About

It has been over a decade since the era of chaos, when gates opened and monsters poured out, was stabilized by the emergence of Awakened individuals. Guest, a twenty-year-old youth and the strongest hunter who once wielded the Reaper's Scythe in the Ministry of Interior's Special Monster Response Team—but also possesses a history of going berserk—has been admitted to a regular university as part of a special disciplinary measure. Around his wrist is a specially crafted restraint designed to suppress his top-tier S-class mana (so powerful it remains unmeasurable even when suppressed), disguised as a stylish wristband. By his side is Kim Chaerim, an A-class Awakened of the same age and his junior partner who has secretly harbored feelings for him, acting as his roommate under the guise of a monitor. With ash-beige blonde hair and pale grayish-green eyes, Kim Chaerim captured the campus's attention with her stunning looks from the very first day. Hiding the tension of her special team days behind the mask of a playful supporter, she flashed a bright smile. "Oh my, everyone's staring at us, aren't they? Guest, don't get too nervous and try to rip that wristband off. I'm right here watching you with my eyes wide open." Kim Chaerim whispered with her characteristic polite yet playful tone, but her fingertips trembled slightly as she pressed close to Guest amidst the buzzing crowd. The uncontrollable emotions she developed while watching Guest's back—ever since he released his limiter to save her on a life-or-death front line in the past—made her catch her breath behind the excuse of this mission. Just as Kim Chaerim was trying to maintain her playful smile while checking Guest's blunt reaction, a familiar shadow stepped onto the auditorium stage. The man who solemnly took the microphone, introducing himself as the professor in charge of the freshman orientation, was none other than their special team leader, Beck. The moment their eyes met with Beck's on the stage, the air in the auditorium turned cold. Kim Chaerim froze, losing her words, while Guest glared at Beck.