Chapter 32
“Can you attend training in my place?”
At my question, the [Mutation] card replied in a tone that seemed to ask why I would even ask such a thing.
“Is that possible?”
“But would everyone not find it strange if my personality suddenly changed?”
“Ah?”
“How long?”
“Good.”
Because of what had happened at home before, I felt somewhat uneasy about it, but if it was going to attend training in my place, there was no reason I could not let it.
SHHH!
The [Mutation] card seemed to emit light, and another me appeared.
“This should be indistinguishable.”
“You are right. Even I cannot tell the difference.”
Through the mirror on the wall, I looked back and forth between myself and the [Mutation] card, and it was identical to me from head to toe.
Its voice, way of speaking, and even its expressions were so identical that even I could not find any difference.
That was probably why my father had been fooled so perfectly.
“Then I will be counting on you.”
“Of course, Master.”
“By the way, what is your name?”
“Would a faceless one have a name? Haha.”
The [Mutation] card gave a somewhat sorrowful smile.
“But you cannot keep calling me ‘hey’ or ‘you’ forever, so please just…… call me Helkiyan.”
“Helkiyan?”
“Yes, Master.”
“All right. I will call you Helkiyan from now on.”
“Excellent.”
“But where did you come from?”
“I do not know either. Where I came from, or exactly what kind of existence I am.”
“Right, of course.”
I had asked because I was suddenly curious, but the answer I expected came back after all.
The beings that came out of Gates were always like this.
They knew nothing about themselves.
When asked, they only ever gave hollow answers…….
I could not even have a proper conversation with the Dragon Lord, an 11-Star monster, so expecting anything from a Rune was asking too much.
“I said something pointless. I understand, so go attend training. Do not doze off.”
“Yes, Master.”
Helkiyan left the restroom and headed toward the place where training was taking place.
‘I should go to the Cage and use Hunter Link.’
I moved in the exact opposite direction from where Helkiyan had gone.
***
While Helkiyan received training in my place, I lay on a Field Cot and summoned the Hunter Link board.
DING!
A board-shaped UI appeared before my eyes.
At this point in time, I was the only one who knew how to use the community without actually accessing Hunter Link.
But since I had released the information, in a few days, everyone would soon start exchanging opinions with other Hunters this way.
[Info] How to Use the Board and Messenger Without Accessing Hunter Link (83,212)
Before I knew it, the information I had shared had gained over eighty thousand comments.
[Anonymous] It really works;;;; (2,212)
[Anonymous] It was actually real;; I am posting while drinking coffee without accessing right now, holy crap (331)
Related posts were also pouring in in real time.
‘Hmm.’
Judging by the atmosphere on the board, it seemed the mysterious 10-Star Hunter had gained a certain degree of trust.
[Anonymous] What do you think Supernova’s identity is??? (1,169)
[Anonymous] The reason Supernova is Japanese (5,543)
Before I knew it, my nickname on Hunter Link had become [Supernova].
Supernova.
When I looked it up, it meant a star that exploded with immense brightness.
I did not know who had given me the name, but it suited me quite well.
A 10-Star Hunter who appeared in an era when there were only 7-Star Hunters at most deserved to be called that.
But in the middle of all that, what exactly was the basis for calling me Japanese?
‘I need to warn them about the Jebudo incident first.’
At the earliest, it would happen right now. At the latest, a large-scale Transference Crisis centered on Jebudo was scheduled to occur within a month.
As I was now, the only way to prepare for the approaching disaster was to warn Hunter Link as Supernova.
If Hunters moved because of the post I made, then I could save even one more person.
‘I should just create a nickname.’
Since things had come to this, I decided to create an account under the nickname Supernova.
Hunter Link was a platform that evolved and changed with great flexibility, so I thought it would probably allow me to have multiple accounts.
[A new account will be created!]
[Please enter a nickname!]
As expected.
Because I had gained recognition and influence inside Hunter Link as a mysterious 10-Star Hunter, I must have obtained the authority to create a secondary account.
I set the nickname as [Supernova] and pressed the [Create] button.
[A new account has been created!]
It succeeded this time as well.
‘Hide my nationality, language, and gender. Only show the nickname and Hunter rank.’
I did not forget to hide my personal information thoroughly.
[Supernova]
★★★★★★★★★★
Done.
Now I only needed to post under this nickname.
‘Carefully.’
Since hiding my personal information was not everything, my hand moved with extreme caution as I wrote the post.
I wrote the content as restrainedly and dryly as possible so that my nationality or gender would not be revealed through the post.
I did not even mention the country name or the place name where the Special Force Training Center was located.
[Approaching Disaster 1]
37.168232, 126.61718
Large-scale Transference Crisis expected.
At the earliest, today.
At the latest, within 29 days.
‘This much is not bad.’
I was quite satisfied with the content, so a smile naturally spread across my lips.
[Your post has been registered!]
DING!
The moment I posted it, notifications rang like mad.
[A comment has been posted!]
[A comment has been posted!]
[A comment has been posted!]
……
[A comment has been posted!]
