The S-Classes That I Raised

Chapter 562: And the Result Is (2)

For the Thief’s individual victory, they had to go to Governors Island. On the other hand, it was very simple for the Slave. They just needed their owner to release them. Of course, normally, there was no way anyone would release the Slave, who was the key to victory. I looked at the timer floating above the chat window.

[Time Remaining 0:39:15]

What if.

[Hey, Mr. Chatterbox! What happens if I achieve another role’s victory condition at the same time as the Capitalist’s victory condition timer! Don’t you have monitoring agents? I’m sure you do?]

└ You gotta let them co-win!!!!

└ Let’s go Yujin!!!!! Let’s go for the win!!!!!!!

└ OMG Yujin let’s go for individual win [email protected][email protected]@!!!!!!!!!! Our Yujin takes it all

Yuhyun and Peace came before me, but anyway, it would be a scam if they didn’t let us co-win. I’d protest. Not long after, a message window popped up in front of me.

[If victory conditions are achieved simultaneously, it will be processed as a co-win.]

Good! This means Yuhyun and Peace can co-win too. Since Seong Hyunjae and Gyeol’s Capitalist condition would be nullified the moment the victory condition was achieved, that couldn’t be helped. …I guess I should repay them separately later. Anyway.

– Kyaung, Grrr.

Yuhyun, Peace! Both of you, lose to me! I said it, but of course, neither of them understood. Even if Yuhyun understood, how was I supposed to make Peace understand that he had to lose to me? Even though our Peace is smart, that seemed difficult. Then at least Yuhyun!

– Kyaaang.

I raised my front paw toward my brother on my head. Yuhyun, let’s just pretend you got hit lightly and lost! But my brother dodged lightly, and my front paw ended up just scratching my ear. Yuhyun spun around and came down to my cheek.

“Hyung definitely intends to let me win.”

[But Yuhyun!]

“That’s why I didn’t say anything. Until Park Yerim stepped up.”

My brother spoke as if he understood my crying sounds.

[No, but Yuhyun, I can’t leave here. So it’s better if you win!]

“Park Yerim will fill Hyung’s spot, even if she’s lacking. I don’t know the Thief’s victory condition exactly, but given the nature of the role, it must be stealing the Slave. Since there’s a penalty of having your location tracked, isn’t it moving the Slave to a specific location?”

He’s spot on. He’s so smart. When I reflexively nodded, Yuhyun wore a faint smile.

“The location won’t be outside Manhattan, and Peace can reach anywhere within five minutes.”

Five minutes. If it’s that much, even if Delroux disappears, Yerim and Chief Song can sufficiently keep the Hunters in check. But there aren’t just one or two Hunters; can the two of them hold out? I turned my head toward the plaza. Yuhyun also looked at the plaza, half-hiding his body in my fur. Yerim and Song Taewon came into view.

On the completely frozen plaza, waves were rippling. Song Taewon was firmly blocking the front of Yerim, who was wielding the endlessly overflowing water. Every time ice fragments sparkled and flew up, Hunters were pushed back by Song Taewon’s fists, the tip of his rod, and his kicks.

└ Yerim!!! Wipe them all out!!!!

└ Yerim your spear missed!!!! It hit my heart instead!!!!! T_TT_TT_TT_TT_T

└ Insane, Park Yerim and Chief Song have crazy good synergy T_TT_T So reassuring

└ It’s a miracle Chief Song doesn’t have dark circles lolololololol

– Grrr?

Yerim and Chief Song were amazing, but something was a little strange. Liette didn’t move an inch. Moon Hyunah was also keeping her position. Noah also showed no sign of providing support.

‘Don’t tell me.’

Is everyone helping? They couldn’t have discussed it properly since the Hunters shouldn’t notice, yet even so. My insides felt a bit warm. There were times when no one would listen even if I screamed until my throat bled. But now, they were adding their strength without a single word.

“Peace and I have received enough payment. So it’s Hyung’s turn.”

Despite my brother’s words, I still hesitated. It seemed better for Yuhyun and Peace to win. The timing was easier to match, and there were two of them. On the other hand, for me to win, Peace couldn’t be the Slave. Looking at Seong Hyunjae, it seemed Slaves couldn’t use skills. Plus, the condition was trickier since we had to arrive precisely at the island.

“Hyung.”

└ Yujin, you win too!!!!! T_TT_T

└ Honestly if Han Director-mon doesn’t win, there’s a problem

Time was gradually decreasing. Yerim and Chief Song were still active. Water and ice danced to the point where the numerically superior Hunters in the plaza were getting sick of it. If Yerim was a typhoon, Song Taewon was the eye of the typhoon. Quietly, as if conserving strength, but unwavering.

Moon Hyunah, Noah, and Liette also stuck to defensive movements to stall for time. Even if I left my spot for a moment at the end, it really seemed like it would be okay. Even if a slight crack occurred, those people seemed capable enough to block it.

– Kyang.

Yuhyun. I looked back at my brother. When I nodded slightly, he smiled.

