The S-Classes That I Raised

Chapter 411: The Night Has Come (3)

“A prior engagement?”

Young Chaos asked again. Why is your gaze on me when you’re asking Seong Hyunjae? Even Seong Hyunjae looked back at me. Why me?

“Stay as you ar–”

“Yes! I had a promise with him! I forgot about it!”

I quickly shouted to shut Seong Hyunjae’s mouth. No, how long are you going to keep milking that! It was ages ago! Nothing but plain water will come out of it now!

“As expected, it’s you, the firstborn.”

“No, I just told him not to die. Normally, normally.”

“To be precise, at a cocktail bar overlooking the hotel’s rooftop swimming pool–”

“While having a cocktail! It’s been so chaotic and noisy lately, but let’s continue to stay safe and well—we talked about things like that.”

Please stop, it’s embarrassing. The pre-regression me kicked me in the shin, muttering something about what the hell I was talking about. Since the other me was right next to me, I was twice as embarrassed. At that time, I was just deeply troubled in many ways, so that’s why.

“Anyway, are you refusing because the firstborn told you not to die?”

“Yes. And I have someone else I want to entrust the end to.”

It must be referring to Chief Song. His golden eyes curved slightly.

“I’m not at an age where I would just follow a stranger I’ve met for the first time.”

“Putting all that aside, what’s your real intention?”

I unconsciously swallowed hard. The pre-regression Seong Hyunjae wanted to eliminate himself. So what about now? Seong Hyunjae slowly opened his mouth.

“I was probably bored for a very long time.”

“Is life worth living these days?”

“You know, don’t you? You too, Old Man.”

Young Chaos’s brow furrowed deeply. What are you two talking about?

“Firstborn, why did you pick up a guy like this?”

“What?”

I don’t remember picking him up. He’s not a child, so why would I pick up a grown adult? I should report it to the police station.

“He’s pretending to be fine, but he must have gone crazy a long time ago.”

“He’s not very fine now either.”

Thinking back on the past, he was quite far from being fine. He’s become much more composed lately, but at first, he didn’t even treat people like people.

“But he’s gotten better recently, you know. He’s been speaking nicely to the Old Man too. And it’s normal to go a little crazy in life.”

How many people in the world have a perfectly healthy mind? Most people have one or two major or minor wounds. As long as you don’t swing a knife at others just because you’re in pain, well, it’s fine, isn’t it? As long as people meet people, it’s impossible not to get hurt.

Although Seong Hyunjae did swing a chain at me.

Young Chaos groaned and narrowed his brow.

“There’s no answer if I just leave this guy alone. Or maybe if this guy…”

Chaos, who had been muttering something, placed his hand on his knee. And.

THUD!

A heavy sound rang out. The burst of air brushed past my cheek, and the table Young Chaos had been sitting on was literally shattered into pieces. I couldn’t follow what had happened with my eyes.

The most I could do was stare at the aftermath a step too late.

“If you draw your weapon, you’ll have to lose an arm or a leg.”

Chaos said, standing on the back of a chair. How can he balance on a chair without making it tilt, even with his weight? And Seong Hyunjae—

“Unfortunately, since I’m clearing a dungeon, I’ll be careful.”

He had been pushed back a bit, with his body slightly lowered. His right sleeve was torn to shreds. He was even lightly rubbing his wrist with his left hand, as if it was stinging.

Just from that, it was clear that even if they were both S-Rank, their skills were worlds apart. It was a matter of course since Young Chaos was the strongest transcendent being who had risen from a low grade, but still, that sight of Seong Hyunjae felt surprising.

“Breaking the walls and floor is also a disqualification. I’ll let the furniture slide.”

What? Is that even possible? To fight without breaking anything?

“No, Old Man! Before that, why are you hitting people out of the blue!”

I shouted, but Young Chaos didn’t even pretend to listen. The tip of the boy’s foot lightly tapped the end of the chair’s back with a soft tap, and—

He vanished from before my eyes. Almost at the same time, another loud clash echoed. The tables and chairs scattered as if swept up in a whirlwind. Damn it, I can’t even see properly what’s going on!

“Hyung, you said you were going to make the lobster into sashimi, right?”

“No, I’m going to steam it. Yuhyun-ah! I’m going to use a skill for a moment.”

