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529 The Human’s Child (3) A backup. It would be a lie to say I’d never considered Gamble’s suggestion. Of course I’d thought about it. How tempting it is. The idea that, even if you fail, you can start over from the beginning. Strictly speaking, it’s not truly the “beginning.” I would… return to a burning Seoul. That’s unavoidable. Even if there’s a miraculous item that can turn back time, the unchanging truth is that what has happened, has happened. But after…
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530 The Human’s Child (4) The white fish drifted slowly along the mist. Under the deep blue sky, the mist scattered like clouds, looking like a daytime Milky Way. The mana was so concentrated and sparkling that even civilians could see it. The fish followed the clumps of mana like a goldfish chasing food. Each time its enormous mouth gulped down a ball of mana, a tense excitement spread below. Everyone watching must have felt the same thing. Magic and monsters often seemed like illusions that…
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531 The Human’s Child (5) “All done!!!” Gamble threw his arms up in triumph. But the moment our eyes met, his confidence faltered. “…Well, not a hundred percent, but close? At least the urgent parts? The kind of stuff where, if you don’t use the data right away, it loses its freshness… that kind of thing?” “So is it done, or isn’t it?” “If there’s anything missing, can I send it later?” “As long as you’re sure it’s not our information. I really want to…
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532 The Human’s Child (6) I set down the documents that the Da-seon hunter had carefully delivered. Tati’s dungeon had closed. It wasn’t a surprise; if anything, it was surprising it had lasted this long. The last time I saw that dungeon, that fairy had been on the verge of death. The photo Tati gave me. Father said he’d keep helping. With the data Michelle left behind, if we combed through the remaining labs, we’d find some clue. I’d accepted my brother’s death long…
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533 Foreword Two years later. A hand pushed through the dense, overgrown jungle. Branches snapped beneath its feet, but the sound was barely audible. The boots, military-issue, seemed to tread not on earth but on air, so light was their step. The screen shook. A hand clad in a black glove shot up and made a quick gesture. Then, catching the sound of voices between the trees, it swiftly climbed up into the branches. The perspective shifted. Cautiously, it moved among the thick leaves. The…
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534 (Hunter Academy High School Side Story 1) Graduation Ceremony Hunter Academy High School. The day of the first graduation ceremony. There had been twists and turns, but Hunter Academy High School was, officially, a recognized institution. Yet if you were to ask whether this place was truly a “school,” you’d get a different answer from everyone you asked. The principal, for one, would roll his eyes and dodge the question, and the other teachers would hardly be any different. Still,…
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535 (Hunter Academy Side Story 2) Cafeteria_1 Working at the Academy has its clear advantages and disadvantages. For the school nurse, Shin Min-seo, she was thoroughly satisfied with her working environment. “It gets a little lonely out here in the middle of nowhere, but honestly, those Hunters with their stubborn streaks… Oh, I don’t mean you, Hunter Ji.” Shin Min-seo covered her mouth and laughed awkwardly. “Honestly, I’d rather be bored than work at the Seoul office, where the…
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536 (Hunter Academy Side Story 3) Cafeteria_2 …… …… …… Ji Yu-geon felt an unspoken pressure. He couldn’t say he hadn’t thought about transferring jobs. But he’d never actually said it out loud, so why did he now feel like a job applicant sitting for an interview? He’d never even been to an interview before. Come to think of it, neither the Academy nor Guild Mimi were particularly great jobs… Still, anywhere would be better than cleaning up after the…
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537 (Hunter Academy Side Story 4) A New Face_1 Woo Hee-jae was nervous. Lee Mi-seon found this fact somewhat amusing. “Are you worried?” Woo Hee-jae turned to look at Lee Mi-seon a beat too late. There was something on his face that didn’t quite sit right with him, but it wasn’t a particularly grave expression. “Why? She’s a good kid.” Lee Mi-seon spoke with a hint of laughter in her voice. “I met her once after her admission was decided. She doesn’t take being a…
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538 (Hunter Academy Side Story 5) A New Face_2 “Master. They’re asking for some documents from the US.” “Documents? What documents now? Haven’t we already sent enough?!” A voice thick with irritation echoed through the director’s office. “That’s all finished, this time it’s about Mr. Daniel.” “What about him now?” “Honestly?” Despite her superior’s raised voice, the subordinate’s explanation was delivered with an infuriating calm. Lee Mi-seon, chin…
