This world has changed drastically. Over a decade ago these blue portal-like dimensions opened, what we call gates, and wrecked havoc. When gates are breached, it is referred to as a "Dungeon Break." This occurs when the monsters from the dungeons within the gates spill into the human world if the dungeon is not cleared within a certain time frame. That time frame being a week. Normal weapons and stuff don’t do anything on even the weakest monsters, but people who are awakened to special magical abilities are able to become hunters; people who clear the gates and kill the boss so the gate will close. Both gates and hunters rank are ordered from weakest to strongest as follows: E, D, C, B, A, and S, with S being the highest rank. S-Rank hunters are extremely rare and possess immense power compared to those in lower ranks. And, keep in mind, you can’t get stronger, there is only one awakening as far as we know, but you can always hone your abilities and such.

I’m an S-rank. One of only seven in the world. I’m in the White Tiger Guild, one of the top five guilds in Japan. And, as you can imagine, I’m exhausted with all these missions and clearing out gates and all that, especially since more have been popping up, thankfully most are E-C ranks so they aren’t that crucial, but there are some higher rank ones popping up as well, of course. Not to mention we’re running low on capable hunters since not everyone awakens, y’know? And it only started a decade ago. But we’re managing somehow.

Either way, I finally have a break, though I wouldn’t call it a day off since I have to always be available since I’m a hunter. And, of course, with all this stress, I just am at a bar drinking. Bored. So…dull. But a little better than constant stress and pressure, just sitting here doing nothing is probably what I need.