Name: SSS-Class Suicide Hunter
Rating: 4.6 (536 reviews)

Chapter 401: Author and Translator's Note

SSS-Class Suicide Hunter (SSS급 자살헌터) is a popular light novel later converted to Manhwa covering Action, Adventure, and Comedy genres. It is written by the Author Shin Noah.

I want an S-Rank skill too! I want it so badly, I could die for it![You have awakened an S-Rank skill.] [But it only works when you die.]

Eh !? WHAT IS THE POINT OF GETTING ONE IF I DIE !?

Before entering the Tower, Kim Gong-ja was an orphan. As an F-rank hunter, he was subject to the cruelty and bullying of those who looked down on him, hence admiring elite hunters as subjects of public respect and recognition. This admiration was accompanied by a powerful envy and self-loathing that led to him neglecting himself− dwelling in a garbage-ridden one-room apartment and scrolling for news and public discourse about Yoo Soo-Ha, all the while spamming social media with the same comment repeating over and over again: “I want to be like Flame Emperor too.”

This unsightly envy gained the attention of the Tower, which rewarded him with the S+ skill card “I Want to Be Like You!” This disappointed him immensely as it required him to die in order to gain any skills. However, upon witnessing Flame Emperor murder the Saintess, he was killed by Yoo Soo-Ha in order to cover up the crime. This activated his S+ skill which allowed him to copy Flame Emperor’s regression skill, thus returning 24 hours before he was killed.

Recognizing that he lacked both skill and capability to avenge himself against the World rank 1, Kim Gong-ja killed himself over 4000 times to go back to 11 years before, at a time preceding Flame Emperor’s gained the regression skill so that he may permanently murder the Flame Emperor.

Prologue

Breaking news!

The Black Dragon Guild attempts to conquer the 40th floor of the Tower. Didn’t they confidently declare that they were going to finally show the might of the greatest guild? Unfortunately, they have returned empty-handed.

The Rank 1 Hunter! The Flame Emperor (炎帝) has single-handedly subjugated a Boss once again!

I envied him.

While blankly staring at the TV, I thought to myself: ‘I envy him. I envy him so much—it’s driving me crazy.’

Hello Flame Emperor-nim!

Ah, right. Hello…

The Flame Emperor furrowed his eyebrows. For some reason, even his scrunched brows looked handsome.

You have set a new record once again! You are the only person who can single-handedly subjugate a boss monster. May I ask you to share your impressions?

First of all, I would like you to change that shitty title.

Excuse me?

I’m talking about the Flame Emperor. Call me by my name instead of using that shitty title. Like, what is the Flame Emperor supposed to mean? It’s embarrassing. I would rather be called the Plague than the Flame Emperor. [1] Someday, I’ll definitely find the bastard who gave me this title and beat the living shit out of him.

– U-Uhhh.

The surprised reporter stuttered. He could only stammer, unable to respond. Because the formidable man in front of him was widely known as the protagonist of this era. The subject of countless legends being written.

In comparison, I was just an extra who couldn’t even take on a minor role.

“Aaah,” I mumbled. “I really envy him.” How nice would it be to live a life like him? A life where you can say anything in front of a camera. I touched my smartphone and entered a random Internet community bulletin board for Hunters. I wanted to see how others reacted to the interview.

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