Chapter 547: Qualifications to Be Valued

Looking at Hayata's expression, Gordon knew that she must have listened to him, so he stopped talking and continued to walk to the task counter.

Behind the task counter stood two clerks in different uniforms, one yellow and the other green.

They were busy processing some documents, so they didn't notice the hunters coming here at first, but when the hunters came close enough, the two clerks still raised their heads reflexively and bowed politely.

Gordon and Hayata exchanged glances, and they both saw some "funny" expressions in each other's eyes.

"It seems that the guild in Mi City is really short of manpower."

Gordon laughed and teased: "Even a salted fish like you can get a promotion, Tikki?"

"Huh?"

Tikki, who was wearing a yellow uniform, raised her head, "Gordon? It's you, you're back too? Ah! So Pork Chop is back too!"

Tikki stuck her head out of the counter and looked around, but Pork Chop had already run away.

The uniform color of the poster girl of the Minagard Hunters' Gathering is particular.

Those wearing light green uniforms are generally young newcomers, while those wearing light yellow uniforms are "veterans" who can receive senior hunters and handle certain ancient dragon-related affairs.

Until last year, when Gordon took Feng Ying and others away from Minagard, Tiggy had always been "light green". At the same time, there was a poster girl with a gentle and steady personality named Machi, who was responsible for the senior business.

Now, Machi is gone, and the light yellow uniform falls on Tiggy. The one wearing the light green uniform is a thin and small blonde girl wearing glasses who looks underage.

Hayata, who is more than a head taller than her, is smiling and greeting her, "Little Nali, long time no see, you are so big now."

It seems that this is Ms. Mapel's daughter, that is, Hayata's future sister, Gordon thought.

The little clerk named Nari looked dazed. After Hayata greeted her, it took several seconds for her to react and cheered, "It's Sister Hayata!"

"And me! I'm Hayata's hunting partner Xianglan meow! You can also call me Sister Xianglan meow!" Xianglan climbed onto the counter, raised her head and chest, trying to make herself look more mature.

"Eh?"

Before the dazed Nari could react, Xianglan was picked up by Tikki and rubbed.

"Ah——! What a cute little kitten! Even cuter than Pork Chop!"

"Meow meow meow?!"

"You're courting death meow." Pork Chop, who pressed his body against the bottom of the counter and used the blind spot to avoid Tikki's sight, muttered softly.

Looking at the messy task counter, Gordon suddenly missed the clerk named Machi.

At that time, with the discipline of the senior, Tikki didn't dare to be too blatant. Now that she has become a senior and is with a weak newcomer, she seems to have let herself go.

Gordon was thinking this when he suddenly saw Tikki letting go of Xianglan. Although she was reluctant, she straightened her uniform and said, "Okay, okay, let's play after get off work. Now let's get down to business!"

"You actually know to get down to business first?" Gordon couldn't help but look at Tikki again.

"Hey! What do you mean!" Tikki put her hands on her hips in dissatisfaction, "How do you think I got promoted? By being lazy?"

"By Miss Machi giving up her seat?" Gordon teased.

Tikki choked, and her tone was a little less confident, "Although Senior Machi did get married and have children, is that the point?"

"Senior Tikki is actually very serious."

The new poster girl Nari spoke up for Tikki in a small voice, "Although sometimes I get distracted and sometimes I doze off, most of the time I am still very, very serious, right?"

".......Next time when you speak well of me, you can be more confident."

"Okay, okay." Nari nodded weakly.

Tikki looked helpless and looked at Gordon again, "Let's stop talking nonsense, Gordon, and Hayata, are you back to participate in the defense operation this time?"

"Yes."

"Yes."

Seeing Tikki getting into work mode, Gordon stopped joking and the two of them answered one after another.

"Thank you very much for coming back at this time."

Tikki bowed slightly with Nari, and then took out a special file book, "Excuse me, did you receive the guild's order to come to support, or did you volunteer to participate in this defense operation?

Ah, there is nothing else to say, but the guild needs to confirm the arrival of the hunters assigned under the 'emergency declaration'."

"I received the guild's order in Berna Village." Gordon nodded to show his understanding.

Hayata said on the side: "I came back voluntarily after hearing about this incident in the Western Continent."

"Huh? Didn't you two come together?"

Tiki was surprised, "Lord Amos was drunk before and he was shouting everywhere, saying that Gordon took Hayata away or something, are they breaking up?"

"Sister...brother-in-law?!" Naili was shocked.

Gordon was full of question marks, and Hayata's face turned red. She slapped the counter hard, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Hee~"

Tiki, who was intermittently teasing, laughed, "Okay, okay, let's get back to the topic. Gordon came here on orders, right? I checked the list, Gordon, Gordon...

Ah, I found it, Gordon, a six-star greatsword user... How the hell are you already a high-level hunter?!"

Tiki looked like she had seen a ghost.

Gordon shrugged, "All kinds of things happened."

Tiki's expression was complicated. After carefully checking the hunter notes of the two people, she found that Hayata was not only five-star, but also had several records of fighting ancient dragons. She pondered for a moment.

"Wait a moment, Madam President, there are some things I need to ask." After saying that, she quickly left the counter and went to the second floor where the president's office was located.

Nellie looked at Hayata with shining eyes. She had always admired the latter since she was a child, and now, this admiration continued to surge.

Just when Hayata felt a little bit overwhelmed, Tiki finally came back. She came to the two of them and said, "The president asked you two to go upstairs. It's about the task arrangement."

"Okay, we'll go up now." Hayata smiled at Nari stiffly, then quickly left the counter and walked towards the stairs leading to the second floor.

Gordon knew that she was trying to escape Nari's overly eager eyes, and followed with a smile.

The president's office was still in the same place. Gordon and his friends, who had been there more than once, would not go wrong. They came to the door of the office and knocked.

"Come in."

Gordon and Hayata pushed the door open.

At this time, there was not only President Vanti sitting in the office, but also several hunters.

Most of them were known to Gordon, and a few were relatively unfamiliar. Judging from their equipment, they should be the upper-level hunters who participated in this defense operation.

For example, a bald giant who winked at them.

Another example was Amos, who frowned and kept his eyes wandering between Hayata and the president, and seemed a little dissatisfied.

Hayata made a face at him.

She didn't need to guess what Master Amos was thinking. He just felt that she was not strong enough and should not participate.

As expected, Amos spoke up, "President, Hayata is not yet a high-ranking hunter."

"I know."

Ms. Vanti glanced at Amos, "But she already has the strength to be considered a 'combat force'."