The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 447

“Are you okay, Hyung?”

Yoohyun asked, looking at me with concern. I nodded, my eyes fixed on the papers on the living room table.

“It’s a lot, but, well…”

Honestly, I felt a little overwhelmed. The papers were a list of tasks from Mr. Seok Simyeong.

“The additional interview upon returning home was skipped due to health issues. For the Peace doll promotion, you need to make at least one appearance. Since we didn’t formally introduce the baby monsters, we need to go to the Association and handle the paperwork… The Chinese hunter situation is being handled by Haeyeon, right?”

“Yeah. Don’t worry about their procedures. They’re already waiting at the port.”

“I need to schedule surgery too… What, you caught a golden hamster already?”

They said he’s scheduled to arrive soon. Then I’ll be in charge of overseas rides as well… It’s my first overseas request, so I’ll have to make appearances here and there again.

“The Association seems to be pushing the Awakening Center issue. Now that Korea is safer, can’t we postpone this a bit? Good progress has been made with the dungeon filming equipment. Besides that, there’s the Song Department Head issue. We also need to gather overseas hunters to check on them.”

What is all this? Why is there so much? The most urgent thing is registering the monsters.

“Haeyeon Guild Leader, I’m giving you special priority just for my brother.”

Yoohyun blinked and then smiled.

“Thank you, Director Han Yoojin.”

He answered naturally and sat on the single sofa, lightly stretching his long legs. Maybe because I’d told him a few times in the past that crossing his legs wasn’t good for him, my brother generally had good posture. Yet, he looked relaxed and at ease.

…I never look that good when I sit like that.

“High-grade ride-type monsters are precious regardless of their species, but among them, the Water Dragon is essential for Haeyeon’s Hunter Park Yerim.”

“Since it’s necessary for an S-Class, I bet it’s quite expensive.”

“At the same time, Hunter Park Yerim is currently the only high-grade hunter in the country who needs a water-type ride.”

In other words, no large guild other than Haeyeon would pay the proper price. Trading overseas would incur enormous taxes under the Hunter Special Act.

“Of course, we will not undervalue it for that reason. We will pay a price that satisfies Director Han Yoojin.”

“You sound confident. It won’t be easy to satisfy me. What if I refuse?”

The Haeyeon Guild Leader stood up. He slowly walked around the table, stood next to me, and leaned over. My brother’s hand reached out and grabbed my shoulder. If it were someone else, it might have felt threatening. But he was smiling softly.

“Will you refuse?”

His voice, asking ‘Really?’, had a subtle hint of playfulness. I pulled my brother’s arm, and he obediently sat down next to me.

“You’re a Guild Leader, where did you learn this stuff!”

“From you, of course.”

“What? No, when did I ever!”

Some things come to mind, but not really… Like when I was working part-time. But that was just good customer service. Especially since adults were nice to me because they saw a young man working hard.

“Even if you learn, why imitate that, an S-Class Hunter?”

“I’ve never done it to anyone but you anyway, and I won’t have to.”

I ruffled my brother’s head as he leaned slightly on me.

“What would you do if it wasn’t me?”

“Since there’s no suitable trading partner other than Haeyeon, it’s good if you refuse first. It creates a justification, so I can come back and slowly tighten the screws.”

That’s a good answer.

“What do you want, Hyung?”

“Since you’re a good brother, I’ll give you the old S-Class baby monster price. Isn’t that Yerim’s debt anyway?”

The guild would help with the related paperwork, but they had no obligation to pay for a personal ride that wasn’t for public use. I wanted to just give it to her, but it wasn’t good to handle public matters too privately. If I wasn’t careful, Yerim might see it as a flaw later.

“Then it’s really not much.”

“Should I get some volunteer work from the Haeyeon Guild Leader as a bonus? My shoulders are sore from bathing the kids yesterday.”

Yoohyun quickly started massaging my shoulders.

“Ah, that’s refreshing. The Black Water Buffalo would be good to put in the A-Class team. It can accompany the S-Class dungeon team well enough too.”

“Yeah, take the Water Buffalo properly.”

“I will. On the other hand, let’s hold off on the Leafnyr and Horned Fox for now. Both are ambiguous.”

Since they were both small, they couldn’t be used as rides, and they had abilities that made them difficult to use in combat. I guess I just captured them without much thought because they were high-grade baby monsters. I’m a ride-type monster caretaker, a ride.

“The Pegasus, ugh, it hurts.”

“It seems a bit stiff. The area around your shoulder blades too. Straighten your back, Hyung.”

“Ack, hey. Be gentle… The Prairie Pegasus is A-Class, but S-Class hunters can use it as a ride well enough. Defense types are, ugh, not great. More for ranged than melee, aack! Wait, wait!”

