Hunter Academy's Battle God - Chapter 142

Hunter Academy’s Battle God
[Translator –  Daniel Shin]
[Proofreader –  ilafy]
Chapter 142
No one had been able to find it, but people believed there was something called the Akashic Records that held all of the information about the universe. It was knowledge humanity hadn’t achieved.
As far as humanity knew, the closest thing to the Akashic Records was the ‘Tower Records’.
There was a lot of information about artifacts and knowledge about hunters that people hadn’t known before in that book.
‘The collective knowledge of the Clock Tower has surpassed the record of the Tower.’
The Principal, Veloce, smiled as she looked at the empty place on the shelf where the ‘Book of Trials’ should have been.
The book had a new owner.
‘I thought Aris was the last person who’d be able to pass the Trial…’
Veloce’s heart started to beat faster when she remembered that historic moment. The sight of Aris clearing the Trial and holding onto the book had turned England upside down.
After that, Veloce retired and decided to become the headmaster of the Clock Tower Academy.
She had believed that a hunter capable of replacing Aris, who had become a legend, would never again appear in England.
Then the Witch had brought a disciple.
The Witch of Time, the proud Clock Tower’s Oracle…
Lorelei Cornet.
‘I still can’t believe it…’
Lorelei challenged the Trial at just 17 years of age. She’d held onto that book with her small hands, and the moment she passed the last page, she managed to conquer all of the knowledge inside it.
‘She was two years older than when Aris did it.’
A new witch that would receive the blessing of all people from England had been born, and the knowledge of the Clock Tower was passed on.
The witch that the Witch had raised had succeeded the new generation. 
That’s why everyone inside the Clock Tower that craved knowledge couldn’t help but admire Lorelei. The students and even all of the teachers considered Lorelei to be the Clock Tower’s hope.
‘If there’s a problem…’
Veloce originally thought that the hardest opponent was Adela, but she’d changed her opinion.
As if mocking her thoughts, YuSung won the selection.
‘Shin YuSung.’
If England had the Witch, Korea had the Fist King.
‘He won’t be an easy match for Lorelei… I wonder how she’s going to prepare…’
Veloce was called a genius; she had even managed to become a rank 6 hunter, but not even she could guess Lorelei’s thoughts. After all, Lorelei was a genius that would surpass the Witch.
‘Fufu, I can’t wait.’
The only thing Veloce could do as the headmaster was believe in Lorelei.
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Within the Oracle’s personal study room…
“Then, Lorelei… Angela and I will be waiting in the club room. If you need anything, please tell us.”
Sebastian guided Lorelei while greeting her formally. Lorelei walked to where she felt most comfortable and silently sat in the corner of the study room.
Tap, tap. Paf.
The study room had a small mattress and a warm blanket; there was also a soft pillow.
It was Lorelei’s hideout—a place only the Oracle had the right to enter. Lorelei got in the blanket and put her back against the pillow.
Tap.
Then, she grabbed a book that was next to the mattress.
Slide.
Her small and pale hands passed over the pages of a cute book.
One page…
Two pages…
Before she noticed, she’d read more than half of the book. Lorelei had read a lot of books to be able to pass the Trial.
She remembered everything in the book.
Remembering everything was important to absorb the necessary knowledge, but that wasn’t the kind of genre she really liked.
Fairy Tale (Marchen)
Among the stories, she liked a beautiful romance story about a princess and a knight.
Concentrated, Lorelei passed through the pages.
[Then the knight said…]
The knight knelt and…
[I will protect you forever.]
He made an eternal vow to the princess. 
The romance between the two stimulated Lorelei’s imagination.
Lorelei’s imagination had been trained by the vast amount of books she’d read. She believed that if she had a book, she’d be able to see and create a vaster world than reality in her mind.
That day, she realized her thoughts were wrong.
Imagination couldn’t beat reality.
The man Lorelei had met was more handsome than any knight or prince she’d imagined.
He had a thin facial profile, eyes as deep as a look, and long hair that moved beautifully in the wind.
‘Wh-what am I imagining…?’
Lorelei closed her eyes and shook her head after thinking of YuSung, but even if she closed her eyes, she couldn’t forget him.
No, thanks to Lorelei’s impressive imagination, she could see an even clearer image of him.
[Ms. Lorelei…]
Shin YuSung was kneeling like a knight from the middle ages.
[I’ll protect you forever.]
He would then kiss her hand and smile at her.
[I… don’t like formality.]
The imaginary Lorelei slowly pulled her hand back, and YuSung got up.
Then he’d look down at her intensely and murmur in a low-pitched voice,
[Lorelei, I’ll protect you forever…]
In Lorelei’s imagination, the knight and the princess would exchange their vows while hugging each other.
Lorelei got drunk in the atmosphere before suddenly waking from her daydreams.
“Haa…”
Fwoosh-
She buried her head in the pillow, but her imagination didn’t stop.
The YuSung in her imagination became a noble of a family that didn’t get along with hers; then she became a princess kidnapped by a demon king, and he became a hero that went to save her. He also became a young boy who went on a journey to find a miraculous plant that could save a girl with an illness that couldn’t be cured.
“I… I…”
In the world of her imagination, the story always ended in love. Lorelei’s ears turned red.
“What am I imagining…?”
Tap.
Lorelei closed the book.
‘That man… is someone Ms. Aris asked me to…’
Her actions made it look like she was craving a forbidden relationship like Romeo and Juliet.
‘I must beat him, no matter how…’
YuSung was an opponent she had to break.
Since Aris had asked it of her, harboring such emotions was like a crime for Lorelei.
‘This isn’t the moment…’
Lorelei tried her best to suppress her emotions.
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Translator – Daniel Shin
Proofreader – ilafy
 

