The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 256

254. Medusa’s Mu (4)

“Lee Rin, why are you here? What about Yoohyun!”

Why would you leave Yoohyun, who is unconscious, and come to me, who is perfectly fine? Lee Rin climbed onto the back of my hand and raised his head.

– I need to protect Hyung.

“I’m fine, as you can see. Go to Yoohyun.”

– No. Rin likes Hyung a lot too, but Rin likes Yoohyun the best.

“…Then you should go to Yoohyun even more.”

– Hyung, Hyung. Hyung has to be there for Yoohyun to be happy! Rin likes Yoohyun’s smile. So Rin is protecting Hyung first.

Lee Rin tapped my hand with his front paw, as if wondering why I didn’t understand.

– Yoohyun’s happiness is the most important thing to Rin. Hyung feels the same way, right?

“Of course. But Yoohyun’s safety is also important. He needs to be alive to be happy.”

– Hyung doesn’t know.

“Hey, what do you mean I don’t know? You haven’t even been alive for very long. Go to Yoohyun quickly. I’m really okay.”

Lee Rin puffed out his cheeks as if sulking and whipped his tail roughly. For a lizard, he has a wide range of expressions.

– Yoohyun is okay too. He’s sleeping soundly.

“Really?”

– Yes. He’s resting peacefully, so don’t worry. He’ll recover quickly and come to Hyung.

That was unexpected. I was sure he would be anxious.

“Noah, well, he seemed a bit cold, but is he really okay?”

– That’s why he’s so reliable, Hyung. He’s also become stronger.

“Oh, really? I thought he would hate me for taking me away.”

– Of course, I don’t want to lose Hyung! But I trust someone who can’t even think of fighting and just cowers even less! If someone stronger than him attacks, he’ll lose Hyung in an instant. How can I trust him to protect Hyung?

Um, it seems my brother likes Noah better now. …I guess he didn’t like Noah being weak. Anyway, it’s a relief that he’s sleeping well. It seems Noah kept his word and didn’t harm him.

‘…Is Noah okay?’

He said he was the same, but honestly, the influence here seems quite significant. He’s very different from the Noah I’ve known….

‘I can’t say that the Noah I’ve seen is everything.’

Looking back, it was a little difficult to say that I knew Noah well. I hardly know anything about what happened before he came to Korea. What kind of guild leader he was, what kind of hunter he was. I was afraid of touching the wounds caused by Lieto, so I couldn’t ask easily, but I realized I really didn’t know much.

A young man who wants to be loved. That’s all I thought.

“It’s difficult.”

– What is?

“People are. I need to have a proper conversation.”

Of course, before that, I need to check on Yoohyun, Hyunah, and Sigma. I need to see with my own eyes that they’re okay.

When I pressed the button on the wall, a kind voice came out. When I said I wanted to go to the people I was with, the answer came back that I needed Mu’s permission.

“Then please connect me to get permission.”

[That is not possible at this time.]

Please wait a moment~ The sound was very familiar. The customer service hold music is playing automatically. In these situations, ‘a moment’ usually means n hours.

“Is it possible to go outside?”

[If you wish, we can assign you a guide.]

A guard, probably. I said it was okay and asked if there were any surveillance cameras in the room. The answer came back that there were none in the room, but there were some in the hallway. Okay, I see.

‘The best way to investigate the environment is undercover.’

First, I looked around the room. It was a fairly large room for the inside of a battleship, where space needs to be used efficiently. There was a separate bathroom and the bed was comfortable.

“Lee Rin, can you keep moving around like this?”

– There are mana holes above and below. It’s enough here!

“Then can you go outside and check the surveillance cameras in the hallway? See if they can see the door opening.”

Lee Rin answered and seeped into the wall towards the hallway. After a while, he came back and said that it was hidden by the door frame and wouldn’t be visible.

“Thank you. Please keep an eye out for anyone coming.”

– Yes!

Spirits are really useful. I used my stealth skill and opened the door with a master key. As soon as I went out into the hallway, a new quest popped up.

