It's early summer, and the sea breeze is still cool, and seagulls fly low over the pier, and flags hoisted over the harbor to hunt in the wind.

The flag has a gold pattern on a blue background, and a zipper drawn in the center is drawn in a "V" shape.

This huge harbor is moored with ships of all sizes, and the docks are crowded with crowds. Interestingly, the people on the harbor are made up of a variety of nationalities and even races.

Here you can see the burly Fish-People, the long-legged Fish-Men with extremely long legs, the Fur Clans that resemble humanoids, and even the Giants who must be looked up! It is as if populations from all over the world have gathered in this huge and bustling port.

Residents passing by were not surprised, not only stopped to watch, but some even found their idols in the crowd and asked each other to sign autographs for them.

Yes, the famous bounty hunters who spend a lot of money and a lot of time brave the perilous sea to come to this island for a pilgrimage to the trial.

"'Little Chain Knife' Dontern, it's God's favor that you can make it to Jestedeen alive."

In the endless crowd of people at the port, a bearded man in a gorgeous flower hat and a bright red robe twisted his beard and said to a strong man in front of him.

The strong man was 3 meters tall, the top of his head was shaved with green skin, his bare upper body muscles were pierced, and his left arm, right arm and even neck were tattooed with dark blue totem tattoos, only his chest and back were empty. Around his waist hung a chain rolled in two circles, and at the end of the chain was a cold-glazed scythe.

The strong man, known as the 'Little Chain Knife' Donten, looked at the mustache and said in a sullen voice, "You're still alive, Mo ...... Mossal. Didn't you get hacked to death by those pirates on Pepper Island before? ”

The mustache of the flower hat was excited and pulled off several beards, and the corners of his eyes twitched in pain: "My name is Mozart, not Mossale!" And why don't you call me 'Devil's Saxophone' by the way? It's the bare minimum of etiquette to address someone with a title, you brute fellow! Also, you must be mistaken, I haven't been to Red Pepper Island, and I haven't been chased around by the Breakball Poker Pirates! ”

"No, I remember it very well, you're still scared ......" Dontenn was interrupted by Mozart's excited remarks before he could finish his sentence.

"Are we talking about Red Pepper Island!? Since we are here in this 'City of Yesterday' today, we must both have the same goal! ”

“…… Hunters' Association Qualifying Tournament. A trace of nervousness appeared on the face of the strong man Tang Turnen: "It is said that there have been casualties of candidates in the previous sessions, and there are not many people who have really been selected, I hope I can be successfully selected." ”

"There will definitely be casualties, after all, it has been clearly written in this brochure [Participants who do not have a certain ability to protect themselves are very likely to face threats to their lives, for the safety of the participants, please consider carefully before registering. 】”

Mozart, the bearded man in the flower hat, raised the thin pamphlet in his hand, and only a big "V] was printed on the cover of the book: "The first five who finally obtained the [Hunter Qualification] without exception are all the strongest of the strong." And have you really thought about it, the contestants also have to choose a 'tendency' when registering. I'm going to sign up for the relatively rare 'Music Hunter', so you'll have to compete with the general public for the precious 'Bounty Hunter', right?" ”

Dontenn scratched the back of the back of his head and said innocently, "Actually, I'm also very confident in my cooking skills. My grandmother asked me to try to compete for 'Food Hunter', and she said that there should be fewer contestants in this direction. ”

Mozart, the mustachioed man, looked Don Turnen up and down with a strange face, and said after a long time: "I can't see it, you have good cooking skills with this fierce and evil appearance?" Then we're not competitors, how about it? Do you want to join forces with me? ”

"Yes, you were still quite handsome when you stepped forward to help the residents of Red Pepper Island who were threatened by pirates, but it was a bit embarrassing to kneel at the end." Dontenn grabbed Mozart's outstretched right hand and shook it, almost dislocating the other side's shoulder.

"That's, that's not kneeling, it's strategy! An act to confuse your opponents! Mozart's face flushed from behind his mustache, and he loudly defended: "How could I have succeeded in sneak attack otherwise?" After all, that's a big guy with a bounty of 50 million berry! ”

Although the reckless man on the other side is simply a genius who talks to death, this guy's strength is super strong, and even Dudouley, the 'plastic explosive head' who offered a bounty of 75 million berry, was forced off by him! If you add your own resourcefulness, it seems that it is not impossible to get a membership by passing all the way.

