Chapter 296
As the cold winter passed and the world began to embrace the warmth of spring, a global event began to stir the world.
It was the admission ceremony of the Velvet Hunter Academy!
[Let me explain my specs. Shoe size 240/ Driver’s license category 2/ 5-year YouTube subscriber/ Can communicate with foreigners using translation artifacts/ 3-month delivery part-timer/ Special talent – Goblin impersonation. Do you think I can get into the Velvet Academy with these specs?]
└ Absolutely possible lol
└ Wow, Goblin impersonation is rare
└ With these specs, you can even get special admission.
└ Damn, I’ve been a Hunter for 4 years… Seeing these high-spec applicants makes me feel inferior. I might as well just change my gender and apply for the male quota.
[If I get in, can I watch Yuha-nim in person? I might pee my pants lol.]
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└ Yuha?
└ You don’t call her ‘nim’?
└ This guy is a bitch, sisters, please take her down.
└ Target locked. I’ll keep an eye on you, you bastard.
[Hello, I’m a male quota student.]
└ Where do you live? How old are you?
└ I’m a graduate of the Academy and a current Hunter. Do you need any information about the admission ceremony?
└ (Writer) Yes, please!
└ Then, let’s meet up for a private lesson.
└ (Writer) Wow! Really!? I’m so weak… Is that okay?
└ Of course, it’s fine. I’m doing this out of goodwill lol
└ Goodwill my ass lol Look at this transparent girl lol
└ Hey, hey, don’t follow this girl. She’s dangerous.
└ What’s up with that? I just wanted to meet up, give some tips for the things they need to prepare, and have a meal together.
└ Bullshit lol You’re just thinking of bringing condoms and fucking them like a dog lol
└ (Comment has been censored.)
The reputation of the Velvet Hunter Academy was already so high that other countries and smaller academies couldn’t even come close.
There had been attempts to invite famous Hunters as instructors or invest astronomical amounts of money to create similar institutions, but they all fell short because they didn’t have the Demon Lord, Lina.
Even if they got lucky and gained some fame, they would still be considered a stepping stone for admission to the Velvet Hunter Academy.
The attention on this admission ceremony was unprecedented in the history of the Velvet Hunter Academy.
It was led by Jin Yuha, who entered through the male quota, the idol of the Hunter world, and Utopia, the group of Hunters who were the Hunters’ Hunter!
It was no wonder that the Academy’s reputation had spread worldwide, attracting aspiring Hunters from all corners of the globe.
Due to the overwhelming interest, the Velvet Hunter Academy, which usually accepted only 300 students per class, exceptionally increased its enrollment to 1000 students, three times the usual number.
Typically, a sudden increase in the number of students would cause problems for the institution, but Lina’s class showed its true colors.
She seemed to have anticipated this and, in cooperation with the Hunter Management Bureau, solved the problem by using money to secure the necessary institutions and resources.
Crowds of people filled the Academy.
“Hwarang-nim! Can you share your thoughts on being admitted as a special admission student?”
“Do you think there’s a possibility that a second Jin Yuha will emerge from the male quota students?”
“The Academy has increased its enrollment by three times. Will the admission process be the same as before?”
The Academy’s front gate was crowded with journalists from all over the world, and the best Hunter prospects from various countries gathered there.
“Wow… This is the Velvet Hunter Academy.”
“This is the country of Jin…”
“So, Jin Yuha will be my senior…”
“How can I join Utopia…?”
“Jin Yuha is definitely a fraud. I’ll expose him with my own hands…”
“What?”
“Jin Yuha?”
“That guy?”
“A fraud?”
“Hiiiit-! Uh, Unbelievable!”
“Hmm, I forgive you just this once.”
As the Velvet Hunter Academy was filled with excitement and chaos, a tense atmosphere settled in the instructors’ waiting room.
This was an annual occurrence, as the Academy’s admission ceremony often led to various incidents and accidents.
With the number of students tripled this year, there were twice as many things to worry about.
Among them, a young man with an innocent face stood out, drawing everyone’s attention despite their hesitation to speak up.
‘Wow, he’s even more handsome in person…’
‘I wonder if he’ll be in my class…’
‘If only I were ten years younger…’
As they all hesitated, a tired-looking male instructor noticed Jin Yuha and greeted him.
