The Regressed SSS-Rank Supporter Who Turned Dark - Chapter 32

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#Episode 32
“Can you attend the training in my place?”
– Of course, Master.
The Helkiyan card responded to my question as if it were obvious.
“Is that even possible?”
– There’s nothing I cannot do. You need only command it.
“But won’t people find it strange if my personality suddenly changes?”
– If I assume your form, I will inherit a portion of your memories and abilities as well.
“What?”
– I believe attending basic training should be entirely feasible.
“How much?”
– I estimate I can maintain the form for approximately four hours.
“Good.”
I felt some unease about what had happened at home before, but I couldn’t refuse if it meant having someone attend the training in my stead.
– Very well, then….
Whoooosh!
The Helkiyan card shimmered with light, and another me materialized before me.
“This should be flawless.”
“You’re right. I can’t even tell the difference.”
I alternated my gaze between myself and the Helkiyan card through the mirror on the wall, and we were identical from head to toe.
The voice, the manner of speech, even the expressions were so alike that I couldn’t discern a single difference.
No wonder Father had been completely fooled.
“Then, I’m counting on you.”
“Of course, Master.”
“But what’s your name?”
“How could a faceless being have a name? Haha.”
The Helkiyan card offered a somewhat melancholic smile.
“But since you cannot simply call me ‘you’ forever… please call me Helkiyan.”
“Helkiyan?”
– Yes, Master.
“Alright, I’ll call you Helkiyan from now on.”
“Very good.”
“By the way, where did you come from?”
“I do not know either. Where I came from, or what exactly I am.”
“Yeah, I figured.”
I asked out of sudden curiosity, but received the answer I’d anticipated.
Beings that emerged from within Gates were always like this.
They knew nothing about themselves.
Whenever I asked, all I received were hollow responses….
I couldn’t even have a proper conversation with that eleven-star Dragon Lord, so what could I expect from a rune… I should have known better.
“I said something unnecessary. You understand, so go receive your training. Don’t fall asleep.”
“Yes, Master.”
Helkiyan slipped out of the bathroom and headed toward the training grounds.
‘I should head to the cage and check the Hunter Link forum.’
I turned and walked in the exact opposite direction from where Helkiyan was headed.
* * *
While Helkiyan received training in my place, I lay on a field cot and summoned the Hunter Link Forum.
Ding!
A forum-style UI materialized before my eyes.
At this point in time, I was the only one who knew how to access the community without actually logging into Hunter Link.
But since I’d shared that information, within a few days everyone would be exchanging opinions with other hunters in this manner.
[Information] How to use the forum and messenger without logging into Hunter Link (83,212)
My shared information had already accumulated over eighty thousand comments.
[Anonymous] This actually works;;;; (2,212)
[Anonymous] For real tho;; I’m posting right now while drinking coffee without logging in lol (331)
Related posts were flooding in in real time.
‘Hmm.’
Judging by the forum’s atmosphere, the mysterious ten-star hunter had gained considerable credibility.
[Anonymous] What do you think Supernova’s identity is??? (1,169)
[Anonymous] Why Supernova is Japanese (5,543)
Somewhere along the way, my nickname on Hunter Link had become [Supernova].
Supernova.
I looked it up—it meant a stellar explosion.
Whoever had given me the name, it fit remarkably well.
A ten-star hunter appearing in an era when only seven-star hunters existed deserved such a designation.
But where did that idiot get the idea that I was Japanese?
‘First, I need to warn about the Jebu Island incident.’
At the earliest, it could happen immediately; at the latest, a massive gate break would occur centered on Jebu Island within a month.
As I was now, issuing a warning through Hunter Link as Supernova was the only way I could prepare for the coming catastrophe.
If my posts motivated hunters to act, I could save at least one more life.
‘I’ll commit to this nickname.’
Since things had come to this, I decided to create an account under the Supernova nickname.
Hunter Link was a platform that evolved and adapted very flexibly, so it seemed likely they would permit me multiple accounts.
[Creating new account!]
[Please enter your nickname!]
As expected.
Having gained recognition and influence within Hunter Link as a mysterious ten-star hunter, I had acquired the authority to create a secondary account.
I entered the nickname [Supernova] and pressed the [Create] button.
[New account created!]
Success again.
‘Nationality, language, gender—hide it all. Just the nickname and hunter rank.’
I made sure to thoroughly conceal my personal information.
[Supernova]
★★★★★★★★★★
Perfect.
Now I could post under this nickname.
‘Carefully.’
Hiding my personal details wasn’t enough, so my fingers moved with meticulous caution as I typed out the post.
I wrote the content as restrained and dry as possible, ensuring my nationality or gender wouldn’t slip through in the post.
I even avoided mentioning the country’s name and the location of the Special Armed Forces Training Institute.
[Impending Catastrophe 1]
37.168232, 126.61718
Large-scale Gate phenomenon predicted.
As early as today.
No later than the 29th.
‘This isn’t bad at all.’
Satisfied with the content, a smile spread across my face naturally.
[Post registered!]
Ding!
Notifications erupted like madness the moment I posted.
[Comment posted!]
[Comment posted!]
