< Cracked Magic Stone (2) >

I took out the cracked magic stone from my inventory. As if he had felt something, Peace growled softly and showed wariness. Chirpie also stared with its eyes round. Though its eyes were always round.

Is that a magic stone?

Yoohyun said, frowning slightly. With him being uncomfortable like Peace, I thought that there was something like bad energy spilling out from the cracked magic stone that I couldnt feel.

Its the magic stone of the guy you contracted with.

What?

The bitter expression quickly contorted. It seemed like he was shocked and it also seemed like he was angry. Seeing how he was grinding his teeth, it must be the latter.

Why does hyung have that? Does that mean you faced a guy who could make a L-Rank curse contract shit!

Should I say I faced him? Calm down and listen.

Sung Hyunjae, that damn bastard, couldnt properly protect you and still-!

He growled like he would go barging into Seseong Guild right away, but he didnt actually storm out. Instead, he turned to look at me with eyes full of worry and uneasiness mixed together.

Did you really only get hurt in the leg? Tell me truthfully, hyung.

Yoohyun said, grabbing my wrist. At the interrogation asking if I didnt get caught in a curse or other skills, I replied that I was okay. Since it was true that only my leg was hurt for my real body.

As I pacified my brother, I told him about what had happened. I omitted the random kidnapping case, and explained that after we beat back MKC and Soodam attacking, I released Sung Hyunjaes contract, when a dragon human type appeared.

The curse and poison dragon kings owner used a mind-related skill and I was caught, but the system manufacturers appeared and saved me. Laying a hand on me was a type of violation of rules, so they killed that lizard owner and gave the magic stone to me.

It was also true that they saved me. I continued, looking back at the still hardened face.

It was almost a little dangerous, but thanks to that, the lizard bastard was caught. Its something good. Loosen up your expression a bit.

A little?

It wasnt my real body, and the system side came immediately. I said that side pays a lot of attention, didnt I?

Just in case, I should get Water Droplet and Newcomer to keep quiet when I meet them.

And it already ended well without any particular trouble. Besides that, you know that our world wont hold out for long, right?

I heard more or less.

And you shouldve heard that if youre in the high range of S-Ranks, theres a method for escaping.

I did hear, but it doesnt really concern me, so I dont really remember.

Dont make me laugh. Im well informed of your record. Was there any reason a guy with a good head would forget that kind of important content?

What cant remember! You shouldve pretended to cooperate just in case, like Sung Hyunjae why would you just thoughtlessly refuse?

Yoohyun stared at me a little sulkily.

If I was going to accept that, I wouldnt have avoided hyung in the first place. And there wouldve been no reason to avoid you either.

Still, if it was you alone, you could be safe.

At that time, too, if he hadnt taken care of me. Unconsciously, I clenched my teeth. My insides hurt a little.

Even if it wasnt for hyung, they were unpleasant guys. There wouldnt have been any need to keep on collaborating with them.

They did have a lot to say and were stupid, too. They definitely wouldnt have been guys you should associate with for a long time.

Smiling lightly, I continued.

Thanks to that, I was able to learn the way to save the world. No, its not completely saving, and if we manage and endure the dungeons well, apparently itll be safe for about a hundred years.

A hundred years?

Yeah. Though the level of difficulty for dungeons will go up more, so it wont be easy to endure. Still, if we bear with it for about five years, peace will come for a hundred years~. I dont know whatll happen after a hundred years, but would I be alive then?

But Yoohyun would be alive, and he would be able to leave this world. I just had to build things up so it would happen.

And well, somehow our worlds people could endure again a hundred years later. Since there would already be experience and information stacked up.

That guy spoke like the likelihood was low, but we just have to hold out?

Yeah. Definitely. The lizard owner, who was an obstacle, was disposed of, and the system manufacturers said they would help, so it wont be that hard. Above all, there are kiseungsu. Ill raise the monsters well, and Myeongwoo will make weapons, too. Special skill aptitude people will be found, and you heard about Suk Hayan, right? When the research results come out from her team, itll be a huge help for managing dungeons.

Even when I heard it, my voice was light and bright.

We just have to suffer for exactly five years. Then, to be content, what should we do? Is there something you want to do?

The set of his eyes that had been stiff throughout, finally softened.

Hm, what about hyung?

Me? I wonder.

I thought of the white tree and the white bird.

Should I go on a trip? Since I havent gone, other than on a school trip.

That would also be good.

I looked at my smiling younger brothers face. Right now, I should only think of the matters here. There was a lot to do. They were piled up.

Name your elemental. You didnt yet, right?