“Hmm, I didn’t expect to see Jin Yuha here. It’s strange and fascinating.”
“Ah, Position Tactics and Organizational Understanding, Instructor Park Jin-soo. Nice to meet you.”
“Yeah, it’s only been a year, but your growth is truly remarkable.”
A sturdy female instructor joined in, saying,
“Ah, Close Combat Practice, Instructor Hong Jinada. It’s been a while.”
Jin Yuha was greeted by the instructors one by one.
“Hmm, is there anything you need or feel uncomfortable about?”
“Oh, I’m fine. I’m just worried that I might be a burden and tarnish your reputation as instructors.”
As Jin Yuha bowed his head, all the instructors widened their eyes and rushed towards him.
“No! Don’t say that!”
“Yes, yes! Yuha doesn’t need anything!”
“That’s right! We already know Yuha’s skills!”
“We should be the ones learning from him!”
The instructors’ reaction made Jin Yuha tilt his head to the side.
‘Hmm, I thought there would be some kind of hazing or something…’
He was only in his second year.
A student like him, sitting among the instructors and acting as one, was clearly a parachute appointment.
It was certain that they would feel uncomfortable, but instead of worrying about their own feelings, the instructors seemed anxious and nervous.
Jin Yuha didn’t know that the night before the admission ceremony, Baek Seol-hee had invited all the instructors to a chat room.
-Tomorrow, my disciple will take my place as an instructor.
-When dealing with my disciple, treat him as you would treat me.
-If my disciple expresses any dissatisfaction…
-I don’t need to explain what will happen.
-You’ll experience it for yourself soon enough.
Baek Seol-hee had issued a chilling warning to all the instructors.
The Slaughtering Maniac was famous among the instructors, even though she operated in the shadows rather than the light.
As the closest confidant of Lina, the Slaughtering Maniac’s reputation had only grown more sinister since she took Jin Yuha as her disciple.
The story of a fellow instructor who had rebelled against her and ended up in the recovery room for several months didn’t need to be retold.
The instructors who had personally taught Jin Yuha knew that his skills, both in theory and practice, far surpassed those of an ordinary student, or even an instructor.
Not only Jin Yuha, but every member of Utopia was a blessing when they attended class and a relief when they didn’t.
When the attendance check showed [Mission], their smiles would last all day!
So, even without Baek Seol-hee’s threat, the instructors had no intention of ostracizing Jin Yuha.
‘If you try to haze him, you’ll be physically destroyed…! You’ll literally die.’
‘Ugh, that crazy woman’s threats are not empty…’
‘How can we even compete with Jin Yuha? We’d be crushed.’
‘During the demonstration sparring, if Yuha hadn’t held back, we would have been humiliated.’
‘How can we possibly oppose someone who’s protected by Headmistress Lina?’
‘Gulping, but his looks are insane… If only I were ten years younger…’
“Hmm, Yuha is in charge of the male quota students and the special admission students, right?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“It won’t be easy.”
In response to the instructor’s question, Jin Yuha nodded and replied.
“Well, I shouldn’t be saying this since I benefited from that system, but honestly, I don’t understand the reasoning behind it.”
“Haha…”
“Haha…”
“Hmm!”
The instructors didn’t know how to react to Jin Yuha’s words, so they coughed or laughed dryly.
Honestly, they secretly agreed with him.
The male quota system itself was absurd.
Although the system had been overhauled, it was initially created due to pressure from the corrupt Hunter Management Bureau.
Recruiting students based solely on their gender, without considering their talent, meant that their less talented peers took up space, pushing out those with far superior abilities.
Moreover, the idea of grouping them with special admission students was also ridiculous.
However, the problem was that the system couldn’t be easily discarded because, last year, an unprecedented talent like Jin Yuha emerged from that very system.
It was possible that a second or third Jin Yuha could appear, so the expectations and attention on the male quota system had changed significantly since Jin Yuha’s admission.
‘Well, that’s why I’m assigned to them. It’s more convincing for me to handle them than for the other instructors.’
Jin Yuha cracked his knuckles and stood up.
At that moment,
“Senior instructors! The student assignments are complete! Please come and lead your assigned students!”
The youngest instructor poked his head through the door and spoke.