[-In The Pride Family Mansion-]
As things were getting tensed already between the sons of Richard Pride, his only daughter arrived unexpectedly.
"I will not let any of you ruin this chance of mine to become a professional hunter," Scarlett fiercely told her older brothers.
It was a scene witnessed by Butler Fredo for the first time.
The only daughter of Richard Pride standing firm on what she believes in.
Usually, she buckles down and let her older brothers take charge on the decision-making.
"What? Am I hearing this correctly?" Alec was in disbelief of the tone of their sister.
Scarlett took a deep breath and approached her older brothers.
For Scarlett, becoming a professional hunter and have a license to hunt will teach her more than just a self-defense.
It will further her knowledge in increasing her chances and understanding further the dynamics of the hunters and werewolves in this new world she was transmigrated in.
Her own knowledge about the story she read about was limited to a certain degree.
So, becoming a professional hunter was her most priority at the moment.
"YES! And you are not stopping me, big brother…" Scarlett showed no signs of backing down to her older brother.
Even her older brothers were surprised at this new side of their younger sister.
Alec Pride was not able to retort Scarlett because Edward Pride, their eldest brother interjected in their argument.
"I thought you are focused in helping the company, Scarlett?" Edward Pride reminded Scarlett her other objective.
"That's also true, big brother! I want to help our family business and become a professional hunter at the same time!" Scarlett answered the query of her older brother.
Gary Pride chuckled at the response of their only sister.
"Sadly, you cannot have it all my dear sister," Gary said to Scarlett.
"And why not?" she was showing no signs of giving up.
"Because working in day and training in night time will be too tasking for you. The three of us had to do full-time in training and college for quite some time. Everything will be too much for you to handle. Tell us, how will you manage to juggle everything if you intend to do both together at the same time?" Gary Pride cited a significant question to their younger sister.
After hearing her older brother point out something valid to be concerned about, Scarlett had to think over her answer to the concern of her older brother.
And she expressed her thoughts about it.
"How about if I prove to you three that I can make it on the top ranking trainees in the academy and give promising output at work, will it suffice as a proof that I can manage doing both?" Scarlett gave a resounding response to her older brother.
For a moment, her older brothers pondered on the reply of their only sister.
Alec wanted to refuse the statement of their sister.
But Edward Pride has decided on the matter.
"If you manage to maintain a top ranking position in the academy for the entire month without causing trouble within your division then we will reconsider your training in the Hunters Academy. But if you fail to even rank in the academy or cause any trouble in your division in the Pride Holdings Enterprise, then you must follow what we request you to do. Is that understood?" Edward gave a compelling deal.
Their only sister thought of his words calmly and carefully before agreeing to anything.
She heaved a deep sigh before responding.
"FINE!" Scarlett replied and she added, "You got a deal! As long as none of you try to stop me or do something behind my back."
Her two older brothers agreed instantly, except for Alec.
This made Edward call him out.
"ALEC?" Edward's tone was serious and threatening.
At the beginning, Alec doesn't want to cooperate. It took him a while before he agreed with it as well.
"Fine!" Alec rolled his eyes in surrender since Edward and Gary were already letting Scarlett join the Hunters Academy.
Scarlett rejoiced within her mind upon hearing her older brothers' support.
"Anyways, where's father?" Scarlett raised a query regarding their father.
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Somewhere far from the mansion of the Pride Family, a huge ancient concrete could be seen with an arcing huge statues surrounded by thick walls.
Each corner of the thick walls have high towers with installed heavy weapons, built as part of the security system of the -Great Hall of the Hunters Council-
Group of men were leaving the great hall one after another.
Prominent leaders of each family escorted by their own armed men.
Including amongst these men was Richard Pride.
But compared to other leaders of noble families, Richard Pride was only escorted by two men with their own weapon.
One of the leaders took the attention of the headmaster of the Pride Family.
"Is it true that you are forging an alliance with a wolf pack?"
Causing for others to stop from their tracks and waited for the response of Richard Pride.
"Haven't I cleared this issue already inside a while ago, Elian?" Richard Pride looked at the other leader with a serious look on his face.
Immediately, others became wary and cautious around Richard Pride as things were increasingly becoming intense.
Before others could move, one of the two escorts of Richard Pride disappeared and swiftly moved towards the nearby guards of Elian, one of the leaders of noble families of hunters.
A very long thin sword sliced the pistols of the employed members of Elian.
"I think you need to employ better members in your household, Elian…" Richard Pride remarked to his fellow headmaster.
Others realized the difference in the skill sets of their members in their own family household.
As one of the top elite noble family of hunters, the Pride Family had the reputation of feared hunters amongst the Hunters Association.
Not only they are the richest family of hunters, but the most feared family of hunters as well.
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Richard Pride did not answer the query of his peer directly and went ahead after giving him a warning look.
Before leaving, Richard Pride warned them all.
"We may have sworn an oath to work along together. But I did not swear to keep your lives intact once you have proven hostile towards my family. Let this be my only warning to anyone!"
He uttered before leaving, "Only death awaits to those who dare harm my family!"
An indirect warning to everyone. Since the most recent incident towards Scarlett, Richard Pride failed to find the one responsible for Scarlett's life threatening situation.
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[-In The Hunters Academy-]
One of the staff members carried pile of documents to the office of the Grandmaster.
An old man standing at the huge glass window with his two hands behind his back.
His secretary placed all the documents on top of the desk before reporting to him.
"Grandmaster! Another member of the Pride Family is planning to be added in the roster of hunters! We just received the acceptance letter from the Pride Family," the short male secretary reported.
The Grandmaster of hunters could not hide his excitement when he heard about the acceptance of Pride Family in sending a member to the Hunters Academy for training and earning a hunter's license.
"This is going to be an interesting year!"
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