The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 35

35. Specialization in Repetitive Tasks

I froze for a moment, then hurriedly flipped the skill window to the next page.

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(Yoo Myung-woo-F)(Kim Sung-han-A)(Peace-C)

Skill Growth Candidates – Park Yerim, Yoo Myung-woo]

…Peace? Wait, is that really our Peace? I never even got a notification that he was influenced?

‘Explanation, please. Please, I’m begging for an explanation. Just give me a detailed user manual, and I swear I’ll fill all the S-ranks you want, no matter what it takes, so please, just give me an explanation.’

But a thick user manual didn’t descend from the sky with a trumpet fanfare and a burst of light. This damn system.

Let’s calm down and think this through.

‘First, it’s certain that Peace was influenced by the keyword.’

Unless it’s a system error.

The title is Perfect Caregiver, the skill name is My Baby is the Best, and the keyword to be influenced is I Love You.

I had always thought that the keyword was something you applied with a grand finale after a lot of sweet talk.

But if you’re a truly dedicated caregiver, consistently expressing your love for your baby would be the right thing to do. Not just once in a while.

‘…Could it be that constantly telling Peace that I love him was the correct way to use it, or something like that?’

I had no way of knowing which method was correct. But considering the Caregiver title, it seemed like steadily building affection to influence him was the right answer.

Either way, as long as I get to Seoul, it doesn’t matter how I get there.

Also, in this case, there seemed to be no separate notification for successful skill application.

‘Still, this makes it certain that raising monsters is possible.’

I was relieved that my worry about the keyword not applying to Peace was unfounded. I can replace the system’s crazy demands with monsters.

Of course, filling 50 slots with S-rank monsters wasn’t going to be easy either. I need to have them to raise them. It was extremely rare for mid-bosses or boss monsters from S-rank dungeons to appear with offspring. And capturing them on top of that made the acquisition difficulty incredibly high.

‘Even if I’m lucky enough to catch one, I’ll kill it if I confirm it can’t grow. Even five years from now, there have been very few cases of baby monsters growing into adults.’

Not that there were none. Maybe in those cases, the conditions happened to be right. And they were all low-level monsters, so the growth conditions were probably easy.

‘Unless some guy with a monster breeding special skill suddenly pops up out of nowhere, I’m the only one who can raise high-level mounts.’

I should negotiate with the big guilds with this. If you guarantee my safety, I’ll raise one for each of you fairly. Of course, I’ll charge a separate fee.

It would be better than one place monopolizing them, so coordination shouldn’t be difficult. Then I can definitely ease Yoo-hyun’s worries too.

Of course, there will be plenty of bastards drooling over the idea of a stat F-rank guy with a money-making skill running around, but I don’t need to worry about small fry. I just need to be a little careful until my personal magical beast is born.

They wouldn’t try to kidnap me by breaking into the Haeyeon Guild building, would they?

* * *

Feeling good thanks to Peace, I arrived at the guild.

Let’s forget about the total of forty-eight standby slots for now. Even the guy who made this crazy system wouldn’t expect me to fill them in a short period of time. Why do I even have to do it in the first place? I refuse until they tell me the reason, it’s a strike.

“Hey, Yoo-jin.”

I was about to go up and give Peace a kiss, but Yoo Myung-woo, looking like he was about to die, spoke to me in a dying voice. What’s wrong with this guy again?

“The first dungeon was a bit brutal, right? This is a special case, so don’t worry too much and hurry up and return the equipment and go upstairs to rest.”

I should rest well today and start the grind tomorrow. I need to sell mana stones and buy some blades. Would used ones be better than new ones? Should I rummage through a junk shop?

“No, I… I guess I’m just a lost cause.”

The guy who could have an SS-rank skill if he just suffered a little said that. Millions of FF-ranks across the country would throw rocks at him.

“In the end, I didn’t even get a level 10 skill…”

“I told you not to worry. It’s common for them to appear late. Hey, I don’t have a level 10 skill either.”

“Oh? You too?”

“Yeah. Yoo-hyun leveled up when he caught the baby bird. But I didn’t get one.”

You and I are the same, but Myung-woo didn’t cheer up like usual.

“But you’re completely different from someone like me. Your brother, he was so happy. If you’re someone who can give that kind of advice, ranks don’t matter at all, right? You’re really special.”

