The S-Classes That I Raised

The pink-scaled dragon turned its small head to look around. Its eyes still bore traces of sleep. Though it hadn't fully recovered the strength it had used, the magical beast created by Diarma's method was somewhat influenced by its master's stats.

Thanks to that, now that Han Yujin possessed abilities above S-Rank, it could awaken even if just for a moment.

The changeling scratched at Han Yujin's shoulder with its tiny claws as it climbed up. Then it whispered softly.

"Dad, are you really going to do it?"

"Of course."

"...If Dad's really Dad, then I can't refuse."

The changeling, wrapping itself gently around Han Yujin's neck, rubbed its head affectionately against his cheek.

"I still need to sleep more, so I'll stay inside. Depending on usage, it can last anywhere from one to three hours."

"Thanks."

The fairy dragon's form dispersed and disappeared. Its silver eyes slowly moved to look at the people standing below. The corners of Han Yujin's lips lifted gently.

"How kind of you to wait. Well, since the child is inside my body, no one can stop me anyway."

"Isn't it too cruel to use our child in a fight?"

At Seong Hyunjae's words, Han Yujin's eyes narrowed sharply.

"You must be crazy. Why do you talk like that even after I explain? And it's none of your business."

Muttering, clicking his tongue in annoyance,

"...!"

Han Yujin vanished just like that. Han Yuhyun and Park Yerim tensed at the same time as Seong Hyunjae moved. The place he headed to was none other than Noah's front.

Bang!

Seong Hyunjae's foot forcefully pushed off the asphalt road and he dashed forward to Noah in an instant. At the same time, a golden chain wrapped tightly around his wrist,

Clang clash!

Han Yujin's sword and the chain clashed.

"You have to take out the healer and support class first."

Han Yujin smiled and quickly sheathed his sword. Seong Hyunjae did not pursue him as he lightly stepped back. Instead, water pooled under Han Yujin's feet and froze instantly. A slippery, moist ice patch perfect for slipping. Just before stepping on it, Han Yujin ignited flames at his feet.

Flare—

The crimson fire melted the ice at once, steaming as it touched the wet asphalt road, and Han Yujin's body bounced, creating more distance. Park Yerim called out in disappointment.

"You nailed it perfectly!"

"Good try, Yerim."

Han Yuhyun charged at Han Yujin who had quickly retreated to the center of the wide road. Clang clang, the black blade changed with the sound of scales clashing, transforming into a rapid sword, cutting the air in a curve—

Bang! Clang!

It collided with flying ice spears. Ice shards scattered everywhere, and both Han Yuhyun and Park Yerim, who was floating midair, hesitated simultaneously. Han Yujin shrugged at the two.

"Yuhyun, Yerim, your synergy is the worst."

"But we got along well with others."

"It's not just about elements, Yuhyun's fighting style is hard to match with others. Ever since he got the Sovereign's sword, it's even worse for team play. The only one he somewhat coordinates with is Liet. Or someone like Noah who's purely support. Yerim, you get along best here with Seong Hyunjae."

"...That's definitely just like you, sir."

Meanwhile, Han Yuhyun rushed to Han Yujin's nose. Whish—the air sliced as the Sovereign's sword mercilessly struck toward Han Yujin. Han Yujin leaned his upper body back to dodge, and the aftershock of the missed blow tore up the asphalt violently. Spinning with the momentum, Han Yuhyun threw the azure flame he had formed in his hand.

A blue flame spear cut through the darkness, flying toward Han Yujin. Instead of dodging, # Nоvеlight # Han Yujin stretched out his palm toward the spear's tip.

Crack!

The spear pierced his hand, blood splattering. The flowing blood darkened and was wrapped by the azure flames. Soon, the pitch-black flame spear was held in Han Yujin's hand.

Black flames blossomed from the blood drops. A smile unknowingly appeared at Han Yuhyun's lips. His heart raced. Seeing his flame swallowed by black fire made his chest thrill. The hot energy rose following the Sovereign's sword. Han Yuhyun stepped forward, pushing off the ground strongly, closing in as if to leap into Han Yujin's arms.

Clang clash!

Flame met flame, intertwining, turning black and blue. The azure flame powered by the Sovereign's sword confronted the pitch-black fire fiercely. Facing his younger brother, Han Yujin also smiled.

"Even though my stats are S-Rank, the attack skills have doubled."

