The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 121

121. Cleaning Should Be Done with Water (1)

Han Yu-jin was missing.

At 9 AM, the moment visiting hours began, the Haeyeon Guild Leader, who had gone to see his brother, was enraged to find the detention room empty. The detention center hunter, grabbed by the collar by Han Yu-hyun, trembled and explained that an order had been issued to move Han Yu-jin.

However, the whereabouts of the vehicle that had taken Han Yu-jin from the detention center became unknown.

The Hunter Association was turned upside down, and temporary checkpoints were set up everywhere. Every portal site was instantly plastered with related articles. An interview containing the Haeyeon Guild Leader’s devastated feelings was released as breaking news.

– Whereabouts of Han Yu-jin Hunter, the world’s only Monster Breeder?

– High possibility of already leaving Korea

– Tragedy caused by the Hunter Association’s poor management system

– Economic and social value of the Monster Breeding skill

Before noon, the entire country began to stir. Past broadcasts featuring Han Yu-jin and the live broadcast from a few days ago filled the TV screen repeatedly. There were many comments simply worrying about the missing person, but the main public opinion focused more on Han Yu-jin’s value.

The economic benefits of him raising monsters and the stability of dungeon management. How desperate overseas hunters were to entrust their baby monsters to Han Yu-jin. Expectations for earning foreign currency, and so on.

Various media outlets incessantly talked about how much of a loss Han Yu-jin’s disappearance was to the country.

And late in the afternoon.

“I should have protected you, Mister. I promised to protect you…….”

Park Ye-rim, who had just come out of the dungeon and heard the news late, made a tearful appeal in front of the camera. Mixing in stories with Han Yu-jin in between, she sobbed, begging the kidnapper to please return him safely if they were watching.

Yu Myung-woo also worried about his friend with a face full of shadows. Like a snowball rolling, interest in the disappearance grew.

“Hong Kong, out of the blue!”

Park Ye-rim shouted with a bright face, as if she had never cried.

“I want to go too! Go and save Mister, and go sightseeing! There was a Dis○ey Land in Hong Kong, right?”

“It was closed at the end of last year due to the aftermath of the A-class dungeon break.”

Park Ye-rim made a sad face at Seok Si-myung’s words. “I wanted to go to the amusement park with Mister.” Han Yu-hyun, who had been staring intently at the contracts lined up on the table at her grumbling, raised his head.

“You never know when something might go wrong. Don’t take it lightly.”

“That’s why I think I should go even more. I have teleportation and flight skills, so I can secretly take a plane like Noah *oppa* [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend]. I can get Mister out quickly too.”

“You don’t have stealth skills. If you get caught, *hyung* [term for older brother or male friend] could be in danger.”

Park Ye-rim’s experience was insufficient to skillfully hide without stealth skills. At the cold words, Park Ye-rim pouted and sighed deeply.

“I wonder if Mister is eating well. I need to push down the association or whatever and bring him back. It’ll really only take three days, right?”

“The tracking of those involved is almost complete in cooperation with Director Song’s team,” Seok Si-myung said.

“However, we need to be careful to completely eradicate them, so it will take another two or three days.”

“…I could just use my skill.”

White corpse. If she used the skill to extract memories from the corpse, she could catch those involved in Han Yu-jin’s kidnapping much easier and faster. But Han Yu-jin hoped that she would not use that skill, which could only be used by killing people, if possible. He had also repeatedly told her not to use the skill unless it was really unavoidable.

“By the way, what is Sesung, what is Sesung Guild Leader doing?”

Still, that *ajusshi* [term for older man] seems to be good at what he does. Park Ye-rim was about to call Kang So-young, saying that it would be over faster if he helped.

“Um…….”

Do Ha-min, who was sitting in front of the communication equipment, opened his mouth cautiously.

“I just got a call from Noah.”

People’s attention turned to him. Do Ha-min, who was not yet accustomed to his position in front of the upper-level hunters and S-class hunters, adjusted his round glasses and stammered.

“That… Sesung Guild Leader is, he’s in Hong Kong.”

“…Yes?”

Han Yu-hyun let out a flustered sound. Park Ye-rim also widened her eyes.

“Also, he is in the same hotel as Building Owner, Han Yu-jin—”

“Ah, geez. That *ajusshi* is really fast! I want to go too!”

Park Ye-rim screamed, and this time Han Yu-hyun didn’t stop her.

* * *

Morningsun poured in through the glass that filled the wall. The calmly ordered room service was set on the table. A simple breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, and grilled mushrooms. A full glass of rich mango juice as well.

I looked at the man sitting across from me, poking a plump sausage with a fork. I wondered if he was really a guest, dressed so lightly that it was almost careless.

‘I should have made a Sung Hyun-jae appearance contract as well.’

It’s not like I’m a fortune teller; I never dreamed that that human would pop out here. He even came in with the hotel key without any fuss. That means he received my room card from the slave trader. It’s not impossible that he stole it, but it’s too peaceful for that.

“Could it be that you knew about the information about those who are after me because you were all in cahoots?”

To the question of whether he was on the same side as those guys and had deceived me and us, Sung Hyun-jae wore a leisurely smile.

“That’s impossible. I’m just an invited guest. I came after receiving an invitation to see a precious item that had come in.”

“Not just anyone, but the Sesung Guild Leader was invited? Didn’t an invitation go to Haeyeon?”

“It wasn’t the Sesung Guild Leader who was invited.”

The eggs are soft.

“I came as an agent.”

“An agent of yourself?”

Sung Hyun-jae did not answer. He glanced at the sound-blocking item placed on one side of the table and opened his mouth again.

“You brought two S-Class hunters from overseas.”

