The Hunter System
Chapter 105 - What's Your Favorite Song?
Alvin stared at Cyntia sitting on the couch enjoying the music she was playing on her phone and plugged into her mother's old speaker.
[“The music taste doesn't match his face.”]
‘A-I agree.’
"You're out?"
"Yes." Yeah."
'How did he not know I was out of the room? Didn't Rimi not disguise my Mana energy? I also did not activate the ghost skill.'
["He is relaxed. She was so happy to be with you for these three days."]
'...'
Cyntia patted the empty spot beside her, asking that Alvin sit down with her, but Alvin chose to sit across from her.
When Alvin sat down, he reduced the volume of his music.
“Vina told me to wear it,” said Cyntia doubtfully.
"Yes?"
"I mean the speaker."
“Oh, it doesn't matter. You don't have to feel awkward. I know you can't be away from listening to music since childhood.”
“Y-yes..," Cyntia smiled knot. Glad that Alvin remembered his habit.
“But... Do you like this kind of music now?”
Cyntia nodded. He looks excited. His face also looked very bright when he got the question.
"I always listen to this music when I'm practicing. The music is very helpful to keep the spirit.”
“So....," Alvin responded while nodding slowly.
“Do you have any favorite music?”
“Yes. I have it on my phone.”
“So..”.
["Stiff talk. Need help?"]
'Yes.'
[“Ask what the name of his music group is. His face expects you to ask that.”]
“Is this a band song?”
As Mina had guessed, Cyntia's cheerful face that had just subsided, instantly returned just like a moment before.
“Yes... They're my favorite music group. They were a musical group in the past but the songs are still good to hear until now. They just play instrumental without vocals but still very cool. You can watch this group's old concert video on MeTube if you want. You might like it,” said Cyntia passionately, also in a rapper-like manner of speaking.
'How could he speak all that time with just one breath?'
["He's a hunter."]
'...'
“What is the group name?” ask Alvin.
“You want to try to hear it too?”
“Sure.”
Cyntia straightened up, then stuck out her hand, “Can I borrow your phone? I'll buy it for you.”
Alvin immediately handed over the phone he happened to be holding.
While opening the song sales site, Cyntia spoke, “Name of her band Animals As Leaders, the song we are hearing is called Physical Education. It's really exciting if you listen to it while practicing martial arts,"
“If you want to listen to a song that can make you feel relaxed..," Cyntia picked up her phone, then switched to another song, "Well, you can listen to The Brain Dance this."
“Y-yes..”.
‘How can he speak so long so quickly?'
["He's smart. Smart people usually talk very fast. Besides.., she's too enthusiastic about being with you."]
'Tsk... Why is he happy...'
Alvin remembers Cyntia's favorite score on him.
[“The score is now not six anymore. Let's see his favorite point.”]
‘Does it drop?!'
Alvin opened the skill and gaped wide at the sight of a score of 7 over Cyntia's head.
‘What is his skill broken? Isn't the highest only up to 5? Not yesterday is still 6?’
[“I've never had a favorite score exceeding 5. If you hate someone until 0, you can still find him.”]
‘Then what does this mean?’
[“Score 6 is a maniac. This score of 7 can be interpreted as someone who likes others with psychopathic levels.”]
Glup...
‘A-what do you mean?
[“She'll probably cut off your trunk if you're having an affair.”]
‘Hah?! But we are not..’
[“Intinya, do not get close to another woman when she is near you.”]
‘...'
Alvin recalls Cyntia's horrifying gazes on him and Ivory while they were in the party hall. Now he understood the meaning of that look.
“Alvin?”
“You're daydreaming?” asked Cyntia with blushing cheeks.
As he asked Alvin to speak, he happened to catch Alvin staring at him with a look of amazement and a gaping mouth.
He became misbehaved when he thought Alvin might be looking at his face.
"T-no... L'm... Listen to the song."
Alvin didn't know why, but Cyntia's smile faded a little as she just answered his question.
Cyntia changed the song again.
“This is one of the music groups that I like as well. Dream Theater's. The song is called In The Presence Of Enemies Part 1. I sometimes play this song inside my head while fighting in the Dungeon. I also turned it around in my mind a few days ago while being ganged up on that lich. This song can boost morale.”
“Y-ya.”
‘Mina. Should I just run away from City S? How did he kill that many monsters while imagining his favorite song? Isn't that really like a psychopath?'
[“You're right. He seems to be much more dangerous than Norman Lewis.”]
“Alvin?”
“Yes?!”
“What's your favorite song?”
“Oh it... You can see it in my playlist.”.
“What can?”
“Sure.”
Cyntia smile. Still with an excited face, he saw a list of Alvin's favorite songs on the man's phone. But he immediately frowned when he never remembered or heard the names of music groups in the playlist.
“Oh... I've never heard their name.”
“Yeah, that's an old group. You know, now there's hardly a band anymore and it's very rare to have a good new song. So I'm just buying old songs, too."
Cyntia nodded. He stared at the names of the group for a long time and memorized them.
'I'll buy everything later.'
“...”
“I'll remember it. I'll buy their song when I'm home" Cyntia said.
“Ya.”
Cyntia finally broke down.
“Then I'm home now. They've already picked me up. We'll see you tomorrow, ok?”
“Besok?”
“Ya.”
[“Accept her invitation.”]
“Sure.”
After Cyntia goes Mina stares at the playlist on Alvin's phone and is stunned when she sees the names SNSD, Wonder Girls, 2NE1, Red Velvet, Twice, Blackpink and Fifty Fifty on the phone's screen.
[“That's the group you like?!”]
Alvin nodded his head.
“Say my father, my mother used to dance their songs. When I was looking for the song, I liked it too and saw their dance on MeTube a lot. They look very energetic."
[“Gosh. You're a boy, right?”]
“Sure.”
[“Why do you like girl groups?”]
“Because I'm a boy.”
[“You're terrible!”]
“True men love to see women. Not watching men too.”
[“You pervert! Let's hope he doesn't see them on MeTube."]
"What's wrong?"
[“...”]
Glup...
"M-they're grannies now. I don't think he's gonna get mad..."
"..." ["..."]
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When she was in the car, Cyntia immediately opened MeTube and looked for groups that Alvin liked.
After examining the several groups, his cherry face turned sinister.
“Do you now like K-pop music, miss Tia?” asked Sarah who was sitting next to him when she saw what Cyntia was watching.
However, when Sarah saw Cyntia's pouting face, she cleared her throat then quickly turned her face away and did not discuss it anymore.
'Why is the air in this car so hot?'
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