Reawaken the World

Recognition of Young Hunters (Part 1)

"A lot of Hunters gathered in the open field near the city, Akira was among them."

 

"The "open field is located near the city's border right next to the desert and because it has a large area, it is sometimes used as a meeting place for Hunters who receive certain requests. Many portable shops are also established here. The Hunters gathered here after receiving a special request from the Hunter Office."

 

"It is the job of the Hunter Office to distribute requests to the Hunters. There are all kinds of requests posted on the internet and all requests have restrictions based on Hunter Rank."

 

"Hunters with a Rank of 10 were not even considered genuine Hunters, it was a rank for complete amateurs, therefore, the number of requests a Rank 10 Hunter could take was extremely limited. The request Akira took was to patrol around the city of Kugamayama. Hunters will join together with other Hunters to patrol the area in vehicles provided by the Hunter Office. Their main job is to deplete the monsters around the city."

 

"For this request, the pay was guaranteed even if they did not find any monsters at all. Moreover, they would earn more money if they met monsters and exterminated them. So for those lacking skills, they could still be paid just by driving a patrol vehicle. And even if they encountered some monsters, the other Hunters would help them fight against that monster. So in short, they will have a better chance of survival. And for Hunters looking for glory and money, they only had to kill those monsters faster than anyone."

 

"As for the new Hunters who want to rise to greatness, this is the perfect request for them. After all, it wasn't a life-threatening job, so their chances of getting killed were relatively low."

 

"Many Hunters complete the registration of their request through their information terminal. Thus, this method of registration became most common among Hunters. But for Akira who is not very skilled in operating his information terminal, it is not easy. But thanks to Alpha, who was there to operate his information terminal, he just needed to go to the gathering place."

 

"Finally, the Hunter Office staff stood up and used the sound amplifier to give instructions to the Hunters who had gathered there."

 

(“Line and show us Hunter your ID !! After that, prepare the vehicle assigned to you! You can do whatever you want until departure, but if you are late in the vehicle, we will assume it when you ignore the request. Now, form a line !! ”) 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

"All the Hunters lined up as if they had gotten used to this sort of thing. Akira joins one of the dialogues and waits for his turn. When he was summoned, he imitated another Hunter and only held his Hunter ID in the Hunter Office staff information terminal."

 

"After the staff finished reading the information from Akira’s Hunter ID, he assigned her a vehicle."

 

(“Go to vehicle number 14 !! Continue!!”) 

 

"About leaving the line and heading towards the vehicle assigned to him, in the middle of the road, Alpha looked rather curious as he said to Akira."

 

[Number 14, huh? Sounds like a number to you.]

"Ts: this code → [....... ]mark to indicate special speech bubble 'nano' or mechanical device."

(“How is it?”) 

 

[Don't worry, it's just a number with a certain meaning.]

 

(“.... So, what meaning does this number 14 have?”) 

 

[There's nothing to worry about. Leave everything to me. It will be fine because you have my support. So let's work hard and come back to life!]

 

"At first, Akira just tilted his head in confusion. But he ends up being very distracted because Alpha keeps telling him to stop worrying about her."

 

(“But seriously, what exactly does this number 14 mean ??”) 

 

[That's your vehicle, let's go up. ]

 

"Alpha just kept smiling, there was no sign that she would explain the meaning behind the number 14."

 

"Vehicle number 14 is a large truck designed to traverse the desert. Its roofless cargo tray comes with cheap long benches on both sides. The hunter was already sitting on that long bench. Some of the hunters were staring at Akira when he was about to get on the truck."

 

"There were a lot of armed Hunters gathered in his vehicle. Akira thought that the Hunters were so strong that he would not be able to win against them in a one-on-one fight. Therefore, he could not imagine the worst-case scenario that made him nervous. But then Alpha suddenly flew in front of him and changed his clothes."

 

[About this chair is empty.]

