The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 247

245. Alpha’s Memory (1)

The helicopter didn’t approach us, landing far away. It seemed they deemed it dangerous to approach carelessly after seeing the aftermath of the battle. It was a scene I wouldn’t want to get close to either.

“Yoohyun, are you okay?”

I had just applied potion, and he already had new wounds. He didn’t have any major injuries, but he couldn’t hide his exhaustion. He needed to eat well and rest for days, but he had been fighting an SS-grade guard as soon as he was freed. It would be stranger if he were perfectly fine.

“I could have caught him for sure if I had dragged it out a little longer.”

Yoohyun said, slightly dissatisfied, even while receiving treatment.

“You would have had the advantage as the poison took effect, but you weren’t in perfect condition either. You could have been seriously injured.”

“That’s true, but after clashing a few times…”

Yoohyun lowered his voice and continued.

“He seemed to lack combat experience. He’s easier to deal with than the Seseong Guild Leader.”

“Huh? Experience? Sigma should have awakened much earlier, right?”

I heard that he became Sigma of Solemnis five years ago.

“Are you talking about experience in personal combat?”

Moon Hyuna interjected.

“The structure here means he would have had few opportunities to fight high-level guards, especially other SS-grade awakeners. He probably mostly dealt with monsters. He’s skilled for someone in that position, though.”

That was probably thanks to Combat Prediction. It was a ridiculously overpowered skill in many ways. Hearing that he lacked experience made Sigma and Sung Hyunjae feel even more like different people. Though they *are* different people.

“Come to think of it, Master probably didn’t collect many points. I’ve saved up quite a bit. There are a lot of good things in the store.”

Moon Hyuna said with an expectant expression. She also said that if nothing major happened outside, she wanted to leisurely install the orbs and slowly leave. She hoped to get an SS-grade equipment if possible.

“You just caught two SS-grade monsters, so you must have earned over two million points.”

“Huh? No. SS-grades give about five or six hundred thousand per monster, so it’s about a million.”

“…What?”

I earned over a million… Even Yoohyun only received about four hundred thousand for catching the snake. What’s going on? I got over a million per monster even when I caught them with Sigma… Ah.

‘Miracle Rookie Title!’

It was a title that doubled dungeon item rewards. But since there were no dungeons here and monsters just appeared, it seemed the points were doubled. So the original hunting points for an SS-grade monster were five or six hundred thousand.

‘I get double because of the title, and Sigma doesn’t receive points because he’s from this side, so I get everything…’

One million per monster. Is that it! Double the points, and my point store has a lot more variety… Wow, this, this.

‘Hunt with Sigma and get double the points exclusively!’

My heart fluttered slightly. There were supposed to be a lot of monsters outside the city. I wanted to wipe them all out with my dear Mr. Sigma. I could lightly throw bombs to make scratches, and Sigma could clean them up, and the points would skyrocket.

“Mr. Sigma, are you feeling okay!”

If he could spare just three days, no more, no less. I even have bait items now. If we gather all the surrounding monsters and catch them all at once… Ah, my lips are curling up. I could earn hundreds of millions of points in three days and get SS-grade equipment for all the kids! And skills! And useful junk items!

“Shall I help you detoxify? As you know, I have poison resistance—”

“Hyung [older brother or close male friend], what are you doing?”

Yoohyun grabbed me as I tried to approach Sigma. Yoohyun, I’m doing this all for you.

“It’s a waste to use Haeju items, so we need to appease him and complete the contract.”

“Can’t we just kill him? Hunter Moon Hyuna is here too.”

“He’s not that bad of a person.”

Even though I said it was okay, my brother still didn’t seem to like it. He did attack me right away, demanding my corpse, so it’s understandable. But still, brother, that person is very useful.

“Oh dear, you look very unwell. A healer from Lanchea will arrive soon. Shall I hold your hand in the meantime?”

Sigma, who was treating the burns all over his body with potions, looked down at me with a cold expression. The equipment he was wearing must have been good, but it was badly damaged. Especially the top, which was burned quite a bit, so I was worried if it could be repaired. It would be a waste if it was SS-grade.

“What trick are you up to now?”

“Trick? When have I ever treated you badly? Compared to how you treated me, I’ve been nothing but kind from beginning to end. Let’s go nicely, just modify the contract a little.”

