The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 160

160. The Fog Sea Clan (1)

Childhood memories? It was an absurd question that didn’t fit the situation. Sung Hyunjae opened his mouth, sending a small current through the ground.

“Contact the PR team to schedule an interview. I think I’ll have time around this time next year.”

“How heartless.”

Sung Hyunjae openly showed a disappointed expression at the response from the thing that looked like Han Yoojin.

“Is it just imitating the appearance?”

The reaction was no fun at all. The presence of the Association hunters, including Evelyn, was detected by the spreading current. Although their positions had changed from before being engulfed in the fog, they were still close in terms of distance. Nevertheless, the fact that it was as quiet as a mouse meant that the surrounding sounds were blocked.

“It would be a perfect resemblance to be just that. Come to think of it, you noticed quickly.”

“Well, if it were my item, it would immediately blame me for being late as soon as it saw me. Without even caring that it secretly ran away.”

‘The Seseong Guild Leader must be helpless against traffic jams too. Did you trade the helicopter for *yeot* [Korean taffy, often used as a bribe]?,’ and so on. Then, as if it were natural, it would try to use me this way and that with its tongue. Knowing its own worth well, it would be unreserved, yet never stepping outside a certain line.

“If you’re going to continue to be boring, have someone else who’s free look for you. An S-Class being late makes me have no face to see F-Class *nim* [honorific title]. If you’re curious about my profile, I recommend visiting the Seseong Guild website.”

Saying that the basics were there, his curving eyes turned cold. It was a sign that he didn’t want to be held back any longer.

“Still, it’s what Sung Hyunjae-ssi likes the most, but the treatment is not very good.”

“What can you do with just the appearance? The reaction has to be similar to spark interest.”

*Charrr*, the golden chain revealed itself as if he was annoyed to deal with it any further. The Chain of the Elegant Seeker. Luga Peya, the filial piety addict wearing Han Yoojin’s shell, narrowed his eyes at the sight of it.

“Don’t you remember the original owner of that chain at all? It wouldn’t have ended up in your hands for no reason.”

“Is that the crescent moon I mentioned back then? I see it about two or three times every year.”

“Two or three times every year? Does it contact you?”

“…Do I have to spoon-feed you to the point of saying, ‘Look up at the sky’?”

“The sky?”

“Does your neighborhood not have a moon?”

He grumbled lightly, saying it was a draining conversation. Then, as expected, his fingertips moved lightly.

*Clang!*

The end of the chain that was shot pierced Han Yoojin’s chest, the part where the mana stone would be if it were real, in an instant. The end of the chain that came out of the back wrapped around his neck. The sight of blood dripping was gruesome, but Han Yoojin’s face showed almost no change in expression.

He didn’t like that attitude. It was an eyesore.

“I sincerely miss the real one.”

“Do you have memories from when you were a child? Did you really have a childhood?”

“I don’t know why you keep asking, but I was a cute and handsome child. Very much so. Can’t you guess enough from my current appearance?”

If it were the real Han Yoojin, he would have frowned and grumbled the moment he heard the answer. Still, he would have acknowledged that he was good-looking and nodded. But the fake looked at Sung Hyunjae as if observing him.

“Was it transplanted, or planted? Or…”

Immediately after the quiet murmur, Han Yoojin’s figure disappeared and a blurry jellyfish-like shape appeared.

“I want to ask the crescent moon directly, but I can’t. I need to investigate a little more. There are surprisingly many amazing things in this world~”

As if there was no need to hear any more words mixed with laughter, golden lightning struck through the fog.

* * *

*Thud, thud.*

The dark blue giant, Choi Seokwon, tried to steady his staggering body. With each unsteady step he took to regain his balance, the asphalt cracked and buildings were trampled like toy blocks.

“His stats are SS-Class, be careful! Riet, don’t rush in rashly either!”

His optimization skill was still at the S-Class level, but you never knew. There was also the possibility that a new SS-Class skill had emerged instead of the optimization skill.

‘The Share Skill still has a cooldown.’

It had been exactly a week since he used it. He still had to wait half a day more to use it again. Even if his stats were SS-Class, he seemed to be pushed back by Riet’s rush, so it didn’t seem like he was at an insurmountable level. Still, it wouldn’t be easy.

First, he would try to engage him, and if it didn’t work, he would stall for time until the Share Skill cooldown was over. It would be nice if Yerim was here. Sung Hyunjae, that human, was terribly slow. Depending on the situation, he would have to call Kim Sunghan too. He wondered if he could call Hyunah-ssi and the Hanshin Guild Leader too. For the past few days, information had been cut off, so he couldn’t know if they had entered a dungeon raid.

