The S-classes that I Raised

Ch 9: Old Friends Starting Today

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That slightly stooped man who looked like he’s been worn down by the vicissitudes of life had an acquisition failed skill that was no less than SS-Rank!

It was obvious just from looking at the name that it was a special skill related to production. Wow, even 5 years later, not even one person came out with an equipment production skill. To think that I would see that here.

Special skills were already normally rare, and after the Awakening Centers were made, they completely disappeared「¹」. This was because the Awakening Center’s Awakening method was to battle in a virtual reality. Later, virtual realities for healer use were made, but that was it.

This was why Awakened People from the Awakening Center had 70% combat skills, and 29% healing skills. The remaining 1% were also mostly combat-assistance skills, and special skills were about one in a million.

‘Anyways, awesome! Seriously awesome!’

If I raise that person, there was that issue of having to say that damned keyword, but it was too much of as waste to give up. First, thinking we should introduce ourselves to each other, I was going to go chase after the man going the opposite direction.

Tap.

The scruff of my neck grabbed. That guy Sunghan, treating me like some puppy「²」, lightly picked me up and pulled me away, and said in a displeased voice.

“You’re trying to go somewhere again. Without saying anything.”

I had to report on this too? It felt like I was a 5-year-old who came out to buy groceries with his mom.

“It’s just… I thought I saw someone I know. I was going to go say hello.”

So let me go. Sunghan let me go, telling me that I should tell him beforehand, and while that was happening, the SS skill acquisition failed man got that much further away.

No, wait up.

“Hey! Myeongwoo!”

I yelled hard. Yoo Myeongwoo, who was about the turn around the corner, stopped and turned his head.

I put on an extremely pleased expression and walked over to him in big strides.

“You’re Myeongwoo, right? Yoo Myeongwoo. It’s been so long!”

As I made a fuss and pretended I knew him, Yoo Myeongwoo was taken aback and searched my face. Of course, even if he looked, he wouldn’t know me. This was our very first meeting.

“Um… who were you. I’m sorry, but I can’t remember well……”

It’s okay. I don’t remember you either.

“You don’t remember? Han Yoojin, Yoojin.”

“…Sorry. I really don’t remember.”

“It’s been too long, so it makes sense. I wasn’t sure either. Have you been well all this time? Did you also Awaken?”

As I spoke, lightly hitting Yoo Myeongwoo’s shoulder, he put on a bashful expression.

“Yeah. F-Rank, though.”

“Stats and skills both?”

“My skills are E… but not enough to go into a dungeon. I just came to get the subsidy at least.”

A weak smile flickered across Yoo Myeongwoo’s face. Even just looking, it seemed like he was in tough circumstances.

“I’m FE too! But we still get Hunter licenses. It’s a lot better than FF.”