Kane went to school as if nothing happened during the weekends. He was just relieved that none of his classmates were having a part-time job as a hunter or else his peaceful university life would be bidding him goodbye.
Though it wasn’t unusual for people like them to be having a part-time job as hunters, most students in their university would focus on making themselves stronger and making a name in the world after they graduate. After all, their university was known for training and producing world-class hunters.
Kane entered his classroom like usual. He was just back to his silent and observant self. No one even took the time to look at him so he just sat at the corner and docked his head on the desk. Being unnoticeable was really the best!
“Is Kane already here?”
Kane’s good mood was suddenly dampened when he heard it. He didn’t even need to raise his head to know whose voice was looking for him. He sighed before he sat p
“You’re earlier than expected!” Xander said with a grin when he saw Kane go out of the building. He had plans to wait there for him on dismissal but he ended up being too early because he was excited. Luckily, he arrived earlier because he didn’t expect Kane to leave class early.“What are you doing here? Don’t you have your own class?” Kane said after an exasperated sigh. Just when he thought that he was done with all the troublesome things. Why did he end up meeting and getting involved with such a troublesome character?“I told you that I’ll introduce you to a friend, right?”Xander was more focused on opening his lollipop than answering his question. He even offered the newly opened lollipop to him but he just shook his head to refuse it.“I have no time for this nonsense,” Kane mumbled before he continued walking past Xander.“Stop him, Rin!”Though the
“So, am I in?” Erin asked as the two prepared to go on the mission. They were already inside the DME building and the other crews were also preparing.“Yes, you are. Prepare yourself fast, Rin,” Carlo said as soon as he entered the prep room.Kane raised his brows. It seemed like Erin was close to team 9 since she even knew the team leader. Maybe it was true when they said that she was a trainee.“Oh? Our baby Erin is here! Are you going on a mission with us?” Jeffrey said as soon as he saw Erin inside the prep room.“Why is she a baby when we’re just the same age?” Xander asked with a pout.“It’s because she is my baby.” Jeffrey laughed then he looked at Kane who seemed to be silently observing them. “If you’re confused, Erin was supposed to be in our team but her father didn’t allow her to start dungeon clearing with us.”After Jeffrey’s e
Kristoff glared at Kane after they entered the dungeon. He was already doing great as a member of team nine and group three’s leader. Because of him, things started to get awry and the promotion that he was waiting for was canceled. “Why did you have to mess up at the most important moment? Didn’t you know that if you completed that mission, the director would’ve been impressed by your hard work?” his father shouted as soon as he arrived home. “I was just trying to prove to them that we didn’t need a scout in the team. It was Xander’s fault that everything was messed up!” Kristoff explained himself but his father just glared at him. “Kristoff, how many times do I have to tell you? You should’ve stayed silent if you couldn’t handle a situation. It’s either you stay silent or trample on it completely!” Kristoff looked away. Ever since he could remember, he always h
Kane could hear the steps of the boss monsters that almost shook the cave. Judging by the weight of its every step, it seemed like the hydra was a gigantic monster just like what he read in the books. He wiggled his body so that the rope would loosen up but he was getting impatient as he heard the steps getting closer to him.He moved his body and arms harder, attempting to just cut the rope with the stalagmite’s rough edges. He didn’t mind the cuts that he received from moving his body frantically, he was more focused on getting out of there on time or else he would lose his useless life.“Argh!” He groaned in pain when he got a deep cut on his back. “Why am I the only one getting cuts instead of these ropes?” He mumbled in frustration. His heart was beating wildly when he heard that the Hydra’s steps were getting faster and closer to him.Kane flailed his arms harshly and the rope was finally cut. “Those puppet b
Kane opened his eyes and saw an unfamiliar white ceiling. Where was he? Did he come to the afterlife? He laughed at his own joke but he immediately grimaced when his side hurt from laughing a little. Was going to the afterlife supposed to be painful?“What’s wrong with you?” Erin’s voice echoed so he looked to his side and saw her disheveled hair, worry was written all over her face. “Are you hurt somewhere?”Kane shook his head. “I was just surprised that I’m still alive…”“Don’t you even dare to joke about dying! Did you know how worried we were because you used yourself to distract that boss monster?” Her teary eyes made him feel bad.Though he had the thought of dying for them, he didn’t think about what they would feel. It must’ve been a burden to think that someone could’ve died to protect them.“I’m sorry…” That was all h
“Stop acting like a silly child and get inside!” Erin pushed him with an annoyed expression. It took her a few days to convince him to get himself re-assessed. Why was he suddenly chickening out?Kane could feel Erin pushing him forward but his feet were rooted to the ground. He could feel his hands tremble as he remembered the emotions he felt that day. He could vividly remember what happened as if it was just yesterday. What if something like that happened again? Would he really like to be slapped by the reality that he was weak and worthless?“Can we just go back?” Kane asked Xander since Erin seemed to be so hung up with him getting a re-assessment.“No way!” Xander pulled the stick of his finished lollipop and threw it away. “Our dear Erin wanted you to go. So, you must go.”Seriously? Why were they dragging him against his will? Their persistence was amazing.In the end, Kane had no choice but t
“If you’re done with your pranks, why don’t you just go and register to the Awakening Center instead of wasting our time here?” the assessor said and took his phone. “I’ll inform the center, so you better go there. We can’t have an accidental awakener to be left unregistered.”Kane heard the dial tone on the assessor’s phone and he sighed when he started with the conversation. Since it already came to that, he had no choice but to bring himself again to the awakening center.He could hear his inner self groan in frustration. How did he even end up in such a mess? Why did he have to do such uncomfortable and bothersome things again?With his shoulders dropped, he left the re-assessment room and went to meet with the others who were waiting in the lobby. He sighed and shook his head when he saw Xander trying to disturb Erin while reading. They looked like normal college students, ones who were seemingly childis
“Please look here!”“Will you allow me to have an interview with you?”“Are you going to hold a press conference?”Flashes of camera. Crowds of people. Mics and recorders pointed towards him. Anticipating expressions of people waiting for his reply.Gustav couldn’t even frown lest he would be judged before he could open himself up. Since his cousin told him not to show any uneasiness in front of other people, he kept his face blank and looked around to avoid giving in to his emotions.As he looked to the side, he saw a man who seemed to be just around his age who wore a natural poker face. He couldn’t stop to think that it would’ve been nice to be him since he didn’t need to force himself to hide his emotions.The guy was followed by a familiar pair so Gustav furrowed his brows. It seemed like the two were chasing after the guy and Erin seemed to be calling out to him.Out of