THE MEAT LOVER

*sleeping*

*TING*

*Uverse holo app hologram appeared with message notification*

"YOU RECEIVED 1,000 CREDITS"

…

*next day*

Uwaaaaaaa~~~~

Good morning~~~ Harooo~~

*haro activates*

"Haroooo~~~ Good morning, Master~!

*stood up from bed*

*sat on his table and pulled out a food supply from his inventory*

*10 minutes passed*

Ah, that's a sumptuous meal.

Hey, Haro, where are we now?

"Harooo~~~ We are still traveling south since yesterday. We encountered some flying species, but they were killed off by us~"

Oh, so reliable?

[ONLY THE BEST, HOST]

…

Whatever, I'll get back to you later! One right doesn't mean you're forgiven, you sadist shit!

[…]

*walks to the bathroom*

*15 minutes passed*

*goes to the gym room*

*2 hours passed*

Ah, doing exercises and practicing my martial arts, really takes me back from my time on earth.

*proceeds to the firing range room*

…

*pew*pew*pew* pew* pew* pew* pew* pew* pew* pew*

…

*2 hours passed*

Ah, that was a refreshing one!

[YOU'VE IMPROVED A LOT, HOST]

Thank you but no thank you, I know it's a trap. Stop it, sadist!

[…]

I won't mention it cause I know something might pop up into my face if I do!

[…]

*walks to his cabin to wash*

*30 minutes passed*

Ah, this is life!

No demanding training is a great change for real!

[…]

Well… the sadist's mission… 86 missions more til' silver! Let's go!

Haro, please park our ship in a safe location where there are little to no animals present.

"Haro~~~~ Aye! Aye! Master!"

Good.

*got back to his bed*

*laid*

*opens Uverse HOLO App*

*taps the "UVERSE VR PLANET" option in the Holo App*

"Initiate VR Planet?" *Holo App*

Yes.

"VR Transfer Starting…"

*closes eyes*

*Shhhhhhhhhwwwaaaa~~~*

*Pssssshhhhhhhhh*

*opens eyes*

*finds Wendy*

*walks to Wendy*

"Hi, Wendy! Long-time no see?"

*MC smiles*

"Ah, Max! I've been waiting for you! How are you?"

"Doing good! I just woke up a few hours ago. Did some training and here I am, accepting another mission. Hehe~"

"For real?"

"Aren't you doing missions too fast at this rate?"

"It's fast?"

"Ridiculously so! Didn't you know that your record shows 14 completed missions? How long are you a member? It's been just a few days!"

*Wendy smiles*

"Really? It seems regular to me."

*Wendy smiles*

"Now, you're boasting."

"Hehe~ well… I don't care, as long as I reach silver tier fast."

"That's good thinking! But! Buuuut~! I hope you take care of yourself! It's never wrong to take precautions!"

*Wendy lectures* *smiles*

"Anyways, Wendy, I read your message. What was it about?"

"Oh, that? Well… it's quite a serious matter. Our branch manager is in right now, and would be delighted to talk to you, are you available right now?"

"Well, I'm here already, so let's get it on, whatever it is."

*Wendy smiles*

"Thank you, Max. Please follow me then."

*Wendy walked first* *gestures to follow her*

"Okay."

*MC followed Wendy*

What's with her smiles? Definitely something serious.

[YOU'RE CORRECT, HOST]

Any ideas?

[…]

Fuck you, then.

[…]

*10 minutes passed*

*door closes*

"Hello, Master Riki."

"Wendy?"

"Yes. I have Mr. Max here with me."

"Really!? Come! Come!"

*gestured for both Max to sit down*

"Hello, Mr. Max Newman!"

*forwards a handshake*

"Hello to you too, Mr. Riki."

*handshakes*

*let go*

*sits*

"I'll come back later then, Master Riki, Mr. Max."

*both Riki and MC nod*

*Wendy smiles and walked out of the room*

*1 minute passed*

"So. What is this all about?"

"Quite the straightforward, are we, Mr. Max?"

"Well… I don't like to be roundabout for things I deal with. So. What is it that you need to personally talk to me? Or rather… the hunter organization?"

