Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 358

Chapter 358 83.1 - Damsel?

?"Student Irina hadn't returned to her dormitory."

Normally, such words shouldn't have made me feel in such a manner. After all, no matter what, it was normal for a student like Irina to have some business outside her dorms.

But, her state was not normal. She was in a possibly enraged state, and she was looking for a fight with something or someone. This was something I was sure of.

Therefore, if she hadn't returned to her dorms, that meant she found the thing she was looking for outside.

Considering the fact that the conflict between Sophomore years and freshmen was this easy to escalate, the possibility of a senior messing with Irina with some sort of insults and her reacting severely to that was high.

I could easily form such a scene in my head, and visualizing the results of these seniors being burnt to the crips by Irina's flames, I somehow trailed the results.

'She would most likely be reprimanded by the academy, and I don't think that that woman will take it well. This is not something that is beneficial at all.'

In the end, Irina needed to be found and then be talked with. If she needed to vent her anger, I hoped that it would be the training dummies, not your fellow humans.

'But, let's believe in her a little bit….I should check the general training grounds and other locations where she could train. Maybe she didn't return here not to face Seraphina? That is also a possibility as well.'

With that thought, I started moving.

My first stop was the combat training facility, a sprawling arena where students honed their combat skills under the watchful eyes of instructors for any possible case of conflict. I scanned the area, searching for any sign of Irina among the sparring students.

But she was nowhere to be found.

Next, I headed to the elemental training grounds, where students practiced harnessing and controlling the elements. The air crackled with energy as students unleashed bursts of fire, water, and lightning in their training exercises.

Again, there was no sign of Irina.

Feeling like this time, I would find it, I made my way to the third and final training facility: the advanced combat arena. This was where the academy's students sparred and trained, pushing themselves to their limits in pursuit of greatness, and the place that I had frequently visited. After all, this place was where you could personally combat against the golems.

However, I doubted they could hold against Irina as they would compared to the training golems in her dorms.

As I entered, I saw that many of the students had already occupied the rooms. Well, that was to be expected since the second semester was slowly reaching its end, and the final exams were approaching.

In any case, after seizing the place and checking if there were any familiar traces of mana, I turned my attention to the place where I could possibly find my answer.

Approaching the receptionist's desk, I inquired if Irina had been seen in the vicinity.

The receptionist, a young woman with a friendly demeanor, nodded in response.

"Ah….You are talking about the girl with the fiery red hair, right? Yes, she was here earlier," she confirmed, her voice tinged with both concern and a slight fear. "But she left not too long ago. She seemed...disturbed and somehow drunk. She was emanating a strong pressure, and it even made me burn a little."

It seemed like Irina had left an impression on the receptionist woman.

'But, drunk? What does that mean?'

Somehow, that word made me narrow my eyes.

"And to think that first-ranked student would come here to train….It is my first time seeing such a thing."

The receptionist said. It also seemed like she had checked the name of the student from the database. Well, it was to be expected that she would be curious.

"Thank you for your answer. I will check up on her now."

After taking my thanks, the receptionist revealed a smile. But somehow, I could sense a slight pity in her eyes. It seemed she pitied me, thinking it would be a hassle to deal with Irina.

And she was probably right.

However, the word drunk. It rose the ominous feeling in my heart.

'It can be Mana Exhaustion…But, Irina wouldn't be that careless….No, she definitely can be.'

I would like to request the footage of Irina leaving, but my request would mostly be met with a bunch of suspicions.

'And she is still not answering any of my calls.'

None of my calls were being responded to. In any case, since she hadn't left long before, I wanted to attempt to trace her steps.

But, there was one thing that was hindering me from doing that. It was because Irina's mana was exhausted. The phenomenon of Mana Exhaustion occurred when even the basal mana that was required for an Awakened body to operate inhumanly was used.

Naturally, that also meant that the mana imprint was lost, and it was nearly impossible for me to trail her mana even with [Perceptive Insight].

–RING!

But right at that moment, I got a message notification on my smartwatch.

[Irina: D.]

The message notification on my smartwatch pulled me out of my thoughts, and I quickly glanced at the screen. My eyes narrowed as I read the single letter displayed: D.

"D?"