The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 328

326. The Black Dragon’s Heart (1)

A young Chaos. It was an unsuitable title for his current appearance, but he held a pure white sword in his hand. The black dragon seemed to be crouching. Chaos had a tall height, broad shoulders, and back, but compared to the dragon, his back was small. So insignificant that it could be called frail. Nevertheless, I didn’t feel like he was being pushed back at all.

On the contrary. The black dragon’s oppressive force seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier, even stepping back. He stood lightly as if he was out for a walk, without any tension.

“…Yoohyun.”

I turned my body to the side, which had been protecting my brother, so Yoohyun could see the scene before him.

“Watch carefully.”

“…Hyung.”

“If it’s hard to see, focus and feel it with your body. The power of a being from outside the world, without any restrictions.”

Unlike me, Yoohyun is someone who can reach that place someday. Just experiencing that distant power will be helpful, whether it’s practical ability or mental attitude. He might be intimidated and shrink back, but my brother isn’t that weak. Even if he does shrink back, I can always pick him up again. Anytime, any number of times.

Yoohyun raised his upper body, which had been leaning on me. His complexion was almost back to normal. Unlike me, he doesn’t have fear resistance, but he’s admirable.

“Hyung, are you okay?”

“How could I be?”

Even though it’s gotten a little better, I still feel like my throat is being strangled. More than anything, the fact that I might lose my brother again. I’m just enduring because if I just get scared and give up, it’s over.

– Grrrr.

A threatening growl leaked out, and the dragon’s mouth opened. I unconsciously hugged Yoohyun again. Beyond the blackness of the teeth and even the tongue, a bottomless, abyss-like throat was revealed.

Within it, a whirlwind arose, gathered, and intertwined – and was spewed out in an instant.

Kwagwagwagwa-!!

The lake water that had been filled to the brim instantly evaporated, disappearing completely without even creating steam. My whole body trembled even though the direct force didn’t reach me. It was an attack that we couldn’t withstand even for a moment.

But it had no effect on the man blocking the front.

Sreureuk. In front of the dragon’s breath, which melts everything it touches, the hand holding the white sword moved. The drooping sleeves were turned back. A light sword stroke, as if waving a catnip to a kitten, collided with the fierce heat.

Gugugung-

The surrounding air rang heavily as if it had become thousands of drums. My breath was choked. Suppressing the urge to cover my ears and close my eyes, I looked forward.

Could I dare to call that a simple movement of magic? The white sword, which I thought was a breakwater blocking the overwhelming waves, became a huge mountain at some point and poured down as it was. A single swing swept through the messily melted earth and hardened it.

Following the movement of his arm, the sleeves flowed down again as if they would touch the back of his hand, and the pure white blade spun around. A faint light rolled around on the blade.

“I had quite a hard time back then.”

Chaos said, taking light steps as if dancing.

“I was young too. The land was boiling, so it was very hot.”

But now, he continued, his voice clearly smiling, though unseen.

“You’re really just a lizard.”

Chaos’s figure disappeared. It didn’t seem like he used a skill. My eyes couldn’t keep up with his movements. A black object came into my field of vision, which was shaking without being able to grasp the direction. The huge head, soaring high as if it would reach the sun, slammed into the ground. The broken horn bounced off with that force and plunged deeply into the floor.

The dragon’s head had been cut off in an instant.

Even then, the dragon’s body was moving. As the wings spread wide as if making a final struggle, a terrifying storm rushed all the way here.

“Ugh!”

I hurriedly shielded Yoohyun, but it was like holding up a single fallen leaf. As soon as the shield shattered, Yoohyun spread out his formal attire and protected me instead. The formal attire, with its overlapping defense power, couldn’t withstand the simple wind. We were both pushed back in a mess as if we had been hit hard, and I quickly used a healing skill on my brother.

“Ugh… Yoohyun, are you okay-”

Kwarreureung!

Before I could even pick myself up, the ground shook again. The sky flashed as if ten thousand lightning bolts were striking at the same time, then turned black. The sky, where the sun had risen a little while ago, darkened endlessly. The air was damp with the smell of burning and blood. It felt like being an unarmed civilian dropped in the middle of a war zone where bombs were exploding.

