September 8, NE176
In the night of Station 92,
City of Katrinidad,
In a canteen area
A man wearing a black cloak eating at the table.
He has 3 swords on his back and 2 swords on the left and right sides of his waist. You can see the beautiful appearance of his sword, especially the color black and the color light green sword. The light blue sword in the middle also looks good but it's nowhere comparison to the two. On his waist, there's a 2 long sword-shaped katanas.
This man was eating a lot of food on his table.
And the people on the side are indifferent and seem to be used to what they saw.
"Num, num, num, num… Mhhn… Mmmhn, num, num, mhhn" The man on the table also doesn't bother by the situation in his surroundings.
He just eats until he ran out of food.
"Boss, another 5!" He said.
"Sigh, Got it!" The chef replied helplessly and it seemed he was also used to it.
After 30 minutes.
"Gu-uh" He burped.
"It's so good. Whew, I think it's time to go, Boss Thank you, here!" He put 3,000 pesos in front of the table of the owner.
"Whatever, just go, I don't want to see you anymore." The owner who was lying down on the table was glad that the monster was leaving.
The man didn't care, he checked his swords and a bag on his right shoulder. He saw that nothing was missing, and he left.
"That… that guy was eating so fast, do you know who he is?" A person at the other table asked his companion.
"He also had many swords!" The other newcomer said.
"Oh, that's right, you're still new here, so here's my advice: don't ever provoke that guy no matter what happens." His Senior warned him and said.
"Why, is he strong?" The newcomer asked again.
"Do you think a guy who can eat like that is not strong?" Another newcomer asked him like a fool.
"Yes, that guy was a beast, he's a Late Senior Expert!" the senior said.
"Oh, Senior Stage?"
"Hey, Senior, is that guy a college student?" One of the newcomers asked again.
"I don't know, but based on what I've heard, he came here for the punishment. And, it's been 2 years since he came here." His senior tried to recall in his memory.
"Oh, there's one thing, he's also a Rank 3 Hunter" Senior added.
"Rank 3? How? Senior, didn't you say earlier that it's only applicable for Expert?" The newcomer asked him with doubt.
"Certainly, that's because the majority of Rank 3 are experts and they are the only ones who were capable of hunting enhanced beasts alone, which makes most people think that only Rank 3 Hunters are capable of beating enhanced beasts."
"I forgot to tell you, but actually, the rules of Hunter Guild were simple, as long as you completed the mission task alone, you are qualified to upgrade even if your rank was lower than the standard. Liked that guy, for example, he hunted more than 20 enhanced beasts, so he was qualified to upgrade to Rank 3."
"He's the person you heard earlier who killed more than a hundred normal beasts last year, and 6 months ago, I remember that guy who came to the station with blood all over his body, he had a scar on his chest, right shoulder, and cheek holding two dead enhanced beasts 'Leoporo' in his two hands."
"GULP!" The two newcomers were shocked and swallowed their saliva.
"All the hunters here at the station were shocked, including me. And the scariest thing is that just a few weeks ago when that incident happened, except for the scar on his chest, everything was healed as if nothing had happened. And this is also when his appetite for food started to increase. The same scenario that happens every week, months, until now, all he does is hunt normal and enhanced beasts, then eat, and after a few days he goes back to the forest to hunt." His senior continued what he said with a mix of fear in what he was saying and admiration in his eyes.
"Amazing! I also want to be like him" the newcomers' eyes lit up and said with admiration.
"Hmph… Don't even think about it, even I, don't dare to do that, do you think you can?" His senior sneered at them.
"Hmph... Who knows?" a newcomer seems to be dissatisfied with the senior's underestimating him.
"There's a rumor about that incident 6 months ago"
"Huh… Senior, what is it?"
"Come here" He beckoned them to come closer.
The two newcomers approached the leader.
The leader looked at his surroundings and whisper to them.
"When that incident happened, he was still Rank 2 Hunter, there's a rumor saying at that time when he goes to the forest there was a hunter team who planned to assassinate him."
"Huh… then?" the two were intrigued about what the leader said.
"It's one Rank 3 Hunter and two Rank 2 Hunter"
"What… You mean… Rank 3? Isn't it… isn't it-"
"Yeah… It's an Expert Grade and 2 Senior Grade"
"Wuhhh-" The two newcomers took a deep breath.
"Then, what happened to them?"
The senior didn't speak, he just looked at them as if saying 'You Know'.
"You mean, the… they got killed? Isn't it against the rules?"
"Who knows if he's the killer? There is no evidence that he's the culprit. Ah… I forgot, but based on the result they aren't killed, but missing."
"Missing? Not even a bone remains?"
"Yeah, they cannot find it. So here in this station, there's something I want to remind you, rules are only applicable here in the station, if it's outside of the station, you must be careful, once we go out to the forest, we must not only be aware of the beast but also of humans. Do you understand?"
"Yes"
"By the way, Senior, are you also a Senior Grade?"
"Uh… eh… yes"
"Can you also beat an enhanced beast?"
"Pu… Cough… cough… gulp… don't try to compare me with that guy, although I can fight an enhanced beast, I can't defeat it alone. The enhanced beast was different from the normal beast, based on my experience, the longer we fight the enhanced beast the longer we are at disadvantage, so you must kill it fast because they had a strong physical resistance and quick recovery. "
"Then, why he can?"
