The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 461

It was just a wooden stick. It didn’t seem like a weapon of any significant rank. And yet…

Crack!

Not even a scratch appeared on Peace’s teeth. The Flame Mane Lion clamped down hard on the outstretched stick, and the young Chaos swung the stick around like he was fishing. Peace, who had been lifted into the air, tried to spread his wings after letting go of the stick, but before he could, the young Chaos grabbed the back of Peace’s neck.

– Kyaareung!

It was a movement so fast that even I and Peace couldn’t follow it. Then, the red fur ball was sent flying.

“Oh no, Peace!”

Peace’s figure quickly became a red dot as he plunged into the lake. ‘Peace hates water!’ Just as I thought that, the young Chaos turned back towards me.

“You can use weapons. I’m an S-Rank right now, so try to resist.”

As soon as he said that, my vision went black. I even heard a thud. Before I knew it, Yoohyun was standing in front of me, blocking the attack. I quickly used the Teacher Skill on my brother and saw the Ruler’s Sword clashing against the descending wooden stick. Wow… SS-Rank weapons are useless against that.

“But why are you blocking for me?”

You always act like you wouldn’t block because getting hit is good for my body. At my words, my brother turned to look at me.

“How can I just watch you get hit, hyung [older brother]?”

I felt a strange pang in my heart at his words – that his body had moved before he could even think.

“Yoohyun…”

My brother is so kind.

“What are you two doing?”

“They’re always like that, even at home. It’s kind of annoying,” Yerim grumbled, complaining about Hanyoohyun, but the old man [Chaos] was serious too.

“The third one [Yerim] is suffering a lot.”

“Right!”

Strength was being applied to the wooden stick. Even though we were both S-Rank Hunters right now, the Ruler’s Sword was slowly being pushed back. This must be the difference in power efficiency. I could hear the sound of the ground being crushed under Yoohyun’s feet. The dirt and leaves were pushed out from his heels as he held on, rising up little by little.

It was obvious that he couldn’t back down because of me, so I quickly stepped aside. As soon as I did, the young Chaos suddenly increased the power he was exerting. Crazy, even more?

Ziiiiik- Yoohyun’s feet dragged on the ground, and at the same time, the wooden stick slid sideways. It twisted cleverly like a living snake, aiming for Yoohyun’s waist. It was the moment when his body’s balance was briefly broken by the powerful force. Even though he was prepared, it was a difficult attack to avoid, but Yoohyun didn’t panic and changed the Ruler’s Sword into a chain sword form.

The black blade quickly lengthened. Kagagak! The wooden stick brushed against the chain sword. It was difficult to block an attack with such strong power head-on with an easily flexible chain sword. If he wasn’t careful, the sword could be pushed back, and he could be injured by his own blade.

That’s why Yoohyun only slightly altered the attack path of the stick. At the same time, the end of the chain sword was stuck in the ground, and he took the power out of his body, changing the sword back into a relatively short longsword. Yoohyun’s body, which was holding the hilt of the sword, moved as if being dragged along by the naturally shrinking sword. Yoohyun leaned greatly to the side.

Zziiik-!

The end of the wooden stick tore a long gash in Yerim’s waist area of her uniform. It was that much even though it just grazed her! Elder [referring to Chaos]! He’s going to hurt the kid!

“Aren’t you putting too much strength into it!”

“The second one [Yoohyun] should be able to avoid this much.”

The outstretched stick changed direction as it was. With the sword stuck in the ground as the central axis, Yoohyun spun his tilted body half a turn. He moved his body from the left to the right of the sword in an instant, and as soon as he stood up, the young Chaos’s palm touched the end of the Ruler’s Sword hilt.

Thud!

The sword, pressed down by Chaos’s palm, dug deeper into the ground, and the hand that struck the end of the sword hilt slid down to Yoohyun’s wrist. It was a movement at a speed that was difficult to keep up with even with an S-Rank’s vision. So, of course, there was no time for the body to react!

His wrist was grabbed, and then a kick flew in. The small boy’s body dug into Yoohyun’s body and kicked his chest. At the same time, Yoohyun’s wrist, which was holding the sword, was twisted. The body, which had lost its support, flew backward as it was.

Bang!

Yoohyun, who had been pushed back almost ten meters or more, crashed into a tree. With a snap, the thick tree trunk broke off like a reed. Yoohyun!

