han Kyul grabbed Sung Hyunjae’s ear as he tried to go outside.

-Don’t go catch Daddy!

She whispered as if burying her head in his ear, but Sung Hyunjae didn’t stop walking. The reporters gathered outside flashed their cameras wildly.

“Han Yoojin Hunter!”

“SF!”

Questions poured out about where Han Yoojin was, as the message to seize first place had already spread. Then, a surprised shout erupted from among the people.

“Get out of the way!”

“Move!”

“Shield up!”

Three or four hunters waiting among the reporters used defensive skills. People evacuated behind the hunters and shields as they were used to it, and whoosh— a loud noise rang out as a motorcycle crashed into the hotel entrance.

“Korean hunters! Where are you hiding the F-rank!”

The hunter jumped off the motorcycle and kicked it as if adding to the force of his run. The heavy motorcycle flew towards Sung Hyunjae at a terrifying speed. But Sung Hyunjae didn’t budge. Instead, Song Taewon stood in front of him.

Song Taewon’s leg was raised high, and he slammed it down on the motorcycle. The motorcycle was split in two as if cut with a giant cutter and crashed into the floor. At the same time, Park Yerim quickly froze it to prevent it from catching fire.

“That’s a good match! Yay!”

“…….”

“We agreed to use Song! There are a lot of reporters too!”

Song Taewon pretended not to see Park Yerim, who grumbled that this was the American style and that she had studied a lot. Meanwhile, Han Yoohyun, who had leaped up, swung his sword at the attacking hunter. The hunter quickly dodged, but a long scar appeared on his chest. Han Yoohyun stood tall in that spot and flicked his wrist.

Clatter— The black sword, transformed into a flexible sword, bent greatly and slammed down right in front of the hunter’s feet! It was an attitude that showed he had spared him even though he could have easily cut him in half. The flexible sword was retracted, and Han Yoohyun turned away coldly without saying a word.

“It seems Hyung [older brother] doesn’t want things to escalate, so I will cooperate.”

“Me too. Should we freeze Sesung Uncle [Sung Hyunjae, with a teasing title] first?”

“I thought the little miss was on my side.”

“Thank you, Han Yoohyun Hunter, Park Yerim Hunter. Sung Hyunjae Hunter, I ask for your cooperation. For now.”

Song Taewon lowered his voice.

“It would be best if Han Yoojin-ssi [Mr. Han Yoojin] pretends to still be in the hotel.”

“Then I’ll slip out quietly. Holding a fake doll. Lure them to the park lake in front and freeze them all, then go to the island.”

At Park Yerim’s words that it would be okay for the fight to get a little bigger there, Song Taewon nodded. Park Yerim looked back at the reporters who were diligently holding up their cameras from behind the barrier and turned back into the hotel.

“I’ll block the entrance!”

Han Yoohyun’s sword flew towards the place Park Yerim pointed to. Water burst out, and a huge ice wall was created around the hotel.

* * *

Wildcat Set. Since it cost quite a lot of points to collect all the set items, the remaining two had been left untouched in the inventory. Since I was participating in Chatterbox’s party alone anyway, I asked the newbie if these items were worth using.

The newbie took the gun, jacket, and shoes to check and soon gave me an answer.

[It’s an item related to a Transcendental!]

White-tailed Dellows. An ordinary cat, but a Transcendental that grew by eating a dragon. The Wildcat series was none other than the item of the Transcendental that Sung Hyunjae had entered in the Japanese dungeon. …So it was a cat after all, even though it was called a wildcat. I was suspicious because the jacket skill was named after a cat. No wonder the remaining Wildcat set suddenly appeared in the inventory; it seemed like it was a reward for Sung Hyunjae catching Dellows.

[I can’t know the detailed performance of the gloves and belt, though. Oh, it wasn’t originally there, but Honey went into a world related to Dellows with the item I gave her, and it appeared as a kind of symbol that changed to fit that place, an item made based on named beings like Transcendentals…]

The newbie explained at length, but the conclusion was that he couldn’t check because it wasn’t properly registered in the system yet. But if it was an item of a Transcendental, it seemed worth spending points on. Perhaps because it was a rental-bound item, the required points were low compared to its rank.

That’s how I acquired the remaining two items of the Wildcat series.

[Spotted Wildcat Gloves – S-Rank

A half-glove with the white tips cut off. The power of an animal pretending to be fierce resides within.

Sharp Claws (A) – Claws become sharp, increasing attack speed

※Han Yoojin Rental Bound]

Black half-gloves with faint white paint on the ends had combat skills attached. However, because it was A-rank and had the auxiliary effect of increasing attack speed, the attack power of the claws was not very high even with the double effect. It was better to wield an A-rank dagger than use the claws, so it was practically an attack speed assist skill.

It would be a jackpot for a high-ranking hunter, but it seemed like a dud for me, but the attack speed increase also applied to weapons. In other words, the magic gun charging speed would increase. Not only that. If it applied to the weapons I was holding.

‘It means I can hold other people’s weapons together.’

I could apply the double attack skill effect and increase the weapon attack speed at the same time.

[Dotted Wildcat Belt – S-Rank

A soft and slender belt. The power of an animal that moves lightly and flexibly resides within.

Wriggle-Wriggle (A) – The body becomes flexible, increasing jump and landing ability

※Han Yoojin Rental Bound]

The skill attached to the black belt with only the buckle part white was physical ability enhancement. These kinds of auxiliary skills were usually based on the wearer’s body, so it wasn’t like my abilities would increase to the level of A-rank, but for me, a block of wood compared to S-ranks, this much was more than enough.

