Hunter Academy's Battle God

Night had fallen over the open-air bath.

It was the first time YuSung had experienced warm water accompanied by the cold night breeze.

'So these are the installations a black card gives access to…'

YuSung leaned his back against the marble and closed his eyes.

'I almost want to fall asleep like this.'

Even so, he couldn’t do that.

The open-air bath might have been good, but Sumire's food awaited him. Her food was the best gift for YuSung after training.

'The smell… was also great.'

Unlike his ambitious goal, YuSung found happiness in small things in life. For example, the fried chicken in curry.

Psss-

As he moved his arm, the water scattered away from his fingertips. He could feel that his body had changed.

It had started in the Room of Time.

Shin YuSung's Trait, [Heightened Focus], had evolved to [Super Sense Awakening].

Back then, the only changes were that his speed of thought increased along with his concentration, but he found that his senses could go far beyond a human’s as well.

Just by closing his eyes and concentrating, he could see and hear things that he couldn't before.

'To think there were so many mana wavelengths I wasn't aware of all around me…'

He felt it in the water, the air, and even through sound.

Just as light and soundwaves bounced off of solid objects, so too did mana wavelengths.

Shin YuSung was the first hunter able to feel mana wavelengths in such ways.

'With this strength…'

Mana Resonance, something only possible when mana wavelengths were matched—something that rarely ever happened—was entirely controllable if you had Super Senses.

Mana Resonance was a strength that allowed you to dismiss anything with a foundation in mana.

'No hunter has succeeded in this before…'

Shin YuSung had gotten a taste of the six senses because he'd been training using his Heightened Focus Trait.

He obtained [Super Sense Awakening] by applying those experiences in the Room of Time, so you could say that [Super Sense Awakening] was a Trait that Shin YuSung had obtained thanks to his experience.

'This is the only card I have that can counter my noona’s 'Telekinesis'…'

He wasn’t worried about his potential rivals in the International Competition. Rather, the monster he wanted to surpass was the Shin-oh family’s beast that hadn’t shown her true strength to anyone.

Since HaYoon had expressed her interest in obtaining him, he wouldn't be able to avoid a direct match.

'She hid her true strength from the family's patriarch. There’s probably no one who knows her real limit.'

The Shin-oh family's only rank 7, Shin KangYoon, and Yu MinSeo, the only rank 7 of the side branch families…

HaYoon had even hidden her strength from them. That's how meticulous Shin HaYoon's personality had been since birth—she never showed her teeth until she was ready to devour her opponent.

Not only that, but her Trait was Telekinesis.

It was very versatile for fighting and encompassed attack, defense, close-range, and long-range. 

She was the worst possible opponent for YuSung since he had to close the gap in order to be effective.

'I must polish the 5th form as quickly as possible.'

With that concluding thought, YuSung got up from the open-air bath. Maybe it was because he’d immersed himself in a hot bath, or maybe it was because he’d finished organizing his thoughts, but his body felt lighter.

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Swoosh-

YuSung was wearing a bathrobe and drying his hair. Perhaps it was due to how hot the open-air bath was, but his face was redder than normal.

As if she had foreseen even that, Sumire carefully handed him something.

"YuSung! Here…!" She handed him his favorite banana milk.

"Ah, this…"

YuSung’s face brightened as he took the banana milk from Sumire.

"It’s good to hydrate yourself after a bath…"  Sumire smiled at him.

"It isn't good to drink something sweet before dinner… but still, YuSung, you really like banana milk!" Sumire was the kind of person that even cared about the small details.

"Thank you, Sumire!" The scent of the banana and its sweet taste spread through his mouth.

Sumire covered her mouth and flinched a bit while looking at how happy he looked as he drank the banana milk.

'YuSung is c-cute…'

He was so strong that it was hard to believe he was still a student, but he was too pure in other aspects; that's why Sumire wanted to take care of YuSung.

"YuSung~ When are you coming? I'm hungry." EunAh's voice could be heard from a distance. 

“Ah!” Sumire said as if she’d forgotten something. "YuSung… do you prefer noodles or rice?"