Noah Leheir and Evelyn Miller. If he had gotten those two, his influence overseas would be greater than Sesung in Korea. Maybe that Sung Hyun-jae is the main body.

I hadn’t thought deeply about it because I didn’t want to worry about foreign affairs.

“I’ve already shown a lot, so you should turn over a card or two.”

“Aren’t I here in person?”

“Oh, yeah. You’re not an agent. I’m really curious about what you did before you awakened.”

Little was known about him. He has Korean nationality, but his activities before awakening are unknown, and because of his pale appearance, there were suspicions that he was a foreigner or of mixed blood. There was also a rumor that he was a serious criminal, but the country buried his past because he was an S-Class Awakened. Judging from how quickly Sesung Guild took hold, it was also rumored that he was quite wealthy even before awakening.

Is that all? His actions after awakening are even more amazing.

The world’s strongest ranked 1st. The owner of Korea’s top guild. A human who has hidden forces overseas and has joined hands with both a filial piety addict and a parricide.

It was a spec suitable for the protagonist who saves the world in fiction. His personality is not good, though. He’s also a bit old. There are exceptions, but energetic young kids usually come out.

‘Realistically, adults with more experience and good abilities who have established themselves in society are more likely to save the world than young children.’

What would have happened if I hadn’t regressed? That well-known human might have successfully stopped the dungeon and gained a hundred-year grace period. Even if not, my regression has made Sung Hyun-jae’s five years of accumulation disappear in an instant.

My conscience is pricking me just a little.

“What if I caused Sung Hyun-jae a huge loss?”

“A declaration of war, that?”

He smiles, shining his eyes unlike usual. Seeing that, the guilt that I was trying to lift my head even a little disappeared cleanly. What’s the fun in saying that I messed up your work by regressing?

“I’m just going to enjoy a three-day vacation and go back.”

I put the fork down on the empty plate and asked what he was going to do. I hope you don’t hold me back on my way home.

“I’m going to use one of the three favors.”

Why are you bringing that up now?

“What are you going to make me do?”

“Honeypot.”

Why honey again?

“Han Yu-jin is a really good bait.”

“I know. So what are you trying to catch?”

“It’s more like cleaning than fishing.”

“You look like you’ve never wiped a desk in your life.”

“Instead of wiping, getting rid of it altogether is also a way of cleaning. It’s the same thing to be clean.”

This is not the cleaning method of this world. Anyway, the radical cleaner wanted me to play the role of a product and gather cleaning materials.

“What if I really get sold off?”

“I’ll take responsibility and bid for you.”

“And you’ll add that money to the debt again?”

“I was going to handle it as an expense, but if you really want to pay it back—”

“It’s an expense, of course.”

I drank the remaining mango juice and sorted out the situation.

Sung Hyun-jae didn’t seem to like the act of trading Awakened people. Of course, it wasn’t for moral reasons such as human trafficking is a crime. He just wanted to overturn it because it bothered him.

“Above all, simply buying and selling is not fun.”

“Is fun the standard for living in the world? Try pursuing some other sincere goals.”

“I have everything else.”

Damn it, you’re so good. Ah, annoying.

Anyway, I also agreed to wipe out the bastards who buy and sell people, although for different reasons. I remember Myung-woo writing a slave contract. I wonder where those bastards are doing now.

Hanging a leash with unreasonable contracts is bad, but it can’t be compared to the guys who openly kidnap and sell. Moreover, I’m a victim as a result of a sting operation, but there’s no need to be lenient.

“There’s a way to overturn it more fiercely, would you like to hear it?”

Kill two birds with one stone, pluck the nest, and burn the fire. It’s Hong Kong, so it’s a perfect location.

Sung Hyun-jae laughed pleasantly after hearing my explanation.

“How should I express my feelings for Han Yu-jin?”

“What expression, it’s okay. I’ve already heard you say you’re going to fall for me twice. I think I’m going to get tired of it, so change the repertoire. Don’t just make it up with your mouth.”

“The rose is burning and the clock has been thrown away, so now all that’s left is—”

“Ah, really, just give me some money. To buy souvenirs.”

I was dragged here without a penny. Sung Hyun-jae took out a card from his wallet with a smiling face. I hope the limit is generous? What should I buy for the kids?

* * *

After lazing around all day, I ordered room service until dinner and then left the room and headed to the lounge. The hotel staff were very kind. From the elevator button to the lounge door and even the chairs at the table, there was no room for my hands to touch.

Gregson approached me as I was eating tea and macarons, looking at the night view that had faded compared to the past. He smiled back at me as he spoke, saying that he looked more comfortable than yesterday, still with a good-natured face.

“The treatment is so good that my heart is naturally relieved. It’s not that I’m not worried about the future.”

“You will be treated better than this wherever you go, so don’t worry too much.”

As I was chatting with the guy who was trying to sell me off, a group of people entered the lounge. An elderly man, protected in the middle of the group, looked at me carefully. Another person, also with hunters as bodyguards, who came in a little later, also turned his gaze to me.

I guess they’re guests. I felt dirty, but I had to play the role of a model product for a while, so I accepted the attention with a smiling face. Ah, I wish the cleaning would start soon.

As the slave trader left, the customers approached and even started talking to me. I wondered if I had to match their tastes this much even though it wasn’t real, so I went back to my room.

“Sigh, I miss the kids. Peace, Bbyong—”

– Bbyong.

…Huh? Did I hear things?

– Bbyong.

I heard the familiar sound of a baby bird again. Then, a fluffy white ball crossed the soft carpet and stopped at my feet. Black eyes looked up at me and happily opened its beak.

– Bbyong, bbyi!

…Why, why is it here?!