A Convenient Hunter License

To ensure Light would stay for ten days of sparring, Moyu casually added two more requests.

In his view, no normal person would agree so readily, and he had already prepared for follow-up negotiations.

Yet, he hadn't expected Light to agree immediately, without even a hint of hesitation.

"..."

Moyu fell silent.

He had never believed in free lunches, and seeing Light's promptness, his first thought was—

Light might have ulterior motives.

"Are you sure you want to trade the merit of a 20-million-Jenie bounty criminal for these three requests of mine?"

Moyu calmly reiterated the terms of the deal.

"Of course."

Light nodded, took a mobile phone directly from his pocket, and said earnestly, "Let's fulfill the first request. Give me a bank account, and I'll transfer 30 million Jenie to you right now."

"I don't have a bank account."

Moyu had always stayed in the Temple; how would he have something like a bank account?

Seeing that Moyu lacked one, Light proposed an alternative: "What about an ID Card? I just need to take a photo of it, and I can have a bank account set up for you within five minutes."

Whether it was transferring large sums of money in real-time or quickly opening a bank account in the middle of the night.

As long as one had a Hunter License, it was no problem at all.

This was the reason why the vast majority of Amateur Hunters wanted to obtain a license; it was simply too convenient.

"An ID Card, huh..."

Moyu recalled that his cheapskate father didn't seem to have ever gotten him an ID Card, so he shook his head and said, "I don't have that either."

"This..."

Light paused. He didn't ask for the reason, but instead offered another suggestion:

"Then cash or gold will do, though I'll have to wait until daylight to get it. If you have no objections, I'll start making arrangements now."

"Fine."

Moyu agreed.

30 million Jenie was roughly equivalent to the purchasing power of nearly 2 million in the 90s of his past life.

However, compared to the 30 million Jenie windfall, what Moyu wanted more was to improve his strength in a short period.

It was a simple logic—

In the Hunter world, if you have strength, you don't need to worry about money.

For a profession like Light's, as long as you can successfully capture a wanted criminal, you'll earn millions or even tens of millions.

If your strength allows, you can even hunt those criminals with bounties exceeding 100 million.

It is worth mentioning that...

The bounty money received is subject to tax.

Light didn't mention this, hoping that when Moyu found out later, he would remember his favor.

This was, in a way, a little scheme of Light's.

After confirming that Moyu had chosen gold, which was easier to store, Light dialed a number and, using his status as a professional Hunter, resolved the issue in a few short sentences.

"Alright, next is the corpse outside."

Light put away his phone, tilted his head toward the courtyard, and smiled, "Leave the cleanup to me; I guarantee not a single trace of blood will be left behind."

Seeing Light being so thorough, Moyu finally couldn't help but ask, "The merit of just a 20-million-bounty criminal shouldn't be enough to make you go to such lengths, right?"

"True, but sometimes it depends on the situation."

Light nodded. Naturally, he couldn't reveal his true inner thoughts, so he explained in a steady tone:

"For instance, I am currently pushing for One-Star, and I'm just one step away, so my need for merit is extremely high. That is the reason I am willing to pay this Price to make the exchange. Hmm, you know what I mean by One-Star, right?"

"You mean the title of One-Star Hunter."

"Correct."

"Then I understand. No wonder you're so generous..."

Moyu wore a look of sudden realization.

Light smiled, raised his thumb to point toward the courtyard, and said, "I'll go handle the body outside first. A specialist will come to take over later."

"Mm."

Moyu nodded.

Light turned around and walked toward the door, thinking to himself:

From our first contact until now, he has mostly acted very seasoned. Even though he clearly doesn't look like an adult yet, he possesses a caution and sharpness that belies his age. Come to think of it...

"I seem to have encountered a 'similar' youth like Moyu before. If I really had to compare him to Moyu, Moyu is still the more outstanding one."

"However, he is still just a child after all. Truly easy to deceive."

Being able to successfully mask his true intentions in front of Moyu by using the excuse of aiming for the One-Star Hunter title made Light feel inexplicably pleased.

He walked out of the room and headed straight toward Ian's corpse.

Yet, he failed to notice Moyu behind him, whose eyelids were drooping, and he certainly didn't expect...

"Who are you trying to fool?"

Moyu shook his head without a trace, muttering to himself in his heart.

Faced with the three requests he had put forward, Light's justification for being in urgent need of "merit" was clearly insufficient.

Not to mention that he agreed too readily; if he were truly in urgent need of "merit" with time being a critical factor, he would never have agreed to the "ten days of sparring" condition he had proposed.

A more reasonable reaction would have been to agree to "owe a favor" while increasing the amount of Jenie offered in exchange for the "merit."

Although I don't know what you want to get out of me... judging by the current situation, I stand to gain much more.

Moyu lowered his head, thinking silently.

Taking advantage of the time Light spent in the courtyard cleaning up the corpse, Moyu quietly retracted his shadow and returned to his normal state.

Things like Nen abilities...

It's best to keep them hidden if you can.

"Moyu..."

Monica's voice came from the bed.

Using the faint light projecting from outside the window, Moyu glanced at Monica, then walked over to the wall and flipped the switch for the wall lamp.

As the lamp lit up, soft light filled the room once again.

"It's alright now."

Moyu withdrew his hand, looked at Monica, and said, "You heard what Light said just now. Once the specialists arrive to take charge of the body, you will go down the mountain with them."

"Mm."

Monica had no reason to refuse and nodded slowly.

Moyu looked away, bent down to pick up the pencil and the small knife used to sharpen it that had fallen to the floor, placed them back on the table, and then gave a soft reminder:

"Before you leave, Light will likely want to have a chat with you. You are a smart person; you know what to do."

Monica had been a bystander throughout the entire "merit" transaction.

It was just that Light hadn't cared about Monica's presence from start to finish, and he surely had ways to ensure Monica would keep the secret.

"Mm, I know what to do."

How could Monica possibly provoke a professional Hunter? She looked at Moyu, hesitated for a moment, and then gathered her courage to ask, "Moyu, can I... still come here in the future?"

"As long as it's within the Temple's visiting hours, it's no problem."

After saying this, Moyu turned and left.

Light had just guaranteed that there wouldn't be a single trace of blood left behind while disposing of the body.

Moyu was quite curious about this; perhaps he could learn something by watching from the sidelines.

Monica watched Moyu's retreating back in silence.

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