[Let’s take a walk around the Medusa’s First Battleship!

Medusa, where support skill research is active, also has security devices combined with support skills. Be careful not to get caught by the security skills laid out everywhere!

Reward: 10,000P]

They’ve laid out support skills, this could have been dangerous. Thank you for letting me know, viewers.

– Rin can also sense them.

When I mentioned that there were security support skills, Lee Rin whispered softly.

– Rin is a spirit, so Rin is more sensitive to mana!

“Our Rin is amazing.”

Of course, Lee Rin said, shrugging his shoulders, and clung to the tip of my finger.

– Are we going to Yoohyun first?

“Yes.”

– This way!

This is really convenient. I walked down the hallway following Lee Rin’s guidance. I ran into a few people, but they were all below A-rank and didn’t notice me.

I could faintly hear the sound of shelling, as if monsters had appeared again from the mana hole. Even though high-level monsters were pouring out, the expressions of the people on board were relaxed. They didn’t seem worried about the monsters at all.

‘Did Medusa last the longest in this world?’

I thought Akates would be the first to fall. Even if monsters poured out of the mana hole in the center of the city like Akates now, Medusa would have survived well. If the monster等級 [levels] were to increase further than they are now, they would eventually be breached.

How high will the monster等級 [levels] go? This world has much higher combat power than our world, but it still perished. Thinking about that made my heart heavy.

‘At least most of the people around me are S-rank, so they can escape.’

I looked at Lee Rin, who was giving directions on the back of my hand. Yoohyun wouldn’t try to leave me behind. There was no need to worry about that.

“Partner, I think we really need to save the world. Please come back with your memories intact.”

If possible, it would be nice to get a hint of what those unfilial bastards want from me.

I went down the stairs, turned down the hallway, and saw a door guarded by S-rank guards. It was obvious that it was there. With them guarding it like that, it was impossible to sneak in. Should I just ask Lee Rin to check the situation?

“I expected this, though.”

“Whoa!”

A low voice came from right behind me. I was so surprised!

“Who is it!”

At my shout, the S-rank guards rushed towards me. Then they stopped abruptly and quickly bowed their heads.

“Mu, Mu-nim [term of respect]. I apologize.”

“No, it’s my fault for appearing suddenly. You can release your stealth skill, Yoojin.”

I looked back at Noah and released the skill. The S-rank guards glared at me.

“I was just taking a walk and thought I’d check if everyone was okay.”

“I would have contacted you as soon as you woke up. I understand. Come this way.”

Noah took the lead. He seems the same as before. The S-rank guard quickly opened the closed door.

“Mu-nim [term of respect], welcome.”

“Lambda of Lanchea woke up a moment ago and went to have a meal.”

“Alpha of Akates seems to need more rest, so we are continuing his sleep. There is a drug that does not respond to detoxification skills remaining in his body—”

“Is he okay? Yoohyun, Alpha?”

There were still drugs left! At my words, a man who appeared to be a healer nodded.

“Yes. We are neutralizing it now. It would be best to modify the imprinting as well, but we need to completely remove the drug first because we have to use anesthesia. It will be over in an hour or two.”

“Thank you.”

Those damn Akates Alpha handlers. We need to catch all the escaped bastards, but the situation is such that we can’t even search for them.

“And… the remaining one…”

The Medusa medical staff exchanged glances. They seemed reluctant to even mention Sigma.

“There doesn’t seem to be any problem with his body, but we have kept him asleep.”

“Doesn’t seem to be? Didn’t you examine him properly?”

At Noah’s words, the medical staff quickly shook their heads.

“We have finished the basic examination! However, everyone said they felt strange, so we checked to see if he was under a curse or other skill, but we couldn’t find anything. It may be the influence of a curse of such a high等級 [level] that it is undetectable, so it would be safer not to approach him.”

They seemed to think of the aversion to Sigma as a curse. Noah said it was okay and stepped inside with me.

“Is there something wrong with the Seseong Guild Leader?”

