Reawaken the World

Recognition of Young Hunters (Part 2)

"Although it was first served first, only Katsuya fired at the monsters. This was because the range of his rifle was superior among the other Hunters. In short, it showed the difference between the equipment that the Drankam Hunter used compared to the other Hunters in the truck."

 

"No matter how many shots Katsuya fired, the monster continued to run towards the truck as not a single one of his shots hit him. When the other Hunters prepared their weapons to aim at, one of the young Drankam Hunters would finally reach their target due to their superior effective range and kill the monster. But thinking about the number of bullets they threw out, it was uncertain whether they would make any profit at all."

 

"Katsuya lowered his weapon while looking disappointed that he could not kill all the monsters alone. Airi extended her hand towards him again."

 

(“Katsuya, it's my turn. ”) 

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

(“...I know. ”) 

 

"When Katsuya reluctantly handed over his rifle to Airi, Yumina simply smiled bitterly."

 

"Young hunter Drankam monopolizes prey because of their better shotgun. It was indeed a first come first served, most suitable survival. There is no rule that says they should share prey. But it was a completely different case whether it would anger the other Hunters or not."

 

"Looking at how Katsuya and his friends were acting, Hazawa muttered in a bad mood."

 

(“The bad boys precede themselves .. Ahh, instead of me saying that to you, you know?”) 

 

"Hazawa remembered about Akira being right next to her, so she said that to Akira in a panic. But Akira doesn't seem to be bothered at all."

 

(“It's okay, I know I'm a kid too. ”) 

 

(“I see, by the way, your weapon is also an AAH rifle, huh? Mine's also an AAH rifle, you know. ”) 

 

"Hazawa then shows his weapon to Akira. That's another AAH rifle. Although Akira's rifle seems more manicured than hers, Hazawa still finds it nice to meet someone who uses the same type of rifle that she likes."

 

 

(“That shot is good, right? That's a famous gun. Although there are people who underestimate it because the price is cheap, it does not feel because the price is everything. If you suck at shooting, you will lose even if you use an expensive weapon. ”) 

 

"Hazawa glanced at Katsuya. Although Hazawa didn't say that on purpose to let Katsuya hear her, it was still that Katsuya heard it because the truck tray was narrow."

 

"Katsuya glared at him and Hazawa who noticed it just laughed mockingly."

 

 

"About then interjected to say his own opinion."

 

 

(“We tried to shoot monsters remotely with a moving truck, so it was expected not to be easy. ”) 

 

"It sounded like he was defending Katsuya, so Hazawa's mood deteriorated while Katsuya looked satisfied. But that quickly changed as Akira continued to speak his opinion."

 

(“Don't worry, I'm not someone who will intentionally miss my shot just to lure monsters and make others take care of my mess. Not to mention, someone said he would take care of them and make sure that they would not trouble the other Hunters as well. Just leave them. Don't mind them as long as they don't let the monsters gang up on this truck from their side. ”) 

 

"It sounds like Katsuya and his friends are really dead to them. Thus Hazawa looked satisfied while Katsuya was clearly offended."

 

"Hazawa's mood changes better when she loses interest in Katsuya. He turned his gaze back to Akira and said."

 

(“As brothers in arms, I will let you take the first monster that comes out in this direction. ”) 

 

(“. ”) 

 

"Not too long after that, monsters were detected from the direction of Akira and Hazawa. It was a huge burly carnivorous monster, upon seeing the truck, it started to run excitedly towards them."

 

"About calming down, letting out a small sigh, fuh, and preparing his weapon."

 

(“Alpha, I count on your support. ”) 

 

[How much support do you want this time? Since you didn't train today, how about trying to shoot him yourself?]

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

(“No, please give me your full support. The truck was shaking quite hard, I don't think I could hit that monster without your support. I'll use this opportunity to see how effective your support is during this kind of situation. ”) 

 

"Alpha smiled back at her challenge."

 

[Geez, if you say that, then I have no choice but to show you how great my support is. So leave it to me.]

