The S-Classes That I Raised

Chapter 558: Nothing’s Impossible (2)

“Uh, Yuhyun. So the Police Commissioner’s victory condition is…”

“To kill all the cops.”

My little brother said it casually. At the same time, the Thieves’ expressions shifted ever so slightly. If all the cops were eliminated, the Thieves’ victory condition would be fulfilled too. Could they maybe share the win? In that case, it would be more advantageous for the Thieves to cooperate with the Police Commissioner.

We were already a patchwork mess barely held together right before splitting, and now another condition had popped up that could blow everything apart.

“Right. Uh. Peace?”

Peace, who had been staring at me the whole time, blinked.

└ Han Peace, look over here just once T_TTT baby T_TTT show us your paw pads just once T_TTTTT

└ Chief Han, please make Peace say something!!! Anything T_T

└ Let me smell Peace’s toasty paw–pad scent just once……

└ Peace–yaaa please, your paw pads just once!!!! Please T_TTTTTTT

Our Peace’s paw pads were cute, sure, but way too many people were aiming for them.

“But Peace… does he understand what’s going on right now? Peace, did you attack the cops too? Did you give orders and all that? Our Peace is smart, but still…”

He couldn’t read yet, and it wasn’t like he perfectly understood human speech or anything. Peace tilted his head again. Our Peace, he was handsome even in human form. But his original appearance was cuter! Was he in a spiritual form right now? Judging by the chat window, it seemed that way.

└ Peace, tail wag wag wag!!!! T_TTTTTTTTT

└ But how exactly is Peace even understanding this situation…?

└ Peace is the smartest one here

└ Han Peace, let’s get you into college

“He seemed to understand that he had to lure the cops in and catch them.”

“He’s a genius!”

“We’ve hunted monsters together plenty of times. Simple tactics like blocking the way like this, he can understand.”

“As expected of our Peace! You really could go to college, Peace! You recognized Dad too, right? Huh? You know everyone’s appearance looks different here. Peace, you know who Dad is, right?”

“Mm–hm.”

Peace spoke again. This wasn’t good for my heart.

└ Peace–ya!! Do a kki–ang at Gocheok Dome!!!

└ I feel no warmth. This must be chat from beyond the grave. (One person who died of cuteness because Peace did a kki–ang)

└ Chief Han! Peace just went kya–woong!

“He said ‘Mm–hm’! Peace did!”

└ Peace, did you finally learn Korean T_T say ‘Dad’! ‘Dad’!!!

└ Peace, can you read chat too? Aww, our Peace… are you a one–suit gentleman? Since your wardrobe is nothing but cutie outfits…

└ Peace is talking? On the stream it just sounds like kki–ang T_T I want talking Peace too T_T

└ Peace, please save me, I’m trapped in the body of a red cat, just do it once T_TTT

“Peace, say something again. Hm? Just once, call me ‘Dad’!”

If not now, when would I ever get to hear it! Peace!

“Hyung, calm down.”

Yuhyun spoke in a level voice to me as I shouted toward Peace. Hyunah was also looking at me like she didn’t quite know what to say. The other Hunters too had expressions like, This is a new level of spectacle.

– You’re on my head, darling.

“I understand! I’d be just as excited as Chief Han if Comet started talking!”

…So I was about at Soyeong’s level. I needed to calm down. But still, Peace! I drew in a deep breath. Calm down.

“A–anyway. When the Police Commissioner kills a cop, there can’t be any witnesses except Thieves, right?”

“Exactly.”

“Then showing up like this…”

Wait, in this situation…

“Hyungnim!”

Moon Hyunah shouted. But the cops couldn’t attack the Police Commissioner first. Same for the other cops and the Magnates. Yuhyun spoke gently to me.

“I heard you’re the only one who knows where the slave is right now. Right?”

“Well…”

“If you lose the slave, a joint victory becomes impossible.”

He was right. If the slave fell into the Police Commissioner’s hands here, there was no way to take them back. Then, to block the Magnates’ victory, the cops would be forced to choose the condition where they killed some of the Magnates and then chased the Thieves.

We’d be completely split, the number of witnesses would drop. In other words, it would end in a situation extremely advantageous to the Police Commissioner.

“Come with me, hyung.”

Yuhyun smiled softly. Hey, smiling at me like that now…

└ Did you see Han Yuhyun smile, he really only smiles in front of his hyung

└ Haeyeon’s guild master… he’s been massacring cops all this time, but the moment he sees Chief Han his image completely changes

└ HYH would literally rip out his own liver if it’s for his hyung

L–look, everyone. Yuhyun is a good little brother to me, but. The thing is.

“Sorry, Yuhyun, but this time I’m aiming for a joint victory myself.”

“Okay, got it.”

He answered, but it was only in the sense of, I understand. If I sincerely ‘asked’ him right here, Yuhyun would gladly yield. But I had no intention of getting a joint win like that, and my little brother knew that very well.

In other words.

