Will he be a great hunter when he returns, or could he become one but not come back as one?


絶対立派なハンターになって戻ってくるから！

Is he saying that he'll come back AS a great hunter, or is it possible that he
could become a great hunter, then stop being a great hunter, and come back not
a great hunter? The difference seems minuscule but it's important in the work
I'm doing right now.

Basically, "I will become a great hunter and come back!" or "I will come back
as a great hunter!"

Or could it mean either one? Thank you.




Both technically work but I find it hard to imagine a situation where you
would tell someone that you will become a great hunter, then stop being a
great hunter and then come back... The phrase sounds a slight bit like
bragging too, in the sense of ｢絶対立派なハンターになってみせるぞ！」so I doubt it is meant to
imply that he/she won't be be all that great anymore upon return.