Countless comments began appearing in real time.
[Anonymous] Wow;; now he even created a nickname;;
[Anonymous] Are those not coordinates?
[Anonymous] The western sea of South Korea? It looks like an island called Jebudo?
↳ [Anonymous] As far as I know, that is where the Korean Defense Strategy Department’s training center is. I heard it from a Korean Hunter.
[Anonymous] Is this Supernova’s prophecy?
↳ [Anonymous] Do you really think this makes sense? How can a human predict a Transference Crisis?
↳ [Anonymous] Supernova, this bastard, is just a fraud.
Various comments caught my eye.
[Broken_Blade] Fuck off, you fraudulent bastard. Just wait until I catch you. I will take your head.
↳ [Anonymous] He is getting heated at Supernova when he is only a measly 7-Star, hahaha.
↳ [Anonymous] Ooh! Broken Blade-kun! I knew I could count on you!
↳ [Anonymous] He even revealed his call sign, holy crap.
↳ [Anonymous] So, are you 10-Star?
In the middle of it all, the Korean Hunter [Broken_Blade] publicly hurled abuse at me.
His name was…… Jo Geonwoo, if I remembered correctly.
He was one of Korea’s few 7-Star Hunters, and he was famous for having a fiery temper. Not only did he curse constantly, but he was also known for picking fights here and there whenever he was bored.
‘I have to save even a bastard like this. Hoo.’
Originally, Broken Blade, or Jo Geonwoo, was destined to die on the Day of Grief.
But if I, who had returned to the past, released information as Supernova and prevented the Day of Grief, then this bastard’s chances of surviving would also rise dramatically.
Still, it was deeply irritating.
How dare he hurl curses at the person who would save his life?
If I followed my heart, I would have loved to start a public argument with him, but I endured it for the sake of Supernova’s dignity.
Supernova had to be a prophet solely for humanity and a pioneer of Hunters.
‘This is why not reading comments is better for one’s mental health……’
With a clack, the door opened, and the team members poured into the Cage.
“……!”
I was startled and hurriedly closed the Hunter Link board.
Damn it.
I had been so focused on reading comments that I had not even noticed my team members coming in.
“Huh?”
Jeong Hobin found me lying on the Field Cot and tilted his head as if something was strange.
“Did you not say you were going to the restroom earlier, Eunseong, sir?”
“Pardon? Ah, I did. I went to the restroom.”
“You already came back? The restroom is on the other side.”
“I am rather fast. Haha……”
Cold sweat ran down my back.
I could not be discovered already…….
“Where are you going?”
“To the restroom.”
“Did you not just come back?”
“I drank a bit too much water earlier……”
After making a rough excuse, I hurried to the restroom.
The urgent priority was to retrieve the [Mutation] card, no, Helkiyan, as quickly as possible.
***
Meanwhile, Minister Ahn Gukseon was receiving a report about Eunseong from Captain Im.
At present, Eunseong was the prospect the Defense Strategy Department valued most highly.
Since it was Eunseong’s first day entering the Special Force Training Center, it was only natural, in a way, that his every move was being reported even to Minister Ahn.
“He dozed off during training? On the very first day of entry, at that?”
Minister Ahn spoke as if he found it absurd.
“Yes, Minister.”
Captain Im quietly turned his head, looking ashamed.
“According to the instructor’s report, he looked like a reservist who had come to reservist training.”
“So he was completely slack.”
“Yes……”
“Cha Geunwoo’s son dozed off during training.”
“His attitude during training is poor, but his evaluations themselves are excellent.”
“Hmm?”
“If you look at the evaluation details below, you will see that he received perfect scores on the practical evaluations for everything he was taught today.”
“Hmm. It seems Cha Geunwoo gave his son one thorough early education.”
“You know as well as anyone, sir. Before entering the SFTC, Eunseong cleared a 4-Star Gate. He practically dealt with the Count, the boss of the Cursed Citadel, alone. Perhaps the SFTC’s training may hold no meaning for him.”
“That may be true, but unfortunately, Cha Geunwoo is not a Hunter, is he? The minimum knowledge that a Hunter must have……”
As Minister Ahn said that, he skimmed the Hunter Link board.
Lately, looking through the Hunter Link board and checking whether the mysterious 10-Star Hunter who had gained the alias Supernova had posted anything new, and if so, what it said, was just as important as Eunseong.
“Hmm?”
Minister Ahn discovered Supernova’s new post and furrowed his brow.
“Supernova has officially created a nickname and posted something new. Did you know about this?”
“I was too busy with work and failed to check it. My apologies.”
“There is no need to apologize. You do not have two bodies, after all. But do you happen to know where latitude 37.1689 north and longitude 126.6186 east are?”
“Latitude 37.1689 north, longitude 126.6186 east…… I will find out immediately.”
“It is Jebudo. Where the SFTC is located.”
Captain Im’s eyes widened.
“Supernova says a large-scale Transference Crisis will occur on Jebudo.”
Minister Ahn’s eyes shone fiercely as he looked at the post Supernova had uploaded.
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