I quickly used the Teacher skill on Yuhyun. I could see the lobster twitching its legs. A large hand grabbed the lobster and turned it around. Look up, aren’t you interested? Yuhyun finally moved his gaze to the pre-regression me who had found a steamer. The pre-regression me met Yuhyun’s eyes and smiled a little awkwardly. Yuhyun held up the lobster and asked,

“Do I have to kill it before I steam it?”

“We should at least stun it, shouldn’t we? It’ll struggle. Should we turn it over like a crab?”

Yuhyun and I looked back at me. No, I don’t know either.

“If I search, well, the internet probably won’t work.”

“It’s better to turn it over. It depends on the heat, but about ten, ugh.”

Seong Hyunjae chimed in. He must be well enough to live.

“Yuhyun-ah, let’s look over there. What if something happens to Seong Hyunjae if this keeps up?”

My little brother made a “what’s it to me” expression. Right, he wouldn’t care if he lived or died. I felt a little sorry for getting angry at the pre-regression Seong Hyunjae. But my little brother is still young, and Seong Hyunjae is an adult.

“But it’s worth watching, isn’t it? It might be helpful to watch.”

“Hyung’s dinner is more urgent. And besides, I’m supposed to take classes anyway, so it’s better to experience it with my body than to have a preconception. Where should we grill the meat? There’s a griddle here.”

A large cooking griddle was taken out. Since it’s a restaurant, the cooking utensils are really nice. Yuhyun placed the griddle in a perfect empty spot. Then he placed the lobster on the griddle.

“I think it’s okay to grill it.”

“That’s true, but Yuhyun-ah. Let’s just look up once. I’m really, really curious.”

My little brother finally turned his gaze outside the kitchen. There were no more tables standing upright. Of course, all the chairs were also rolling on the floor. I could see broken vases and decorations scattered here and there.

Young Chaos closely followed Seong Hyunjae, who was backing away. A small foot lightly stepped on Seong Hyunjae’s slightly bent knee and threw a punch. Seong Hyunjae quickly raised his arm to block the attack.

BOOM!

Even though it was human body against human body, a sound like an explosion rang out. Seong Hyunjae’s feet slid backward. As if not to break the floor, he didn’t put up resistance, but was pushed to the end of the wall, then quickly turned his body and touched the wall with his palm.

With a small tap, he had completely absorbed the impact with his own body, and there wasn’t a single crack in the wall. Only a picture hanging on it shook slightly. But it would be a bigger blow to Seong Hyunjae. The damage would continue to pile up in his body.

In the first place, it’s normally impossible to not break the surroundings when colliding with that much force!

Is he testing how perfectly he can control his own power? ‘You’re not going to do that to Yuhyun, are you?’

With a light footstep, Young Chaos attacked again without giving him a break. Normally, physique was important in martial arts. It wasn’t for nothing that matches were divided by weight class. Awakened also couldn’t ignore weight class, although less so than non-Awakened.

But Chaos was not pushed back at all, even with a physique less than half of Seong Hyunjae’s. Rather, he used the fact that his body was small to skillfully penetrate the opponent’s reach and deliver close-range attacks that were difficult to defend.

‘And it would be more advantageous for the constraint of not breaking the walls and floor.’

Because he’s relatively lighter. Chaos’s fingers, raised sharply like the claws of a beast, barely grazed Seong Hyunjae’s cheek. His pale hair fluttered wildly. Young Chaos, his hand that had missed, dropped it straight down, touched the end of Seong Hyunjae’s shoulder, and then spun his body in the air. It was a movement that ignored inertia and gravity, to the point where I wondered how it was possible.

Just like that, the body that had gone behind Seong Hyunjae stretched its legs and struck his back hard with a whirl. There was no way to defend his back in that short time. But Seong Hyunjae quickly rolled forward to minimize the impact.

A chair that had gotten in the way was shattered with a crunch. A relentless attack continued on Seong Hyunjae, who had landed on the floor after a rotation. The heel, which had been striking down with terrifying force and speed, missed its target and stopped a few centimeters from the floor. It was as if a pause button had been pressed. Crazy, it was a movement that made me doubt my eyes no matter how many times I saw it. It’s a human body—can it do that? And Chaos is an S-Rank now. Where did the law of inertia go?