At the lowered question, I answered in a small voice.

“He’s not the Seseong Guild Leader.”

“Yes?”

“He looks the same, but he’s a different person. Seong Hyunjae is somewhere else right now.”

Noah’s eyes widened in surprise. He’s definitely the same as before he came in here.

“Then, could it be that the Breaker Guild Leader and Haeyeon… Han Yoohyun Hunter must be the same.”

“Both are correct.”

Noah quickly dismissed the people around him. I briefly explained to him what had happened here. As I was saying that we needed to clear the dungeon and leave, I watched Noah’s expression, but he listened seriously without any particular reaction. Still, just in case, I hid the fact about the disc for now.

“If Noah helps, we can clear it much faster.”

“Of course, I have to help.”

There was an immediate answer. Can I trust him? No, before that, how did I come to suspect Noah? It’s only natural that you shouldn’t let SS-rank guards from other cities in defenselessly. As the leader of Medusa, it was definitely the right thing to do.

…It’s just that I felt unfairly disappointed and unfamiliar. It’s also largely because I saw Noah as too young and weak. I looked at Noah, who was standing next to me, with a fresh perspective. Even if he’s weaker than other S-rank hunters, he’s still an S-rank. When our eyes met, his grayish-purple eyes curved slightly.

“What’s wrong, Yoojin?”

“No, um… I think I saw Noah as too young.”

“Yes? I am young.”

He is, but, well, isn’t there a big difference between when he wanted me to think he was cute or wanted me to get a miniaturization skill and bring him home… and now? He doesn’t seem to have any intention of buying a miniaturization skill.

It’s just my prejudice, and Mu’s appearance may have been part of Noah, but.

“Yoohyun!”

As I entered the ward, I saw Yoohyun lying in bed. An IV needle was stuck in his wrist. As Lee Rin said, his complexion was good. Even though it’s not his real body, isn’t my brother suffering too much? Noah approached me as I took a seat on the auxiliary chair next to the bed.

“They said it will take time to neutralize the drug, so please have a meal first. You haven’t rested properly.”

“When my brother wakes up.”

A brief silence flowed. Noah, who was standing still and looking at me and Yoohyun, opened his mouth.

“Yoojin would have liked Han Yoohyun Hunter no matter what kind of person he was.”

“Well…….”

I was about to say of course, but the memories from before the regression froze my tongue. I unconsciously clenched my fist tightly.

“Now, yes. But whether it’s my brother or someone else, I think there will eventually be disappointments if I don’t know the other person well. Now I know my brother well, even if not completely, so I will like him no matter what happens.”

At my words, Noah made an unexpected expression.

“Has Yoojin ever been disappointed in Han Yoohyun Hunter?”

“Um, we were on bad terms for a while before I awakened. Noah doesn’t know, but Yoohyun and I lived apart for quite a long time after he awakened. To be exact, I unilaterally misunderstood, but.”

My brother was consistent. Really.

“It’s amazing to hear Yoojin say that.”

“I’m just an ordinary person.”

I really just thought my brother was cute. I just lived hard for that reason, but somehow.

“I’ve thought many times about what it would be like if Yoojin was my family.”

“I would have had one more cute brother.”

“I was envious of Han Yoohyun Hunter. I was jealous. I wondered why it was that person. It’s a similar feeling to Nuna [older sister]. I also thought it was reversed.”

Noah smiled faintly.

“I’m not very cute like this, am I? Han Yoohyun Hunter was so confident that he was the most loved by Yoojin that he accepted me, but.”

“Noah.”

“But now everyone in Medusa is looking at me. It’s not real, though. I’m fake. In the end, I’m not really loved here either. It’s someone else’s place. I just keep envying and coveting someone else’s place.”

I don’t know what to say. I had no idea Noah was thinking that. Should I at least comfort him? At that hesitant moment.

“If Mu wants this position, try it, C-rank.”

Sigma appeared through the open door. He looked at Noah coldly.

“If you admit that you are fake, you may remain here as Mu.”

…What nonsense.