Chapter 3
(East Coast of Givnu Island, Samuh Kingdom)
In the restaurant's backyard, Mira's sister was stunned and frozen. She saw Timini holding a human in his mouth, half in and half out. "Timi, timi!" Timini shouted, snapping her out of her shock.
Completely confused and frightened, she spoke in a frantic rush:
"Wait, what? Why are you holding a human? You don't eat him, do you? No! We might go to jail for that type of crime! No, we can escape it—we just need to bury the body so no one can find it! Yes, we can do it! Or you can just eat him!" She was trying to find a way to save both herself and Timini.
"Timi, timi!" Timini shouted and threw the man onto the coast.
"Hey! Don't throw him here! If someone finds out, what are we going to do?" she cried.
"Timi, timi!" Timini said, shaking his head.
"What? You didn't kill him?" she asked in a shaking voice.
She looked down toward Timini's tail and saw Mira hanging there unconscious."What are you doing there?!" she shouted at Mira in a furious voice.
"Oh—I'm alive?" Mira gasped, looking toward her sister." She then climbed up to Timini's head and jumped to land on a fixed edge.
Mira then ran toward Vibho, who had been thrown some distance away, and checked his pulse. She was relieved to find he was still alive, just sleeping.
But Mira's sister was furious and shouted at Mira, "Mira, answer me! Who is he? Where did you find him? Why are you late? Why are you injured? And what—"
"Wait, wait, one question at a time, okay? I will answer all your questions, but first, can you treat him?" Mira said, staring at her sister with puppy dog eyes.
"Okay. Take him to the second clinic where I can check him, and take a bath right away after," she sighed and said.
"Yes, and I need to tell you something important," Mira added.
"You can tell me everything later. First, take him to the clinic."
She then helped Mira take Vibho to the clinic and started the check-up.
"He is fine. Just some new cuts—nothing more—but he looks exhausted and hungry," she said, looking toward Mira, who was worried.
"I can give him food when he wakes up—" ""Food! Where's food? I'm starving!" Vibho blurted out with a wide grin, startling Mira's sister.
"So you finally awake?"
"Yes, did someone say food?"
"Yes, you will get it, but first you need to bath," Mira's sister said in an orderly tone.
"Can't I bath after eating?" Vibho asked in a requesting voice.
"No, first bath, then food," she said in a serious tone.
"Okay." Vibho ran to take a bath (and, of course, in the wrong direction), but Mira showed him the right way and gave him some men's clothes.
After some time, Vibho finished bathing. Mira and her sister gave him food at one of the restaurant tables. He was wearing a big black shirt and short pants. Mira had already told her sister the whole story, including Serbhij's plan to rob the villages.
"Thank you for what you did for us. I am Hina, Mira's sister," she introduced herself and smiled.
"It's fine. You also helped me find Shunya and gave me food," Vibho said and continued eating.
"Yes, but I need to ask you who you are and why you came here," she asked in a serious but humble tone.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. I am Vibho. Like I told her, I was separated from my brothers and flowed here in a tornado. I also lost my vad stick, so I was unable to connect to him. But I met Timini in the middle of the ocean, and she told me her friend can help me, so I came here with her. With your help, I was able to tell the reporters to send Shunya here," Vibho said while eating and smiling widely.
"Okay, but you still didn't tell me why you helped my sister," Hina asked again, a little questionable this time.
"Oh, Shunya always says we need to help people who need help, just like people help us when we need help. Timini and I heard how he was bothering you, so I just helped you," Vibho said and laughed widely.
"Yes, but won't those Hunters Association people create problems for you?" Hina asked in a worried voice. She was worried about him and the whole village.
"No, they won't. I am an official hunter, so they won't even see it as a fight," Vibho said and continued eating like it was nothing serious.
Hina and Mira's minds were blown away in shock and surprise.
"WHAT?! You are an official hunter?!" Mira shouted in a shocked voice.
"Hey, quiet down! I'm talking, right?" Hina said loudly and hit Mira on the head.
"You heard him right. We only ever saw an unofficial hunter rarely, and he is one of the official hunters, so I was in shock. Sorry," Mira said, rubbing her head, frustrated and with a little blush.
"Okay, Vibho, can you tell me where the Association office is? Mira can register there. And, if possible, can you also tell me what will happen to Serbhij and the other hunters, and who those black-clothed men were?" she asked in a requesting tone.
"I don't know where the Association office is or what will happen to him and his friends, but Shunya will know when he comes here—you can ask him. I don't know much, but those black-clothed men were reporters. They report everything to the Association and add rewards to Hunters' accounts. I only know this much," Vibho said while eating.
"Okay, so I will ask him. Until then, you can live here in one of our rooms—" Hina was saying something, but Vibho cut in:
"Why don't you join us as a member? I can ask Shunya for it, if you like," Vibho said.
"Wait, for real? I can join you?" Mira was excited and happy.
"Yes, please ask him, but before that, can you tell me who Shunya is?" Hina asked.
"Oh, did I not tell you? He is my brother," Vibho said and started smiling widely.
"Oh, if so, then please ask him. And you are not fully healed, please stay here until then."
"Okay," Vibho said and started eating.
After finishing the food, Vibho and the others went to sleep, but Mira was excited about her new adventure.
Hina still had many questions, such as why Timini was carrying Vibho in her mouth, and many more. But eventually, all of them fell asleep.
(Somewhere in Hunters Association Office Building No. E86)
"Sir, we have collected all the details and reports with evidence," the black-clothed man, ZE1708, said.
"Serbhij, an unofficial hunter, has been sent to Hunters Recovery and Compensation. The record and the rewards have been sent to Vibho's, an official hunter's, account. He was planning to rob an Island village to buy a base animal or a base ship but got caught," ZE2510 said.
"But it looks like he was starting to form a group of people. There are two names that are the most important: Dulga, an army soldier who became an unauthorized hunter after his Kingdom was lost and became part of Serbhij's Star Line Guild. He got defeated by Vibho and is still unconscious. The second is someone named Nuva. He was a postman for Samuh Kingdom but lost his job after the Kingdom started using flash pigeons as postmen and became a hunter in Serbhij's guild.
"But he didn't take part in the fight and is said to have left the guild before the fight, so we let him go. As for the other 29 members, they are all just little unauthorized hunters or new people who don't have any history.
"And their guild master, Serbhij, is one of... [It is confidential material, please read upcoming chapters for information]... And he also has one of... ver-dan. We don't know its name yet, but he can be immortal, sir," ZE1708 said.
"But Vibho was able to defeat them and help us. If not, Serbhij could use his hunter card to rob many more villages and become an 'Hunter Killer'—more nonsense in the Hunters' name, sir."
"Oh, Vibho. He was one of them—the one who destroyed Hunter Office No. E93 in the Indha Kingdom? right?" But why was he alone? What happened to his friends?" The man who was sitting in a luxurious chair said. His figure was covered by black clothes; only his eyes were showing, which had a black rose pattern.
"Yes, sir, but it looks like they got separated in the tornados which are occurring in various places, and he lost his vad stick. But we have informed Shunya about it, just as he told us."
"Good. You can go now. I will also return tomorrow. Please pack my lunch and dinner," he said.
"Yes, sir. What about breakfast, sir?" ZE2510 asked.
"It will be my treat, so order on my behalf for everyone," he said, and stood up and started walking toward the window.
"Yes, sir," ZE2510 said and left the room.
"How many days has it been without you, dear? But looks like I have some more work to do. I still can't believe they all passed something even I don't dare to do in my dreams. Tornado... tornados..." He said, looking out the window at a tornado