I let the hunter registration process proceed.
An officer in black robes instructs me to touch a blue rectangular stone with a handprint on it.
I place my right palm in place on the blue stone, and the stone is marked with many green lines.
The staff member in charge touches a small red ball attached to the left side of the blue stone with his right hand and simultaneously touches his left palm to the paper.
The staff member holds out his left hand and one after another, letters and numbers come up on the paper.
It's a combination of appraisal and magic. I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it. It's an interesting technique to use.
I'm curious, but as I look through the paper, they become rigid.
'Ugh, lie, intensity value 12......'
At Mia's strained voice, a commotion instantly ripples throughout the guild house.
Apparently, the average of the statuses according to my appraisal is the strength value. However, it just so happens to be the same. It's just that at this point in time, it should be evaluated as such.
But people seem to be quite surprised, don't they?
Ah, well, shoot. My gift is the most incompetent thing in the world. Moreover, I'm a freshly minted hunter, a novice like a novice. If I'm only a hair's breadth away from being a rookie, it can't be helped but feel strange. In fact, the initial evaluation result was 0.1.
If that's the case, should I change it back to 0.1 and have it re-evaluated? No, that would make me look bad, and if I'm not good at it, there's a high risk that I won't even be recognized as a hunter. As I thought, I'll set it back to 1 and have it re-measured again.
Immediately, I'll set my own ability value back to 1.
That was a mistake. I was equipped with an ability-boosting item.
From the item box, he reveals a nondescript ring on his left index finger, and then removes his left hand glove in front of everyone. Then, he removes the ring and shows it to everyone in the room.
Do it again, please.
Put on the gloves and prompt another measurement.
's, ability boost ......
Mia's cheeks are twitching, and the room gets even noisier. What the hell is this, these guys?
I want it to be quick. I don't have time for this either.
"Wow, okay.
The man in black robes, who looked like an appraiser, conducted another appraisal and finally seemed to agree with me, certifying me as a strength value of 1.
Then I filled out the necessary information and received a brief explanation from the hunter. Most of it was all known facts, though.
The only new information would be the class system for hunters.
There are six classes of hunters: E (Newbie), D (Mid-level), C (Veteran), B (Professional), A (Master), and S (Superhuman), and they all receive points based on the number of monsters they take down each day and the number of quests they clear. If the number of evaluation points exceeds the specified value, the guild will be asked to award a promotion. In addition, each class must meet specific conditions for promotion to C class - veteran or higher.
Well, I asked him about those specific conditions, but he wouldn't tell me about them, as if they were top secret. Gathering information is the most important foundation for a hunter. I think that's part of the promotion test.
Thus, it is extremely difficult to become a high-level hunter, but once you become a high-level hunter, you can get various benefits. Specifically, they can receive discounts at inns and stores all over the country in countries that are members of the Hunter's Guild, free access to various public facilities, opening their own martial arts dojo, and so on.
In addition, there are various fields of hunters, such as special demon-defeating, ruin-seeking, foodstuff-seeking, etc., and certain privileges, perks, and awards seem to be given according to them.
Well, as far as I'm concerned, I don't need such privileges at all. I'm happy with my E-Class status.
But it's still intriguing, isn't it? You can earn money by selling magic stones, the core of demons, and completing quests. It's truly a search for the unknown. It's quite free and interesting. I'd love to find Lohse's royal guard and go on a world-wide romp as a hunter.
As I received the card, she gave me a mysterious look and said in my ear
(Kai, that ring, I don't think you should show it in public.
Whispering to me in a whisper.
(Why? (I don't think a hunter in the world would be able to pose as a bandit, do you?
Mia bit her lower lip, biting her bottom lip awkwardly and
(These days, many people become hunters for the purpose of avoiding famine, drought, and war with the demons, but not always.
Hmmm, a disillusioning reality as soon as possible. Reality is not like an ideal. I've learned that too much in the last 100,000 years. That's okay too.
(I'll keep that in mind.)
Thank Mia again and leave the guildhouse.
Apparently, you're being followed. And it's obvious. They don't have much of an interest in hiding it.
Then they'll just want to get their hands on me. I walk into a dimly lit back alley. It's big enough to riot here. Perfect for rough stuff.
"Can I help you with something?
With a grin on my face, men in strong armor surround me. This kind of criminal activity, if it's my first time, should make me more or less nervous. But I don't see that in these guys. In other words, they usually threaten ducks like me and take money and goods from me. Then there's no problem in training them a little too hard.
It's not like he's going to kill you. It's not killing. Besides, it looks like we're being watched.
"Give me that ability-boosting ring!
"Oh, that one.
In the right pocket, take out a ring from the item box and show it in front of them.
"Yo, give it to me!
A burly man with short black hair trying to jump on the ring in my right hand, while his eyes are filled with thick lust.
I move my center of gravity slightly and brush the man with short black hair off his feet. The man spins a few turns in the air and crashes face first into the ground. I look over at them in a circle, stomping on the back of his head.
"Come on, boys, the ring is here. I'll show you how to get it.
I say this with a smile.
'Watch out! He's already using a boosting spell!
The expression on their faces was a complete reversal of the leisurely expression on their faces as they all drew their swords from their hips and pointed them at me with a solemn expression.
I have a status average of one, and I'm sure I'm lower than you guys. But the world of martial arts is not an easy place to win on the basis of physical ability alone.
I walk slowly and jump into the bosom of the blonde-haired man in front.
"Hare?
With a deranged voice, the blonde-shaved man flies through the air, passively slammed into the back and screaming in agony.
"Damn it!
One of the men behind me rushes toward me and swings his sword down vertically at my rear left shoulder peak. Without looking back, I catch it with my left hand and deflect it, turning my body like a frame to close the gap between us.
''Hee!''
The skin-headed man who lets out a small scream flicks his chin with his left hand and lies on the ground with his eyes white, his whole body weakening.
"Hey, what's going on! What's going on! You're not incompetent!
The three of us were quickly overpowered, and a man with blue hair and a stubble, who seemed to be the leader of the remaining leaders, shouted at me with a trembling sword point.
That's right. My gift is [the greatest incompetence in the world]. You're not wrong.
Now, come on, kid. I'll beat that rotten guts back into you.
I thoroughly thrashed the blue-haired man with the stubble who rushed at me with a strange voice.