The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 141

141. Imbued Fragment (3)

Of course, there was no ‘Yes, I’ll trust you.’ Instead, I received a look of curiosity and suspicion, wondering what I was up to.

“I have a mental skill. I’m going to use it to restore Seong Hyeonjae’s memories. However, my stats are low, so I can’t use it without the other person’s consent.”

“So you’re saying I should willingly accept a mental skill.”

“Something like that.”

Seong Hyeonjae’s expression didn’t seem very welcoming. It was a natural reaction. Who would like someone rummaging through their head? If he were a hunter with a bad temper, he might have split my head open before thinking about it.

“How lenient have I been? To hear such ridiculous things so freely.”

“I’m only offering help out of goodwill. Taking a certain risk, I might add. I’m quite valuable, you know, Guild Leader of Sesung.”

“So valuable that I can’t afford you?”

“Not even if you hand over the entire Sesung Guild. Give up.”

“You’re confident.”

“Stop beating around the bush.”

I said firmly.

“If you don’t like it, live like this.”

It’s not that I don’t have any regrets, and I need his cooperation right now, but the current Seong Hyeonjae doesn’t know that. So, I decided to be firm.

Seong Hyeonjae’s eyes narrowed at my provocative words. At the same time, a chilling cold swept in. The house is a bit cold. I might get goosebumps. I should probably appeal that he shouldn’t kill me here.

“Calm down and take a look at this.”

I searched for articles about me on my phone and slid it across the table. It was an article that included the breeding facility, the ride beast, and some information about Myeongwoo. Seong Hyeonjae silently picked up the phone and read the article.

“So that’s what Soyoung was talking about, Comet.”

“He’s a cute baby dragon. I also have some other useful skills that I haven’t revealed. For example, doubling the effect of attack skills.”

“That wouldn’t be very useful for a low-level hunter.”

“It can be shared. I told you I caught an SS-Class monster, right? I used it very effectively then.”

“And why did I just leave you alone?”

Seong Hyeonjae tilted his head slightly, returning the phone to me.

“Instead of taming and tying you down.”

“It would be difficult because my curse resistance is L-Class.”

“L-Class?”

His light-colored eyes showed surprise. It’s funny to see his reaction since he doesn’t know anything about me.

“Also, my poison resistance is high. Oh, and I invalidated my contract with the baby lizard. Check it out.”

“So that’s what you meant by betting your eyes and arms.”

“I provided good service, right? I can just walk out of here without any problems. I’ll live well. You’re the one who’ll regret it.”

“You’re being quite proactive for someone who says they have no problems.”

“Call it lingering affection. So, I’ll make one last offer.”

I raised one hand slightly and continued.

“Accept my skill.”

He has so many things he doesn’t know; he’s not the kind of person who would give up just to protect himself from an F-Class stat, is he?

Not long after, Seong Hyeonjae nodded.

“It’s been a while since I’ve gambled.”

“It hasn’t even been a month since you said that.”

I hope you don’t get addicted. At my words, he shook off his remaining wariness and smiled.

* * *

Last time I used the skill, Irin helped me. So, this was the first time I was using it alone. I was worried it wouldn’t work properly, but thanks to the trouble I had turning off the skill last time, I was able to create a mental space more easily than I thought.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a room with light streaming in from a large window. The man was standing with his back to the window. He curved his eyes as he looked at me.

“Hello, Han Yoojin.”

“Why are you greeting me so calmly?”

The anxiety I had, just in case, subsided and turned cold. I think I was a little worried, but it was a useless and wasteful thing to do. Should I just go back?

“I didn’t expect this either, so I’m sorry if I surprised you.”

“I wasn’t surprised, but I almost died.”

“Oh dear. I seem to have been rude.”

“Nothing much happened. I was dragged around in chains, climbed stairs with my whole body, and almost drowned in a tank. Just about that much.”

“I’m really embarrassed. You came all the way to my house, but I only served you water.”

Served? I drank a lot, though.

“So, what happened? Can you go back out?”

