Blood dripped from Mateo's silver-white hair, streaking across his cheeks and neck like war paint. His knuckles were red, his shirt torn, and his gaze—cold, distant, unbothered.
He looked like a war god, freshly returned from battle.
The corridor fell into utter silence. No one dared move.
Not a breath. Not a whisper.
Just the soft, rhythmic tap of Mateo's footsteps echoing like thunder.
As he stepped into Class E—the worst class of the Hunter Academy—the noisy chaos vanished instantly.
The students who once laughed at him, bullied him, mocked him…
Sank into their chairs, silent.
Even the head teacher, known for throwing chalk at sleeping students, froze in place, his pen snapping in half in his trembling grip.
"W-what… happened to him?" someone whispered.
Mateo said nothing.
He walked calmly to his seat—still dripping in blood—and sat down like a king on a throne of silence.
[DING!]
[System Notification]
Mission Completed: "Regain Your Pride"
Evaluation: SSS Rank
Reward Upgraded:
— Sword God Skill unlocked
— Title: [Sword God]
— Sword Aura: MAX
— Divine Ki: AWAKENED
"Congratulations, Master. You have taken your first step… toward godhood."
Mateo's eyes widened.
"Wait, System. This isn't… a glitch, right?"
[System Reply]
"No error detected. This achievement… is real. You've reached a level most never even dream of."
A faint golden-blue aura flared around Mateo.
Power rippled through the room—unstoppable, uncontainable, divine.
And then—
Everyone in the building felt it.
A crushing wave of pressure, like death itself was watching them.
Students collapsed to their knees. Some fainted. Teachers gasped for air. Even elite instructors clutched their chests in fear.
"W-what is this aura?! Is there… a god on campus?!"
[System Alert!]
WARNING
Your divine presence has drawn attention from otherworldly beings
"Master, hide your aura. NOW!"
Mateo snapped out of his shock and willed the energy back into his core.
The golden aura vanished like smoke.
"System," he said, eyes narrowing, "what were those… things that sensed me?"
[System Reply]
"...You're not yet authorized to access that information, Master.
But know this—you've been noticed."
Mateo looked at his hands.
Sword God. Divine Ki. Otherworldly threats.
He wasn't just a joke anymore.
He was a name that the world would soon fear.
"So this is the start… of something bigger."
He smiled faintly.
END OF CHAPTER 6