 

(“I'm counting on you. ”) 

 

"About preparing his weapon and aiming carefully through his aiming device. The weak points of the monsters and TPLine were shown in his view. Although the truck shake had to swing the wicket intensely, Akira was able to hold his shot through the scope of his rifle at the huge monster that was at the end of the effective range of his rifle. That's probably because Alpha makes a nice adjustment to compensate for the vibrations from the truck."

 

"When Akira was about to pull the trigger, he raised the power of his augmented suit along with a nice adjustment and hardened it to stabilize his goal."

 

"About pulling the trigger of his weapon. The bullet that flew out from its muzzle was extremely accurate thanks to Alpha's support and hitting the monster's weak spot. The same thing happened with his second shot and the third shot. All his shots hit the moving monster as if it was a miracle. The last bullet pierced through his skull and tore his brain apart. Every bullet fired by Akira worsened the monster's condition from minor to severe injuries and eventually became fatal injuries. The monster stumbled and rolled before it finally died."

 

"Hazawa was shocked when he saw the monster stumble and die. He never thought that a shot from such a distance would even hit that monster."

 

(“A-whoah, you're pretty good. ”) 

 

"About lowering his weapon and answering back as if it was nothing."

 

(“Well, as expected of the famous gun. ”) 

 

(“K-You can say that again. ”) 

 

"Hazawa was at a loss for words when Akira said it in style as if it was expected to hit the monster. Akira is confident that his shot will hit, thanks to Alpha who made it possible."

 

"Alpha smiled meaningfully at Akira."

 

[So? What do you think?]

 

(“It's amazing. ”) 

 

"Alpha seemed somewhat dissatisfied with the answer."

 

[But you don't seem amazed.]

 

(“Is that so? Well, I've had to see so many surprising things since I met you. So I might have gotten used to it. ”) 

 

[Through? I will definitely surprise you in the near future.]

 

"After saying that, Alpha smiled seductively. As for Akira, he tried to stay calm while reacting to Alpha so as not to make himself look suspicious."

 

"Hazawa is not the only Hunter who is surprised by Akira's skills. From the point of view of people who can't see Alpha, Akira looks like a powerful Hunter doing magic things like it's nothing."

 

"After the truck finished patrolling the assigned area, it began its journey back to the city. On the way home, the Hunters in the truck had already lowered their guard and started to relax. Most of them start talking to each other and the truck gets a little noisy."

 

"Katsuya did not take his eyes off Akira. Akira noticed that, but he ignored it."

 

[Account. He saw.]

 

(“Not that he'll challenge me to a fight. So just let him. ”) 

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

[You're right, he might just stare at you for rarely finding a child in a job like this.]

 

"Akira thinks that Katsuya and his friends are not friendly and they are the type of people who will often cause problems. As long as they weren't the ones taking the initiative, Akira chose to stay away from them."

 

 

"But speaking of people who often cause problems, Akira is actually worse than they are given the incident that happened at Sheryl base the other day. He also understood that but he played dumb."

 

(“Alpha, in the end, I only had to kill one monster. Are we really going to keep doing this kind of work from now on? How exactly will I make? ”) 

 

 

[Well, one thing's for sure, it won't be enough to let you sleep in the bathroom with a shower. If only a bunch of other monsters attacked you like yesterday, would you be able to make a lot of money.]

 

(“Give me a break, I don't want to face such a situation a second time. ”) 

 

"Akira's face twitched as she remembered that she barely survived the fight. But instead, Alpha just kept smiling as usual."

 

[You've got an augmented suit this time, so I think you've got a choice to run away now.]

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

(“No, thank you . What would you do if my leg was broken? ”) 

 

[Well, let's use the medicine on your leg before it breaks. I think it will give us enough time before your leg is completely broken.]

 

 

 

"Akira's face changed when she said that and she maintained her expression all the way back to the city. Akira thinks that he will look like a frowning Hunter who is on his way back from his job knowing that he is not making a lot of money."

 

"Katsuya looked at Akira with a confused face, he then whispered to Yumina and Airi."

