The Hunter System
Chapter 79 - The Rejection
It was almost 5am when Alvin returned to the human world from inside the hologram room.
After taking the extra experience reward that made him go straight up to level 95, then he opened the hidden reward.
...°•°•°•°•°•°•°...
...Item Name: Hunter Armor...
...Rarity : Infinite...
...Item Level: 1/5...
...Function : Defence Booster...
...(.(.Increases physical and magical defence power by 5 times base attack)...
...•°•°•°•°•°•°•...
As Alvin put on the armor, he could feel his strength multiply more than when he combined shoes and gloves.
In addition to obtaining the Hunter Equipment level rise to 3/5, he also got the hidden status of that set. He gained critical speed and resist critical hits after successfully putting together 3 items.
"Defuse a critical blow? Is this to withstand a great power attack?"
["That status function is to eliminate the impact of your opponent's critical attack."]
"I didn't realize it too much. But, do the monsters I've been fighting all along have them?"
["For monsters from an A rank Dungeon, they don't have one yet. It's just preparation for your opponent in the future."]
"So, those lich-lich don't have the skills that generate critical attacks yet?"
["Not at all."]
"..."
["Is there anything you're worried about?"] mina asked, when she heard that Alvin's heartbeat was not normal.
"So...., how strong are the monsters I have to fight later?"
["They are very strong. That's why we're preparing you to fight them."]
"Are there no other hunters besides myself who can help to fight them?"
Mina was silent for a long time before answering. Alvin felt that Mina was thinking about something before finally answering the question.
["I don't know."]
"W-what?! How could you not know? Didn't you come from the future?"
["..."]
"Mina?"
["Just do your daily and weekly quests that are already piling up. You have to get everything done today or you're going to serve Rimi's sentence. You want to make your room a toilet again?"]
"..."
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Alvin eventually goes to do a jogging quest to the park near his bungalow unit.
When the sun began to appear, he coincidentally met Erfina in the park, who was also jogging.
"Alvin's? When are you back?"
"Yes? Didn't I tell you I'm not coming back?"
"I mean, when did you get back from out of town? Vina says that you're in business out of town."
"Oh.., y-yes... I just got back this morning."
Erfhina nodded slowly.
"Can you not speak formally to me? We've known you for a long time, right? You're also 1 year older than me."
Alvin smiles. He actually liked the idea. Just because Erfhina was a confidant of Arthur Maxwell who had helped his family so much, so he tried to speak formally to the two brothers.
In addition, Alvin also had respect for them because the Xavier brothers were not the kind of hunters who looked down on him. Although they came from a high-class hunter family, they always viewed Alvin as their equal.
Out of curiosity, Alvin tried the new branching skill he got from Rimi, on Erfhina.
["Tsk... You're lucky."]
'What do these numbers one to five mean?'
["That's a score. The rule is number 3. If on top of his head looks the number 3, he can be made a friend. The number 3 means his level of love for you, just as he likes himself,"]
["If it's a 2, it means there's a chance for you to make him like you. You stay smart to steal the heart of the person so that his favorite value rises to number 3. Normally, one would have a score of 2. That's a natural thing."]
'What if the number is 1?'
["Just ignore it. It's hard to get a guy with a score of 1 to like you."]
'Such...'
["Sometimes a 0 will appear. People like that are just poisoned. They hate you."]
'... Why do you always talk about poisoning someone?'
["Because it's so simple. Poison the haters, accompany the lovers."]
'... That's my liking. Then this girl likes me just as much as she likes herself?'
["Yes. It's easy for you to approach it for you to make a life partner because of her favorite level of 3."]
'I asked him not to.'
"Mr Rufino?"
"Ah... Y-yeah," Alvin immediately put on a strange smile as Erfhina interrupted her conversation with Mina.
"Yes?" Erfhina who was busy with her phone was a bit confused as Alvin suddenly spoke to himself.
"Huh?"
["Your back. Tskc... It turns out your instincts are not good if there's a woman."]