└ Is Han Yuhyun planning to become a Slave lololol

└ Han Yuhyun met his brother so he doesn’t care about us anymore

└ Director Han, please tell your brother I’m a fan!!! Since meeting Director Han, he doesn’t even look at the chat window T_TT_T

I can’t speak right now either. Yuhyun stepped down in front of my paw. He sat on the floor, practically half-lying down, and opened his arms toward me.

“Here, Hyung.”

It felt awkward to step on my brother, but since I had to win…

[We really get along well! I’m not a brother who steps on his younger brother. This is strictly to achieve the victory condition!]

└ No need for excuses lolololololol

└ The whole world knows

└ Even if they get along, a big brother steps on him lolololololol

No, why do they say I’m stepping on my kind brother? Do you really get along well? I lifted my front paw and lightly pressed down on Yuhyun. Yuhyun, pinned under my foot, smiled and spoke.

“Surrender. I lost, Hyung.”

I wondered if this would work, but Yuhyun’s appearance changed. His basic appearance remained the same, but his size became slightly smaller and his clothes changed to plain casual wear. Perhaps because he was alone, the chains on his wrists connected both hands. You Chatterbox jerk, was there really a need to handcuff him?

“Huh?”

Peace tilted his head and spoke. As expected, he can say ‘Dad’ too. Peace!

[Time Remaining 0:27:03]

Before I knew it, the time had dropped below 30 minutes. To be safe, I have to release the Delroux skill when there are about 10 minutes left. Yuhyun, unable to use skills, sat on top of my foot.

└ Regarding the Case of Korea’s Strongest Guild Leaders Becoming Slaves

└ Totally extreme, plummeted from Police Commissioner to Slave lolololololol

└ Han Yuhyun looks happier than ever… Yeah… as long as you’re happy…

└ Han Director-mon’s paws look fluffy… I envy Han Yuhyun…

20 minutes, and then the 10-minute range. Tension began to creep into the chat window that had been lightly chatting while relaying Yerim and Chief Song’s battle. Comments asking if it would really work and if we could time it right began to appear. I got a little anxious too.

└ If they arrive even 0.1 seconds early, isn’t the co-win ruined?

└ Might fail trying to catch two rabbits

└ To be honest, Director Han is yielding even though he can win, so it’s okay if he messes up

If I give up, we can end this safely. I couldn’t help but think that maybe this was needless greed. But.

I looked alternately at my brother on my foot and the faintly visible plaza.

[I should try what I can.]

I might regret not just staying still, but still.

17 minutes, 15 minutes, 13 minutes, 12, 11, 10 minutes. Yuhyun stood up. I released the skill. My field of view lowered in an instant, and I met my brother’s eyes.

“The Thief has to go to Governors Island, Peace!”

Before Peace could even come to me and speak, he immediately transformed into his adult form. I mean.

“…Our Peace is a huge bird!”

– Chirp!

He had turned into a large, white bird with a bluish tint. I took Yuhyun and climbed onto Peace’s back. The Thief must only ride for free, and cannot use movement skills when transporting the Slave. But Peace was the Police.

“Peace, quietly so we aren’t seen, let’s slip out to the side and go around.”

Spreading his wings, Peace quietly pushed through the trees in the park. He flew low so he wouldn’t be seen from the plaza, flying straight into the concrete jungle. Even though the monster had disappeared, the timer continued to decrease smoothly.

└ Yujin, your family is seriously the best!!

└ Yerim really is the Ruler of Water… No, let’s make her Ruler of the World T_TT_TT_TT_TT_T

└ Chief Song, one hit three kills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Park Yerim finishing move Ice Storm!!!!!!!!!!

└ Foreign Hunters won’t know that war doesn’t break out in Korea because 8th graders are too scary

The wide, surging water, the East River, spread out before my eyes.

“Peace, follow this straight down!”

Flap! Peace beat his wings powerfully and began to pick up speed. Skimming the water’s surface, we passed under a bridge and followed the river down. The humid wind beat against my cheeks.

[Time Remaining 0:04:21]

Governors Island began to appear small in the distance. A marker was floating in the middle of the island. I asked Peace to slow down and looked back at my brother.

“Yuhyun, maybe even now.”

“No–”

Yuhyun firmly used the one chance he had to speak.

“For whatever reason, I will never leave Hyung’s side.”

As if he hated the very act of me letting him go, even if it was just a simple rule of the game. My brother looked straight at me and spoke. Now, never again.

3 minutes, Peace arrived right in front of Governors Island. I saw a round, glowing circle. If we entered inside there, the Thief’s victory condition would be established.

2 minutes, 1 minute, and then 50 seconds, 40 seconds, 30 seconds– I jumped off Peace’s back. 10 seconds. I ran with my brother. The white bird followed behind us. 1 second, and the very moment it turned to 0. I practically hugged my brother and threw my body into the circle.

Whoosh, the timer disappeared and.