– Grrr.

Peace, who was lying under the sofa, perked up his ears at my groan and even bared his teeth.

“Peace, it’s okay─ Yoohyun, aack!”

“Let’s really exercise after your leg is healed.”

“No, but I, ugh, even catch mid-level hunters in dungeons!”

“That’s why it’s like this even more. It seems like you’ve developed a habit of overusing your body during combat. I’m talking about your physical body, not your magic or skills. You have memories from before the regression, and your stats sometimes increase, plus you share senses by watching the S-Class hunters around you.”

Hmm, that could be true. It’s a difficult environment to feel your own limits.

“And you don’t take care of your body even in normal times.”

I have nothing to say.

“Anyway, I think the Pegasus would suit Hunter Evelyn. It doesn’t seem to have any particular attribute skills, but I’ll ask.”

Hyeonah could use it too, but she has Sorok. Even if Sorok’s growth is too slow, it would be better to lend her a Unicorn rather than a Pegasus. There’s Blue too.

“Haeyeon doesn’t really need it?”

“Hmm, not right now. We have plenty of A-Class rides.”

Two Unicorns, two Wolves, a Lizard, and an Ostrich. It was more than enough to cover one high-grade team.

Of course, we needed far more monsters to create teams including rides for both Yerim and Seonghan. But since we had one team, it was better to show Haeyeon giving up a little. People tend to dislike it if you take too much.

I leaned completely on my brother’s lap and picked up my phone. It hurt less than before, maybe because the knots had loosened a bit.

“Hello, Seseong Guild Leader.”

[Did you rest well last night, Han Yoojin-gun?]

“I slept very well. It’s not that, but how about the Pegasus for Evelyn-ssi?”

[Welcome.]

“You answered right away, so you must have already finished talking with Evelyn-ssi.”

He understands immediately. It’s convenient because he’s one step ahead and we communicate well, so there’s no need to drag things out.

“Then, without further ado, let’s bring it in this time, ack!”

[…Han Yoojin-gun?]

“I’m getting a massage. It hurts a lot there. Please take care of registering the new baby monsters for me at Seseong.”

I’m tired, you see. I need to reduce the amount of work even a little.

[The Caretaker should do it himself.]

“Don’t be difficult. Can’t the Seseong Guild Leader use that much convenience?”

[Song Taewon Department Head will complain.]

“Don’t bother Song Department Head, and do it cleanly. I’m asking you. Let’s talk about the detailed transaction conditions after registering the kids.”

I ended the call and immediately called Haeyeon. The Peace doll was still being managed by the promotion team, but they said they were planning to create a separate department soon.

“It’s definitely been delayed a lot.”

[Yes. The preparations other than the concept shoot are finished, so we just need Director Han to spare some time.]

“Weekends would be best, right?”

I have to go to work and school on weekdays. I received a progress report and adjusted the schedule. The most urgent thing was the photo shoot, so we decided to take it this afternoon.

“I don’t know why I have to take pictures too, though.”

It’s a Peace doll, so shouldn’t only Peace come out cute? The juvenile Peace was scheduled to take pictures with me, and the adult Peace with Yoohyun.

Next, I asked Seok Simyeong about the new members of the Caretaker’s Office. They were gradually handing over the work, but it seemed to take some time because there were few experienced people.

[Haeyeon will continue to handle the parts that require experts, but it would be good to have one or two reserve personnel in the Caretaker’s Office as well. Additional recruitment will be necessary once it settles down.]

He said it wouldn’t be difficult to recruit people. In particular, there seemed to be quite a few hunters who wanted to be in charge of the breeding ground, even though the qualifications were high. Are they people who like animals?

[And, I think the Guild Leader is next to you.]

“Yes. He is.”

[Reporters are waiting near the building. We would appreciate it if Director Han would come out to see the Guild Leader off when he comes to Haeyeon.]

“See him off?”

[Yes. We would like you to show a good relationship for a while to completely quell the rumors about this kidnapping.]

That’s not difficult, but what rumors? Did people say that we actually have a bad relationship because I was kidnapped and he went into the dungeon without doing anything?

[In addition, we have narrowed down the names for the ride-type monster Caretaker’s Office, so please check them.]

Hmm, I’m a little less confident in naming things these days. But since I’m choosing from the ones that have been selected, it won’t be bad even if I pick with my eyes closed.

I saw Yoohyun off with Peace and headed to the breeding ground. Yerim, who had gone to the Hunter Association, had returned in the meantime.

“I think our guild’s biggest advantage is that it’s close to the Association.”

