Lv.99 Princess of Dark Flames (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 15
Kim Gwang Hyun. Age 39.
Affiliated with the Hunter Administration Association. No religious affiliation.
He decided to believe in God starting today.
He had slipped out of the office under the pretense of a business trip, but had been racking his brain over how to orchestrate a natural meeting with Si Woo—or that mysterious woman.
‘He actually contacted me first!’
The moment he answered the call, he was so startled that he tumbled off the sofa, rolling over and over.
It was a message saying he wanted to test the abilities of the woman in the black dress. Technically, one could apply for testing through the association’s website or mobile app, but the fact that he’d contacted Gwang Hyun directly meant…
‘She really is special.’
Gwang Hyun calmed the excitement from receiving the call and looked at the man seated across from him.
“My name is Park Je Hwi.”
The man who introduced himself as Park Je Hwi handed Gwang Hyun his business card.
Park Je Hwi 010XXXXXXXX
Silvermoon Management was a subsidiary of the Wolf Guild, specializing in training and managing novice hunters.
The fact that Si Woo had sent someone from Silvermoon here meant…
‘He’s backing her with serious influence…!’
Gwang Hyun let out a silent scream—though it was one of joy.
If this went well, even the association president, who had never believed his words, would be left wide-eyed.
‘My big break is right around the corner.’
Today would become a historic day—the birth of Korea’s seventh S-rank hunter.
He had no doubt that the moment the woman in the black dress placed her hand on the tester, the machine would glow with brilliant gold.
Meanwhile, Gwang Hyun wasn’t the only one imagining a dazzling future.
‘This is an opportunity that will never come again.’
Je Hwi clenched his fist discreetly.
It had been nearly seven years since he joined Silvermoon.
If he pulled this off successfully, his standing within Silvermoon Management would rival even Si Woo’s.
“Ah. They’ve arrived.”
Je Hwi looked up after checking his phone. Gwang Hyun immediately sprang to his feet as if he’d been waiting.
“You arrived earlier than expected. Shall we go, then?”
Smiles never left the faces of these two men, both on the verge of promotion.
The Korean Hunter Administration Association occupied a massive thirty-story building. Excluding the first-floor lobby, floors two through ten housed basic training rooms for novice hunters, while floors eleven through twenty contained guest rooms and reception lounges for foreign hunters.
And the testing room was right here—on the twenty-first floor.
Ding.
The moment the elevator doors opened, Gwang Hyun spread his arms wide.
“We’ve been waiting!”
“……!”
Eun Ha flinched in surprise as a stranger thrust his face toward her the instant the elevator doors opened.
‘I almost scorched his face with fire.’
Whether or not he noticed Eun Ha barely suppressing her flames, he simply grinned good-naturedly and stepped closer.
“You’re here. I’ve already taken care of your parking ticket.”
Je Hwi, who had hurried over, handed a small slip of paper to Si Woo, then quickly glanced toward Eun Ha.
“Um, Director, this person is…”
“Yes. The hunter I mentioned—Yu Ra.”
Je Hwi handed his business card to Yu Ra—no, Cha Eun Ha.
“A pleasure to meet you, Hunter Lee. I’m Park Je Hwi, personal secretary to Director Shin and affiliated with Silvermoon Management. Please feel free to call me Manager Park.”
“…Ah, yes.”
Eun Ha took the card and glanced sideways at Si Woo, as if asking, “Who is this?”
“He’ll be your manager starting today. Keeping him close will be helpful.”
Manager? At Si Woo’s words, Eun Ha stared blankly at the card she’d just received.
‘The world really has gotten better.’
So even hunters—not just singers or actors—now get managers. She didn’t yet understand exactly when or why a manager was necessary, but she could clearly tell the times had grown kinder to hunters.
“The test takes about ten minutes. Do you have any valuables or outerwear you’d like to leave with us?”
“No.”
“I see. Then I’ll show you in right away.”
The three of them followed Gwang Hyun’s lead, moving from the waiting room into the testing chamber.
The testing room he guided them to was the largest among the five available, with glass walls on all sides, allowing visibility from the hallway and adjacent rooms.
“Ohh!”
“That woman…”
“Isn’t that guy from Silvermoon?”
“Yeah, definitely. Good grief—she already has a manager?”
Beyond the glass, countless people were snapping photos with their cameras. It felt like being a celebrity at a fan signing event—though for Eun Ha, that wasn’t exactly a pleasant feeling.
“Why are there so many people?”
Si Woo slightly furrowed his brow. Crowded places always carried a mix of unpleasant scents.
As Si Woo held his sleeve to his nose, clearly displeased, Gwang Hyun coughed awkwardly and averted his gaze.
“Oh, right. Yoo Hwan of the Immortal Guild just left. Those reporters followed him, and I suppose some are still lingering.”
It was a blatant lie.
How could he possibly stay idle when a new star might rise over Korea today? He intended to capture this historic moment and prove himself to the association president who’d never believed in him.
“They’ll leave soon. Now, Hunter, please stand right here.”
“……”
Si Woo stared intently at Gwang Hyun, who’d so skillfully changed the subject. In that brief moment, Si Woo ran calculations through his mind.
Now that they’d decided to conceal her identity as a first-generation hunter, perhaps it wouldn’t be bad for her to receive attention in another way—under headlines like “Wolf Guild’s Rising Mercenary: A New S-Rank?”
In the end, Si Woo didn’t dismiss the reporters and instead took a seat nearby.
