SSS-Rank Awakening: My Talent Multiplies Everything novel Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Pervert.

The moment Kael stepped into the apartment, the familiar voices from the television drifted into his ears.

The living room was illuminated by the soft glow of the screen, painting the room in shifting shades of blue and white. Lyra was sprawled comfortably across the couch with a bowl of snacks resting on her lap, her eyes completely glued to the television.

She didn’t even spare him a glance.

"Oh, you’re back."

Kael stopped in the middle of taking off his shoes and looked at the back of her head.

"You’re not even going to look at me? You’re just going to keep staring at the TV?"

"What?" Lyra replied without turning around. "Did you get disfigured or something? If not, I don’t see any reason to look."

Kael deadpanned.

"No. Of course not."

"Then we’re good."

She lazily raised a thumbs-up over the back of the couch, her attention never leaving the screen for even a second.

Kael looked between her and the television before letting out a long sigh.

"Stupid show."

"I might just use my authority as an S-Rank Hunter to force the station to cancel it."

"Don’t you da..."

The words caught in Lyra’s throat.

Her body suddenly froze before she slowly turned around, blinking at him as if she’d just heard something impossible.

"...Wait."

"Did you just say S-Rank?"

Kael instinctively reached into his wallet to take out his Hunter ID before remembering it hadn’t been updated yet.

The Association branch was practically in ruins after everything that had happened with Scarlet Fist. Between the collapsed building and the sudden arrival of Vice-President Jonas, updating his hunter information had understandably become the least of everyone’s concerns.

Still...

He wasn’t particularly worried about proving it.

Lyra had seen enough with her own eyes.

She had watched him stand against the Beast Horde.

She had witnessed strength that no ordinary hunter could possibly possess.

Passing the S-Rank examination wasn’t some unbelievable fantasy anymore.

Even so...

The realization still left her stunned.

The two of them had awakened together.

They had taken the Hunter Examination on the very same day.

Yet somehow...

Her brother had already reached the highest rank a hunter could officially attain.

For a brief moment, an indescribable feeling surfaced within her.

A little insecurity.

A little disbelief.

The gap between them had become so enormous that it almost felt unreal.

Fortunately, the feeling disappeared almost as quickly as it came.

Comparing herself to Kael was simply unfair.

He wasn’t normal.

Calling him a genius didn’t even feel accurate anymore. Monsters like him only appeared once in a generation, if that. Measuring herself against someone like him would only make her doubt all the progress she’d worked so hard to achieve.

She wasn’t going to do that to herself.

Instead, a bright smile spread across her face.

"That’s amazing."

"I’m happy for you."

"We should celebrate later."

Then she immediately waved him away.

"Now scram."

"My dear Kelvin is about to cook dinner, and I refuse to miss it."

Kael stared at her.

"...Your dear Kelvin?"

His head slowly turned toward the television.

On the screen stood an absurdly handsome young man wearing an apron while preparing dinner inside a luxurious kitchen. Every movement looked rehearsed to perfection, and every few seconds the camera would zoom in on his smiling face.

Kael narrowed his eyes.

So...

That’s Kelvin.

For reasons he couldn’t quite explain, a faint sense of hostility quietly began brewing inside him.

A second later, he shook his head.

What the hell am I even thinking?

Letting out a helpless sigh, he turned and walked toward his room.

Just as he reached the door, Lyra suddenly remembered something.

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