The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 190

190. Creator (3)

“If he’s human,” he says.

“Does that mean it could affect it if he’s not human?”

[Not necessarily. It’s just that with Honey’s mana stone, it’s impossible to influence it with just a human’s presence. Oh, but if you have special skills related to it, even a human might be able to influence it? But it would have to be at least SSS-class. But as far as I know, Chain doesn’t have skills like that…]

The newbie stopped talking abruptly. Wait a minute.

“You know Sung Hyunjae’s skills? Well, you know all my skills too. And Myungwoo’s.”

[No, that’s not it.]

“Spit it out.”

I grabbed the volleyball and shook it. Spill it. Even if you use the seedling skill, you’ll only get a few initial skills, but you know everything, don’t you?

[Honey, Honey! We don’t know everything! We only pay attention to certain people or skills! And there’s a price to pay for that. System information just passes by, and even if it doesn’t, there’s too much to remember. How many people have the same name? If we could recognize all of that, we would have told you about other born S-classes’ information!]

“You actually know who they all are, don’t you? You guys are suspicious anyway. You hide a lot.”

[That’s…]

“Tell me everything you know about Sung Hyunjae, at least. ‘If Chain is human,’ that’s unnecessarily ominous. Don’t tell me he’s not human?”

[He is human! He came all the way here, there’s no way we wouldn’t know. Even if he regressed, the traces of being involved with Crescent Moon remain, so it’s a bit strange, but he’s definitely human.]

He is human. …Can I trust that? Among the rebellious kids I’ve met, the newbie seems to be the most honest, but that doesn’t mean I can trust everything he says.

“But why does Sung Hyunjae’s mana keep getting absorbed by the mana stone?”

[I don’t know. It’s not my specialty. In the first place, it wasn’t a normal mana stone, so there might be variables?]

“What do you know?”

The volleyball made a sullen face at my nagging.

[I want to tell you, but Chain only met Crescent Moon. But I heard that Chain didn’t like Crescent Moon very much.]

“Tell me more.”

[That’s all.]

“What do you know, really?”

I shook the volleyball again. Considering Sung Hyunjae’s personality, it’s unlikely that he would like a rebellious transcendent, so it’s not new information.

“Are Crescent Moon and the Mermaid Queen still asleep? Can’t you really tell me Chain’s skill information?”

[Yes. They’re still sleeping. And privacy is important! Honey wouldn’t want other people to know Honey’s skill information, would you? If you easily find out other people’s information, you have to be prepared for your information to be easily revealed.]

That’s true, but it’s a shame. When will Crescent Moon wake up? Isn’t Sung Hyunjae’s memory going to come back faster than that?

[We’re working hard to create a dungeon for Honey~ One item per person, no matter what you want! From at least S-class to even L-class! We’re designing it so you can get it.]

“Really? Even L-class?”

[It won’t be easy, though. But you should be able to get SS-class without any problems. Choose what you like!]

“How many people can enter?”

[Right now, about four, but I’ll try to increase it!]

How admirable. No matter what, the newbie is the best. I reached out and stroked the volleyball’s head.

“That’s amazing. To be able to create such a dungeon.”

[It’s my specialty~]

“Thank you for your concern.”

The volleyball blushed. It looked like it was colored with crayons.

[You’re welcome, Honey. But if you want to increase the number of people, I think I’ll need a little more time, can you give me two more weeks?]

“Sure, it would be nice if a lot of people could enter, if possible.”

The volleyball smiled brightly and spun around. Looking at it, it’s kind of cute. I don’t know what the real thing looks like.

“But if you can create dungeons, maybe other dungeons…”

[It’s not me.]

The newbie suddenly changed his tone and said coldly.

[We are system administrators. This is it, Honey.]

Then the barrier surrounding me disappeared and the volleyball bounced away. Blue, who was crouching in the snowfield, jumped along. Again, I couldn’t catch the volleyball and it bounced away, but he didn’t give up and kept trying.

[You will return to the original dungeon in 3 minutes!]

The volleyball, which spun around as if teasing the young griffin, suddenly disappeared. Blue opened his beak wide and squawked as if he was disappointed.

“I want to ask what you were talking about, but I shouldn’t hear it, right?”

Myungwoo asked as he approached with Peace.

“There wasn’t much today… for now.”

Besides, I glossed over the dungeon.

“Myungwoo, how did you notice who made this place? To me, it just looks like a forest.”

“Um, how should I put it? As I kept making items, I got a better understanding of the structure. Items look no different from ordinary objects in our world. But I can feel the general structure.”

Myungwoo moved and brought his hand to a tree branch covered in snow. His fingers, which looked darker against the white snow, slowly and delicately swept down the branch.

“To be exact, the fundamental force that makes this up? Is it called mana? I can understand the weave of it. I can’t imitate this level, but I can interfere a little. If I slightly change the way it’s structured.”

