The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 334

332. The Second and Third (1)

The hospital rooftop was fully equipped for patients. However, Han Yu-hyun had no intention of handing his brother over to anyone else. Park Ye-rim stepped forward in place of Han Yu-hyun, whose presence was enough to intimidate even Awakened individuals of lower ranks.

“He’s not injured or anything, so he can go as he is. Don’t let any healers approach him unnecessarily, and just guide him to the VIP room. You’ve been told not to use potions either, right?”

At Park Ye-rim’s words, a hospital employee kept a distance while guiding them to the private elevator. It was the same ward Han Yu-jin had used before. Park Ye-rim made calls as she headed to the room, informing Hae-yeon of the situation and briefly explaining the circumstances to Yoo Myung-woo and Noah.

“Should I tell Breaker too?”

“Just inform the Guild Leader.”

“We should let Chief Song know as well, right?”

Han Yu-hyun nodded. In the meantime, the elevator stopped. Even before the doors opened, Han Yu-hyun’s brow furrowed. Peace also growled softly. Park Ye-rim stepped out of the elevator first, gesturing for them to hurry.

“I know you don’t like it, but it can’t be helped. It’s not like Uncle is just normally sick.”

Park Ye-rim said quietly. There were still no hospitals exclusively for Hunters other than those affiliated with Sesung Guild. Other large hospitals had healers and systems for detoxification and purification, but they weren’t specialized for Hunters. Most importantly, they often lacked understanding of special injuries caused by dungeons and skills. Even if that weren’t the case, this place was the best choice for safety reasons.

However, Park Ye-rim also frowned slightly after walking only a short distance. Two people stood waiting at the far end of the long corridor. The hospital staff following behind froze and stopped far away. Bellare clung tightly to Park Ye-rim’s arm. Only Bbyakbyak flapped its small wings as if greeting them.

“Han Yu-jin.”

A low voice echoed through the corridor. Golden eyes were fixed on Han Yu-jin alone. If it were just the gaze, it wouldn’t be strange. But the oppressive aura filling the surroundings was openly provoking them. A tense atmosphere, as if weapons could be drawn at any moment, permeated the air.

Park Ye-rim stood in front of Han Yu-jin, shielding him as she faced Sung Hyun-jae. Her gaze met his without flinching.

“We’re not accepting visitors until Uncle wakes up. Especially empty-handed ones. You should at least bring some soy milk.”

“I was in a hurry and didn’t prepare enough.”

“Then please step aside.”

“I’m already standing to the side.”

The corridor was wide enough to pass. Sung Hyun-jae kindly pointed to the room at the end, indicating the location of the ward. Han Yu-hyun, who had paused, started walking again. His footsteps echoed softly in the corridor.

As Sung Hyun-jae and Han Yu-hyun, and Han Yu-jin, grew closer, the surrounding air became even more taut. In an atmosphere that felt like it could explode with the slightest spark, Sung Hyun-jae closed his eyes. The tension eased for a moment, and Han Yu-hyun passed by him. Park Ye-rim sighed briefly and followed Han Yu-hyun with Peace. Soon after, the sound of a door opening and closing was heard.

“Why are you doing this?”

Kang So-young, who had been quietly standing by, asked as if she couldn’t understand.

“It’s not like you came to pick a fight, and there’s no reason to start one. You were complaining about Chief Han’s condition not being good when you came here, but your actions are completely the opposite.”

A slow smile formed on Sung Hyun-jae’s lips. Kang So-young blinked and looked up at his face. His slowly opening golden eyes seemed so mysterious that they felt inhuman. She suddenly remembered when she first met Sung Hyun-jae. She had thought he wasn’t human. If the most powerful and beautiful dragon wore a human shell, it would look like this.

Her instincts had sent warning signals, but Kang So-young hadn’t hesitated to jump into danger. The price for her choice had been satisfying, and recently she had been happier than ever, but she still found her superior hard to understand. He was supposed to be human, but the real dragons around her felt closer.

“Would you believe me if I said I was suppressing it as much as possible?”

“Pardon?”

“I wonder what he’s done this time.”

