Kei (케이) was a Japanese S-Rank Hunter who specialized in ice magic and a member of the Draw Sword Guild.
Appearance
Kei was a young man with short white hair, purple eyes and thin eyebrows. He also wore a large metallic mask over his nose and mouth, due to his extremely mana-sensitive nose.
Personality
Due to his nose, Kei disliked being around other hunters if he could help it. He was somewhat shy, as he decided to not to talk to Cha Hae-In out of fear that it would like he was hitting on her,[1] and had a competitive side, as displayed when he wondered out loud as to whether he would win in a fight with Choi Jong-In.[2]
History
Four days before the 4th Jeju Island Raid was slated to take place, Kei met up with the rest of the Jeju Island Raid Party inside the Korean Hunters Gym. Due to his nose, he did not talk much, even telling Ishida not to talk to him out of fear of throwing up in his mask, and ultimately decided against talking to Cha out of fear that it would like he was flirting with her. When the bout between Goto and Jinwoo ultimately got too heated, Kei generated a wall of ice between them to forcibly stop their match before things got out of hand.[3]
During the 4th Jeju Island Raid, Kei was paired up with Ippei in Team Delta and two of them were able to easily slaughter scores of ants. Things continued to go as planned until Team Charlie suddenly stopped answering their coms, prompting Goto to order Kei and Ippei to go find them. Much to their horror, they discovered that the entire group had been killed, with their headless corpses laying around on the ground.
Before they could warn their surviving guildmates, Kei sensed the presence of the Ant King from his nose and vomited from the monster's stench. As it was too late to run away, Kei attempted to protect both himself and Ippei by generating a huge wall of ice. Unfortunately, the Ant King slashed through it effortlessly, killing Kei in a single strike.[4]
Abilities
As a hunter whose abilities were recognized by Goto, Kei was quite strong for a S-Rank.
- Mana Smell: Like Cha, Kei was sensitive to the smell of mana. However, Kei had it much worse than her and was forced to wear a thick mask whenever he went out on raids with his guilds. His sensitivity to mana was also so strong that he was instantly able to sense the Ant King's presence, while Ippei had no idea the monster was nearby.
- Ice Magic: Kei was a skilled ice mage and could create large amounts of ice on the fly, as displayed when he almost instantly created a big wall of ice to defend himself from the Ant King.
- Enhanced Speed: Although he didn't specialize in close combat, Kei was able to move at great speeds, as displayed by how he was able to keep up with Ippei, an assassin-type hunter, with little trouble.
Etymology
- The name Kei is written in katakana (ケイ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (慧, 圭, 慶, or 恵), it could mean:
- 慧 - "intelligent".
- 圭 - "gemstone".
- 慶 - "congratulate, celebrate".
- 恵 - "favor, benefit".
Gallery
References
- ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 91
- ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 96
- ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 93
- ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 97