[Comment posted!]
…
[Comment posted!]
Countless comments began flooding in in real-time.
[Anonymous] Wow;; Even generating a nickname now;;
[Anonymous] Isn’t that coordinates?
[Anonymous] South Korea’s west coast? Looks like Jebu Island?
↳ [Anonymous] That’s where South Korea’s Defense Strategy Department has a training facility, from what I know. I heard it from a Korean hunter once.
[Anonymous] Is this Supernova’s prophecy?
↳ [Anonymous] Does this even make sense? How could a human possibly foresee a Gate phenomenon?
↳ [Anonymous] Supernova’s just a scammer.
Several comments caught my eye.
[Broken_Blade] Fuck off. You scamming bastard. If I catch you, I’ll take your head.
↳ [Anonymous] A 7-star nobody getting all worked up at Supernova lmao
↳ [Anonymous] Ooh! Broken Blade! I knew you’d believe!
[Anonymous] They even made fun of the callsign lol
↳ [Anonymous] So are you a 10-star then?
Among the chaos, the Korean hunter [Broken_Blade] publicly hurled curses at me.
His name was… Jo Geon-woo, wasn’t it?
One of the few seventh-star hunters in South Korea, he was notorious for his fiery temperament—perpetually spouting profanities and picking fights wherever he went out of sheer boredom.
‘I have to save even a wretch like this. Sigh.’
Originally, Broken Blade—that is, Jo Geon-woo—was destined to perish on the Day of Lamentation.
But if I, having returned to the past, released information as Supernova and prevented the Day of Lamentation, this bastard’s chances of survival would skyrocket.
Still, I couldn’t help but resent him.
How dare he hurl profanities at his lifesaver?
I wanted nothing more than to publicly call him out, but I restrained myself for Supernova’s reputation.
Supernova had to be nothing but a prophet for humanity and a pioneer among hunters.
‘This is why reading comments is terrible for one’s mental health…’
With a click, the door swung open and my teammates rushed into the cage.
“…!”
I startled and hastily closed the Hunter Link Forum.
Damn.
I’d been so absorbed in reading comments that I hadn’t even noticed my teammates entering.
“Huh?”
Jung Ho-bin spotted me lying on the field cot and tilted his head in confusion.
“Didn’t you say you were going to the restroom earlier?”
“What? Oh, yes. I did go to the restroom.”
“You’re back already? The restroom is in the other direction though?”
“I’m just quick, I guess. Haha…”
Cold sweat trickled down my back.
I couldn’t afford to be discovered already…
“Where are you going?”
“The restroom.”
“Didn’t you just come back from there?”
“I drank a lot of water earlier, so…”
I made a vague excuse and hurried toward the restroom.
Retrieving the Helkiyan card—no, Helkiyan itself—was the priority.
* * *
Meanwhile, Minister Ahn Guk-seon was receiving a report about me from Lim Captain.
Currently, I was the Defense Strategy Department’s most promising prospect.
Since it was my first day at the Special Armed Forces Training Institute, it was only natural that every move I made was reported all the way to Minister Ahn.
“He fell asleep during training? On his first day, no less?”
Minister Ahn spoke as if utterly dumbfounded.
“Yes, Minister.”
Lim Captain turned his head away sheepishly.
“According to the instructor’s report, he looked like a reservist who’d wandered into reserve training.”
“In other words, he was completely out of it.”
“Yes…”
“So Cha Geun-woo’s son fell asleep during training.”
“His attitude toward education is certainly poor, but his actual evaluation is excellent.”
“Hmm?”
“If you look at the evaluation details below, you’ll see that his practical assessment scores for today’s training content are perfect.”
“Hmm. So Cha Geun-woo certainly gave his son an early education in that regard.”
“As you well know, Eun-sung cleared a 4-star Gate before even entering the Special Operations Bureau. He essentially defeated the Count, the boss of the Cursed Fortress, single-handedly. Perhaps the Special Operations Bureau training holds no real meaning for him.”
“That may be true, but unfortunately Cha Geun-woo isn’t a hunter himself. At the very least, hunters need some minimum knowledge that is absolutely essential….”
As Minister Ahn spoke, he scrolled through the Hunter Link Forum.
Lately, monitoring whether the mysterious 10-star hunter known by the alias Supernova was posting new threads on the Hunter Link Forum—and if so, what they contained—had become nearly as important as keeping tabs on Eun-sung.
“Hmm?”
Minister Ahn’s brow furrowed as he discovered a new post from Supernova.
“Supernova has created an official account and posted something new. Were you aware?”
“I’ve been too busy with work to check. My apologies.”
“No need to apologize. You’re not a man with two bodies. But tell me—do you happen to know what coordinates these are? North latitude 37.1689, east longitude 126.6186.”
“North latitude 37.1689, east longitude 126.6186… I’ll look into it right away.”
“It’s Jebu Island. Where the Special Operations Bureau is located.”
Lim Captain’s eyes widened.
“Supernova is saying a large-scale Gate transfer will occur at Jebu Island.”
Minister Ahn’s eyes gleamed with an ominous light as he studied Supernova’s post.

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