The Shadow and The Spotlight
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Last published Mon, May 5, 2025
Jo Mina is everything a hunter dreams of being: powerful, rich, adored, and borderline insufferable. She's the queen of the spotlight-literally allergic to being ignored-and she likes it that way. She thrives in the spotlight, her image flawless and her reputation untouchable.
Enter Sung Jinwoo. Quiet. Mysterious. Disrespectfully handsome. He doesn't seek fame. He doesn't chase glory. Yet somehow, without effort he steals Mina's spotlight. And worst of all? He's completely uninterested in her.
She hates him.
How dare he save civilians faster than her? How dare he take her spotlight? How dare he look cooler than her in black? And how dare he not follow her on Instagram?
What starts as a rivalry quickly becomes something far more dangerous: feelings. Ew. As Mina tries (and fails) to stay indifferent, she may just discover that being ignored by Sung Jinwoo is far scarier than any S-Rank dungeon.
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