Alvin turned his head and was a bit surprised to see Ivory there.
'Just remember the voice and how to call it are different.'
The score above Ivory's head indicates the number 4.
'Four?!'
["Yes. I told you, right? He likes you a lot. Get her married today, and she'll accept you."]
'...'
"You daydreaming again?"
"T-no..."
Alvin could see Ivory smiling amusedly after he answered his question.
Ivory then greets Erfhina who immediately saves her phone when she also sees Ivory there.
Alvin was a bit surprised when he saw the two women seemed to know each other.
"Do you know each other?"
"Yes. We did a joint raid twice when Miss Xavier just graduated from the Academy last year" Ivory said.
"How do you both know each other?" this time it was Erfhina's turn, who was also curious, to ask.
"Mr Rufino helped City T a lot" Ivory said with a smile on her face.
"Help?"
"Y-yes... I provide a lot of excellent raid gear for a lot of guilds in this city" Alvin said quickly.
Ivory and Erfhina were both silent.
Ivory only realized that what he said seemed to be wrong and just remembered that Erfina was from S City.
While Erfhina was silent because she was amazed at the company where Alvin worked. He thought, the company must have a lot of high-quality products to attract many guilds.
Erfhina knows the strength of the Cruz family. The wealthiest family in City T was unlikely to not have a good forging link. If they order raid products from Alvin, it means Alvin is now working in a good company as well.
"It's appropriate that they can rent a bungalow that costs that much. Thank goodness then," thought Erfhina.
The three of them spoke for a few more minutes until Erfhina finally resigned herself.
"I hope you'll come back tomorrow. We'll be back tomorrow." Erfhina said, before finally leaving them.
.........
"returned? You want to go back to City S, mister Rufino?" ivory asked, after Erfhina got away.
"I'm not sure."
"Is there a problem?" ask Ivory. He was immediately worried, considering the Lewis family who were looking for Alvin.
He knows Alvin is strong. But Norman Lewis also had some powerful hunters around him.
Fortunately, Ivory does not yet know that Duncan Lewis has now reached the S rank. If not, he would be even more worried.
"none. It's just a little family business."
"That's so... Oh... I almost forgot. Did you change your phone number?"
"No. I just deactivated it because I was doing a raid."
"Do you have a raid team?"
"Not really. I'm just helping out some acquaintances."
"That's it..."
"Is there anything you want to talk about, Miss Cruz?"
"Actually my father would like to ask if you want to use the Dungeon that is in the courtyard of our family residence."
"Didn't I talk to Jack?"
"really? But.., Mr. Paul says you haven't answered him when he asks."
Alvin finally recalled whether he had actually given his answer when Jack discussed it on his way home 16 days ago.
He finally remembered that he had not given an answer regarding the gate because the direction of their conversation changed shortly after Jack asked.
"Pardon me. I have not given the answer yet. I won't use that gate. You can close it."
"Then I will ask the people of the Cruz family to destroy his magic pillar."
"Yes..."
They were silent for a while before Ivory finally opened the conversation again after gathering some courage.
"Do you have any free time tonight, Mr Rufino?"
Alvin remained silent for some time after Ivory asked that question.
"Sorry, but I have a promise to do a raid" Alvin said, without daring to look at Ivory's face.
Ivory smiled bitterly. He knew he had been rejected.
"Then, excuse me, Mr. Rufino, please" Ivory said slowly and turned away before Alvin responded.
"Yes..."
Alvin stood still in his place as he stared at Ivory's departure.
["Tsk... Too bad. You probably won't find a woman who will like you more than herself."]
This time Alvin did not respond to what Mina said. But, as Mina said that, she suddenly recalled the face of a little girl who came from her childhood.
["Hey. Why is there the face of a child in your mind?"]
Alvin surprised.
"Don't tell me you can see what I imagine too!"
["Of course you can. I'm fused with your mind. Are you a pedophile?"]
"You're just talking!"
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