Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

After knocking on the wooden door a few times, Hayata stepped back and waited patiently.

Uncle Pine might not be at home now, but Aunt Mapel should be.

Sure enough, she soon heard footsteps from inside the house and the question "Who is it?"

Hayata opened her mouth and was about to answer, but was choked by a thought that suddenly appeared in her mind.

Who am I to the family behind the door?

I am Uncle Pine's niece, but not his biological daughter. Now my uncle has reorganized his family and has children.

So am I an "outsider"?

Just as she was struggling with this, the hostess who confirmed the visitor through the door mirror opened the door in surprise and hugged her.

"Hayata! When did you come back? Wow, you've grown taller again!"

The random thoughts in her mind were dispersed, and Hayata bent down slightly and hugged the other party as well.

"Aunt, I'm back."

"Come in, come in!"

Mapel, who was obviously a little excited, pulled Hayata into the house. Gordon followed behind with a smile, ducked his head to avoid the door frame, and entered the house.

The furnishings in the house were not much different from what he remembered, but many details became more delicate and warm.

For example, the beautiful glass cold water kettle on the table.

It used to be a clay pot.

Mapel, who was about to prepare some tea and snacks after inviting the two to sit down, suddenly screamed.

She threw things like snacks behind her mind. She walked quickly to Gordon and looked at Muti, who was held in Gordon's arms and looked particularly petite. She wiped her hands hard on her apron.

She said with a reproachful tone: "How can you hold a child like this?!"

She gently "grabbed" Muti and rubbed the tip of the little guy's nose. Muti, who felt a little itchy, "giggled".

After weighing it twice, Mapel couldn't help but admire, "Little Muti is less than fifteen months old, right? He's grown so strong!"

The smile on Hayata's face became particularly bright.

She stood up and took out tea sets and snacks from the familiar cabinet, and asked, "Where's Adela?" (Chapter 1044)

Nellie had heard a lot about Adela, and she had been looking forward to this little sister for a long time.

"Oh, I almost forgot, Adela! Your sister is back, come down quickly!" Mapel shouted upstairs.

Not long after, a little girl who looked more than three years old but less than four years old, with curly hair, leaned against the wall and came down the stairs step by step.

Unlike Nellie's timid appearance when she was a child, the little girl was very lively.

She came to Hayata and asked with blinking eyes: "Are you the big sister?"

Gordon beside her couldn't help laughing and asked: "What is the name of the big sister?"

Adela answered seriously, "Dad often said that Adela's big sister is called Hayata, she is very tall and has brown hair.

The second sister is called Nellie, and her hair is golden.

The second sister came back some time ago, so she is the big sister?"

Hayata picked her up and kissed the little girl hard on the face, "Yes, I am your sister!"

As she said, she turned around and asked Mapel, "Aunt, where is Nellie? Is she not at home?"

She suddenly wanted to take a photo with Nellie and Adela, the three sisters.

Hearing this, Mapel's smile faded a little, and she snorted with some dissatisfaction, "She hasn't been in Minagard recently.

Last time she came back, she followed that Gene to Bokai Village."

After pausing for two seconds, she complained: "Although it is her freedom to choose, to be honest, Pine and I don't like that kid named Gene.

He is too frivolous and arrogant, and he always says "I" all the time, unlike Gordon who is steady."

"Uh." Gordon didn't know how to comment for a while.

If you get along with Gene for a long time, you will find that his frivolity and arrogance are only superficial, and he is actually a kind and reliable person in essence.

But if you only meet him once, that guy will really not leave a good impression on people.

Especially in occasions like meeting parents, you will point your thumb at yourself when you meet, "I am Gene!"

It's no wonder that he is not liked.

After saying a few good words for Gene in a roundabout way, they talked to Aunt Mapel about their experiences in the New World over the years.

Of course, it wasn't about monsters, but more everyday things.

For example, the small house they had in the Star Base, with a big tree passing through the living room and a big fish tank.

For example, the life starlight in the Great Anthill Wasteland, the colorful coral plateau, and the snowy scenery of the Everfrost.

For example, the Deter, who looked like Elu but had manes.

For example, Nari was very popular among the young people in the investigation team.

They talked from noon to afternoon. Hayata accompanied her aunt to buy groceries and cooked a table full of delicious food together.

Gordon was too big and was considered a nuisance, so he had to stay at home and play with the two children out of boredom.

In the evening, Pine was very surprised to see Hayata when he returned home after finishing his work at the Chamber of Commerce.

The family continued to chat until midnight.

Under the strong persuasion of their uncle and aunt, they did not rent a house at the assembly hall, but stayed at home.

The room where Hayata lived when she was a child is still there, but the bed looks a little small for Hayata alone, not to mention Gordon.

Gordon had no choice but to sleep on the floor.

Hayata, holding her childhood doll, slept very peacefully on the small bed.

The next day.

The habit they had developed over the years made them get up very early.

They did the daily morning exercises in the courtyard, which inevitably attracted the curious eyes of the neighbors.

After that, they returned home to wash up, and then had a hearty breakfast carefully prepared by their aunt. The two of them equipped themselves with armor and weapons and prepared to go out.

They planned to visit Hayata's master Amos, and then go to the gathering place to meet acquaintances. It would not be appropriate to wear casual clothes.

Hayata was very fortunate that her [Avalanche] was taken away by the leader of the second phase group for transformation. She brought another set of main armor [Tenglong].

Compared with the former, the shape of [Tenglong] is at least much more "normal".

Even so, in order to avoid causing trouble, Hayata asked her aunt for two cloaks to cover the armor on her body.

The uncle's family, who occasionally followed the caravan to do business, was not short of cloaks. Unfortunately, Hayata could wear his cloak, but Gordon couldn't put it on.

Mapel searched through boxes and found him a coarse bed cover, which was useful when wrapped around him, but he looked a bit like someone from the desert.

Little Muti was left at home for the time being, with Aunt Mapel helping to take care of him, so there was no need to worry.

After saying goodbye to his uncle and aunt, and his younger sister Adela, Hayata and Gordon, who were in a good mood, came to the street together.

Then they found that their looks still seemed eye-catching.

In the broad daylight, in the city, wrapped in a tightly wrapped cloak, and carrying a weapon that was also wrapped tightly, they didn't look like serious people at all.

On the way, they even attracted the questioning of the sheriff.

Fortunately, they carried a hunter's notebook that could prove their identity, but even so, the two of them took some effort to explain it clearly.

Seeing Gordon lift the cloak, the sheriff had to admit that this guy's body shape combined with the armor was really scary.

But Hayata was okay.

At least from the perspective of ordinary people, the difference between [Tenglong] and those more common hunter armors is actually not that big.

After realizing this, Hayata decisively took off his cloak and kept a few meters away from Gordon.

Only Gordon continued to be his "suspicious element".