[14th Everdusk 2103], CGA Branch, Dyna Crest country, DC-23 City.
At Ceruleth Global Association, we can observe someone heading towards the main desk in the center of the ground floor. This desk was not used for normal inquiries and could only be accessed by Tier 2 hunters.
As a Tier 0 hunter, I, Evan, approached it with steady steps. Lilia had sent me here to get my Hunter ID modified.
Upon reaching the desk, I found two attendants, one male and one female, engrossed in their work. I tapped the desk to draw their attention.
"Hello sir, how ma... oh, Tier 0. Sir, please head towards the other desk as this one cannot be used with your current status," the female attendant said, about to return to her work when she noticed I hadn't moved.
"Sir, I already told you that we don't handle the work of..."
"Sorry, but I was sent here by Branch Manager Lilia to get my Solo raiding mark modification on my Hunter ID," I interrupted.
"But I wasn't informed about this," she replied.
"But I know, you may continue your work while I assist this gentleman," the male attendant interjected. She nodded and returned to her tasks.
"Yes, sir. Mr. Darian instructed me to with this task under manager's orders. Please hand over your ID so I can imprint the required data," he said. I nodded, taking out my ID card and handing it to him.
"Okay, sir. Just wait a few minutes and it will be done," he said. I nodded and began waiting until my eyes fell on someone I knew quite well.
A charming boy with black hair and eyes stood beside a lady who appeared to be in her thirties, as a small commotion brewed with another man.
The boy was Lucas, and the lady was Tess, who wore lightweight armor with a bow hanging on her back. The person arguing with them was unfamiliar to me, perhaps a regular hunter here.
"What type of trouble has Lucas gotten into now?" I said, about to depart, but I stopped to inform first to avoid misunderstanding.
I told the male attendant to continue his work while I would return in a few minutes. He nodded as I departed from the desk and approached the place where many people were watching the commotion without intervening.
"Brother, do you know what happened here just now? Are some high-ranking hunters here to hunt today?" I asked a person standing at the back of the crowd, who looked at me and said,
"No, it is just a simple commotion involving a low-level boy and a rich man's child. Who was trying to poach a member from his group, and the argument started after that. I am eager to see if a fight will break out or not."
As I moved closer to hear the argument, I heard this:
"Do you think being rich gives you permission to claim any group member?" Lucas said with a smirk. It was clear that the man arguing with Lucas had asked Tess to join his team and leave Lucas alone, as he had gear full of Erith rank. He must be a wealthy man infatuated with Tess's body and was coveting her.
A simple story of a rich man getting beaten up here and trying to take revenge later is common nowadays.
"Yes, I have, as I don't think this lady should waste her time helping you grind while being level 50+ and you aren't even over twenty levels. So, I ask you again, come join me or you're going to face many problems later on, Lady." The man told her, but Tess did not back away and came in front of him, giving him a slap straight to his face, which made him fall to the ground, as the man was maybe level 40 or so by judging from the action just now.
/Slap/ /Thud/
"I already told you that I am not coming with you, so stop bothering me and leave." She told him as she started going back to Lucas, who was smirking while looking at him.
The man stood up from the ground and looked around to find many people smirking while trying to hide it, which embarrassed him more. He started to leave but stopped at some distance, looked back, and said something in a low voice.
"I will take my revenge for this day's humiliation sure."
With quick steps, he went outside the building, followed by some hunters from his group who were glaring daggers at both of them.
The crowd dispersed, and I also moved away to avoid getting mixed up with them. I didn't want to lose any opportunities to get stronger quickly.
"These main characters (Destined ones) are really trouble magnets but get many opportunities because of this," I said to myself as I moved toward the main desk to get my ID, which was prepared a few ago.
"Sir, is my ID ready to use?" I asked the man working on his desktop looked at me and stood up to take out my ID from a device.
"Yes, I have completed the modification to your Hunter ID. Now you won't be stopped from going solo in dungeons, as your ID has the mark of Solo Hunt. So, you're ready to go," he said as I looked at my modified ID and found a small wolf face formed on the lower side of the ID, below my photo
"Okay, thank you," I said as I started moving toward the dungeon inquiry desks in the left corner.
"This guy might be quite strong to get the mark; maybe I should make some connections with him," the attendant said as he sat down to do his work, while the lady asked him with curiosity.
"Senpai, who was this guy? Is he some big shot kid or has an S or SS class to get permission to raid alone in dungeons?" she asked him as the guy signaled in denial with his head.
"No, he's not. He didn't have an SS class, not even a B rank. He is just a D rank necromancer, but he completed the test of Courage, which isn't possible for more than 90% of the hunters here. He must have defeated a hunter ten to twelve levels higher than him to get clearance in the test So, if you see him anywhere, try to get close to him, as this type of guy isn't normal if they survive," he said. The lady didn't understand but just nodded started doing her work.
He also glanced at my back and got to his work.
-- To be continued --