The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 386

384. New Dungeon (3)

“Is he really an S-Class?”

I asked, fiddling with the motorcycle’s ignition key slot parked on the street. Good adults shouldn’t do this. Though, it’s a useless method for any decent bike.

“Yeah.”

“Can I check?”

I asked, my heart doing a little flutter. The young Chaos nodded vaguely. As soon as I got permission, I used the Seed Skill.

[※System Security Target

Current Stat Rank: S

Potential Stat Rank: F~E

Optimized Initial Skill

※System Security Target]

…My jaw dropped. I stopped messing with the key slot and stared blankly at the young Chaos.

“Uh, I think my skill glitched.”

“Why?”

“Your potential stat rank is showing up as F to E. That doesn’t make sense.”

“That’s right.”

“Huh?”

He, uh, he… was only E-Class at best? Originally? Not even A-Class, let alone S-Class?

“Come on, you’re joking.”

“That’s why I suffered quite a bit back in the day.”

“That’s a funny story. Well, you’ve lived so long, your memory might be hazy… Ouch!”

I’m against violence. Is that a pine needle you just threw? It poked me so painfully, and it didn’t even bend. How can I believe you when you do this? It’s impossible to accept with my common sense. Let’s pretend I didn’t see it. Everything is a security target, so I didn’t see anything properly anyway. It must be a glitch.

“But why did you come as an S-Class? You took a whopping ten million points!”

“It was ten thousand points. How can you be so forgetful already, young one?”

“The list price, the list price. Ten million for an S-Class is a scam. Isn’t this a trick to sell at full price while pretending to offer a discount?”

The Chaos’s eyebrow twitched slightly. I quickly raised my arms in a defensive posture. Against violence.

“Do you think my original self could be valued with points?”

“Well, I guess not, but you should at least be SS-Class. Can’t I pay extra now and raise the rank? I can give you ten times more. No, a hundred times. A million points, deal?”

I could even do ten million, but I have to cut it off around here if I want to negotiate. The young Chaos looked at me as if I were pathetic.

“100 million.”

What…….

“I don’t have it! Even if I emptied everything, I wouldn’t have 80 million! Isn’t 100 million to raise one rank complete extortion? You have no business ethics! Ah, right. You discounted ten million points to ten thousand, so you’ll discount 100,000 this time, right? Right?”

“Discounted, it’s 100 million.”

It’s a scam. Actually, the difference between ranks is significant, so it might not be a complete scam, but it’s still a scam.

“…50 million. I really can’t go any higher than this. I need emergency points. And it’s only for this dungeon.”

If we could continue to be together, I would pay 100 million even if I had to take out a loan, but it ends when we leave here.

“No way.”

“Ah, why!”

“Because the dungeon’s rank is SS-Class, putting an S-Class body in isn’t that difficult. But SS-Class is the same level as the dungeon, so much more adjustment is needed. Or so I heard.”

I don’t really understand, but the conclusion was that it wasn’t possible. Disappointed, I started the motorcycle. It’s quite a distance from Haeyeon to Seseong. It’s not like one or two subway stops, and there’s no need to run and waste energy. Especially if my stats are S-Class. He’s old, so I need to take good care of his stamina.

“Get on.”

The young Chaos sat on the back of the motorcycle. I’m not that cold because I put on a cardigan, but it would be good to wear gloves. While I’m getting ready, I should wear a hat too. It’s hard when your hands get cold when riding a motorcycle, but your ears get just as cold. As for the helmet, well, you should always wear it.

“By the way, didn’t you easily block an SS-Class attack earlier? I didn’t see it properly, but it didn’t seem like there was a stat difference. Is it a skill?”

I asked, speeding up along the empty road. We’ll arrive soon since there’s no traffic.

“It’s a difference in skill.”

“You can do it with just skill? That’s possible?”

“Even if your stat rank is high, there’s no one who perfectly controls their body and magic. In fact, the higher the rank, the lower the efficiency usually becomes.”

That was the first time I’d heard that. Do I have a recorder? The kids should hear this too.

“Even if you have 100 magic power and body, if you convert it into a force that acts externally, the result often drops below 50. So, even if an SS-Class and an S-Class clash, if one produces 30 out of 100 and the other produces 40 out of 50, the S-Class will be more advantageous.”