[Capitalist Evelyn Miller Victory Condition Achieved! Evelyn Miller’s Employees and Cooperating Participants Victory Condition Achieved!]

A message window popped up. The co-win was a success. And following that.

[Thief Han Yujin Victory Condition Achieved!]

└ Yujinaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!

└ Han Yujin is totally bad… Bad for my heart ♡

└ If our Yujin bought a carton of 30 eggs, there’d be 29… because there is no ‘egg-sistence’ without you…

└ Director Han, good job!!! Is this right? lolololololol

└ This was totally a solo stage for Korean Hunters… The Korean flag is waving in my heart T_TT_T Good job, you did so well, you’re the best, I love you!

└ Yujin, you worked hard!!! Han Yujin is this cool, smart, and strong!!!!!!!!!

└ I can’t beat people’s fan-girling… If Yujin reads my chat, I will breakdance at Hakdong Station Exit 2.

Will they really dance? Laughter escaped me for no reason. Yuhyun, who had returned to his original form, reached out his hand to me. I took my brother’s hand and stood up.

– Kiang!

Peace, who had returned to his juvenile form, also ran over and rubbed his cheek against me.

“Our Peace worked hard too. It would have been nice if you could have won too, Yuhyun.”

“Hyung did everything. So this is right.”

“Other people helped too. I feel sorry for Yerim and Chief Song.”

“It was a situation where it was hard for Park Yerim to win. She probably didn’t jump in just with the thought of helping Hyung in the first place.”

True, our Yerim wouldn’t have just said, ‘I don’t think I can make it, so I’ll give up and help.’ If she could have flipped the plaza team, she would have flipped them mercilessly. Then the ones who purely helped and only took a loss were Gyeol and Seong Hyunjae. What should I do?

[The broadcast is ending.]

“Ah, everyone! Thank you for your support! Be happy! Yuhyun, you should say goodbye too!”

“Please take good care of Hyung in the future as well.”

– Kyaung!

The chat window disappeared, and we were also transported to another location.

“Ah, what a shame!”

When the victory message popped up, Park Yerim raised both arms and shouted. The Hunters, drenched in water, looked up at Park Yerim with fed-up expressions.

“If only we had enough time, the Outlaw team would have won!”

└ Yerim is the best!!!!!!

└ At this point, isn’t Yerim practically S-Rank No. 1?

└ Professor Chatterbox, please give differential grades to prevent free riders on the group project.

└ Ye-Song Team needs to get special points, they really do

Song Taewon let out a long breath and put away his weapon. Liette grumbled as she released her Dragon Transformation.

“The Police Commissioner, the Monster, and the Outlaw—I didn’t get to fight any of them properly!”

“Unnie, but you’re still the best!”

In the plaza, which was half sea of water and half covered in ice, the Hunters wore expressions that were relieved yet somewhat ambiguous. It was because the monster’s identity had been posted in the chat window where all information was unlocked.

“It’s a relief Hyung-nim won too. It’d be sorry if he did all the work and got left out.”

Moon Hyunah said casually. A few Hunters nodded slightly.

“Oh, they say the broadcast is ending. In the future too, our Ye! Chief Song, Ye! Ye!”

“…Song.”

“Please give our team lots of love!”

The chat window disappeared, and the Hunters began to be transported one by one. The sky quickly turned red, dyed in purple, and soon black night was scattered across it. Standing tall in the empty plaza, Seong Hyunjae looked up at the sky. Hangyeol hid behind him in panic.

– What, is this?

Between the slowly drifting clouds, a slender moon looked down on the ground. Moonlight flowed gently onto the plaza. It wasn’t threatening. It was just a gaze checking in, nothing more.

“Should I say, ‘I am doing well’?”

A chilly smile formed on Seong Hyunjae’s lips. It felt as if invisible spiderwebs were draped stickily over his entire body. Webs so thin that even the most sensitive person couldn’t feel them, seemingly ready to break at any moment, yet webs that would endlessly tangle around him no matter how much he cleared them away.

Hangyeol trembled. As the Fairy Dragon opened his mouth to say something, Seong Hyunjae raised his hand to stop him.

“Better not to call. Since it’s a space imbued with a Transcendent’s power, it might be able to take a look. Some kind of deal might have been made.”

It wasn’t surprising. He had expected contact in some form sooner or later. Seong Hyunjae looked up at the moon again. Clouds rolled in, and the moonlight blurred. It retreated, satisfied that its possession was safe. He had that intuition. Hangyeol tugged at Seong Hyunjae’s hem.

– W-What are you going to do?!

“Well, maybe I should pray for its tastes to change.”

– What? What?!

“This party is Chatterbox’s jurisdiction. Since two forces have agreed, it shouldn’t be able to interfere at least until the party is over, so I should enjoy the party.”

And after that, how will it be? Seong Hyunjae looked at where he was standing. An observer who had taken a step back. A Slave who held all the information but had to just watch, except for barely a single word.

Seong Hyunjae and Hangyeol’s figures also faded away from the plaza.