He looked so gloomy that he seemed like he would dig into the ground any minute. He’s in a much more serious state than usual. What should I do? Should I get him some alcohol?

“Let’s go upstairs and talk, let’s go upstairs.”

“No, I think it’s time for me to leave. They said that only the theory part of the rookie training is left. I guess I can continue listening to that at the association. No, I don’t think I even need to listen to it. I guess I can’t do dungeon raids. I’m really sorry for wasting your time with someone like me. But I was really grateful. I’ll never forget it.”

Yoo Myung-woo muttered as if he were delivering a will. He was really, really serious. If I let him go like this, he would try to commit suicide again.

Is it because he was around S-ranks? I think I’m one of the causes too.

Even if I told him now that he has the potential to have an SS-rank crafting skill, it wouldn’t work. It’s unbelievable even normally, but if I said it now, it could backfire, making him think I’m joking.

But revealing the skill… Myung-woo is a good guy, but I haven’t built up that much trust yet. I haven’t even told my own brother the details yet.

“If that’s what you think, I can’t help it.”

I sighed deeply and continued.

“I’m not going to force you to stay. I’m just… disappointed that I got some good information but can’t use it.”

There’s really good information. It’s a jackpot.

“…Information?”

“Yeah. It’s information that would really help you. But seeing how hard you’re having it… I feel bad for making you suffer more. It’s a shame, but if you don’t want to, I won’t force it on you. Even the Pyongyang auditor is done if he doesn’t like it.”

I sighed and watched Yoo Myung-woo’s reaction.

“Do you want to hear it before you leave? This is really valuable information. So…”

I lowered my voice and spoke as if whispering.

“You know Seok Ha-yan? The lady who was in charge of the theory education a few days ago. She’s a genius who got her professor’s license at such a young age, and she’s completely immersed in Awakened research. Plus, her family is rich, so she has a lot of important information.”

“Oh, really? She does?”

“Yeah. I’m not supposed to tell anyone, but I got it especially. You absolutely can’t say you heard it from me, okay? You have to keep it to yourself.”

Myung-woo quickly nodded. Especially for you, keep it to yourself. It’s a magical phrase for catching people.

“You know weapon-related support skills? Like your whetstone.”

“Oh… why?”

“There’s training that can allow an Awakened with that kind of skill to obtain a very good, special skill.”

“Training to get a special skill…?”

“Yeah. Of course, it’s not easy. But if you complete that training diligently and quickly, you’ll get an amazing skill depending on your luck.”

“I don’t have much luck…”

“You do. Hey, just finding out about this is amazing luck. Plus, it’s guaranteed to be at least C-rank. If it’s a C-rank support skill, you’ll have no problem making a living at all!”

SS-rank smelled too much like a scam, so C-rank was appropriate.

“…Really?”

Myung-woo’s eyes, which had been like dead fish, regained their light. Of course, of course. It’s real. Trust me.

“However, it’s hard…”

“How hard is it?”

“You know blades? Like knives or scissors. You have to sharpen them. Exactly ten thousand of them.”

Yoo Myung-woo’s mouth dropped open.

“T-ten thousand…?”

“Yeah. It’s going to be tough, right? I don’t want to see you suffer…”

“Is that all I have to do for ten thousand? Really?!”

Myung-woo shouted as if he were cheering. His eyes were completely revived, burning fiercely. What, does he like grinding?

“…Yeah. It’s a bit much to say it’s all, but.”

“No, it’s not much at all. If I sharpen a hundred a day, it’ll be done in just a hundred days!”

“A hundred a day…?”

In a hundred days? To finish that quickly, even if it takes ten minutes per item, that’s six an hour, working seventeen hours a day, and having seven hours left to eat, sleep, and do everything else…

“…Do it slowly, slowly.”

Being passionate is good, but you have to be alive to use an SS-rank skill.

“Slowly? Should I do about fifty a day? But that would take more than half a year… It’s a bit much to be indebted to you for that long, Yoo-jin…”

“It’s okay. Your food is delicious.”

It’s true. He’s even improving, so I’m looking forward to the future. I wonder if he has any cooking-related skills.

“So don’t worry about it. It’ll be harder for you than me, right? It’s not easy to be stuck inside all day sharpening knives.”

