As the entrance ceremony at Kangin Academy concluded and the first classes began, news of the new students spread across the world—even reaching the ears of villains.

"This year’s Kangin Academy seems to have some particularly talented recruits."

"Tch. That’s not good news for us."

The notion that Kangin Academy’s new students were exceptionally skilled spelled trouble for villains. It meant that in the future, these students could grow into formidable Hunters, many of whom would specialize not only in fighting monsters but in hunting villains specifically.

Such Hunters would eventually roam the world, becoming a significant nuisance for those …