The world's No. 1 Beloved Hunter has a secret. She's a female and second, she's a lazy know-it-all who does not want to do anything but laze around and have fun. 

The dungeons? Not her concern. The tower that marks the progress of humanity? That does not feel as important as her college entrance exam result she is failing. The only concern Nero has is to keep her identity a secret from her sick mother and to make sure she lives a calm life. 

But that’s easier said than done when one is the older sister of an S-ranked hunter as well as a genius potion maker.

Nero wants to live a calm life, but the world does not want her to live while hiding. And the biggest culprit behind her life being turned upside down is no other than her own patron - the mysterious being called ‘?’ who keeps on wanting her to fully apply her potential and to maintain her crown as the world’s #1.

As soon as the message from "Nero" appeared in the Top 50 group chat, the thread exploded like a lit match dropped into dry leaves.


[#11 Hunter – Spade]:"Wait. WHO is Nero talking to?"


[#8 Hunter – Mira]: "City C? Isn't that one of the quiet zones?"


[#50 Hunter – Gwen]:"There hasn't been a dungeon alert there in months."


[#3 Hunter – Raine]: "Unless that's about to change."


[#27 Hunter – Blaise]:"Should we mobilize a team? If the King of Humanity is going, there has to be a reason."


[#14 Hunter – Kai]: "Can we even get clearance that fast?!"


Dozens of messages poured in, every hunter suddenly on high alert. 


The phrase "King of Humanity spotted in City C" made its way into the public server within the hour, and from there, into trending threads across the system network. 


Some speculated that it was a secret mission. Others wondered if there was a new S-class dungeon about to emerge. 


Conspiracy theories bloomed like weeds.


Chapter 17 - Ch 17: In the Wrong Chat- Part 2