The fire lizard was wandering around Yoohyuns shoulder. It was still a young elemental, but it was the purest flame that had been born from an egg. Thanks to the lizard owner guy being a sorcerer from a world without the system, he knew a considerable amount about elementals, too.

The hatching condition was good, and its compatibility with Yoohyun was good enough that they immediately contracted. If he could break out of the mold of the system, he would be able to become stronger much faster than before the regression.

Dont just randomly name it and give it some thought, and ask its opinion, too.

Do I have to go that far?

Hey, do you know how precious it is? Itll be a big help from now on, so raise it well.

Im already feeding it well. And in the equipment storage room, there was a time when it ate up several billions of won worth in one breath, while I wasnt looking.

It seemed like it had swallowed several high rank equipment or something. High rank magic stones would rather be better; to think that they were items. It was a dangerous fire lizard. Just then, I received a text on my phone. When I checked it, it was Suk Simyeong.

[I will be grateful if you would ask Guild Leader if he could answer his phone.]

Team Head[1] Suk is asking you to answer your phone.

Though there wasnt a single vibration sound. Did he just turn it off? At my words, Yoohyun annoyedly took out his cell phone and made a call. Hearing it more or less, it seemed like a complaint had come in because of sweeping away the A-Rank dungeon building and the surroundings. On top of that, since he turned around and came back after making that mess, it seemed like there was talk about this and that.

Go over for a moment.

Its okay.

At least for the peace 5 years later, dont make pointless enemies. Itll require a lot of peoples help, so if possible, you should be amicable. Its not that hard showing your face once.

He had an expression saying he really didnt want to, but he stood up from his seat. Looking at that, I wondered if it wouldnt suit Yoohyuns disposition to move around alone, like Riette. If it wasnt for me, he might have done so. I really did drag him down in various ways.

Yoohyun left, and I placed Peace and Chirpie onto the sofa and stood up. Those two followed right behind me as I walked toward the bathroom. When I closed the door so they couldnt come in, I heard displeased whining and chirping.

Wait for a bit.

I reasoned with them, and stood in front of the sink. The cracked magic stone, and one more thing. I took out another magic stone from my inventory. It was the SS-Rank magic stone that came out from the dragon human type.

The curse and poison dragon kings owner. Diarma combined magic stones with magic stones, and made new curse and poison dragons. I saw his skills, so I knew the method. Though I didnt know if I could use it.

The foundation isnt bad.

Dragon Slayer and Perfect Caregiver. If I broke free from the skill effects that the system told me, and just thought of those characteristics, it was appropriate for raising dragon types.

Suppression power that can oppress even while carrying a curse and poison dragon types magic stone. A strength that can cause growth. And lastly, the combination should be possible through the Teacher skill.

It was a skill that could connect each of the other two. I had these three, so you could see it as having the innate talent for it.

Wouldnt I be able to fill up the lacking parts with Diarmas magic stone? Like how Diarma also received help from a teacher of the same species when he was young.

Lets make the center the dragon human types magic stone.

The to-be-born dragon types abilities would differ according to the average of magic stones and the sorcerers competence. So there wasnt a difference which one I used as the main one, but I didnt want to combine them prioritizing that Diarma guy. It was simply an already dead magic stone, but the bastard who laid a hand on my younger brother should be used as a piece of material.

The closer the region that would carry the magic stones were to the heart, the better the effect was. I loosened and pushed away my shirt, and took out a short knife. The body reflected in the mirror was smooth without a single scar. Since I could get potions and healing skills at any time after the regression. But the wound that would be made would be impossible to heal. Even with that rank, that Diarma guy was covered in scars.

I lightly pierced above where my heart was beating. When I touched the cracked magic stone to the wound, it absorbed the blood as it spread the wound open and went inside. There wasnt much pain. Maybe he had smelled the blood, because I heard Peace scratching the door.

Its okay, Peace.

It was still smooth sailing for now. I tried to recall Diarmas memories, and moved my mana. Using up several bottles of mana potions, I pressed the white magic stone on top of the black, spread out wound. The white magic stone swallowed the black magic stone as if enveloping it. Then, the wound closed and a small scar was left.

I let out a thin sigh. First of all, it was a success. Though I didnt know what kind of dragon type would be born. Suddenly, I took out a glass bottle from my inventory. The red magic stone tumbling in the bottle softly made tapping sounds.

Hi, Blackie.

If its safely born, Ill bring you out soon, too.

-Kkoooong

As soon as I cleanly cleared things away and opened the bathroom door, Peace stuck onto me. Maybe low-stat Chirpie hadnt smelled the blood, because it seemed puzzled.

I said its okay. It wasnt anything. Chirpie, you come here, too.

I held them two and re