Izuku arrived at the Bureau's office and went straight to Sugimoto's room. As he walked in, Sugimoto noticed Izuku's heavy breathing and a drop of sweat on his forehead. He assumed that Izuku had run from the hospital all the way here.

It may seem ridiculous, but it took 15 minutes by car to get here, and it hasn't been 5 minutes since He called Izuku. He wondered how he got here so quickly but decided to put that aside and focus on the main reason he called him here. But before he could say anything, Izuku approached him first.

" Is it true that an S-rank gate has appeared? "

Sugimoto was somewhat surprised by Izuku's sudden approach. He just blinked twice and told Izuku to calm down and sit down.

" So you've heard of it, yes, an S-rank gate did appear on the Nabu island, and we plan to raid it in four days. "

" Is that why you called me here? "

" That's right, we need your help, Hunter Izuku. I'm sure you can imagine what kind of disaster would come if the dungeon broke. Can you join us in this operation? "

Usually, Izuku would answer it immediately, instead, he stayed silent for a moment. He paused for a while to think about it.

" I... "

But right before he could finish his sentence, he felt a wave of mana coming from a certain place that made him look in that direction.

Sugimoto noticed him and asked what was wrong.

" Is there anything wrong? "

" oh, it's nothing... there seemed to be some Hunter fighting somewhere nearby. "

Sugimoto was quite surprised that Izuku could notice this quickly, plus his detection range that already exceeded his.

" As expected of you, it seems your senses have increased greatly to detect it from this distance. S-rank Hunters are currently warming up in the gym. Perhaps that's the one you feel "

" S-rank hunter? "

" You will see when you get there "

Izuku and Sugimoto headed to the bureau's gym. When they arrived, they saw several people gathered around the arena to watch the two Hunters fight. Their fight had caused waves as they exchanged punches. Even Izuku could feel it from this distance.

" It's rare for all S-rank Hunters to gather in one place. The magical energy you felt before probably come from them"

" But, who are those Hunters? "

" They are Hunters from South Korea, the man wearing Korean martial arts clothes is Hunter Ma Doong-Wook and the person he is fighting is Hunter Baek Yoon-Ho both S-rank "

" Wait, Hunter from South Korea?"

" Yes, we asked for help from South Korea, they sent us their S-rank hunters to help us on the Nabu island dungeon raid "

Izuku thought about it for a while and finally understood why they asked other countries for help.

Japan currently has 5 S-rank Hunters with one having just recovered from injury and is currently in the process of recovery. With only 4 S-ranks, the survival rate is low. To prevent disasters from happening, Japan has to ask other countries for help. And this is where they are today, 8 S-rank hunters have gathered in one place.

Izuku watched their fight closely, he noticed that Baek Yoon-Ho was slightly pushed back.

" It looks like Hunter Baek Yoon-Ho was pushed back a bit. "

" But if Hunter Baek Yoon-Ho gave everything, Hunter Ma Dong-Wook would not accept the change. "

Both Izuku and Sugimoto turned their eyes to the side to see a red-haired man with a neat appearance and glasses approaching them. Izuku wondered who this man was because it was the first time he saw him. That's when Sugimoto stepped up and greeted the man.

" Hello Hunter Choi Jong-in "

" Hunter Sugimoto "

Choi Jong-in also greeted Sugimoto while shaking hands with him.

Izuku looked at Choi Jong-in, he could feel that the man in front of him had strong magical energy. He assumed that this man was a mage-class Hunter.

Choi Jong-in realizes that he has been observed by the boy who is with Sugimoto. Choi Jong-in also tried to observe the boy. At first, he couldn't feel his presence at all as if he had never been there, but when he approached, Choi Jong-in could feel the incredible magical energy coming from the boy. Curious he then asked Sugimoto who this boy was.