“You’re the latter?”

“I’d be about 48-9 out of 50.”

No matter how high the efficiency, it’s nearly impossible to transfer energy to the target without losing any, so that must be the maximum. Anyway, it meant that the S-Class young Chaos was equal to or stronger than most SS-Classes. Amazing.

“Then it could be dangerous if you encounter a skilled SS-Class.”

“Controlling your body is more about experience than talent. Even those with so-called genius qualities have a hard time exceeding 50 out of 100 in a hundred or two years.”

The hunters in this dungeon haven’t even awakened for ten years. Even in terms of age, there are hardly any people over 40. So, I don’t have to worry about most of them, but.

‘Seong Hyeonjae is the problem.’

Seong Hyeonjae himself doesn’t have that much memory, but you never know. The experiences of past lives might be unconsciously accumulated. Like feeling bored with life.

“Maybe an SS-Class stronger than you think will pop out. I hope not, but that guy always stands out on his own.”

“I did want to see his face.”

“Huh? You know who it is?”

“It’s obviously Won Maekja [Original Vein], and if it’s the Won Maekja you reluctantly praise highly besides your brother, it’s obviously that guy we talked about last time. The Seseong Guild Leader, was it?”

“It’s not reluctant praise, it’s just annoying because he’s disgustingly good.”

Why is he so good at everything?

“That thing about handling your abilities efficiently, will it be possible to learn it faster if I learn from you?”

“It’s better than struggling alone. In the first place, most people don’t even realize it.”

“Then you’ll teach my brother, right? That too?”

“If I see him doing it.”

“Our youngest too!”

“Why don’t you ask me to teach your pet dog too?”

“I have a monster I’m raising. Is that okay?”

The young Chaos clicked his tongue. No, I’m just asking you to help if you have time.

I drove straight ahead and got on the Olympic Expressway. My stomach churned at the thought that there wasn’t much left now. Will it really be there? If it is, isn’t it a sub-boss level? I asked the young Chaos for understanding and used the Teacher Skill. I need to avoid being caught off guard without even seeing the opponent properly.

“Eunhye, will you move to my forearm? Under my clothes, reduce the decoration so it’s not obvious.”

– Beep.

“Instead, I’ll do whatever you want when we go outside. You have to be quiet.”

– Beep!

I stopped the motorcycle for a moment and released Eunhye to move her to my forearm. The Seong Hyeonjae from before the regression doesn’t know about Eunhye. But I was worried about the message that the raiders I saw briefly had influenced the fragment information, and he’s a very perceptive person.

If the Seong Hyeonjae here has some of the memories of the Seong Hyeonjae after the regression.

‘Then can I try to persuade him through conversation?’

It would be nice if it ended peacefully, but the chances of that are… honestly low. Ominous predictions swirled in my head and became entangled with each other. The motorcycle started running again.

“The river is quite big.”

The young Chaos said something leisurely. I like the Han River too. But now, I was worried about everything I saw. Is Yerim okay? I think there will also be the Yerim from before the regression, and it was a great relief that I told her about the regression. It would have been a big shock if we had met without her knowing anything.

No, before that, the problem was that you had to catch monsters to clear the dungeon. Yerim was A-Class at this time, so she wouldn’t be a boss level. Then there’s no need to kill… Anyway, there’s no need to do that, but most of the faces I know are there. Ah, why did you make the dungeon like this?

“Newbie!”

[Warning!]

Suddenly, a red message window popped up in front of me. I was so surprised, I would have fallen off the motorcycle if I didn’t have fear resistance.

[We recommend forming a raid team of at least 4 people in this area!]

“What?”

[Monster information is unclear! Please refrain from approaching until the system error is corrected!]

[Monster information is very unclear!]

It’s Seong Hyeonjae. First, I stopped the motorcycle. The young Chaos, who was looking at the Han River, turned his head towards me.

“They say it’s dangerous and to go back.”

“Are you going back?”

“It’s best to avoid dangerous things… but I want to check.”

System error and unclear information. It was a danger signal and an opportunity at the same time. An opportunity to find out something more about Seong Hyeonjae before the regression.

“Then let’s go.”

“Are you sure it’s okay?”

