S-Class Except Me – Chapter 106

Author: rolypoly

“Mhm, Soyeon-ah. You’re back in school? That’s great, congratulations!”

A warm smile appeared on Ha-eun’s face as she spoke on the phone in front of a house with an impressive high wall.

Baek Soyeon, who had been in constant contact with her since returning to Korea from the United States, relayed the news that she was quitting homeschooling and going to school.

In the meantime, Baek Soyeon has been to various hospitals and received various tests due to her leg disability. Soyeon’s return to school also meant that she was released from the extensive hospital tests she had previously undergone.

‘Soyeon’s leg problem is all because of the constellation.’

Because no matter how many times she gets tested, they won’t be able to find a solution.

From endless hospital tests to forced awakenings.

Brian’s desire to somehow fix his daughter’s leg cannot be said to be bad, but his love had a violent side.

Still, after almost losing her daughter last time, it seemed like he had come to his senses and was trying to reflect Baek Soyeon’s wishes.

The evidence was that he reduced her hospital examination and sent her to school.

—Eung! I love it! It’s been a while since I went to school! I’m really looking forward to it!

Baek Soyeon’s voice, heard through the phone, was clearly excited. Haeun smiled slightly as she could sense that her partner was happy.

“When will you start?”

—In two weeks!

“I see. Then you must be busy now.”

—But I can still go to Korea during vacation! I’m going to go play with my grandfather.

“Are you coming to see me?”

—Eung! You’re going to play with me, right?

“Of course.”

She is so determined to have a good time that she can completely blow away any bad first impressions she had in Korea.

—Let’s hang out with your boyfriend. Dojoon Oppa.

“Ahaha…. You know that.”

—Eung! Your story keeps coming up on TV! A superhero. Grandpa says it’s amazing that Dojoon Oppa is Unnie’s boyfriend.

“Do you think it’s amazing?”

—But you know…

The excited, chattering voices stopped for a moment. Ha-eun checked her cell phone, wondering if the call had been disconnected. But it’s still connecting?

“Soyeon-ah?”

—No, I’ll tell you when I get back to Korea.

“Why? What’s wrong?”

—Eung, it’s nothing, Unnue… See you later.

“Ah, mhm.”

The phone, which ended somewhat abruptly, was cut off.

Haeun tilted her head with a puzzled look. Was she in a hurry to go to the bathroom? Then she can’t help it.

Haeun, who didn’t think it was a big deal, shrugged and put her cell phone away.

Whoosh—.

Noodle made a small noise and slapped Haeun’s face. Haeun patted Noodle’s small head and whispered.

“That’s right, Noodle. It’s not the time for us to be like this here.”

Haeun looked at the tall wall in front of her for a moment. And she muttered as if she was talking to herself.

“Hey, Constellation.”

[The Constellation ‘Mutant of the Abyss’ pouts, saying that no matter how generous he is to Haeun, such a title is too much.]

“That’s enough. This is your last chance to confess. That window is still floating.”

The window Ha-eun was referring to was a synchronization window that only existed for her. Haeun’s system window that doesn’t change at some point but still stays by her side and doesn’t disappear.

“Do you have anything to say to me about that?”

Silence followed. Haeun silently waited for an answer. But there was no return message. As always, he chose to avoid and ignore it.

“Haha.”

Haeun let out a bitter laugh.

Okay, then she will ask Nebiros, well.

She didn’t even expect it.

Haeun walked forward without hesitation and rang the bell installed on the front door of the single-family home.

Woof woof!

The sound of a dog barking rang beyond the gate. Soon, the sound of someone approaching was heard and the tightly closed door burst open.

“Welcome~, Hunter Jung Haeun.”

Hwang Soomin, dressed in comfortable civilian clothes and a brown knit, greeted Haeun with a warm smile.

“Wasn’t it difficult to come here?”

“The process of getting here was difficult.”

“Haha, not even a joke. Come in. I’ve got everything ready.”

Hwang Soomin, who lightly ignored Haeun’s harsh words, guided her inside. The golden retriever raised by Hwang Soomin followed behind them, wagging its tail.

Perhaps because of the dogs, Hwang Soomin’s company residence had a large garden. There are discarded toys scattered all over the place after the dog played with them.

Hwang Soomin spoke to Haeun as she looked around her garden, as if he had forgotten.

“I heard the news~. I heard you are officially dating guild leader Seo Dojoon? I heard that the two are in a relationship. Congratulations, Hunter Jung Haeun.”

Haeun had heard this message of congratulations so many times since the show aired that it hurt her ears, so she gave it a rough nod.

For reference, Seo Dojoon, who had been laughing at Haeun at the playground in the middle of the night, turned red and ran away to his house the next day.

‘I guess the memory didn’t disappear.’

She sent a few teasing messages to say hello, but she got replies that seemed quite embarrassing.

“As expected, I knew it would be like that. Guild leader Seo Do-jun also has a really evil side. He said it wasn’t like that at the Hunter Association.”

