Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 290

Chapter 290 68.3 - Another Perspective

?"I want you to take the credit for this incident. Especially for the fight with the demon."

The moment Irina heard his words, a cold feeling washed over her.

"What?" Irina's eyes widened in disbelief at Astron's unexpected request. It was an unreasonable proposition, and the audacity of it angered her.

It was a natural reaction. After all, what that guy had just said touched a place that she would never remember. There was no way that she would take it normally and scoff it off.

"Let me repeat. I want you to take the credit for this incident." And as if he didn't even notice her words, he repeated the same thing without any disturbance. He talked as if this was something natural.

"You….." And, Irina was not going to take it well.

–SWOOSH!

With a fast rush, she grabbed him by his collar once again. At least she tried to. Yet, this time, things didn't go as she wanted, as Astron slightly tilted his body backward, evading her grip.

"Calm down." He said, his voice monotone.

"Calm down? You want me to fucking calm down after hearing what you said?"

"What was wrong with what I said? Also, don't swear in front of me."

"What was wrong? Ahahahaha…." Irina raised her hand to her face after hearing his words, letting out a small laugh. "And you want me to not swear after saying all these things….This is beyond funny." Her face once again turned serious, as fire psions started to correspond to her emotional state.

"What do you take me for?" Irina's voice carried a mix of frustration and anger. "Someone who steals other people's achievements for the sake of her own success?"

Astron remained composed, seemingly unfazed by her outburst. It was as if he had already been expecting what she was going to say. "It's not about stealing." He started as he looked into her fiery eyes directly. "It's about keeping certain things hidden. There are matters that are better left in the shadows."

"….." Irina didn't respond immediately. She just kept looking into his eyes, her fiery gaze meeting his with an intensity that mirrored her building frustration.

'Here I thought his sleeping face was innocent. This annoying bastard…What does he think I am?'

After a brief silence, she finally spoke, her voice sharp and filled with indignation.

"Did I seem like a joke to you?" Irina's words cut through the tension, each syllable carrying the weight of her growing frustration. "Someone you can control and manipulate as you wish?"

Astron maintained his composure, his expression unreadable. "It's not about control or manipulation. I just proposed my wish to you. I am not controlling anything."

Irina's frustration flared, and she retorted, "If this is not controlling, then what is it? Proposing your wish? What kind of twisted way of asking for a favor is that?"

Astron has furrowed his brows at her words, seemingly thinking about them. It was as if he was saying internally, 'I should have been more considerate. I guess I underestimated her pride.'

While he might not have admitted it openly, Astron had been already trying to make Irina way more agreeable while diminishing her overly prideful demeanor. After all, she needed such a development.

'Well, the mask that one has been wearing for too long becomes a part of their real face, isn't it?'

He thought inwardly and raised his hand in a conceding manner. "Irina, my words were inconsiderate and too insinuative. It's my fault," Astron admitted, his tone more 'apologetic' than before.

Well, at least, this was what Irina wanted to believe, yet inwardly, she knew this guy's apology wasn't from his heart at all.

'At least, this should be fine for now.'

Yet, before he finished, Astron couldn't help but add one remark. "However, you should stop jumping to conclusions without listening to everything in detail."

And hearing it didn't make it better for Irina; otherwise, it might have made it worse.

'My bad, it is not fine.'

"You…..Are you looking for a beating?" She raised her hand, a small wave of fire swirling around her fists.

"Resorting to physical methods doesn't make you right; it just proves you don't have a valid point to respond." Hearing his words and seeing his relaxed posture, she could feel that he didn't even consider that she would hit him even for a second.

'Should I just do it?'

She wanted to hit his annoying, calm face so bad…..But she couldn't. After all, if she had attacked him right now when he was tired, it would mean both that she didn't have a valid point, as he said, and that she could only fight him when he was tired.

"Tch. Annoying bastard." She scoffed, turning her head to the side since she had no more answer to give.

"So, can I speak now?"

"It won't matter even if I say no, will it?"

"If you don't want to listen, I don't have any measures to make you do so."

"We both know I can no longer leave without hearing what you want to say."

"You can't?"

"Don't act like you don't know it."

"…" At this point, the conversation wasn't going to go anywhere, so Astron just stood and signaled her to do the same.

"Let's talk while we walk. The scenery is going back to normal, and I'm sure you have a lot of questions."

Without waiting for her response, Astron began to walk through the remnants of the cavern, and Irina, after a moment of hesitation, followed suit. The quiet atmosphere persisted, with both of them lost in their thoughts.