Lee Hoyeol

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1061 (Chapter 472)

**Lee Hoyoel** (이호열) is the protagonist of *The Player Hides His Past*. He is the last surviving Demon Hunter in the world after the fall of Arkshan.

## Appearance

Before his assimilation to his Arcana character, Hoyeol was of average height and of lean build. He had black hair and brown eyes. After being "assimilated" with his character, Granfel, Hoyeol grew a bit taller and gained muscles. His hair also turned silver and his eyes became gray. He is also always seen wearing the same suit everywhere he goes, whether he is exercising or exploring a rift. Although, this is because it is the only suit he owns.

He is described by Nam Cheolmin as looking like an aristocrat from a fantasy novel.

## Personality

Lee Hoyeol's personality before his assimilation with Granfel and after is very different. This difference still shows in his inner monologue where his two personalities are shown. Like Granfel, he grew to love drinking tea at all times, to the point of bringing tea instead of a warm coat when he was exploring the rift in Russia. He also now values formalities, refusing to entertain anyone who speaks informal to him.

As Granfel, he grew more courageous, refusing to back down at the thought of facing demons as the lone demon hunter, although in his inner thoughts he expresses his fears. This constant push and pull between personas is also shown when the prospect of earning money as a Player comes up. In his inner thoughts, he gets excited at his earnings, whereas his Granfel persona feels a detachment for material things.

## Abilities

* **Natural Enemy**: Increases your combat power by a massive margin when fighting against demons.
* Silver Mastery
* **Shooting Mastery**: Increases the accuracy of your shots.
* Simultaneous Shooting
* **Exorcism Ritual**: A Demon Hunter's attack that only harms Demons and not the host being possessed by the Demon. If used with a medium, the skill can allow the Demon Hunter to invite their target into their mind.

Apart from his Demon Hunter skills, Lee Hoyeol included the following as Granfel's abilities when he was creating him in middle school:

* **Incredible intelligence**
* **Innate magical talent**: Allows him to learn most spells by just looking at them, regardless of whether or not he sees them in person or via video. Hoyeol is able to see the principles behind the spells he sees and as long as he has enough mana, he will be able to cast them.
* **High physical potential**

## Equipment

* Silver Dagger: Super expensive and weak
* Silver Arrows: Expensive
* Explorer's Bow: (Description Omitted)

## Relationships

### Nam Cheolmin

Lee Hoyeol first meets Cheolmin during his first raid at the Knol's Underground Storage rift. When Cheolmin is possessed by a Demon, Hoyeol exorcises the Demon and saves him. Impressed by Hoyeol, Cheolmin convinces his brother, Taemin, to recruit Hoyeol to Gaon Guild. However, due to a series of misunderstandings, the recruitment is unsuccessful. However, Cheolmin and Taemin have displayed determination in recruiting him, if not, building a positive relationship with him.

## References

1. ↑ 166 (Episode 22)
~~134 (Episode 16)~~
~~100 (Episode 13)~~
~~86 (Episode 9)~~
~~67 (Episode 4)~~
~~55 (Episode 1)~~
2. ↑ Webtoon: Episode 4