“Don’t worry. When I was a kid, I spent the whole vacation making a model of the Battle of Hansan [a famous naval battle in Korean history]. I even won an award for it. I’m confident in doing repetitive tasks all day at home!”

I see. Could this kind of personality be related to skill potential? Once he gets a blacksmith skill, he might be churning out equipment like a factory.

“Ah, I’ll bring the equipment. You go up and rest first, Yoo-jin.”

I was about to say it was okay, but I just left the equipment to him. If even these small things help, it’ll ease the burden a little.

It’s a problem when people are too nice.

Well, if he was the kind of person who just took everything and didn’t know how to be grateful, I would have dumped him first. If he betrayed me with an SS-rank skill, it would be worse than not having it. The keyword influence effect is useless without a caregiver model.

I’m holding on to Yoo Myung-woo this much because he’s a trustworthy person.

“Yoo-jin, thank you so much. I’ll work hard and pay you back, for sure.”

Before turning around, Myung-woo said. If you’re that grateful, make me some good equipment later.

With Myung-woo’s problem solved, I headed to the dormitory floor with truly light steps. Now I just have to wait and reap the rewards. It’s pretty much all over, hooray.

I’m going to play~ I’m going to be lazy~ I’m going to turn on the air conditioner full blast in my big house and laze around with Peace all day. I’m not going to worry about the strangely changed status window.

If you want to make me work, come down here yourself, you who made the system. Be sure to bring the manual.

Lulala, I opened the door. The click sound is so welcoming. I should just get through the remaining theory classes and become one with the sofa. Thanks to my dear brother, I have plenty of mana stones, so I don’t have to worry about money. Should I buy more stocks? Or should I buy a car? Oh, I have to get a license first.

As I entered, the light in the hallway flickered on. A smiling man was reflected in the full-length mirror opposite the shoe cabinet.

I don’t know who he is, but he has a very good impression. He looks like he’s going to live a life of leisure and luxury.

But there’s someone else in mourning clothes behind him…

Something wet grabbed my ankle. Then it pulled me strongly. Ack, wait, that’s cheating—!

Crash!

I barely avoided hitting my head on the steel door frame and fell over.

You damn goblin, I told you to scare me, not try to assassinate me. I’m weak. I’m really weak. Don’t underestimate the weakness of an F-rank.

“Ugh, my back… knees… arms…”

I only protected my head, and my whole body crashed. I’m going to become one with the bed, not the sofa.

“I didn’t think you’d fall over so easily!”

“…Apologize first.”

“I’m sorry!”

He’s a good kid who listens well, add 1 point. As I tried to get up, staggering, a hand reached out from behind to support me. Ugh, my whole body is stiff. I safely returned from the dungeon, only to get injured in my own hallway. Am I lucky or unlucky? I wonder if there’s any pain relief patches at home.

When I turned around, I saw a goblin wearing a mask and crying. He wouldn’t have been wearing that from the beginning, did he change it in the meantime?

Looking at that ridiculous sight, I lost the will to get angry.

“You came later than I thought?”

At my words, the goblin’s shoulders drooped.

“…I got scolded.”

“You got scolded?”

“I got scolded a lot! I kept getting nagged for two days for signing the contract without permission!”

Oh dear. It seemed that Subordinate 1 and 2 were in positions close to guardians. How old is he anyway? Since the contract wasn’t invalidated, he must be at least 14 years old. He looks like an adult, but is his mind immature?

“But I boasted that it was okay because I could win! Weren’t you scared?”

“Before I was scared, I almost went to the afterlife.”

“The moment you come home is usually when you’re the most unguarded…”

The goblin said gloomily. I was definitely unguarded. But even if I objectively think about it, excluding the resistance skill, the training room was scarier. Is it because of Seok Ha-yan? The impact of the screams was big. Sound is important after all.

“There’s still a chance left, so do your best.”

Of course, I have no intention of letting him win.

“Okay! I’ll do my best!”

“And go to the pharmacy and buy some pain relief patches.”

“P-pain relief patches?”

“Quickly. Immediately. Get the good stuff.”

Okay, the goblin disappeared in a flash. It’s so convenient. Are you listening, you who made the system? I want spatial movement too, please.