Charrr, the tree branch trembled and small pink buds bloomed among the snow-covered thin leaves. I was so surprised by the out-of-season sight that I could only stare blankly for a while. To bloom flowers on a winter tree.

“You can do that?!”

“No, it’s because the original creator is amazing. I can’t even dare to imitate it yet—”

[You shouldn’t do this! That’s rude! Follow your professional ethics!]

Suddenly, the volleyball popped out and started to get angry. He fluttered around with an angry face drawn on him. Myungwoo was flustered and bowed his head.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know very well yet.”

[You shouldn’t modify other creators’ work without permission! Unless you’re picking a fight, you have to get permission before you touch it!]

“I’m really sorry. I was short-sighted.”

[I’m making an exception because you seem to be a professional junior! Please be careful in the future.]

The snorting newbie disappeared again and the surrounding scenery changed. A humid wasteland unfolded and I quickly took off my coat. Blue, who was excitedly shaking off the snow from the tree branch, tilted his head and whined.

“Decomposing and recombining dungeon byproducts is my job, so I touched it without thinking.”

Myungwoo scratched his head embarrassedly.

“I still feel like it’s just a forest rather than someone’s work. Well, it’s not okay to arbitrarily break branches in someone else’s forest.”

– Krrrr.

At that time, Peace leaped forward. He put his front paws into the crevices of the wasteland rocks and pulled out a round ball of fur. Then, Kwaduk, he bit through the jugular vein in one go. Peace caught something the size of a medium-sized dog. But the adult that came out after hearing the baby’s scream.

– Kyaaak!

It was a huge monster the size of a calf. The beast, with camouflage like the wasteland dirt, bared its fangs. It looked like a mix of a wolf and a wild boar.

Land Tunnel Oplo. It was a monster that dug tunnels in the ground, cleverly hid the entrance, and attacked when prey approached carelessly. It was a fairly common monster, and I had faced it several times.

– Krheung.

Peace was just looking at the rushing monster as if it was pathetic. The monster snorted and rushed towards the Fire Horned Lion, who didn’t budge. But before it even touched Peace.

– Kuek!

A claw that fell from the sky pierced the dirt-colored leather. Dust swirled and the huge mass was lifted into the air in an instant with the sound of flapping wings.

– Kyaa Kyaak!

Blue spun around while holding the struggling monster. It was more like playing with a toy than hunting. He even showed off the skill of throwing the monster into the air and catching it before it fell to the ground.

Meanwhile, monsters were slowly starting to appear around us. Why are the guys hiding and waiting suddenly…

‘Ah.’

My mana stone. I could feel the gazes glancing at me, although they couldn’t easily approach because they were afraid of Peace in front of me. The number was increasing, as if they were sending signals to each other. It felt like all the monsters in this dungeon were coming out.

“I can leave it to Peace and Blue, but you need to level up a bit. Can you catch them?”

Myungwoo didn’t really like hunting monsters. He couldn’t kill them well during the rookie hunter training, and he hesitated a lot when he first went to the dungeon. It’s hard to ask Peace and Blue to bring them back half-dead. Should I step in? It’s an E-class dungeon, so I can catch them with equipment.

“Can I borrow some grace for a moment?”

Myungwoo came close to me and said. When I released Grace to give it to him, he didn’t receive it and instead grabbed my hand as if to cover it.

“Set damage nullification to A-class or higher and change it to a bow.”

“A bow?”

As Myungwoo said, I changed the form of Grace. A crystal bow with beautiful blue patterns, as if ground sapphires were added, appeared on my hand. The ornaments hanging on both ends of the bowstring shook, making a clear sound. Grace’s taste doesn’t change.

“Ismuar.”

Myungwoo grabbed the bow and called out quietly. A gap in space opened and a stream of fire flowed out and landed on the bow. The flame soon turned into an arrow.

“Peace will be fine, but make Blue retreat.”

“Okay.”

I gestured to Blue and made Peace come back as well. As soon as Blue went behind us, Myungwoo pulled the bowstring. The burning arrow was fired and pierced the monster in the front.

Whirr, the monster turned to ashes in an instant without even having time to scream, and the fire started to spread, maintaining its momentum. A hot wave covered and engulfed the monster herd. The smell of fire, the smell of ashes.

Most of the monsters collapsed in black, except for a few at the end.

“…You can take Ismuar out?”

When I asked in surprise, Myungwoo shook his head.

“It’s just a part of the power. I’ve been handling Ismuar’s fire a lot, so I’ve been able to draw out a little bit. It’s not very strong, and it’s at most a B-class to A-class skill level? It looks amazing because it’s against an E-class monster.”

“Still, it’s amazing. It’s like you’ve gained an attack skill.”

“Actually, it’s not like that either.”

Myungwoo said a little awkwardly.

“I can only materialize the power through a weapon, but I can’t use it on ordinary weapons. Ismuar has the property of melting and decomposing items, so it has to be SSS-class to be able to dwell without damaging the weapon.”

