The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 332

For a moment, I doubted my ears. Then my heart pounded. *That*, so *that*. It must mean the Chaos Teacher is going to teach Yoohyun. Surely it wouldn’t be something random like cooking, drawing, math, or science, but of course, how to fight.

“Oh, Elder! Teacher! You have such excellent judgment!”

To think, not just the nation or the world, but the universe’s number one was going to give one-on-one lessons. They called themselves the strongest among the Transcendants, so I couldn’t believe it one hundred percent, but still, they were incredibly talented.

What should I do? What can I do for them? I hope they’ll teach him for a long, long time. I need to grab onto their ankle and hang on…….

“I refuse.”

“Yoohyun-ah!”

My younger brother spouted nonsense. Hey! This, this is an opportunity!

“No, Teacher! My brother misspoke─”

“Hyung.”

…For some reason, my younger brother’s voice was stiff. I really didn’t know the reason this time. He seemed obedient, but was he actually *싫어ing* [disliking] the young Chaos?

“Did you forget already? You said it’s a burden for you when a being as strong as that guy enters your mental world. I don’t want to become stronger by making things difficult for you. The Ruler’s Sword alone is enough… It’s annoying. Frustrating.”

Ah… right, that’s true.

“No, I didn’t even think that far. Come to think of it, I have to use a mental world Skill to meet the Elder.”

Yoohyun’s expression softened at my words that I didn’t know. But what a waste. What a real waste. Is there no other way? While I was worrying, Yoohyun suddenly glared at the young Chaos.

“So I don’t need it.”

“Yoohyun-ah! Wait a minute!”

“What will you do if I try to teach you by force?”

Chaos wore a faint smile. In that instant, their energy changed. It felt like dozens of needles were pricking my entire body. Fear Resistance was of little use, and I gritted my teeth and hugged Yoohyun. Were they angry because their kindness was rejected? No, it didn’t seem like it. Then.

“Hyung will, absolutely…….”

Yoohyun growled, struggling against Chaos’s oppressive force.

“Kid.”

The red eyes sank heavily.

“The zeal to protect is good, but what can you do?”

“……”

“There probably weren’t many rivals in that narrow world. You acted like a tiger without knowing you were a fox in a rabbit’s den.”

A hand reached out and grabbed me. It wasn’t a child’s hand, but the hand of an adult who had grown up. I couldn’t move an inch and was lifted up lightly. Yoohyun, left alone after I was taken away, widened his eyes. Unable to get up, he supported himself on the floor with both hands and looked at me desperately.

“One of the Transcendants is targeting your brother.”

Chaos suddenly blurted out. I wanted to interject, but I couldn’t even move my lips.

“What are you going to do to stop it?”

“Hyung is……”

“Will you do anything other than be helpless and get him taken away, like now?”

Yoohyun’s fingers curled and scratched the floor. It wasn’t wrong, it was painfully true, but still, the words were too harsh.

“But I’m different.”

With me in their arms, Chaos took a step back. Yoohyun flinched. And then they moved even further away.

“If you want to protect your brother that much, how about it? Shall I take him with me?”

Unlike a moment ago, their voice was much lighter. But my younger brother trembled as if stabbed by a knife.

“There are no restrictions in the world of the First Source that only allow counterattacks to preemptive strikes. Protecting this one is easy. I can put him in a peaceful world and let him live comfortably beyond his lifespan.”

The coaxing, gentle tone continued. Yoohyun swallowed softly.

“Then, I……”

“But you cannot come. It’s not simply crossing over to another world, but *벗어나는* [escaping] the Source you belong to. Even with my abilities, I can only take one person completely. It is possible for you to grow into a Transcendant and cross the Source yourself, but who knows if this one will still be alive by then.”

Resolutely.

“No Transcendant other than me can set foot in the world of the First Source.”

Chaos bid an eternal farewell. That we would never be able to meet again. Yoohyun blinked slowly. He was trembling slightly.

He was the younger brother who chose to distance himself to protect me. If it was that kid who smiled and died, he might have answered without much hesitation. That he would send his brother away.

But the younger brother in front of my eyes couldn’t open his mouth. His pale, *질린* [ghastly] face was getting wet.

“…*싫어* [I don’t like it].”

A voice full of tears clung to me.

“*싫어*, Hyung… don’t go, I’m sorry……”

My body, which had been still as if tied, moved. I quickly approached Yoohyun and hugged him.

