The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 4

I was back in the past. Hadn’t it all been erased?

‘Does what happened before I returned have an effect on me?’

Is that why the Caregiver title changed, too?

Before checking the title, I looked at the rest of my stats.

[Level 1

Stamina: 6 Strength: 4 Agility: 5 Mentality: 4 Magic Power: 2]

Hmm, these are the same. F-rank with an average stat of less than 5 at level 1, excluding magic power.

Awakener stat ranks are determined by the average stat value at the same level, excluding magic power, which grows incredibly slowly.

So, stat ranks sometimes changed depending on growth, but usually, the increase was at most one or two ranks, and further growth was impossible. A house cat can’t become a tiger.

[Skills

Mentality Up(E): +5% to the target’s mentality (instant effect, similar and identical skills do not stack), duration 30 minutes

Agility Up(E): +5% to the target’s agility (instant effect, similar and identical skills do not stack), duration 30 minutes]

The basic skills were also similar to before. It used to be Strength instead of Mentality, but it must have changed because the awakening circumstances changed.

Basic buff skills with a skill rank of E, one step above the bottom. Still, if developed well, it was a decent skill that could go up to rank D.

‘I couldn’t raise the rank, though.’

Even if the stats were F, if the skill became D, the Awakener rank could rise to E. So, it very rarely happened that someone with F stats became B-rank with skills. About one in fifty million?

There was only one Awakener in the world with F-rank stats and an SS-rank skill who became A-rank. The Saintess Emily Spence, who could revive someone as long as they were breathing. Many suggested she should be S-rank, but she ended up remaining A-rank. It was too dangerous to clear an S-rank dungeon while protecting someone with F-rank stats.

‘I’ll barely scrape by to get a Hunter license this time, too.’

There were many Awakeners in the world. It was already common, but after the Awakening Center was established six months later, the grandfather next door, the kid next door, and the uncle in the back were all Awakeners.

However, 99 out of 100 Awakeners had F-rank stats and F-rank skills. In other words, they were just ordinary people.

Moreover, F-rank skills couldn’t be improved, so it was impossible to raise the rank.

So, the Hunter license was only issued when one of the stats or skills was E-rank or higher. This was why there were many Awakeners but few Hunters.

‘Then, the title…….’

Unconsciously, I swallowed hard. Not A or S, but L. Two legendary titles, no less.

Even so, there was no change in stats.

‘Is Dragon Slayer also a skill title?’

Titles were divided into skill titles and stat titles.

Stat titles literally raised stats, and skill titles had additional skills attached.

If it were an L-rank stat title, it would raise the stats to at least B-rank, but too bad.

‘If I had B-rank stats, Yoohyun wouldn’t try to protect me so much. I have no choice but to rely on skills.’

Defense skill, come out, defense skill, come out.

Praying, I opened the Dragon Slayer title information window.

[Dragon Slayer(L)

Proof of a hero who single-handedly hunted a first-class dragon species (Rauchitas).

Title Additional Skills

Toxin Resistance(L)

Curse Resistance(L)

Fear Resistance(L)

Rauchitas’s Nemesis(SS)]

Four additional skills from the start! It’s legendary, after all. Usually, S-ranks have 2-3, A-ranks have 2, and below that have 1 initial additional skill. Also, titles of B-rank or higher can grow, so additional skills may increase.

‘The skills are all related to Rauchitas. If I defeat a fire dragon, I get fire resistance, and if I defeat an ice dragon, I get freeze resistance, right?’

Rauchitas was a dragon species famous for poison and curses.

The resistance skills could be guessed from the name, but I still checked.

[Toxin Resistance(L) – Completely immune to toxins below legendary rank]

[Curse Resistance(L) – Completely immune to curses below legendary rank]

[Fear Resistance(L) – Nullifies intimidation below legendary rank]

They were skills that were so good they were fraudulent.

If I were an A-rank or higher Hunter on the front lines…

‘Where am I going to use this?’

There are dungeons that only deal poison and curse damage with almost no physical attacks, but to defeat monsters, you need real power. Besides, physical attacks usually follow. Even if you are immune to Rauchitas’s poison and curses, if your agility or physical defense doesn’t keep up, you’ll be neatly ground up by the tip of its claws.