"Smart. Mr. Newman, you're quite a perceptive one. I like it. This will be an easy way to explain things to you then."

*Riki smiles*

I really hate people who smile with personal intentions.

[THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS WITH LARGER BUSINESSES LIKE THE HUNTER ORGANIZATION, HOST]

Tsk~

"And?"

"We'd like you to be the new face of our organization, the Hunter organization."

"What?"

*MC's right brow creased*

"As literal as what I said, the face. The logo. The representative. The ambassador, of our organization. The Hunter Organization."

"You're not joking, are you?"

"Just like you, Mr. Max Newman, I don't like to be wishy-washy. Our legend tiers got their eyes on you and wanted to invest in your potential, what do you think?"

"Huh? Legend tiers?"

"Yes."

Fuck. Did I get their attention? When?

[UNIVERSE-WIDE RECORD HOLDER FINISHER OF BRONZE TIER ASSESSMENT. FASTEST BRONZE TIER TO COMPLETE 14 MISSIONS, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE, HOST]

Fuck.

You made me do it!

Fuck. It's a good thing I'm in a very very very far away location or else, some jealous shit might do some shitty things behind me, or rather… they assassinate me! Fuck.

[…]

*looks into the eyes of Riki*

"Well… do I have a choice?"

*Riki's expression was shocked*

"What's there to choose? You got the legend-tier people looking out for you."

"Just a personal preference, you know, I rather live out of the limelight rather than get the attention of the crazy ones."

*Riki smiled*

"I have one thing to say to you, Mr. Max Newman, no one gets away if they have a monstrous potential as yourself in this universe. One way or another, you'll be exposed. And when that time comes, you'll need a strong backer, unless you yourself are so strong you won't need a backer… Just a piece of personal advice from a diamond-tier member."

*Riki smiled seriously*

Damn. Is this guy a diamond tier?

*killing intent intensifies around the two*

Fuck. This is his killing intent, right?

[YES, HOST]

Che~

"I know…"

*Mc focuses and never showed heavy expression*

*smiles*

"I know that of course, but who'll come at me? They won't know my face at all. Haha~ But… is it okay if my face is not fully exposed? Like in a half-face mask?"

*Riki's face is full of visible confusion*

"Hmm? Why is that? Is this not your real look?"

"No."

"I see now. I'll talk to our higher-ups then. If they allowed it, will you accept?"

"It depends on the benefits I'll get as your ambassador."

*devil smile*

"As for the benefits, as a bronze ambassador, you'll get 10,000 credits from us monthly. If you ever reached the silver tier in less than 9 months, we'll reward you with 300,000 credits. As a silver-tier member, you'll be given 50,000 credits a month. If you reached the gold tier in 4 years or less, we'll reward you with 1 million credits. As a gold tier member, you'll be rewarded 100,000 credits a month. If you reached the platinum tier in 9 years or less, we'll reward you with a frigate class ship. As a platinum-tier member, you'll be given 150,000 credits every month. If you reached the diamond tier in 14 years or less, you'll be rewarded a destroyer class ship. As a diamond tier member, you'll be given a planet as an additional reward. Now, if you reached the legend tier in less than 20 years, we'll reward you with a cruiser-class carrier. As a legend-tier, you'll be given a right to establish your branch within your territory and will be given a seat as one of our elders."

"Ohoh~? Those are quite the rewards you got! I'm not a naïve person, so please hand it over to me, on what's my role as your ambassador."

*Riki smiles*

"You need to keep your streak in your missions without fail. Always send us videos of your missions. You have to join a universe battle competition and win it, at least once. All the rewards from that competition will be yours to take alone. The organization won't get shares but we'll fully support you with high-grade body strengthening solutions and other equipment. Of course, you must have at least twice a year photo shoots."

What the fuck.

"That's quite a demand you got there."

"If you will be rewarded by us based on those I said, you must also give us an equal result, a win-win situation. Don't you think so?"

"Fair enough."

"However, you mentioned a universe battle competition, please elaborate."