“First, Riet and Soyoung-”

His words were cut off. It was because Yoohyun suddenly hoisted me onto his shoulder.

“Hey, what are you doing!”

“That’s what I should be saying. I’ll evacuate *hyung* [older brother] first.”

Yoohyun spoke to Song Taewon. Ah, this guy’s memories only partially returned. In my *dongsaeng’s* [younger brother’s] eyes right now, I would appear as a newly awakened F-Class. He didn’t know about skills, nor did he know about the grace, so my actions would seem strange.

“Yoohyun, I have a damage nullification item. Up to L-Class.”

“…What?”

My *dongsaeng’s* eyes widened at my quiet words.

“…There’s an item like that?”

“It’s exclusively for me. So I’m the safest one here.”

At my words that there was nothing to worry about, Yoohyun made a suspicious expression. Song Taewon chimed in, not believing him.

“Han Yoojin-ssi is right. In addition to that, he has interfered with A-Class dungeon raids and dungeon break handling. This isn’t anything new.”

No, there’s no need to tell him even that right now.

“What, what is…”

Yoohyun bit his lip at Song Taewon’s words. He had a considerably shocked face.

“He’s F-Class. But I, really I was just watching *hyung*… was I?”

“Yoohyun.”

“Why that, what was I doing!”

“What do you mean, what were you doing? Of course, you were protecting me.”

I spoke as calmly as possible. He must be very confused. There had been so many changes in the meantime. Two more S-Class hunters had joined Haeyeon, a monster breeding facility had been created, and there were the riding beasts and Myungwoo, Noah, and the relationship with Seseong… Um, it would be better not to talk about Sung Hyunjae in detail. Did I call that human for nothing?

“Recently, you even acted as my bodyguard. I used an item that could change my appearance and we were together all the time. But what happened to the glasses?”

Noah-ssi said I wore them when I went to meet Choi Seokwon, but I don’t see them.

“…I didn’t know what they were, so I put them in my inventory. We were together all the time.”

“Okay. Hey, put me down for now.”

Choi Seokwon hadn’t adapted to his overly enlarged body yet, so he didn’t make any particular movements. Still, we couldn’t just watch until he attacked first.

Yoohyun hesitated and put me down. I looked up at my *dongsaeng’s* face, who was at a loss in the midst of confusion.

“I’ll say it again, nothing will happen to me. At most, I’ll get some minor injuries. There’s a minimum threshold for damage nullification. Right now, you’re more dangerous than me. Do you remember the application of the Blue Willow Leaf?”

“Huh?”

“You can walk on those leaves. It can be used as a substitute for a flight skill. If you get good at it, there will be better points than a flight skill.”

“It can be used as a substitute for a flight skill? Really?”

Yoohyun inadvertently rejoiced, then ah, and hardened his expression again. He liked it when I told him last time too, so he must have been very eager for a flight skill. In addition to that, I explained about Irin. I conveyed the spirit’s flame and the feeling of accepting it and weaponizing it as detailed as possible, using the Teacher Skill.

In the meantime, the giant slowly began to move his body. One foot was extended greatly, moving his steps.

“We must not let him out of the barricade.”

Song Taewon said, taking out his cell phone.

“First, I will try to increase the evacuation radius as much as possible.”

“Please contact Kim Sunghan-ssi and ask him to wait outside the barricade. Can we call Hanshin and Breaker too?”

“The Hanshin Guild Leader is in the middle of a dungeon raid, and the Breaker Guild Leader has left the country to participate in a monster auction.”

When did Moon Hyunah-ssi go abroad? Yoohyun, who was listening to my conversation with Song Taewon, intervened with a puzzled expression.

“Kim Sunghan won’t be of much help against an SS-Class.”

“Sunghan-ssi has grown to S-Class.”

Yoohyun’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Then there are two S-Class hunters in Haeyeon?”

“There are three.”

“…What?”

“If you include Peace, there are four.”

“…What’s Peace again?”

Our Guild Leader, what are you going to do if you don’t even know your own guild’s strength? Why is Choi Seokwon stealing my *dongsaeng’s* memories and making him bewildered?

Noah specialized and soared, and Riet lowered her body and moved quickly to the back of the giant. Then, she jumped up, revealing her claws and teeth like a black panther.

*Kagaak!*

-Ugh, this is super hard?