‘On the other hand, if an S-rank Hunter had this title, they would be unstoppable.’

It’s literally pearls before swine. Oink oink.

I sighed deeply and checked the last skill, SS-rank Rauchitas’s Nemesis.

[Rauchitas’s Nemesis(SS) – All skill effects doubled when facing Rauchitas and its similar dragon species]

Bust! Complete bust!

All I have are immunity and buffs, what good is doubling them in front of a giant lizard! The same goes for similar dragon species. Even the weakest fifth-class dragon is still a dragon, so an F-rank can’t mess with it.

‘Damn it, it’s so wasted! If this, if this went to an S-rank instead of me! Can’t I somehow pass it on to Yoohyun?’

If Yoohyun had those damn good skills with double the effect, he could beat Rauchitas to a pulp!

“Aigoo, aigoo—”

It’s so wasteful that I’m tearing up and my stomach is twisting. Aigoo, what a waste!

After hitting the ground for a while, I calmed down and looked at the status window again.

‘The Perfect Caregiver will still be useful, right.’

Right, I decided to live quietly anyway. Don’t even think about crawling into dungeons, just give growth buffs and live.

[Perfect Caregiver(L)

Proof of a caregiver who has raised world-class powerhouses. The caregiver’s past stats are more than +100% of the fostered’s current stats, making it even more perfect.]

…What?

Wait, what is this title description?

The beginning was the same as my previous title, Caregiver. Proof of a caregiver who has raised world-class powerhouses. But the Perfect Caregiver had an additional line at the end.

‘If it’s +100% of the fostered’s stats… could it be that double buff Yoohyun received when he died? Did my title become the Perfect Caregiver because of what happened then?’

The past and the disappeared future are affecting the present at the same time. Thinking about it made me feel strange. Is it okay? I wonder if there will be other side effects besides the title.

‘But it’s really worthy of being legendary.’

It’s so hard to meet the title conditions.

You have to raise a world-class powerhouse, at least S-rank, and you have to be twice as strong as that S-rank in the past.

‘I got it because I had a cheat called past regression, but if you do it the orthodox way, a munchkin [prodigy] with SSS-rank would have to raise an S-rank.’

Even if the fostered dies and receives a double buff, it doesn’t meet the conditions because it’s not the past. It would be possible if you raised one more S-rank after that, but how easy would that be? As far as I know, I was the only one with the Caregiver title who raised an S-rank.

There may have been other people who hid it like me.

‘Then the skills…….’

How did they change? I looked slightly down to check the additional skills.

[My Baby is the Best(L)

Last Favor(L)

Our Kid is So Talented(SS)

Promising Sprout(S)]

The number of skills was the same as Dragon Slayer, four, but the rank was lower. Two L-ranks, one SS-rank, and one S-rank. Of course, this is great, but it’s a bit lower compared to the same L-rank title.

‘Still, this is much more useful to me.’

With a happy heart, I opened the information window from My Baby is the Best. The skill name sucks.

[My Baby is the Best(L) – +100% growth rate for the target who is moved by hearing the keyword

Duration 3 days

Already moved targets can be used without a keyword

Cannot be used on the same target more than once

Cooldown 30 days for the same target

Keyword: I love you

※ Not applicable if the target is aware of the keyword’s effect

Completed Moved Target (1)

Han Yoohyun(S)]

Good. All good, but.

‘Crazy, why is the keyword like this?!’

It was clearly ‘Cheer up’ before! Is it because I told Yoohyun I loved him? Did he get moved by that word?

This damn it!

‘How am I supposed to use this?!’

It would be doable if the target was family or even an adult woman, but what if the target is a man? Or a child? I’ll be wearing silver bracelets [handcuffs] if I try to raise a minor Awakener!

Moreover, it’s not like you can just say ‘I love you’ to anyone. If the moving condition is the same as the previous skill, you have to spend some time with the target. You have to talk, listen to their interests, have emotional exchanges, and then aim for the right timing to say the keyword.

Or save their life in an extreme situation and confess… or something.

Confession. Yeah, it’ll be like confessing. Hahaha.

‘…Let’s just use it on Yoohyun.’

It’s a waste, but I can’t help it. Fortunately, you only have to say the keyword once when moving them.

