The Draft

Since the Great Cataclysm, Awakened had become some of the most important people in every nation.

Awakened usually manifested their powers between the ages of twelve and fourteen, and they needed systematic training from an early age.

Countries around the world weren't foolish enough to let their precious Awakened die like dogs without training, so they established educational institutions to train them.

Hunter Academy.

A state-certified institution for training Hunters who would protect the nation's future.

Here, cadets learned the basics of combat as Hunters, how to use mana, and—along with protocols for handling Dungeon Breaks—accounting for tax purposes.

Aside from the minimum required general education, most of the curriculum was devoted to Hunter-related work. It was a serious Hunter training institution.

And twice a year, it selected new Hunters for the guilds that would hire third-year cadets after graduation.

This was called the draft, and every year it sparked fierce competition.

Han Suho, a third-year student in Class A at the Korea Hunter Academy, was one of this year's promising draft prospects...