Akira trains and explores the ruins every day.

In the ruins where even children can go, rumors of the existence of uninvestigated parts of relics have been quelled.

Because Alpha has mastered the information of cultural relics to a certain extent, adjusting the quality and quantity of cultural relics transported to the acquisition station.

Since Akira was already well equipped, unarmed, almost layman's child, did not bring the relics to the acquisition station.

There have also been no cases of people who have actually found the uninvestigated part.

As a result, the gossip also quickly subsided, and the hunters who went to the ruins of Kuzharaa Street on the grounds of gossip soon disappeared.

As a result, Akira's relics collection went very well.

However, contrary to this smoothness, the cash flow has deteriorated.

In order to prevent the rumors from repeating themselves, they hid most of the relics they found elsewhere instead of taking them to the acquisition station.

In order to cope with the deterioration of cash flow, Akira reduced the cost of accommodation from 20,000 euros per night to 4,000 euros per night.

Recently, I stayed in a simple room with a simple shower that is only as small as 4 tatami mats.

Still, compared to the streets of the slums, Akira enjoyed it, and now Akira has learned to take a bath.

Akira is full of dissatisfaction with her current life.

Once the standard of living has been raised, it is quite difficult to lower it, and Akira complains, wanting to return to life with a bathroom as soon as possible.

Alpha comforted Akira with an unchanging smile.

As long as you have the strength not to feel unnatural even if you bring high-priced artifacts, you can immediately return to life with a bathroom.

In that case, the peaceful life will be shattered.

Behind the constant smile, observing everything about Akira, smiling as usual.

Every day of training and exploring the ruins changed, and Akira made his 10th acquisition at the Acquisition Station.

He was about to leave after collecting the money as usual, but was stopped by Nojima.

"Wait a minute, take this today. ”

Nogema handed Akira a paper map and plastic card.

The map is the perimeter of the protective walls of the city, with purposeful markings on them.

"There's a little bit of a need to be there, just show the card to the clerk over there.

Then come on, Azira. ”

“...... My name is Akira. ”

Akira is the name of Aguila who was mistakenly registered.

Nogema laughed softly when she saw that Akira was a little upset.

"Is it registered in the database in this way, and is it registered in error?

I don't know who did the registration processing, but I said that I had to do the proper work, and the formalities could be fixed, so you should go quickly. ”

Nogema said so much and seemed to be in a good mood as she watched Akira leave.

The defensive wall of the medium area surrounding the city of Kugama was reduced to ashes on the outside of the wall due to the attack of large monsters, but it also showed off the strong defense power of the inside without damage.

Physically, economically, and socially, the high, thick protective walls that separate the people living inside and outside the walls are full of the power to impress those who watch them up close.

The Kugama Tower is a huge high-rise building that blends in with that protective wall.

It is not only a transit station connecting the urban economy inside and outside the wall, but also a hub for urban functions.

The building also houses a branch of the Hunter's Office.

It is a completely different business place from the deserted branch of Akira after completing the registration of hunters, and it is an important facility for the unified management of hunters operating in the vicinity of Kugama Pass City.

Akira looked up at the quaint building.

The exterior of the building makes it easy to imagine the power, money, and force that existed there, and it was terrifying for children growing up in the slums.

The markings on the map refer to the front desk of the hunter's office in that building.

"Here, huh?"

"Yes, let's go inside. ”

"Ahh ”

Following Alpha, who was calmly moving forward, Akira also walked calmly into the Kugama building.

If Akira was alone, he would have wasted a lot of time entering the building.

Being able to shorten that time is of course the result of support from alpha.

The front desk of the hunter's office is located on the first floor of the building.

The large-scale reception, the atmosphere of the interior, and the presence of the hunters, Akira was pressed by the air pressure and stopped.

A person carrying a gun that is longer than his body length.

People wearing high-performance reinforced clothing.

A steel-skinned person who can be seen at a glance as a robot.

All of them are people who have completed the hunter registration like Akira, with different strengths.

"Akira. They are not enemies and will not be attacked, so be calm. ”

"I know. ”

"There's no way to stand in silence, so hurry up and finish the formalities.

Do you know how to go through the formalities?"

"I don't know. ”

"Over here. ”

Growing up in a slum, Akira didn't know even the most basic formalities.

But thanks to Alpha's help, he was able to stay safe.

Go to the unmanned terminal of the coupon machine and use the card you received from Nodima to complete the queue registration.

Line up quietly in an unobtrusive area and proceed to the corresponding counter.

Then I showed the female clerk at the window the numbered ticket and card.

"They asked me to show you this ......"

The female clerk with a kind and transactional smile on her face showed a surprised expression when she saw the card.

But he immediately remembered his position and regained his amiable expression.

The received card is then read into the hand terminal.

"I've confirmed, is Mr. Azira himself at fault?"

Akira replied nervously.

"Ah, yes, no. I'm Akira, that, I registered wrong when I registered. ”

The staff respectfully apologized.

"Very rude.

It's been changed, Mr. Akira, the hunter level has been raised to level 10, congratulations.

