The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 55

“What do you think you’re doing!”

In an instant, my anger flared. Of course, Peace wasn’t hurt in the slightest. He landed very lightly.

But that doesn’t mean you can just throw him! Look at him, he’s frozen in shock.

“…Huh? Why……?”

My little brother was also taken aback. He had no idea why I was yelling. Seeing that made me even more furious.

Come to think of it, he hasn’t shown much interest in Peace all along. Trying to kill him because he wasn’t growing was one thing. Back then, he probably just saw him as a regular monster. But now, isn’t he going to be his ride soon?

“Why are you throwing him around!”

– Peep!

“Huh? No, with C-grade stats, he should be fine with that much—”

“So, if someone has high stats, you’ll just throw them around? Do you think that’s an excuse?!”

– Peep?!

“No, it’s not that, but……”

“Don’t look down, sit down!”

– Peep – peep!

Yoohyun quickly sat on the sofa. But Peace, why are you sitting too?

The sight of the two of them sitting side by side on the sofa, looking up at me with wide eyes, made the corners of my mouth twitch involuntarily. No, hold on. Cute little things.

“Hunter Kang Soyoung said she would take care of her lifelong partner like her own child, even before bringing him home. Of course, she was very interested in Peace. The Breaker and Hanshin hunters who came before were the same. They asked about this and that in advance and told me to contact them anytime if I needed anything. Even the Seseong Guild Leader brought Peace a gift. But what about you?”

The more I talked, the angrier I got. Paying for his food is the bare minimum, and you haven’t really done anything else, have you?

“Is it because you’ve already caught the fish [secured the deal]? Huh? You’re done because I agreed to raise him?”

– Beep?

“It’s not like that……”

“Or what? Don’t avoid my eyes and tell me straight, Han Yoohyun.”

– Peep.

Why does Peep keep adding sound effects?

“…It’s not that I don’t care. He’s a top-tier ride. Of course, it’s good. I’m looking forward to when he becomes an adult. But, well, how should I put it, even if it’s my cherished equipment, I manage it thoroughly, but gifts or anything like that—”

“Equipment? You think of him as equipment?”

Yoohyun subtly avoids my gaze again.

“…I think I was wrong.”

“You thought of Peace as equipment?”

– Peep?

“I was wrong.”

Looking at how he talks, he doesn’t understand at all. He acts just like he did when he was young. Is it because he’s only twenty years old?

“I’m not saying you have to take care of him like Hunter Kang Soyoung does, like he’s your own child. But at least you should have the idea that he’s an independent partner in your head. Not equipment that you handle as you please. Above all, you know that taming isn’t perfect, right?”

“I know, but it’s a problem that can be solved by going into a dungeon a couple of times……. No, no. I was wrong. I’ll do better in the future.”

His answer wasn’t very satisfying, but I couldn’t force him to give affection if he didn’t feel it. Should I make them meet more often from now on? As he said, if they go into a dungeon a few times, they’ll develop camaraderie or something.

“Give him a hug.”

Yoohyun got up and approached me. No, no!

“Not me!”

“Then?”

“Do you really not know? Peace, I mean Peace.”

Yoohyun, who was about to hug me, looked down at Peace with a displeased expression. Peace also looked back at him, then turned his gaze to me.

– Coo.

“…I don’t think he’ll like it very much.”

“He likes being hugged.”

I’m tired of him constantly asking for hugs without thinking about how big he’s gotten.

As Yoohyun reluctantly reached out, Peace bristled. He even bared his teeth and growled.

“It’s okay, Peace. I won’t throw you.”

– Grrr.

The two quickly separated after hugging for about a second. What are you doing?

“Han Yoohyun. Hold Peace and sit on the sofa.”

“But.”

“I said sit.”

– Coo.

In the end, Yoohyun picked up Peace again and sat on the sofa. They both look awkward, but it’s nice to see. They need to become buddies quickly before the dungeon difficulty increases. As soon as I sat next to Yoohyun, Peace tried to climb onto my lap.

“No.”

When I raised my arm to stop him, he drooped his ears and gave me a pitiful look.

– Squeak.

Then, as if thinking of something, he wagged his tail at Peep.

– Grrr, chirp.

“Why, aren’t you going to attack Peep anymore?”

Just in case, I picked up Peep, who I had placed next to him. Then, instead of baring his teeth, he licked him once. Then he tilted his head and looked up at me.

– Chirp.