The performance of each item was satisfactory. And finally, when I wore all five series items, a set effect appeared.

[You have equipped all the equipment of the Young White-Tailed Dellows!]

[‘Dragon-Swallowing Cat’ reacts to ‘Dragon Slayer’!]

[Set Skill – White-Tailed Dellows (A), Dragon Expert (F)]

[‘Dragon Expert’ detects the wearer’s affiliated dragon!]

[The rank of the Dragon Expert skill increases to C!]

Perhaps because it was the same being that hunted dragons, it was affected by the Dragon Slayer title, and a new set skill appeared. In addition, the rank of the Dragon Expert skill increased. The affiliated dragons probably meant Noah, Comet, and Marr, who were registered in the keyword. Maybe even Irin and Han Kyul.

[Dragon Expert (C) – Capture, eat, raise, etc.! You can obtain information about dragon species and dragon species-related things.]

[White-Tailed Dellows (A) – From young Dellows to Transcendental Dellows. Perfect transformation into Dellows is possible. However, stats do not change. Dellows’ skills can be used according to the skill rank.]

Both were somewhat ambiguous. Dragon Expert would be useful when dealing with dragon-type monsters, but I hardly ever followed dungeon raids. And the Dellows transformation skill.

‘…What’s the point if the stats stay the same?’

Even if I transformed into a Transcendental, wouldn’t I be a paper tiger if I was F-rank? Even the young Dellows.

‘Was just a cat.’

I looked up at the tall buildings, recalling what happened before leaving for America. Pieces of blue sky were reflected between the buildings. When I lowered my head and looked down, I saw small front paws. The paws were white, even though they were supposed to be spotted gloves. The body was black because of the black jacket, the white gun was the end of the tail, and the shoes were.

I looked at the cat’s paw pads. They were normally pink now, but when I used the nimble suction skill.

‘…….’

They sparkled gold. It was the opposite of the boots. The dotted belt didn’t seem to show because it had a black background, but the buckle part, the fur was white like a white spot on the stomach. When I transformed at home before, I was horrified and immediately returned to normal, so I couldn’t examine it in detail.

‘Sung Hyunjae’s tail was completely white, so does the Transcendental become a giant white cat?’

Anyway, thanks to it, I was able to safely escape the hotel. When Yerim found me, I thought I would be caught, but it was a perfect transformation, so even the S-ranks didn’t recognize me.

‘I didn’t even tell the kids about this.’

So that’s… I was embarrassed to reveal the set skill effect. I was especially afraid that Yerim would find out. She might cling to me and ask me to stay as a cat all the time at home. She would definitely put a ribbon around my neck and dress me up, and soon there would be more cat clothes than people clothes. In various colors. Lace and frills would definitely be attached.

So I have to hide it as much as possible. I can’t get caught.

I recalled the Manhattan map I had checked in advance and went into an alley. When I transformed into Dellows, I couldn’t use the active skills I had properly. It was a perfect transformation, so the flow of magic in my body had changed. Fortunately, passive skills like poison resistance and fear resistance, and the skills of the equipped items were fine.

‘It’s a shame I can’t use stealth.’

Still, what could happen, I’m just a cat. Eunhye is still the same, too. The Wildcat set became like a part of my body, and other clothes or phones… I don’t know exactly, but it seemed to be stored well somehow. I was wearing clothes properly when I returned to normal at home. And Eunhye became a necklace. Other items were unusable and went to the inventory.

In other words.

‘…Let’s not think about it.’

Animals usually don’t wear clothes. Fur is clothes. Um, that’s right, let’s not imagine the details.

I just need to get as far away from the hotel as possible in this state, then turn back into a human, cover my face, and take a taxi. And arrive near the island and secretly board a ship… I don’t know if I can arrive on time. But there was no mention of being late.

Anyway, if I don’t get caught—.

-Woo-oong, woong.

Then I heard a low cat sound. There must be stray cats in New York, of course. But why was it angry? Did the cats have a fight?

-Woo-woo-oong, nyaaak!

Swish, something dark popped out in front of me. It was a fairly large tabby cat. It had its ears back and its tail puffed up, not exactly a friendly greeting. Ah, wait a minute.

‘Is this… territory invasion?’

Come to think of it, I’m a strange cat right now. The tabby cat glared at me, expressing very uncomfortable feelings. The situation is that a suddenly appearing intruder is staring back without any reaction even after being warned. What’s happening with my ears and tail right now? Hey, I don’t know cat language very well…….

-Nya, myak…….

When I made a clumsy sound, the tabby cat twitched its ears. Then it opened its mouth.

-Hiss!

It got angry. I, I didn’t expect this. Another cat peeked out from the gap in the building, as if it had heard the sound. Hey, hey. I don’t want to fight. I’m just going to pass by, I appealed in my heart and unconsciously raised one hand, one paw.

-Hyak! Woo-oong!

Then the tabby cat pulled its head back and swung its paw as well. Oops, wait, wait. I surrender, I surrender. I quickly flipped my body over and exposed my belly. And I tried hard to avoid eye contact. Look, I’m not fighting. I’m offering my belly, please eat me. Have mercy.

The tabby cat still growled fiercely and approached me. Should I fight a cat? That’s a bit…… I was wondering whether to run away when.

……!

The tabby cat, as well as the cats watching, suddenly screamed and ran away. I wondered what it was and tried to get up, but a red-haired paw pressed down on my belly.

-Aeng!

What, Peace?