The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 109

“Myungwoo!”

The moment I saw him, I knew this was coming. I kept telling him every time we met to get proper sleep and rest, but he kept insisting he was fine, and now he’s in this state! Should I call 119 [the emergency services number in South Korea], or would a healer be better?

I put Peace and Bbyak down, took out my phone, and approached Myungwoo.

“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”

At least I don’t smell any blood. Still, there’s a chance he got injured when he collapsed, so I didn’t rush to pick him up. Instead, I took out a potion. I wasn’t sure if he had lost consciousness, but Myungwoo made a pained sound and slightly turned his head.

“Mana… potion……”

Mana deficiency. That’s a relief. I quickly took out a mana potion and fed it to him, and his pale complexion regained some color.

“Should I get you some water? Or how about getting admitted to the hospital for a few days and getting some rest?”

I even considered forcibly admitting him. But even if I tied him to the bed, he’d just sneak into the smithy.

“…I’m okay. The mana consumption was higher than expected… I just ran out of potions……”

“I’m so sick of hearing that you’re okay!”

I’m so tired of it. I supported Myungwoo, who was still staggering, and sat him down on the sofa.

“Have you eaten? When was the last time you slept?”

“I slept a little when I collapsed……?”

Myungwoo answered while drinking another mana potion. And then he smiles like he did something great.

“It’s not like you have a black company [a South Korean term for a company with exploitative working conditions] that requires mandatory overtime from Monday to the next Monday. Why are you volunteering to ruin your body? Make a schedule and leave on time. Rest on weekends.”

“Okay.”

His answer came out obediently, unlike usual. I wondered if he had a change of heart, so I examined his expression, and he grinned again. A familiar face. So.

“Did you finish what you were making?”

“Yeah.”

Perhaps his recovery had improved because its grade went up, but Myungwoo, who had become fine in the meantime, got up from his seat. Then he took out an item from his inventory.

What appeared was a beautiful sword. The blade was transparent as if made of glass, with a subtle blue light flowing through it. It looked more like a decoration than a practical weapon, but as an item, the power it possessed would never be weak.

“You made a weapon?”

“Ah, the Dragon Heart’s basic form is a sword.”

“…What?”

“The design is to its taste.”

I don’t know what he’s talking about. At that moment, a small bird appeared with a tweet. It was a small, round bird with blue feathers that could be held in one hand.

– Chirp.

“Its taste.”

– Chirp chirp.

I don’t know what he’s talking about even more. I reflexively accepted the sword that Myungwoo handed me.

[Eun-hye – L-Grade

A sword born from the Dragon Lord and Great General Shallos’s Magic Stone

Contractor – Han Yoojin]

Um… Ummm…….

Why is the name like this? L-Grade… Huh? Dragon Lord? Great General? Is Shallos the material for that bead? Magic Stone… Dragon Heart……. What’s a contractor, and why me? I don’t remember, but what’s this contract.

“…That transparent magic stone you showed me back then, it wasn’t SS-Grade.”

I remembered when I saw the transparent blade. The Dragonkin’s SS-Grade magic stone was an opaque white.

“Yeah. It was an L-Grade magic stone. To be exact, it’s a magic stone with a specific name called Shallos’s Dragon Heart. I heard its grade is higher than a normal L-Grade magic stone?”

Wow… I see. I see. Wow, I learned a new fact.

“That… skipping grades like that, no, suddenly an L-Grade……”

“It’s a material of a grade that I can’t handle with my current abilities, but Ismual is a spirit made by Shallos. Thanks to that, I was able to complete it, even though it was a lot of hard work! I still can’t handle SS-Grade materials well. But I’ve improved a lot this time, so I’ll be able to make a low-level SS-Grade item soon.”

Shallos, you even made a spirit and gave me an L-Grade magic stone. The smithy seems to be yours too, you’re really a giving tree.

“It’ll be easier to transform it into a bracelet or ring usually. After all, its performance as a weapon is only that it never breaks.”

L-Grade though? First, I tried changing it into a bracelet. It transformed as soon as I thought about it… but it was disgustingly flashy with two transparent chains and blue jewels dangling from them.

“This is a bit……”

“That’s its taste.”

– Chirp.

