Several days have passed since the Kamino incident passed. Although talk about it continues, life continues and is soon replaced by new news. One of them is news about the International Guild conference which will be held soon.

The conference attended by various countries will be held on an artificial island, I-Island. An Island was founded to protect scientists and their research items from villains. The security system is as tight as Tartarus and so far no crime has occurred, until the recent I-Expo incident.

Even though its security was once breached, the island was once again trusted to be a location for important meetings and of course with an improved security system.

Since the conference would be held in 2 days, several Hunters from each country had already gathered there. The hunters gathered were mostly S-rank Hunters and were representatives of the major guilds of their countries. From the list of names present, several big names were also included like Thomas Andre and Liu Zhigang who are National Level Hunters. There are also rising names such as Lennart Niermann and Jay Milis.

However, apart from these names, there is one name that has become the center of attention thanks to its recent achievement in completing a giant gate in China. That name was none other than the vice guild master of the Dawn Guild, Izuku.

The news of Dawn Guild's participation as a representative naturally made the media buzz. Not only Japanese news media but also foreign news media. That's how big an achievement Izuku has made, making his name quite famous abroad and also attracting the attention of many countries who want to recruit him.

But despite all the talk about him, the main character is currently asleep in his airplane seat. Thanks to his hard work over the past few days, Izuku didn't have time to rest. Even though he was not physically tired, he was quite mentally drained from carrying out the punishment he received.

Even though Izuku initially thought he could get through his punishment as before, unexpectedly he was more depressed when he didn't enter the dungeon. Since he couldn't vent his frustration after facing various types of people, the emotions inside him started to build up which only increased his stress level and ended up draining him mentally. Even the statistics clearly show the level of fatigue.

[Fatigue: 31]

While Izuku was still asleep, the pilot immediately announced that they would be landing soon. Hearing the announcement, Ichirou who was next to him shook Izuku's body to wake him up.

" Izuku "

Surprised by Ichirou's touch, Izuku reflexively summoned a dagger and almost aimed it at Ichirou. Ichirou is also surprised by Izuku's reflex actions and even goes so far as to activate the body amplifier.

" ah! sorry Ichirou-san "

" It's okay, but what's wrong with you? Did you have a nightmare or something? "

Hearing Ichirou's question, Izuku couldn't help but laugh at his carelessness. It seemed that due to too much stress, his senses had become confused to the point that he perceived a weak touch as a threat.

" Wake up, we're almost there. "

" Really? "

" Just look outside "

Following Ichirou's words, Izuku looked outside the window. There he saw an artificial island with a high wall surrounding it. One glance at the sight amazed many people considering how the island could move despite its size. Moreover, the island is an artificial island.

While Izuku stared at the outside view, the plane he was on slowly landed. Not long after that, a group of representatives from Japan immediately descended. After passing the identity check they were immediately greeted by a crowd of people, mostly journalists.

Seeing the new group arriving, the reporters immediately turned their cameras towards them. Soon many of them were trying to find out which group had just arrived, and after finding out that it was a group from Japan, the reporters went even wilder.

Their lenses moved quickly trying to find the figure of a young man who had been the topic of conversation recently. Thanks to the commotion that occurred, the arrival of other Hunters was neglected, such as Germany's strongest Hunter, Lennart Niermann.

Noticing the crowd's attention focused on the crowd in front of him, Lennart wondered what was happening, and only after being informed by his subordinates did he figure out the situation.

He then looked at the group in front of him and it didn't take long for his eyes to find the figure of the young man who was the source of the rumors.

" it looks like they just arrived "

" It seems so, should we exchange greetings? There is no harm in building a relationship with a strong Hunter. "

On his initiative, Lennart tried to approach Izuku, but before he could get closer he saw a sight that shocked him. Right under Izuku's feet, Lennart could see a dark shadow containing hundreds of pairs of eyes watching him.

Seeing Lennart who was silent, his subordinate then asked him.

" Aren't you going to greet him? "

" You... didn't you see that? "

" See what? "

Instead of answering, Lennart just stared at Izuku silently. In his mind, Lennart thought Izuku was summoning his summoned beast from another dimension, but after seeing it in person he knew that Izuku had his soldiers around him all this time. And looking at the numbers, Lennart thought that Izuku could probably fight a war with everyone here.

Feeling the gaze that continued to stare at him, Izuku briefly looked back and saw Lennart who was staring at him. Even without exchanging words, Izuk knew what surprised the man who looked at him. Izuku, who met Lennart's subordinate's eyes, only nodded as if giving a light greeting before turning back.

" You know that man? "

" No, this is the first time I've seen him, but who is he? "

" He is the representative from Germany, guild master of the Richter Guild, Hunter S-rank Lennart Niermann "

" I see, but by the way Sugimoto-san, did you also come here as a representative? "

" That's how it is, even though I'm here because of the association president's orders to monitor you so that you don't get taken by another country. "

" Don't worry, I still have no intention of leaving my hometown. "

" In other words, you might leave if you wanted to. "

Without answering, Izuku just stuck out his tongue intending to joke.

