AutoTerra: Operating Systems

Chapter 3: Welcome, Hunter 2

“A-Carni…. You want to register as a hunter?”

The black-haired teenage girl wearing a green jacket and black skirt turned to Astan, giving a distinctive grin that made anyone who saw her could not bear to shake her head.

“Eh, there's Bang Instant too?” sapa Arni cheerful. “Yes, nih. Want to join a Guild so you can be a hunter as well.”

Astan looked at the astonished body of Arni from head to toe and so on. The body is small only as high as Astan's chest (maybe because Astan is also too high, Tessa is taller than Arni only just limited to his shoulders), fairly thin, and….

Yep, his chest is flat.

With this posture, it seems that Astan is not sure that Arni is suitable to be a hunter. As he remembered, Arni also had a fairly weak body resistance.

“You sure...?” tanya Astan was convincing. “Your gate already knows?”

Arni nodded, “Already. At first it was not approved. But after being reassured again, Bang Suda agreed. He said, there is still Bang Astan who can guide me properly and correctly.”

“Oh. That, yeah…? So— Eh?”

Astan. From Arni's answer alone Astan has concluded that the girl's brother named Suda was allowed Arni to become a hunter, from Astan with him.

All this time Astan just wants to live peacefully. No job, so he was forced to become a hunter to meet the needs of life, there is not the slightest intention to be the best hunter like other hunters.

All he wanted was to enjoy the wages as a hunter, berleha-leha while enjoying the view of outer space alone on the ship, snacking while watching the comedy show Engkong Sutris on television, then one will marry and have many children, live happily, peacefully, freely, sentosa forever.

The past prosperity plan of his life was confused by the presence of this snot teenage girl?!

Astan is sure, this girl will be a burden if a Squad with him. If you fail to keep and watch Arni, it can be swallowed whole by Suda.

I think Astan wants to hang himself.

But it's not so, deh. Honey, I've never played the first night with a girl.

“You sure? Suda ngizinin?”

“Iya, that's why I want to register.”

“Excuse me..” Tessa interrupted their conversation. “The deadline is, Dek? You see, there are still many hunters that need to be served.”

“Oh, of course so, Brother,” said Arni cheerfully, turning her attention to Tessa. “About, what procedures should I go through? What need test?”

If this is the case, Astan cannot ban Arni. Forced from now on he must be with Arni to guard and ensure his safety as a new hunter.

Astan was just leaning on the reception desk, holding hands while watching Arni's registration.

Tessa shakes. Then submit a tab containing the form to Arni. “You just need to fill out the form. There are no tests here, so make sure you get through. The important thing you are already sure to become a hunter.”

“OK!”

Arni fills out the registration form on the tab with all the personal data she has. After a few minutes of filling out the form, Arni again handed the tab to Tessa. Then Tessa checked the form.

“OK…. Miss Arni. So, you have filled out the form well.”

Tessa lowered her head, picking up something behind the reception desk closet. A sophisticated bracelet with a simple design Tessa put on the table.

“You only need to install this bracelet before becoming a hunter.”

Tessa began to explain, “This bracelet is AutoTerra Bracelet, is a bracelet with the base of the AutoTerra operating system. AutoTerra bracelet that will guide the hunter to carry out the mission until strengthening themselves. If you have installed this bracelet, AutoTerra System will automatically be attached to your body's nervous system.”

“Well, you heard, right?” instant Tymbal on Arni. “Since you put up the bracelet, the system will continue with you until death.”

Tessa nodded confirming, “True. Even if you remove the bracelet or stop being a hunter, the AutoTerra System will remain active even if not so maximum without intermediaries such as AutoTerra Bracelets. Are you sure to join the hunters, Miss?”

“Emm…. I-it..”.

Actually Arni is a bit unsure. Hearing about the AutoTerra System that will continue to exist with him will definitely be quite disturbing. Being a hunter is also dangerous for young girls with weak physiques like her.

However, a flash of memory when talking to Suda appeared in his mind.

“Abang, someday if I graduate school, I want to be a hunter!”

“Oh, yes? It's good that you have goals. But are you sure you want to be a hunter? It's a very dangerous profession.”

“Iya! I want to be like my idol, like Miss Veena Muskarov who is famous as a good hunter. And I also want to help our economy. Hear-heard so the hunter can also make money.”

“If it's about money, it's enough that I work. My income as a mechanical engineer is enough for our needs. You don't have to be a hunter.”

“….”

“Good. You can be a hunter, as long as you are with my new best friend who works as a hunter as well.”

Suda's bright smile when allowing him to become a hunter will never be forgotten Arni. That smile that makes Arni excited and increasingly determined to be a hunter.

Arni began to turn to Astan, looking at the handsome face of Astan who had a wound in the left eye.

This person is what is meant by Suda, a friend of Suda who will accompany Arni to become a hunter. The question in Arni to make him somewhat doubtful about his decision is, is Astan willing to help him as Suda said? Arni hesitates if it even troubles others.

Realizing the sad gaze directed from the two round brown eyes of the girl, Astan became unwell. On the other hand he is annoyed if he has to be an impromptu babysitter, on the other hand he is also sorry to see Arni's doubts. Astan thought, maybe Arni was disinclined by herself, afraid of being troublesome.

Astan stroked his nape. “Y…. Whether you want to be a hunter or not. But if you want, I don't mind guiding you.”

A look of a carefree smile was immediately evident on her cute face, making Astan's heart stunned to see it.

Now it was the man who doubted whether this decision was correct or not.

“Sure!” Arni extended her left hand to the table. “I want to be a hunter!”

Seeing Arni's passionate spirit, spontaneously made a thin smile created on Astan's face.

“Good.” Tessa smiles kindly, “Then, let me put this bracelet on your wrist.”

Tessa began to put the bracelet on Arni's wrist. When the bracelet lock reads ‘klik’, the bracelet sign is installed perfectly, something strange happens to Arni's wrist.

Sontak Arni was shocked when she felt an impromptu shockwave from the bracelet, and something as sharp as a needle pierced her wrist until it bled.

“Argh!!”

The pain was unbearable for a body as weak as Arni. He fell to his knees in front of the reception desk holding his bleeding left hand.

People around had noticed it, but again ignored because they think such a thing is natural for new hunters.

[Loading Data]

[Conducting System Scanning and Mounting Process]

[Loading.].

“Eh? What is this..?”

In a state of pain relief, Arni was still confused by the appearance of the foreign hologram panel before him.

[Successful Installation Process]

[Thank you for installing AutoTerra System]

[Welcome, User]

“This.”

The hologram panel vanished as Astan crouched down and gave Arni a red-and-white pill.

“This swallow, let it hurt and the bleeding subside.”

Astan feeds Arni, then the girl immediately swallows the pill. Instantly his body felt much better, and the bleeding stopped.

“You have a tissue, Tessa?”

“Sure. It.”

Astan took a few sheets of tissue that Tessa gave him, began to wipe Arni's wrist from the blood seepage. Arni was stunned to see the actions of Astan. The man seemed to pay enough attention to him, giving medicine even to wipe the blood on his hands without disgust.

Maybe the sense of disdain for Astan who had haunted Arni was not true at all.

Astan scrambles Arni's black head crest while casually speaking, “Welcome, Hunter. You have officially become a new hunter and joined the Thornic.” Guild

Hearing the welcome, Arni smiled with a tinge of red hue on the cheeks.

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