“That’s enough, quickly summon Nebiros.”

She didn’t visit Hwang Soomin’s house to have this kind of personal chat.

Now is the time to answer the questions she has been putting off.

At Haeun’s urging, Hwang Soomin smiled sweetly and guided her to the basement of the house.

From the moment she entered, she thought it was full of magic stones, but when she arrived, the basement was an internal fortress. It was quite interesting, except that there were strange objects piled up in the corner whose identity she didn’t even know what they were.

“You may get swept away, so please step back a little~.”

After giving a light warning, Hwang Soomin stretched out his hand towards the ground.

It’s surprising that there is a basement like this in the basement of an ordinary house, and that monsters can even be summoned there. It was a scene that felt quite disparate, but neither Haeun nor Hwang Soomin paid any attention to it.

A purple magic circle appeared beneath Hwang Soomin’s feet. Haeun sniffed at the strange smell. A cloud of smoke began to spread and there was a loud noise. A face she hadn’t seen in a long time appeared in the magic circle.

A devil with a ridiculous medieval noble style and curved goat horns.

It is the demon Nebiros, a being that was once a dungeon boss monster.

“Did you call me, master?”

Nebiros, who greeted Hwang Soomin in a rather rude manner, trembled when he discovered Haeun’s presence. He remembers what happened in the dungeon.

Hwang Soomin said happily with a big smile.

“I called Nebiros to ask you a few questions today~.”

Nebiros glanced at Haeun as if he was anxious. His gaze often turned to Noodle sitting on Haeun’s shoulder. Haeun raised her eyebrows.

Although she certainly killed Nebiros, there must have been many hunters who killed him since it was an infinitely regenerating dungeon, right?

The reaction was strange, as if he was more afraid than she expected.

“Now, Hunter Jung Haeun.”

Hwang Soomin spread both his hands to her as if telling her to do whatever she wanted. Now it’s time to show off. Haeun said, pouting her lips.

“Please leave us for a moment.”

“I’m also curious about constellations.”

“You can ask him separately.”

“My magical power is not infinite. And today is the first time I actually summoned it~.”

“What is it? You said you would educate it well.”

“There is a way to tame it even if I don’t summon it directly. Oh, and don’t worry about the truth of what Nebiros says. It’s absolutely impossible to lie if he’s my subordinate. So, I will listen too.”

Why does it continue like that…?

Haeun glared at Hwang Soomin fiercely. However, Hwang Soomin also stood on his seat with a smile. He doesn’t seem like he will move.

It’s okay for Hwang Soomin to know about the constellations. Since she already told him, it’s not that important.

However, Haeun wanted to hide her system window, ‘synchronization rate’. Haeu’s only secret that she still hasn’t revealed to her family. She never wanted anyone to know that much.

Then…

‘Should I make him faint…’

Haeun looked up and down at Hwang Soomin with a bleak look.

“I’m afraid of your eyes, Hunter Jung Haeun.”

Hwang Soomin, who didn’t know his fate, trembled. Haeun, who had been thinking for a while, clicked her tongue.

There is nothing she can do. For now, let’s satisfy Hwang Soomin’s curiosity and kick him out.

She has to ask about Noodle anyway.

“Noodle.”

Haeun, who had decided, called out Noodle, who was sitting on her shoulder. A small snake came down Haeun’s arm, its tongue lashing out.

“I feel like it regained its appetite somehow.”

“Our Noodle ate Nebiros’ core very deliciously last time.”

Nebiros trembled. He fumbled between his wings in a ridiculous way.

“Anyway.”

Haeun approached Nebiros. Nebiros looked calm. Although he was shaking a little excessively.

Haeun held out Noodle to him and asked.

“Do you recognize Noodle?”

“Yes.”

“Our Noodle remained an item for a while and didn’t move. Not now, but… Do you know where it hurt?”

Reptilian pupils examined Noodle’s body closely. He made the diagnosis.

“It’s fine without a problem.”

“I guess it is like that now. But it was like that in the past.”

“It’s because the dimensions are different and it couldn’t adapt.”

Noodle were originally creatures that lived in the dungeon’s reward collection stage. From then on, it followed Haeun into reality.

If Noodle’s condition changed due to spatial reasons between the dungeon and reality, this also explains why Noodle came back to life when she later entered the dungeon of Nebiros.

‘…no, it wasn’t like that in America.’

In the American dungeon, Noodle were again in the form of a bracelet. Haeun frowned slightly.

“If dimensions mean dungeon, is there a special space where Noodle react?”

“Rather than that, it’s closer to meeting one’s mother and replenishing the energy that is lacking.”

“Mother?”

“Didn’t it meet already?”

“Meet? Who?”

“Didn’t you peek at my record?”

At that moment, there was someone who came to Haeun’s mind.

A person who made Haeun feel threatened with life for the first time in her life.

A being who made her think that she might lose.

“Huh? But the one who gave me Noodle last time was a constellation…”