Sumire had prepared Sokijiru—a traditional Okinawan dish with pork radish and kelp boiled along with soy sauce.

She had been thinking of making dinner for YuSung with either noodles or rice as a base…

"I like both."

But Shin YuSung's choice was both.

"To think like that…" Sumire mumbled with a serious expression on her face to his response.

It was dumb to think Shin YuSung would choose between the two.

Sumire nodded as if she'd learned something, and then she smiled brightly and spoke.

"Then, YuSung…! We’ll be waiting at the table!

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England's Clock Tower Academy resembled a castle from the middle ages and had a prominent, huge clock at its peak.

A lot of hunters had come out of the Clock Tower Academy. It was an institution that every citizen in the United Kingdom knew about and was a proud symbol of London.

Still, there were beings in England that were more famous than the Clock Tower Academy.

The first was the Witch Aris who, along with the Fist King and Sword God, used to be called one of the strongest hunters in the world.

The second was the only apprentice of the Witch who, despite being just a 1st-year, had become Clock Tower Academy’s strongest student and had received the ‘Oracle’ title—Lorelei Cornet.

"Are you sure…?" a clear voice asked.

Lorelai, her eyes closed, stood up. Her beautiful, tidy blond hair bounced with her movements.

"Yes. It's information from the United Kingdom's Hunter Association. The next opponent will be Korea."

Sebastian, her party member, treated her with the utmost respect—it was as if he were dealing with royalty.

He wasn't wrong. There, at least, Lorelei was like royalty. She received the love of not only the people of London but also from people all over the United Kingdom.

She was the only heir of the UK's national hero, the Witch, and she was the UK hunter world's hope.

How she managed to get to the top of the Clock Tower Academy despite being a 1st-year student was proof of that.

"I see. Korea… So it's Korea."

At Lorelei's mumble, Angela spoke in a serious tone. "Hmm? Ms. Lorelei, is something bothering you?"

Card Magician Sebastian and Angela, the Hand That Didn't Let Go.

Rather than party members, they looked like Lorelei's servants, but it wasn’t her doing. They were loyal to her because they wanted to be. Lorelei, who looked weak on the outside, had a certain charismatic strength.

"Angela, no… there aren’t any problems."

[Lorelei, your master has a dream.]

She thought back to that first moment.

[It's something only you can achieve…]

To think that her master would ask something of her…

She took a disciple and chose her on a whim. Lorelei knew Aris better than anyone.

The Aris Lorelei knew wasn't tied to anything—she was a free person who craved for nothing.

[Even if it's for your master… Please, win. Lorelei, my proud child.]

Such a person had kissed her forehead while making such a request of her.

Lorelei still couldn't forget that moment. Just thinking about that moment made her heart beat faster.

Maybe it was obvious that someone she’d admired for her entire life asking a favor of her would make her happy.

"It's… just that I remember something my master asked of me." Lorelei stared blankly at the watch that was stopped that was on the palm of her hand.

Lorelei's clock had stopped with her forgotten memories, but she didn't fix it.

Although she might be able to fix the watch, she wouldn't be able to fix the time that had passed.

The watch's time had stopped, but time hadn’t, so there was no way to reverse her broken self.

The best thing she could do was to be loyal to the present. After putting her watch into her Pocket, Lorelei walked out of Clock Tower Academy.

Tap, tap.

As Lorelei crossed the door’s threshold, an overwhelming view unfolded before her.

Lorelei Cornet…

All the students of Clock Tower Academy had lined up for just one 1st-year student. Although Lorelei had walked out, the students maintained silence. Not a sound was heard over the academy—it was one of the Clock Tower Academy’s rituals.

Clock Tower Academy's student council president walked out to wish her success in the dungeon.

"Bedrama. Calt. Let blessings accompany the Oracle."

All of the academy's students drew a cross to give a blessing to Lorelei's party—it was their way of cheering and praying for them.

Although they were trying to clear a rank 6 dungeon with a party of only three members, no one seemed nervous for Lorelei.

She just silently walked with her two party members.