Chapter 3

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 .

“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 . ”

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