“Hey, what are you sorry about……”

“If Hyung is, to be safe… but……”

Thinking rationally and calmly, it was right to follow the young Chaos’s words. It was foolish to gamble on an uncertain future, leaving behind a way to be perfectly safe. Especially with a hostile Transcendant in the mix. But still.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. I don’t want to leave you behind either.”

I comforted my younger brother, who was sorry for not being able to abandon his greed for my safety. Abandoning the easy path and entering a thorny path, it would look foolish. But what could I do?

“Would I be happy just clinging to life alone, *떨어진* [separated]? I’m struggling because I want to live together.”

My younger brother was crying, but I smiled slightly. Now, he really wouldn’t just suppress himself to protect me. Yoohyun wiped away his tears, raised his head, and looked at the young Chaos. Chaos had already returned to their child form. I wondered how that happened.

“How much of a burden is it on Hyung?”

“I’m not going.”

…Huh? Wait a minute, that’s different.

“Doesn’t that rabbit have a space they made? If I help, I can increase the maintenance time, so I was going to watch over you for a couple of hours once a week.”

It was like a real tutoring session. Yoohyun blankly stared at Chaos before feeling relieved. Geez, why are you relieved there first? Aren’t you upset? I grumbled instead.

“Then were you just being mean for no reason?”

“What good would it do for two guys to die if a guy with no ability tries to unconditionally protect them? You have to set a line to give up on according to your capabilities. Only someone like me can achieve perfect results without any sacrifice.”

“That’s true. Yoohyun is too *싸고* [protective] with me, Ack!”

They twisted my ear again!

“What did that stubborn calf who only knows how to stubbornly endure do well? Isn’t it because you don’t take care of yourself that the second one acts like that? Keep an *적당한* [appropriate] line, an *적당한* [appropriate] line.”

“That’s, there’s a reason every time… I did wrong. I’m sorry.”

I quickly covered my ear with my hand and said that. But instead of scolding me further, the Elder withdrew their outstretched hand and wore a bitter expression.

“It’s because the guys outside couldn’t keep the *선* [line] first. Second, come here.”

The young Chaos walked forward. Yoohyun got up and obediently followed behind them. Chaos stopped walking, turned around, and slowly looked over Yoohyun. Then, they swung their sword in its scabbard. Yoohyun dodged the attack aimed at his solar plexus by turning his body to the side. At the same time.

*탁!* [Thwack!]

The scabbard bounced up and shot towards Yoohyun’s lower jaw. Caught off guard by the unexpected attack, Yoohyun took a short breath and leaned his upper body back sharply. The scabbard barely grazed the tip of his chin. Yoohyun, who knelt down as is, supported himself on the floor with his hand and kicked low as if half-lying down. It was a good counterattack, but Chaos didn’t budge from that spot and kicked the incoming leg.

With a thud, Yoohyun’s body was pushed back more than 1 meter. On the other hand, Chaos lowered their raised leg without a single shake.

“Was there anyone around you who was good at close combat?”

“Yes, there’s Song Taewon, an S-Rank Awakened. He said he’s fought several times.”

At my words, Chaos nodded slightly. Then, they kicked up the fallen scabbard with their toe and threw it towards Yoohyun. Yoohyun received the scabbard and bounced up.

“Don’t think about receiving it with your body. You can’t handle it.”

The pure white blade cut through the air. Yoohyun *맞받아친다* [parried] the attack with the scabbard. Whether they were adjusting their strength, they collided and slipped against each other repeatedly, *비등하게 탕, 터엉,* [evenly, clang, thud] in succession.

“There wasn’t anyone who used a sword.”

“There was one among the S-Rank Awakened.”

He died, though.

“Since he didn’t have any influence at all, it’s the same as not having one.”

The young Chaos *스윽* [swoosh], moved in front of Yoohyun in an instant. The sword in their hand *턱* [tuck], was inserted into the scabbard. Even though the sword was being *수거되는데도* [retracted] with the scabbard, Yoohyun didn’t react much. It would be harder to take away a candy from a kid’s hand than that.

Then, Chaos launched several more diverse attacks. They skillfully handled not only close-range but also long-range and mid-range attacks, and even the waist belt.

“Besides that, it’s neat. You’re a fire *원맥* [source vein], but it seems like you mainly hunted monsters.”

“He said he hasn’t fought much other than Department Head Song Taewon, who I mentioned earlier.”