The flames Han Yujin handled now were weaker than those of the 25-year-old Han Yuhyun's SS-Rank-level black blood flame, but thanks to the double buff, it was stronger than the 20-year-old Han Yuhyun. Even with the SS-Rank sword's power added, meeting him this easily meant Han Yuhyun had grown a lot.

"Our Yuhyun has grown a lot."

Han Yuhyun's eyes rounded wide. The straight blade bent as he tried to bite Han Yujin's neck. The scaly hand caught the blade, and with a sharp crack and ringing in the ears, faint blood oozed.

"It's thanks to you, hyung."

Han Yuhyun forcefully pulled the rapid sword toward himself and swung his long leg at Han Yujin's side. Normally, Han Yujin would let go of the sword to avoid being pulled, but he gritted his palm through the pain and held the sword even tighter, then swung his body into the air.

Drawn by the sword's pull, Han Yujin's body followed naturally, dodging Han Yuhyun's kick. As if diving into his brother's embrace, Han Yujin sharpened the nails on his uninjured hand. Long scratches appeared on Han Yuhyun's chest. Thanks to his armor, only his clothes were torn, no wounds.

Han Yuhyun raised his elbow and slammed it into Han Yujin's shoulder, close enough that evading was impossible. But Han Yujin let go of the sword and half-lowered his body as if lying down.

Just as Han Yuhyun's elbow cut through the air and the sword tip transformed into a long blade aimed at the defenseless Han Yujin,

Crunch, the sound of biting into a cracker, Han Yujin's body suddenly shrank. He even disappeared in a blink by teleportation.

Flare—

Han Yuhyun did not panic and ignited flames to locate his brother. His magic, spreading out in flames, immediately detected a presence behind him. Han Yuhyun spun and swung his sword accurately at the shrunken Han Yujin.

Crack!

"Hyung?"

Han Yujin's body split in two and fell to the ground. As Han Yuhyun instinctively stopped his movement, a kick flew toward his back!

"Ugh!"

He twisted quickly but was hit hard in the waist and staggered back. His foot crushed the tiny broken Han Yujin doll completely. Bending forward, Han Yuhyun looked at the unharmed original brother receiving healing from Noah's skill.

"That was a mini doppelgänger doll. It can only detect form and movement by spreading magic, so it's easy to confuse because it's small."

While it would be possible to distinguish real and fake by sensing magic and energy with more time, in a battle requiring split-second decisions, it was difficult.

Han Yujin treated his injured hand while looking at Noah across the way.

"It's standard to take out hunters with healing skills first."

Noah, catching the gaze, took a step back. Seong Hyunjae still stood firmly ahead of him. Park Yerim hovered nearby in midair.

"I'll protect Noah oppa, so how about joining forces?"

"I'm not getting hit. If anyone's okay, it's Hunter Park Yerim or Song Taewon. Also, stalling is the best strategy right now."

Instead of rushing in together, it was safer and more certain to take turns facing Han Yujin, wearing him down. Most importantly, the changeling's power couldn't last more than three hours. If they just held out for exactly three hours, Han Yujin would lose all his attack skills.

However, Seong Hyunjae's eyes narrowed slightly.

"This is probably just a warm-up."

"Huh, you mean, sir?"

Clang! Flames clashed again. Han Yujin hadn't used many skills yet. Seong Hyunjae spoke without taking his eyes off Han Yujin.

"Hunter Noah, do you have enough potions?"

"Yes. I'll use potions if Hunter Han Yuhyun withdraws from the fight."

Backup healing skills were better saved as much as possible during combat. Park Yerim, inexperienced, frowned in confusion.

"You mean Hunter Han Yuhyun will get injured often?"

"Yeah? I think he's similar to you, sir. No, you actually get hurt more."

"He won't be able to handle large-scale water control."

Park Yerim nodded. Too much power had already been used. Even with mana restored, fatigue remained. Large-scale control like causing fountains and waves before sunset would be difficult.

"He might manage if he overexerts."

"Then focus on teleportation. Hunter Park Yerim is the only one who can catch Han Yujin if he tries to escape."

Screech, thud! A streetlight cut by the sword fell onto the cracked road. Han Yujin climbed the opposite building wall, scattering blue willow leaves as Han Yuhyun chased after him. Glass shattered repeatedly.

Han Yujin looked fondly at his pursuing younger brother. This time, he was both a human and a hunter who had raised his brother.

So naturally, he belonged to him.

"Yuhyun."

