I looked around my room. Then glanced at the clock, 4 a.m. "what a joke." I breathed out to myself. After taking phone into my hands and just scrolling through TikTok like I always did when waking up too early in the morning, I saw HIM.

He was everywhere, literally, every video, every hunter rankings and every hashtag pins.

Top 1, 16 years old Hunter Yoo Joonghyuk.

I rolled my eyes annoyed and just left my phone on the bed.

I stood up and went to the bathroom, just to check my face. I turned off my skill [ illusion fusion I.] that made an illusion on my face so it seemed unwounded and I glanced at my beated up face.

"Get a hold of yourself Kim Dokja. Just don't give up." I tried to cheer myself up. This was already my routine, trying to survive at school and all...

I packed my backpack and dressed up for school, then I quietly left my uncle's and aunt's apartment to go to that building everyone hates.

I arrived at the gates in about 28 minutes and it was already 6:12 a.m. I walked to the class and sat down in my seat, just like yesterday, two days earlier and so on. After the first class I stood up

and slipped away from the classroom unnoticed.

After arriving at the library - where I often hid from my bullies - I took out my books and did my

homework for the next lectures.

After classes I went to my house and just passed by my aunt not saying anything, she looked at me disgusted but said nothing too. I walked to my room and just decided to study for my tests since I am a boring and 'normal' person.

At 7:47 p.m. I stood up from my paperwork and activated skill [ facial understanding III. ]

In short this skill worked pretty similar to my other one [ The Fourth Wall. ], it blurred my face and all but 'facial understanding' made it completely seem like I have no face.

I sneaked out of the house and went to take a walk, my legs took me to the nearby river where I usually came when I was bothered by something, or just was in trouble. I sat down on the grass and looked at the moving water, the sun reflected in it with a beautiful purple light.

I heard some annoyed deep voice behind me talking with someone else through a phone but I payed no mind to that and then I felt something flying my way with an unbelievable speed.

I moved my head to the right and the object which was a sword cut through the air next to my head and then water with a lightning speed.

I turned around to see who was capable of doing that and that's where I saw HIM - Joo Joonghyuk.

(this is a novel joke, I can't really write, in bad at it and all, hope y'all like it.)

I turned around and saw Joo Joonghyuk. His face was cold and he looked annoyed. I glanced at him in an asking manner and just sat still. He looked back at me and there was a flicker of surprise in his expression.

A voice in his phone started 'praying' something like "please, please, please don't kill anybody." But I didn't quite catch it. The top ranker looked at me and at his sword in the water. He then said "Did you just dodge it?" A shiver ran down my spine and I replied. "I didn't, it just flew next to my head." He looked at me as if thinking of believing me or not.

He closed the gap between us and leaned to the water. He took his sword and looked at me sideways. I tried to smile and all but it didn't quite work. "I'm sure I didn't aim at the water." He said suspicious.

"So you're agreeing that you wanted to kill me?" I breathed out quietly. He glared at me, and I guessed I made him even more annoyed. I stood up and bowed low, "I'm sorry for my lack of manners." I apologized loud enough for him to hear.

He nodded but drew out his second sword and threw it at my feet. I looked up at him. "Take it, I wanna have a duel. Don't worry not to death." He said almost disappointed with his words. I leaned down and grabbed the weapon.

I randomly remembered that my skill [ facial understanding III. ] was activated so I had no reason to be scared that he'll know who I am.

Suddenly my phone rang and I took it out of my pocket, it was my aunt. I cursed under my breath but accepted the call. Soon I heard her voice.

"Where the fuck are you? I haven't said you can go out. Get your ass back before I find you." I rolled my eyes and said back "Shut up, I don't remember you caring for me so don't even try making me go back."

She stayed silent for a minute and then breathed out "Don't come home after 10 pm." I replied with a simple "mhm." And she ended the call. I looked back at Joo Joonghyuk, he raised an eyebrow and I just shook my head. I took my fighting pose and looked into his eyes.

To my surprise he smiled. A person who never smiled in a camera, in photos or smiled at all just did that in front of me. "... why are you smiling?" I looked at him confused. "Becouse you're funny." He said amused. "Excuse me?" I breathed out slightly annoyed, he smiled more "Excuse you."

(bad bad, I write first perspective and it might be quite not normal but I said earlier, hope you enjoy. Btw if someone wants to tell me if it's bad, or if to correct something then please do.)

As he said that simple sentence I snapped. It annoyed me as hell. "Why are trying no make me snap." He smirked at me "You saw through my actions, not bad, not bad at all." I gritted my teeth and just tried to stay calm.

He took his sword into hands and we started

fighting. I dodged some of his attacks and he said "yeah, 'it just flew next to my head', what a lie." I rolled my eyes and counterattacked. To my surprise I wounded him quite a bit.

We fought for about 30 minutes and the fight ended when I kicked him into the river. He came out of it and sat down on the grass while breathing heavy.

When he was busy with something I sneaked away quietly and went back to my house.

Joo Joonghyuk POV:

I noticed a message from my acquaintance and my mood flipped. I looked up to the boy who piqued my interest and saw no one. "Oh no you didn't just walk away from me." I said now annoyed.

Kim Dokja's POV:

I got back at my apartment before 10 p.m. and I saw my aunt waiting for me (I think) "at least you came back before 10 pm. like I told you. That's the least you can do." She rolled her eyes and added "a son like his mother."

My heart stopped "do NOT compare me to that woman." She didn't look like she cared and just left. I went to my room and lied down on my bed. I fell asleep before I noticed and woke up at 5:03 a.m.

I stood up, looked at the clock and remembered what happened yesterday. "Oh shit, I met HIM." I panicked slightly and went to check my face. I walked to the bathroom turned off my skill and looked at now my uncovered bruises.

I started at myself and then at my wrist. I rolled up my sleeve and looked at my deep cuts that were applied there by me. I already attempted once, when I was 15, a year ago, but I haven't succeed. I looked away ashamed of myself and covered my teared off flesh with the sleeve.

I got ready to the school and just walked out of the apartment. I saw the school's gates from far away but I didn't hurry, I love the fresh morning air so I walked in a quiet and slow pace.

I sat down in my seat and took out my books to study. Soom the class started to fill in and my bullies were present too. One of them came up to me and said "Hello freak show. What is your performance today? Maybe you'll lick my shoes?"

I decided to stay silent - I always did.

I knew that if I said something or just looked at him it would give him more reasons to act all bitchy.

I sighed and just read my book with crossed legs. My actions seemed to annoy him but he let it go and just walked away while cursing me out.