The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 92

Song Tae-won had already evacuated everyone from the breeding facility and finished contacting the surrounding buildings, including the adjacent building and the Haeyeon Guild, placing them on emergency standby. Seeing how quickly he handled things, it seemed like this wasn’t his first rodeo. [A common idiom meaning ‘first time doing something.’]

When I told him it was okay now and apologized for making him waste his efforts, his calm reply—that there was no such thing as wasted effort in these situations—was reassuring. There’s always a ‘what if,’ so prevention is the best policy.

“I’ll go and handle the settlement tomorrow, so stay put until then. Got it?”

“Yes. I’ll be waiting.”

Noah nodded obediently. I had him wear spare training clothes from the overnight duty room for now. The clothes he had been wearing weren’t dungeon items, and even if they were items that changed to fit the wearer’s body, there were limits. That’s why equipment for Hunters with full-body shapeshifting skills required special processing.

Originally, Hunters with full-body shapeshifting skills wouldn’t appear until much later. Naturally, there wouldn’t be any places that could do special processing yet. Should I look into it separately? What were the materials again?

After sending Noah away with Song Tae-won, I only brought Piyo with me from the kids. Blue was already asleep, and bringing Comet seemed problematic with Yoohyun not looking like he was planning to return, plus Peace was an issue. It would be better to let them rest well first and then slowly introduce them during the day rather than confronting them in the middle of the night. Comet was docile during the day, so the impression would be better than in the chaotic night.

– Grrr.

Peace, who had shrunk back down, approached with a red egg in his mouth. He took good care of it without losing it.

“Peace, we moved while you were gone. It’s much bigger than before, so you’ll be comfortable too.”

Even if he’s not fully grown, he’s big enough as a young adult. The lower floor is spacious enough for a fully grown dragon to roam around, and he can go out to the rooftop garden to play anytime. There’s no need to live cramped up like before. …Although both places need restoration work.

I put Piyo on my head and held Peace in my arms. Yoohyun, acting like it was his own home, took the lead and opened the door. I gave him the front door key, but when did he get the portal key? Did Kim Sunghan come while I was sleeping?

After putting Peace down to let him look around the house, I went to Yerim’s SNS [Social Networking Service, like Instagram or Facebook]. Originally, we were supposed to meet today and talk about Noah, but Yoohyun showed up, so I couldn’t even contact her.

‘Looks like she met Kang Soyoung.’

A photo of sliced cakes stacked like a tower on a plate was uploaded. Next to it was a bowl of shaved ice. It seems she had yukhoe [Korean seasoned raw beef] and yuk sashimi [raw beef sashimi] for lunch. When you look at her, she’s definitely a meat lover. She eats well no matter what side dishes I bring, though.

‘…Even if you’re an S-Rank Hunter, don’t take selfies standing on a moving motorcycle.’

It’s just for show anyway, but she didn’t even wear a helmet. Hunters above intermediate rank aren’t subject to safety equipment regulations, though. It was an exception for vehicle use during dungeon breaks. It’s inefficient to drive a car after hearing that monsters have appeared, calmly unbuckle the seatbelt, and get out. Motorcycle helmets would also be cumbersome.

Yerim is also a victim, so I’ll have to go with her tomorrow, but is she asleep? What time do kids these days sleep? It’s better to contact her tomorrow.

“…Garden.”

Then Yoohyun muttered softly.

“Huh?”

I turned my head, following Yoohyun’s gaze. The rooftop garden, still under restoration, was visible through the large front window—no, the screen. Although it was the middle of the dark night, the broken trees and dug-up ground were clearly visible thanks to the unnecessarily intact streetlights.

“It seems more serious than I thought.”

“Are you one to talk? The damaged area is smaller. The digging on that side is because of the poison.”

I was planning to use Blue’s My Brat skill from tomorrow to start training, but he broke the training room wall. The inside facilities are safe, though.

“You said you were sleepy. Go to sleep. Myungwoo uses the left bedroom over there, so you can use any other room besides that.”

“Hunter Yoo Myungwoo is here?”

“He’s here and not here. He shows up occasionally because he’s so busy.”

I said he uses the bedroom, but I don’t remember seeing him sleep there for the past two days.

“It seems like he’s making something, but he says it’s a secret. Just in case, treat him really well this time if you run into him. An S-Rank weapon has already come out, so it wouldn’t be strange if an SS-Rank one popped out anytime.”