The bluebird landed on the back of my hand and tilted its head. It’s made of Dragon Heart, so why a bird? Was Shallos a Blue Dragon?

“Um… Eun-hye?”

– Peep.

“Can’t you make it a little simpler?”

The bluebird chirped, and only the chains remained, and the dangling jewels disappeared. No, one remained. It cried, as if it could never get rid of that one. A ring… is a bit much, so when I changed it to a necklace, a dazzlingly sparkling jewel necklace appeared. Is it a crow instead of a bluebird? Or is it Shallos’s taste from when he was alive? It’s well known that dragons like jewels, but is that the case for dragons in other worlds too?

Anyway, the bracelet was better.

“…Its name sounds like a person’s name.”

“I didn’t name it.”

Myungwoo explained that it was decided on its own.

“Currently, it only has one skill. It’s the same damage nullification skill as Shallos’s bead from before. However, it’s not one-time use, and the grade can be adjusted. When the magic power is full, say, fully charged, the maximum duration of L-Grade damage nullification is around 1 hour, and the theoretical grade limit is about 10 minutes like before? The consumed magic power can be recharged by feeding it magic stones.”

I guessed that the skill effect would be similar since Shallos’s bead was like a fragment of the Dragon Heart. But L-Grade damage nullification for 1 hour, and it can be replenished with magic stones. That’s a scam [meaning it’s overpowered or unfair].

“However, it takes quite a while to absorb the magic stone, and you have to feed it at least an S-Grade, so it’s best to use it only when necessary.”

“S-Grade magic stones aren’t hard to find, how long does it take to absorb?”

“If it’s completely empty, about a week?”

“That’s not too long! Wow, if an S-Grade Hunter uses this—”

“The skill doesn’t apply to anyone other than the contractor.”

The cold water I didn’t expect was poured on me. Why not? Myungwoo scratched the back of his head and explained at my unfair gaze.

“If there weren’t such restrictions, I wouldn’t be able to match the L-Grade… It’s not one-time use, and it’s higher than a simple barrier. It only nullifies damage above a certain level, and you’re free to act. Besides, the maximum is grade unlimited.”

That’s true. But… no, if it’s limited to contractors anyway, it’s better to apply it to me. I also have poison and curse resistance and double skills.

What a really good item. Now that the duration has increased, I should notify the Sesung Guild Leader that my value has gone up more than before.

“It’s a growth type, so other skills or effects may appear in the future……”

Myungwoo suddenly had a serious face. My expression also became heavy. Is there a side effect or something?

“Increasing stat essence… is impossible.”

“…Huh?”

“Even if it’s just an S-Grade item, there’s a separate skill, so stat increase is a sub-skill, or the essence increase effect is only attached if it’s barely an S-Grade. Essence increase is a bit… cheap. Even if items are of the same grade, if it’s essence increase, the quality is low, something like that. From SS-Grade onwards, there are virtually no essence increase items.”

“…I see.”

No wonder it was hard to find S-Grade essence increase items. I wondered why I couldn’t see them when there weren’t many people using them. I feel a little sad.

“Still, this alone is great. No, the damage nullification skill is much more amazing! I asked just in case, but I didn’t know you’d make it so perfect. Even the materials, the time……”

The shock of the unexpected item subsided, and emotion washed over me. At the same time, the bracelet in my hand felt too heavy. It’s too much, really.

“You could have used it. It was originally left for you. Why do you do this for me……”

“There’s something else you can say besides that.”

Myungwoo cut me off firmly. I looked at him, startled. He has a proud face that shines. It was an expression and look that was fully satisfied.

The moment I saw that, I remembered what I had to say.

“Thank you. Really.”

“You’re welcome.”

“Thank you so much.”

“Don’t mention it.”

“Myungwoo, you’re the best. You’re amazing.”

“I think I’m pretty amazing too. Ah, it was really hard.”

“Now take a break and do it. Please.”

Myungwoo smiled and nodded. It was a bright and light attitude, as if he had taken off a heavy burden.

“But don’t go around alone. You know it because you’ve used it before, right? Even if you use the damage nullification skill, there’s no problem with everyday contact. It’s a natural result because I wanted a defense ability in a state where contact is possible in the first place.”