“Please place your right hand comfortably here, and try not to move from the footplate.”
The tester was a large capsule-shaped machine, spacious enough to fit two adult men. It was a useful device that digitized hunters’ stats and potential worldwide to assign a comprehensive rank—though such a machine hadn’t existed in Eun Ha’s time.
As Eun Ha settled into the tester as instructed, she recalled her conversation with Si Woo on the way here.
‘Go to the Hunter Association?’
‘Yes. In the modern era, rank testing and license issuance are unavoidable steps for active hunters.’
Even with a temporary identity, wouldn’t going there recklessly expose her? Seeing Eun Ha’s doubtful expression, Si Woo spoke reassuringly.
‘Since the appearance of the Gates, birth and death registrations have been unreliable not just in Korea but globally. They don’t scrutinize identities too strictly.’
He added that a hunter’s license functioned like a Gate access permit, so ability mattered more than identity during issuance.
‘You possess clearer abilities than anyone else, so even this provisional documentation will be sufficient for testing. Besides, the Wolf Guild has your back.’
Back in Eun Ha’s era, there hadn’t even been an association, let alone rank testing. Si Woo clearly understood the modern world better than she did—so she supposed it must be fine.
Thus, Eun Ha came here to the Hunter Administration Association without further doubts.
“Alright, almost done. Oh—please don’t move.”
Gwang Hyun placed a helmet on her head and fastened metal rings around both her wrists and ankles.
Click, click.
Amidst it all, camera shutters kept clicking incessantly. The flashes blinked so brightly they hurt her eyes.
Just before closing the capsule, Gwang Hyun peeked his head in.
“You’ll need to choose a codename before receiving your license. What would you like it to be?”
A codename? Eun Ha, helmet already on, rolled her eyes sideways. Did she really have to decide on something like this too?
After all, she’d always just been “Squad Leader Cha Eun Ha of 1st Platoon, 3rd Company, 2nd Battalion, 17th Regiment.”
But she obviously couldn’t set her codename as “Squad Leader of 1st Platoon, 3rd Company, 2nd Battalion, 17th Regiment.”
“……”
Was she really this lacking in naming sense? Eun Ha searched her memory. Come to think of it, the stray puppy that always wandered near her house was named “Kkamangi”—because its fur was black.
The chick she’d raised in elementary school was “Ppiyangi.” Her goldfish was “Bbeokkeumi.”
As Eun Ha stood speechless, Gwang Hyun waited silently for her answer. Reporters beyond the glass were all watching intently. Then…
Ding.
[Your divine beast, “Wandering Cat of Darkness,” suggests “Black Flame Princess.”]Eun Ha slowly blinked, staring at the yellow message window. It wasn’t the greatest name, but since she’d only use this codename for a year before discarding it, something passable would do. She couldn’t think of anything else anyway.
“Black Flame Princess.”
When Eun Ha murmured the short reply, the room suddenly fell as quiet as if doused with cold water.
“…Huh?”
“Black Flame Princess. That’s my codename.”
Gwang Hyun looked slightly startled, but quickly composed himself and closed the capsule door.
“Oh—yes, got it.”
After closing the capsule, Gwang Hyun tapped the nearby screen to input the codename “Black Flame Princess.”
Tick, tack, tack…
As Gwang Hyun’s fingers moved, crisp electronic button sounds echoed through the testing room.
‘She actually calls herself “Black Flame Princess”… What on earth is this?’
Was she really the protagonist of some urban legend? But her demeanor was far too detached for that.
Or was it just a concept? Yet it felt too real to be merely a gimmick. After finishing the input amid countless thoughts, Gwang Hyun turned on the machine.
Whirrr.
The entire capsule began vibrating softly. When the vibration ceased, a woman’s voice, blended with electronic tones, spoke.
[Collecting data. Please wait a moment. Collection will be complete shortly.]……
[Collecting data. Please wait a moment. Collection will be complete shortly.]……
[Collecting data. Please wait a moment. Collection will be complete shortly.]……
Yet for some reason, the loading was taking longer than expected.
‘What? Is the machine malfunctioning? That can’t be.’
Gwang Hyun stared anxiously at the capsule, gnawing his nails in distress.
Just as onlookers outside began murmuring among themselves, the BGM signaling data collection completion played.
[Data collection complete.]‘Finally…!’
[Subject: Yu Ra] [Codename: Black Flame Princess] [Based on data collection results, the subject’s rank is assessed as ‘F’.] [Printing detailed results.]“……”
“……”
“……”
Whiiing.
Amid the frozen silence, the sound of the printer spitting out paper echoed strangely.
With a clunk, the capsule door opened, and Eun Ha stepped out—her expression utterly calm, showing no sign of disturbance.
“Is this the result sheet?”
No one answered. Eun Ha picked up the printout and scanned its contents with dark eyes.
▷ Codename: Black Flame Princess
▷ Registration Number:
▷ Affiliation:
▷ Physical Strength: F
▷ Magic Power: E
▷ Overall Combat Power: F
▷ Potential: 4%
▷ Unique Ability: Nature Element
▷ Remarks: Unregistered (License issuance recommended)
Even Eun Ha, who knew little about modern hunter rankings, could tell.
The result was devastating.
Ding.
[Your divine beast, “Wandering Cat of Darkness,” is throwing a tantrum, demanding you immediately burn that antique to ashes with fire.]
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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I’m gonna cry=(((, she will be trapped in there again.