Nero, The Legendary Hunter

As he walked, Nero thought about the rings she had kept with her. If possible, she wanted to improve a little more and make it a C rank magic item at least.

'Hehe, just thinking about the expressions the two of them will make…' Nero smiled as he imagined Choko and Yui's reaction.

"Nero?" Choko saw her smile for no apparent reason and was curious.

"It's nothing, hehe~" Nero laughed and continued walking.

"... Okay." Even curious, as Nero didn't seem to want to say why she was smiling before, she didn't insist.

As they approached, they were stopped by guards from the Hunter School.

"Standing there, you need..." Before he could finish what he was going to say, he saw something that froze his lines in mid-air.

Elsa showed a platinum locket. This was the locket that only very important people could have. And by the fact that he has it, it means he's someone they can't be disrespectful to in any way.

In phase, the guards' facial expressions changed, becoming more and more respectful. Leading the way, they said in unison, "Honored guests, welcome!"

"Do you need to call someone to show you around?" one of the guards asked cautiously.

"There is no necessity." Elsa indifferently refused.

"... Okay." The cold stare, along with Elsa's aura made the guards take a step back.

"We will," Elsa said to Nero and the rest.

After they took a few steps, the people in line came out of their stupor.

"Wow, who are they?"

This scene got a lot of attention. The teenagers and guardians who were accompanying the test takers to enter the school were abysmal. Their curiosity was intensified, as although 'only' guards, they didn't need to show such respect even for a king of a small country.

Though I thought it was unfair that they walked in without having to wait in line. The fact that they were in armor that looked precious, as well as their physical appearance that was of high quality, they didn't use the pronunciation of their dissatisfaction aloud. At most, they muttered among friends while trying to guess who they might be.

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Elsa, who has been here before, led the way.

"Let's talk to the director first. He owes me a favor, it will be easier if I talk to her directly." Elsa said solemnly.

"Is it over there? Is a woman?" Jair asked as he looked at Elsa.

"Still need to ask?" Jana rolled her eyes at her silly brother's silly question: "If she said, 'she', it must obviously be a woman."

Jair ducked his head shyly at this.

"..." Elsa on the other hand gave Jana an odd look. Sighing, she said, "Genetically, it's a man..."

"..." Now it was Jana's turn to feel embarrassed.

"Hahaha, you two are hilarious~" Honda laughed so hard that, her shoulders shook a little, she even leaned on Jingu. Catching her breath, she said upon seeing Jair and Jana's beet red faces: "How cute~"

"Hehe~" Nero, Choko, and the rest laughed a little.

The more they laughed, the more embarrassed Jana and Jair felt.

They only stopped laughing when they reached the entrance to the school.

It was somehow majestic, but a little disproportionate. The entrance door looked like it was made for giants, as it was in two parts that were about 10 meters wide and 20 meters long.

Seeing that they started to stiffen, Elsa smiled a little and encouraged them: "No need to be nervous. With your current strength, you will be considered S-Class geniuses. This is something you can be proud of."

"... Is that so?" Choko looked at her.

"Yea. Not only that." Her gaze became kinder, and even a little proud: "Nero will probably be the greatest genius with the highest level of power."

"I already expected this to happen, but, wow, degozaru~" Jingu's way of speaking was both formal and informal, it was a mixture that was actually lovely to hear. Mainly, her eyes of surprise were the most interesting. It was like an adorable little baby.

Honda smiled, then involuntarily she rubbed her hand on top of Jingu's head.

"W-What are you doing, degozaru?" Jingu was surprised, and like a cat that has had its tail stomped, she jumped back, taking distance from Honda.

"Hahaha, you're so adorable~" Honda continued to laugh in a thinner, somewhat sexy voice.

Because of Honda's current voice, Jair was the most affected, his body got hotter, while his face changed hue back to red.

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Minutes later, they walked a long way until they finally arrived at the principal's office.

The fact that they needed to take more than 1 minute to arrive showed how big the school was. It was no different than an imperial palace. No! Maybe even bigger than one.

"Exactly how many students are there?" Breno asked rhetorically.

Even so, Elsa answered what she knew: "Everything is available to around 8,000 students and more than 490 professors and employees, who make up almost 200 classes."

"That much?" Breno opened his eyes wide.

It wasn't for less. Where they came from, it was almost impossible to have that many students. And this was the best Hunter school in the Nan Empire.

"Yea." Elsa said with a neutral expression, "No need to be so surprised. There are schools that are bigger than this one."

"...I can't even imagine." Bren sighed.

"Anyway." Elsa said, "We're almost there... When we arrive, they're likely to go through a little evaluation by the director, but it's nothing too grand."

"Mm..." They nodded and fell silent.

Knocking on the wooden door with gold accents, a thin voice, half feminine, but at the same time masculine came from the other side of the door.

"In between."

Elsa opened the door.

Sitting behind a table was a thin and incredibly beautiful 'woman'. Long dark hair and ivory eyes with large lashes that highlight her beautiful eyes looking peacefully at whoever entered, the director's gaze turned joyful to see Elsa.

"Elsa, what a pleasant surprise~" If it weren't for the voice that was very strange, they didn't doubt the director's sexuality. Then he looked at Nero and the rest: "Are these adorable children you said before?"

However, when he raised his head high, it was possible to see the gogó that the director did not seem to make a point of hiding.

"Yea." Elsa nodded.