Synopsis
CONTENT WARNING: This novel features explicit sexual content (R18), intense violence, psychological manipulation, and dark themes such as obsessive and possessive behavior. Reader discretion is advised. Dillan Ruren received an F-minus. Not just an F. Not merely the lowest grade possible. The system assessed him, hesitated, and generated an entirely new letter to reflect its disdain for him. His guild terminated his position immediately. His girlfriend departed even before the notification had completely loaded. And the entire incident was inadvertently livestreamed. What a wonderful day. Truly a wonderful day. What nobody witnessed — what the system failed to detect — was the power quietly residing within him. [Devour.] No class. No cap. No boundaries. Just insatiable hunger. It begins modestly. A monster's essence here. A shattered skill there. But hunger does not remain minor. It expands. And somewhere between his initial Gate dive and the instant he rescues a dying A-rank Hunter from a collapsing dimensional rift, something else begins to develop as well. Her name is Sera. She beams like an angel and monitors his schedule like a satellite. Then there’s Mira — an S-Class Hunter, with ten million stream viewers, and a very particular interpretation of the term mine. Lyra lacks a rank. Lyra has no record. Lyra doesn’t officially exist. She simply shadows him home one day and decides to make it permanent. Dana has been his closest friend since childhood. She’s alright. She’s absolutely alright. The journal she maintains suggests otherwise. And Commander Vale? She possesses documentation. Official, government-stamped documentation declaring Dillan a national asset. Her asset. Filed in triplicate. Five women. Five varieties of obsession. One man who merely sought to navigate Gates in tranquility. They label it love. The aftermath they leave behind narrates a different tale. He can consume anything the world hurls at him. The real question is whether he can endure the women who refuse to release him.
