The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 383

381. What’s Scary (3)

“You’re here.”

“Huh?”

I felt it just before I could ask what he meant. Through the senses of others, not my own. Small, weak things were approaching. Hesitating and faltering, but never retreating.

It was the goblins.

“There they are!”

“Scary.”

“I think I’m going to cry.”

“Is it okay to cry?”

“He’s already crying!”

There weren’t just one or two. Various colored lights flickered across the dark lake, slowly drawing closer. They were chattering about how scary things were, but without losing their characteristic cheerfulness. No, more than that, what were they doing, rushing over here so recklessly!

“Stop! It’s dangerous!”

Their stats were, at best, around C or B grade, with plenty of F grades mixed in. Yet they were approaching the battlefield of S-grades.

“I said it’s dangerous!”

“Yeah! Scary!”

“I know, Middle Kim!”

If you know, then get out of here! Song Tae-won, who had been about to attack Yoohyun, stopped and leaped back. The rampaging electricity also subsided. Yerim soared into the air, looking at the approaching goblins. Her brow was furrowed with worry. Sung Hyunjae was only wary of Yoohyun and didn’t try to attack.

Fortunately, Yoohyun seemed to freeze and stopped moving.

“Don’t come! Or at least leave the F-grades behind! Think about your stats!”

“Coming from Han Yoojin, that really doesn’t sound convincing.”

“That’s right. It’s not something you should be saying, Mister.”

…No, I have Grace too. There were times when I didn’t, but anyway, I don’t think I acted so recklessly. Yoohyun avoided my gaze as if even he couldn’t take my side on this.

Anyway, it didn’t seem like the goblins would run away just because I told them to. If only a few of the mid-level ones had come, I could have helped them use their skills and protected them, but why did they all come! It’s really dangerous! An F-grade could die from just a stray fragment!

“We all came out.”

“Little Kim dragged us out!”

“Great King, let’s stop being scared.”

“Middle Kim said he’d give us something tasty.”

“Let’s eat something tasty, sing, and dance.”

“Let’s play hide-and-seek together!”

“I want to go to a karaoke! The sparkly kind!”

“Let’s go to an amusement park too!”

The voices of the goblins, who had been so scared, grew louder and louder. They raised their voices, asking to play together.

It was certain that Yoohyun, who could use spatial movement, had been transformed like that because the goblins were being held hostage. So, if the goblins were seen to be safe, wouldn’t he show some kind of reaction? He hadn’t completely turned into a demon king yet.

“…No.”

Yoohyun muttered softly.

“It’s dangerous, humans are…”

Wait a minute, in Yoohyun’s eyes, we and the military are just humans.

Kiiing-

The air vibrated greatly. Wings sprouted from Yoohyun’s back. The goblins screamed.

“Scary!”

“Scary! Waaah!”

Yoohyun’s eyes widened at the surprised cries and screams. His once fair and neat face turned fierce in an instant, and a low growl leaked out from between his sharpened teeth.

It was backfiring. The goblins should have faced their king without us, without humans. But now it was too dangerous to leave only the goblins behind and retreat.

“Be careful!”

Before my shout could even finish, Yoohyun’s figure disappeared. Battle Sense [a skill that warns the user of incoming danger] struck the back of my neck with a jolt. Dangerous.

Kwaang!

It was Song Tae-won. The sharp hand of a demon struck the shield. Song Tae-won’s feet sank deeply into the ground, and he gritted his teeth as if it was hard to endure, narrowing his brow. The shield quickly warped and distorted.

“Tail!”

I shouted faster than Battle Sense could react. Yoohyun’s current form was similar to dragonification. As it was a skill I had used a few times, I could clearly see how the attack would continue.

Yoohyun slipped next to Song Tae-won. At the same time as he held the Ruler’s Sword horizontally with both hands.

Kagaak!

The spiked tail flew in. Yoohyun’s body seemed to be pushed back slightly, but he stood his ground. He put strength into both arms and, with a thud, deflected the tail. As soon as he did, Song Tae-won lowered his body quickly. One pushed away, and the other received and retreated.

Yoohyun’s balance faltered for a moment due to the opposing responses.

Golden chains flew towards Yoohyun’s staggering legs. What the chains, wrapped around his legs like snakes, emitted was…

Saaaah-

Not electricity, but cold air!

‘The essence is not metal, but light.’

So, Yerim’s cold air could also be contained in the Seeker’s Chains.