“Wait, just a moment, Ack!”

Ouch! It hurt! I was hit in the back, but I couldn’t even see the movement with my own eyes.

“I don’t even know where to start with you, first one [MC].”

Chaos, who suddenly appeared in front of me like a ghost, clicked his tongue and swung the stick. Maybe he adjusted it for me, but I could see the wooden stick flying at me. I quickly dodged backward and took out my sword.

“Your eyes follow pretty well.”

Swish, the wooden stick struck my side. I couldn’t help but groan at the stinging pain.

“Your body is a slug.”

“Well, I’ve seen a lot, ouch!”

I tried to block the attack, but it was literally just flailing. There were plenty of S-Ranks around, and I had the Teacher Skill, so my standards were high. I knew very well in my head how to block those incoming attacks.

But the problem was my body.

Let’s turn the sword like this to deflect it diagonally, and let’s move our feet like this to pull our body out. What’s the point of thinking that? I’m slow. I lacked strength, speed, and flexibility.

“I haven’t even had surgery that long ago, ugh!”

“So you’ve been exercising regularly?”

…I have nothing to say even if I had ten mouths. I decided I should, but I used my leg pain as an excuse even recently, um. But it’s true that it’s not fully healed yet. I did some upper body stretching, though.

“Ahjussi [term for older man]……”

Yerim looked at me with great pity. I used the Teacher Skill on Yerim, and even I felt sorry for myself.

In Yerim’s eyes, I was just flailing around without being able to resist the attacks that seemed like light taps… Ah, I really can’t avoid that, can I? I was really pathetic. Yoohyun, who had recovered, also felt sorry for me, and Peace, who had flown back, was also groaning. Even the newbie was fidgeting.

“…First one.”

“…Yes.”

“You just sit here.”

[That’s right, Honey. I’ll give you a chair.]

The newbie created a chair with fluffy white fur. It was a chair floating in the air without legs.

“I’m still okay, though.”

“Hyung, sit down quickly. You even have bruises here.”

Yoohyun sat me down on the chair and looked at my wrist. Peace, who had turned into spirit form, came to my feet and looked up at me worriedly.

“Don’t you have bruises anywhere else? Look, even on your arm.”

“Grandpa, you should be gentle with Ahjussi.”

“I was being gentle. And you get stronger as you heal from bruises. I hit you just right, so don’t worry.”

Is it like calluses are forming? Chaos looked at me with eyes that said, what should I do with him, then turned to Yerim this time.

“Elder, Yerim is still young!”

Even if it’s me and Yoohyun, you should be careful with Yerim!

“That’s what they say, third one.”

“I’m an S-Rank Hunter, you know?”

Yerim said, taking out her spear.

“And I have to learn martial arts. Grandpa is the strongest, so of course, I can’t miss this opportunity!”

As soon as she shouted, Come on!, Chaos arrived right in front of Yerim as if he had used teleportation. Yerim quickly tried to block the wooden stick that was thrusting straight like a spear. Just as the spear shaft and the wooden stick were about to collide, the end of the stick slipped and changed direction, soaring upward.

“Ugh!”

Yerim, who had been severely stabbed in the shoulder, staggered.

“You don’t have strength in your lower body.”

The wooden stick that had fallen down this time hit her staggering legs. At the same time, Chaos shouted.

“Use the spear like a cane!”

Yerim, who was falling after being hit in the legs, quickly set the spear vertically and stuck it into the ground to support her body. She could easily get out of the crisis if she used her skills, but she wanted to learn martial arts, so she didn’t use anything other than her body and weapon.

After driving Yerim like that a few times, Chaos glanced back at Yoohyun.

“Third one, you were trying to follow the second one.”

“Huh? No! Why would I!”

“Because he’s the strongest. Around you, third one. You must have felt that the spear and the sword were similar.”

Well, the strongest person among the people around Yerim that Yerim could imitate was none other than Yoohyun. Seong Hyunjae mainly uses chains, so he was excluded, and Hyunah’s style was too different. There was a Hunter who used a spear in Yerim’s team, but she had been watching Yoohyun, so she probably didn’t like it.

Yerim’s neck turned slightly red.

“I really didn’t mean to, but I’ve seen it a lot, so unconsciously, well, it could be…”

“The spear and the sword are different. The sword has a blade, but the spear shaft doesn’t.”