 

"About a little surprised as he sat down on the chair pointed at by Alpha and locked his face forward. But the sight before his eyes made him forget about his nervousness. He made a puzzled expression as he asked Alpha."

 

(“Alpha, why did you change your clothes?”) 

 

"Alpha posed in front of Akira and smiled at him."

 

Does that look good to me?]

 

"The truck was designed to traverse the desert and its cargo tray was filled with a complete Hunter, but in the middle of the cargo tray, Alpha posed in swimsuit i without showing any shame. It makes for a very contrasting scene."

 

"In addition, Alpha is supposed to attract a lot of attention in that situation, but no one even pricks eyelashes. The scene is so strange that it reminds Akira of the fact that Alpha is indeed an abnormal being."

 

"The swimsuit i Alpha shows off its long legs and its alluring figure. Akira doesn't want to comment on her fashion sense but she can't resist."

 

(“. Even someone like me, who didn't know much about common sense, understood that the inappropriate swimsuits in this truck were heading into the desert. ”) 

 

"Alpha smiled mischievously."

 

[I bet you'll get bored because you have to keep looking at the vast, empty desert for a long time during this job. So I'm thinking of adding some color to your look. So what do you think, that's pretty good, isn't it?]

 

"It's true that her swimsuit is pretty good and she admits it. But the aesthetic is spoiled for sticking out like a thumb among the Hunters."

 

(“I don't really care, just go back to your normal clothes. ”) 

 

"Alpha smiled as she had fun teasing Akira."

 

[If you keep looking at me with that scary face, you'll look suspicious, you know?]

 

"About sighing and deciding to stop urging Alpha to change his clothes."

 

"All the nervousness and uneasiness he felt when he was riding in the truck disappeared after having a stupid conversation with Alpha. And of course, he wasn't that stupid as to not realize that that's the reason why Alpha changed his clothes."

 

"When Akira almost forgot everything and focused on the present, the Hunter sitting beside him clicked his tongue in annoyance. Her name is Hazawa."

 

(“Another child, yes !! What the hell is going on? What a shit to be assigned to this truck! ”) 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

"The other hunter nearby then chuckled and mocked Akira."

 

(“What are you talking about? This means that we have fewer competitors, so we are really lucky to be able to ride this truck. ”) 

 

"Although the two of them agreed that there was a useless Hunter inside the truck, they disagreed with their situation. Hazawa looked at the young Hunters around her, especially at Akira, then she shouted."

 

(“I want to do risk-free work, you know !! I heard that new monsters have started to appear in the ruins of Kuzusuhara and changed the distribution of monsters there !! That's why I want to do a safe job until things get back to normal, is that too much to ask ?! But even so, to think that I would be assigned to this truck filled with children, this is really unlucky !! ”) 

 

"About looking around to see the other Hunters in the truck, he noticed that there were a lot of people his age in this truck."

 

"Hunters mostly do their job in the desert. Attention and cowardice will not help Hunters in making a lot of money. On the other hand, it would keep them from doing anything that would harm them. The other experienced hunters just smiled at Hazawa's behavior, it was clear that they understood Hazawa's line of thought."

 

"But there was one young Hunter, named Katsuya, who could not let it slide. He shouted back to Hazawa in anger."

 

(“Are you kidding?!! My Hunter Rank is 19 !! And I don't use cheap equipment like yours !! Our skills and equipment are on different levels, you know !! ”) 

 

"Katsuya was quite confident with his own skills, and in fact, he was indeed quite skilled. But since he was a young Hunter, he was often looked down upon. Thus Hazawa's speech now rubbed her wrong."

 

"Hazawa looked at Katsuya and the other Hunters and sneered."

 

(“Huh. You're just one of those Drankam boys, right? I know you were taken through your ranks by the veteran Hunters, I can truly trust your Hunter Rank. ”) 

 

"Drankam is the largest operational Hunter gang in the slums. It was a relatively large gang with Hunters as its members. Many people use gangs to achieve success."