Silver eyes narrowed thin. Han Yujin kicked off the building wall on the mid-level floor. Crackle, the ground beneath him caved in as his body shot toward Han Yuhyun in midair. Han Yuhyun calmly raised his sword diagonally against the charging hyung.

It looked like a simple charge, but the variables were unknown. Teleportation? Or using willow leaf skill to change direction? Maybe eating a cookie, using a skill other than black blood flame, or pulling out a strange item.

Han Yuhyun's mind raced. But none of that happened. Han Yujin ran straight at him defenselessly, and—

Crack!

The Sovereign's sword pierced Han Yujin's shoulder. Why? At the moment when Han Yuhyun tried to overpower his brother with continuous attacks despite unexpected circumstances,

Jingling

With a small bell sound, silver chains poured down.

"Han Yuhyun!"

Park Yerim's surprised shout echoed through the blood-scented air. Han Yujin used flying skill and embraced his brother pierced by the chains from behind. There were no fatal wounds. But all arms and legs were pierced by moonlight chains and couldn't move. His blood-soaked arms writhed but couldn't muster strength to break the chains.

Park Yerim instinctively created ice spears, but Han Yuhyun's body fully blocked Han Yujin, making attacking difficult. Seong Hyunjae was the same. Noah could not use healing skills while the chains tore at wounds.

Chains connected to the moonlight from the sky slowly lowered the two toward the ground. Han Yuhyun's feet touched first as he swallowed a weak groan. Han Yujin remained hovering slightly, wrapping his brother's neck.

"My brother is so good."

Han Yujin kissed his brother's head and gripped a half-wig with his other hand. Han Yuhyun's head tilted back slightly.

"Anything suits me, but I still like it short."

The torn half-wig ignited and quickly turned to ash, scattering. Han Yuhyun exhaled blood-mixed breath.

"I want to play more since Yuhyun likes it, but hyung doesn't have time. We have to find and kill Director Song. Or, Yuhyun, do you want to come now? Let's be on hyung's side."

"You're my favorite, hyung. You said you only love me." The gentle whisper made Han Yuhyun's pupils shift right, toward his brother.

"...True. But it's not what hyung wants."

"That's right. It's what the Crescent Moon wants. But Yuhyun, I really want to kill Director Song. Actually, maybe Director Song wants that too."

Han Yuhyun raised flames instead of answering. The azure fire climbed his body and surged toward Han Yujin.

"With my fire resistance─"

Seeing the fire's color gradually turn clear blue, Han Yujin's eyes hardened. Clink, the silver chains retracted instantly as Han Yujin roughly threw Han Yuhyun. Han Yuhyun's body slid long on the floor.

"Han Yuhyun!"

"Hyung, cough, it really is you."

Park Yerim teleported Han Yuhyun to Noah, and golden chains stretched out in replacement. The chains brushed Han Yujin's cheek narrowly, piercing the building wall. At the same time, crackling electricity surged.

A fierce light briefly blinded Han Yujin's vision, and in that short gap, Seong Hyunjae approached quickly. Han Yujin blocked a vicious kick thrusting forward by crossing his arms and was pushed back to the building's front.

Silver eyes sharpened.

"I won't go easy on you."

"I was hoping for that."

Lowering his raised leg, Seong Hyunjae smiled.

"I'm glad Han Yujin is reliable."

"No matter how much the Crescent Moon dwells inside, do you really think I'd lick and suck its side instead of Yuhyun?"

Red flames rose from Han Yujin's feet, blackening as if absorbing darkness. His silver eyes looked at Seong Hyunjae's dark red-black coat. Since he had electric resistance, focusing on fire resistance was the right choice.

"For my beloved partner, take off that coat and come at me."

"Han Yujin has coveted Silekia for a long time."

Seong Hyunjae lightly brushed the coat collar.

"If you come to the aquarium together, I'll gladly take it off."

"Really? Let's write the contract right now. Once we sign and get paid in advance."

"Unfortunately, I don't have an L-Rank contract, so it's postpaid."

"Bullshit. What do you base that on? If it's a waste, just say so."

"You don't think such a coat is worth that little."

Cracking concrete fragments scattered as golden chains escaped the wall. Han Yujin's eyes followed the chains wrapping Seong Hyunjae's body. He sharpened his nails on his palm. The flowing blood took the shape of a sword, and silver chains spread around Han Yujin like tinkling jewel curtains.