– Peep!

“Our Peace is so good~”

As soon as he heard that he was good, Peace tried to come back to me again. When I didn’t stop him this time, he climbed onto my lap and curled up as if satisfied.

Could it be that he thought I was keeping him away from me because he attacked Peep?

“Even if he pretends to be gentle, never leave them alone. That chick won’t survive.”

“Of course, I will.”

You can’t leave a bird and a cat together.

“Are you free in a week? I want to check your skills, raise my level, and take Peace to a dungeon if possible.”

And talk to the system people. Yoohyun took out his phone, checked his schedule, and nodded.

“I think I can. I’ll prepare.”

Going into the dungeon in a week is settled, now I need to buy E-grade and D-grade exclusive passes.

The last grace skill has only four days left. It’s too 불안 [unstable] to enter the dungeon on the last day, so it’s practically three days. If there are no competitors in the exclusive bidding, it will be 낙찰 [awarded] after 24 hours, so if I’m lucky, I can attack both within the period.

I’m looking forward to what title will come out. I hope something useful comes out this time.

* * *

[OOO Building will be demolished tomorrow, and a monster breeding facility will be built in its place. Many people have expressed concern about raising a large number of monsters in the heart of Seoul—]

A broadcast related to monster breeding is playing on TV. The building next to the Haeyeon Guild will be emptied by today, and demolition will begin tomorrow. There weren’t any major troubles, but thanks to the generous compensation, the work progressed quickly.

‘Only build a two-story breeding facility and connect it to the original 10-story building.’

I lay sprawled on the sofa, looking at the building plan I had just received. Peace was on my back, and Peep was on my head. It would be a problem if other kids tried to climb on too. Once the grace effect ends, even with all the equipment, the overall body strength is limited to mid-D grade. The hidden stats will probably be F grade. I can handle Peace, but if it increases from here…….

Should I start taking the tonic that Kim Sunghan sends me from now on?

‘The estimated completion period for the breeding facility is two weeks, is this really possible?’

Even if they focus on awakened workers, provide equipment, and use dungeon byproducts, isn’t it a shoddy construction? The TV was also making various predictions and pointing out problems related to the construction. Still, they said it wasn’t impossible.

‘They’re going to build a solid foundation without a basement and put training and breeding facilities on the first floor. The foundation work takes the most time.’

Peace is small, but some monsters are large even as babies. In addition, the first floor will have space to stay even after they become adults, just in case. The adult cages on the first floor were the most expensive facility.

And my residence will be on the second floor. The area is much smaller than the first floor, and they use dungeon byproducts as materials to make it intact even if the first floor collapses. They say they’ll install a mini-portal for entry. The remaining space on the roof of the first floor will be decorated like a park as I wished.

Anyway, they said they’re pouring a lot of money into it.

On the other hand, the building that will be connected to the breeding facility is an ordinary building. There will be some remodeling and repairs. The breeding facility will be surrounded by double walls and made accessible through the building. The remodeling period for this building will take longer than the construction period for the breeding facility.

‘Isn’t the Goblin due back soon?’

I need to get the data and meet Suk Hayan. And Myungwoo, I don’t know if he’ll try to follow me.

‘It’ll be easier for him to just be a guild-affiliated blacksmith.’

I think he’ll want to stay in Haeyeon given his personality. But there’s nothing I can do.

‘Lure Do Hamin over. The special skill awakening center…….’

I guess I can say that I got a related skill after reaching level 20 this time. To prove the skill, I need to bring a couple of people and awaken their special initial skills.

The damn handsome guy I saw at the broadcasting station came to mind. What was his name?

But in what environment does he need to awaken to have the optimized initial skill? If it’s related to his face, the environment seems perfect already. If he works hard, makes movies, and gains popularity, won’t he awaken on his own?

‘Most special skill holders awaken while continuing to do related work.’

Or they awaken by feeling their lives are in danger and overcoming the crisis in a related way. Will a monster see a human face and be charmed and back down? He was really ambiguous in many ways. Should I look for someone else?

[Han Yoojin, nicknamed ‘Monster Dad,’ who has the monster breeding skill, and the Flame Horned Lion cub Peace—]

Ah, shit. They’re showing the broadcast I filmed before as a data screen again. Why do they keep showing it? If they’re going to keep showing it, they should at least take out that Monster Dad sound.

– Peep!

Peep shouted at the TV. Does he recognize me?

– Peep peep!

