The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 1

“…Hyung, are you okay?”

He said that. Asking if I was okay while his side was torn open, as if bitten off, his insides spilling out.

Even as he was dying, his face was only slightly pale, which annoyed me. I sat on the ground and looked up at my brother without a word.

He was the one who interfered with everything I did. He was disgustingly talented, and I was sick of hearing that I should stay quiet and not hold back my talented younger brother. In the end, I had not only held him back but also broken his ankle, so it wasn’t wrong.

But still.

“…Why did you come here?”

A surly voice escaped my mouth, even though I was the one being saved.

Why did you come to find me and make such a fuss instead of letting me die for doing something without knowing my place? We weren’t even on good terms; cold winds blew whenever we met.

He didn’t even visit me when my leg bones were shattered. After coldly refusing to help me fix my leg that would leave me limping for life, he told me to just take the money and stay out of trouble, and we hadn’t even spoken properly since then.

At my question, he smiled bitterly.

“Why did you come, you son of a bitch.”

Even though I thought it was outrageous, a curse slipped out. How much expectation is on his shoulders that he would risk his life to save one useless blood relative? You crazy bastard.

Since when were we so close? If you die and it’s on the news, I’ll just curse a few times and forget about it, you idiot.

But why are you saving me?

I was angry. I was angry at my own patheticness, and irritation soared.

Yeah, I’m always the incompetent brother. Even in this situation, I’m just a piece of trash full of inferiority and spewing childish complaints.

So just let me die in the corner of the dungeon, why did you come!

“Listen carefully, Hyung.”

He ignored my question and said.

“Rauchitas falls asleep every five hours. If you just hide for one more hour, it will enter a sleep state. Then you can get out through the entrance. I’ve taken care of all the small monsters, so you’ll be safe as long as you don’t touch Rauchitas.”

With that, he handed me a small blue stone. It was a gate stone [a magical item that allows for escape from a dungeon] that created an escape route to get out of the closed dungeon. It was a very precious item that could only be used near the entrance, was for one person, and was only for one use.

I didn’t take the gate stone and said, trying to sound brave.

“It’s okay. You use it.”

At my words, he smiled.

“I have one too. Though I don’t think I’ll need to use it.”

…Since he’s the strongest Hunter in Korea, he carries around a few of those precious gate stones. I reluctantly took the gate stone.

Only then did he take his eyes off me and look at his wound. It was a serious injury that would have made him collapse and die long ago if he didn’t have the power of his skill.

“…You have a gate stone, don’t you have something like an elixir?”

“Yeah, I don’t. I have some small potions, but I don’t think they’ll work. Rauchitas’s claws also have a powerful curse.”

He smiled again. I don’t know how he can smile.

But even that calm appearance soon reached its limit. His knees buckled, and his body fell forward. I reflexively caught his upper body.

The smell of blood, which I had never felt before, stabbed my nose. It was terrible.

I thought I had become accustomed to the smell of blood while going through dungeons, but I felt nauseous. I gagged.

I had the urge to throw away the body I was holding and run away.

“…Hey.”

His breathing is barely audible.

There is no answer.

He doesn’t smile.

“…Are you dead?”

My voice was trembling. This kind of bastard, whether he dies or not, it’s none of my business.

“Han Yoohyun, are you dead?”

Damn it, this stupid bastard. I’ll just get cursed if I go out alone. There will be plenty of guys who will burn me, saying I’m a piece of trash who ate up his talented younger brother.

“Are you going to screw me over until the end?”

I muttered in vain.

He’s been interfering with everything so far. Now I’ll have to hide completely. It’s dirty until the end, really.

[The effect of the title ‘Guardian’ is activated.

Guardian Sub-Skill – Last Reward

The skills and stats of Awakener ‘Han Yoohyun’ are transferred with twice the efficiency.

Duration – 01:00]

The notification window popped up, confirming his death. It was one of the sub-skills of my title, which allowed me to transfer the skills and stats of the person I had given a growth buff to for one hour upon their death.

And it’s doubled.

At the same time as strength surged throughout my body, some of his memories were also conveyed.

‘My brother is an F-rank Awakener.’

This bastard, until the very end—

‘So he shouldn’t get involved with me.’

Yoohyun was saying to someone. A little sadly.

‘The relationship is already twisted, but from now on, I have to stay even further away. Awakeners who are qualified as Hunters are not protected by the law compared to ordinary people.’

‘If Hyung becomes my weakness, those guys will definitely target him.’

…Who the hell are those guys?

‘Damn it, take care of all those bastards!’

It was when my leg was broken. He was angry. And he was also sad.

‘No. Tell them that healer support is impossible… That would be better. Chase them away first… But since we are brothers, help him as if you can’t help it…….’

‘Hyung, I’m sorry.’

‘I’m sorry…….’

‘Please don’t go into the dungeon.’

‘Hyung.’

My brother’s memories choked me. The surroundings were quiet, but the sound of his brother’s voice hurt my ears. The body I was holding was cold and hard.

I felt like I was going crazy.

As expected, this guy screwed me over until the end. Who are you to protect me? I’m the older brother. I lost my parents early and dropped out of school to take care of and raise my younger brother.

“You son of a bitch. Do you think I’ll regret this if you do this?”

It’s your fault for not saying a word.

I carefully laid my brother’s lifeless body on the floor. His face looked peaceful. Is he leaving comfortably by himself?

“I’m not going to cry for you either.”

Why cry for a guy who did whatever he wanted until the end? It’s a waste of tears.

I got up. When I looked at the status window, I saw a long list of skills. All of them are top-notch, and even have a double buff.

A laugh leaked out.

Just one hour. For one hour, with my brother’s life as the price, I became stronger than anyone else in the world.

“Damn it, what am I supposed to do with just one hour?”

It would be much better for Black Blood Flame Emperor Han Yoohyun to live for forty or fifty more years. Even if Yoohyun becomes a hunched old man, he will be several times stronger than me. How can a one-hour disposable item be compared?

“You stupid bastard, you damn stupid bastard.”

Tears welled up at my brother’s stupidity. The modifier of genius is a waste. The most stupid guy in the world.

“Giant Shield.”

At the same time as using the skill, a faint golden light enveloped my body. Originally, it was a shield that couldn’t even block Rauchitas’s claws, but now, with the double buff, it will withstand even being bitten head-on.

“This, it’s all yours. So I’ll take revenge for you.”

I slowly walked out of the gap in the hidden wall. The huge monster lurking at the end of the wide open space came into view.

Rauchitas. First-class Dragon species. Dragon King of Poison and Curse. It has only appeared twice so far, and both times it was dealt with by enduring the stalling and closing the dungeon door, a monster deemed impossible to defeat.

The red dragon with three heads looked towards me.

– Grrrr.

A low growling sound echoed heavily, hitting the cave walls. The middle head of the three heads had both eyes burned away. Rauchitas had tremendous regenerative power, but it seemed that even the wounds caused by Yoohyun’s blood flames could not be healed in a short time.

Yeah, my brother is amazing. Twice as amazing as that amazing brother.

Damn it. You’re dead.