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Han Yoojin stood along in front of the dying white dragon. His eyes briefly reflected the flames engulfing the dungeon. At double the strength of Korea's strongest S Class, even a dragon would burn.
The reward window for the death of the Lauchitas popped up.
[Legendary Achievement! You successfully hunted a dragon with a partner]
I felt my heart twinge. Yoohyun, did you know this Lauchitas is the only monster we have ever hunted together.
Then, my level rose and a series of items appeared one after another.
[Gatestone x 10]
[Red Dragon’s Great Sword]
[Sacrificial Wish Stone]
The foreboding name lingered for a moment. Sacrificial Wish Stone?
[Sacrificial Wish Stone - Myth Class
Grants one wish for the user with an equivalent sacrifice taken as price.]
The blue stone landed lightly in my hand.
I didn't even hesitate. "Resurrect my younger brother, Han Yoohyun."
[Sacrifice target?]
I paused. What did I have that was equivalent to Yoohyun's life?
The dungeon was silent and empty. All that was left was ashes and Yoohyun's body lying beside me.
The system could probably find anything of value if I gave it wide enough parameters, right?
Could the life of an F-class be equivalent to an S-class?
"Anything"
[No equivalent sacrifice found]
A bitter laugh. What was I thinking... how could there be a sacrifice equivalent to Yoohyun's life?
"Yoohyun, you really shouldn't have tried to protect me. Wasn't it a waste in the end?"
I rolled the stone around in my palm. There were many other things I could wish for, to retain my current status? I could be an S-class that all of society admires. I would finally be stronger than Yoohyun, wasn't that all I wanted for the last 5 years since he left?
No. I just wanted to go back to when we still talked. I wanted to hug my little brother again, but he was somewhere I couldn't reach without strength.
It wasn't really power or fame that I wanted.
I just want to live a quiet life and take care of my brother.
There was no longer a path forward. No future could compare to my past. So why not sacrifice that?
"Can you send me back to the past? Just bring me back to five years ago. Wait, just send my memories back."
[Sacrifice target?]
"Everything."
The bead shone brightly and the unbeknownst to Han Yoojin, the black void spread rapidly as the system consumed an entire world's worth of energy to fuel his sincere wish. But that wasn't enough