 

(“Say, did you see him when he shot the monster?”) 

 

"Airi shook his head and replied back."

 

(“No. ”) 

 

(“I don't look at it either, what's up?”) 

 

"Yumina asked back with curiosity, which, Katsuya replied with a disappointed face and said."

 

(“So you two didn't see that, huh?”) 

 

(“We are here for exploration training. So we don't have time to see other people .. Katsuya, that should apply to you too, right? So why do you see someone killing monsters? Did you miss your training?”) 

 

"Yumina scolded Katsuya. So he panicked and tried to find an excuse."

 

(“M-I'm sorry, okay. I just heard a few conversations that disturbed me there. So I want to know and watch them. ”) 

 

(“Get a better handle on yourself, okay? We are a team here so we have to support each other, but even so, there is a limit to how much support I can give you, you know? ”) 

 

"Katsuya saw that Yumina had entered her scolding mode again, so he glanced at Airi, seeking help. But Airi asked him a question as if she couldn't read his mood."

 

(“What's bothering you?”) 

 

"Katsuya immediately replied back to cut off Yumina's nagging."

 

(“Yah, actually ..”) 

 

"Yumina noticed that Airi saved Katsuya from her scolding, so she just smiled because she knew that there was nothing she could do."

 

"When Katsuya told them what he saw when Akira shot the monster, Airi thought for a moment before saying."

 

(“Isn't that just pure luck?”) 

 

(“It was already within the effective range of his AAH rifle and it is possible that his kick was hit by pure luck. Moreover, his shot might not hit the monster directly either. The bullets probably hit the ground near the monster and the monster was so shocked that it stumbled and broke its own neck. Or maybe someone shot the monster at the same time as him. It was hard to believe that he deliberately aimed and shot all his shots at the monster's weak point. ”) 

 

(“I saw . But it does look like that to me. ”) 

 

(“Because it's not like I saw it, I can only say that it's probably just a coincidence, let alone ..”) 

 

(“Even?”) 

 

(“Even if he manages to do a blow, it has nothing to do with us. ”) 

 

"Yumina then asked Katsuya in an annoyed tone."

 

(“By the way, why are you so bothered by that?”) 

 

"Airi also joined Yumina."

 

(“Removing that, I think you should pay more attention to the other Hunters who are in the same gang and the same team as you. ”) 

 

"The reason why Katsuya is disturbed by Akira is because of Hazawa. It is clear that Hazawa is staring at them, but even so, it seems that Hazawa recognizes Akira's abilities. And it was more obvious after Akira took down the monster."

 

"Although Akira and him are Hunters of the same age, Hazawa recognizes Akira's skills but does not accept his own. Katsuya was only bothered by this fact. But since it was painful for him to say that, he just came up with an excuse."

 

(“Well, that doesn't matter. It's just that since he's the same age as us, it bothers me a little. Of course, you girls are more important to me than her. ”) 

 

"Yumina looked embarrassed as she said."

 

(“What are you talking about suddenly ..”) 

 

"While on the other hand, Airi was happy as she nodded and said."

 

(“It's okay as long as you understand. ”(

 

"Even though they said that, Airi and Yumina really knew that Katsuya was trying to avoid the real question. But they were swept away by his words and let him get away with it."

 

"Hazawa seemed annoyed to notice Katsuya and his friends, he then sighed and said to Akira."

 

(“Yeah, these guys are ruining the scenery to the end, huh?”) 

 

"About answering apathetically."

 

(“Leave it. You will just waste energy reacting to them, and it will cause you more trouble if you fight with them. Not to mention they brought along another Hunter that looked relatively stronger than anyone here. ”) 

 

"Hazawa glanced at Shikarabe who was sitting near Katsuya."

 

(“Well, you're right. But still, there are kids like them, and again, there are kids like you. I just want to know how you guys can be so different from each other like this. ”) 

 

"Hazawa was just trying to engage in a silly conversation. But Akira was silent for a moment before answering in a serious tone."

