A few days had passed, and Eli was finally discharged.
He wanted to believe it had been uneventful—quiet, even. No sudden tears ripping open above his head. No hunters barging into his hospital room. No one trying to kidnap him.
Just silence.
Well… silence, and the internet exploding.
Because Eli didn't just go viral again—he was everywhere. His name wasn't just a trending tag; it had carved its way into mainstream headlines, splashed across glossy thumbnails and primetime news segments.
The mysterious hunter spotted with Kairo.
The boy who'd been dragged into a dungeon raid with Caelen.
The son of Noah Ahn, one of the richest men in Korenea.
By the time he stepped out of the hospital, there was no turning back.
He wasn't some nameless pretty face anymore, accidentally caught in the spotlight of S-Class hunters.
He was Elione Noa Ahn.
And now the questions burned hotter than the footage itself.
'Is this nepotism?'
'Did he buy his way into their good graces?'
