Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest

Chapter 819 - 189.5 - Mentorship

Ethan and Astron continued walking, their steps echoing in the long, empty corridor. The silence between them was comfortable, the kind that came with familiarity, though Ethan's mind was far from quiet. He glanced at Astron again, studying the faint tension in his stride, the sharper edge to his presence. Finally, he broke the silence. "You look like you've changed," Ethan said, his tone casual but probing. Astron didn't turn his head, his sharp purple eyes fixed straight ahead. "What do you mean?" "I don't know." Ethan shrugged, a small grin tugging at his lips. "Just a feeling. Nothing concrete." Astron's reply came without hesitation, his voice calm but clipped. "Then you're just spitting nonsense." Ethan chuckled, undeterred. "I wouldn't call it nonsense. I trust my senses, you know?" "Is that so?" Astron replied dryly, finally glancing at him. "The senses you're so confident in—do they give you the correct answers in exams as well?" Ethan's grin faltered, and he groaned. "...We both know that doesn't work like that." Astron raised an eyebrow, his tone unbothered. "I don't know what works like what." "Now you're just being difficult," Ethan said, shaking his head, though his grin returned quickly. "But seriously, you do seem different. Maybe it's the way you carry yourself or how people look at you now, but it's there. You've changed." Astron was silent for a moment, his expression unreadable. "People look at me because they think they know something. That doesn't mean I've changed." Ethan frowned, his brow furrowing slightly. "You don't believe people can see something real about you?" Astron glanced at him again, a faint flicker of something in his sharp gaze. "I believe people see what they want to see. That doesn't mean it's real." Ethan thought about that for a moment, his hazel eyes narrowing thoughtfully. "Maybe. B

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