I was staring blankly at it, then I snapped out of it and picked up the lobster.

“Stop it! The kids will be here soon, and the two oldest are making a fine mess!”

I threw the lobster at the two of them with all my might. Young Chaos caught the lobster lightly. He didn’t even look this way.

“If you don’t stop, I’m jumping in this time! Yuhyun-ah, throw me!”

“Hyung…”

“Just throw that away.”

“No, Hyung.”

“You told me not to throw food.”

The pre-regression me grumbled and opened the lid of the rice cooker. The smell of freshly cooked rice wafted out of the kitchen and into the restaurant. Chaos, who was about to hit Seong Hyunjae’s head with the lobster, stopped his movement. I bought the most expensive rice, so the smell is wonderful.

“Old Man! You have to eat dinner! And that’s delicious! It’s a waste to use it to hit people!”

“Right. Steam this.”

Young Chaos threw the lobster at Seong Hyunjae. Then he set up a fallen chair and sat on it in a formal posture. He looked calm, as if nothing had happened. Seong Hyunjae shrugged, holding the lobster.

“Did I pass?”

“It’s ambiguous. I’ll have to beat you up for a few more days to know.”

People are not made of iron, though. Can I entrust our kid to that person? I raised him gently, you know. Just then, Song Taewon entered the restaurant. As if it wasn’t surprising, he looked around the messy restaurant with an indifferent eye, then his gaze fixed on Seong Hyunjae, and he froze.

“Your mouth.”

“I got hit once.”

Seong Hyunjae’s mouth was slightly torn and even stained with blood. He went too far hitting his face. It would be healed with a potion, but still. Chief Song looked at Seong Hyunjae’s face as if he were quite shocked.

“You’ve hit him before too, so you’re being picky now.”

“He let me hit him because he could have dodged, didn’t he?”

What kind of big mistake did he make to be hit? To be honest, I think Chief Song can hit Seong Hyunjae three or four more times. I waved the lobster in my hand at Seong Hyunjae.

“I’ll steam one, and I’ll make sashimi out of the other.”

“Either way is fine.”

Chief Song silently started cleaning up the restaurant. He set up the intact tables and chairs and gathered the broken ones to one side. Has his heart calmed down a little? It’s good to move your body when you’re troubled.

Seong Hyunjae also entered the kitchen with the lobster. In the meantime, a clamorous sound was heard from the lobby. I checked the time, and it was 4 minutes and 15 seconds before sunset.

“Mister, look at this! We raided a jewelry store!”

What?

“We brought a lot of shiny things! Look at this, it’s a gold bar~”

“It’s not that I wanted to…”

Noah, who had jewelry hanging from his neck and arms, made an apologetic expression for not being able to stop them, then flinched when he saw me and me. The kids haven’t told Mr. Noah yet.

“There was another me in the dungeon too. So, I brought him for now.”

“Ah… I see.”

“But what’s this, Mister? Did you have a fight? It must have been fun.”

Yerim asked, looking at the broken things.

“Uh, well. The Old Man and Mr. Seong Hyunjae had a little sparring session. The Old Man is that person over there, so.”

“He said he’s your and Han Yuhyun’s ancestor.”

“Huh?”

“Right, he said he’s a grandfather!”

I guess the Old Man was annoyed and just threw out a random explanation.

“Our ancestors didn’t have red eyes, though.”

“He said it’s because he came out of a dungeon.”

“No, no. He’s a transcendent being. Like the Mermaid Queen or Volleyball. He’s just here to help for a moment.”

“He looks like you and Han Yuhyun, Mister. He looks a lot like Han Yuhyun, but he also gives off a Mister vibe. Especially the Mister-like part.”

What on earth is “Mister-like”?

“They’re the ones who look like me.”

“Anyway, he’s a grandfather, right?”

“Grandfather! I want to see my grandfather.”

Yun Yun said, a little downcast. Come to think of it, Yun Yun must have had a guardian, so didn’t he suddenly lose contact? They must be worried.

“I don’t know if we can take it with us, but let’s put it away for now and eat first.”

I have to grill the meat, the meat. As I heated up the griddle, the kids all gathered around. The spacious kitchen soon became bustling.