Yerim said, grumbling that it was annoying. Yesterday was the report on returning from Japan, and today was the registration and report of new equipment. The items Yerim acquired were processed as obtained in Japan with the cooperation of Shishio. In many ways, he’s a reliable son… I mean.

“Wouldn’t it be a disaster if the Association was robbed after registering all of that one by one?”

“Of course it would be a disaster. But they only take the appearance information of the equipment. If there’s no killing power, you can just report it, and originally, Korea had strict gun control.”

So, in the beginning, there were even talks about not allowing hunters to personally possess weapons. But it became vague because awakeners above the mid-level were more powerful than guns themselves.

“We have temporarily installed a large pool.”

The breeding ground hunter said, guiding me to the training ground. A large mobile swimming pool, about 10 meters in diameter, was located on the grass.

“However, the strength is weak, so we cannot send other monsters to the training ground.”

Indeed, such a structure would be easily broken if even a baby wolf bit it. There was a pond in the rooftop garden, but it was too small for the Water Dragon, who lived in the water. First of all, they were talking about long-term renting a nearby indoor swimming pool.

– Kyururuk!

The baby Water Dragon poked its head out from beyond the blue membrane of the pool. Yerim floated up and reached out to the Water Dragon. The Water Dragon rubbed its nose against Yerim’s palm in a friendly manner.

“Can I make water droplets and carry it around? It seemed to like it.”

“Of course, it’s okay.”

As soon as my permission was given, the Water Dragon floated up with a lump of water. It seemed to be enjoying spinning around, as Yerim said.

“Did you decide on a name?”

“Yes! But there’s also a spirit. So I picked two. Coral and Mar. Mar is also the sea, but Margarita also means pearl. Coral and Pearl.”

Yerim frowned, unable to decide which name to give the Water Dragon yet. Coral and Pearl. Honestly, it seemed much better than me. But if it’s a water attribute, I think I can name it well too.

“I think I can decide if I see the water spirit! I wonder if it’s far from being born?”

“The color has gotten darker.”

I couldn’t take it out of the inventory when I was held captive in China.

“Mar suits the Water Dragon better, right? The blue scales and fins are slightly pearly. What do you think, Mar?”

– Kuu!

“Do you like it? Huh?”

Yerim grabbed and shook the Water Dragon’s fin, which stretched out from the water droplet, as if shaking hands.

“Mar will go to the Gyeonggi-do breeding ground when it grows up. They said they’re building an artificial lake.”

“I guess so. Unless it learns to become juvenile like Peace.”

“Mar, you can do it too! Let’s live with your sister!”

– Keureureung.

Wouldn’t there be a possibility if the two became very close?

The Leafnyr was asleep, perhaps because it was nocturnal. It was active in the middle of the night. The Pegasus seemed to have become friends with the baby sheep in the meantime. Sorok was up for once.

“Sorok, have you been exercising lately?”

– Bbiaeng.

The Water Buffalo was lying down when Sorok got up. The Ostrich was fine, and the Lizard in the pond was doing well too, but.

“The Horned Fox is very shy.”

It ate, but it didn’t take a walk and was crouching in the corner of the cage. When I went in, it perked up its ears and quickly ran to me.

– Kiing, king!

“Yes, yes. It’s okay. It’s not a scary place.”

Should I take it home? But Peace would hate it. First, I picked up the Horned Fox and went outside. Then now.

“You’re not going to name them, are you?”

Yerim narrowed her eyes and said.

“…I’ll leave the Water Buffalo and Pegasus to their owners. Well, I don’t have to name the other kids either, but.”

The problem is. I told the breeding ground hunter to step aside for a moment and brought up my concerns.

“There’s a kid who asked me to name it.”

I thought it would hate it if someone else named it.

“The fairy dragon that turned into the Seseong Guild Leader before. Do you remember seeing it in the dungeon?”

“Ah, that pink dragon?”

“Yeah. First, um, pink or cherry…”

I glanced at Yerim. Fortunately, she didn’t have a serious expression.

“You’ve put in a lot of effort for you.”

“Is it okay?”

“It would be fine if it was just a dragon, but it can talk and turn into a human. It also called you Dad. Han Pink is cute, but it’s a bit much when it grows up. It’s Seseong Ajusshi’s [Mr. Seonghyeon] face.”

…Thinking about calling Seonghyeonje Pink gave me the creeps.

“It’s still a child’s appearance even when it transforms.”

“First, try to think outside of color. It’s been okay so far! You can do it if you try!”

Yerim praised me, saying there was progress.

“Or why don’t you ask Seseong Ajusshi? It’s related.”

“The Changeling doesn’t like the Seseong Guild Leader very much.”

Still, should I ask for advice? He’d be better than me.