“There shouldn’t be any need to modify it. Can’t we just talk about it here?”

“It’s important. I want to have some time alone to answer Mr. Sigma’s questions. Don’t frown. Are you sulking? Don’t be petty when you’re almost forty.”

Sigma’s expression became even more displeased at my words.

“Do I look that old?”

“No, you look young on the outside… Wait a minute.”

Come to think of it, how old is this guy? I thought he was the same age as Sung Hyunjae, but as Moon Hyuna said, he seemed a bit younger. His default expression was stiff, but if he loosened up like someone else, he would look quite young.

“…You’re over thirty, right?”

There was no answer. Hey, wait a minute. Could it be.

“…Twenties? Really?”

“That’s what people usually think,” Sigma said, as if he found my surprise strange. Oh, no, of course, he has a smooth, young face. Wow, twenties. Really?

“I’m older than you!”

“…What?”

“I’m in my thirties!”

“That can’t be,” Sigma muttered. Yoohyun, who was standing close to me, also widened his eyes.

“Hyung, how old are you?”

“Yoohyun, how much older am I than you?”

“Five years.”

“How old are you now?”

“Twenty—”

“Twenty-six. So I’m thirty-one now. Call me hyung, Sigma.”

“Puh-ha,” Moon Hyuna, who had been watching with great interest, finally started laughing out loud. Conversely, Sigma and Yoohyun’s expressions soured. Ah, well, never mind if you don’t want to. I really am in my thirties. It didn’t feel too bad to think that a guy with Sung Hyunjae’s face was younger than me.

Yeah, with this environment, a young guy might have grown up rough.

“Let’s modify the contract first. Let’s see, we both need a break, so let’s meet separately tomorrow afternoon to talk. Okay? You have to listen properly and not run away like before, and in exchange for answering three more questions besides the information, let’s remove Alpha from the conditions. You must have a lot of questions you want to ask, so just accept it, Mr. Sigma.”

If possible, I’d like to coax him into hunting monsters together. My beloved point shuttle. I’ll treat you well, just give me three days.

Sigma stared at me intently and agreed to the contract modifications. Just in time, Lanchea’s healers and guards, as well as Solemnis’ guards, arrived. The Solemnis guards watched us warily, protecting their leader. Their gaze towards me was especially unpleasant.

I did cause a lot of trouble, but I’m not a bad person, really.

When we returned to the Akates Defense Agency, the chaotic atmosphere had mostly subsided.

Most of the Defense Agency’s upper management and guards had been arrested. Of the five S-grade guards, Vitera’s sister was seriously injured in a battle with her sister and captured. One of the remaining four was caught by the Lanchea guards, but the other three were missing. They would be put on the wanted list when the sun rose, but there was a high possibility that they had escaped outside the city.

“We have more S-grade guards on our side, so they won’t be able to attack easily,” Vitera said with a smile. She didn’t seem to know that Gnosi had been planning to kill me. Gnosi and the guards who were with him were still unconscious. I’ll have to clear up the misunderstanding when they wake up.

“I was just watching the situation because of Alpha, but I didn’t expect it to work out so well.”

There were as many as four S-grade guards from the resistance forces who had entrusted themselves to Lanchea. Including Vitera, there were five. It wasn’t a small number, but compared to the Defense Agency, it was half, and with the SS-grade Alpha, it had been impossible to do anything other than get the children out.

She thanked me, saying that they had only been hoping that a child with SS-grade potential would appear someday. Her words made me feel suffocated. I tried not to think too deeply about the reality of this world, gave a vague answer, and left.

Moon Hyuna seemed to have something she wanted to say to me, but I made the excuse that I was tired and went up to the guest room with Yoohyun. I was actually tired. I hadn’t been able to rest properly.

“Don’t think about anything and get some rest, Yoohyun.”

I ignored the glares of the Lanchea guards and took the two top-floor guest rooms. So what? Our Yoohyun is an SS-grade guard. This is Akates. Honestly, isn’t my brother the one who should be treated the best? I wanted to sue the Akates Defense Agency.

“We need to eat something first. Wait a minute, I’ll ask them to prepare a meal right away.”

“…I don’t want to eat.”

“Huh? Why? Aren’t you hungry?”

I realized my mistake as I spoke. The regular employees, including the restaurant staff, were still there, so he might feel uncomfortable. It would be difficult to replace everyone at once, as that would paralyze the Defense Agency. But I still needed to feed him.

