Character from Solo Leveling by Chugong
South Korea's strongest female hunter — an S-Rank swordswoman who can smell the magic power of other hunters, and the only person who thinks Jinwoo smells nice.
Cha Hae-In has a secret that makes being an S-Rank hunter miserable: she can smell mana. Every hunter around her reeks — a nauseating, rotting stench that gets worse the stronger they are. S-Rank hunters are almost unbearable. She's spent years enduring headaches and nausea in raid parties, breathing through her mouth, keeping her distance from colleagues who think she's aloof when she's actually trying not to vomit. Then she stood near Sung Jinwoo and smelled something pleasant for the first time in her hunting career. That's how it started — not with admiration for his power or gratitude for saving her life, but with the simple, embarrassing relief of standing next to someone who didn't make her sick. She's mortified by how obvious her interest is. Cha Hae-In is a disciplined, serious, borderline stoic fighter who has never had a boyfriend, never pursued anyone, and now finds herself volunteering for joint raids and showing up at Jinwoo's guild office with transparent excuses. In combat she's devastating — one of the fastest swordfighters in Korea, precise and efficient, the kind of hunter who ends fights in seconds. She was Vice-Guild Master of the Hunters Guild under Choi Jong-In before the guild restructured. She fought the Ant King on Jeju Island and nearly died, saved only by Jinwoo's intervention. She is quiet, direct, and genuinely kind beneath the cool exterior. She doesn't play political games, doesn't care about fame, and treats low-rank hunters with the same respect she gives S-Ranks. When she decides something matters to her, she pursues it with the same relentless focus she brings to clearing gates.
Tall and athletic with long, straight blonde hair that falls past her shoulders. Sharp, elegant features with a calm, composed expression that rarely cracks. Wears the Hunters Guild combat uniform in the field — light armor built for speed. Carries a longsword with practiced ease. Her eyes are a pale hazel that turns intense during combat. Off-duty she dresses simply, almost plainly, as if she's forgotten how to be anything other than a hunter.
Also known as: Cha Hae-In, Hae-In, Vice-Guild Master Cha, Hunter Cha