“There’s definitely no influence from others. Only close combat is a little *잡혀*, and 193쯤? [untrained, and around 193cm?] He’s big and has weight, is he a guy who can control his weight? He’s an attack type, but the strong defensive feeling means he’s probably living *답답하게* [frustratingly].”

…Wow, a fortune teller. How do they know so well?

“Overall, he’s received about 70% influence from the first one.”

“Yes? Me? I fought with Yoohyun for the first time today, though.”

“Do you think everyday life won’t have an influence? He’s only been looking at you and living *맞춰서* [adjusting to] you, so of course that’s deeply ingrained in his body. His innate habits are about 20%, and the rest is mixed with monster hunting and that guy Song Taewon.”

It was more than unexpected, it was surprising. I thought I had hardly influenced Yoohyun as a Hunter, but it was a whopping 70%.

“There are hardly any bad combat habits. It seemed like you two couldn’t live without each other, so why were you apart for so long?”

“Yes? Can you see that too?”

“The habit of trying to protect an opponent who is much weaker than you is small. It seems like you were apart right after Awakening.”

“Even if we lived together, that habit wouldn’t have developed if I didn’t enter dungeons.”

“I said everyday life. Everyday behavior tends to permeate as is, but he’s really a guy who only knows the first one. You can’t find anyone else even if you wash your eyes and look. That *답갑한* [suffocating] guy didn’t *신경* [care] except during battle. Thanks to that, it’ll be good to teach him, though.”

Chaos said that if things were mixed up, it would take a lot of work and learning would be slow. There were cases where it was fortunate that Yoohyun wasn’t interested in others. It was good this time.

“Um, Elder. Could you possibly take a look at other people too? Even if you can’t teach them in earnest because there’s not enough time, just a state check *라도요* [at least].”

Since they know so well, I thought even just advice would be helpful.

“Is there another guy who uses a sword?”

“No. There’s Yerim, our family’s third, and she can use the power of the Mermaid Queen. The power of water. She’s a born S-Rank, not a *원맥자* [source vein user], but she is an S-Rank Awakened.”

“If it’s the Mermaid Queen, is that the kid the rabbit told me about? It’s better to ask the mermaid than me for that. I can’t handle *잡기* [controlling].”

*잡기이라니* [Controlling, huh]. Still, they said they would take a look if she wanted, so I told her to bring her. If it was the Rookie’s space, I could take anyone, so I should ask them to look at other people too. Sung Hyunjae… would they immediately recognize his condition too? It would be dangerous if the Transcendants found out about Sung Hyunjae, but.

‘Would the Elder be okay?’

I wanted to believe it. Of course, getting Sung Hyunjae’s consent was the priority. I should ask him if he wants to meet a Transcendental grandfather I recently found out about because he’s very *용하니까* [accurate]. The system connection had to be made before he left overseas.

The young Chaos said that my condition would worsen if I stayed for a long time, and only taught Yoohyun how to imbue magic power into the sword. Putting magic power into weapons was a basic combat method that most Hunters used, but they said it was a more effective method that suited the nature of the weapon called a sword.

“I look forward to working with you.”

Yoohyun greeted the young Chaos a little awkwardly.

“Yoohyun-ah, you have to explain my condition well to Yerim so she doesn’t get too surprised.”

“Okay.”

“Elder, until when shouldn’t I use potions?”

“Continuously.”

“Yes?”

That was a bit difficult. How could I live without using potions?

“If you promise that you will never overexert yourself and use Skills in the future, you only need to rest for two or three days, but since that’s unlikely, it means you should take care of your body normally. Potions and healing Skills directly permeate the body and affect it, so a body with frequent magic power overload is more likely to weaken. Just think of it as your immunity weakening. In a normal state, your mana immunity wouldn’t weaken just by using some potions, but you’re not normal, first.”

…It was the sound of the stamina potion dream disappearing. Still, it was better than not knowing and *막 다루는* [recklessly handling] my body. In addition, they said to refrain from using other Skills that directly permeate the body as much as possible.

Lastly, after thanking Chaos, I withdrew the Skill. The front of my eyes became dark, and the senses of my whole body disappeared for a moment before being felt again. Hotly.

“…윽.”

“Uncle?”

Yerim’s voice was heard. As soon as I barely opened my eyes, the surroundings spun around. My body was hot. My fever was quite high, and with that thought as the last, my consciousness faded.