The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 155

155. He Ran Away (1)

“Monsters with poison skills of C-grade or higher are subject to special management. However, Han Yoojin-ssi has been exceptionally processed because he possesses a poison resistance skill of a grade that allows him to detoxify others, in addition to the Beast Taming skill.”

Song Tae-won said, handing over the monster registration form.

“Even so, you must report to the Hunter Association every time you move. If possible, do not accompany them to places other than breeding facilities and hunter-related buildings.”

Bellalre’s poison skill is a whopping A-grade. Other attack skills are also dangerous, but poison requires more caution because it mostly has persistence and infectivity. At A-grade, even a drop or two on the street could lead to the death of non-awakened people.

The fact that Song Tae-won came here himself is probably largely due to the poison skill. This will prevent him from using poison for plunder.

– Shii.

Bellalre, who had been severely punished by Bbyak, hid behind the teacup and poked his head out. Every time the tip of his tail slammed against the table in dissatisfaction, various lights flashed. The summer sun was so good that sometimes it was too dazzling to even look at.

“That’s why Hyung… well, it could be Oppa [older brother, used by females]. Or maybe Nuna [older sister, used by males].”

I still don’t know the gender of Bbyak or Bellalre. I’m unconsciously thinking of Bbyak as male, though.

“Didn’t Riete tell you Bellalre’s gender? Or any other precautions?”

I signed the monster registration form, handed it back to Song Tae-won, and asked.

“There was nothing special.”

“I see. Then, do you have any intention of saving me?”

“Yes?”

I gave Song Tae-won, who had a look of ‘what are you talking about,’ a desperate look.

“I’m currently being held captive. I want to go home, but they won’t let me. It’s clearly illegal, so please get me out of here, Chief Song.”

Two S-class hunters are conspiring to lock up a powerless hunter with F stats. They even confiscated my cell phone. At my words, Song Tae-won looked at the refreshments on the table.

“…You seem to be doing well. And I think Han Yoojin-ssi needs some forceful protection.”

“I can’t go out, I can’t watch TV, and I can’t even make phone calls, so it’s not a little bit. Besides, I have to be with Sung Hyunjae all day. Could Chief Song endure it?”

All day long, with that human, and it doesn’t end in just one day. A faint worry crossed Song Tae-won’s face. His gaze shifted to Sung Hyunjae, who was watching us. Sung Hyunjae released his lightly clasped hands and said.

“If you want to rescue the princess, I will gladly prepare a high tower and a dragon. Oh, is your taste a dungeon and shackles?”

“I don’t have such a taste.”

…Is there a dungeon here too? What’s with the tower and the dragon? Are you planning to borrow Namsan Tower [a famous landmark in Seoul] and cast Riete?

After much deliberation, Song Tae-won turned back to me.

“Has the Sesung Guild Leader ever forced you to do anything unfair?”

“…They treat me well, though.”

“Then please bear with it a little longer.”

Tsk. In the end, Song Tae-won didn’t save me and went back.

I asked Yoohyun during a phone call in the evening to let me go to the dungeon for a while, but only a sharp refusal came back. My younger brother is so firm. Inevitably, I just waited for Sung Hyunjae to leave and another day passed.

And finally, the next evening.

“I heard the dungeon raid is over.”

Sung Hyunjae said, saying he had to go out for a while. The S-class dungeon raid, which had sent another S-class hunter from Sesung instead, was completed. Officially, he was supposed to have entered the dungeon, so he had to show his face.

“Can I expect you to wait quietly?”

“Oh, why are you asking such a thing? Of course, I’m eager to run away.”

I answered honestly. Sung Hyunjae wouldn’t expect me to stay still.

“But since I have F stats, you don’t have to worry too much if you just put one or two appropriate A~B grades next to me.”

So rest assured and go quickly. Sung Hyunjae stared at my face and opened his mouth.

“Even if it means taking a slight loss─”

“Oh, just go. The contract doesn’t say that the Sesung Guild Leader has to be there to protect me. Yoohyun knows that the Guild Leader is busy, so don’t worry about it. Being attached to me this much is more than enough.”

Even considering that he had to be stuck in the guild to pretend to be in the dungeon, it was too much for the Sesung Guild Leader to be attached to one person all the time. Now that the raid is over, he won’t be able to keep watching me, so Sung Hyunjae finally left. Of course, he didn’t just leave; he put an A-grade hunter next to me.

“You’re going to a lot of trouble because of me.”

Although the answer that it wasn’t was returned, the gaze looking at me wasn’t very pleasant. While staying in the Sesung Guild for the past few days, there were many people who showed me a favorable attitude, but of course there were also glances that were uncomfortable.

Even if I have useful skills, only Beast Taming is known to the outside world. Of course, I am a hunter who is far short of the Sesung Guild Leader. But the well-known Guild Leader is taking care of me all day long, so it was bound to be annoying.

Even so, if you’re an S-class hunter, you’re an object of admiration, so jealousy can arise. I’ve been working hard for Sesung and will continue to be affiliated with the guild, but they treat the guy who’s done after raising the ride beast better… like that.

‘They must have put someone who has a complaint against me on purpose.’

The opposite of being friendly to the surveillance target will protect them more thoroughly. Even if I try to seduce them to create a gap, they will cut me off.

I smiled at Hwang Ikyung, a combat hunter. It’s better if they hate me, because it’s less burdensome when I run away.

“I can’t stand having the door closed because I feel stuffy.”

I said to him, opening the door to the newly received bedroom wide open.

“So please stay a little away from the door. How about putting a chair there and sitting down?”

I pointed to a place three or four steps away from the door.

“Don’t suddenly look inside. I ask for your consideration as I have a private life.”

“If you stay quiet, that won’t happen.”