…Because it’s only once, should I pretend to be crazy and use it if there’s someone who’s really worth raising? Ugh.

Plunged into agony, I opened the Last Favor skill information window.

[Last Favor(L) – When the keyword moved target dies, transfer the target’s skills and stats with twice the efficiency

Duration 7 days]

It was a higher skill of my previous skill, Last Reward. 7 days is quite long, but it’s only one-time use, so why is this L-rank?

‘This is sealed away.’

It’s better not to use it, and it’s a skill that can’t be revealed to others.

Think about it. Who would welcome a skill that can kill others and steal their stats? Rather, it’s uncomfortable to be with and makes your back itch. You’ll automatically think that in a dangerous situation, that guy will stab me in the back and survive.

So, I didn’t reveal it to anyone even before the regression.

Next, I checked the Our Kid is So Talented skill. This name also sucks.

[Our Kid is So Talented(SS) – When cheering for the keyword moved target with the keyword in front of five or more intelligent beings who can understand the keyword, the target’s stats and skill effects + the number of intelligent beings% (maximum 100%)

Duration 30 minutes

Cooldown 10 days

※ Not applicable if the target and surrounding intelligent beings are aware of the keyword’s effect]

Keyword. That damn keyword.

I looked closely at the skill information window, but there was no keyword specified separately. That means.

‘Is it a public confession this time?!’

Shiba [damn], I can’t even use this on Yoohyun!

The skill itself is good. Really good. If you gather a hundred spectators and use it, it’s a double buff.

But why is it a love confession. Are you telling me to be embarrassed to death?

‘And if the duration is 30 minutes, I have to be right next to them.’

Calming down and thinking about it, it was a skill that I couldn’t use properly anyway. My Baby has a duration of 3 days, so I can use it before entering the dungeon, but if I use Our Kid outside the dungeon, the effect will wear off before I can even break half of the boss battle.

Besides, there’s a limit to the number of people in the dungeon. I can only use it when the dungeon explodes [is crowded].

‘Sigh, this is also a pie in the sky [unrealistic dream].’

I really want to give it to someone else. It would be perfect to pass it on to a buffer or healer with B-rank stats or higher. If possible, someone with a thick face [shameless].

A skill that raises overall stats and skill effects at once is A-rank even if it’s only +10%. There are many stat increase skills, but skill effect increase skills are rare. The S-rank dungeon entry limit is usually around 30 people, so if you go in full, it’s a whopping +30%. It would be a huge help during the boss battle, but it was so wasted.

Following Last Favor, this is also a skill that I can’t use properly, I can’t help but sigh.

‘The rank is good, but most of them are busts [useless].’

Without much expectation, I checked the last skill, Promising Sprout.

[Promising Sprout(S) – Can check the expected awakening rank of non-Awakeners, awaken the keyword moved target with aptitude optimization

Cooldown 30 days for optimized awakening]

…Huh? Wait a minute.

‘This is amazing?’

Just checking the expected awakening rank is amazing. It means you can pick up prospective S-rank and A-rank Awakeners in advance. But the more amazing thing is aptitude optimization awakening.

About 3 years later, it will be revealed that the ability after awakening changes depending on the situation at the time of awakening. For example, if you awaken in danger of drowning, you get water-related skills, and if you awaken in danger of falling to death, you get flight-related skills. In addition, you can get plant manipulation skills by awakening while farming, and hypnosis skills by awakening while dealing with difficult customers at a call center.

In my case, some of my titles and skills changed because I awakened in a different situation than before.

There were even research results that the awakening rank was also affected by the awakening situation. Even if the maximum awakening rank aptitude is A, there was a theory that you would awaken below B if the awakening situation was not good.

But how easy is it to adjust the awakening situation to suit the target? Optimization of the awakening situation was impossible even 5 years later, let alone now.

But the Promising Sprout skill allows optimized awakening.

‘The highest rank and the best skills compared to aptitude!’

It means you can pick up the best rookie once a month.

Wow, this is really the best, it’s so great that it’s good to be L-rank…….

‘…Is this also a keyword?’

Ah, really. It’s so dirty, really! Really, I, I!

…Still, I have to use it. Sob sob.