The Black Dragon’s fangs scratched the dark blue armor for a long time. But it ended with a faint line being drawn. Riet rotated greatly in the air and strongly pressed down on the giant’s body with her four legs.

*Thud*, one of the giant’s knees touched the ground, creating a round pit. An arm like a huge pillar was swung towards the dragon that was trampling on him, but Riet avoided the attack with agility that didn’t match her size.

-It’s still slow, so it’s manageable, but if it gets faster, there’s no answer.

Riet said calmly. As expected, we need to stall for time until the Share Skill becomes available… Ah.

“Riet, Soyoung-ssi! How much is the Dragon Rider skill stat integration at right now?”

“It’s about 60%!”

Kang Soyoung shouted loudly in response. 60%. Even though the two seemed to match quite well, it was only a little over half.

“Soyoung-ssi, I’m going to use a skill right now, so don’t refuse! Riet, you too.”

Then, I used the Teacher Skill on the two of them to connect their senses to each other. The dragon and its rider stopped moving for a moment. Then, they shouted in surprise at the same time.

-Look at the stats! Honey, what did you do?

“Oh my gosh, it’s 100%, 100%! All of Riet *unni’s* [older sister] stats have been combined! Han Yoojin-nim, I really love you!”

-Soyoung, you need to become S-Class quickly!

“If both of us have S-Class stats, it’ll be really awesome! Just thinking about it is the best, *unni*!”

No, Soyoung-ssi, please become S-Class slowly.

I wondered if it was possible, but it was possible to increase the Dragon Rider stat integration rate with the Teacher Skill. And it was 100% at once, so the effect was more outstanding than expected.

*Kigigigik*

At that time, the giant stomped his feet greatly with an irritating sound.

*Thud!*

The ground shook violently. Yoohyun grabbed me, who was about to fall. Once again, *thud*, the ground shook.

*Kwagwagwagwa!*

The ground soared like a blade. I dodged the menacingly rising stone pillars that connected in a long line, running here and there. It was a relaxed movement, but the moment I thought the dodging direction was being driven to one side.

Riet’s movement was blocked by a thickly rising wall of earth. It wasn’t to the extent that she couldn’t break through with her strength. She could easily break it or cut it off. But that was when there were no obstacles.

-This bastard!

The giant’s hand grabbed Riet’s tail, which had stopped momentarily. Thorns scratched his palm and poison overflowed, but Choi Seokwon ignored it and pulled the Black Dragon in as it was.

“*Hyung* is-”

Yoohyun, who was about to step forward reflexively, looked back at me.

“Noah-ssi is here, so don’t worry. He’s a support healer.”

At my quick answer, my *dongsaeng* nodded while feeling uneasy. Blue willow leaves fluttered and Han Yoohyun grabbed Song Taewon and jumped upwards.

Stepping on the leaves, he ran through the air and quickly crossed the stone wall. Below the two people, the figure of the giant pulling the dragon and Riet bracing with her four claws raised could be seen. Amidst the loud sounds of the floor being dug and scratched, Yoohyun opened his mouth.

“Even though his stats are SS-Class, the fact that there’s not that much damage means that the armor itself is likely a skill.”

Without a long explanation, Song Taewon nodded. A black shadow formed in his hand, and then Yoohyun released the hand that was holding Song Taewon.

At the same time as Song Taewon’s body fell rapidly downwards, Yoohyun’s two eyes turned red. Irin’s body grew as if it was burning, and soon became a huge flame spear and was held in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Song Taewon landed on the giant’s arm. The black shadow spread in a circle over the arm wearing the armor. The range was small. The spear was thrown towards that small target.

Song Taewon, who had endured until the precarious moment to apply the Plunder Skill as much as possible, stepped back with a slight burn. Almost simultaneously, the fire spear penetrated the weakened part.

*Kagaak!*

A blindingly red flame swirled. Melting the armor and digging inside.

*Peobeobeong-*!

It burst out, emitting terrifying heat. The giant’s arm became tattered and lost strength, and Riet, who did not miss that moment, swung an invisible blade. The weakened arm was completely cut off. The surrounding stone pillars and stone walls were also chopped into pieces by the blade.

The giant, who had lost one arm, retreated with thuds. And soon.

“It regenerated.”

Kang Soyoung said with a sense of futility. As she said, the severed arm was instantly revived. Cutting off his arms and legs is useless, so should we break his body at once after all?

Should I hold out until morning when skill sharing becomes possible, or. I looked at Song Taewon, who was being treated for burns by Noah.