Have No Desire to Inherit the Family Business
Chapter 3
They repeated the same thing every day. Soon, the day of the audition arrived. With Edith and Chivalry's skills, they passed the audition without any pressure. This incident was just a small interlude.
The notice to apply for leave had already been hung in the live streaming room. Edith, who had signed up for the Hunter Exam, tidied up her temporary residence. She only carried a backpack and went on her way.
"Okay, okay, I know."
"It's okay, it's just a Hunter Exam."
"Okay, okay, we'll meet again. Wasn't it because you were too busy?
How can you blame me for that … "
"Okay, okay, I'll hang up then.
Bye, Yuloka! "
After hanging up the call with Yuloka, Edith was obviously in a better mood after receiving her brother's thoughtful care. Her face was filled with a happy smile.
Just as she was about to put her phone into her pocket, her phone received another call. It vibrated crazily in her hand.
The caller ID showed "Chivalry".
Edith's golden eyes stared at the screen for about two to three seconds before she answered the call unhurriedly.
Speaking of which, ever since they exchanged their real names and phone numbers, he was more interested in calling her instead of contacting her online.
"Hello, Edith!" On the other end of the phone, Chivalry called her name in a cheerful and relaxed tone. "It sounds a little noisy over there. Have you arrived at the exam venue?
How's the situation? "
"Yeah, I'm here."
Edith leaned against the corner and played with the number 402 in her hand. "Although I went through some weird pre-exam training, it wasn't difficult at all.
It was super boring. I hope the official exam will be a little more fun. "
The hundreds of candidates here were basically ordinary people. No matter how tall and strong they were, they were still too weak for Edith.
Of course, there were exceptions.
As for the content of the exam, Edith was not looking forward to it since the boring pre-exam training.
"I'd love to accompany Edith here too." The knight paused for a moment and chuckled. "Unfortunately, I already have my Hunter's License."
Was he already a professional hunter?
From the looks of it, Chivalry was also a telekinesis user?
Edith pondered for a few seconds. Just as she was about to say something, she heard an earth-shattering scream.
She curiously glanced in the direction of the voice and saw a man wailing while holding his arm. His severed arm was on the ground. The culprit behind all this was a strange man in a clown costume.
This man was one of the exceptions.
Edith's gaze paused on him for a moment, then she quickly looked away. She could tell that this man was not an ordinary psychic. It seemed that she would have to pay more attention to him in the future.
"There was a small incident. It's not a big deal."
Edith casually explained the situation and scratched her head. "It seems that there's a candidate who's a little troublesome."
After chatting with Chivalry for a while, the call ended.
Edith looked at the screen and pinched her chin with her other hand.
She didn't quite understand the purpose of Chivalry's call … So, what was the purpose of this call?
She gave up thinking about this question. She couldn't understand his intention at the moment. The biggest possibility was that Chivalry had too much time on his hands because no one was playing games with him.
"Hahaha, I can recognize all the new faces. For example, the grey-haired girl is also a newbie.
But she has been on the phone since she entered, so I didn't want to disturb her. "
Edith heard something that caught her attention. At a very close distance, she tilted her head and saw a plump middle-aged man talking to three examinees with different characteristics. He mentioned her for no reason.
"Ah!
She's looking over! "
The chubby uncle's nimble footsteps didn't match his bloated image at all. He stood in front of Edith under her expressionless gaze.
The other three people looked at each other for a while and walked to her side.
"I'm Dongba." The uncle with a square nose smiled. "Little girl, is this your first time taking the Hunter Exam?
The other three are also newbies. "
The one who stood closest to her was a boy with a hedgehog's head. He looked like he was in his teens. "I'm Jay Fulis!"
"Nice to meet you. I'm Leaulx." This time, it was an uncle wearing sunglasses.
The remaining blonde boy was silent for a while and said his name, "I'm Kurapika. Nice to meet you."
Edith looked back and forth at the four people who came up to her out of nowhere. She didn't understand what was going on for a while. In the end, under the gaze of the four pairs of eyes, she slowly said her name, "Edith."
The four people talked one after another. Edith, who didn't know what was going on, chose to move closer to the edge and continue playing with her phone for a while.
When she left the small circle, Dongba gave her a can of drink.
She was really a person who was strangely passionate.
Edith muttered in her heart. She held the can with one hand and opened it with the other.
The moment she received the call, she understood what was going on.
The can was tipped over, and the liquid slowly flowed out and fell to the ground.
