'Oh right. Dokja awakened so I should try it out on him,' thought Yoojin, walking in front of Dokja.
"Hey Dokja, I know I haven't been able to see you for a while but I want you to know that as your hyung, I love you," Yoojin told Dokja.
'I said the keywords so it should work,' thought Yoojin but to his misfortune...
[The 4th wall has cancelled the effects of the skill 'my kid is the best']
"Why are you randomly saying that Yoojin-hyung?" Kim Dokja remained unfazed.
'Huh....? Why didn't it work?' wondered Han Yoojin.
'Are all the people in this weird weird?' thought Kim Dokja.
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'What is he trying to do?' Kim Dokja mentally questioned.
[He's trying to use a skill on you]
'Oh. What does it do?''
[It makes you stronger but in return it makes you see him as someone you see as an important figure in your life. In your case, it would be Yoo Joonghyuk]
'Wait... makes you stronger?! Why didn't it work then?!' Yoojin flinched from Dokja suddenly slamming his phone on the couch.
[It didn't work because Yoo Joonghyuk is not from this world and your memories of Han Yoojin and Han Yoohyun belongs to the 'you' in this world]
"Dokja? Where are you going?" Yoojin asked the teen.
"My phone is out of batteries," the black haired teen answered, walking into his room.
As soon as Dokja entered his room, he slammed the door shut.
"F*CK!!" Yoojin could hear Dokja shout from inside his room.
'Was he doing something important on his phone before it ran out of batteries or something? And who taught him such foul language? There's no way he could've learnt that if Yoohyun was around him, so what happened?' Yoojin sweat dropped.
[Kim Dokja has been influenced by the swearing of a teenager]
'Will you shut up and help me?!' Kim Dokja mentally shouted, cursing at the air.
[I don't get it]
'Don't get what?' Dokja blinked in confusion.
[Kim Dokja's goal is to die, so why are you trying to get stronger? It's easier to die if you're weak]
Remembering his goal, Kim Dokja went silent. 'Right... my goal is to die but, I want to at least make my death a little better by dying strong. If I'm strong then I'd have more responsibilities meaning I'd probably end up sacrificing myself right?'
[Kim Dokja is gaslighting your own death]
'... Just help me,' Kim Dokja had always been stubborn at everything, no matter what it was about.
[Just replace Yoo Joonghyuk with someone else]
'Like who?'
[Whoever your custodian will be]
'Good idea. Maybe Sung Hyunjae then,' thought Dokja, turning on the computer in the corner of his room. 'I should find out some information about Sung Hyunjae first,' Dokja typed up the name 'Sung Hyunjae' in the search bar and many results came in. 'There's a lot about of information about him, but least I can read fast.'
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"Hyung, Dokja, I'm back," Yoohyun entered his house, only to see his hyung looking like a dried up body on the floor. "Did you rest well?"
"Can't you see I'm dying?"
"You haven't taken out your things yet. You like living here with me and Dokja more than your place right? I'll give you an unused room so let's move your things there," Yoohyun lifted up Yoojin. "By the way hyung, where's Dokja?"
"He's been in his room ever since his phone battery died," Yoojin replied, still looking dead.
"Have you checked up on him?"
"No I haven't. I didn't want to disturb him if he was doing something important," Yoojin sat up, looking at Dokja's bedroom door.
"What 'important' thing could a 14-year old be doing hyung? Let's go check up on him," Yoohyun helped his hyung up from the floor.
Entering Dokja's room, the two brothers could see their younger brother sleeping with his head in his arms on his table in front of his computer. 'Hm? What was he looking at on his computer?' wondered Yoojin, looking at the sleeping teen's screen.
"Hey Yoojin, who's 'Sung Hyunjae'?" Yoojin asked his brother, spotting the name 'Sung Hyunjae' in an article.
Yoohyun's face darkened.
"No one that you need to know of hyung. How do you know that name?"
"It looks like Dokja was searching things about them," answered Yoojin, pointing at Dokja screen.
Yoohyun immediately walked over to Dokja's screen and closed the tab before shutting the computer off and carrying Dokja onto said male's bed, tucking him in. 'What's wrong with him? Is Sung Hyunjae not a good person or something? Why was Dokja looking at articles about this 'Sung Hyunjae' anyways? Don't tell me Dokja has a celebrity crush on Sung Hyunjae! No no I will protect my precious little brother!' Yoojin mentally declared, clearly misunderstanding the sleeping teen's intentions.
"Let's go outside and let him sleep hyung," Yoohyun's voice snapped Yoojin out of his wave of thoughts.
"Oh yeah, I have something I want to talk with you about. Let's go," Yoojin suddenly remembered something.
"What do you want to talk about hyung?" asked Yoohyun.
"I think you not allowing me and Dokja to go outside is a little too much Yoohyun."
"It's ok, I'll take you and Dokja out soon," smiled Yoohyun.
'What are we? Dogs? You sound like you're talking about walking your dog,' thought Yoojin.
"We can't let you two out too often, but clearing dungeons takes several days and I can't leave you two to a B-rank hunter or lower. Maybe we even need to leave you two to an A-rank because we still don't know what rank Dokja has awakened to," added Yoohyun.
'You'd be surprised to find out that our precious little brother is a S-rank. Should I tell Yoohyun?' Yoojin sweat dropped. 'Wait, I use to look at hunter information before time was reversed. Now that I'm back in the past, I just need to find them and awaken them after I get them on my side and make them sign a contract where they have to be my and Dokja's escort in return for me awakening them! If I make my force this way then Yoohyun won't even be able to complain! Though I don't think Dokja will need an escort since he's a S-rank, but he is still young after all...' thought Yoojin.
"The I'll find an A-rank hunter!" Yoojin declared.
"Hyung will?"
"Yes!"
"You're going to bring back an A-rank?" questioned Yoohyun.
"Yeah! If I manage to recruit one then me and Dokja will be able to walk around freely."
"How are you going to find them?" asked Yoohyun.
"W-well...whatever! Hyung has all kinds of ways!" Yoojin said nervously.
"Hyung, you've awakened haven't you?" Yoohyun had a dark look. "Is it a skill that finds high ranks or helps you awaken? When did you awaken? You weren't awakened when you met the broker this morning so was it after you met me? What kind of skill is it? What'll we do if more b*stards target you?" Yoohyun held his hyung by the shoulders.
"Take it easy you jerk!" Yoojin felt like crying.
'If I tell him I got an L-ranked skill I'll be imprisoned forever! The best thing to do is not tell Yoohyun about Dokja's rank either or his freedom will be restricted when he should be making friends outside not stuck inside!' Yoojin mentally panicked.
"It's F-rank, a normal skill. I can only see if the awakener's strong or not and I can only awaken someone once a month!" Yoojin lied.
"You won't be targeted with just that much since a substitute will appear soon," Yoohyun then continued to explain the awakening centre. "By the way hyung, did you awaken Dokja earlier when he touched you? Is he strong or weak?"
Yoojin who was standing right in front of Yoohyun and Kim Dokja who was now awake in the other room and was secretly listening in both had the same thought, '....shit.'
To be continued...