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539 (Hunter Academy Side Story 6) A New Face_3 Woo Hee-jae had said Alex Hope was in America, but that wasn’t strictly true. He had been in America, but a few days ago, he returned to his parents in Australia. Lee Mi-seon didn’t know why Hope had stayed on in the States. Hong Seok-young and Woo Hee-jae insisted that Hope was absolutely necessary, and seeing the way the two of them spoke, she guessed there was something going on that they couldn’t tell her. So she didn’t ask further. But…
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540 (Hunter Academy Side Story 7) The School Nurse_1 January 1st. New Year! Last year’s diary was honestly a failure, but this year I’ll try to keep up with it more consistently. January 2nd. Even though it’s winter break, I’m at school so much it doesn’t even feel like vacation, and with the teachers gone, it’s boring. They said they’d bring back gifts after their business trip, but maybe they’re just not coming back because they don’t want to give us…
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541 (Hunter Academy Side Story 8) The School Nurse_2 Awakening is different for everyone. There are general patterns, but how quickly someone adapts to their powers after awakening, and the extent of those powers, varies from person to person. Even among mages, each possesses a different amount of mana, and Awakened are no exception. Just looking at the graduates of the Academy shows this diversity. In fact, you don’t even need to look at the graduates—just the three current students are…
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542 (Hunter Academy Side Story 9) Additional Personnel_1 “All right. So, we’re settled on leaving Lehmann to this Hunter, then? I know Alex wants to be the one to finish him off, but I was wondering how he’d manage it alone… If this Hunter’s involved, I can rest easy.” “Have you actually come to an agreement with the Hunter in question?” “And since we have too many teachers at the school right now, we could send Teacher Han as an extra. From what I saw in America, Teacher Han…
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543 (Hunter Academy Side Story 10) Additional Personnel_2 The policy regarding Mont Saint-Michel was reaffirmed once again. Nothing had changed. Hong Seok-young made it clear, yet again, that he would not yield on this issue. Everyone knew about the existence of the bomb called Mont Saint-Michel… No, the whole world knew it was a bomb. But only a handful of people knew that bomb could become a catastrophe beyond imagination. The anxiety was the same for all. But as the guild members…
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544 (Hunter Academy Side Story 11) Additional Personnel_3 “I don’t know.” Unlike Kim Chae-min, who couldn’t hide his unease about first-year Shin Ye-won, Woo Hee-jae wore an infuriatingly unconcerned expression. “Awakening is basically genetic. If even one out of three generations is an Awakened, the probability that their descendants will also awaken increases dramatically, right? Teacher Kim, didn’t you say your great-grandfather was a mage?” “That was so long ago, there’s…
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545 (Hunter Academy Side Story 12) The Fence_1 July 12th. Honestly, I don’t like that both of the new first-years are boys. I want a girl junior too! Last year it was fine since there were lots of older girls!! At least Seo-hyun unni comes by sometimes, so it’s a bit better. Finally, there’s another girl besides the teacher and me. But it’s actually hard to see her. She said she was doing some kind of magic research with Teacher Chae-min, but she hardly comes back to the dorm and is…
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546 (Hunter Academy Side Story 13) The Fence_2 Of all the children, Woo Hee-jae was the only one who knew about Robert’s family history. The rest had only managed to piece together the relationship between the Blakes and Hong Seok-young. Since Robert and Isabella called Hong Seok-young their son-in-law, it wasn’t exactly a secret. Not that there’d ever been any intention to hide it. Hong Seok-young’s past was no secret. That he’d grown up in an orphanage, that he’d run away as soon as he…
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547 (Hunter Academy Side Story 14) The Graduates_1 “Did you know Teacher Woo totally freaked out and called me?” “Because of Yoo Ji-eun?” “Yeah. Apparently, Ji-eun said she wants to quit being a Hunter.” “…Ji-eun said that?” A modern-style restaurant. They’d reserved a private table to talk comfortably, but even though the appointed time had passed, not everyone had arrived yet. Oh Hyun-wook checked the time. Yoo Hye-eun glanced at the clock, following his gaze, then…
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548 (Hunter Academy Side Story 15) The Graduates_2 College was hectic, in a different way. As a college student, Lee Seung-yeon still hadn’t decided whether she liked it or not. Her childhood friend, Soon Soon-jin, seemed to be enjoying university life to the fullest, almost as if mocking Seung-yeon’s indecision. ‘It’s not that I dislike it…’ She had considered joining a guild, like Oh Hyun-wook or Seo Han-seong. But after much deliberation, she’d concluded that, for now, college…
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