"Ah, you… *sigh*, well, it's a battle competition hosted by Uverse. However, it will not be inside the VR planet but in the real world. All its participants will battle out each other, either by killing or surrendering. No holds barred. You can use anything to win. Of course, you can't use something that isn't inside the competition."

Huh?

"What do you mean by that?"

"Weapons and Armor, are scattered to the battleground that are set up inside the planet of competition. You can use those things you looted in order to survive and win the competition. It's an all-out battlefield."

"For real? Well… would there be any team-up in that competition?"

"Yes. If you have friends or members that you allied with, you can join together and win it together."

"Will there be any legend tier competitors as well?"

"Yes."

Fuck.

"Then… I will not be able to join it for 1 decade then."

"It's okay. We're not rushing you. Just need to know that you need to join that competition once."

"Okay. Got it, now. What would you do if I failed all of that?"

"Two things. Your death or we'll make you a slave."

"That's quite brutal."

"Well…? We paid you, supported you, and if you become a failure. Only those two are your fate with us."

Damn. It's like I'm signing a contract with a devil at this point, I've already signed one, and this comes now… shit.

[…]

*Mc thinking heavily*

"What do you think, Mr. Max Newman?"

*Riki smiles*

"Can you give me time?"

"How long?"

"1 day."

"Okay."

"Well then…"

*Mc stood up*

*offers handshake*

*Riki stood up and took the handshake*

"We'll wait for your decision, Mr. Max Newman."

*Riki smiles*

*Mc walks out of the room*

*Riki still looked at the back of MC who got out of the door*

"He's strong."

*toot*

*a hologram appeared*

"You think so?"

*The hologram showed people's shadows sitting around the round table*

"Yes. And he can be much stronger if given more time."

"Then… our decision is not wrong."

"Truly."

*Riki Smiles*

…

*2 minutes passed*

"Hello Wendy, my meeting is done! Thank you and I'll go to the mission center now and accept a new one!"

*Wendy smiles*

"It's not serious Max! Good luck then!"

"Alright!"

*waves to Wendy and walked to the mission center cubicle*

*Wendy looked at MC's back*

*toot*

*looked at the message notification in Uverse device hologram*

*opened the message notification*

*read*

"Hmm… We'll for you, Max."

*Wendy smiles*

…

*tiiiiiiit*

*doors open*

*Mc entered*

*doors closed*

"Welcome to the Mission Center!"

"Please put your Uverse device here."

*virtual arrow appears*

*Mc puts his wrist, with the Uverse device, on top of the scanner*

*tiiiiiiiiiit*

"Scanning complete. Welcome to Mission Center, Mr. Max!"

*tooooot*

*Screen activates*

*shows Bronze tier mission list*

[KILL MISSIONS]

[CAPTURE MISSIONS]

[SCOUT MISSIONS]

[SECRET DELIVERY MISSIONS]

[SECURITY MISSIONS]

I'll cross out these secret delivery and security missions first.

*scrolls*

Hmm…

I'll try out the kill mission for now.

*scrolling*

[MISSION LIST]

[MISSION B-905659853214566987456332145]

MISSION TIER: BRONZE

MISSION DETAILS: CAPTURE 100 RARE MEATY ANIMALS DEAD OR ALIVE.

DURATION: NONE

MISSION REWARD: ALIVE: 100 CREDITS EACH / DEAD: 10 CREDITS EACH

[ACCEPT?]

[Y/N]

Yes!

*taps the yes button*

"MISSION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED."

*toooot*

*door opens*

*MC Exits*

Meaty animals huh?

*log out*

[TO BE CONTINUED]

[A/N]

NAME: DEIMOS CLASS - HEAVY FRIGATE SHIP (OFF. RATING: +1,000, DEF. RATING: +500)

SIZE: 75 meters x 200 meters x 50 meters

ROOMS: CAPTAIN'S CABIN, SHOOTING RANGE, GYM ROOM, DECK, ENGINE ROOM, WEAPONS ROOM, 9x GUEST ROOMS

WEAPONS: 1x HEAVY ENERGY TURRET, 4x ANTI-FIGHTERS ENERGY TURRETS

MAX CAPACITY: 10

RIKI LOOK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Martin