In the vortex of power that was barely able to withstand the aftermath, my brother supported me and stood up. The hem of the formal attire fluttered in the unabated wind. Covered in blood and dirt, with tangled hair, he was in a state that could be called a refugee, but Yoohyun already had his usual expression.

With calm eyes, he looked beyond the soaring and melting land. He bit his lip slightly and opened his mouth.

“It’s still scary.”

“Yoohyun.”

“I probably won’t be able to protect Hyung against that.”

He wasn’t resigned, even while making a cold judgment. He knew how weak he was now, but I thought that even so, my brother would block for me to the end.

“…Don’t ever think you’re lacking. Times are different, times. You’re strong enough, and you can reach them. Someday.”

Yoohyun nodded slightly. I said that, but honestly, I was overwhelmed. More than Yoohyun, I mean. The Chatterbox [referring to a skill or item] might not be able to attack with its original power intact, but damn it. Light Minimum and Heavy are polite compared to the difference in class, so revenge… there’s no conscience.

The ground shook greatly again, and the sky swirled as if it would collapse. It wasn’t like an ordinary earthquake, but the space itself was shaken, and we both sat down again. A thick murderous intent that stung the skin spread out.

It became quiet.

The sky also became clear as if it had been washed, and the sound of water flowing began to be heard cheerfully in the distance. The oppressive feeling that had been pressing down from all directions and the movement of magic that had been shaking the heavens and the earth also disappeared cleanly.

Is it over? I let out a big breath that had been hard to breathe properly, and I felt an approaching presence. Someone lightly jumped over the high ground and approached us. I thought it would be the young Chaos, of course.

“Huh?”

It was a child. The appearance from before was nowhere to be seen, and he was dragging a loose robe like when I first saw him. He still had a face that resembled Yoohyun when he was young.

“…That person.”

Yoohyun, who saw the young Chaos, turned his gaze to me.

“Hyung really likes my younger self.”

Yoohyun said in a tone that implied it was naturally due to my influence.

“No, that’s-”

I do like it… Honestly, it’s true that he’s cute. Wouldn’t it be weirder not to like it? In the meantime, the young Chaos approached right in front of me with quick steps. Should I say thank you first? I was about to open my mouth.

“Ack!”

A small hand suddenly grabbed my ear. Then he twisted it strongly.

“Hyung!”

“It hurts! It hurts! Let go, ack!”

He just twisted my ear, but it hurt so much that tears came out. I reflexively grabbed Chaos’s arm to try to pull it off, but it didn’t budge. It’s like a lump of steel. Yoohyun panicked and reached out to save me, but before he could even touch it, the white sword in its scabbard hit Yoohyun’s hand.

The young Chaos looked at me with a frown and said.

“You don’t know how precious your life is.”

“That’s, ack!”

“Hyung! Ugh!”

When Yoohyun kept interfering, the white scabbard stabbed my brother’s side this time. Even though it was an attack that didn’t seem to leave a bruise on the outside, Yoohyun slumped down as he was.

“Why are you hitting, ugh, someone else’s brother! Ack, it hurts!”

“A guy who takes care of his brother uses skills without even knowing them well.”

“No, ugh, wait… !”

It really hurts, really! Tears really came out. I tried to use a skill, but I couldn’t move my magic because of what he did. Because the opponent was short, I couldn’t do anything but struggle in an awkward posture.

“…Hyu, Hyung!”

Yoohyun, who was paralyzed and couldn’t move, looked up with a tearful face, not knowing what to do. My brother shouted for me to let go, but the young Chaos didn’t even pretend to listen.

“If that wasn’t my sword, you wouldn’t have been able to come in.”

“Ugh, I’m sorry, sob, I, ack! Ah, ah!”

“Since you’re not going to use it even if I say this, unconditionally take out items with suspicious histories.”

“I understand, I understand!”

I begged for forgiveness a few more times, and finally my ear was released. As I collapsed, covering my tingling ear, Yoohyun wrapped his arms around me and glared at the young Chaos.

“Are you okay? Does it hurt a lot?”

