[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-adventures-of-hulim":3,"chapter-the-adventures-of-hulim-the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-516":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Adventures of Hulim",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1882417,2498,"Chapter 516 The Title of S-Rank","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-516",516,"\u003Cp>“Listen here——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reid thumped his chest and declared,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could we brothers let our precious little sister stay in some crowded camp?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…… huh???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Zieg’s a captain of the Imperial Knights now; he has his own detached residence. You don’t have to bunk with everyone else—move in with him. As for me——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reid turned to Zieg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zieg smiled and took over:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fully healed anyway, and Reid has a single quarters too. I’ll just crash with him for the time being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Brother Zieg, Brother Reid, you’ve misunderstood. I——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, no need to hold back! We’re your brothers; this is the least we can do!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, where are you staying now? Lead the way. We’ve got plenty of time—we’ll help you move today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the three siblings spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a group of figures walked toward them down the distant street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim had her back to them and did not see them at once, but Zieg recognized them immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stiffened slightly, his gaze fixed on the man at the head of the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prince Drehack……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his murmur, Reid looked up as well,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then gaped in equal surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, it really is him! To run into him here of all places!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, Hulim turned around too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she did, Drehack’s group spotted her. Their steps faltered briefly, then quickened as they approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prince Drehack!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zieg and Reid snapped to attention and saluted in the Imperial military fashion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hulim standing still, Reid quickly tugged her arm and whispered urgently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! Hulim, that’s the First Prince of the Pasara Empire—the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Army! Hurry and salute!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Hulim only shot him a strange look and did not bow as he’d urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reid panicked instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had his little sister been away so long she’d forgotten she was Imperial nobility?! Don’t just stand there! The Prince is right in front of us!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is it—she’s going to be charged with disrespect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from NovelBin. Please report it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reid’s heart raced with fear, but Hulim did not move an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, Drehack and his party had reached them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They halted, their gaze sweeping slowly over the three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they bowed deeply to Hulim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lady Hulim. We meet again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Ella and the others behind Drehack bowed silently—not to all three, but to Hulim alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zieg and Reid froze on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long, stunned silence, a single sound escaped their lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady…… Hulim?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“La-Lady Hu-Hulim?!!” Reid stammered in utter bewilderment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his eyes practically bulging from his head as he stared at Hulim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind went completely blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was the First Prince bowing to Hulim and calling her Lady?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was insane!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the Imperial First Prince!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there anyone higher than——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……Wait, there actually was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reid and Zieg glanced simultaneously toward the Central Castle of Windrock City, towering at the heart of the city behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single line Hulim had spoken moments earlier flashed through their minds at once:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m staying over there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over there……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over there was the Central Castle!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what she’d meant by “over there”!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Drehack…… have you finished your business and returned?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. We are heading back to attend to the remaining matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drehack lifted his head and spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With your leave, we shall take our leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Very well. Go ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drehack gave a slight bow, then led the Bloodguard past the three and continued onward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he brushed past Zieg,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zieg suddenly snapped back to his senses and called out instinctively:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a moment, Your Highness!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire group halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drehack turned slowly back around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain Zieg of the Scout Knights. What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I……” Zieg hesitated, then stood straight and firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prince Drehack! I thank you for saving my life the other day! And——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thank you for everything you did for my men!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drehack stared at him silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, he turned back around\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and continued down the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was my duty and obligation. You need not thank me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group’s figures faded into the distance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Zieg continued to watch them go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Reid…… what was Brother Zieg talking about just now?” Hulim asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…… it’s about how Brother Zieg was injured. A few days ago——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reid quickly recounted what had happened, and Hulim finally learned that Drehack had saved Zieg’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s what happened……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim looked up at Drehack’s group, now at the end of the street,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and thought to herself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think I understand this man a little better now……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Stare——)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an intense gaze bore into her from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim turned back wearily,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>meeting Reid’s grinning face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, Hulim, my dearest little sister~—aren’t you going to explain this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible…… this can’t be real?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zieg and Reid’s mouths hung open, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets as they gawked at Hulim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our—our little sister is…… is the new S-Rank—the Seven-Star Witch!!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know this is shocking, but it’s the tr—wait? Seven-Star Witch? What in the world is that??”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim stared at them in total confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? You don’t know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reid blinked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that your code name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? What?? When did I get a code name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“???!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, the three siblings stared blankly at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim finally pieced together the whole story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put: the identities of S-Rank experts were top Allied Forces classified information. In the early stages of the war against the Demon Lord Army, the true identities of both Heroes and S-Ranks were kept secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a small number of high-ranking officials knew the full details, and such information was never put in writing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until the mid-war period that this data became widely known among high command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the late war, of course, the enemy would know everything anyway, so secrecy became unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, every Imperial soldier would know the full details of each S-Rank and Hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the late war was still far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without real names, it would be inconvenient to refer to them, so code names were created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Heroes, it was easy: they were named after their Holy Weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The existing S-Ranks already had their own titles, so no new ones were needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Hulim, as a newly promoted S-Rank, had no title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, led by a certain elf,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and taking into account her greatest trait—mastery of all magical elements—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they had given her the code name: Seven-Star Witch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since this code name was only used among mid-to-high-ranking Allied officers, and everyone close to Hulim was part of the supreme command who knew her true identity……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she, the person herself, had no idea at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That name…… Irus definitely did this.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1156,"2026-06-10T06:36:51.451Z",1,"novelbin.me","c22a66d22f9a29110b35e2cd48e7724a62cf3722278727e47fc28c34c89ee288","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-517","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-515",528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-adventures-of-hulim-cover.jpg"]