“Do you think I can’t get one person out?”

“Then I’ll trust you and go.”

I drove the motorcycle again. The warning message popped up a few more times and then disappeared. I feel less sorry for the newbie, but if Myeongwoo is watching… I’m sorry. I’m really, truly sorry.

The sunset sky was unchanged, as if time had stopped. Now, the end of the Seseong Guild’s building was coming into view. But I couldn’t see anything. In reality, I couldn’t see the two tall buildings that had collapsed, one of them.

Instead, I smelled blood.

The air seemed to be tinged with red blood. It was an atmosphere that you could easily encounter when raiding a dungeon. Mainly when you gather monsters together and defeat a large number of them at once. Then you could smell this blood from quite a distance.

I turned the corner. And stopped.

Both buildings had collapsed. The relatively low building in the middle, where the sky garden was, hadn’t collapsed, but it couldn’t be said to be intact. There were no monsters or hunters coming and going like at the Hunter Association. Only the smell of blood was strong.

Other people might have raided it first. I hope it’s not Yoohyeon, Song Taewon, Noah, Peace, or Yerim. Yoonyoon definitely wouldn’t be there, and Seong Hyeonjae.

The young Chaos got off the motorcycle. Black eyebrows furrowed slightly on his white face.

“First, you… what the hell have you gotten involved with?”

“A natural S-Class, Won Maekja [Original Vein].”

“He’s different from your brother. Your brother was a rare species even among Won Maekja, but he… I don’t even know what to call him.”

I unconsciously swallowed hard. I also got off the motorcycle and leaned on my cane. Did he notice what the crescent moon did to Seong Hyeonjae? How many worlds he has gone through. What he holds.

“The newbie didn’t say anything.”

“What would a kid know?”

The young Chaos took a big step forward. I quickly followed behind him.

“Wait a minute!”

“You stay outside.”

“No, I came because I have something to check?”

“I need to check too. Whether I should leave him alone or not.”

What, what does that mean? If he thinks he shouldn’t be left alone, what is he going to do? The current Seong Hyeonjae is a monster, but there is also a normal human Seong Hyeonjae here.

“He’s not a bad person! It’s not like Seong Hyeonjae wanted to be like that!”

“I told you to stay outside.”

The young Chaos sped up. Still, his stride was short, so it was easy to keep up. Chaos glanced at me as if blaming me for following him.

“Seong Hyeonjae is nicer than you think… well, he’s an okay person! He surprisingly keeps his boundaries well! He’s been good to me in many ways. He even came to save me when I was kidnapped. He even gave me candy so the kids wouldn’t find out I smoked.”

Perhaps because of Park Hayul’s influence, memories of when he treated me badly also came to mind, but that’s not the problem now. I have to save people.

“Recently, Seong Hyeonjae is really, really, really nice!”

My conscience took sick leave. The Seseong Guild’s central building looked like it was about to collapse at any moment. The glass door had been shattered long ago, and there weren’t many intact places inside.

“You’re trying hard.”

“He’s really nice, you know? When I said I wanted to eat something sweet, he bought it for me. I even made pancakes as he told me to during Chuseok [Korean Thanksgiving] last time. He even gave me a bicycle because I failed my driver’s license. Wow, Seong Hyeonjae is a complete angel. His evaluation within the guild is good too. He pays well. The bonuses are great and the benefits are good. He even leaves work on time! That’s also something Seong Hyeonjae made himself. The cardigan, the gloves, the hat! There’s also a scarf. He donates a lot too. His public image is so good that I thought he was a good person at first, but after experiencing it myself… he’s even better! Kind, gentle, caring, capable, and perfect from head to toe, he’s so, so perfect!”

What is life? These things happen when you live. I have to buy Song Chief a drink if I get out of here safely.

At that time.

“Thank you.”

A low voice echoed in the empty lobby. The sound of footsteps came down, stepping on the debris of the collapsed ceiling like stairs.

“I doubt it’s not a namesake.”

With each step he took, red marks appeared. The hem of his drooping coat was also soaked with blood. All the monsters and living creatures here. A chill ran down my chest.

“He looks so nice.”

To the young Chaos’s grumbling, the golden eye, with only one remaining, curved and smiled.