Episode 23

**Dungeon Raid Practical** (Korean: 던전 공략 실습, RR: *deonjeon gongnyak silseup*) is the twenty-third episode of *The S-Ranks That I Raised* webtoon.

Yoojin enters a dungeon with Yoohyun and the others as part of his novice Hunter training. They catch the attention of some faraway presences.

## Summary

Yoohyun and Yerim pose together outside the dungeon designated for the novice Hunter practical, with Yoohyun drawing the reporters' attention. While he answers questions, Yoojin advises Myeongwoo and Yerim in selecting weapons and consumables from Haeyeon's stores to bring with them into the dungeon. Yoohyun notices how Yoojin is strangely adept at choosing the right equipment for certain builds and ranks, as pointed out to him by Seok Simyeong, but rationalizes it as Yoojin looking into Hunter-related information for Yoohyun's own sake, and is pleased. He sends off the reporters with a rare smile and goes to join the novice Hunter team, starting them off with a quick briefing about the D-rank dungeon they're entering, along with the mechanics of dungeon gates and Gate Stones. Yoojin loses himself in his thoughts, comparing his harsh past with his much-changed present, and happily enters the dungeon alongside his team.

Upon entering the dungeon, Yerim and Myeongwoo are amazed at the changed environment, only to be horrified when Yoohyun unleashes a broad, sweeping attack, destroying a significant part of the landscape and killing a number of hidden monsters. He reprimands Yerim for not remembering that safety must be secured first and foremost. Yoojin reassures the flustered Yerim, reminding her she can get a ranged skill like Yoohyun's after leveling up, and selecting Pale Rain as her level 10 skill using his own skill My Brat Is The Best. Yoohyun once again scoffs at Yerim's hopes of reaching level 10, noting she'll need more experience points than she can get in this dungeon alone. The two begin to argue incessantly until Yoojin snaps and shouts them both down, insisting they act nicely to each other and focus on hunting the monsters. They bolt off, competitively aiming to kill more monsters than the other and bring some back for Yoojin; the two F-ranks are left in their dust, with Yoojin wondering if the S-ranks becoming friendly can ever even happen.

Meanwhile, in a faraway dimension with kaleidoscopic, Escher-like architecture, a duo of non-human beings become excited over Yoojin's entrance into a dungeon. One urges the other to find him so they can contact him, and murmurs that she's been waiting for "Honey".

## Features

### Characters

* Han Yoohyun
* Bak Yerim
* Unnamed reporter
* Han Yoojin
* Yoo Myeongwoo
* Kim Sunghan
* Miscellaneous Haeyeon Guild employees
* Miscellaneous monsters

### Locations

* Rocky terrain dungeon (exterior and interior)

### Skills

* Black Blood Flames
* My Brat Is The Best

### Battles

* Haeyeon's novice Hunter team vs. Rock Goats

## Novel & webtoon differences

* The novice Hunters gather their potions and weapons right outside the dungeon after the S-ranks are interviewed. In the novel, they first gather weapons and potions at Haeyeon Guild's equipment management room, where they also meet up with Yoohyun, before heading to the dungeon and giving their interviews.
* Yoohyun's musing over Yoojin's suspicious actions while being interviewed is not present in the novel.
* In the novel, Yoojin reminisces about how his life has changed from his past after entering the dungeon, not while being told about the dungeon they're entering.
* Yerim's awe at seeing her first dungeon, her subsequent horror when Yoohyun immediately burns down their surroundings, and Yoohyun's scolding about how he needed to secure their safety are all unique to the webtoon. In the novel, Yoojin explains in narration how Yoohyun will secure their surroundings, and Yerim doesn't comment on the carnage when entering.
* Yoojin applies his growth focus to Pale Rain after entering the dungeon, rather than before while they're prepping their equipment.
* Yoohyun is the one to explain experience earning to Yerim, rather than Yoojin.
* Yoojin scolds the kids and demands for them to get along before they start killing monsters, rather than after as in the novel.
* The scene where the transcendents are excited over finding Yoojin is webtoon-original, and the full interaction is not depicted in the novel.

## Trivia

* For April Fool's Day, which fell after the free release of this episode, Biwan created a parody illustration of Yoohyun as a magical girl with Peace as his mascot and Yoojin cheering them on from the background. Naver edited this to resemble a fake cover page for "The S-Rank Magical Girl That I Raised", and added it to the end of this episode.

## Gallery

The S-ranks pose for photosHaeyeon's high-ranksMyeongwoo and Yoojin examine the weapon selectionYoojin joins his fellow novices for their dungeon raid practicalYoohyun checks for surviving monstersYoojin scolds the kidsThe F-ranks watch the S-ranks' strained truceThe otherworldly beings rush to contact Yoojin
## References

1. ↑ *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Webtoon: Episode 23 on Naver Comics
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Novel: Chapter 31
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Novel: Chapter 32
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Novel: Chapter 33
5. ↑ Tweet by user **oOZLo** (Biwan), archived version here