The Hunter System
Chapter 14 - Abduction of Vina
However, when Alvin recalled that doing things like forging raid equipment would require a lot of materials and possibly a big cost as well, he asked again, "But, how do I use this skill?"
["For a passive skill like this, the System will work automatically for you. You just need to collect the materials and I'll do it."]
"Material? What are the ingredients?"
["Open your inventory window."]
"Inventory."
As Alvin uttered his keyword, a square black hole appeared inside his room.
Because the size of the room is rather small compared to the size of the original inventory, the inventory is smaller than before, adjusting the environment where it is located.
["I said the inventory window, not the inventory."]
"What would appear different?"
["Try it."]
"Inventory window."
Unlike the previous one, this time all that appeared was a screen the size of a quest screen or a status window.
Inside the screen, Alvin saw there were 10 boxes with 4 boxes already filled with each different image.
In the very first box, Alvin saw a picture of a hairy skin that resembled the fur of a wolf that he had just killed in the Dungeon.
On the second box, Alvin saw a picture of a bone with the inscription underneath Wolf Bones x63
In the third box, Alvin saw a picture of a lump of meat with the words Wolf Meat x63
In the fourth box, he saw a picture of a wolf, which is the corpse of a wolf that he put in the inventory earlier.
["I've separated some of the monster corpses into items for you. Later, you won't see the picture of the dog's corpse again when I'm done separating the body parts."]
"When are you doing this?" alvin asked, pointing at the wolf's hairy skin and the bone next to it.
["It's me while working on it,"] said the System in an annoyed tone of voice.
"..."
["To make an armor, I need monster skin and magic crystals. To make a weapon, I need monster bones and magic crystals. You still don't have the magic crystals as mixed materials."]
"You just need that?!" Alvin was surprised to find out. Because of how far, other than the two materials earlier there were many other materials to make combat items.
["If you want a high-ranking combat item, you need more materials."]
"Well, it's definitely like that."
["But, among all the items, magic crystals are the most important. That's the main ingredient."]
Alvin recalled the magic crystal he had left in the Dungeon while escaping from his pursuers and he regretted it.
["No need to be loved. You can look for it again later."]
"... Can you not listen to what I'm thinking to myself?"
["All right. I'll lock that function."]
Hearing that, Alvin looked delighted. "That's good," he murmured.
.........
["Now open your monthly quest."]
"Quest monthly."
After Alvin said it, the window of the quest opened.
...•••●●●•••...
...Monthly Quest...
...Fighting Techniques...
...Fighting With Empty Hands: 0/8...
...Swing :0/8...
...Using Spear: 0/8 (Lv. 46)...
...Using Dagger: 0/8 (Lv. 46)...
...Control Magic :0/8 (Lv. 46)...
...•••●●●•••...
"What do the numbers mean behind it?" ask Alvin.
["You have to train him for 8 hours in 1 month. You can take it out and practice bare-handed combat techniques for 1 hour in 1 day."]
"Do I need to do it? Isn't it if I'm already strong I don't need a fighting technique?"
["Where did you get that kind of thinking?"]
"Well, I read and watched the story about the hunter."
["You're naive. How could one possibly fight so well without possessing such a capable technique? You're going to waste Mana's energy. And again, the stronger the monsters you'll encounter, the more you need good fighting skills!"]
"... All right, so I have to practice fighting with my bare hands, sword... Oh, there are three quests locked?"
["You can open the quest when you're at that rank. Now try to unlock your Warrior skill job status."]
"Job Skill Warrior."
...▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎...
...Lv Warriors. 1...
...Passive :'s :...
...Fighting Ability...
...1.1. Level 1 - Martial, Sword...
...2.2. Level 2 - ???...
...3. Level 3 - ???...
...Fighting Skills...
...1.1. Melee Mastery - Level 1...
...2. ??? - Level 2...
...3. ??? - Level 3...
...▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎...
