Hunter Academy's Battle God

The monster had goat horns sticking from its head, a red mana stone on its forehead, sharp teeth that could even easily crunch through steel, and a snake instead of a right arm.

Lorelei looked down at the figure that had collapsed at her feet.

"This end doesn’t suit a being with the grandiose title of a ‘demon king’.”

It was a rank 6 boss.

Demon King Andromalius was ranked 72, so he was one of the weakest, but he was still a demon king.

Their trump card was stuck on Andromalius’s head.

"It’s all thanks to your strength, Lorelei." Angela bowed her head.

"That's right. We just offered the support that would be expected of students. We were able to hunt Andromalius thanks to you, Lorelei." Sebastian smiled at her.

They gave Lorelei all the achievements. Those weren't vain words—they came from a real admiration for Lorelei.

At that moment, Andromalius's corpse moved its finger.

Wiggle.

Fwish- Paf!

Sebastian threw a card toward the demon king’s neck and confirmed it was dead. Even against a corpse, he kept his guard up.

Just a year prior, Sebastian had never imagined he'd join someone's party, but that was a story of the past.

Sebastian looked at Lorelei with admiration.

'How embarrassing. Before I met her, I thought I was the best.'

Ability, personality, and background—their party leader was perfect in all senses.

But that wasn't why Sebastian and Angela admired Lorelei. Lorelei was the second person who'd managed to complete the 'Clock Tower's Trial'. Her achievements couldn't be compared to meaningless things like that.

"There's no need to be arrogant… This is all thanks to the artifacts that Ms. Aris provided me." Lorelei looked at a steel ball that was flying around her like a bee.

Brr-! Brr!

The steel ball was a unique-rank artifact, the 'Saint's Sphere.' If you unlocked the holy strength sealed inside it, it flitted about for seven days and emitted holy light.

"This artifact can drive out evil…"

Just like Lorelei said, it debuffed evil Traits.

It could reduce the fighting capability of devils by 50% and in the case of the demon kings, who were pure-blooded devils, by 60%. 

When it came to undead, which were basically corpses, it could even reduce their fighting capabilities by 80%.

Angela smiled happily at the 'Saint's Sphere.'

"That's great news. One of Korea's party members is a necromancer! With this artifact… Fufu!"

Lorelei didn't reply to Angela’s words. The reason why Lorelei focused so much on getting stronger was for Aris, and that's why Lorelei had always tried to make things as fair as possible. She was proud of her ability, after all.

Still, Sumire was a frightening opponent.

Lorelei wasn't sure whose fragment Sumire had absorbed. but after seeing her fight against Japan, Lorelei realized she'd almost reached the source of strength.

'Beating Korea… Is Ms. Aris's desire.'

Therefore, losing wasn't an option.

She had to use every card available to her. After all, the other party could also use artifacts.

The Saint's Sphere was an artifact with a time restriction of a week.

If they sealed Sumire's undead, that would be like a two-on-three fight.

'Ms. Aris… Are you really okay with a result like that?'

To be honest, she didn't like it.

She wanted to beat Korea with her own skills and defeat the Fist King's disciple as the proud disciple of the Dark Witch.

'I… can do it.'

Lorelei closed her eyes.

She'd even cleared the Trial of the Clock Tower to be able to become Aris's heir. She'd made it through that mind-melting time not because she craved strength or fame, but for Aris—to be able to become similar to Aris, who was stronger and more beautiful than anyone else, to be able to become her pride, to be able to become the light in the dark she admired.

'If it's for Ms. Aris…'

Lorelei could beat anyone.

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Reaper Scans

Translator - Daniel Shin

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Sunlight poured from the sky.

Gulp.

Kim EunAh gulped.

'Do you think I won't be able to do it…?'

A Trait detection paper was wrapped around Kim EunAh's arms. In reality, it was usually used by city guards to investigate crime scenes.

[What if I hunt it with electricity and lie?]

[EunAh, traces will be left on this paper if you use your Trait.]

[on this paper…?]

The paper was going to support Kim EunAh's training of [Hunting a monster without using your Trait].

BOOM!

"GRR! GRR-!"

Kim EunAh's opponent was a rank 2 monster, a Crokison. It was a monster that had crocodile-like skin—a low-ranking monster she could easily defeat by using electricity.

But to improve Kim EunAh's reaction speed and close-range fighting skills, she had to hunt the Crokison without using her electricity.

"C-come! Bring it on!"

Tap!

Kim EunAh threw a stone.

"GRR!"

The provocation was a success.

The Crokison looked into the sky and let out heavy breaths; then, it stomped the ground and began to rush forward.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

'How crazy. Did YuSung really beat such a monster at 9 years of age with his bare hands?'

It was a story that seemed to belong to a myth or a legend, but when she thought about the fight between Adela and YuSung, she couldn't help but accept it.

'A 9-year-old kid could do it, so why wouldn't I be able to do that?'

Kim EunAh was making a resolution in a fight against a rank 2 monster. 

'I'll win! No matter how!'

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She spent 5 minutes running, 15 minutes dodging its attacks, and 30 minutes on a hill and then hiding behind a tree.

EunAh had been fighting the Crokison for an hour.

It was a fight between two prideful genius.

Their fierce battle continued, the winner hard to pick out. After a bit longer, the victor emerged. As expected, there couldn’t be two suns in the sky.