“I started to feel something was wrong about two months ago.”

Seong Hyeonjae tilted his head slightly. Two months ago. So, he was feeling the effects of the regression.

“But it was just a slight sense of incongruity. Then, around dawn, I remembered something clearly. The fact that the range and strength of my magnetism are still weak.”

Eyes deeply tinged with gold looked at me. Clearly, even Song Taewon didn’t know that Seong Hyeonjae could manipulate magnetism. It wasn’t because he hadn’t used it until now, but because he couldn’t use it properly yet.

‘The range and power were no joke.’

To be able to use it so skillfully, he must have used it on a smaller scale a few times before. Even with the magnetic attribute, it’s impossible to perfectly control a difficult attribute from the start.

“Besides, I vaguely remembered things I had forgotten, but they quickly scattered like grains of sand. I tried to chase after them, and that’s how I ended up in this situation.”

Did he try to dig up memories from before the regression, and some of them popped out? I don’t know. I’ll have to ask the unfilial sons later.

“Can you get out of here?”

“I can get out now, can’t I? If Han Yoojin cancels the skill, I think that’s how it will be.”

So, he was trapped after all. And he’s so calm about it.

“Did anything come to mind?”

“That Han Yoojin suits being around thirty years old?”

He came up with something useless. But seeing that he said exactly thirty, it was clear that Seong Hyeonjae had information from before the regression. Although he seems to have difficulty recalling it himself.

“I don’t know why these memories are mixed up. I have combat prediction, not future prediction.”

“Aren’t you trying to upgrade your skill? It would be nice if it were future prediction.”

“I don’t like prophecy. And I especially refuse to be a fortune teller.”

Seong Hyeonjae said nonchalantly. It’s too early to talk about the regression. I haven’t even told Yoohyun. Let’s just say he’s seeing the future for now. And with this opportunity…

“I’d like to help you remember.”

If I split it open like I did with Diarma, something will pop out. I manifested my right hand. Seong Hyeonjae looked puzzled at my hand with sharp dragon claws and golden scales.

“I didn’t know Han Yoojin had such talent.”

“This is inside the mental world. It’s not omnipotent, but I can use the abilities I’ve experienced with Teacher’s skill.”

Yoohyun’s stats doubled from before the regression. Plus, the attack effect doubled skill. I don’t get the double effect of the Curse Poison Dragon, but this is enough to deal with Seong Hyeonjae. And…

“Seong Hyeonjae, let’s start with some water!”

A large water droplet formed in the air. Seong Hyeonjae, watching the water pouring down on him, was a little surprised, then raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

* * *

At first, I was definitely dominant. Even if Seong Hyeonjae was the permanent number one in the ranking battles, there was a long gap of five years. Moreover, I could also use his combat prediction. Although it became useless when two of the same skills collided, just tying up the combat prediction was enough.

Thanks to that, I achieved the feat of tearing one of Seong Hyeonjae’s shoulders, but the problem started from then on.

Seong Hyeonjae began to recall the memories of the battle before the regression. He even quickly became accustomed to manipulating the mental world and changed the location quickly. I tried to respond, but it was difficult to catch up with Seong Hyeonjae, perhaps because the mental strength and magic stats of the actual body were influencing it.

Kwarurung—!

As lightning obscured my vision, the surroundings changed. It’s a valley with steep cliffs. As my body fell downwards, I quickly spread my wings and stepped on a crack in the rock. Then, I crushed the rock and soared upwards.

Golden chains flew towards my body floating in the air. I quickly created an ice barrier to block the fierce momentum.

Kaddeudeuk

The chains dug into the ice. Then, with a dazzling light, the ice wall melted into water.

Kwang! Kwagwagwang!!

A terrifying explosion occurred. It’s a hydrogen explosion. That crazy man is electrolyzing water [splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity, then igniting the hydrogen]. The barrier I barely created is breaking apart.

“Stop doing this!”

Seong Hyeonjae grinned. A blue gem bracelet dangled from his wrist. It was Grace, which I had lost while I was careless when I was initially dominant. He took it and wore it so openly that it became impossible to use damage nullification items.

