The Hunter System
Chapter 84 - The Maxwell Family
"Yes?" arthur said, when getting an unclear answer from Alvin.
Alvin was confused. He is not sure that Cyntia wants to if she works under him, given that Cyntia does not seem to like him.
Cyntia was unwilling to look at him, too, the woman just turned her face away when their gazes met each other.
"For that..., what if uncle asks Miss Tia first?"
Arthur laughed again.
"Tia doesn't mind it."
"Yes?"
"Uncle talked to him about that. Tia didn't bother with it."
"really?"
Alvin turned his head again, looking at Cyntia who seemed to be learning to put a bait on the hook.
'So, he just learned to fish?'
"And again, the eldest son of the Lewis family may not dare to approach you if you are always around Tia, son," said Arthur again. Alvin could hear a tinge of worry from the remark as Arthur said it.
Alvin nodded slowly. A sincere smile appeared naturally on his face, as he got that attention from Arthur.
At that moment, the waiter came over to convey that lunch was available.
Arthur stood up excitedly, then invited Alvin to go with him.
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Alvin thought it was just an ordinary lunch like the one he often followed while still living in this castle. However, he saw almost all the Maxwel family present there.
There were two younger brothers Arthur Maxwell and their wives, as well as three nephews of Arthur who was one year old over Alvin, and two younger than him.
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"How's Tia's welcome party getting ready, Alan?" chris Maxwell, Arthur's youngest brother, asked his second brother, who he knew had prepared a welcoming party for the return of Cyntia Maxwell, to introduce him as the family heir to all Maximus group business partners.
"You don't seem to know me. Of course everything is smooth." said Alan Maxwell, who then smiled proudly.
He was very excited about the return of his beloved nephew. So, he had prepared a big party in downtown S, also had invited many important guests to attend the event.
"But what about you, Tia? Do you have any potential people who will help you?" chris asked again while looking at Cyntia with a full glance.
Cyntia who was eating the dish immediately nodded. When he had swallowed food in his mouth, he answered the question.
"Yes, uncle. I already have a few people to be a succession of father supporters. But, I'm still looking for two more people as the main backer."
Chris straightened his fat body. He seemed even more excited.
"Are you looking for someone as your personal bodyguard?" Chris asked again as he glanced at George Maxwell, his eldest son, who was 1 year younger than Cyntia and Alvin.
"Yes, uncle."
"Have you found the candidate? What if you make your cousin George your personal bodyguard?" chris said, watching Cyntia's expression carefully.
"Why did George have to work under Tia? Didn't he just get appointed as the captain of the junior raid team?" said Alan, who already knew the intent behind his sister's offer.
"Alan..., you know, right? George is currently rated A. You also know that the eldest son of the Lewis family is back. I just want Tia to get an even tighter escort" said Chris with a worried look that matched his voice.
Alan smiled. He then glanced at Cyntia, then at Arthur.
Chris also did not know their rank because Cyntia and her three bodyguards had always disguised Mana energy.
Cyntia only displayed the aura of an A rank hunter, while her three bodyguards disguised their Mana energy all the way to C rank. That was the superiority of an S rank hunter to the top. They could disguise Mana energy.
No one knows that but Alan, because he and his daughter were protecting and helping Cyntia during her stay in Berlin.
In fact, the Xavier family who are close to Arthur's beliefs only know limited to Cyntia is ranked S. They had never discussed it outside of the Xavier family.
"Thank you for your attention uncle. But I was waiting for someone's answer to become my personal bodyguard. The same thing I'm working on for my personal assistant in administration" Cyntia said, replacing Alan for Chris.
Chris smiled stiffly hearing that. He finally turned to Alvin, who was sitting next to his father at the very corner of the rectangular table.
He knew that the person Cyntia meant must be Alvin, the son of Marco, Arthur's friend. Her information says that her brother's loyal followers have been watching and watching Alvin for a long time.
"You... Alvin, right?" chris asked as he looked at Alvin and fell wide at him.
Alvin, who had only eaten his lunch while talking to Mina about how he saved the results of his raid in S City later, looked up to look at Chris.
He initially smiles to return Chris' smile, but his smile fades when he sees Chris' favorite score on him.
'The score is 0?!'
"Yes, Chris' uncle" Alvin said a few seconds later.
"Where have you been hiding all this time?"
Alvin's smile instantly disappeared completely after Chris asked that.
He turned to Chris' two sons who were being held next to the middle-aged man in a lush stature and saw their favorite score on him, which was almost as bad as their father's.
'One.'
Not until there, Alvin also saw the score of Alan and his son Sam and he was a bit surprised when he saw the score of 3 on them. Even Alan's wife had the same score.
["Why haven't you been trying to see Arthur and Cyntia's score? Are you afraid of being disappointed if the score is one or even zero?"]
Alvin smiled bitterly. What Mina guessed was indeed very precise. He was worried that if he knew the people he had considered as his family's savior had the same score as his childhood friend, Shiva.
'Yes.'
Alvin could hear the sound of Mina's long breath inside her head.
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"That's it. It's none of your business" said Arthur, cutting off Chris' conversation. He could see a bitter smile on Alvin's face. He thought Alvin didn't like the question.
Cyntia also turned to Alvin, who was sitting some distance away from her, in the same row as her, as Alvin kept quiet after Chris asked the question.
"But I'm curious. Are you still doing the raid?" george asked, looking straight at Alvin.
"Yes. Sometimes."
"Is that okay?" george asked again with a worried look on his face. He continued, "If you're having a hard time, why don't you just join the junior raid team of Maximus' guild? I was just appointed as the captain of the junior team. I'll protect you."
"That's not..."
"We're going to do a raid this afternoon. Come with me. You'll definitely get along with our team quickly" George asked quickly before Alvin refused. He guessed, Alvin seemed to want to immediately refuse.
George knew, Alvin would definitely not be too good to refuse if he asked him in front of Maxwell's extended family.