"Haa! Haa… I… I! Hehe!" EunAh breathed heavily while lowering her body. She looked at the unconscious Crokison.

"I won! I beat a rank 2 monster!" Kim EunAh shouted excitedly while looking down at the Crokison. 

Kim EunAh's voice echoed throughout the forest.  "I… I really…"

Moved, Kim EunAh sat down. To think that she'd beat a rank 2 monster. At first, she thought it was an impossible challenge—she even thought of giving up and using electricity. 

But she didn't give up and managed to dodge the Crokison's attacks and make it fall down the hill.

"I won…"

WHOOM-!

Kim EunAh raised her hand, lifted her head, and looked at the paper around her wrist—it was as blue as the sky.

That was proof that EunAh hadn't given up and that she had given it her all.

The sunlight shining down was celebrating EunAh's crappy victory.

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Sumire and YuSung smiled at each other, but Laplace's annoyed voice came out from the hair ornament.

- Waiting two days just to absorb strength…?

Laplace didn't seem to like how long it would take for the death knight to absorb Racule's strength.

Paf!

A hologram appeared from the Pocket.

[The Witch of Disaster, Laplace, has given the death knight the name of 'Darren’.]

The witch giving a familiar spirit a name was a sort of spell.

- There's a strength in a name.

[The death knight has received the name ‘Darren’.]

[Darren and Racule's compatibility has increased to 99%.]

[Darren's rank has increased and he has become a higher-rank being, a Durahan.]

[Familiar Spirit: Darren]

[Durahan of Despair (Passive Skill) - Lifts the fighting spirit of nearby undead and increases their fighting capability. Has a high charisma and a commanding role in a war.]

[Dark Knight's Oath (Skill) - The stats of the familiar spirit increase when it's near its master. The effect is higher the more loyal it is toward the master.]

Laplace gave another gift to Sumire. A magic circle appeared on the ground, and then Death Knight Darren was summoned.

"I'll only serve Master."

Darren knelt, holding his helmeted head.

Sumire walked toward Darren and placed her hand on his head for the pledge. "Yes… Darren, Let's keep up the good work from now on."

Sumire smiled at Darren, who'd become a Durahan.

SWOOSH!!

A huge amount of mana flowed from Sumire to Darren—the contract between the two renewing since he’d become a new familiar spirit.

As the contract between the two succeeded, Sumire's body trembled slightly from how much mana she'd just used.

"Ah…?!"

Tap.

"Sumire, are you okay?" YuSung caught her before she could fall.

"Ah! I'm okay… This much is nothing!"

Sumire seemed really happy that YuSung was worried about her.

"Your body can hurt when you use such a huge amount of mana, so don't overdo yourself." YuSung was proud of Sumire, his party member. 

'To think that she'd defeat a rank 5 boss alone… On top of that, Sumire's fully using Laplace's strength.'

She had a huge amount of mana and mental strength. She was comparable to an active rank 5 hunter, and no normal student could be a match for her.

She had an artifact, Laplace’s fragment, and strong familiar spirits like Darren and Lilith.

YuSung needed strong party members to be able to surpass his master, the Fist King, and become the world's strongest.

'With Sumire's potential, she can definitely become stronger than master's partners…'

After finding a gem called Sumire, Shin YuSung was trying to polish her into the best jewel possible.

If YuSung was a hunter raised by Yu WonHak, Sumire was a hunter raised by YuSung.

That's why Shin YuSung's emotions regarding Sumire were a bit more special than simple affection toward a party member.

"Ah, should I carry you on my back, Sumire?" YuSung boldly proposed. At that one proposal, Sumire couldn't control her facial expression.

"Me…?!" Sumire was so happy that she subconsciously straightened.

Paf! Tap!

Lilith and Darren, who weren't quick to catch on, quickly interrupted.

"No! Master! I, Lilith, will hold you in my arms! Fly with me…"

"Give me that honor… To me, Darren…"

Sumire looked at her familiar spirits with cold eyes as black energy leaked from her—she was telling them not to interrupt.

Sumire’s personality had changed a bit after she’d unlocked Laplace’s strength.

"E-eek? N-no! Now that I think about it, I'm also a bit tired…"

"M-my thoughts were rude!"

In the end, Lilith and Darren stepped back.

Sumire smiled at YuSung while holding onto his clothes.

"Then, could I ask you…?"

Since they'd finished all the training, YuSung was planning to return to Gaon Academy's dorms with the party members, so Sumire would be able to cling to his back for quite a long time. It was an unexpected luxury for her.

Tap.

When he picked her up on his back, Sumire carefully wrapped her arms around his body.

"What do you want to eat when we return to the Academy tomorrow night…?" Sumire's sweet voice sounded from his back, but what made him react was the question about the menu.

"Yakitori with chicken…? Or curry as usual?"

A Japanese-style skewer, yakitori or Sumire's curry, made with her heart.

YuSung couldn’t possibly decide between the two.

'I wonder how it would taste if you put yakitori on top of the curry…? I think it would be delicious.'

Despite Sumire's affectionate attack, YuSung fell into thought about the food. Then, with a serious voice, he answered, "Both, please."

He'd spent 12 years stuck on a mountain and hadn't seen anyone of the opposite gender during all those years. 

YuSung was still too pure.