“Ah… then it’ll be hard to use normally. That’s a shame. My younger brother’s spirit, Irin, also melts and swallows things well. Are all fire spirits like that?”

“It’s probably a little different. Irin is a spirit born from nature, and Ismuar is a spirit created for a specific purpose. Oh? A new skill has appeared.”

Myungwoo looked at the air as if checking the skill window. He must have leveled up more than 5 levels. He finally got it.

“What is it?”

“Master of Hammering. If you apply this, you can use it as an attack skill. It says it works on living things too.”

“Does it look good? Do you think it’s okay?”

I don’t know if I chose well. Myungwoo nodded with a satisfied expression.

“Yeah. It’ll be much easier to work.”

I’m glad he likes it. When I gestured, Blue ran out like a hunting dog towards the fleeing monsters. Even though the distance was already quite far, he quickly caught up with just a few flaps of his wings. He was so fast that it was hard for me to follow with my eyes.

Noah was already overwhelming enough, but I thought I would never be able to ride Blue. He’ll get faster when he’s fully grown. Moreover, among the skills, Golden Arrow seemed to be a flight-related skill. He’s already like an arrow now, but if you add the skill, you won’t even be able to see him.

Myungwoo also got a skill, and there didn’t seem to be many monsters left, so I left it to the kids and slowly moved on.

“Does this dungeon also look like it was made?”

“Um, this place feels much more complicated than the last one. I can’t even dare to touch it.”

I remembered the message windows that appeared in the dungeon before. Those messages, no matter how I looked at them, seemed to be sent by the newbie. The newbie was the one who said he found it first.

‘He said Myungwoo was a professional junior in his major.’

Is the newbie’s specialty creating something? Were the toy soldiers and knights also the newbie’s work? So the newbie was the one who mainly intervened in the dungeon?

If this dungeon is much more complicated, the creator who made the dungeons that appear in the world is likely to be a more capable person than the newbie.

Who is it? The origin? Or a senior of the rebellious kids?

“Myungwoo, you might be able to create a dungeon like this someday.”

Myungwoo smiled shyly at my mumbling.

“Yoojin, you often see me as too great. This place, not to mention the dungeon from before, is at a level that I might or might not be able to reach even after a hundred years of training.”

“It’s not impossible. That alone is amazing.”

“No, there’s no guarantee that it will be possible even after a hundred years.”

“You never know. I was so surprised to see you bloom flower buds.”

The more I looked, the more I felt that the rebellious kids would try to take Myungwoo away. I didn’t even need to ask, Myungwoo’s safety would definitely be guaranteed. I wouldn’t let him go either.

After walking for a while, a monster that looked like a boss monster appeared in the distance. At the appearance of a monster bigger than the others, Blue became even more excited and flew zigzaggingly.

He also whined as if asking Peace not to step in.

Then he started playing with the boss monster like a cat catching a mouse. I should find a hunter to be Blue’s partner, he really likes hunting.

“Hey… is it okay to ask something like this?”

I glanced at Myungwoo and said.

“What is it?”

“Well, why. When you get your first paycheck, you give your family a gift. Something like that.”

It’s a bit much to ask Myungwoo. But Myungwoo nodded without a word.

“I should have bought you something too.”

“I received Grace, what more could I want? It’s already too much.”

“But why? You are, um.”

Myungwoo stopped talking. I don’t really care that his parents passed away early.

“If you were to give it a little late, what would be the usual way to give a gift? After being estranged from your family for a while and then getting closer.”

It’s been a long time. It’s been 3 years now, but in my perception, it’s been 8 years. But if nothing had happened, the first paycheck gift would have been exactly the time I felt. Even if Yoohyun got a job early, it would have been before the regression, not now.

“…Usually, you’d give it at home. In the living room or something. If you care, you’d go to a nice restaurant and give it.”

“I guess it’s a restaurant.”

But why didn’t he give it to me?

“…Are you talking about your brother?”

“Huh? No, uh. Yeah. Well, it seems like he has something prepared.”

I received pocket money as soon as we got along, and he took care of me in many ways, but the watch was the first gift that Yoohyun prepared separately. Even if it was made from dungeon byproducts, it’s a common item that can be used normally.

“But that… it seems like he keeps putting it off.”

“Why don’t you ask?”

“That’s not right. It’s a gift, asking why he’s not giving it to me first…”

It’s also the first and last time. Was it a problem that I asked to eat out first? Should I wait a little more quietly?

“…Should I say something for you?”

“Um… I’ll wait a little longer.”

If I left it behind last time, Yerim would be so sulky that she would try to follow me even if she died, so it’s usually difficult to eat out with just the two of us. Should I wait for Yerim to go on a dungeon raid? If I show that I have nothing to do in the evening then……..

“Tell me anytime. I’ll say it for you.”

“Yeah, thanks.”

It won’t take long. In the meantime, Blue finished playing and dealt with the boss monster. Soon a gate appeared and we went outside.

I received a call from Do Hamin the very next day.