Sung Hyun-jae opened the fist he had been clenching. A few drops of blood dripped from his fingers. Kang So-young stared at it in surprise.

It was a complex emotion. An impulse hard to resist. Above all, Han Yu-jin was a dangerous existence to Sung Hyun-jae right now, threatening the uniqueness of Sung Hyun-jae and even taking away a part of him. And that part remained in Han Yu-jin’s body.

It was a part of himself. An instinct to retrieve it whispered to grab that thing and sink his teeth into it. But he could still bear it. The sharp sensation itself was quite enjoyable. When else could he feel such a bizarre sensation?

But the Han Yu-jin from a moment ago was even more stimulating. He had felt a shiver down his spine. His part, which was not completely disconnected from Sung Hyun-jae, had conveyed that Han Yu-jin had faced something tremendous.

What had happened again? It was hard to resist the urge to dig into him. If Han Yu-jin had been standing alone in front of him, he might not have been able to endure it. He didn’t want to lose him, but at the same time, he wanted to tear him apart himself.

“You make my heart race like this every time. How can I not like you?”

“You’re saying that again. We came to see a sick person.”

The hospital staff, who had been cautiously watching, carefully passed by the two, sticking as close to the opposite wall as possible and bowing politely. Kang So-young gave them an apologetic smile.

“It’s easier for us because Chief Han is attracting the Guild Leader’s attention, but please be a little more considerate. Please. He’s the Head of the Care Center and the Hae-yeon Guild Leader’s brother. I love Peace.”

“That’s true. Should I have paid more attention to the young master?”

Rarely, there was a hint of regret in his words, and Kang So-young looked surprised again before becoming serious.

“It’s too late now. Chief Han won’t stand still if you mess with the Hae-yeon Guild Leader.”

“I’m not thinking about it now. I’m talking about three years ago.”

Han Yu-hyun had Awakened a few months after the dungeons appeared, and Sung Hyun-jae was already expanding his power overseas at that time. He heard about the appearance of a new S-Rank Awakened in Korea from abroad. Later, at the first and last S-Rank Awakened gathering hosted by the Hunter Association, he met Han Yu-hyun, noticed his true nature, and simply passed him by.

For Sung Hyun-jae, he was not worth paying attention to. He was even more independent than Riet, so there was no need to interfere.

“If I had looked into it more closely back then, I might have noticed Han Yu-jin as well.”

But he hadn’t. The same was true when Han Yu-hyun, unlike his true nature, began to build and grow his guild. He glanced at him briefly as he endured for quite a while, but his interest soon faded due to his insensitivity to others. He ended up just playing around with Seok Si-myung.

He had even considered him as a candidate to leave Korea to, but why hadn’t he investigated his family? He thought about it, but even now, the relationship between Han Yu-jin and Han Yu-hyun was incredibly strange. It was natural that he couldn’t guess, as it was such an exceptional case, but he still felt regret.

What if he had met Han Yu-jin three years ago? Their relationship would have been very different from what it was now.

“It would have been easier to dig in when the brothers had just split up.”

It would have been fun in many ways. Kang So-young looked at her superior with a sharp gaze.

“Are you regretting not being able to torment Chief Han when he was already having a hard time? Guild Leader, you’re really…”

“The Gisungsu Care Center would have become affiliated with Sesung.”

“Why didn’t you do that! What a waste. I could have commuted to the Care Center!”

“Just yesterday, you didn’t come to work because you were on a date with Riet…”

“That’s why I’m making up for it with my whole body. I’m faithfully taking on the most avoided task in the Sesung Guild, which is being the Guild Leader’s attendant. If Chief Han was affiliated with Sesung, I could have passed this on to him!”

Kang So-young sighed full of regret. Kang So-young, who had an affinity for the powerful Dragon species regardless of rank, could handle Sung Hyun-jae relatively calmly even though she was an A-Rank Hunter. Thanks to that, she often ended up taking care of her troublesome superior. Still, it wasn’t easy, so she was grateful for Han Yu-jin’s existence. In addition, Song Tae-won as well.

Kang So-young looked around and lowered her voice.

“Are you really going to leave the country with Chief Han like this? I’ve heard rumors that everyone is in an uproar.”

