Kangin Academy admits only 1,000 students each year, and even being selected as one of the 2,000 entrance candidates worldwide is considered a prestigious honor. In countries with a scarcity of mana awakeners, this recognition is even more revered.

Moriya Yuka, a young woman with snow-white hair and golden eyes, hailed from Japan’s most prominent hunter family—the Moriya Clan. The clan, known for its traditional Japanese mansion in Nagano Prefecture, had consistently produced powerful mana awakeners since the emergence of mana in the world.

Yuka’s great-grandfather, Moriya Rentaro, had once served as the head priest of the Suwa Grand Shrine, …