Prologue: The Goddess's Meltdown
On the television, the anchor wore a bright, joyful smile as the welcome breaking news played.
Yet naturally, there were those who could not greet such welcome news with any joy.
“What? Two S-class hunters?”
The woman watching the news screen with a blank face saw her expression crumple in a single heartbeat.
“Fuck! Quit yapping about that trash and focus on me, you goddamn sons of bitches!”
The remote she hurled in a fit of rage barely missed the TV and clattered across the floor.
Her cat-like features, drenched in venom, were stunningly glamorous. Even with her face twisted in fury, anyone could tell at a glance that she was a breathtaking beauty.
“Ha… It’s almost funny that the great Yu Hyejeong has been reduced to this.”
Yu Hyejeong. Korea’s third S-class hunter, once called a Goddess for her dazzling body and sharp, feline features. Or rather, the woman who used to be called that.
“I never realized that bastard was so… necessary.”
There had been a time when she reigned at the very peak of Korea’s hunter world as its undisputed goddess—power, beauty, figure, all of it hers. On top of that, her chic, arrogant personality never yielded to anyone, no matter how strong.
How could you… do this to me…
The man’s face that flickered across her mind made Yu Hyejeong bite her lip until it bled.
“Fuck…!”
Yet it had not taken long for the truth to surface: all of it had been nothing but image-making. Behind her stood a boyfriend who had quietly handled every single thing.
That woman was truly the worst.
In truth, the Vice Guild Master did everything.
What did she ever do? Well… throw tantrums from the shadows, maybe?
The guild members of Onhwa Guild—once Korea’s greatest, with her as Guild Master—had begun filing complaints one after another, even paying the crippling penalty fees to do so. Her subsequent loss of power only accelerated the collapse. The perfect stage had been set for everyone to abandon her, as though the world itself demanded she atone for every cruel act she had ever committed.
Then let’s meet the two new S-class hunters. Thank you for taking the time to join us today!
Even while spitting curses, her eyes followed the anchor’s voice back to the screen. The next instant, Hyejeong’s expression warped into something truly hideous.
Hunter Han Junho and Hunter Shin Jiyu! Could we please have a word on how it feels to have re-awakened as S-class hunters?
There have been rumors that the two of you are lovers. Is that true?!
The man she had once scorned so thoroughly—the man she now missed with a madness that threatened to consume her—was appearing on air as an S-class hunter, holding hands with another woman.
“Han Junho… No. No way. He’s in a relationship with her? It doesn’t matter. If I want him back, he’ll come crawling anyway…!”
Her unfocused pupils and muttered delirium made her look every inch the madwoman.
Yes, that’s correct. Junho and I are dating with good—
“Aaaaaaaaaaaagh!”
The sight of the man and woman smiling shyly on screen tore a venomous scream from Hyejeong’s throat. The only thing left for her to do was shatter the TV.