The rendezvous

Mark silently used his senses to gauge this eccentric woman. She was a B-Rank Hunter and a rather weak one at that—but her expertise didn't lay in combat. She could bind people into contracts with actual power. If people went against it, they would die.

Reol'ran sighed: "What a useful ability to have. Not a big deal for me but it could make your life a lot easier if you had something like this."

"Don't make me greedy when there is no use to being greedy."

Reol'ran sighed. "Focus, Mark, focus."

Bale breathed out a puff of smoke and asked through the bite on his cigar. "Tell me, Scientist, can you artificially awaken Hunters as I've heard?"

"I believe I can, Mr. Bale," said Yuri.

Bale squinted his eyes. "Does any other A-Rank Hunter know about this 'method' of yours? No, does anyone know about it?"

"No other human knows about it other than me." Of course, a demon knew of it but that didn't have to be mentioned.