But Chaos said that Yerim had a habit of swinging her spear to try to cut her opponent.

“Trying to imitate a stronger being than oneself is an instinctive behavior. Especially if that opponent is thought to be friendly to oneself, one will be more easily influenced. That’s also why the second one is hardly influenced by anyone other than the first one.”

Yoohyun is strong enough, and there are no strong people around him that he considers friendly. At best, he was somewhat influenced by Chief Song, who was neutral and often clashed with him. He doesn’t really care about other people, let alone be friendly to them…

“Then should I fix it?”

“There are two options. Completely overhaul it with a focus on the spear, or use the sword together.”

“The latter! It’s good to be good at everything.”

“You might miss everything if you try to catch too many at once, but two is okay. Then take out your sword this time. Do you have a spare?”

“I do.”

Yerim took out a sword from her inventory. She had never used a longsword, but her posture was surprisingly familiar. And Yoohyun’s appearance was definitely reflected. Yerim’s eyes were sparkling as if she was enjoying this situation.

“Put strength in your legs, pay attention to your feet!”

Kagang! Chaos pointed out, swinging the wooden stick at the sword.

“You’re clumsy at handling your lower body because of flight and teleportation.”

“Yes!”

Chaos tapped and corrected Yerim’s legs and arms here and there, then gestured to Yoohyun. Does that mean the two of them are enough to handle him together? It seems enough. Yoohyun kicked off the ground without hesitation. Just as the distance was closing, Chaos kicked up a stone with his toe. He hit the stone that had risen into the air hard with his elbow, and it flew towards Yoohyun.

I thought it wouldn’t be difficult to avoid that much,

Pajik!

The stone that had reached my brother suddenly shattered. What, that. Skill… it doesn’t seem like it, did he make it explode by adjusting the power and timing? Really? Just as the fragments scattering like grains of sand obscured Yoohyun’s vision, Chaos approached closely. In the meantime, Yerim was groaning after being severely stabbed in the side.

And Yoohyun too.

“Ugh!”

He avoided the attack to his shoulder, but he was hit in the waist. Oh no, you guys.

“I told you to be gentle!”

Ignoring my words, the wooden stick in the young Chaos’s hand began to move even faster. Oh nooo.

“Minimize your physical magic power.”

Chaos, who had checked on the children’s condition, lined up Yoohyun and Yerim side by side and said. They were both covered in dirt and their hair was messed up. As expected of S-Ranks, they weren’t hurt, but my heart ached. How many times did my kids roll on the ground? I’m getting teary.

“Think of it as concentrating it in one place. In other words, the place where the magic stone settles. You guys don’t have it yet, but humans also develop magic stones when they reach a certain rank or higher.”

Chaos pointed to his heart.

“In human form, it usually settles in the heart or the head. The head is dangerous, so try to gather it in the heart.”

“Uh… I feel like I’m losing strength, Grandpa.”

“If magic power disappears, physical abilities will naturally decrease. But you’re still stronger than lower ranks because you’re S-Ranks. In that state, run.”

“Run?”

“Run one lap around the lake. Don’t use magic power, just use your bodies. In order to handle power efficiently, you have to start from nothing. Especially for those who are strong from the beginning.”

With Chaos’s words to go, Yoohyun and Yerim started running. Since their magic power was minimized, they were definitely slower than usual. My kids are going through a lot…

“First one, take off your top. Rabbit, can you remove the backrest of the chair?”

[Yes!]

As I took off my top, Chaos came over and looked at my back.

“It’s still stabilized. Fortunately, it hasn’t twisted again.”

“Really? That’s a relief.”

“Judging from the second one’s attitude, you still haven’t told him, have you.”

Huh? I thought, then I remembered it was about my lifespan.

“How can I tell him that?”

“You haven’t told anyone?”

“Yes. Of course, no one knows. Please keep it a secret in the future. I’m asking for your help.”

“Okay.”

The young Chaos pressed down on my back and the back of my neck quite painfully a few times, then gestured for me to put my clothes back on.

“Why didn’t you bring that guy too?”

“That guy?”

“Baby Moon.”

…Are you talking about Seong Hyunjae? Baby Moon, it sounds so different from when he was Little Moon.

“If he hasn’t said anything yet, is he sincere?”

“About what?”

“Or the opposite.”

What are you talking about? Please let me understand too.