Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 388

Chapter 388 Chapter 90.1 - Underneath

For upperclassmen, there were several things to do in the duel period of freshmen. They could return to their homes or choose to stay in the academy.

They were free to choose either of them. However, many of the students chose to stay in the academy since this period was also a way for them to contact the scouts and their possible future partners.

Especially since they needed to consider their summer internship, which would start in their sophomore year, many of the guilds would be willing to take the students of the Arcadia Hunter Academy, but the competition was still fierce.

Thus, Sophomore year students would use their tents for this purpose.

Yet, not everyone was like this. Especially people who had already secured these types of things from the start of the academy.

Maya belonged to those.

Since she was the top student in her whole year and had a talent that one would very hardly come across.

From the moment her grades were announced, almost all of the guilds had sent an offer to her for an internship. The progress would normally be reversed, but for Maya, things had been slightly altered.

In any case, for these reasons, she had a lot of free time under her disposal, and she wanted to use the things she wanted, and she was doing just that exactly.

Since there was no way that she would miss her Junior's duel, she was both curious and expectant for this duel.

She wanted to see how much power her Junior would display or what kind of attitude he would take. Would he be different from how he is compared to other things?

'To be frank, I kind of like it when he is focused.'

She thought, reminiscing.

She wanted to see this part of him, and she got what she wanted. A serious, focused, and unbothered.

The duel may have looked like a fair fight with both contestants being on the same level, but for Maya, who had a special vision and who had seen Astron's progress firsthand, the fight wasn't even close.

There was no way someone who could defeat such a strong vampire was not holding back. Astron hadn't used any special technique either, especially the move that she had witnessed.

Since he hadn't even revealed any of his cards, Maya naturally thought like that. But in essence, the duel was fun, and that was all she needed.

Since she had disguised herself perfectly, she had no doubt that no one would be able to see her. This was her pride as the strongest mage of her year and an Evergreen. She came from no simple background, after all.

Yet, as she was watching the fight, she noticed something.

Precisely some people.

Some people were watching the fight. Normally, this would be no issue. Yet, different from normal, one of these people was under a disguise, albeit a bit sloppier than hers.

And the other two…..

They were abnormal.

A presence she had seen fairly frequently.

'Professional Hunters….And higher rank on top of that.'

One bulky man who gave her the sense of not being able to be beaten….

And a woman with a mature figure who felt like a….Serpent….. A venomous serpent that would entangle one.

Maya's instincts, which she had developed over the countless different interactions in the Hunter field, were warning her. Though she had doubted her instincts at the time when she was attacked by the vampire, after that, they had never failed her.

And those same instincts showed her that her Junior was being watched.

'It should feel nice to see him getting the recognition…But I wonder why? What is the reason for this uncomfortable feeling?'

Yet something inside her felt different.

'Why?'

As if she didn't want others to take notice of him.

'A superb feeling indeed.'

Was all she could say as she followed him through the backstage, and there she had witnessed a scene out of a play.

******

"Do I know you?"

The moment those words left Astron's mouth, Irina almost spurted the contents in her mouth loudly.

The way he gave the response wasn't any different, yet the response itself was so humiliating that Irina couldn't help but cringe.

'This is not how one must answer, yet this is so like him.'

Hearing Astron's question, Reina shook her head with a smile. "No, you probably don't know me directly, as this is the first time we've met face-to-face. But that doesn't mean I haven't been keeping an eye on you."

Astron raised his eyebrows at her response, processing her words. He blinked his eyes, a gesture that Irina had come to recognize. It was something he did when he realized something significant.

'Did he really not know her? No, he wouldn't talk this way if he did. Then, does he recognize her from something else?'

After a brief moment of contemplation, Astron turned to Garrett. "Nothing comes without a price, right?" he asked, his tone wary.

Garrett nodded, his expression serious. "That's right. Everything has a cost, and nothing is truly free."

Irina watched the exchange with growing curiosity. The dynamics between these three were intriguing, and she felt like an outsider witnessing an important moment. Her gaze flicked over to Astron, who seemed to be piecing things together.

"Right," Astron said, turning to face Reina once again.

Reina's smile widened, but it didn't quite reach her eyes. "You are pretty sharp. Not bad," she remarked. "I would have loved to talk more, but first, we need to deal with some people who lack manners. After all, it is bad to eavesdrop when someone else is talking, right?"

Reina's gaze shifted to the right, piercing directly through Irina's eyes. Following her lead, Astron and Garrett also turned their attention toward Irina. Irina felt her heart race, imagining the possible humiliation that might come next. The intensity of their stares made her feel exposed and vulnerable.