The damage from the mass monster outbreaks was the smallest in Korea. A few low-rank dungeons had exploded, but the response was quick, and they were able to return to normal life quickly. In fact, the situation was even better than before the monster outbreak, with increased dungeon safety and the deployment of detectors.

But other countries were different. Some places had not yet dealt with all the monsters that had appeared. In particular, Russia and China, while not as bad as Japan, were struggling to deal with a large number of relatively high-rank monsters.

Because of that, it was difficult for Sung Hyun-jae to continue holding his position in Korea. He risked damaging the overseas forces he had worked so hard to build over the past three years.

Sung Hyun-jae let out an exaggerated sigh.

“Should I kidnap him?”

“Aren’t you sorry to Chief Song?”

“Our Chief Song Tae-won should go on an overseas business trip soon. He’s been staying in Korea for too long. It would be nice to donate a private plane to the Management Division.”

Kang So-young offered a half-hearted apology, “Sorry, Chief Song.” Still, it would be easier for the remaining people if both of them left.

“Please give us a heads-up so we can prepare. The guild building might burn down otherwise. We have a lot of high-rank Hunters, but we don’t have fire insurance.”

“First, I should offer to accompany him one more time. What are some popular lipstick products these days? It seems my partner has developed a new hobby.”

Han Yu-jin would have been upset if he had heard that. Kang So-young took out her phone, saying, “I saw him wearing nail polish too.”

When he opened his eyes, he saw an unfamiliar ceiling. Actually, it wasn’t that unfamiliar. He had been here before.

“Hyung, are you okay?”

Yu-hyun’s voice was heard. He blinked, and his face came into view. Before he woke up and lost consciousness again, he thought there was something strange on his younger brother’s head.

“Uncle, are you okay?”

Ye-rim’s voice was also heard. Peace, Bbyakbyak, and Bellare were there too. He tried to get up, but his body was weak.

“Lie down. They said you’d be sick for a day.”

“How long has it been?”

“One night. It’s morning.”

These guys didn’t stay up all night, did they… Their clothes are the same as yesterday.

“Yu-hyun, Ye-rim, didn’t you guys sleep at all?”

“How could we sleep? And we’re fine with just one night. Even non-Awakened people can stay up all night at our age.”

It’s good to be young. I’m still young too, though. He asked if anything had happened in the meantime, even though it was only one night. Myung-woo and Noah had come at night. They couldn’t stay long because of Seok Ha-yan’s lab, which was attracting a lot of attention.

While listening to Yu-hyun and Ye-rim’s nagging, he opened his inventory.

[Fragment of the Black Dragon’s Heart – ?

The energy of fire permeates it strongly.]

There was a different description than before. A fire-attribute monster stone. Hae-yeon probably has a few.

“Yu-hyun, prepare some magic stones. Do you have S-Rank ones? I guess you wouldn’t have SS-Rank ones.”

At his words, his younger brother distorted his mouth. He looked extremely displeased. Ye-rim, who didn’t know the situation, also narrowed her brows.

“Uncle, what are you trying to do again?”

“Yu-hyun has a new sword, right? I’m going to upgrade it.”

“What? You are?”

“It’s a rather unique sword. Oh, Ye-rim, let’s go to a dungeon together later. There’s someone I want you to meet.”

“I heard that you’ve gained another strange person.”

Another strange person. What did Yu-hyun explain? Anyway, it’s going to be my teacher. Should I buy a fruit basket when I go? I should have asked what they like.

“Do it after you recover. You can’t even get up.”

“I just feel a little weak, but I think I’m okay.”

He told them to rest while he rested, and then closed his eyes. His body was limp, and there was still a lot of work to be done, but his heart was lighter nonetheless. He lacked information and practical power. If the guys outside didn’t interfere, he was confident that they could survive on their own, but there was no way to stop that interference.

But then a reliable Transcendental being appeared, following the newbie, the young Chaos. They’re even the strongest. It felt like drifting in the vast ocean and finding a ship.

He couldn’t rely on them completely yet, but still. At least in the very end, could he entrust the kids to them? He breathed faintly and fell asleep again.