Monster Hunter (3)

Originally, newbies start in story mode for a detailed tutorial, and story mode basically starts as solo mode.

Survival mode immediately jumps into multiplayer, and all areas are unlocked at once.

Because of that, other monsters can immediately invade.

Of course, Monster Hunter has some sense, so invasions don’t happen unconditionally.

The probability is greatly reduced in the early areas, and that probability is 5%.

The giant flying monster that appeared, breaking through the 5% probability, began to drop explosive scales that explode when shocked, all over Arang.

“Ayo, seriously!”

Arang knew about the invading monster because it was notorious as a monster that always invaded while hunting monsters in the old Monster Hunter.

That monster is especially hellish for early melee weapons, so Arang cursed inwardly.

The scales of the monster named Bazel only explode when shocked unless it’s in a rage state, so if I’m careful like this-

Degurururu!

“Ah… seriously.”

I was trying to carefully get away from the explosive scales, but the monster Arang was holding onto rolled its entire body coolly on the floor, activating all the explosive scales on the floor.

The black scales turned red in an instant and then exploded.

Arang, who was already low on health from being in battle, died instantly.

“Heo…”

Arang, riding the cart that is the trademark of Monster Hunter, returned to the starting camp and jumped up.

“Wow… no… Heo… Is this real? No, Bazel came out when the hunter rank is 1? Is this right?”

The monster I was fighting was already dying.

“I have to go quickly. The skull mark appeared!”

Monster Hunter basically doesn’t allow you to check the monster’s health.

Instead, if a skull mark appears on the monster’s actions or the monster’s icon on the mini-map, it means it’s almost dead.

Since its health was low, I rushed to the monster I was fighting.

“There it is!”

Arang, who confirmed the monster rolling around diligently in the distance, ran hard, but not only the monster but something else caught my eye.

“A person? Not an NPC… or is it?”

Arang, who didn’t know that selecting survival mode automatically makes it multiplayer for up to 8 people, tilted my head at the sight of the user in the distance, but without thinking much about it, I ran-

Keuwaaaaa!

“Eh…”

The monster Arang was fighting screamed and collapsed.

“Ah…”

When I arrived in front of the monster, it was a corpse.

==

“Uh? Ah, no, uh, this isn’t what I was trying to catch, this is…”

The way he was talking, it was obvious he was a user.

I don’t remember entering multiplayer, but being in multiplayer means that automatic server searching like before is happening automatically.

That’s that, but why did that user steal what someone else was catching…? Of course, I died, but that user would have known that the monster had a skull mark…

Plus, looking at the equipment he’s wearing, he’s not a newbie but a veteran.

‘In the first place, there would be very few newbies like me in a 2-year-old game.’

Then there’s no reason to catch that, so why did he catch it?

“Wait a minute. That’s a misunderstanding. The Bazel’s explosion damage set the monster on fire and it died. I really didn’t hit it even once. Really.”

“…”

“I can prove it too!”

“Prove it?”

“Yes. I’m a Monster Hunter streamer, so I’m on air right now. Ah, [Chicken Without Leg Wings]-nim is naturally not on screen right now.”

“Is that so? Then I’ll believe you.”

The user in front of me was a user with a considerable female customization.

But from the way he spoke, he was saying, “I’m a man.”

Monster Hunter allows you to customize regardless of gender, just like I’m doing a male customization now.

Since it’s not a 19+ game, there are no genitals and such acts are impossible, so there’s no problem.

“[Chicken Without Leg Wings]-nim is a newbie, right?”

“Yes. It hasn’t even been an hour since I started.”

“Oh… then it would be much easier to go through single mode separately. If you start in survival mode, it automatically searches for a server and enters someone else’s server.”

“Ah. Is that so? Then what’s the difference between solo and multiplayer?”

“There isn’t much difference, but if you do solo, you progress step by step, and if you do multiplayer, everything is unlocked at once. Solo is for newbies who are doing Monster Hunter for the first time. Multiplayer feels like it’s for users who have done the series a bit.”

“So that’s why Bazel came out…”

“Usually, the probability of Bazel appearing in this area is almost 5%… It seems like [Chicken Without Leg Wings]’s luck was bad. Ah, you have to get the materials quickly before the corpse disappears.”