“Oh, I know.”

It’ll be in a good condition to run away with because you can handle it roughly. But I won’t be going around alone, and above all, I liked that there was no longer any danger even if I went into dungeons. Now Yoohyun will worry less about me.

“Eun-hye, please take care of me in the future.”

– Chirp.

The bluebird that landed on my wrist cried as if answering. At that time, Bbyak, who was sitting blankly at my feet, caught my eye. It looked like it had received some kind of shock. Why? Did it realize that the magic stone it was aiming for had turned into an item?

“Bbyak?”

– …Bbyak.

Is it looking at the bracelet… no, the bird? Then Eun-hye fluttered and approached Bbyak. Bbyak, who jumped up, shouted in a strangely combative manner.

– Bbyak!

– Chirp chirp.

– Bbyak bbyak!

Then Bbyak started flapping its small wings. So hard that it was pitiful. The bluebird, who was watching Bbyak, flew back to my wrist. Then it disappeared as if seeping into the jewel of the bracelet. So that’s why it left one jewel behind.

– Bbyak… Bby.

“Gasp, Bbyak! Why are you crying!”

Larger drops of water than its eyeballs fell sadly from its small, black eyes. Even when I quickly picked it up and comforted it, it kept crying, bbyak bbyak.

“Why, why.”

– Bbyak, bbyak.

Flapping its wings again, bbyak bbyak. …Could it be crying because it can’t fly? I didn’t care that Blue and Comet were flying, but is it because it saw the same bird? But Bbyak’s wings were too small for its body. Most of it is downy hair, and there are no proper wing feathers.

“…Hey, Myungwoo.”

“Yeah?”

“If you have time, can you make a flying item for Bbyak? I just want it to float slowly.”

“Okay. I’ll make that for you soon.”

His readily answering appearance was really reliable and grateful. How can I live without you, really.

* * *

“Now you have to set up a proper item workshop.”

After comforting Bbyak, I had dinner with Myungwoo for the first time in a while. The side dishes he made were of course delicious, but the freshly cooked ones were amazing.

I naturally thought of Yoohyun and Yerim, but I held back because Myungwoo didn’t like them very much. Yerim gets side dishes while being mindful, but I felt sorry for Myungwoo to bring in Yoohyun as well. Yoohyun, you should be more friendly to Myungwoo. The first impression was wrong.

“I felt this while making Eun-hye this time, but the system seems to be holding people back unexpectedly.”

“You felt that?”

“Well, using skills in the smithy is different from outside. The status window doesn’t even appear. Yoojin, you seemed to know it.”

“Ah, I also had a time when I had to get out of the system.”

Above all, it was thanks to the memory of the lizard owner.

“In particular, you shouldn’t believe the skill description window as it is. What should I say, if it’s the ability to make fire, it ends with ‘can burn something.’ You can also cook food, avoid the cold, or light up the darkness. Besides, there are inaccurate explanations.”

“Not only that, but skills are originally my abilities.”

Myungwoo nodded and said.

“There’s a skill window and it’s used when you use it, but it feels completely different because the window doesn’t appear. Above all, I can never make an L-Grade item within the system. But I was able to do it by combining forces with Ismual and figuring out how to handle magic power. Should I say I’ve broken away from the set skills?”

To realize that already. Myungwoo, you’re really amazing. I somehow used Diarma’s ability, but it would have been impossible if I didn’t have the guy’s magic stone in my memory.

“So I’m thinking of raising people who don’t have item creation skills but have talent.”

“Raise?”

“Yeah. It’s better to form a team than to make items alone? First, I’m going to propose to Lee Minseok from Haeyeon. He only has repair skills, but that’s also the ability to handle items. Besides, he has much more experience in reality than I do.”

Teaching skills. That was the norm in a world without a system. A method of taking in talented disciples and teaching them special abilities to learn.

“It might be possible inside your smithy. I’ll send you people with related aptitudes if I find them.”

“If it succeeds, because it’s not certain.”

“Ah, and let’s go level up since we’re out.”

It’s been several days since my baby used his skills. It’s been a while. Myungwoo nodded at my words, saying that he was free now.

Should I bring in Yoohyun since we’re going? So that the two of them can get along. I wonder if he named the spirit.