“It’s better than detonating it in the river.”

“Damn it, I thought I was really going to die then?”

The entire river exploded, and if Yerim hadn’t barely succeeded in using her teleport skill, it would have been game over. I really can’t use Yerim’s ice and water skills. The explosive power is no joke with the magic added.

I also use Seong Hyeonjae’s lightning skill, but I couldn’t do such tricks. Even if I directly felt it with Teacher’s skill, there was a limit to imitating it. At best, lightning is just slamming down, but that man stole it and showed off the trick of returning it doubled, so even that was blocked.

Even if he has the magnetic attribute and the memory of being more proficient for five years, it’s a cheat. It’s really a cheat.

‘Should I use Blood Flame?’

I spread black flames under my feet and charged towards Seong Hyeonjae. I need to take back Grace to be sure of winning.

“Han Yoojin needs to learn martial arts.”

A gloved hand lightly deflects the dragon’s claws rushing in with sharp edges. I grabbed his arm and tried to twist and throw him, but I took out my tail, kicked the ground, and twisted my body to escape. At the same time, I scattered poison.

“Please detoxify me.”

Seong Hyeonjae took a big step and smoothly moved his body to stick to my back. Damn it, I can’t turn off the poison resistance skill. The range is unnecessarily wide.

“Oh, get lost!”

The tip of his shoe lightly stepped on the tail with thorns that I swung, and I jumped back to create distance.

“Wasn’t it Han Yoojin who approached me first?”

The fluttering end of his coat brushed my cheek teasingly. Let’s just use Blood Flame. I took out a dagger and drew it across my arm.

At the same time, Seong Hyeonjae took out a potion and sprinkled it on the wound. Perhaps it was a high-grade potion, but the blood stopped instantly and the wound healed as soon as a few drops touched it.

“Doryeonnim’s [term of respect, like ‘young master’] Blood Flame is a bit annoying.”

Wow, he’s blocking the use of Blood Flame like this. It’s a method I can’t use in ranking battles because potion use is prohibited, but I never imagined it.

“Do you remember Black Blood Flame too?”

“Vaguely. But this memory will fade away when I go out.”

I tried to withdraw the mental skill once in the middle. But at the same time, Seong Hyeonjae stopped me, saying that the memories here would disappear. Perhaps it was related to the fact that the Seong Hyeonjae outside doesn’t remember the Seong Hyeonjae inside at all.

“Blue Willow Leaf!”

The leaves that are invisible to others fluttered. And when some of them gathered right in front of Seong Hyeonjae’s eyes, I released the transparency of the leaves. Taking advantage of the unexpected complete blockage of his vision, I injured my arm again. And I mixed poison into the flowing blood.

Fire and poison are incompatible. In particular, Black Blood Flame was a powerful flame that burned even SS-Class poison. But if you mix poison into the blood first and then turn it into flames, it becomes an excellent weapon that retains its toxicity.

The black Blood Flame sword made of poisonous blood. I took out my wings, accelerated, and swung it towards Seong Hyeonjae.

Kakang!

The Seeker’s Chain was cut off at once. Seong Hyeonjae reached out his hand towards the sword that was baring its teeth, scattering a grim black light. There was a black light in his hand too?

“What, what is that!”

The Blood Flame scatters in vain. Then Seong Hyeonjae’s other hand grabbed my collar.

“Keueok!”

I was hit hard in the solar plexus by his knee that he raised. I used the Silent Scream skill while coughing.

“Keuk… that skill is really annoying.”

“It’s just pain, stop exaggerating. You even took painkillers.”

Seong Hyeonjae, who was hit by the Silent Scream with a double effect, immediately swallowed the strongest painkiller. There was a side effect of dulling the senses, but it didn’t seem to be a big problem for him. It seems to hurt because it’s such a strong pain even with the painkiller effect.

To offset an unblockable skill with painkillers, he’s really good at using his head.

“More than that, isn’t that black thing just now Song Taewon’s skill?”

