Chapter 5

"There’s no real need for us to live separately. And the world isn’t safe these days."

- Han Yoohyun

My Brother's Acting Strange (3) is the fifth chapter of The S-Ranks That I Raised novel.

Han Yoojin tries to leave Haeyeon Guild, making plans for his day, but finds them disrupted by Yoohyun and his people.

Summary
Having checked over his skills, Yoojin decides to go to the Hunter Association and register as a Hunter, but is stopped by Kim Sunghan, an A-rank hunter and one of Yoohyun's right hand men. Kim Sunghan tells him that Yoohyun gave orders not to let Yoojin leave the building, and Yoojin retreats, unable to get past him. Before going back into the room he was in, he checks Kim Sunghan using Promising Sprout and learns not only that Kim Sunghan has the potential to be an S-rank, but that My Brat Is The Best can potentially help him grow to that point. Distressed at having to use the keyword on him for My Brat, Yoojin starts planning to explain his skills to Yoohyun and enlisting his help. After momentary reflection, though, he realizes that Yoohyun is acting strangely, and decides to address that before telling him about his skills.

Yoojin calls Yoohyun and asks him about the orders he gave to Kim Sunghan. Yoohyun tells Yoojin that it's too dangerous for him to go outside, and tells him to stay at Haeyeon, even going so far as to move Yoojin's things out of his own house and into Yoohyun's home. With that, he ends the call abruptly. Yoojin is thrown by his sudden overprotectiveness. Knowing that as a weak F-rank, he's at risk of being kidnapped and exploited for his useful skills, Yoojin chooses not to tell Yoohyun about his abilities to avoid him becoming even more overprotective.

Frustrated at his inability to leave, Yoojin resolves to use his skills to find high-rank Hunters who are loyal to him alone and make his own faction, splitting off from Yoohyun and Haeyeon. He works out the logistics this plan would need, and decides to start by seeking out A-rank Hunter Bak Yerim, known in the future as the Ice Witch.

Characters

 * Han Yoojin

Locations

 * Haeeyon Guild building