"That's why he's different from us. Maybe he's a genius" The senior sighed and said.
"A strong person like him should be capable of fighting in the Artheran D or C Youth U-25 Ranking list, right?"
"I also doubted it, so I checked his name on the list and I was surprised because his name was not on the list, maybe it's because our city was in a remote area" The senior shakes his head and said.
"Anyway, don't provoke him… That guy was also hot-tempered, I can't count how many people had provoked him and experienced the real terror." The senior whispered to them
"By the way senior, What's his name?"
"His name…? It's the "Black Swordsman", Tristan Black!"
...….
Achoo…
"Is there someone talking about me?" He looked around while walking.
He is Tristan Black.
"Heng, they always like that. That's how they are. Those people who always provoke me, they speak loudly when I'm behind, but when they're in front of me, they look like paper tigers" Tristan sneered, he thought his enemies were talking behind his back again.
While he was walking, he noticed the people bowing their heads and avoiding him. Afraid of being implicated.
He just smiled at it. Inside his mind, he's proud that this happened. This means that his arrogant and proud reputation has spread throughout station 92.
No one dares to provoke him.
A few minutes later and he arrived at his small house in street on the side of the small alley.
After he put down his things on the side, he drank water from the glass.
(System, can you check my status?) Tristan said in his mind.
[Ok, just wait]
[1% 28% 49% 72% 95% 100%]
[Ding!]
[Name: Tristan Black
Age: 20 years old
Profession: Swordsman (Roronoa Zoro's Template)
1 Sword: Beginner (68%)
2 Sword: Intermediate (32%)
3 Sword: Beginner (81%)
Element: Lightning – Senior Late Stage
Unique Ability: Berserker's Blood
Bloodline: D. (Observation Willpower) – (Locked, Requirements: Crown) (Armament Willpower) – (Locked, Requirements: Crown) (Conqueror's Willpower) – (Locked, Requirements: Crown)
Technique: Thunder Breathing Technique
…
Item:
Roronoa Zoro's Template Card *1 - (Unlocked),
Thunder Breathing Technique Card *1 - (Unlocked),
Snow Chaser Sword *1 – (Unlocked)
Elucidator *1 – (Unlocked)
Dark Repulser * 1 – (Unlocked)
Sandai Kitetsu Sword *1 – (Unlocked)
Bloodline D. Card *1 (Unlocked)
Berserker's Blood Card * 1 (Unlocked)
Namikaze Minato's Reflex Talent Card *1 - (Unlocked)
Enma Sword *1 – 15,000 Points (Locked)
Wado Ichimonji Sword *1 – 13,500 Points (Locked)
Shusui Sword *1– 12,500 (Locked)
Pokemon Summoner Contract Scroll *1 – 3,500 Points (Locked)
Blackwyrm Coat *1 – 2,000 Points (Locked)
Training Field: 100Points/per day
Points: 22,400]
This is the item reward given by the system since it appeared 2 years ago. But except for Roronoa Zoro's Template, Thunder Breathing Technique, and Snow Chaser Sword, the others are not free. So, it's hard to imagine how hard he worked to accumulate points to buy the other items.
The Training field is like a venue where you can train by yourself, and rest to ease your mentality for 1 day or you can also use training in real life as shadow fighting where you can find a character based on your imagination, all you just need to do is find a suitable place and the system will take care of scanning. And this 1-day training in the training field is just a blink of an eye in real life. Of course, the Training Field was only limited per day, you cannot use it twice or more. But the training field also has a disadvantage which is the fact that it can only strengthen mental strength, it cannot refill the physical strength of the body.
2 years ago, when he regained consciousness, he was punished by the school in Senior High for attempting to attack a schoolmate in evaluation for the top 10 qualification match on their school.
The punishment is sending him to remote cities, serving for 2 years as a hunter, and fighting the invasion of beasts for his atonement. The punishment was so harsh because at that time he needs to apply to the University to become a Warrior.
University was known not only in the country but all over the world. They have abundant resources to cultivate warriors such as Expert, Crown, Elite, or maybe Champions. The Alliance also supported this type of University for healthy competition, and there are many Universities all over the world.
Imagine having a punishment for 2 years with no resources, his gap will get farther and farther compared to his other classmates and schoolmates, it's no different from having a death sentence. But he survived, he didn't just survive but also caught up with the level of rookie geniuses and other seniors of the Artheran National Universities.
After he was brought to the City of Katrinidad, he's having a hard time earning points to be used in the training field per day. After three months of suffering, he manages to stabilize his usage in Training Field per day.
It also thanks to the teaching of his 3 previous senior/leader hunters who had already died in the invasion of the beast and assassination. They taught him basic survival when encountering beasts, scouting, and knowing what is dangerous and not.
His fast growth also attracted the other leader in the Hunter Guild. They tried to invite or intimidate him to join their troop but saw their arrogant expression as if they treated him as nothing, as a hot-headed guy, how can he bear that? And quickly he went to the fight and had a conflict with the other guy.
And the other day, some of the people were attracted to his sword and planned to steal it so Tristan taught them a lesson.
And because of that incident, he provoked the backer of that people.
And because of that conflict, they were planned to be assassinated when they doing a mission in the forest. His 3rd Leader asked them to escape, but how can he let that happen? Except for the one guy who ran away, they both left to fight.