“Ah, yes.”

The moment I, not my last hit, but the monster that died from that damn Bazel, approached the monster to carve it.

‘Wow…’

The still-warm monster corpse.

I don’t think it’s just a virtual world. I feel like the monster that’s dead in front of me is another life existing in this environment.

“It’s amazing, right?”

“Yes…”

“Monster Hunter implemented this better than other games. That’s why I’m more drawn to this game. This world.”

Nod.

I clicked the carve button floating on the corpse in front of me.

I don’t know if I should say it’s fortunate, but I heard a sound that I got the materials while doing the carving motion, not actually disassembling the monster to get the materials.

Well, if they made this part so detailed that they disassemble it, it would be a 19+ game from there.

“Congratulations on your first hunt.”

The veteran [Jindaru] applauded.

To be honest, I felt strange.

Clearly, the user in front of me is a woman.

Muscular body and voluminous body for catching monsters. Equipment that looks like it has high defense, proving that she’s a veteran.

Maybe that equipment is appearance-changing equipment, so layered armor, but a pretty face, healthy body, and a beautiful female voice.

But the way she speaks, the choice of words, and the body gestures are all male, so there’s a considerable sense of incongruity.

If it were an old computer game, I would just think so, but seeing it in front of me in this virtual world felt strange.

I realized that’s why Leore didn’t allow gender switching.

Of course, I always played female characters when playing computer games, and I’m a woman now, but I’m playing a male character, so I don’t have any intention of saying anything, but the feeling is strange, something is something.

‘Wait a minute, then is that how other people feel when they see me in Leore…?!’

A 15-year-old, no, looking only at the external parts, a child who looks like a 10-year-old girl was acting and speaking like a 30-year-old man.

Of course, I’ve been living as Arang and have become more integrated, so it’s mostly gone, but I still have those gestures and way of speaking.

That’s why I became close with Kang Han-gil Ajusshi and Pal-gil Ajusshi without hesitation.

“Do you want to be friends with me?”

The veteran [Jindaru] waved his hand a few times and sent me a friend request.

I didn’t have any reason not to accept it and thought he was a good user, so I nodded.

“Okay.”

‘Ooh… Hunter Rank 742?’

It was such a high rank that I thought you would have to play Monster Hunter for 2 years to get to that rank.

‘He wasn’t just a veteran, he was oil.’

“What does the nickname mean? Do you dislike soft flesh?”

“Ah, no. I like soft flesh. This is just a nickname I made because someone I know doesn’t have leg wings.”

“Doesn’t have leg wings…? Ah, your friend doesn’t like soft flesh.”

“That’s the feeling.”

==

[Jindaru]

A user who likes the Monster Hunter series.

He has liked Monster Hunter since he was young, and he has been buried in the VR Monster Hunter that came out 2 years ago, broadcasting and playing.

Jindaru, the most famous Ryutuber with Monster Hunter as the theme, was playing while broadcasting as usual today.

Jindaru, who is not a full-time streamer but likes to play Monster Hunter with other users, always broadcasts in a small way and discovered a newbie.

Viewers were startled to see the newbie, [Chicken Without Leg Wings].

-A newbie in a game that’s been out for 2 years! Kya~

-But look at the nickname, isn’t it sniping Arang?

-Who is Arang?

-Wow, you don’t know Arang?

-No, who is Arang?

-If it’s Arang sniping, he’s a real trashy bastard?

[Ah, no. I like soft flesh. This is just a nickname I made because someone I know doesn’t have leg wings.]

Viewers who knew Arang were filled with anger at Arang’s words.

-No, he just made a nickname as if he was making fun of someone’s pain?

-Wow, that’s really absurd???

-There are still kids like that?

-Wow, he’s acting like that because it’s not the Leore Gallery?

-What is it? No, what is it that you’re so angry about?

-No, who is Arang really?

Jindaru, who broke up with [Chicken Without Leg Wings] and then checked the chat window, was flustered by the suddenly harsh chat window.

“What’s wrong? Why is everyone like this…?”