Peace picked up the egg he had dropped on the floor and placed it on the table. Peace, in the meantime, went up to the second floor, bit Blue’s cushion, jumped down, and headed towards the monster living room, grumbling softly. Then he brought Comet’s nest and threw it in front of my feet.

– Krheung.

He must have smelled a strange scent. He doesn’t seem to be in a good mood.

“There’s a new kid, but I’ll introduce you tomorrow. It’s Comet, a black baby dragon. Come here, Peace. Should we sleep together for the first time in a while?”

He roughly slapped his tail as if he was in a bad mood, but he still snuggled up obediently. He probably doesn’t like that strange monsters keep coming in. But what can I do? My job is to raise them.

“Did you feed Peace properly?”

“He was catching and eating on his own.”

“He’s really all grown up.”

What should I do? Should I get him a live monster too?

Then Myungwoo suddenly appeared. With hot heat as usual. Almost at the same time, Yoohyun blocked me. Peace also perked up his ears in surprise.

“…What is that?”

“What do you mean, it’s Myungwoo.”

“No, it’s not ordinary fire energy.”

Is that so? It’s a bit hot, but not enough to hurt people. Myungwoo raised the corner of his mouth at Yoohyun’s words.

“Isumir’s fire energy is amazing. There’s no fire in this world that contains such high purity of magic.”

Yoohyun made a slightly prideful expression at Myungwoo’s words. But he didn’t refute it, so it must be different.

“But what is that?”

Myungwoo pointed behind me and asked. I turned my head, and the egg on the table was visible. The red egg with a crack in it.

…Why is there a crack in it? It was famous for never breaking. I reflexively tried to pick it up, but Yoohyun’s hand was faster.

“Don’t touch it, you don’t know what will come out. It could be dangerous.”

Then he stepped back. The egg shook slightly in Yoohyun’s grasp. The crack grew larger, and a small gap was created. Inside, a small flame flickered.

Again and again, licking and melting the eggshell,

Whirr!

It burst into flames completely. I was a little surprised for a moment, but it didn’t seem hot thanks to the flame resistance.

The fist-sized flame soon subsided, and what appeared from within was a small lizard. A small lizard made of flames climbed onto Yoohyun’s hand and wrapped around his wrist.

In bewilderment, I used the Sprout skill.

[Fire Spirit – F-Rank

Contractor: Han Yoohyun]

“…Fire Spirit?”

Yoohyun and Myungwoo looked at me at the same time at the mumbling.

“Fire Spirit? Were there even spirits?”

“Isumir said there were no spirits in this world?”

There weren’t. Even five years later, no spirits had appeared. There were only unidentified eggs.

Could those eggs have been spirit eggs?

“…There was no change in the egg until you appeared, Myungwoo. You said the heat from before was Isumir’s?”

“Yeah. The thing I’m making now strongly needs Isumir’s firepower, so it overflowed and leaked out… Did that awaken it?”

“Maybe. It might be something that only awakens when the power of the same spirit touches it?”

If so, it makes sense that the unidentified eggs hadn’t budged even after trying all sorts of things for years. Because there are no spirits in this world.

Yoohyun was looking at the lizard that was circling around his hand with a curious expression. Then he created a small flame at his fingertip. The lizard stopped moving and carefully watched the red flame turn black. When the flame turned completely black, it opened its mouth wide and swallowed the fire.

“It seems to be completely immune to fire attributes. It doesn’t seem particularly useful, though.”

“Why, if you raise it well, it could become as strong as Myungwoo’s Isumir. It was born from an SSS-Rank egg, after all.”

“That tiny thing?”

Myungwoo said disapprovingly. He must have become close to Isumir in the meantime.

Anyway, if it can only hatch with the power of the corresponding spirit, then the other colored eggs will remain unidentified forever. What a waste.

* * *

When I woke up, it was past ten in the morning. Since Blue and Comet weren’t there, I must have slept completely soundly without anything to wake me up.

– Grrr.

As soon as I got up, Peace rubbed his head against me as if he had been waiting. Piyo was also flapping in the basket. It seems like they woke up a long time ago, but they didn’t urge me to get up. Such good kids.

I took Piyo out of the basket and went to the living room. It feels a bit empty without Blue.

Yoohyun seemed to have already returned to the guild. He must have a lot to do since he’s been away for a few days. I’ll have to go to the Association too. I should have woken up a little earlier and made him breakfast.

– Piyo Piyo.

Piyo stepped on the pet stairs and went up to the sofa and pressed the remote control button. He’s very used to sitting and watching TV. Before long, he might put a snack bowl next to him and buy movie VODs [Video On Demand] with his wings.

