Monster Hunter Monster Girl Story

0007 Love Hunter

At dusk, Jim called out, signaling to the two that they were about to set off.

Li Ai woke Qingcao up and brought her to the roadside.

Sene, already clad in heavy black horned dragon armor, now also carried a backpack with external pots and pans on his back.

The person he was negotiating with was a freight merchant who only had one truck.

The freight merchant, whose safety in the wilderness was now absolutely guaranteed, was quite pleased to have confirmed that the hero hunter wanted to hitch a ride with him.

They had no objection to bringing two more people, only saying that their truck was small enough that they could sit in the front cabin while catching their ride.

The three of them could only squeeze onto the top of the cargo compartment.

The wagon pulling the cart is munching on hay.

Upon seeing the green grass approaching, it let out a low hum and looked up in surprise.

"Eat quickly, we can't stop to rest now."

The freight merchant tugged on the reins, and the curious herbivorous dragon lowered its head to continue eating.

On the top of the cargo box piled up, Senegal and Jim saw the grass huddled in the corner and felt that the situation seemed to be more serious than the social anxiety that Li Ai had mentioned.

"Everyone, have some jerky, meow."

After Jim finished speaking, he took off his backpack and began searching.

When the pale red jerky was scooped out by the cat's paws, Qingcao's eyes rolled back, and she leaned back and fainted.

"Thank you! We've finished eating, and we're very full!"

There were shelves and railings in the carriage that one could lean on, but because of the bumpy road, Li Ai pulled them to her side.

"Then we'll eat it ourselves, meow."

"Hmm...this is a specialty of my world, you should try it too."

As Li Ai spoke, she took out two bottles of AD calcium milk and two bags of Old Brown Bear instant noodles.

"Thanks...this bottle is very well sealed."

Seneca said in surprise.

"This bag is so exquisite, meow! Is it printed with a subspecies of the Blue Bear Beast?"

"That's the old brown bear, the cartoon character from Crispy Noodles."

Neither the person nor the cat knew how to eat it, so Li Ai immediately demonstrated.

Insert the straw into the bottle opening, open the crispy noodle bag, take out the monster collection card inside, tear open the seasoning packet, pour in the seasoning, and shake.

The other party immediately did as instructed, perfectly replicating the action even after shaking it several times.

Then, imitating Li Ai, he looked at the monster cards while bringing the straw close to his mouth.

"Uh meow..."

Taking a sip, Jim's round, black cat-like eyes instantly narrowed into thin slits, and he exclaimed, "This is so delicious, meow!"

"The taste is indeed top-notch, and the cards inside these instant noodles are also extraordinary. They provide a detailed introduction to the ecology of the Velociraptor, and the illustrations are very vivid. They must be the work of a top scholar."

Sene looked at the card carefully and approved of its contents.

"Is yours a Velociraptor, meow...? Why is mine a Black Wolf Bird, meow?"

Jim was puzzled by the different cards that were drawn.

"A black wolf bird?"

Senegal moved closer and said, "I'll trade you my Blue Velociraptor."

"I won't change the cat, but you can admire it... Li Ai, what kind of cat is your card?"

Li Ai, sipping her calcium milk, looked at the UTR Black Dragon Miraboreas in her hand and pondered for a moment.

"It's a herbivorous dragon."

A few minutes later, Li Ai asked the person and the cat how they felt after eating the snacks.

Aside from saying that the taste was excellent, the two had no other comments.

"If conditions permit, Palicoes will eat a meal and receive buffs such as Strength Seed before hunting battles, so they should be very sensitive to physical enhancements."

Li Ai speculated that the basic growth-related buffs in the shop had no effect on the natives and Ailu.

As for the grass, even though it hasn't been turned into a monster girl yet, its rating has already increased from 0.3 stars to 0.5 stars just by feeding it seaweed for a few days.

Now that the monster has been anthropomorphized, its rating has skyrocketed to 0.8 stars, a significant improvement.

"The limited-time buff items unlocked by one-star hunters are similar to hunter-generated buffs, so they should be effective... I think becoming a hunter in the short term seems a bit difficult."

The hero hunter was right in front of them, and he was also at a leisure time, making him the best person to ask.

Unfortunately, the more Sene spoke, the more desperate Li Ai became.

"Wait a minute, you aspired to become a hunter when you were six years old, and you worked hard until you were 17 and achieved your goal."

"Yes."

"And he passed the test on his first try, a record that no one in the village has been able to surpass to this day. He is also the first hunter to replicate the village chief's feat in his youth, hunting a Monoblos alone."

