Silence blanketed the heart of Seoul.
No one uttered a word. Every Hunter and official stood frozen in disbelief at what they had just witnessed.
An SS-rank Gate—something that could have spelled the end of the nation—had been erased in an instant. Not by an army, not by a legendary SSS-rank Hunter… but by a boy in a school uniform.
Kim Hyun-woo was the first to regain his senses.
"You… who are you?"
Asher turned to him with a faint smile.
"Just someone passing by."
"How did you destroy the Gate?" Kim Ji-hoon, the Deputy Chief of the Association, demanded, his voice trembling with equal parts fear and curiosity.
Asher shrugged casually. "Just used a skill."
"What kind of nonsense skill is that!?" another Hunter shouted. "One skill destroying an SS-rank Gate—are you insane!?"
Asher gave no answer. He simply smiled and began walking past them. But just before leaving the scene, he whispered a command into the unseen system, his lips curling into a mischievous grin.
Ding!
[New Mission Created: All male SSS-rank Hunters must wear maid outfits and perform a girl group dance cover.]
At that exact moment—
Every SSS-rank Hunter present froze as a system notification flashed before their eyes. Their expressions ranged from disbelief to fury, from humiliation to outright despair.
"Who… WHO is responsible for this!?" Kim Ji-hoon roared.
No one had an answer. All they knew was that something was horribly wrong with the system… and the calm boy walking away was at the center of it.
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Back at home, Asher returned in high spirits. His parents looked at him curiously. His demeanor was as if nothing world-shattering had happened at all.
"Daeyeon… did you go to school?" his mother asked.
"Yes," Asher replied smoothly, "but school was closed."
He went upstairs to his room, opened his system interface, and watched the chaos unfold. On the screen, SSS-rank Hunters were shouting and panicking as they tried to comprehend the absurd mission forced upon them.
Asher chuckled to himself.
"The real fun is only just beginning."
He leaned back, eyes glinting with amusement, already planning his next move. He would create new skills—stranger, wilder, more impossible than before—just to see how this world would react.