 

"Hunter's office often gives preferential treatment to such a large and influential gang. Whenever the Hunter Office provided a huge demand that would consume a lot of time and human resources, it would allow such gangs to decide on the composition of the team, he said, addressing human resource shortages and even gift distribution. After all, it was easier to organize rowdy Hunters when they were affiliated with the gang. For this reason, the Hunter Office actively recommends Hunters to join the gang, which indirectly leads to the formation of a large-scale Hunter gang."

 

"Hunter's office also manages Hunter's gangs. One of the indicators the Hunter Office uses to evaluate these gangs is the average Hunter Rank of its gang members. As such, it was rather common among Hunter gangs to let the new Hunters join some veteran Hunters to raise their ranks faster, which in turn, was, will increase the average Rank Hunter gang's."

 

"The Hunter Office has some tolerance for such behavior, after all, it is also a method to improve the next generation of Hunters. It was fine as long as the Hunters brought in, still completing their increasingly difficult requests were on par with their Rank in the future."

 

 

"The reason why Hazawa said that was because she herself had gone through dangerous experiences because of such hunters. In addition, he also noticed that the other Hunter equipment was better than his, so he tried to hide his jealousy with hatred."

 

(“I'm sure you didn't buy the equipment with the money you made yourself. It hurts in the ass to have an arrogant fool like you around, you know. Hunters like you will only give me more trouble. ”) 

 

"Katsuya looked very angry as he replied."

 

(“People like you who will make us trouble !! You just said that you plan to sit down and let the other Hunters kill monsters for you from the start, right? !! ”) 

 

(“What?! I'm just saying that I have no plans to clean up your mess!!”) 

 

"Katsuya and Hazawa became even more agitated as they fought."

 

"Katsuya sat next to two other young Hunters affiliated with Drankam, Airi and Yumina. Seeing that Katsuya was not planning to end their quarrel in the near future, Yumina began to scold him. He sounds like he's been taking care of her since they were kids."

 

(“Katsuya, stop. It would be a problem if they said that you made a fuss here. ”) 

 

"Airi also tried to stop Katsuya by joining the fray."

 

(“Katsuya, no need to listen to small fry like him. ”) 

 

"Katsuya turned to Yumina and Airi with an annoyed expression. But Hazawa gets angry when she is called a small fish and glares at Airi. He ignored it and continued."

 

(“If we are only amateurs, then the other Hunters here are also the same. I will definitely rise from this place in no time, so I don't have time to listen to a small fry like him. ”) 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

"The whole place suddenly became quiet, as Airi said that everyone in the truck was also amateurs, everyone looked at Katsuya and his friends with hostility. Unfortunately, Akira also gets a hostile look when the other Hunters misinterpret him as one of Katsuya's friends."

 

"The hunter named Shikarabe broke the silence with ***** big* and suppressed everyone with his low voice."

 

(“Three of you, stop there. ”) 

 

"Shikarabe's equipment was on a different level compared to the other Hunters in the truck. He gave off an experienced Hunter aura as well. He's also a member of Drankam and he's here to keep an eye on the other kids of his gang. In short, she's a babysitter."

 

"Shikarabe looked around in annoyance. It is enough to control the entire situation that will be raised into a riot."

 

(“I'll check on these boys, so they won't get you into trouble. ”) 

 

"The other "hunters could only agree because Shikarabe was stronger than them. Seeing the other reaction, Katsuya and Airi made arrogant faces."

 

"At the same time, the staff from the Hunter Office shouted from the driver's seat."

 

(“It's time !! We're leaving now !! Anyone who made a fuss would be driven out of the truck and considered leaving their jobs !! And also, you are from Drankam !! Be sure to keep your brat in check !! We're leaving now !! ”) 

 

"The other hunters were relieved when they heard that."

 

"It seemed almost relieved when the commotion subsided, but he then complained."

 

(“Why did something like this happen before we left?”) 

 

"Alpha smiled and said."