“Ugh…”

Yoohyun’s figure disappeared. But even if he escaped the chains with spatial movement, he couldn’t do anything about his frozen legs. He wouldn’t be frozen for long since his stat grade was high, but at least one leg was tied up for a moment.

“Good job, Yerim! And Sung Hyunjae too!”

I wondered if we could freeze him completely and capture him. If he realized that we weren’t enemies, if he recognized that we had helped the goblins, we might be able to calm him down.

“Yoohyun, the King is trying to protect you all! It’s not scary! Keep saying it’s okay! Tell him we’re not enemies!”

Song Tae-won, who had pulled his foot out of the ground, took out his battle hammer. Then, kwaang! He struck the empty ground.

I wondered what he was doing, but I soon understood. The weighted force struck the ground at an angle, causing it to rise up. Then, bang, bang, he erected walls here and there.

It was to interfere with spatial movement. Even with spatial movement, you can’t move to a place that overlaps with an obstacle. Besides, it’s easier to jump to attack an enemy in flight, and wings and tails make obstacles even more cumbersome.

‘Chief Song really… you can tell he’s faced various enemies with his bare hands.’

Spatial movement was almost non-existent, but instantaneous movement was rare. Instantaneous movement is also easier to catch the more obstacles there are. In addition, the goblins would be less affected by the aftermath of the battle by being hidden behind the walls.

“Yerim, you too!”

“Yes!”

From the lake, I heard the sound of ice breaking, kadeudeuk. Large chunks of ice flew and plunged into various places in the basin. Then, a transparent ice wall, through which you could see, was erected high in front of the goblins.

“Wow, wow!”

“Little Kim made another wall for us!”

The goblins seemed relieved and raised their voices again as the defensive wall was erected.

“Great King, Little Kim is nice!”

“Middle Kim said he’d give us something tasty too!”

“We played treasure hunt too!”

“The puppy is cute too! It turned red!”

“Big Kim isn’t even a Kim! He’s different!”

…What, is that, are they talking about Yoohyun? If he’s not even a Kim, then maybe he’s not even human… Hmm. But I’m the oldest, so why am I the middle one? Is it by height? Then Chief Song is Big Big Kim, and Sung Hyunjae is Big Big Big Kim.

“No… humans are.”

Yoohyun spread his wings wide. He slowly blinked his eyes and looked at the flickering goblin fires beyond the ice wall. He panted and growled fiercely like a beast. Each time, the goblins flinched, but trusting in the wall, they shouted boisterously.

“Don’t fight!”

“You mustn’t fight!”

“Goblins mustn’t fight!”

Yoohyun, who had been about to rush towards Song Tae-won, stopped abruptly. The murderous intent was still there, but he was clearly hesitating.

“Maybe he’s angrier because he’s hungry!”

“Great King, I have a potato! It’s not cooked, but it’s edible!”

“I have half a dumpling left. It’s soggy, though!”

“Don’t fight, let’s go play together! Middle Kim isn’t bad. He even sang for us!”

“I heard it too! Doonggae doonggae doonggaeya~ Doodoong doonggae doonggaeya!”

I think there were only red beads back then. When did it all spread? The red bead on my shoulder was also swaying.

“Water mill goblin, our Great King Goblin~. Red bead goblin, new bride ornament goblin!”

The goblins started shouting their self-introductions to the red bead goblin’s song.

“Broken mirror goblin! Sparkling goblin!”

“Leather shoe goblin, baby shoe goblin!”

“Gourd dipper goblin, goblin in the well!”

Yoohyun must have created all those goblins, one by one. The sparkling broken mirror, the shoes that a child had worn and outgrown, the gourd dipper thrown into the old well. He must have found them all himself and turned them into goblins.

All the goblins sang. But the song didn’t end.

“Bamboo flute goblin, clear sound goblin!”

“Old flowerpot goblin! Chrysanthemum blooming goblin!”

“White jade wine cup goblin! The very first goblin!”

Yoohyun’s eyes narrowed. He covered his painfully distorted mouth as if to hide it with both hands.

“…Baekok [white jade in Korean].”

It was a tearful voice. White jade goblin. Wait…

‘All the goblins sang.’

But it didn’t end, but the content was different.

Goblins who couldn’t sing. My spine tingled.

“Yerim, the pendant!”

“Yes?”

Yerim opened her eyes wide, and Yoohyun’s figure disappeared. Sung Hyunjae wrapped the Seeker’s Chains around his arm. With the help of Battle Sense, Yerim teleported in time, and the golden chains and crimson fingernails clashed violently.

“Throw away the pendant! Immediately!”

