Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

"I've never been afraid of anyone before. Today I overturned my car in front of you. Damn it. What did you grow up on? You won't be able to fly into the sky in another ten years?"

Because his palm was too wide to fit through the handle of the wine glass, Ted, who had no choice but to hold the wine glass and pour wine into his mouth, wiped his mouth with his sleeve and cursed.

This giant man named Ted is a four-star hunter and an acquaintance of Oshura.

On the day they returned to Minagald City, they happened to bump into each other at the counter area of ​​the meeting place, and Urshula introduced Gordon to Ted and his friends.

Ted is a member of a regular hunting team. This team is a bit special - the three members, including Ted, are actually a family.

In addition to Ted, who is a musket wielder, there is also his sister, Maxine, who is good at using a hunting whistle, and their father, Miles, a light crossbow wielder.

Gordon had nothing to do today, so he shared a table with them, drank and chatted.

Maxine is a tall female hunter, with a height of over 180 centimeters, which is comparable to that of most men.

Gordon had some impression of this female hunter. At that time, Urshula caught him drinking, and he was the first to tease Urshula. The two seemed to be good friends.

Miles is a gray-haired old hunter, estimated to be nearly sixty years old, and is also the oldest of all the (active) hunters Gordon knows.

He has extremely rich hunting experience, is a six-star light crossbow user, and has also served as an instructor in a hunter training camp. Oshura seemed to have received his guidance back then. When Yamos came, he had to respectfully call him "senior"

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I heard that this old man was once a heavy crossbow wielder, but as he got older, his physical strength declined, so he replaced it with a lighter crossbow.

He is currently in a state of semi-retirement and has not taken on any high-level assignments for many years. It is only because he can't bear to worry about his pair of children with strong personalities that he has not retired.

Regarding the fact that Gordon defeated Ted in an arm wrestling match, the happiest person was actually Ted's sister Maxine, or to be more precise, she was gloating about the misfortune.

Are you allowed to brag about your unparalleled strength all day long?

As the few of them chatted, they naturally talked about Gordon's previous mission of hunting the Peach-haired Beast King.

"Oh? Brother Gordon, you said that Oshura finally got the green hair of the peach-haired beast king?" Maxine looked very surprised, and there was even a little regret in her tone.

The fact that someone spent half a year hunting the seven-headed peach-haired beast king was almost a joke in the Minagard Hunters' Assembly.

"It's gone now. There will be no good topic to make fun of Oshura in the future. It's a pity..." Maxine held her cheek and said inappropriate words.

Gordon: "..."

"The so-called luck is nothing but an illusory thing. As long as you work hard in the right direction, you will always gain something." Mr. Miles, who didn't talk much, said in a calm tone.

As he said that, he also picked up the cup and took a sip, but the cup was not filled with ale, but hot wheat tea. After taking a breath, the old man continued: "Then boy, this time you finally didn't use the fire bomb to lock your head?"

Gordon: "..."

I bet this old man has seen through everything a long time ago?

Noticing Gordon's surprised expression, Miles glanced at him and said, "It seems you discovered that the kid from Oshura is very talented, but he is too impetuous and doesn't like to use his brain.

Blaming everything on luck is the stupidest way of thinking. I wanted to take this opportunity to temper her temperament. Forget it, with the accumulation of these six months, she will become calmer and her future will be smoother.

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Gordon shrank his neck. Although he knew that Miles didn't mean to blame him, he still felt scared.

"What? So it's not because of luck?" Ted, who ran to change to a larger wine glass and came back, touched his bald head, the surprise on his face was no less than Gordon's.

The same goes for Maxine. Obviously, she didn't think about it that way.

Gordon noticed that Miles's expression changed for a moment as if he was constipated.

Miles does have a headache.

The eldest son is a reckless man who only knows how to rush forward. Fortunately, as a gunman, there is no big problem in doing so. The daughter seems to be a little shady and likes to tease people, but in fact, she is only a few more evil-minded than her brother.

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When will I grow up...

Gordon took a sip of wine, looked at the three people with different expressions for a while, and suddenly said: "Old man, do you want to recruit Urshula into your team to take your place?"

Miles turned his gaze to Gordon, "Huh? Why do you think so?"

"Since you know that Oshula likes to use fire bullets to lock the head of the Peach-Hair Beast King, you must have hunted the Peach-Hair Beast King with her, and more than once, right?"

"Well, the first two peach-haired beast kings were hunted by the four of us together."

"Since it is a fixed team and you yourself are a light crossbow user, it is very likely that you have cooperated with Oshula who is also a light crossbow user for many times for the purpose of assessment.

Of course, there are other possibilities, so I asked to confirm."

After hearing Gordon's words, Miles couldn't help but feel a flash of appreciation in his eyes.

What Gordon analyzed is not complicated, but it at least proves that this is a child who can think.

Much better than these two things from our own...

"Yes, I am getting older, so I want to find a partner who can replace me as a shooter."

Gordon put down his wine glass, considered his words, and continued: "You should have already sent an invitation to her, but it was rejected?"

Miles tapped his chin. There was nothing to analyze at this point. Since Urshula was not a member of their team at this time, the answer to this question was obvious.

"She refused decisively? Even a little resistant?"

"Yes, she said she won't consider it for the time being."

"....Then have you ever thought about why Oshula rejected your invitation?"

"Huh?" Miles turned his attention to Gordon again.

Of course he has considered this. Discordant personalities, lack of tacit understanding, overlapping members, and being unaccustomed to forming a team are all possibilities.

But regardless of the reason, team formation cannot be forced, so when he mentioned that he was rejected once, he did not continue to pester.

"What, I'm just raising a possibility. From your perspective and age, you may ignore this." Gordon scratched the tip of his nose and said.

"It's okay, just go ahead and chat." Miles' tone was casual, but there was a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Ted and Maxine also looked over with great interest, wanting to hear what Gordon would say.

"You see, your team is a family team, right? It's quite rare for a family to form a team and no outsider has ever joined."

"...."

Miles's face changed slightly, as if he had realized something, but Ted Maxine and his sister still looked at a loss.

"Your invitation to Urshula to join the family team may have been overly interpreted by her as your invitation to become a family. As for the way to become a family, uh, daughter-in-law or something?"

Ted: "?"

Maxine: "!"

Miles: "..."