["Ignore the others first. You see your passive skills. Monthly quests are connected to the passive skills of the Warrior job. Since you're still at level 1 of a Warrior, you've only just managed to unlock the bare-handed and sword fighting technique."]
"alright. But, is there some kind of guidebook? Or should I look for a sword tutorial on MeTube?"
["There will be an avatar hologram that will give you guidance. You can start now."]
"Now? Didn't the previous system advise me to rest at night?"
["You can rest at dawn."]
'I miss that tutorial system.'
["Now open the inventory again."]
"Are you used to ignoring people and imposing your will?"
["Just do it. Do you want to delay becoming stronger?"]
Getting the question, Alvin suddenly thought back to Brondy.
After he almost died when Brondy sacrificed him for the golems, Brondy even tried to kill him again today.
Alvin knew that he could not possibly avenge Brondy with his current abilities. He knew Brondy had strong people behind him who would help him whenever he was in danger.
'I must be stronger in quick time if I want to repay him.'
Alvin agreed with his determination to what the new system told him, "Let's do it now... Inventory."
["Good! Well, now.., get in your inventory."]
"W-what?"
["Tsk... Just do!"]
"Yes!"
Knowing that he could not argue over the ketus system, Alvin jumped right into his inventory.
......................
Alvin moved into a spacious white room, where there was a long table in the corner of the room.
He was shocked and goosebumps when he saw a hologram in the form of a mannequin skinning a wolf carcass lying on the table.
["It's me. You don't have to be afraid like that."]
"W-what?! S-so you live in here?"
["I'm only here when I'm working on separating monster body parts or forging your gear later."]
"so... I gotcha..."
Alvin then shifted his gaze, paying attention to the state of the room. He saw there was a burning place there too.
["Now say the word 'fighting technique guide'."]
After Alvin said it, another mannequin hologram appeared in the middle of the room.
["Start the tutorial fight with bare hands,"] said System.
After the System said its key word, the mannequin hologram began to move putting up the horses and began a basic movement of bare-handed martial arts.
While studying the movements that the hologram taught him, Alvin slowly followed his movements.
Alvin who previously wanted to rest, instead keasikan practice and he was in the room until morning arrived.
......................
Thanks to his Healer status which also went up along with his level increase, Alvin did not feel any fatigue even after he stayed up late to train.
["You should sleep for at least 30 minutes. I'll help improve the condition of your muscles and bones at that time."]
"alright. I'll do it after the shower" said Alvin, who was uncomfortable feeling his body gooey with sweat. He then came out of his room to go to the bathroom.
Alvin felt a little strange because he did not see Vina who was usually already in the kitchen at this hour. In fact, after finishing the bath, he did not see Vina in the kitchen or the middle room of their house, until Alvin finally checked it into the room.
However, Alvin also did not find his older brother was in his room.
"Squeaky. Where'd he go so early?"
Alvin finally tries to contact Vina through her phone. But, the call is not connected. Vina turned off her phone.
Alvin also tried to contact his father, and when his father said that Vina might be taking a side job, then he was a little relieved.
"He's working too hard."
......................
In an abandoned building, located not too far from Alvin's house...
"You managed to bring him here?" said Brondy, pushing the old building door and then into it.
"Please don't hurt her," Shiva pleaded in a soft voice, slightly regretting his actions for following Brondy's will to take Vina to dinner before kidnapping her.
Brondy looked at Shiva with a wide grin on his face. He then took some electeonic money cards from his wallet and slipped them into Shiva's hand.
"It's your pay." Said Brondy who then turned around and stepped away toward Vina who was standing tied to a building pole.
"I don't need this! I did it because you threatened to hurt my family...!"
"Electronic money is worth 100,000 dollars. I'd add double if you could invite that jerk to come to this place."
"You're going too far! I've helped you cover up the events in that Dungeon and you're still not satisfied? Alvin almost died!"
"You didn't help me. You yourself also ran away and left it, right? And again, didn't I also pay you for that interview?"