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.

‘…Had 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.

‘Yoohyun, that kid, was already a popular guild leader.’

Haeyeon Guild. 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, isn’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 has 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-rank Awakened”. 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 individuals who illegally enabled people to enter Dungeons in exchange for a significant sum, promising Awakening upon clearing 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 then 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 Yoohyun stepped into the room.

He wasn’t a gentleman either.

“Hyung.”

My living younger brother called out to me. The face looking in my direction seemed quite unfamiliar. Even five years later, he hasn't aged much, but right now, he looked even younger.

He is twenty years old now.

He has currently barely started 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 military still existed.

‘S Class Awakeners were exempt from the army, though.’

I had to go there. There were many young men who Awakened during the military service and got discharged early. But for me even if I had Awakened, as an F-rank I wouldn’t have been discharged as the exemption from military service applied to those E-rank and higher.

Anyway, Yoohyun 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 Amitabha.

With a subtly chubbier face, Yoohyun approached me. Seeing him from up close, the five years felt even more profound.

I hadn’t really thought about it before my regression, but now it seemed that he must have had a hard time. It couldn’t have been easy to establish and develop his own guild, no matter how much of an S-rank he was.

And in the midst of that, his one and only older brother caused him trouble, going around causing accidents.

…I messed up.

“The dungeon brokers are—”

“Sorry.”

I apologized first. My younger brother, who was about to lecture me, shut up.

He looked at me as if I were some alien creature.

“I won’t do that again.”

This and everything that would have happened later. I will live up to my word. Yoohyun, with a confused expression, cautiously opened his mouth.

"If, by any chance, you've caused a big incident…"

"It's not like that."

This guy couldn’t trust his brother. It's understandable, but…

I patted his 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 was a perfect place for me to rest my head.

My somewhat cool words left my brother bewildered.

“No, it’s not that you’re immature… No.”

“It’s not a big deal. 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 for me. The cold sensation of his body was still clear under the palm of my hand.

“…as you please.”

Yoohyun hesitantly nodded. What's there to be embarrassed about when your brother wants to hug you once?

Well, I’m a little embarrassed too.

I stretched out my arms and hugged him. The hug covered his entire body. He was smaller than before I had regressed.

“My younger brother, Han Yoohyun.”

The warmth of the body within my arms was comforting. 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 Yoojin’ has been registered.]

…Huh?

[Legendary Title ‘Perfect Caregiver’ granted!]

What?

[Title ‘Perfect Caregiver’ is in effect.

Perfect Caregiver Additional Skills – My Brat Is The Best

The growth rate of the Awakened ‘Han Yoohyun’ is doubled.

Duration – 3 days]

What the heck?!

Crazy. What is 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 was C or B Class, the title would be ‘Clumsy Caregiver’. A-Class was ‘Adequate 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 on earth is this?’

Moreover, the growth speed buff was a whopping double.

My former title, ‘Caregiver’, gave an additional growth buff of up to 10 percent. It only lasted for a single day. But now, double? Didn’t this mean that you could raise a level in half the time?

‘No, it's not about levels but skills. Higher grade skills grow at a ridiculously 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. Right.”

I was so surprised that I hadn’t stopped hugging him.

As I relaxed my arms and stepped back, Yoohyun’s face turned a little red and he coughed.

“…Lately there has been a lot happening around me. Thanks for saying this, hyung.”

“I- It’s nothing.”

“…”

“…”

An awkward silence fell. Well. Um, hmm.

When I felt that I could no longer bear the awkwardness and considered breaking the window and jumping out, Yoohyun 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.”

"Oh, okay. Take care."

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? Yoohyun has only been away for three years, but it's been eight for me. Did I say it for nothing? Is it too late to cancel—

Suddenly

“I forgot.”

Yoohyun, who I thought had left, opened the door again. I was surprised.

“Remove the Awakening broker from your contacts.”

He said, looking at my cell phone on the bed.

“Anyway, even if you call, I’m sure he won’t pick up anymore.”

“…what?”

It's probably my imagination that I heard him say he'd already caught the broker.

Even though Yoohyun finished speaking, he continued to stare at me. …Is he telling me to delete it right away? Only after I showed him that I had deleted the broker’s contact information, had he walked out with a satisfied expression.

My younger brother’s attitude was a little strange, but more than that.

‘My status window!’

I quickly opened the status window to take a look.

[Awakened – Han Yoojin

Titles – Dragon Slayer (L), Perfect Caregiver (L)]

Now, wait a minute. Dragon Slayer?

‘Why is this showing up here?’