The red bead goblin disguised me as one of their own and helped me use my skills. Then that pendant, which has the same effect. The white jade fragment pendant.

Damn it.

The first goblin Yoohyun made died. The white jade wine cup was shattered into pieces and became an item.

Yerim seemed to have noticed it too, as she turned pale and threw away the pendant she was holding. Peace caught Yerim, who was falling without being able to use her skills, and carried her.

“Yoohyun!”

“You killed him! A human did!”

With a loud wail, Yoohyun teleported to the pendant that had fallen to the ground. Tears dripped down. I swallowed hard as I watched him.

“I’ll go to Yoohyun.”

“What? It’s dangerous!”

Noah shook his head. But now, it seemed possible.

“He’s crying. You have to soothe a crying child.”

Yoohyun reached out his hand towards the pendant. His sharp fingernails returned to normal, as if afraid of scratching the white jade.

“I’m going! Help me.”

Yoohyun frowned, and Yerim also wore a worried expression. Sung Hyunjae and Song Tae-won also had reluctant faces. Noah warned again that it was dangerous.

“There’s Grace [a protective skill]. Yoohyun doesn’t know about Grace, so it’s okay.”

He wouldn’t try to take it away right away, so I wouldn’t get hurt. Noah pursed his lips and spread his wings wide. Yerim approached with Peace. Song Tae-won stepped forward, and Yoohyun and Sung Hyunjae stood on either side, keeping their distance.

“Yerim, it’s dangerous—”

“I’m okay? I’m S-grade even without skills!”

Yoohyun glared at us with tear-filled eyes. He was wary like a wounded beast. He reached out and tapped Noah’s wings. He nodded so slightly that it would have been hard to notice unless Yoohyun and Sung Hyunjae were connected by the Teacher Skill.

Okay, then.

“Chief Song, head-on! Yerim, follow Chief Song closely!”

Song Tae-won raised his warped shield. Fortunately, Yoohyun didn’t seem to be thinking of running away. He held the pendant in one hand and extended his fingernails long again on the other hand.

Kwaang! With a strong tremor, Song Tae-won charged head-on towards Yoohyun. Yerim, riding Peace, followed closely behind, and Yoohyun and Sung Hyunjae also moved to Yoohyun’s flanks.

“Get away!”

Yoohyun shouted in a tearful voice. Still, the old Yoohyun’s appearance was clearly visible. Just before Yoohyun and Song Tae-won collided.

“Throw me!”

At my shout, Noah threw me above Yerim. At the same time, Noah’s dragonification skill was released, and he landed on the ground. Yerim kicked off Peace’s back and jumped up. As soon as her small hand hugged me, I shared my magic sense with Yerim so she could use her skill.

“Back!”

Kagaak! Fingernails fiercely scratched the shield, and Yerim used teleportation. But Yoohyun’s back wasn’t defenseless. He could easily strike down enemies with his wings, but.

The Ruler’s Sword and the Seeker’s Chains rushed towards the left and right wings, respectively. In the gap where both wings reflexively blocked the enemy’s attacks, Yerim and I moved behind Yoohyun.

Yerim lightly threw me towards Yoohyun’s back. My flight skill was released, but I landed safely and stepped back to avoid the tail.

And I.

“It’s okay, Yoohyun.”

I hugged Yoohyun from behind and patted him. I withdrew the Teacher Skill and used it on Yoohyun.

“It’s me, Captain Kim.”

“I, I have it too! The red bead!”

“……”

The keyword was still applied. I also used the Teacher Skill. So, wouldn’t the pat-pat skill work?

“Water mill goblin, our Great King Goblin~.”

I added the lullaby skill here too. The hand that was scratching the shield hesitated.

“…Hic.”

“It was hard, wasn’t it? It’s okay now. The other goblins are safe too. Lullaby, lullaby, let’s rest now.”

“Waaah, Captain Kim……”

“You remembered! Let’s go home now, let’s all go together.”

The wings that had been spread out were retracted. Yoohyun cried even louder. The red bead goblin laughed, saying the Great King is crying! A smile spread across my face at the sound of his sobs. Thank goodness. Yoohyun was safe—.

“…Uh. Cap, Captain Kim!”

Yoohyun suddenly shouted and grabbed me and threw me. My body tumbled across the floor. The red bead goblin, who had been swaying defenselessly, was also thrown off. As soon as I was separated from the goblin, my magic scattered, and the protection grade of Grace also decreased, and.

“……!”

A burning pain surged up my leg.