A soft hum echoed through Buji's mind as a translucent, blue system screen materialized before him. His breathing slowed, his pulse quickened, and a familiar sense of anticipation coursed through his veins.
It was time.
The system had always been his silent guardian. No one knew about it—not his instructors, not his teammates, not even the strongest hunters in the academy. And that was for the best.
But Kira...
'She lately acts like she found out something, but I'm not going to let her know until she says it first.'
No one is to be trusted, even Kira. Cause, if they ever found out... if they realized the true extent of his power, they wouldn't see him as a hunter. They'd see him as something else entirely. Preferably as a monster.
Then his mind ran over to his father, but he shoved it off. He wanted to focus on what was facing him at the moment.
His fingers hovered over the panel, bringing the flashing notification to view.