“Hey, where are you going? That’s not real.”

Is he a little… slow? Well, he’s F grade, so I can’t compare him to C grade Peace. While Peep was flapping in front of the TV, the sound of the door opening came. I guess Myungwoo is here.

“You’re here.”

“…What is that?”

“I picked him up. He’s a monster, but he’s F grade, so he’s not dangerous.”

– Peep peep!

“He’s cute.”

“Right?”

That Yoohyun sighed even after seeing this cute guy. Well, he hasn’t been very interested in animals since he was young.

Peep, who gave up on me on TV, couldn’t climb the sofa and was flapping again. I got up, picked up Peep, and habitually checked Yoo Myungwoo’s blade sharpening progress.

[Sharpening 10,000 Blades (Progress 8,266/10,000)]

It’s really not much left now. It’ll be over in four days.

“You’ve sharpened the knife over eight thousand times, right?”

Myungwoo looked surprised at my words.

“How did you know?”

“You sharpened a thousand on the first day and then four or five hundred each day after that, so it’s about that much, right? You also told me how many you sharpened today from time to time.”

“To think you were calculating all that……”

Myungwoo had a touched expression. I really can’t say anything to this guy. He should just pass it off as ‘oh, really’ but he keeps being moved, so I feel like a con artist. I’m not that altruistic.

“I’ll go to the workshop with you on the last day. I’m curious about what skill will come out, and since it’s something I started, I should be there with you at the end.”

“Yoojin……”

He’s touched again. I turned my head slightly because Myungwoo’s sparkling eyes were 부담 [a burden].

“I’ll never forget your grace, no matter what comes out.”

“I’d appreciate that.”

“I’ll repay you for the rest of my life.”

No, that’s 부담 [a burden]. I wish he would make me side dishes sometimes. 과자 [snacks] is good too. Or bread. Anyway, anything to eat.

…Damn it, should I just ask him to live with me? Only four days left. I felt like I was going to cry.

“…Myungwoo.”

“Yeah?”

“…No, it’s nothing.”

Sob sob sob. I’m afraid I’ll act like a two-timing boyfriend. It might be better to be embarrassed now than to be pathetic later. Yeah, so what if I’m a little embarrassed? Making a living is important.

Hugging Peep tightly in my arms, I opened my mouth.

“Later, after you move out… could you make me side dishes sometimes? I don’t care what kind, anything.”

I don’t have any picky eating habits, so please.

Myungwoo stiffened at my words. Is it too shameless after all?

“Oh… y-yeah, I guess I should move out soon? Sorry. I’ve been imposing for too long—”

“No, no. I’d be happy if we lived together!”

Damn it, I don’t care. In just four days, my table will turn from heaven to hell, and I can’t take it anymore.

“I can’t eat anything but what you make!”

“…What?”

“So please give me side dishes……”

Myungwoo, who was standing blankly, twitched his lips. Don’t laugh. It might be funny, but don’t laugh.

“That’s not difficult at all! Okay, don’t worry. I’ll make you as much as you want. Is there anything you want to eat?”

“…I like anything.”

“Okay. Just tell me if you want to eat anything!”

Myungwoo, who was heading to the kitchen, looked very happy. Still, if he answers so confidently, what will he do when he gets busy later? Of course, there’s no need to keep the words he just said, but given his personality, he’ll try to keep them.

Ugh, I’m embarrassed and feel guilty, but I’m happy.

* * *

I was able to 낙찰 [win] exclusive passes for both E-grade and D-grade dungeons around lunchtime the next day. I went down to the training room with Peace in the morning, so there was no need to make excuses this time. Myungwoo hadn’t returned home yet, so I put Peace in the living room cage and Peep in the bedroom basket and locked the bedroom door. I sent Myungwoo a text message telling him not to wake me up because I was sleeping.

Praying not to get caught again today, I slipped out in a similar way to yesterday.

This E-grade dungeon was an underground cave environment. It was a type I personally disliked, but I had no choice because I was only looking for places where I could purchase exclusive passes nearby.

“Ugh, it’s damp.”

As soon as I crossed the gate, the wet air mixed with the smell of mold stung the tip of my nose. The mixed wet air 덮쳐든다 [assaulted me]. In the dimness, I saw a group of glowing bugs flying around. And.

[′▽‵۶ O┣┗┗＝｜○!! ٩·‿·]

“…Ah, yes. Hello.”

What kind of greeting is that?