“It’s okay, ah. Ugh… no, how can twisting an ear hurt more than being hit by a sword?”

I’m usually good at enduring pain, but this was no joke. It was different from the pain that made me think my life was in danger. It felt like the fact that it hurt was being forcibly pushed into my head. It’s just twisting my ear, but it’s like being hypnotized to think, you have to hurt a lot.

“…Anyway, thank you. For helping us.”

I roughly wiped away my tears and said. I also appeased Yoohyun, who was very angry.

“He’s the one who gave you the sword. Don’t mess with him. He just saved us too.”

Even if you mess with him, you can’t even use your skills right now. My ear, which had been hurting as if it would fall off, quickly became fine. I got up and looked at the boy who resembled Yoohyun.

“You were an adult a while ago, why are you in that form again?”

“It’s a kind of curse.”

“But you don’t have to look like my brother. This isn’t even reality.”

The young Chaos raised his eyebrows at my words.

“This is my form now.”

“…Yes?”

“It’s because you, who used mental skills, have prejudices. Look properly.”

As he said that, I closed and opened my eyes, chanting that the young Chaos doesn’t look like my brother. Um… it’s still similar. The red eyes were originally like that, and the curls in his hair have lessened. The lines of his face seem a little different, and is he a little shorter? When he was an adult, he seemed bigger than Yoohyun.

“It’s still similar. Do you happen to resemble my brother?”

“Your brother resembles me.”

Then he looked at Yoohyun.

“I’m more handsome, though.”

What are you saying. Chaos, who had been looking at Yoohyun for a while, tilted his head. Since he still looked like Yoohyun, he was cute.

“This is amazing.”

“What-”

Chaos’s figure disappeared. Almost at the same time, Yoohyun’s groan was heard softly. I quickly turned my head and saw the boy’s hand grabbing Yoohyun’s neck and throwing him to the ground as it was.

“What are you doing!”

That old man in a child’s body! In a hurry, I just used hand gestures and rushed in. But before I could even move properly, the belt taken out of the robe slapped my hand. It hurt so much that I screamed this time too. I forcibly moved my body, which was instinctively shrinking, and grabbed the belt. Chaos, who was looking down at Yoohyun, turned to me.

“This little one.”

For some reason, he smiled and wrapped the belt around my wrist. Before I could even resist, he moved the belt quickly a few times, and before I knew it, both of my wrists were tightly tied. I didn’t even understand what was going on.

“I have no intention of harming your brother.”

The young Chaos let go of Yoohyun and got up, pushing me away. He told me to stay still as I lost my balance and sat down, then turned his gaze back to Yoohyun. Yoohyun also got up and faced Chaos. Handprints were clearly left on my brother’s neck.

“As expected.”

The boy, who said shortly, moved. He swung his sword in its scabbard with movements that were still hard to keep up with. Yoohyun’s arm barely blocked the sword aiming for his chest, but.

Peoeok!

“Yoohyun!”

Yoohyun’s body floated as it was, defenseless, and flew about ten meters back before crashing to the ground.

“Hey! Stop!”

That damn old man is trying to catch someone else’s child! I used the teleport skill in a hurry without even getting up. As soon as I moved next to Yoohyun, Chaos’s kick flew in. It was more like pushing me away than attacking, but how can he move faster than teleportation?

As I rolled on the floor, a chilling sound pierced my ears. He drew his sword. Crazy, what, what is he trying to do!

“You crazy bastard! If something happens to my brother, I’ll die too!”

“Watch your language.”

Tsk, with the sound of clicking his tongue, the belt that tied my wrist was cut off cleanly. As soon as I got up, I saw Yoohyun sitting down. He didn’t have any major injuries, but there was a red line drawn on his neck. It was a trace of the blade passing by. I quickly went to my brother and blocked him.

“Let’s talk it out! What’s the problem!”

“Rather than a problem.”

The young Chaos looked up at me, putting the sword on his waist.

“How did you make something that’s not human act like a human?”

“…Excuse me?”

“I’m talking about your brother.”

…My expression naturally frowned. Now he doesn’t even treat someone else’s precious brother as a human being.