The movement of the liquid was reflected in the gilded eyes, as clear as water.
After pouring out all the liquid, Edith looked at Dongba. The moment their eyes met, she showed a friendly smile. Dongba's expression was a little stiff.
In the next second, the crushed can flew past Dongba's cheek like a bullet, leaving a thin trail of blood on his face.
Before he could react, the object smashed into the wall, leaving behind a deep crater with cracks all around it.
"I'll be merciful this time."
Edith widened her eyes and looked a little innocent. She pointed her right index finger at Dongba's head provocatively. "Next time I'll aim here."
She curved her eyebrows, and at first glance, it looked like she was smiling obediently. However, there was no smile in the pair of gilded eyes. They were as cold as the polar ice.
At this moment, the examiner appeared.
The Hunter Exam had officially begun.
…
At the entrance of a certain ruin, Chivalry, who had hung up the phone, slowly returned to the team. It was not time yet, and the team members who participated in this activity had not arrived.
The man in the strange Pharaoh costume whistled at Chivalry. He looked like he was up to no good. "You went to contact that little girl again?"
Chivalry played with the little devil's phone in his hand. His green eyes glanced at Finks, but he did not say anything.
"You bastard, don't just ignore me." Finks turned to Machi with a pleading look.
Machi said with certainty, "Yes."
"Hahaha, don't tell me you really like her?"
Finks went up, touched his chin, and analyzed the streamer for Chivalry. "Her skills are not bad, and her voice is quite nice. Have you seen what she looks like?"
"No."
Faced with the team members' interrogation, Chivalry helplessly held his forehead with one hand. "I just think she's quite interesting."
Chivalry did not know Edith for long. Most of the time, they were playing games. However, from the time they spent together, he could find out a lot of details.
She was good at all kinds of games, and she had a deep understanding of games. However, she did not have a thorough understanding of games like an otaku who stayed at home for thousands of years.
Occasionally, she would cry about her poor life. However, from the daily life revealed in her live stream, not only did she spend a lot of money, but her material conditions were also very good.
For example, she had unconsciously mentioned that the comfort and speed of a certain latest model of private airship was comparable to a certain limited edition private airship.
At that time, the entire live stream was silent for three seconds. In the end, she was the one who tried to smooth things over by saying that she was just bragging and that they should not take it seriously.
After that, Chivalry went to check on the two models of private airships. There was very little information on the internet. After spending some effort to investigate further, he found that it was similar to what Edith had described.
Of course, her way of thinking was also rather strange.
She was probably the only person in the world who would take the Hunter's License test to save money. Moreover, her confident look was not faked.
In short, it was just a pastime to pass the time.
However, the other team members' conversations seemed to be getting more and more unscrupulous …
"Chivalry used to spend 95% of his time online. Now, 90% of that 95% is spent playing games with that Ica."
Chivalry felt that Finks was exaggerating. How could he spend 95% of his time online?!
… However, it was true that 90% of his time was spent playing games with Edith. Was he supposed to abandon the girl with top-notch skills and a nice voice to match with the other team members?!
"Didn't he look for Ica whenever he had time?
That day when he came out of the ruins, he immediately went to look for her. "
Fei Tan added coldly. He and Finks would occasionally play games with other people, but they were not as diligent as Chivalry.
Chivalry retorted, "I obviously went to sleep first!"
Now, whether it was true or not, it had aroused the gossipy hearts of everyone in the exploration team.
Under the unreasonable pestering of some related people who liked to watch the show (especially Finks), it was as if a complete story had been created for Chivalry.
"Did you know?
Previously, the one called Ica had a competitor. Well, that person only treated her as a competitor … "Finks's expression was mysterious." One day, when Chivalry and her were playing together, her computer was suddenly hacked by that guy's hacker. Chivalry retaliated by hacking back! "
"That's because after being hacked, her account began to randomly throw grenades and betray her teammates!
It affected me in the final round! "
"I remember that guy was killed in the end." Fei Tan interjected.
Chivalry was speechless.
It was just that the unlucky guy happened to be closer to him!
"Oh, oh!
I remember that there was such a thing!
Chivalry even deliberately told this news to Ica!
The little girl's reaction seemed to be quite cold!
Because Chivalry didn't seem to tell her that he was the one who did it, right? "
Machi calmly suggested from the side. "I think if she knew, she would be happy."
"… Would a normal girl really be happy about this kind of thing?
Also, when I told her, she thought I was joking with her. "
"Then you should have told her more firmly!
That's right, you did it! "