 

[Maybe because of your bad luck.]

 

"Although Akira was somehow convinced by that reason, he quickly tried to refute it."

 

(“... But there's a strong Hunter with us in this truck. It has nothing to do with my bad luck. ”) 

 

"The Hunters in the truck had calmed down when the truck was on its way to the desert. The truck crossed the desert by observing its surroundings using a large sensor mounted there."

 

"The reward given to Hunters in a patrol request was based on the number of monsters they defeated during their patrol. As for monsters, it was basically a first come first serve. The Hunter Office identifies Hunters who kill monsters based on information gathered by truck-mounted devices. In cases where monsters are killed during a salvo or when it is not clear who killed the monster, the reward will be split between Hunters involved in the salvo or even shared among everyone in the truck. It was also mentioned in one of the clauses in the job request so that Hunters would not complain during the distribution of the reward."

 

"As for the monster corpses, they were all items that could be sold and the Hunter Office had rights over them. It was to prevent the Hunters from dragging the bodies back home and delaying patrols. Although there were cases where other groups were sent to collect them, most of the time they were only left behind because it was ineffective."

 

"The truck was constantly patrolling the desert. Although they encountered monsters, most were seen from afar or were just alone in the middle of the desert, so Hunters were able to take them out from afar."

 

"The Hunters in the truck were given patrol directions according to their seats. The Drankam Hunters were assigned to watch over the right side. As for Akira, he was assigned to watch over the left side and he had no luck seeing any monsters until now."

 

"Hazawa who was sitting next to Akira thought he was one of the members of Drankam, so he tried to get Akira away from his side with a grudge."

 

(“You're one of them, right? So why are you here?”) 

 

"I think calmly reply."

 

(“I have no connection with them. ”) 

 

"Hazawa looked surprised."

 

(“Is that so? But you're a bad boy too. ”) 

 

(“Even a kid like me needs money. There were not many requests that a child with a low Hunter rank could receive. I just got in this truck with them by chance. ”) 

 

(“If that's the case, then what's with your suit added? Isn't that something you borrowed from Drankam?”) 

 

"The reason why Hazawa was suspicious of Akira was because even the cheapest augmented clothing was expensive and it was not something a beginner could afford, which a novice hunter could afford, he said, more than that for a little boy."

 

"Hearing Hazawa's question, Akira's expression turned serious. "

 

(“I bought it with the money I saved. It was quite cheap because 2 generations behind. Nevertheless, I had to sacrifice most of my accommodation money to buy it. So I ended up staying in the bathroom without a shower and not having a bath the last few days. I plan to move into the bathroom with the money I get from this job. ”) 

 

"Hazawa could feel Akira's determination and motivation and he was shocked by it. Hazawa could also see Akira's determination in her eyes."

 

(“A-I understand. I'm sorry I pissed you off with those people. I also want to take a shower every day. I can understand your feelings there. ”) 

 

"While it's strange to be able to buy augmented clothing just by cutting accommodation money, that line of thought doesn't even cross Hazawa's mind when she's surprised by Akira's reaction."

 

" *** "

 

"Katsuya and his friends shot at the monsters while exchanging light jokes, they were so relaxed. Whether it was due to their actual skills or from their lack of awareness of the danger due to their lack of experience was unknown but it was enough to heat the ears of the other Hunters who were still annoyed with their behavior before they're sent."

 

"Katsuya was aiming at the monster from afar, he was aiming carefully and pulling the trigger. But since the truck was swaying and away from the monsters, his shot missed the target."

 

(“Thanks again, yes. It's hard.”) 

 

"Yumina looked exasperated as she smiled and chased away Katsuya."

 

(“Katsuya, as I said, it's too far for you. You should lure him to approach before attempting to shoot. ”) 

 

"Airi stretched out his hand and urged him for a rifle."

 

(“Next is my turn. ”) 

 

(“Wait a minute !! I will definitely reach my next target. ”) 

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