Confirmation of the hunter's reissue certificate and registration information.

Is it necessary to reissue the Hunter Badge and explain the relevant matters?"

"Well, ah, okay, please. ”

"I see. ”

I'm afraid that the other party hasn't fully figured out the details.

The staff made this judgment based on Akira's attitude, and then smiled politely according to their position and began to explain the registration procedure in detail.

The Hunter's Office has set a standard for the evaluation of hunters known as the hunter grade.

The lowest level is level 1, and basically, hunters with higher levels are considered good hunters.

In order to increase the level of the hunter, there are various ways to sell the relics to the acquisition station of the hunter's office or its partner store, and to accept the commission of the hunter's office and its partner companies.

Basically, the higher the degree of contribution to the Eastern Ruling Enterprise Alliance, commonly known as the United Enterprise Alliance, the higher its evaluation.

High-level hunters also have a high level of credit in the United Enterprise Federation and are also treated favorably in the hunter's office.

For example, the higher the level of the hunter's permission to enter the upper division of the city, the easier it is to get down.

In addition, as long as you are a high-level hunter, you will receive special permission for the investigation and collection of relics that are actually exclusive to large companies, such as those with restricted access to relics.

Priority such as waiting order is also the priority of the higher the hunter level.

This also affects the acquisition of high-performance equipment.

In terms of price, quantity, power, etc., low-level hunters also have homemade or prohibited guns.

Requests issued by the Hunter Office and its partner companies are also subject to restrictions depending on the hunter level.

Requests with high confidentiality can only be accepted by high-level hunters, and originally low-level hunters don't even know about the existence of commissions.

In addition to the many preferential measures, in order to pursue the status and reputation of hunters, there are many people who have fought their way through the rise of hunter rank.

Akira is now a hunter level of 10.

This is also the initial value for those who have valid ID cards such as work and citizen cards and register as hunters with the corresponding equipment.

That is, for hunters in general, this is an amateur rank.

Slum residents and other people who do not have an ID card will be registered as a Class 1 Hunter if they register as a Hunter.

At this time, the existence of the name was only recorded on the scrap of paper.

After that, the relics above the specified number of times and the specified amount are taken to the acquisition station, etc., and the actual results have been accumulated.

It is believed that it has the will and ability to be a serious hunter, and it is considered to be a potential existence.

With internal processing, the Hunter level will also increase.

When the Hunter reaches level 10, the Hunter Office will gradually consider him to be a true Hunter.

The card given by Nojima at the acquisition station indicates that Akira is a character who climbed up from the 1st rank.

There are very few people like that.

Because most of them give up or stop halfway, or die.

From there, the few who climb up, as more promising hunters, are treated accordingly.

For example, the fee for reissuing a hunter's badge is free of charge for the first time.

After the clerk finished explaining, he handed a pamphlet to Akira.

The book is a quality paper booklet with the logos of the United Enterprise Federation and the Hunter's Office on the cover.

The above descriptions are described in more detail and information about hunters.

Akira was registered by the staff.

"Mr. Akira, since you want to change the name of the registered content, please tell me again that you want to change the registered name. ”

"I'm Akira. ”

Akira replied a little incredulously, and the female staff earnestly asked for confirmation.

"Mr. Akira. The processing of this registration has a strong significance from the renewal of the provisional registration, and the registration information is insufficient for the retrospective recording of basic information.

Based on this, we consider accepting the change of registration based on the fact that it is our inferior name registration error this time.

Thank you that information of registration contents change is reason to be necessary and examination, and it is unavoidable reason, case to change in case of rejection case after that.

Thank you for your understanding in advance of budget.

The name is, the Hunter's Office is the one you identify your elements, you interpret, your personal perception, and confirm the inherent factors.

The subject belongs to relatives, including land, country, culture, class, etc.

Based on that, the registered name, Akira, is it okay?

Akira didn't answer the question right away.

Akira doesn't belong anywhere.

No family.

There is no memory of that either.

If noted, he was only in the slums of the city of Kugama Hill and had no attachment to the slums.

Just staying there because you don't have the strength to be freed from there, and you don't think you belong there.

Nor are they members of some kind of gang that exist in the slums.

I've always been on my own.

When you define your own name, Akira, other constituent elements do not exist.

Because of this, if you want to take this opportunity to change your name, you can change it to some extent.

There is nothing inconvenient about the sudden change of title.

Because no one called it.

With the exception of the alpha that has appeared recently.

After a brief pause, Akira grimaced.

"Akira. My name is Akira, please use it to register.

If you want to change, change at that time.

If I can't change it at that time, I think I'd rather not change it. ”

"I see. ”

After the clerk finished operating the terminal in his hand, he handed the new hunter card to Akira.

Staring at Akira's Hunter Badge.

It's a hard plastic card, unlike the cheap pieces of paper that used to be.

There's a bigger sense there than going from a piece of paper to a rigid plastic.

"Be sure to note that reissuance requires a fee and review.