I grabbed the arm holding my collar, twisted it to escape, and asked Seong Hyeonjae. At the same time, I also threw a Blood Flame spear. Peok, with a light sound, the spear exploded and scattered in Seong Hyeonjae’s grasp.

“That’s right. It’s Imbued Plunder.”

“You steal other people’s skills? You’re really a terrible person.”

Are you plundering the plunder? At my words, Seong Hyeonjae narrowed his brows slightly as if recalling his memories.

“I didn’t steal it, I think I’ll be gifted it.”

“Gifted? Song Taewon to you? You have to say something that makes sense, I’ll bet Seong Hyeonjae’s head on stealing.”

“Then I’ll bet my item on receiving a gift.”

“Stop with the possessive! Take a look, just quietly hold out one arm!”

I unfolded Shadowless Day again. But this time too, a current of light wrapped around Seong Hyeonjae’s feet and scattered the shadows. Wow, really, waaa.

“Nothing works!”

“You took painkillers. You even had to take them again whenever you received a certain amount of poison resistance.”

At his joke about filling his stomach with painkillers, I scraped the ground with my dragon claws wrapped in Black Flame, telling him to eat this too. The stones, which were heated up in an instant and half-melted, scattered. The Black Flame on the floor also rushed towards Seong Hyeonjae, melting the earth.

Seong Hyeonjae smiled in the red-hot heat. And the place changed.

CheomBeong, as soon as my feet fell into the water, I used teleportation.

“Seong Hyeonjae, you son of a bitch!”

“Yes, Dad.”

I almost lost my footing and fell back into the stream at the refreshing voice. Ah, that crazy bastard. We both became dogs in an instant. I was annoyed and amused for a moment. Jijijik, electricity flowed.

Kwagwagwagwang!!

A tremendous explosion occurred in succession along the stream. The barrier broke in the storm of heat and magic, and my vision blurred. The secluded mountain stream turned into a barren wasteland without a single blade of grass in an instant.

Chareureu—

As soon as I heard the sound, I swung the flames. Chains flew through the Black Flame. I quickly made a sword with Blood Flame and cut the chains, but the two halves spun around again and shot towards me.

Peolleok!

Chang, chaenggang.

I spread my wings with all my might and struck the chains that were attacking the back of my body. Immediately after, there was a ruthless hand that grabbed one wing and broke it off.

“I’m glad I don’t have wings.”

“That’s great, ack, wait!”

I panicked as the force increased as if he would tear off my wings completely and wrapped myself in poison. Seong Hyeonjae released my wings at the persistent poison and wrapped his arm around my neck, holding me from behind. I strongly stomped on his foot with my heel, but he didn’t budge, perhaps because of the painkiller effect.

“If you want to see the memories of future prediction, can’t you just stab me appropriately? I remember everything even if I go out of here. Then it would be good for each other.”

“Would Han Yoojin quietly let me stab you?”

“No. Are you crazy?”

There are more than one or two memories that I absolutely don’t want to show to others. Seong Hyeonjae put his chin on the top of my head. It’s good to be tall.

“I don’t want to either.”

“It’s for world peace.”

“That’s too boring. I might consider it if Han Yoojin kneels down and begs with sincerity.”

“Is it a side effect of working standing up all night in the factory? My knees ache these days when the weather is bad. Please kneel down instead, you sturdy S-Class, and count it as me doing it.”

“What value would an S-Class knee have?”

Seong Hyeonjae patted my shoulder, spouting annoying words.

“I hope you remember it well.”

“Yes, for sure. But I don’t know if it will be communicated well.”

Teacher’s skill. Throughout the battle, I used it to engrave the combat senses of the regression that Seong Hyeonjae recalled into my body. For him, who will forget when he goes out. And I’ll be able to pass it on to the other kids.

“Is there anything else that comes to mind? Shall we go one more time?”

“Please.”

“This time, just once, generously three times, if possible, stab me ten times. And return Grace too.”

Of course, Seong Hyeonjae ignored my request.