Hwang Ikyung nodded obediently and moved his seat. The bedroom was large and had a small living room attached, so you couldn’t see the bed unless you came inside.

I put Bbyak on the bed and stroked his head.

“Bbyak, stay still.”

– Bbyak.

I whispered softly so that he wouldn’t hear, and laid out toys for children under the age of 5 on the bed. If I hear Bbyak playing, I’ll know I’m staying still.

I was reluctant to leave Bellalre behind because of the poison. I couldn’t leave the owner’s token with the hunter outside, and I decided to take him with me in case he went out on his own and caused an accident. If I spilled poison in the corner of the mansion and the person who came to clean it got poisoned, that wouldn’t do.

After wrapping the jewel snake around my wrist, I went into the bathroom attached to the bedroom. Since I could reserve hot water in the bathtub, I set it to fill with water in an hour, turned on the lights, and closed the door. Even if they look into the bedroom, they will mistake me for being in the bathroom. If they even hear the sound of water, they will be even more unaware that I have disappeared.

‘If possible, I should go out and come back quietly.’

The goal is to return without being caught. If I get caught, the bedroom door might be replaced with an iron cage with a lock.

I grabbed my wallet and used the Stealth skill, Hidden Picture Game. I went out through the wide open door as carefully as possible so as not to make any noise. The hunter Hwang Ikyung, who was sitting in the chair, did not notice me. When I passed right in front of him, he seemed to feel a presence and looked around, but that was it.

I went down the stairs to the exit with the mini portal. You don’t need a key to go from inside to outside through the main gate. Of course, it depends on how you operate it, but that’s usually the case. Guild members, as well as employees for house management, come and go, so it’s cumbersome to have gatekeepers inside and out.

When I went outside, an A-grade hunter with a portal key was standing guard. I had requested a late-night snack at 10 o’clock, so he would come in with the cook at that time.

‘There are still about two hours left.’

If I move busily, I can meet the unfilial children and come back before the gate closes.

I quietly moved my steps and left the long corridor. Since an A-grade hunter was guarding the mini portal as a bodyguard, there were few other security facilities. No one can beat the homeowner even if they break in.

I safely got out of the building without being caught and headed to the nearby ATM. I took out twenty 50,000 won bills [approximately $17 USD each], folded them down, and wrote a note.

[I’m sorry, but I’ll borrow your cell phone for a while. This is the cell phone rental fee. I will keep it in locker ○○○ at Sadang Station, so please come and pick it up after 11 PM tonight. I’ll put a post-it note on the locker.]

In addition to the password, I wrote that if there was no space in the locker, I would leave it at the lost and found center.

After putting the memo in between the bundles of bills, I looked at the people passing by. Everyone is dressed lightly because it’s summer. Among them, I followed the person who took out their cell phone from the unguarded eco bag inner pocket. Unlock the lock pattern, check the message, reply, and put the phone back in the eco bag.

While he was standing at the bus stop and paying attention to the information board, I exchanged the cell phone and the bundle of bills. The bag shook slightly, but he didn’t seem to notice.

‘The nearest lower-level dungeon is….’

I used my cell phone to find a publicly auctioned lower-level dungeon. Public auctions can be checked by anyone because the dungeon raid guild or team name is made public.

Fortunately, an E-grade dungeon not far away had been successfully bid and was scheduled to be raided tomorrow. Postponing the raid time is not possible due to the break, but it is possible to move it forward. An E-grade team with a D-grade hunter as the team leader was the successful bidder, and the team leader’s contact information was registered.

I went into an inconspicuous alley and called the team leader. A man in his 30s or so answers the phone.

“I would like to purchase the raid rights for the E-grade dungeon you successfully bid on.”

I’m not going to raid it; I’m just going to meet the unfilial children and come out before the gate closes. I’ll say I gave up on the raid and hand over the rights to this team again.

At the words that he had successfully bid for 550, I called for a thousand. What is the ATM withdrawal limit? If I exceed the limit, I will entrust an upper-level potion. Potions are easy to cash in.

“Yes, then I’ll see you in front of the dungeon building.”

I hung up the phone and took a mask from a nearby store, leaving a 10,000 won bill [approximately $8.50 USD]. If I have time after going to the dungeon, I should find out what my younger brother is doing.

* * *

The phone rang again on Kim Minyi’s cell phone. Along with the cheerful ringtone, the phone number app displays the name of a medium-sized guild. Han Yoohyun checked it and blocked the call.

Rumors about Kim Minyi spread, and soon calls began to come in from various places. Most of them were worthless opponents. However, he accepted the call from one place, MKC.

‘Choi Seokwon must be dealt with as well.’

He is an S-class hunter who has a filial piety addiction contract like the dead Yoon Kyungsoo. He has been hiding and being protected since the Lake Dungeon incident, making it difficult to approach him.

As Haeyeon Guild Leader Han Yoohyun, he would not be able to see his face. However, as Kim Minyi, a quasi-S-class recruit, he would be able to meet him in person.

Contacts had already been made quietly, and a secret meeting had been promised. It was unknown whether Choi Seokwon would come out himself, but if he asked to meet the guild leader before moving guilds, there was a high possibility that he would grant it.

Before leaving home to go to the meeting place, he called Han Yoojin’s cell phone. Sung Hyunjae answered the phone first, and then his brother’s voice was heard.

[You don’t even come to visit me once. What are you so busy doing?]

A smile naturally appeared on Han Yoohyun’s lips at the sulky voice.

“Wait a little longer. I’ll sort it out as soon as possible.”

[So what are you sorting out? You’re trapped and can’t move anyway. Just tell me.]

“Have you had dinner?”

[I’m going to eat soon. Where are you? Are you home?]

The call continued for a while amidst the grumbling that he wanted me to go home too. Soon the call was cut off and Han Yoohyun got up.