Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 433

Chapter 433 99.2 - End of the semester

"Yes, an offer. Would you like to work with our guild?"

The moment she heard this, Irina's eyes widened. As for the reason?

She had her own plans for him.

Yet, now, she was put into a peculiar situation. fгeewebnovёl.com

Astron looked into Kaya's eyes, his expression unreadable. "And for what reason are you offering me a place in your guild?" he asked, his tone measured.

Kaya's smile remained calm and composed. "Your skills and potential are impressive. I have watched your fight. You've shown remarkable talent in both combat and strategy. Our guild values such abilities and seeks individuals who can contribute to our collective strength."

Astron studied her for a moment, his mind racing with possibilities. He knew Kaya Hartley's reputation and the influence of her guild. But he also knew she was not someone that gave such opportunities.

And considering the performance he had shown, even though his judgment might have looked good, there was no other thing that he had displayed as distinctive.

He made sure of that.

That was why, at least for him, this offer did not make sense.

'Something else must be going on.'

It was not that hard to conclude this, either.

'And considering the amount of interactions we had was very limited, it could be either because of Ethan or because of that time in the museum. The former can easily be objected to, as I am sure Kaya will consider Ethan as na?ve, and she will be a lot more skeptical. She would need to run a background check on me, and she would see my past records, which eventually could become something that would make her realize Ethan was overpraising me. Therefore, this part doesn't make sense.

As for the latter, she could easily confirm from my past transactions and the footage that I was there when the attack happened. She could suspect that I could be related to the attack, but this would be ridiculous and illogical; thus, she must not have thought that. But, aside from that, there is only one other thing that could bring her attention to me. Jane Hartley.'

He thought, looking at the girl.

'For some reason, she just called me Mysterious Brother. It was as if she had known me, but I hadn't met her aside from that time when we were in the museum. Even then, our meeting was brief, and logically, there was no contact whatsoever for me to leave an impression of her. She wouldn't remember my face, as I am sure I hadn't faced her at that time.

That only leaves out one door. She was able to recognize me not because of my physical aspects but because of my energy or something unique to me.

And if this is the case, there is the possibility that she has an ability. In the game, she was dead. Therefore, I don't have any information about the abilities she possessed, but considering that the Hartleys are a unique family on their own, a child born with inherent abilities makes sense. This also supports why Kaya now approached me or why he was paying attention to my fight.' Astron maintained his calm exterior though his mind was a whirlwind of thoughts.

'The possibility of her suspecting me and trying to observe me is high. She can also reach the same conclusion as mine because of Jane's attention. Tch.'

Just as he thought, life was not something that always went as planned. Just because of the existence of a young girl and her unusual act, he somehow gathered attention from outside.

'What a pain.' In the end, he would need to act in a way that wouldn't gather much suspicion from Kaya. That was the only plausible act.

"I appreciate your offer, Lady Hartley," Astron said, his voice steady and polite. "However, I believe it would be prudent to consider all factors before making such a significant decision. Especially when I had already promised a place to work for now."

Kaya's eyes narrowed slightly, but her smile remained unchanged. "Of course. Take your time to consider. My offer stands whenever you're ready."

'Well, seeing him refuse my offer, either he is bound by a contract, or he values his promises. But, well, it was just an offer at the end.' She thought, looking at the young man. Aside from his ability to erase his presence, which was pretty good, there wasn't much outstanding about him.

But Jane's reaction and his being in the museum at that time and surviving needed to be investigated.

'From the registered data, he would have been required to have a hard time. Yet, no records of him being hospitalized were there. Interesting.'

Well, it's not like she would be losing much anyway. Seeing Astron under pressure and knowing he could be taken away, Irina decided to intervene for her own plans.

'This woman….How did she find out about him?'

She needed to change the topic and steer the conversation away from Astron's potential involvement with Kaya's guild. At the same time, she had to hide her close relationship with Astron from Kaya.

"Miss Kaya, your presence here means you had the chance to watch the duels," Irina began, her tone light and conversational. "Were you watching mine as well? If so, could you give me some pointers about mine? Getting opinions from someone like you could help a lot."

"…." Kaya turned her attention to Irina, who came beside her. To be frank, their families were allies, and Kaya had a slightly close relationship with the matriarch of the Emberheart family. "I did."

Thus, she was very well aware of what kind of person Irina was. Someone prideful and arrogant.

And such a person was now asking her for advice?

'Hmm…..'

A particularly amusing thought came to her mind. Kaya smiled warmly, her gaze softening as she addressed Irina. "Of course, Irina. I would be happy to provide some pointers. But for that….You will need to pay a price."

"A price."

Somehow, Irina felt like something was not right.

"A price of entertainment." Kaya smiled and then gestured for her to follow. "Let's sit. We got some things to 'talk' after all."

For some reason, Irina felt like she was playing in tiger's palms…..

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The duels had ended, and the academy was returning to its usual state of calm. Kaya and Jane were preparing to leave.