Who Was That Person?!

The Hunter Exam...

Moyu hadn't thought of that.

The Hunter Exam began on January 7 every year. It was already late October, leaving only a little over two months until the exam.

"Menchi, let's skip this year's exam. We can go next year."

After some thought, Moyu decided to focus on training in seclusion.

After all, the Hunter Exam was held every year. More importantly, Moyu didn't want anything else distracting him.

Those daily Ten Thousand Sword Swings weren't something he could complete by swinging his blade any old way.

Each swing had to meet standards for form, speed, angle, and force before it counted.

He had never tried it, so he didn't know how long it would take to finish ten thousand swings on the first day.

He vaguely remembered that when Netero first began, it had taken him nearly an entire day to complete 10,000 Gratitude Punches.

With that as a reference, Moyu had to prepare himself for the same possibility.

If he failed, the buff from Provisional: Ten Thousand Blade Swings would disappear immediately.

One thing was certain, though: after two months, the time he needed to complete ten thousand swings would have shortened.

By then, he might even have enough spare time to take the Hunter Exam too.

But Moyu lived by one principle...

If he set his sights on something, he would devote himself to it completely.

That was the real reason he had decided to focus on training in seclusion.

When Menchi heard that Moyu wouldn't take this year's Hunter Exam, she fell silent.

Listening to her faint breathing through the phone, Moyu could picture her looking utterly deflated.

"I'm sorry."

When Menchi said nothing, Moyu felt even more apologetic.

Truth be told, he hadn't been much of a teacher.

Last time, he'd left