" By the way, Hunter Sugimoto who is this boy? "

" ah! I almost forgot, this Izuku one of our hunters"

" Hello, I'm Izuku, A-Rank Hunter "

" Choi Jong-In, Korean S-rank hunter. Nice to meet you "

" same here, is Hunter Choi Jong-In perhaps a Japanese? Your Japanese is very good "

" It's not that good, I just happened to learn it. By the way, are you the unofficial S-rank that Sugimoto is talking about "

" Unofficial S-rank? "

Izuku tilted his head, this was the first time he heard it. He then sees Sugimoto asking what Choi Jong-in is talking about.

" About that, I haven't told him because he just came back after being away for a while "

" is that so "

Just as there was silence between them, cheers rang out from the training arena. They then shifted their focus back to the fight between Baek Yoon-Ho and Ma Dong-Wook.

" Master Baek! Young people like you should be able to use more power. "

" I'm not a Master, Master Ma"

Ma Dong-Wook yelled at Baek Yoon-Ho as he tried to push him back. Magical waves flowed as they continued the fight. Izuku who saw them remembered what Choi Jong-in had said before.

" You said that Hunter Baek Yoon-Ho didn't give everything, but why did he hide his strength when Hunter Ma Dong-Wook was not an opponent he could fight against? "

" It's difficult for a person to exert all their strength when there are many eyes around. Because Hunter Baek turned into a real beast when he fought. "

Izuku thinks that Choi Jong-in is just exaggerating, but it doesn't seem to be the case. He probably described it literally judging by his expression.

" It's good to chat with you guys, especially you Hunter Izuku, but I have to excuse myself it seems like my other colleagues have arrived "

" same here Hunter Choi, see you again"

After shaking hands, Choi Jong-In left them and headed for the entrance to meet the people who had just entered. There were four people there, and Izuku recognized two of them. One is Bureau agent, Hanekawa and the other is the Japanese S-rank Hunter Goto Ryuji.

It's been a long time since Izuku saw Hanekawa, he only heard that she became Goto Ryuji's secretary and had raised her rank and became an official A-rank Hunter.

This is also the first time Izuku has seen Goto Ryuji in person, he usually only hears him through rumors. Rumor has it that Goto Ryuji is probably the strongest Hunter in Japan and can even compete with American Hunter Thomas Andre. Goto is known to be close to the current chairman of the Hunter Association, this has long been known in the association.

Izuku then saw two other people with them, one was a man with black hair neatly combed back and the other was a woman with orange hair carrying a sword on her hips. The two of them chatted with Choi Jong-In using Korean that Izuku couldn't understand.

" Sugimoto-San are they Korean Hunters as well? "

Judging from their magic power, without a doubt, they are S-rank hunters. The woman must be a warrior, but the man is not shown the posture of a warrior. He can be a healer or maybe a support wizard, whatever it is, he will be of great help during this raid.

" That's right, that woman is S-rank Hunter Chae Hae-In and the other is Korean S-rank Healer Min Byeong-Gu "

While they were talking, Baek Yoon-Ho and Ma Dong-Wook's fight was over. They then gathered with their other comrades.

" I didn't know that you would come in the end Byeong-Gu "

" This will be my last mission as a Hunter anyway. I plan to apply to be a civil servant after all this is done. "

" so you plan to retire "

" Yes, I'm going to take the teaching certification exam. Aren't subjects like Korean history suitable for me? "

" why Korean history of all things? "

" You already know Hyung. I love historical drama. "

" You are strange "

" hahaha... don't talk about it "

As Baek Yoon-Ho and Min Byeong-Gu talked to themselves, Ma Dong-Wook put his hand on Baek Yoon-Ho's shoulder.

" Enough with the two of you, by the way, why are you taking so long? Hunter Baek and I are done with the warm-up "

" Sorry, I have to take my sword before coming" (Cha Hae-In)

" Is that so "

As they were talking, Cha Hae-In noticed that the air seemed to be different, she looked around and saw a boy standing beside Sugimoto.