When I shifted my gaze to the TV, I saw a breaking news flash at the bottom.

Seseong Guild recruits S-Rank Hunter.

“…Wait a minute, Piyo.”

I picked up the remote control and changed the channel. When I turned on the Hunter-only channel, detailed information came out. Seseong Guild has successfully recruited an overseas S-Rank Hunter to Korea. Evelyn Miller is a long-range specialized S-Rank free hunter and is scheduled to enter the country today…….

‘…It’s faster than before.’

Even before the regression, Evelyn Miller was recruited into the Seseong Guild. However, she didn’t come in this quickly. Did they rush the schedule because the number of S-Rank Hunters in Haeyeon increased?

‘Evelyn Miller was a woman with a gentle personality for an S-Rank combat Hunter.’

For some reason, she didn’t get along with Moon Hyuna, though. It’s a good condition to write keywords, but.

‘That’s enough, I won’t use it on Awakened people anymore.’

Noah is the last. I’ve had enough of trying to eat a fully grown S-Rank and stepping on a landmine once. I should go pick up Blue and Comet.

* * *

Evelyn Miller, with her long, braided golden-brown hair and brown eyes behind large, round glasses, appeared at the airport exit in a seemingly plain outfit, and the gathered reporters simultaneously flashed their cameras.

Evelyn waved her hand slightly towards the broadcasting station camera and moved her steps. Seseong Guild Leader Sung Hyunjae, dressed in a neat suit, stood where she was headed.

“Thank you for your hard work on the long journey.”

“You’re welcome. Thank you for the hospitality of coming to pick me up in person like this.”

A soft smile meets a sweet smile that is friendly as expected.

Sung Hyunjae personally opened the car door for Evelyn and went to sit in the driver’s seat. As soon as the car started, Evelyn opened her mouth as if she had been waiting.

“I heard the news. It seems Noah has done something absurd?”

“He even contacted me this morning saying he was going back to being a free hunter.”

Evelyn showed a surprised expression at Sung Hyunjae’s words.

“So suddenly? I thought he wouldn’t give up Mr.’s protection because of Riet. You must be feeling a little bitter.”

“It’s like a dog that I finished training and even put a name tag on ran away from home, so of course I feel bitter. Even the full-body shapeshifting was exposed.”

Sung Hyunjae exaggeratedly sighed.

Noah, who had various auxiliary skills as an S-Rank Hunter, was useful even inside the dungeon, but he could be used even more usefully outside the dungeon.

Above all, the existence of the full-body shapeshifting skill has not yet been revealed to the public. Even if he commits the atrocity of stepping on a guild in broad daylight, it meant that it was possible to pass it off as the work of a monster from a gate that had burst somewhere.

“Noah isn’t that strong, but his poison is useful, so he could have taken care of about two or three, but it’s a pity.”

Even if he can’t do anything to the same S-Rank Hunter, if he sweeps away everything below that, any guild will inevitably lose power for a certain period. It’s even easier to target ordinary powerful people who support the guild, not the guild itself.

“But why did he do that? Did the Korean air not suit him?”

“I don’t know the exact details yet, but it must be related to Han Yoojin.”

“That mana beast caretaker? He didn’t tame Noah by becoming half-monster, did he?”

“Well. That would be interesting.”

Evelyn tilted her head and looked at Sung Hyunjae’s expression.

“You don’t seem that upset that Noah ran away, Mr.”

“I was wondering if I should protest to the new owner to return the runaway dog.”

“If it were me, I would pretend not to know because it’s a dog that came in on its own. Didn’t you say his stats were F-Rank? Isn’t he afraid and crying?”

Sung Hyunjae laughed quietly at Evelyn’s words.

“He has a cuter personality than that.”

Then he took out his cell phone and made a call. After a few beeps, a voice that I would never call welcoming came out.

[What’s the matter, Seseong Guild Leader.]

“Are you free in the evening, Han Yoojin?”

[Evening? I’m not free, but tell me the reason first.]

“It’s nothing special, it’s a date request.”

A moment of silence flows, and a definitely annoyed voice answers.

[Don’t you have anything better to do as a guild leader? I’m busy raising your kids, so I’ll hang up now.]

Then the call is mercilessly cut off. Sung Hyunjae held up his cell phone as if to show off.

“That’s how it is.”

“…His stats are F-Rank, right? He’s a bit… unique? Didn’t you say he went to the dungeon with Mr.? But how can he be like that?”