Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 51

Chapter 51 Chapter 13.2 - Main Characters

"What a weirdo," Ethan spoke to himself as he left the training grounds, walking towards his group. He had recently awakened, so he didn't know much about the world of Hunters in terms of strength, but as someone that was nurtured by a strong family, he knew how good Astron's unarmed combat skills were.

It is not that he was unbeatable or anything. Rather, Astron himself didn't seem to be overly engulfed in the martial arts either. He looked like he had just trained a little bit.

But the thing that got Ethan's attention was something different. It was his talent.

'He improved rapidly.' He assessed, reviewing the fight.

Ethan was a righteous person who believed in his values, but he was by no means a stupid guy. No, rather, he was quite smart, especially in combat terms.

It was quite hard to put into words the talent of Astron, but if he would say it, he would say it like this.

'It feels like I was fighting with someone like myself.' He wanted to talk with him about combat arts, what he thought about swords, his fighting. Astron seemed like a person that was serious about everything.

However, the thing that made it weird to talk with him was his initial coldness. He didn't have much interaction with him before, but he knew he was ranked last. That was all he knew about him since he hadn't cared much about him at the start.

But, he first noticed him on the training grounds practicing with his daggers, and it seemed like he was decent enough. Like, the art he was training was probably the common dagger art that one could get from everywhere pretty easily. Therefore he didn't think Astron was amazing, but he was certainly good.

Though at that time, he thought he was restraining himself for training purposes since he could see he was moving at a speed that was easily seen. Never once he thought that was his peak speed; after all, to become a student in this academy, that kind of physical aspect would not be enough.

However, apparently it was. Since when they had sparred with each other, he felt like Astron's strength was quite low. He was weak; his endurance was low. Only his speed was decent.

"I must admit, his movements were simply astounding. No matter what I tried, I couldn't seem to gain the upper hand against him." It was this realization that led him to believe that Astron possessed a unique talent - not just in physical training, but in the art of combat itself.

'This is kind of fun….I really want to see how he will do in the future. His beliefs were also interesting.' Ethan thought. Astron's way of behaving resembled a wolf in his eyes. He disliked interacting with others, behaved coldly towards them no matter what their gender where, and mostly he seemed to like being alone.

"Look, Ethan, I respect your perspective, but don't waste your time on me. Our world doesn't work the way you think it does."

Remembering what he said at that time, he thought about his words.

'Our world doesn't work in the way I think it does, huh? You really sound like my brother.' Ethan mused, remembering what his brother would always say about his words. He would say he needed to grow up, but Ethan didn't want it.

It was not that he was unaware of how this world did work. No, rather, he just wanted to believe that he could make the world a better place by becoming a better person. Rather than behaving like a normal hunter that puts their own gains before others, he wanted to become a better person that also valued others more.

He believed that if everyone could put their selfishness aside, the world would be a better place.

"Yo! Where are you going on your own?" Just as he was thinking to himself, suddenly, a hand touched him on his shoulder.

"Lucas."

"Where are you going, man?"

It was his best friend from childhood. Seeing him coming like that, he unconditionally smiled. "I was just coming to you." He answered as they started walking. "Where are the others?" Looking back, it seemed only Lucas was left.

"They left. Julia said she was going to train, and Victor followed her like a dog."

"Hey, you know if he hears about this, you are going to be in trouble, right?"

"It is fine, it is fine. Even Victor couldn't have this many eyes inside the academy. Also, that guy is trying to court that idiot sister of mine. There is no way he can do something to me."

"Well, you are right. He is not even making it secret."

"This is how he does. But that bastard. Does he really think by showing off, he can make that dumbass like him?"

Ethan raised an eyebrow. "Well, maybe?"

"Nah…Really, Ethan? It seems you need a bunch of lessons about girls."

"Yeah, yeah, mister Playboy. So, where are the others?" Ethan asked, smiling at his friend's antics. Lucas was always like that, playing with people and joking around all the time. Though he knew he could entrust his back to him no matter what.

"Others, huh? Irina seemed quite upset, so she probably went to burn some students or something, I don't know. Lilia said she needed to be somewhere, probably a business meeting. Seriously, how is she able to manage her studies, training, and her guild position at the same time? I can't understand." Lucas asked as he wondered about Lilia.

That girl was beautiful and one of those he wanted to woo but at the same time, she was one of those he would never get close to. That girl would probably roast him alive if she knew about his deeds in the academy.

"Well, she is always busy. But whenever I see her notes, I am also left in awe. She is probably one of the tidiest people I know." Ethan answered, remembering Lilia's notes. She was one of those that Ethan respected, even though he knew their values were different.

"Then, where is Carl?"

"Carl? He mentioned something about Student Council Work, so he probably headed there." Lucas answered as they walked further.

However, suddenly Ethan was curious about Astron and how others viewed him.

"Hey, Lucas, did you hear about that new guy, Astron?" Ethan asked, curiosity piqued.