The S-Classes That I Raised

do about the title’s condition being something like that? You didn’t add the condition ‘more than Riette’ to the words that I would make you get stronger, so it’s not that the price is wrong.”

At the shameless words said while he knew all of the inside story, Noah’s eyebrows wrinkled.
At the same time, he looked at Sung Hyunjae with a gaze that said that he didn’t understand.

It was because Riette, who was already plenty strong, getting the Dio Valshesis’s Twin title was something that definitely wouldn’t be a happy matter for Sung Hyunjae either.
No matter how much of a waste an SSS-Rank title was, passing it to someone who could put a knife to your throat was definitely strange.

“Exactly why…”

“Rather than that kind of trivial thing, I want to hear why you attacked Han Yoojin-gun.
I asked two times already.”

Noah shut his mouth.
His hand on the table unconsciously twitched lightly.

“……I felt a strange feeling since I first met him.”

“A strange feeling?”

“Yes.
Like he was similar to noonim and me, a curse and posion dragon type… should I say?”

The moment he felt that, he was slightly tense.
On top of that, that strange energy was stronger than even Riette.

“He definitely looked weak, and it was true that he is weak, but I came to think of him as a high rank type.”

“Is that why your noonim came to mind?”

“……Probably.”

Tilting his head slightly, Noah replied.
It was voice that said he wasn’t even sure himself.

It was clear that he felt like Han Yoojin was Riette.
Even now, when he thought of him, his heart pounded.
Noah’s two hands grabbed each other tight and became tangled.

“A curse and poison dragon type – could it be a title? I was wondering where an S-Rank or higher poison resistance had suddenly come out of.
Would he have curse resistance like you and Riette? That would be a little annoying.”

Sung Hyunjae mumbled lowly.
He couldn’t even guess how a stat F-Rank could have gotten that kind of title.
On top of that, according to Noah’s words, it was higher than the Dio Valshesis.
Even if it was similar, it would be SSS-Rank.

‘Putting that aside, it seemed like he doesn’t have an attack type skill…… When he was kidnapped?’

Two of the deaths were definitely by poison, and the remaining had received a curse skill.

Sung Hyunjae, who was locked in thought, raised his body.
He looked down briefly at Noah, and picked up the item on the table.

“Let’s put it as not having a connection for some time like this.”

He didn’t show a reaction when Noah had entered the country and when he had visited the rearing facility, so he wouldn’t receive suspicion.
And it wouldn’t be weird to visit the person related to the incident with curiosity.

Even after Sung Hyunjae left, Noah didn’t move and stayed sitting in his seat.
He heard the signal to come out from outside, but he ignored it.
Unable to rashly go in, there was the sound of feet dizzily coming and going outside the door.

‘……Han Yoojin.’

Riette’s voice rang in his ears.
She was definitely very angry.
Noah unconsciously hunched his shoulders.

He thought of her showing rare goodwill toward Han Yoojin, requesting to him several times to treat Han Yoojin well, to look good in front of him.
But because of him, their relationship went past breaking down to being completely thrown out.
The angry voice telling her to not think of coming to Korea, to not even dream of showing her face, mixed with Riette’s voice.

As it did, Riette’s voice slowly got smaller, and finally stopped.

Resolutely.

“Ah……”

Noah looked at the back of his hand, which was pierced by the fingernails that had become sharp without him noticing.
Blood flowed down.
But, as if it was anesthetized, he didn’t feel pain.

Instead of pain, what filled his entire body was fear mixed with impatience.

Dulkung

He couldn’t endure it anymore and shot up from his seat.

***

“The preparation is perfect.”

I mumbled, satisfied, after spreading all sorts of toys in the living room.

“To make them sleep deeply, playing with them to their heart’s content and tiring them out is the best.”

Last time, the longest time Comet slept, one hour, was after playing a lot.
It played for one hour after that, but I was exhausted so I only accepted it to a reasonable extent, and it woke up within thirty minutes.

So if I played with it for as long as possible, with all my strength, it would sleep for a long time.
Please be like that.

‘And it’s too young to leave at the rearing room like the unicorns.’

And the unicorns stuck close to each other, so they didn’t particularly look for me, or were lonely either.
On the other hand, if Comet didn’t see me when it woke, it would cheep and fly around here and there looking for me.

So, there was no choice.
I should endure it for some time, taking naps.
At that, it was a relief that I could leave Blue at the rearing room during the day.
Chirpie was well behaved unless it was in glutton mode.
Lately, it was interested in children’s toys, so it played by itself well, too.

