Chapter 3
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I was sitting on a bed and not on a dragon’s body . The scent of blood was also gone . The clothes I had been wearing were different too .
‘……Have I really gone back in time?’
First of all, I could not open the status window . I didn’t have my inventory either . Five years ago, I still had yet to be Awakened .
‘Yuhyun, that kid, was already a popular guild leader . ’
Haeyeon Guild (垓埏) . It was the guild that would become the best in both Korea and the world after five years of rapid development with a small number of elite members .
Of course, I was unable to get in . …There were many guild members that did not like me .
‘I’ve heard a hundred times that I should stop hanging around the guild and get out . ’
Ugh, lousy things . Yeah, this time around I’ll keep my head down and live well .
I rummaged through my pocket and took out my cellphone . The date… Oh, I really was 5 years in the past . The most recent message was—
‘Wait, wasn’t this an Awakening Broker?’
Just that morning I had contacted the Awakening Broker . Seeing that, I began to recall the past .
‘I have gone back to that time . ’
It had been 3 years since Dungeons started appearing in the world, causing the Awakening of many enthusiastic Hunters . Now was a time where the rapidly changing world was gradually stabilizing .
It was a time when I was struggling with an inferiority complex, only able to look at the back of my brother, who was a well-known “S-level Awakening” . Therefore I contacted the Awakening Broker in the vain hope that if I Awakened, I would be like him .
Awakening Brokers . To put it simply, swindlers .
Awakening Brokers were brokers who illegally allowed people to enter Dungeons in exchange for a large amount of money, telling them that they would Awaken if they clear the Dungeon . Most of them, however, were vicious people who would disappear after taking the money . Even if they did take you to the Dungeon, they would not protect you .
‘It’s not like I Awakened through clearing a Dungeon in the first place . ’
There was a high possibility of Awakening due to the dangerous environment of a Dungeon, but it has nothing to do with clearing the Dungeon . Those facts were revealed to the public half a year later and the Korean Hunter’s Association would later create a safe Awakening facility, and brokers completely disappeared .
Anyway, I had packed some money to meet with the broker .
‘I had gotten caught by my younger brother’s men and brought here . ’
Yeah, I remember this for sure . This was one of the rooms in the Haeyeon Guild building .
Right now he was probably going to come in and yell at me with disapproval . Just as I had that thought, the door burst open . Han Yuhyun stepped into the room .
He wasn’t a gentleman either .
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“Hyung . ”
My living younger brother called out to me . The face looking at me was very young . He was young even after five years but right now, he was even younger .
He was twenty years old, now .
He was just now showing signs of being an adult; if the world was peaceful, he would still be a student . Either that or he would have just been enlisted into the army . Of course, the army still existed .
‘S Class Awakeners were exempt from the army, though . ’
I had gone there . There were many young man in the army who Awakened in the army and get discharged early . If I had been honorably discharged, it would be due to the fact that I was an F Class . Exemption from military service started with Class Es .
Anyway Yuhyun was so good that he didn’t need to go to the military… Oh, my inferiority complex was about to explode again .
Let’s give up greed . Let’s throw away anguish . Namo Amitahba . (t/n: Buddhist mantra)
With a dirty look on his face, Yuhyun walked towards me . Now that he was closer, I could see that the five-year period was more difficult for him than I had thought .
I hadn’t really thought about it before my regression, but now it seemed that he must have had a hard time . It wasn’t easy to make and develop your own guild even if you were an S Class .
Meanwhile, his older brother got into an accident .
……I was wrong .
“Dungeon Brokers are—”
“I’m sorry . ”
I apologized first . My younger brother, who was about to lecture me, shut up .
He looked at me as if he had never seen me before .
“I won’t do it again . ”
For this and everything that would have happened later . I would live up to my word . Yuhyun had a confused look on his face and carefully opened his mouth .
“By any chance, if you’ve had any major accident……”
“It’s not like that . ”
He didn’t trust me . He didn’t believe me .
I slapped him on the arm with a smile .
“Well, I sat down and thought about it, and I realized that I seem to have been immature . ”
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The dragon’s back was cool, so it had been the perfect placed for me to rest my head .