I felt a faint breeze around Yuhyun. Probably willow leaves. Fortunately, he wasn’t holding me so tight I couldn’t move, so I quickly set off a flashbang.

Bang!

The moment the sound rang out, I used Stealth and shoved Yuhyun away hard. For some reason, he went flying surprisingly easily. I jumped straight down, moved to Moon Hyunah’s side, and released my Stealth skill. As the white light that had filled my vision faded, he lightly tapped the arm I’d shoved him with.

“Hyung.”

His gray eyes curved faintly in a smile.

“You attacked me.”

“What?”

“Get back!”

Moon Hyunah shouted and everyone reflexively stepped away. I blinked once, and when I opened my eyes, Yuhyun was in front of me. I hurriedly used Teacher skill on her.

“Yuhyun— ugh!”

In one motion, he grabbed my neck like he was hooking it. My body swung loosely. I barely kept my toes on the ground, avoiding having my airway completely cut off. Moon Hyunah leveled her staff, Peace frowned slightly, and I could hear Liette’s frustrated growl.

“Cooperate, hyung.”

“No. Even if I die like this, everyone else can still find the slave just fine.”

They knew the slave was somewhere nearby; they just had to search.

“You said I had to kill every cop. If even one cop steps forward, your victory condition becomes impossible. They just need to be incapacitated and protected by the Magnates.”

Even if he ordered them to come out alone, it would be pointless if the person in question couldn’t budge. Moon Hyunah stomped threateningly, picking a fight.

“Hey, Haeyeon guild master. How about you settle this among cops. I’ll come out with you even without any orders.”

– Me too! We’ve never had a proper fight. Who cares about the game!

└ Who said HYH acts different in front of his hyung, he’s scary as hell

└ He’s only talking because it’s his hyung, when he was killing cops he didn’t say a word lol

└ For real, compared to before he’s an angel now

Yuhyun’s eyes slid sideways toward Moon Hyunah. He stared at her for a moment with a blank face, then turned back to meet my gaze.

“I don’t want to kill you yet.”

“How about we try solving this with a conversation.”

Through the Teacher skill link, Hyunah’s vision showed Kang Soyeong carefully climbing up onto Liette’s head.

“Yuhyun, tell me what you want.”

I lightly tapped the arm my little brother had around my neck. Evelyn handed a sword to Soyeong. It looked like a sword, but it was probably a bow.

“What I want?”

“I’m not going to ask you to help me, but we can negotiate.”

He blinked. Kang Soyeong gripped the sword and took her stance. Liette couldn’t attack the Police Commissioner first. But Thief Kang Soyeong could. And Kang Soyeong could use Liette’s stats stacked on top of her own.

To keep a hold on Yuhyun’s gaze and senses, I continued to look him in the eye and squeezed his arm tighter.

“The prize is usually gold coins, so you can demand gold. Or something else. Is there anything you want from me?”

“I—”

Yuhyun’s lips parted, and the sword—no, the arrow—was loosed. Realizing the arrow flying in with ferocious speed a beat too late, he grabbed me and threw me aside, spinning his body. The long sword in his hand sliced through the air.

Boom!

It collided with the arrow. My body rolled across the ground and wind roared around us. Even blocked by the sword, the arrow’s momentum didn’t die down completely. Krrra–! From the force of the impact, the asphalt not only cracked but flipped up into the air. The ground beneath Yuhyun’s feet sank deep as well. But in the end—

Ka–clang–!

With a loud metallic screech, the arrow shaped like a slender sword split in half. The broken pieces fell with dull thuds, and Yuhyun looked up at Kang Soyeong on Liette’s head. Kang Soyeong ducked behind the turtle’s head and shouted.

“Family shouldn’t be fighting!”

Without replying, Yuhyun turned away. Before he could charge me again, I hurriedly opened my mouth.

“Peace!”

Peace, who’d been wearing a displeased expression, immediately stepped in front of me. Yuhyun raised the end of an eyebrow.

“Move.”

At his words, Peace hugged me. Then he lowered his head onto my shoulder. Right, Peace. Can I pet your head?

“Let me explain something real quick. A Owner’s Mark doesn’t make a monster follow their owner unconditionally. It’s more like they acknowledge their owner as leader. If the owner abuses the monster or gives unreasonable orders, they can rebel.”

I couldn’t have people misunderstanding and thinking Peace wasn’t listening to his owner.

“Peace is usually very sweet! But right now, he wants to protect his family, me.”

“…Hyung.”

“This is how the monsters at Dodam are so kind and lovable. Please imagine a dog trying to stop his family from fighting! Our Peace is really so good–”

“Hyung.”

Fine, the explanation slash advertisement went on a bit long. But if wrong information spreads it could hurt the Breeding Facility, alright. Awkwardly stroking Peace’s head, I spoke to Yuhyun.

“Once Noah gets here, you’ll be at a disadvantage too. So, Yuhyun, squeeze some gold coins out of the cops.”

“What?”