-Chirp!

Chirpie trotted over and chirped one more time at my feet.

“What is it, Chirpie? Did you finish the puzzle? Should I overturn it for you?”

-Chirp chirp!

The flapping and jumping pose was for me to hold it.
When I picked up the jumping fluff ball, it soon became quiet.
Blue had already fallen asleep, and should I slowly put Chirpie to sleep?

Just then, my cell phone rang.
When I picked up the phone, Song Taewon’s slightly stiff voice came out.

[Are you alone at home right now?]

“Sorry? For now, yes.”

Yoo Myeongwoo was in a state where it wasn’t that he was here, nor that he wasn’t.
He had suddenly appeared and make me food and then disappeared.
Was he a snail bride[2]?

[Noah Luire has disappeared.
Just in case, please do not go outside.
Haeyeon has been contacted, so Hunter Kim Sunghan will soon arrive.]

“…Yes, I understand.”

Disappeared – where did he go? Since their titles were the same, Noah might have a skill that hides his body, like Riette.
Then it would be hard to find him.

‘I was thinking of leaving him in the detention center and slowly coaxing him; this is troublesome.’

I had thought he had stabilized, but like this, would he come to look for me again… possibly?

I placed Chirpie down and went to the entrance.
There was a monitor on the wall that could check, of course right outside the entrance door, but also nearby the mini portal entrance.

On the clearly reflecting screen, I saw the form of a blond young man sitting hunched over next to the portal.

‘……I mean, he isn’t even some puppy that was chased out.’

Why was he like that over there? First, I sent a text to Kim Sunghan, asking him to wait outside the building for a moment.
If the two of them fought inside the building, I would become homeless in an instant.

Then I picked up the intercom receiver connecting to the mini portal side.

“Noah-ssi?”

Noah lifted his head that he had burrowed between his knees.
I worried that he would get worked up just hearing my voice, but thankfully, he just looked a little frightened.

“Did something happen?”

When I asked as kindly as possible, he slowly raised his body.

[…No, just.
It was a little scary…]

“Riette is?”

He nodded his head.
Then again, he made it into a big matter, so he would be afraid of future troubles.
The slightly trembling eyes made me click my tongue automatically.
Anyways, Riette, really.

“Would you like to come in?”

I asked thoughtlessly, and then was taken aback.
I mean, that wasn’t it.
Thankfully, Noah shook his head first.

[No… I don’t know if I will be able to hold back, again…… Can I just stay here for a moment…? Even just until the morning.]

“Yes.
That is fine.
But you have to quietly go back to the detention center in the morning.”

I swallowed a sigh, watching Noah nod.
It would be uncomfortable, though.

I placed down the receiver and called Song Taewon.
When I told him that Noah was in front of the portal and that he had promised to quietly go back in the morning, he was silent for a long time and then said he understood.

[If he says he will obediently cooperate, then it would be better to wait.
I will go over there as well.]

“I think it would be okay if you come in the morning.
Hunter Kim Sunghan has already arrived, as well.”

[In a possible scenario, in order to subdue him with minimum damage, it would be better for me to join as well.]

“…Should I try persuading him to go back right away to the detention center?”

[No.
It is better than spending the night going around and looking for him.]

That was true.
It was a relief that the night duty room for employees was well made.

I conveyed a similar message to Kim Sunghan, and turned my gaze back to the monitor.
Noah was still hunched over in the posture I first saw him in.

And in the morning, he quietly went back to the detention center like he promised.

As soon as I took a breath, this time, I received contact saying that Yoohyun came out of the dungeon.
Much faster than expected.

[1] the krn-eng dict gave this as the def, but when I googled ‘charnel house’ (bc I’ve never heard of it before) it didn’t wasn’t the exactly what the krn word is, but I couldn’t think of a diff word to use.
Anyways the krn word is referring to a place where bodies are cremated and the remains are preserved, as an alternative to a cemetary.

[2] referring to a krn folktale abt a man waking up every morning to find food already prepared for him and it turned out to be a snail he picked up and brought home but was actually a woman who was cursed(?) or sth like that.
Idk my parents didn’t really remember how exactly it went and I didn’t feel like googling it, but the short summary in the krn dict was similar.
The krn dict says that ‘snail bride’ therefore metaphorically means ‘sb who does sth good without others knowing’