“There’s a kitchen here. I’ll make you some simple porridge. Go wash up. Should I wash your hair for you for the first time in a while?”

“Hyung must be tired too.”

“Thanks to my C-grade stats, even if I’m a little tired, I’m much better than when I was F-grade. Ah, I hope my stats stay like this when we go back.”

I smiled and pushed my brother into the bathroom. It would be really nice if I could take my stats with me. Even C-grade would be great. It would be much easier to raise the kids.

The refrigerator in the spacious kitchen was filled with various ingredients. But when I tried to cook, I was worried about what ingredients to choose. Porridge… or soup or stew, but how should I use them?

[★Let’s Cook Together☆]

“What, does this neighborhood know how to cook too?”

I opened the quest window that had flown in gratefully to help.

[Fill the pot on the right wall with about one-third of water~ Take out the meat from the second compartment of the refrigerator. There are also vegetables in the first compartment. First, chop the meat finely to complete the first mission!^∇^

Reward: Cooking ingredient handbook with friendly photos, apron for my partner]

How kind. But I feel awkward thinking that I’m being watched. I chopped the meat as instructed and received the reward. The ingredient handbook was useful, but the apron… why is it hot pink? Is this revenge? I didn’t want to wear it, but the condition for the next quest to teach me how to cook was to wear the apron. Damn Sung Hyunjae. He’s definitely retaliating for throwing a hot pink yarn ball as a birthday present. He really holds grudges.

With the advice of someone who felt like they were standing right behind me, a plausible stew was completed. Why does this neighborhood know how to cook so well?

[Enjoy your meal!

Taking care of your family is important. But you should also cherish yourself! Add a spoonful of your partner’s love and finish one serving clean♡

Reward: 10,000P, handmade hot pink wool gloves]

Why does the quest window message change to be so cheesy? I’m curious about the face of the person who created this system. What are the hot pink wool gloves for? Just give me the points.

I set the table and called my brother, who had washed up. Fortunately, Yoohyun finished the whole bowl of stew. After filling his stomach, he yawned involuntarily. I was relieved that my brother was safe, and sleep was pouring down on me.

“Will I be able to learn Alpha’s skills and leave? He has fewer skills than his awakening grade, but there are a couple of useful ones,” Yoohyun said as we lay side by side on the bed.

“It won’t be easy. But if you get a good feel for it, it’s not impossible. Are there any equipment or skills you like in the point store?”

“There are a lot of good-looking ones, but I don’t have enough points.”

“You can earn points, so don’t worry and just pick them out.”

I’ll squeeze the yarn ball in the system as well as Sigma to buy them for you.

“First, we need to find Yerim and Peace, and Noah. Fortunately, Hyuna knows where they are. We’ll finish installing the orbs, and if the newbie gives us the strategy, we can earn a lot of points depending on the situation.”

If I could contact the newbie, I was going to ask how much time had passed and ask them to slow down the time here as much as possible. Nothing major would happen outside. I had also said that I would check the condition of the monsters to tame, so it wouldn’t seem strange even if the strategy took a few days.

“…Hyung.”

“Yeah?”

“You said this world was a real place, right?”

“Yeah. I don’t know how long ago it was, but it’s said to be a world that disappeared in the past.”

“Everything that happened here really happened too?”

“That’s right, but don’t worry too much about it. We’ll be okay.”

Yoohyun closed his mouth without answering. My brother, who knew that our world would be destroyed even before I did, seemed to have complicated feelings seeing a world that had actually disappeared. I wonder if Yerim and Noah are okay.

‘I should get as much information as possible this time.’

Partner, please take good care of me. Please search the system hard.

Sleep had already reached my chin, so my eyes closed and my consciousness faded. When I woke up after a good night’s sleep.

“…Yoohyun?”

My brother was gone. Only faint traces of where he had been lying remained. I had cleared out all the linked guys and recovered my body, so nothing dangerous would happen, but where did he go without saying anything?

As soon as I got out of bed, the quest message sparkled as if it had been waiting.

[Morning Exercise on the Rooftop!]

Fortunately, he didn’t go far. The rooftop must be within a hundred meters, so Sung Hyunjae must have seen him. He really is helpful. I threw on some clothes and headed to the rooftop.