At worst, you may lose all your performance and be treated the same as a new registration. ”

The clerk smiled kindly and bowed his head slightly.

"The registration process has ended, and I sincerely wish Mr. Akira every success. ”

Bad speaking is transactional, and speaking well is that as a hunter, it is considered a figure worth dealing with, and Akira is sent by the clerk with a smile.

Akira looked outside the Kugama Mansion at the brand-new Hunter Pass.

Alpha smiled happily and blessed that Akira.

"Akira. You've finally become a hunter. Congratulations. ”

"Thank you. ...... Am I not a hunter until now?"

"Until now, you've claimed to be a hunter, and you're pretty much close.

If you show other hunters a piece of paper that you have been living up to now and claim to be a hunter, you will be ridiculed, although it is a pity. ”

Akira was overwhelmed with emotion as she carefully observed the new Hunter Pass.

"That's true. ”

Akira's name is correctly written on the hunter's card.

Akira read and laughed happily.

"Have I finally become a hunter?"

This hunter's card is also Akira's ID card.

Especially if you show this at a store near here, you will only be considered a hunter like a layman, and the validity as an ID card is very high.

But for Akira, it's a huge step forward.

At least for now, they have clearly escaped from the slum children who don't even have identity cards.

As the hunter's work performance accumulated, and the presentation of the hunter's badge became important and meaningful, Akira would be recognized as a hunter.

This first step has finally begun today.

Akira reminded with a wry smile that if he left it alone, he would keep looking at the Hunter Pass.

"Don't keep staring, it's almost time to call it a day. Will you become suspicious?"

In the vicinity of the Kugama Building, even in the lower districts, there is a particularly meticulous security maintenance.

The trouble that occurs when the guard is treated as a suspicious person is not comparable to that of other places in the subordinate division.

Akira was a little flustered and finished her hunter badge.

"Well, Akira has finally become a hunter at the same end of the login.

In order to become a hunter at one end of the spectrum in terms of equipment, let's hurry up and buy hunters' necessities. ”

"Necessities? What to buy?"

"Intelligence Terminal"

Hunters exchange, share, and buy and sell a variety of useful information such as the location of the ruins, their internal structure, and the details of the monsters that survive through the Internet.

They are hunters line more to promote efficiency, from the ruins of cultural relics, to bring for business!

The information network of the entire east has become connected.

The establishment of the intelligence network was prompted by the widespread distribution of intelligence terminals in the eastern region.

With the success of Tatsumori Heavy Industries in creating inexpensive, high-performance products that can afford the income of hunters, information terminals are rapidly proliferating among hunters.

The current market for hunters is still an oligopoly of Dotsumori Heavy Industries.

Based on this, Dotsumori Heavy Industries strengthened its influence in the east and leapfrogged into the dominant enterprise.

In addition, under the influence of Dotsumori Heavy Industries, the information terminal has become a strategic product of the United Enterprise Alliance to attack the east.

As a result, mass production and low prices were carried out in the interests of the entire East.

Now even people like Akira can buy it, so it's easier to get your hands on.

As the information terminal is integrated into the life of hunters, more and more people accept the entrustment of enterprises or hunter offices through information terminals.

Now, it's even known as a hunter's necessity.

Akira purchased the information terminal at the information terminal specialty store near the hunter's office on the recommendation of Alpha.

The payment for the information terminal is almost all of Akira's.

By the way, I completed a simple initial setup for information terminal hunters in the shop.

Akira didn't understand the setting or the procedure, but the clerk was able to complete the setting with skill.

During the setup process, the clerk explained that the hunter license is required for the setting of the hunter.

Akira was a little happy about the opportunity to use her Hunter Pass right away.

Akira, who returned to the cramped inn, had a somewhat sinister expression.

The excitement of getting the hunter's license and the information terminal has calmed down.

So, when I thought about trying to be a real hunter in the future, I thought of the worries of reality.

"Alpha. Because a lot of money was invested in the information terminal, I didn't even pay for tomorrow's accommodation...... Doesn't it matter?"

Alpha probably has something in mind, and Alpha asserts with a smile to Akira who is looking forward to relieving the worries that have emerged.

"It's okay, I'll go to the ruins tomorrow too. ”

Akira turned her gaze to Alpha.

Alpha smiled back silently.

They looked at each other in silence for a moment.

This time the eye met and ended with Akira's light sigh.

I know I can't win a fight with Alpha.

Although a lot of money has been invested in the information terminal, it also has its meaning and value.

If you continue to ask for reasons in detail, you will eventually understand what you think.

On top of that, the exploration of the ruins left Akira tired.

If you have to go to the ruins tomorrow, it is better to rest early than to waste your energy by arguing meaninglessly.

Akira, who thought so, stopped asking even though she had a lot of ideas.

"There's a stockpile of ammunition, it's okay over there. ”

“...... Oh, yes. ”

"Tomorrow we will start using the intelligence terminal in the exploration of the ruins.

Now let's set up the intelligence terminal, and I'll help you. ”

"Huh, that's already in the store, right?"