" Hey, does anyone know who the kid next to Hunter Sugimoto is? "

"oh him, he is A-rank Hunter Izuku " (Choi Jong-In)

As he said that his colleagues were all shocked by it.

" That boy is a Hunter? Really? Moreover, What is an A-rank? " (Ma Dong-Wook)

" But it's strange, I don't feel his presence at all at first, but what's the wrong with that huge amount of magic " (Baek Yoon-Ho)

" Well about that, he's a rumored unofficial S-rank " (Choi Jong-In)

" Really? Well he must be amazing for you to say that Hyung " (Min Byeong-Gu)

Goto Ryuji standing behind them had been listening to their conversation from the beginning but couldn't understand a single thing. He then asked Hanekawa who could speak Korean.

" Hanekawa what they're talking about "

" They talked about Hunter Izuku over there "

" Izuku? you mean the boy who was with Sugimoto right? "

" Yes "

" do you know him?"

" Yes, we have met several times by chance "

" Really? What kind of person is he? "

" I don't know him very well, but as far as I know he's a good boy. "

" That's it? "

" I heard some rumors that he is a powerful Hunter with rapid growth "

" is that so "

Goto then once again looked at Izuku who was talking to Sugimoto. He narrowed his eyes, Izuku's presence was thin despite the magic power he possessed. His magic power is comparable to that of Hunter S-rank.

Goto was a little interested in him since the chairman had mentioned him before.

Flashback

A few days after the appearance of the S-rank gate on Nabu island, Matsumoto called Goto to his office to discuss something.

As he arrived there, the director told Goto to sit down while his secretary served them tea. The director then told his secretary to leave them alone.

" Ryuji, do you know why I called you? "

" Is it regardless of the upcoming raid? "

" correctly "

" So what do you want me to do? "

Matsumoto pushed the document in front of him to Goto. After reading a few pages, he widened his eyes.

" Chairman, this... "

" This is the raid plan I had prepared for the upcoming raid. With our current strength, we can't carry out the raid alone, so I asked for help from the South Korean tor help, to which they agreed and decided to send some of their S-rank. I will take this opportunity to put the Japanese Hunter in a higher position rivaling the Americans. And I want you to take on the role of the leader of the raid "

" I understand your intention, however, asking for help from South Korea was a bit... "

" Just think about it, if you take this opportunity, you will be able to stand on par with The powerful hunters of other countries such as Thomas Andre and Christopher Reed. They made their name famous by publicizing their success in completing the S-rank dungeon raid that appeared in America a month ago. "

" But still..."

" I'm doing this for the sake of this country, if you take part in this plan, you will increase our fame beyond the reputation of the Heroes. "

Hearing Matsumoto's answer, Goto seemed to hesitate, but he then gave an uncertain answer.

" I'll think about it, sir "

Matsumoto seemed satisfied with his answer. He then returned to his desk taking a document from his drawer and handing it to Goto.

" This is a list of Hunters with promising prospects, I would like you to gather them together and bring them over to our side, especially this kid, Izuku. He has the highest potential out of all the Hunters on the list, be sure to pay attention to him "

Matsumoto tapped on the front page where there was Izuku's profile. Goto then reads Izuku's profile and is quite surprised by it. Even if it was just a glance, Goto knew that Izuku's ability surpassed most hunters. No wonder Matsumoto wants him by his side since he can be of great help.

" Alright, I'll try it "

The End of the Flashback

Feeling the gaze directed at him, Izuku looked back at Goto. When their eyes met, Izuku bowed slightly to greet him. Izuku knew Goto was watching him, but he decided to pretend he didn't know.

Not long after that, the chairman of the Japan Hunter Association appeared along with the other Japanese S-rank, the Holy Archer Yumiko Aoi, and the Japanese S-rank mage Tatsumi Fujishima.

" It seems that everyone is here, shall we move to the meeting room?"

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