The Hunter System
Chapter 124 - Lewis's Fortress
"They're fighting over your signature" Cyntia said as she walked up to Alvin.
"If they knew the woman they were talking to was an SSS-ranked hunter, they would definitely..," Alvin fell silent upon realizing that he was misspeaking.
But, he felt relieved that Cyntia did not seem to be bothered about it. He doesn't seem to care if Alvin knows what his rank is.
"Yes?"
"Huh?"
"What do you want to say?"
"T-no..."
Cyntia furrowed her brows while handing over the 4 business cards she had received to Alvin.
"Thank you," Alvin stared at the four business cards for a while before pocketing them, "This will come in handy. I'll give it to Thomas."
"Thomas's? Who her? But, I think they want to recruit you."
"Thomas.., he's the head of marketing at our company."
"Oh..." Cyntia laughed after realizing what Alvin's goal was. "You're evil."
"They will get more useful things than recruiting me" said Alvin.
It's not that I don't want to join a guild. Alvin was indeed unable to join any guild and follow the raid of any guild.
He would cause harm to that guild because the rogue Rimi would definitely absorb all the monster Mana cores that had been killed.
Cyntia just smiled to end the discussion about it. He knew that he had no right to interfere in, especially to regulate, Alvin's business affairs.
"You've been exercising?" cyntia asked as she looked at the clothes Alvin was wearing. He walked back to the table to continue his breakfast.
"Yes. I used to jog in the park near here" said Alvin who also sat there, opposite Cyntia.
"You're used to getting up in the morning?"
"Yes." Yeah."
No more talks happened after that. Alvin sat in silence, watching how the woman ate the bread.
'I guess he wouldn't like a commoner's breakfast like this.'
["You think the upper class people have a magic crystal breakfast? The gold? That's a normal breakfast."]
'Really?'
["You're this kind of plain-plain fool. It was a very normal and nutritious breakfast."]
Alvin nodded slowly and then remembered his father and brother.
["They've taken very good care of you."]
'Yes.'
["If I take a look, this woman of yours seems to be forged very hard abroad."]
'How do you know that?'
["From the way he fought. I watched her when I couldn't talk to you."]
'uh? When did that happen?'
["When you're in your fantasy world."]
'...'
["The way to fight, also the fighting technique. He looks like he's been doing hard training and going through a lot of battles."]
'He's more experienced than me, right?'
["Yes. You have to admit that."]
'Of course.'
["He's been training and fighting for years. You're only 3 months."]
'I understand. No need to be clear.'
["You seem very frustrated."]
'How could I not be frustrated after being severely beaten by those two creatures without being able to lift my finger at all?'
["Smile."]
'It's just a crazy person who smiles after being beaten up!'
["I mean smile at your woman. He's been watching you for too long."]
.........
"Would watching me eat be so entertaining?"
"Yes" said Alvin quietly, nodding.
Cyntia smiled knot. Face blushing. "You shouldn't say it that clearly."
"Yes?"
'What was he asking?'
["Goddessa.."]
"Are you daydreaming?"
"I? No. gabe. I just saw you."
"Yes?"
Cyntia finally laughed.
"More times let me make breakfast" said Cyntia, looking at Alvin's face to see his reaction.
"All right..."
"..."
Alvin straightened his body. "Other times?"
Cyntia nodded quickly while smiling. "When we're married."
Alvin : "..."
Mom: ["..."]
Rimi : <...>
Seeing Alvin speechless with his mouth wide open, Cyntia laughed merrily as she clapped her hands.
If Mina and Rimi also had facial expressions, the woman would definitely see the dumbfounded faces of the two Systems as well.
Alvin finally laughed after Cyntia's laughter and applause roused him from surprise.
The two were still chatting for quite a long time at the dining table. They talked about the lives that each went through after they separated at the age of 7.
Alvin and Cyntia could feel a comfortable atmosphere after they finally spoke casually like this ever since they met again.
But, the pleasant atmosphere was lost when Alvin received a message on his phone and saw a photo of 3 battered-faced men and a photo of a woman tied to a chair.
"What's wrong?" cyntia asked in surprise after seeing the change in Alvin's hardened facial expression.
"Duncan Lewis..," Alvin did not continue his sentence. His anger made him want to explode instantly.
He finally showed the photo to Cyntia, before standing up and leaving in front of her.
"Wait, let's go. together," Cyntia fell silent, turned her head around and did not see Alvin again in the room.
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Duncan Lewis laughed loudly when he received a reply from Alvin.
He then stood up from his chair and approached the battered Jack and lay on the cold marble floor inside the main castle of the Lewis family.
Duncan crouched down and patted his phone on Jack's face.
"Look, he's already replied to my message," Duncan said with both eyes glaring.
"Wait in your fortress. I'll be there soon" Duncan said, reading a message he received from Alvin.
"If he dares to come, why didn't he come from the beginning? The one who is just hiding dares to send me messages like this?!" suddenly Duncan. He then hit Jack in the face very hard.
Bukkk...!
He did not believe that Alvin would actually come. He knew, the man must have just bragged to give him some escape time while they waited for him here.
"Where exactly is he hiding?!"
Bukkkk...!
Duncan again hit Jack in the face when he saw the man seemed to have no intention of answering his question.
For nearly 12 hours he and his men tortured Jack, Raymond and Thomas to find out where Alvin was hiding, but the three always say that Alvin is in City T to help the city out of the threat of Dungeon Break.
Duncan, of course, did not believe him.
He and his father were convinced, a person like Alvin could not possibly have enough strength to overcome an S rank Dungeon. He and his father guessed that his friends would only want to bully them, as if to tell him that Alvin was now much stronger.
"We told you, right? He was helping the citizens of City T to close down an S rank Dungeon. Wait, he will definitely come to beat you up" Jack said in a soft voice. He almost fainted after being tortured for a long time.
His face was almost formless. His two swollen eyes were also barely able to see anything anymore.
"You think I believe?!" Duncan.
"You think he can overcome an S rank Dungeon by himself?" said an SS-ranked hunter who was sitting casually on a leather sofa near them.
He was one of the 6 SS-ranked hunters who had already come when Norman asked them to help overcome Dungeon Break in City S.
However, since the Dungeon Break had already been successfully overcome and the payment had also been received, they finally agreed to help Norman and Duncan to get rid of Alvin, as well as the Maxwell family, instead.
"It takes 12 hunters like us to close that Dungeon," the hunter added.
"The Dungeon was closed yesterday. Who do you think did it?" sahut Jack's.
The SS-ranked Hunter laughed. Five of his colleagues, all of whom were SS-ranked, also laughed.
The six of them were part of the 12 SS-ranked hunters that were already very famous around the world.
"You think we're stupid for you to bully? The information has spread. There are two T City Association hunters who voluntarily sneak in just to destroy the magic pillar" Duncan said.
"Tsk... Never mind. I want to sleep" said Jack, feeling tired of the stupid talk.
Baaaaakk!
One hard kick Duncan hit Jack's ribs.
"Just tell me where he is!"
"You... Motherfucker! I've said it over and over again!" swear Jack, forcing his already very sick mouth to open and yelling vent his anger.
Fed up with the words he thought were a lie, Duncan finally stood up and walked over to Vina, the only person who had spoken nothing since she was taken to the Lewis family fortress.