My little brother was taken aback by my awkward remarks .
“No, it’s not that you’re immature… no . ”
“Not really . Hey, can I give you a hug?”
“H, huh?”
“It’s been a long time . ”
It’s been a long time for him, but not me . The cold sensation of his body was still clear under the palm of my hand .
“……as you please . ”
Yuhyun hesitantly nodded . Your big brother is just going to hug you once, little brother . What are you so embarrassed about?
Well, I’m a little embarrassed too .
I stretched out my arms and hugged my brother . The hug covered his entire body . It was smaller than before I had regressed .
“My younger brother, Han Yuhyun . ”
His body was warm in my arms . I could hear the slightly accelerated beating of his heat and breath .
In my deep relief, something came out of my mouth . It was something that I usually never would have said .
“I love you . ”
His body flinched and trembled . Hey, I’m embarrassed too, so don’t say anything . Just—
[The Awakening of ‘Han Yujin’ has been registered . ]
…huh?
[Legendary Title ‘Perfect Caregiver’ granted!]
What?
[Title ‘Perfect Caregiver’ is in effect .
Perfect Caregiver Additional Skills – My Little One’s The Best
The growth rate of the Awakened ‘Han Yuhyun’ is doubled .
Duration – 3 days]
Whaaat?!?
The hell, what was this scam skill?
Caregiver titles were common . It was easy to receive this title if you were a parent or an older sibling who took care of and raised an Awakened person . It was even possible without blood relations .
If the dependent’s Awakening Class was over C and the relationship was good, it was likely for this title to appear . If the dependent’s Awakening was C Class to B Class, the title would be ‘Clumsy Caregiver’ . A Class was ‘Ordinary Caregiver’ . Finally, S Class was just ‘Caregiver’ .
I had thought that the title of ‘Caregiver’ was considered to be the highest as there were no Awakeners that were beyond S Class .
‘The Perfect Caregiver? What the hell is this?’
In addition, the rate of the growth buffs was doubled .
My former title, ‘Caregiver’, gave an additional growth buff of up to 10 percent . It only lasted for a single day . But this was double that . Didn’t this mean that you could raise a level in half a year?
‘No, the benefits are more towards skills than levels . Higher grade skills grow at a frustratingly slower pace!’
Wow, this was totally a scam . If I gave someone a buff before they went into a Dungeon, they would grow at light speed .
“…hyung?”
“Uh, yeah . No . ”
I was so surprised that I had kept hugging him .
As I relaxed my arms and stepped back, Yuhyun’s face turned a little red and he coughed .
“……Lately I’ve been putting a lot of pressure on you . Thanks for saying this, hyung . ”
“Th, thank you . ”
An awkward silence fell . Well . Hmm, hmm .
When I felt that I could no longer bear the awkwardness and wanted to break and jump out of a window, Yuhyun spoke .
“……Do you want to have dinner with me later? It has been a long time . ”
“Oh, I’d love to . ”
“Yes . Well, I’ve got work to do . ”
“Mm, keep up the good work . ”
My brother went out and the door closed . I tore my hair out .
‘Wow, that was awkward . ’
Was this what it was going to be like during dinner? I thought I said that I didn’t want to eat . Cancel it now—
Suddenly
“I forgot . ”
Yuhyun, who I thought had left, opened the door again . It was surprising .
“Remove the Awakening Broker from your contacts . ”
He said, looking at the cell phone on the bed .
“I wouldn’t have let you answer the phone anyway . ”
“……what?”
I must have made a mistake and sounded like I was going to seek out the broker .
Yuhyun has been staring at me without leaving even though he had finished speaking . …Did he want me to delete it right now? When I picked up his cell phone and showed him that I had deleted the broker’s contact information, he walked out with a satisfied expression .
My younger brother’s attitude was a little tense, moreso than usual .
‘My status window!’
I quickly opened the status window to take a look .
[Awakened Han Yujin
Titles – Dragon Slayer (L), Perfect Caregiver (L)]
Now, wait a minute . Dragon Slayer?
‘Why are you here?’
End