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EunAh was wearing gym clothes and kicking a sandbag.
Tap! Paf! Paf! Paf!
Every time her legs kicked the sandbag, a clean sound spread through the place. It was a huge development considering EunAh didn’t even know how to punch properly.
She cleaned the sweat on her neck and then said to YuSung, who was watching her from a distance, “YuSung! I’m going to use that!”
It was the reason YuSung had taught her martial arts.
“Okay. Show me, EunAh.”
As YuSung acknowledged her, sparks began flying around her.
BZZT!
A blue lightning ran through EunAh’s body.
The lightning raised her speed, and because of the mana, her body was fortified.
Paf!
She stomped on the ground and moved.
Paf!
Although it was an incredible speed, YuSung could see all of EunAh’s movements.
She raised her leg and used the increased speed to kick the specially-made sandbag.
YuSung had taught her how to kick, so her posture was similar to his. Maybe it was because EunAh did pilates in her daily life, but she was even making movements that required a lot of smooth, water-like elasticity.

Pang! BZZT-
Sand began pouring out from the sandbag. EunAh seemed surprised by the destructive power of her kick.
“Huh…”
When did her martial arts skill improve that much? She proudly nodded.
‘Well… I guess it’s normal to get strong after struggling so much…’
Although YuSung’s training had been hard, she’d definitely become stronger.
“EunAh, your posture has improved a lot.”
As YuSung walked toward her while praising her, EunAh did her best to not smile.
“Hmm, well… I think that it isn’t bad, but it still can improve. I’m finally starting to understand, so I guess I’ll improve more from now on.”
EunAh spoke in a way that made it hard to differentiate whether she was being humble or arrogant. Shin YuSung just smiled at her.
‘Although I finished this at seven years of age…’
That was the shocking truth EunAh didn’t know.
YuSung’s body and martial arts skills couldn’t be compared to any active hunter’s. Without knowing that, EunAh cleaned her nose with her index finger while making a proud expression.
“I feel like I’ve mastered kicks, so I now have to improve my punches. I feel like there’s no weight in my punches?”
To YuSung, Kim EunAh’s kicks were cute, but he just praised her.
“Yes. I feel like this much should be enough regarding kicks.”
YuSung approached EunAh to teach her.
“The reason why… there’s no weight in your punches is probably because of your weight distribution.”
By twisting her waist, she could deal damage by kicking, but EunAh couldn’t yet punch deeply and hit the opponent properly.
“EunAh, a bit farther than what you thought…”
Although he’d punch lightly, YuSung’s fist was quite fast.
Pang!
The chilling sound made the ears feel cold.
“Woah… Interesting.”
Kim EunAh tried to copy YuSung.
“Like this?”
“Your arms should be a bit like…”
Once again, to correct EunAh’s posture, YuSung softly touched her arms and hands and corrected her. As YuSung’s hands touched her, she coughed.
“Ehem! Sh-should we take a short break?”
“Okay. Managing your body’s condition is also important.”
YuSung was making his usual, pure smile. EunAh looked at him from a distance while narrowing her eyes.
‘This guy… it feels like he’s gotten used to touching…’
Such doubts disappeared after she looked at YuSung’s pure face.
‘Was it my imagination?’
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