" Please don't do that or the chairman will kill me "

" I'm just joking, I'm serious about what I say though. "

" Yeah I hope so "

While Izuku was talking with Sugimoto, Ichirou then approached them. Together with him, several agents seemed to want to discuss some things with him.

" Izuku, you can go to the hotel first, Sugimoto and I still have some work to do with these people. "

" Okay "

After saying that, Izuku then left Ichirou, guided by several other people in suits. However, when he arrived at the car that would take him, he was confused by the presence of another person who seemed to be waiting for him in the car. The man waiting for him was a foreign man with blue eyes and blonde hair.

" Who are you? "

To prevent misunderstandings and suspicions from Izuku, the foreign man gave him a business card and immediately introduced himself.

" Sorry for this rudeness, Hunter Izuku, let me introduce myself, my name is Adam White. I am a representative of the American Hunter Bureau. If you don't mind, could you spare some of your time for us, Hunter Izuku? This won't take long. "

Izuku guessed what the opposing party wanted seeing how the media reported it. Even though he knew this, Izuku felt there was no harm in listening to him, since his party had made such preparations to meet him, also considering the number of meeting requests he had received both through Guilds and associations. And also if something undesirable happens, Izuku can escape at any time by using 'Shadow Exchange'.

" Fine, I'll spend my time on you. "

" Very well, I guarantee this will not harm you "

After receiving Izuku's approval, Adam then invited him into the limousine before finally following him. Not long after, the car started moving with an undetermined destination.

" So Mr. White, what do you want to talk about? "

" Unexpectedly your English is quite fluent "

" Let's just say I've practiced enough, can you put aside the nonsense and get to the point? "

" As expected, you are not a person who likes small talk. Alright, Hunter Izuku, to be honest, we are here planning to recruit you to our country. "

" Even though you know how often I refuse that request, right? "

" Yes, frankly, we are currently under serious pressure. Even though it hasn't been revealed to the public, we have just lost one of the pillars of our country, a national level Hunter, Christopher Reed. "

" What caused it? "

" Possibly killed, but we still don't know who did it. And also this case will probably be the topic of this conference since we're not the only ones experiencing this. The same thing also happened to Indian National Hunter Siddharth Bachchan who was also killed recently "

Hearing what Adam said made Izuku frown. To kill a Hunter of that level required at least equal strength, or stronger. Izuku felt there was something odd about this case since he knew there was no real hostility between the national-level Hunters. Well, at least that is the case unless there is another party who is targeting the Hunter.

" We are currently trying to fill the void he left behind. We plan to immediately look for a Hunter who can replace him at all costs. "

" And I am one of those candidates? "

" That's right, as an offer we will give you the Rune Stone that we obtained from the worst calamity in human history, Dragon Kamish. "

While Adam expressed his offer he also showed several pictures to Izuku which showed Kamish's body which was only left with bones and runestones obtained from killing him.

Hearing the name Kamish, Izuku of course knew it since the dragon's name was written in the article he read about the early period of the gate's appearance. Kamish is the boss of the dungeon who first appeared that day. It is said the Kamish that appeared that day was the definition of a walking disaster. The raid that was carried out was also the worst in history because the raid killed the 5 strongest hunters at that time.

Despite Adam's long explanation regarding the runestone, Izuku's eyes were focused on Kamish's carcass. Even though only bones remained Izuku couldn't hide his interest.

" Mr. Adam, does the US keep Kamish's body? if yes, can I see it? "

" Eh? I'm sorry that information is classified as confidential and is beyond my authority. I still have to ask my superiors about that information. "

" Then do it "

" Pardon? "

" I have been willing to spend my time on you. Of course, I have the right to ask for this much. "

" Yes, okay, I'll ask. Can you wait a moment, this might take some time. "

" Do it "

Even though he was confused by Izuku's attitude, Adam still carried out his request and immediately called his superior. As soon as Adam picked up the phone, he immediately explained Izuku's wishes to the head of the American Hunter Association, David Brennon.

After hearing Adam's explanation, David made a confused expression for a moment which was also witnessed by his deputy.

" Did he say something regarding runestones? "

" No sir. He didn't say anything regarding Runestones. "

" ha... so you mean he's only interested in corpses? I still need to discuss this with my vice, I'll call you later. "

" Yes sir "

After saying that, David then hung up the call and turned to his vice, Michael Connor.

" What do you think, do you have any idea why he wants to see Kamish's corpse? "

" I'm not sure... Well, one thing is certain he doesn't mean to be just a visitor. The value of skills is unimaginable. Top hunters will happily spend a lot of money to buy runestones. A hunter's strength and skill are equivalent to his level of survival, And yet, if he prefers looking at corpses, it's probably because he might get something more valuable from a skill. "

" Isn't his ability limited to the monsters he kills? "

As if awakening thanks to David's words, Michael, who finally realized the reason, couldn't help but tremble. With his face looking pale, Michael subconsciously touched his face.

" My God

He...

He plans to make Kamish one of his summons! "

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