 

(“I'm not much different from those kids.”) 

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

(“Is that so? But from my point of view, you look very different compared to them, you know. ”) 

 

(“We are the same . Even though we behaved differently, we were both children risking our lives in the desert. It's a fact, no matter if someone admits it or not. Our luck and skill to explore the ruins, fight against monsters, and get out of the mess is not much different. The more dangerous the request we take, the more gifts we can get. But since we are in the desert, we are bound to meet different kinds of people. We weren't lucky enough to avoid a troubled person at the moment, but we were lucky enough to go home, that's all there is. ”) 

 

"After saying that, Akira fell silent as if he was trying to hide his emotions."

 

"Most of the things he said were actually directed at himself."

 

"The biggest advantage of joining the Hunter gang is that it can get support from other Hunters. But if he had to compare that point, Akira with Alpha's support was clearly in a better position."

 

"But even so, seeing the age of the other hunters who were similar to him, it was true that Akira felt a little jealous, indeed, especially Katsuya and his friends who were talking silly and jokingly enjoyed their trip to the wasteland."

 

"Hazawa kept staring at Akira without saying anything, she thought hard."

 

"He looked at Akira as he used the AAH rifle to easily kill the monster. Although Hazawa looked calm on the outside, she was actually very shaken deep inside."

 

"Hazawa knew that he could not do the same even though he was holding the same rifle. He did not believe he could hit the target from such a distance. If he was in that situation, he could only spray a few bullets hoping to weaken the monster before firing a killing shot. It was impossible for him to defeat the monster with the fewest bullets like Akira did. He understood this fact very well."

 

"Hazawa's gaze turned to Akira's weapon, it was the same AAH rifle as hers. But Akira's gun looks like it's well-preserved. In contrast to that, he couldn't even remember the time he had done full maintenance for his own rifle."

 

"As expected of a favorite weapon, the AAH rifle can maintain its performance even when it is not properly maintained. But it is expected that the performance of the weapon will slowly deteriorate if it is not properly maintained. When Hazawa saw his weapon, it looked like a shabby gun to her now."

 

"Hazawa then just smiled bitterly."

 

('.. I can return home safely from the desert even though I used this gun, yes. I seem to be lucky enough.') 

"Ts: this code is the sign → (‘......’) to indicate a thought or word bubble that appears in someone's mind."

"Although he took this relatively safe patrol job because he was afraid of dying, he did not take good care of his weapon and went to a dangerous wasteland. Although this job did not seem worth the money at first glance, it seemed more unworthy of the money to him now."

 

"Hazawa's done Hunter's job more dangerously in the past. He explored many ruins, brought back many relics, fought all kinds of monsters and survived all of them. At the same time, he also saw many people being killed. Some of them were fellow Hunters who went to the ruins with him, some of them were bandits trying to rob him and some of them were his friends who suddenly stopped coming to their usual drinking place. All these deaths weaken Hazawa's resolve. Eventually, Hazawa decides to trade her chance for success for her safety."

 

('. If I continue to do cheap work like this out of fear, I think I will definitely become a Hunter without achievement, huh. Now that I remember that, I was much more ambitious in the days ...') 

 

"One of the reasons why Hazawa was so upset watching Katsuya and his friends was because she could feel their determination to rise as a successful Hunter. They were still trying to pursue a higher position despite all the dangers they faced. If they did have the ability and luck, it would be just like Airi said, they would rise in rank in no time."

 

"But putting that aside, it's true that Katsuya and his friends are eyeing a higher position, just like he did in the past."

 

('. I think this is for today, I will return home after this and do proper maintenance on my gun. Then I'll repeat everything again. Once again I will aim to be the Hunter I dreamed of being. Anyway, I'm a lucky guy. I was lucky to meet these boys today, as if to say that I should try again.') 

 

"Hazawa decided in silence."

 

"Actually, Hazawa is actually a lucky person. After all, he was able to finish his work for the day and return to his inn to take proper care of his weapons. He's actually luckier than he thinks."

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