“Give up the Police Commissioner victory condition and stop killing cops, in exchange for payment.”

“That works. I’m in.”

Moon Hyunah took out a gold coin and tossed it to Yuhyun. He reflexively caught it.

“Alright, everyone hand over one gold coin as tribute!”

– I still wanna fight, though.

Liette grumbled but still took out a gold coin. A few other cops also obediently threw coins to Yuhyun, but—

“We just have to beat the Police Commissioner, that’s all.”

There was a Hunter who refused. He scowled and stepped forward.

“Either way—”

Yuhyun’s foot flicked one of the arrow fragments off the ground. The piece, launched into the air, was kicked again with even more force. Fwit! The Hunter jerked his head aside at the last second, but a long red line was drawn along his neck. Lowering the leg he’d kicked with, Yuhyun spoke quietly.

“If you’re giving up on winning, I can just kill you all here.”

The cops who’d been about to complain shut their mouths. Moon Hyunah shook her head briefly.

“Even if you’re confident in your skills, not being able to attack first is a disadvantage. I won’t stop you if you want to gamble, though. If the headcount goes down, the winners get a bigger share of the prize.”

“…If only there weren’t the penalty.”

“I don’t have a single gold coin.”

“I lend gold coins~ You just pay back double. I take items too~”

I quickly chimed in. Under Moon Hyunah’s lead, the cops grumbled but each handed over a coin.

└ All the cops lived lololololol

└ Yujin, do anything you want except stocks!!!! Not stocks!!!! Everything else!!!!! (no stocks)

└ I hate group projects but if the leader is Moon Hyunah? Totally yes, I’ll do the PPT

Yuhyun, now holding the gold, looked back at me.

“I won’t go far. I’ll stay nearby.”

“I’ll try not to need your help. Peace, thanks.”

“Ah.”

Gasp.

“Did you just say ‘Dad’? You said ‘Dad’, didn’t you? Huh?”

“…Good grief, hyungnim.”

I’m pretty sure he just said Dad! As soon as Yuhyun turned away, Peace followed him. The two of them shot up into the air like they were being pulled.

└ Han Peace and Han Yuhyun… they’re like soul twins

└ Chief Han, please release a Peace Police–Commissioner ver. plush at Dodam T_TTT just take my card!!!

I want to see Peace in a police uniform too… As the sight of Yuhyun and Peace vanished, Moon Hyunah let out a big breath.

“Anyway, the Police Commissioner’s withdrawn. Okay, if we really cooperate from here, we can get a joint win! Hyungnim, where’s the slave?”

“Just ahead.”

I walked in front through the wrecked street. Moon Hyunah followed close behind me, looking back now and then to keep the Thieves in check.

“Once we secure the slave, the Thieves will be a problem, but so will the slave. They’ll have their own victory condition.”

The slave’s victory condition, huh. What could it be.

“We just need to watch out for the Thieves!”

One of the cops shouted.

“What can a slave with a lower score than F–rank even do?”

“How the hell did they even end up dead last?”

“Did they fail to get through the ravine?”

The Hunters whispered among themselves about the slave. I was curious too. It looked like they hadn’t fought monsters at all, so did they go through the difficult middle road? Even if it was just terrain, there could have been monsters lying in wait there.

“They were at least quiet.”

“You still don’t know who they are?”

“They were set so they couldn’t speak.”

“Once Noah gets back, maybe we’ll figure out who the Outlaws are.”

“Since Yuhyun and Peace are the Police Commissioner, it must be either Seong Hyunjae’s team or Yerim’s team.”

Which of the two.

“They said he was handsome and kind, so I thought Chief Song would be the Police Commissioner.”

└ Chief Song isn’t handsome right now, he’s a pretty princess!!! (feat. Yerim)

…Yerim, what are you doing. Chief Song, I’m deeply sorry. There’ll be a replay, right? I should check and apologize properly.

└ □□□□! □□□□□□□□!!

└ Yujin, at this point don’t you have a clue who □□ is…?

└ Yujin, □□□ is a grad student

A grad student? There wasn’t a grad–student role. The filter that had disappeared for a bit surged back again.

“Hello!”

We stepped into the shop where I’d left the twins. The two of them were sitting quietly at a table. Good, they hadn’t gone anywhere. When they saw me, they beamed and waved their hands.

“Those kids? They’re kind of cu… no, take that back.”

Moon Hyunah frowned slightly.

“In reality they’re the complete opposite, aren’t they. It feels a bit creepy.”

“It’s not like they chose to look like this. Alright, let’s go.”

When we took the twins outside, all the Hunters’ gazes flooded toward us.

“Thieves, keep your distance please! I’m a Thief too, but still.”

All we had to do now was get to a designated spot and hold out for an hour. Fortunately, the Police Commissioner had backed off, so the atmosphere had lightened up. Of course, we couldn’t let our guard down until the very end.

Just as I was about to sit the twins on Liette’s back, one of them opened their mouth.