Jim proudly added.

"Then, if someone with a weaker constitution starts training in their youth, how long would it take them to pass the hunter exam?"

"People with weaker constitutions are not advised to target hunters."

Seneca said in a serious tone.

"I see... Suppose I have a friend who goes hunting in the wild without a hunter's license, what would happen?"

Senegal and Jim exchanged a glance, their expressions both somewhat strange.

"You will be arrested by the guild knights for poaching."

"What if my friend hadn't been discovered? After all, guild knights aren't that easy to run into."

Sene reached into his pouch, took out a medal bearing the guild's X-shaped emblem, and pinned it to his breastplate.

"This is?"

"A badge representing your status as a guild knight, meow."

"So you have other positions too."

Li Ai immediately thought that when a hunter becomes powerful enough and famous, the scope of their duties might also expand.

"Your friend is here too?"

"No, I was just asking casually."

Li Ai felt that this was a bit difficult.

Because if one cannot become a hunter, then using hunting to capture monster girl companions would be considered illegal.

Currently, its self-assessment has just improved from a negative 4.9 stars to 4.6 stars.

If a normal young adult raised in a nurturing environment were rated between -3 and -2 stars.

In the short term, they still can't catch up with ordinary people, let alone become hunters.

"There are hunter assessment training programs organized by the guild in the village, but the chances of success are very slim. If you need them, I can help you get introduced to one."

Seeing that Li Ai was somewhat disappointed, Seneca offered a direction.

"Thank you, please take these calcium-fortified milks home and drink them."

As Li Ai spoke, she took out four packs of AD calcium milk.

The premise for the long-term existence of friendship and unity is gratitude and mutual assistance.

Since Senegal and Jim had helped her so much, even if there was no attribute boost after the test, Li Ai still had to express her gratitude.

"Haha! Thank you, meow!"

Jim picked it up happily, as if it were a precious treasure.

"The taste is indeed great, but I don't like things that are too sweet. Giving me such a delicate drink is a complete waste."

"Then take it home for the kids to drink."

"Uh... okay."

Noticing the other person's somewhat uneasy expression as she took the money, Li Ai immediately probed, "Is it not enough to share? Then you can wait a few more hours..."

The online store refreshed precisely at midnight, so Li Ai couldn't overdraft in advance.

"It's not that there aren't enough to go around, it's that I don't have children yet."

"Sorry, it was a misunderstanding."

"Not only do I not have any kids, I don't even have a girlfriend yet. The old village chief, who raised me, is worried about me too... Waaah..."

Jim's cat mouth was immediately covered.

Li Ai felt as if she had brought up a topic the other person didn't want to discuss.

Having spent a long time in the wild, Seneca's bronze skin made him look at least 30 years old.

As a highly respected hero hunter in Kokot Village, there's no reason why he shouldn't have a girlfriend.

"Seneca, do you have someone you like?"

"Huh? How could that be? No."

Seeing this slightly nervous response, Li Ai knew that something was definitely going to happen.

However, since the other party was unwilling to talk about it, Li Ai changed the subject and began to ask more about the hunter.

As dawn broke, the road began to widen gradually.

More and more trucks, gatherers, villagers, and hunter teams began to pass by.

After confirming that Kokot Village on the map had been unlocked, Li Ai did not enter the village by car.

Instead, he shook the grass awake and got off the bus at the village entrance.

For humans, towns and cities are places for daily life and a last refuge from monsters, but for monster girls, it's different.

Without a suitable ecological environment, living in a village or town is like being in prison.

In the game, Li Ai designed Sheep Village and Wolf Castle as the daily habitats of the monster girls.

However, players need to build these two places themselves.

Li Ai currently lacks the ability to do so, so she can only find a place around the village to temporarily settle Qingcao down.

They searched until sunrise, when two abandoned fields overgrown with grass finally came into view.

"There's a small river next to the fields, and an abandoned wooden cabin without a roof. It's not far from the village, and it's relatively safe... This is it!"

With the sky high and the grass green, even the grass seemed to yearn for such a comfortable environment.

After tidying up the surrounding area, the two sat down to rest on the grass in the field around noon.

After exchanging her daily supply of Libo seaweed chips, Li Ai began to diligently draw a plan on the triptych of the sheep village inhabited by the herbivorous monsters.

Suddenly, a piece of seaweed with its plastic wrapping torn off was brought to my lips.

Li Ai was also curious about how the large, grassy hooves could tear off the packaging.

It wasn't until I saw those fair and delicate hands that I suddenly understood.