As Mozart snickered to himself, an inopportune voice came from beside him.

"Can I join your team too?"

Mozart quickly turned around and found a tall man standing beside him at some point. The man was dressed in a pink casual suit, silver leather shoes, short dark green hair tucked back into his back, purple sunglasses on top of his head, a gorgeous gold necklace and gold ring around his neck and fingers, and a fake smile on his handsome face.

"Huh? Brother, who are you? Mozart's face was full of impatience.

"My name is Gilde Tezzolo, and I'm a nobody." The green-haired man who called himself 'Tezzolo' smiled all over his face: "The two are superb, can you pull the little brother along?" To tell you the truth, my little brother has admired the Hunters Association for a long time and really wants to join! ”

"If you want to join, you can be an ordinary member of the association, as long as you have no bad deeds, you can register successfully." Mozart pouted: "As for the members of the association, you have to rely on your ability to grab the qualifications." First of all, what are you capable of? ”

Tezzolo smiled even more, grabbed Mozart's shoulders and introduced him: "Little brother, I have participated in the first Hunter Association Qualifying Tournament, and this year is the sixth time!" And because of the low strength, I pay attention to gathering intelligence, and I know most of the masters in the contestants, including the two, of course. You're Mozart, right? With his superb sword fighting skills and musical skills that captivate thousands of girls, he has made a name for himself among bounty hunters! ”

"Hey, hey...... Fascinate thousands of girls...... It's not as exaggerated as you say......" Mozart said modestly, half shy, half shy, half smug touching the back of his head.

"And this 'little chain knife' Donten! A chain knife makes it superb, and it can take people's lives from a hundred meters away, and not long ago, he single-handedly took the head of Duduley, the 'plastic explosive head' with a bounty of up to 75 million berry! ”

"Serendipity...... Serendipity ......" Dontenn twisted with his hands over his face.

Mozart couldn't bear to look at Dontenn anymore with a wicked face, and turned his head to look at Tezzolo: "You kid has a little eyesight." Since you said you've participated in the first five tryouts, tell us more about it. Due to the restrictions of the world government, there is little detailed information about the assessment in the newspapers. ”

"Then the little brother will just talk about it? Speaking of which, the first selection competition was quite lively, with more than 4,000 registered participants! The president came to the scene to invigilate the exam, and it was said that there were three levels in that exam, and of course, the little brother I passed the first level. There were eleven winners in total, Postiga 'Dawn', Anthony 'Jewel Hunter', 'Giant Mercenary' Helding, and 'Burning' Quasimodo...... These are all well-known neutral powerhouses on the sea, and there are three of them who are members of 'Coral' who only came to participate in the qualification tournament to prove themselves. ”

"If you want me to say, the second selection competition is the most cruel and exciting. Because many monster-like beings were on the sidelines the year before, and they didn't decide to participate in the selection tournament until the second session was about to begin. This has led to the overall strength of the contestants being a whole notch higher than the previous one! At the same time, there were mass casualties among the 744 participants in this year's competition, and only 320 survived, including many disabled people who lacked arms and legs. The main reason is that in the third round of the competition, the two monsters suddenly clashed and affected the surrounding contestants! 'Blind Man' Life, 'Spider' Spade, both of them are tough monsters with strength comparable to the president, for some unknown reason the two broke out in an all-out fight during the third round, and the younger brother I also withdrew from the game because of the serious injuries that were affected. Only three people qualified in the end, but that didn't include Life and Spade because they violated the rules of the third round. Both were banned from tryouts for the next three years. ”

"The third session was the one with the largest number of passers, with 39 people. But the first round of the exam happened to be the comprehensive evaluation of the physique that the younger brother was not good at, and he was brushed off again. ”

"The fourth edition caught up with the 'City of Yesterday' a huge storm that has not been seen in decades, and the first hurdle alone passed 1/2 of the number of people. Well, that includes me. ”

"In the fifth year, I tried my best to make it through the third round, but I didn't expect the schedule to be changed to five rounds...... Alas! ”

Mozart couldn't help but pat Tezzolo on the shoulder: "Brother, I'm sorry for you!" ”

"Not bitter, not bitter...... Compared to those contestants who lost their lives, I am extremely lucky to be able to participate in the sixth competition. Tezzolo wiped the corners of his eyes, and then said with great interest:

"That's right, let me introduce the two of you to the two of you who are worth noting!"