The S Classes That I raised:Geunseo( 근서) 218+

Chapter 256: Tea Time

"What? Yoojin-ssi!"

Noah was startled and jumped up from his seat. Sigma also stopped forking. On the other hand, Yoohyun and Moon Hyuna.seemed to be unaware and looked puzzled.

"You said you didn't want to receive the imprint."

"I'm talking about the imprint that is connected to that side. Do you know about that imprint, Noah?"

"...Yes. It's not the entire imprint, but Medsang often performs the procedure up to about one-third. I also have an imprint from the back of my neck to between my shoulder blades. But for ordinary people, that's the limit. Even if healing guards are mobilized, it's going beyond that becomes life-threatening."

"Hyung!"

Yoohyun shouted as if blaming him, and Moon Hyuna frowned.

"You should take care of your body Director Han. Just like how you worried about your younger brother too."

"I have an extra life, so I'm willing to do it. Yoohyun, even if I go outside, it will still be effective. So I don't want to miss this opportunity. Although it may be burdensome for my body right now, if my mana control ability improves, it could become safer in the future. My utilization skill will also increase, and maybe I can even raise my skill grade. It's almost impossible for someone with my stats to raise the grade of a higher-level skill so."

Continuously using a skill makes you familiar with it and raises its grade. But with my mediocre mana stat, it was impossible to even become familiar with an intermediate-level skill. It was because I couldn't properly feel the movement of the skill and the flow of mana.

"If my stealth skill goes up one grade, how much easier would it be to avoid danger in a similar situation?"

"But..."

Yoo Hyun, who still had an uneasy expression, looked at Noah.

"Is it very dangerous? Are there any side effects?"

"Up to about one-third is definitely safe. There have been cases of Awakening users who have self-healing skills succeeding up to the middle of their backs. But Medsang has not yet attempted anything beyond that. In Yoojin-ssi situation even with about one-third, there will be effects. Your mana control ability will increase to almost D-grade."

D-grade. It was high for me. But...

"Yoohyun, I'll insist on it one more time. It's really the last time."

Even after deciding to receive the imprint, I hesitated several times. I even thought about quitting for the sake of my younger brother. I was also swayed by Irin's words, who came to protect me instead of Yoo Hyun.

But at the same time, I wanted to have the power to protect myself. So that I could stay safe until a little further into the future.

After a few more exchanges, we finally decided to receive the imprint only up to the waist, not the entire body. With the condition that I would use only one extra life.

"The flow of mana lasts for an average of 30 minutes after death. If the flow of mana stops, the procedure becomes impossible. So if something goes wrong with Yoojin, I will finish the procedure within 20 minutes. Even if the imprint is not fully engraved as you wish."

"I hope my body can hold on as long as possible."

Resurrection was planned to be done between 25 and 30 minutes after death.

Preparations for the imprint procedure were made immediately. Anesthesia was performed, and I lost consciousness immediately. How long had passed?

"I think one visit to this place is enough."

The dark vision gradually brightened, and a familiar face came into view. Sung Hyunjae was looking down at me.

A gloved hand was extended towards me. After hesitating for a moment, I took that hand and stood up.

"I must have died. Do I come here every time I die?"

"Currently, Yoojin-ssi's death goes through system processing. To be more precise I came here."

Come to think of it, I couldn't appear here before I was called. Is it okay this time? I reached out and grabbed one of Sung Hyunjae's arms that disappeared at the end of his gaze. He said he lost an arm back then.

"Are your eyes okay? You didn't come all the way here just to pretend, did you?"

I shook my hand in front of Sung Hyunjae's eyes. Both of his golden eyes moved along with my touch. They seem fine, but maybe he's pretending. If it's this guy, it's definitely possible.

"Close one eye. How many fingers am I holding up?"

"Two."

"The other eye too."

"Five."

Fortunately, it seemed like everything was intact. Hopefully, he didn't eat any other parts besides his eyes. He has two ears, his remaining arm is fine, he has two legs, and he can speak well, so his tongue should be fine too. Sung Hyunjae looked at me with a slightly puzzled expression as I inspected myself.

"The person who should be worried right now is Yoojin-ssi, not me."

"I'm fine with all my limbs. Even if it's not my real body, please I'll take care of it since I'm using it. Why can't an adult like you take care of your own body?"

"I'll return those words to you."

Sung Hyunjae grabbed me and turned me around. His hand touched the exposed back for the imprint procedure.

"It seems like the imprint has already been engraved up to this point."

It was near where the heart is. Suddenly, an old memory came to mind.

"Oh, you made a reservation there. I'm sorry about that. Should I ask if it's okay to have physical damage for the imprint?"

He probably wanted to raise his own fighting power. Instead of answering, Sung Hyunjae withdrew his hand. At the same time, the scenery around us changed. The empty space turned into a garden with a gentle breeze. A table adorned with magnolia flowers had a tea set placed on it. Purple petals fell one by one.

"Please have a seat."

Sung Hyunjae politely pulled out a chair, I spoke.

"...What's this all of a sudden?"

"I thought I would treat you to some tea."

"Can I drink it in my current state?"

"It's similar to eating food in a dream."

I guess that's true. Despite feeling uneasy, I sat down. Sung Hyunjae stood next to the table and lifted the teapot. Tea poured into the cup, spreading a gentle aroma. I've never really had this kind of tea before. If it was yuja tea, yulmu tea, or barley tea, I wouldn't know, but this is definitely an expensive kind.

"If you didn't like getting the imprint, you could have sent a quest or something. You could have avoided engraving it above the heart."

"If I thought you would listen to me, I would have sent one."

Sung Hyunjae placed the teacup in front of me. Even though he probably never had to do this kind of serving, his movements were precise. This tea is unfamiliar, but I was captivated by its fragrance and took a sip.

"...I-It's delicious."

"You can be honest."