"The progress is fast enough; they've already mastered the further monster-moe transformation of the limbs."

Li Ai chewed on a piece of seaweed and gave a compliment.

"I don't know what further monster moe is. I just wanted to eat seaweed chips, and then my forelegs weren't working properly... so I got anxious and my hands turned into this."

Qingcao looked at her clean, white hands, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Don't worry, this is a good thing. Being able to freely change the parts of your monster girl form means that your control over the monster girl form is getting stronger. Wait a few more days, and you can try practicing your monster transformation."

"Okay, I'll try my best... After I succeed, can I help you pull the cart?"

"Huh? Why do we need to pull a cart?"

"Because I saw that the merchant and the uncle worked together very well... I also want to work with you like that."

Li Ai deduced that the "uncle" the other person was referring to was probably the herbivorous dragon that had been domesticated and was towing the truck.

"There's no need."

"Am I still too thin and small? I can practice more."

The grass seemed a little tense.

"That's not what I meant. You're a monster girl now, and in this form you don't need to eat much. You're also more adaptable to your environment. You no longer need to rely on your tribe or humans, so you can live a safer life. Wouldn't you find pulling a cart boring now?"

"No, I still long to pull a rickshaw... I hope that one day, I can travel on the road with someone and take them to a very far place."

Li Ai was speechless, never expecting that Qingcao's wish would be so mundane after it achieved monsterization.

"Isn't this a bad thing?"

"Green Grass asked cautiously."

"No, there's nothing wrong with pursuing something simple and pure."

Li Ai thought about the upper limit of the herbivorous dragon's combat power growth and felt that this pursuit seemed quite reasonable.

"Could you get me a truck? I'd like to practice first."

"..."

Li Ai put down the three-fold book and sighed helplessly.

I'll try my best.

"Very good!"

The three-fold A5 vibrated twice. Li Ai looked and saw that Qingcao's favorability rating had now increased to six hearts.

After settling Qingcao in, Li Ai headed towards Kokot Village.

Accept commissions, cut materials, exchange for rewards, replenish supplies, craft equipment, heal and recuperate...

Villages and towns are of great significance to the hunter team.

But for ordinary people, its function is limited to serving as a home and shelter.

"If I can't become a hunter, I can't unlock the one-star shop, I can't accept commissions to earn rewards, and even hunting will be restricted. What should I do?"

Li Ai thought of the task system she had designed.

Once a character enters the game, the developers certainly won't make them train for years before they can become a hunter.

Upon arriving at Kokot Village and completing the beginner quests, you will receive a badge called the Hunter of Love.

This badge can also be promoted normally, but in addition to regular hunting, it can also be used to undertake monster girl capture commissions.

This was originally the easiest way for Li Ai to become a hunter.

The tragic thing is that I already confirmed with Sene last night that, with his experience, he has rarely even heard of monster girls, let alone the Love Hunter.

Even though this special hunter badge has been generated as a reward and its materials and craftsmanship may be indistinguishable from the real thing, the Hunter Guild will not recognize it.

"It seems that not all the settings have been implemented, and the requirements for that beginner's quest are quite bizarre."

Li Ai muttered to herself as she stepped into the village.

The phone immediately vibrated, congratulating Li Ai on arriving at Kokot Village and triggering the newbie quest.

Beginner Quest [1-1]: Help two couples find love. (Currently 0/2)

Reward: Love Hunter Medal

In the past, if Li Ai had seen such an outrageous task, she would have definitely cursed the planner as an idiot.

Unfortunately, since it was my own design, I can't bring myself to criticize it.

"The tasks in the testing feature are just random; how am I supposed to complete them in real life...? And even if I did complete them, it wouldn't be of any use."

The sounds of hammering, hawking, and hunters' laughter mingled together.

Looking at the sizable village and town, Li Ai was gradually moved by the lively atmosphere that she hadn't seen in a long time.

Compared to the wilderness where one has to worry about monster attacks day and night, this cozy human home is simply a paradise.

At the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce, there are newly built trucks for sale.

But he didn't have a single penny in his pocket, so naturally he wasn't in the mood to ask about prices.

A strangely dressed male hunter carrying a frozen swordfish on his back complimented me as he passed by: "Friend, you're dressed quite uniquely."

"The same to you."

Li Ai glanced down at her clothes, which were almost torn to shreds, and thought that even if she couldn't become a hunter in the short term, she should at least get rid of poverty first.

His gaze swept across the village and quickly settled on the cat-accompanying intermediary, Granny Cat.