Rebuild World: Volume 3 Part Two [Parts 1 to 13] by Nahuse

Author:Nahuse
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 95: Cheap Tricks

The bounty monster had fallen, but the hunters’ job wasn’t over just yet. Before they could receive the payment and recognition for their victory, they had to go through the Hunter Office’s verification process.

For the relic hunters, this served to keep any of their unscrupulous peers from claiming the achievement—as well as the exorbitant bounty—for themselves. And their hard-won victory would all be for naught if the Office confirmed that the behemoth was no longer roaming the wasteland, yet denied Shikarabe and the others payment on the grounds that the Office couldn’t verify who was actually responsible.

For the Hunter Office, which was supposed to shell out such a large amount for the monster’s demise, the verification provided irrefutable proof that the monster was actually dead. The Office couldn’t afford to pay the bounty—even to hunters who were skilled enough to take down the target—if there was any chance the beast was still alive.

Therefore, the Office carried out thorough investigations when someone claimed to have exterminated a bounty monster. That way, on the off chance that it came to light after the fact that there’d been some kind of mistake, the Office could show that it had done due diligence and thus peacefully settle the later dispute. Even if the monster was reduced to dust during battle, leaving no corpse behind for the Office representatives to examine, they could still check the combat data on the hunters’ scanners. Once the Office verified that the target had been exterminated, the bounty hunt would officially be considered a success.

Finally, in the event that several different hunter teams were fighting the monster at the same time, leaving the investigation to the Hunter Office could also quell any disputes over which group had actually brought the target down. Thus, for a variety of official reasons, having the monster’s defeat verified by the Hunter Office was extremely important to all involved.

Less officially, it was also true that creatures strong enough to have a bounty placed on their heads were usually special types that had undergone significant self-modification or mutation. Various corporations were interested in these specimens as research subjects, and even their corpses—whether organic or inorganic—sold at high prices. Under the pretense of its investigation, the Hunter Office had the rights to the target’s remains, and if a hunter wanted to keep any of these materials for themselves, additional negotiations were needed. (Some hunters, who weren’t hurting for money, did in fact challenge bounty monsters only for sport or bragging rights, and would end up carting the corpse back home as a trophy to decorate their living room.)

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