Danma: Danganronpa, but Monster Hunter!

However, this method, which relies purely on luck, is highly unpredictable and carries considerable risk.

Hunting is inherently accompanied by all sorts of unexpected events. While the police who are brought in with the intention of staging an accident might be able to meet his demands, they could also be either too weak or too strong.

Monsters of Rathalos and Rathian caliber enforce the law, while creatures like Zinogre also join in the fun. Above them, there are even world police like Bazelgeuse, Magnus, and Celestial Wyvern.

Although it's difficult for Blaze to encounter the World Police now, even if he's unlucky enough to run into them, with Owl Fukuki around, the World Police should still have some difficulty enforcing the law. Blaze can easily avoid them in advance.

But, there's always a chance of something going wrong.

If I were to accidentally run into the world's police and get hit by a low-altitude bombardment or a cute star flying into the sky, that would be too tragic. Although I have become much stronger now, being hit by those kinds of moves would still be enough to start a fight.

"I see, I see..."

After listening to Flame's explanation, Grace stroked his beard and clicked his tongue. Having already hunted with Flame for several days, he could easily understand Flame's thinking. It was simply about exploiting loopholes in the hunter's code and making reasonable use of the rules.

However, the problems are also significant. One issue is the lack of control over various aspects, and another is that if this behavior, which is practically borderline, is discovered by the Hunter Guild, it will also be a major problem.

"So there's really no good solution right now."

Tiona immediately lowered her head in disappointment, drooping like a wilted eggplant.

"You can't say that... Well, there really isn't a very good way." Flame wanted to stick to his guns, but seeing Tiona's disappointed expression, he could only scratch his head helplessly.

There's nothing he can do; he's stuck here because he hasn't been able to advance to the next hunter rank.

If only Instructor Ni Tai were in the village...

Lie Yan sighed inwardly.

If Instructor Ni Tai, a G-rank hunter, were to lead the team, they could easily take on any rank of mission, and it wouldn't be out of the question to let them experience G-rank missions in advance.

This is the format of a renowned G-rank hunter.

Even if he doesn't receive a suitable mission, Instructor Ni Tai can personally catch a few that meet the requirements.

—Instructor Ni Tai manages the arena and is responsible for training the next generation of hunters. Therefore, he has the authority to capture monsters to fill the arena. He rarely kills monsters directly; most of his hunts are captures, and it is for this reason that he has the authority to capture monsters.

Unfortunately, Instructor Ni Tai has been away for quite some time now, and it's unknown when he will return. Relying on him to help obtain missions is impossible.

The once resource-rich arena, lacking management personnel, had its monsters, which had been kept there, released back into the wild.

Oops—wait a minute, release them back?

Thinking of this, Lie Yan gasped in shock.

It's like I suddenly understand the truth behind why lower-level monsters sometimes appear...

cough cough cough.

However, to be fair, since the Wind Dragon has already appeared in the area near Flamefire Village, the village chief probably won't remain indifferent. After all, he should at least call upon some of the village's top combat forces.

If things proceed according to this plan, then barring any unforeseen circumstances, Instructor Ni Tai, who is currently out, should have already received the summons and might be on his way back right now.

In that case, it seems that his idea might not be without a chance of being realized.

By then, whether it's accepting high-level missions through Instructor Ni Tai or restarting the arena, it will be a piece of cake.

In short, I hope Instructor Ni Tai can come back soon.

Blazing Flame silently thought to himself.

Chapter 116: I have something to say, continue—

"Don't be too discouraged, there's still a chance."

Flame patted Tiona, who was surrounded by a low mood, comforting her. After glancing around and seeing that no one was paying attention, he quietly explained the matter of Instructor Ni Tai.

Upon hearing this, Tiona's eyes lit up, shining like stars in the night sky.

"Really?"

Tiona's eyes sparkled, the oppressive atmosphere that had surrounded her vanished, and she was filled with anticipation.

How should I put it... you're way too easy to please...

Lieyan touched his nose and then didn't say anything, only nodding slightly.

To be honest, he didn't have any accurate information about Instructor Ni Tai's situation; it was just a reasonable deduction. But these kinds of things weren't allowed to be said now. He had finally managed to calm the girl down, and if she relapsed, would he even be able to eat breakfast?

Grace, standing to the side, seemed to have noticed something. A smile flashed in the dwarf veteran's eyes. He then refilled his cup with wine, drank it down in one gulp, and said:

"By the way, Flame Boy, Finn asked me to come to his office with you after breakfast."

"Row."

Flame nodded readily and then quickened its eating pace.

He wasn't surprised that Finn was contacting him; it wasn't the first time this had happened. Because of the connection between the two worlds, Finn would contact him every now and then to communicate, and he was already used to it.

After having breakfast and saying goodbye to the Amazon sisters, Flame followed Grace to Finn's office.

There were other people already in the office. Finn was sitting behind his desk, Riveria was standing by the window, and the red-haired god was sitting cross-legged on top of the desk.

"I've already brought the person."

As Grace spoke, he found a small round stool and sat down by himself. Having already learned from Finn what the meeting was about, he knew that he wouldn't be involved this time, so he appeared very relaxed.

"Thank you for your hard work." Finn, behind the table, nodded slightly to Grace, then looked in Loki's direction.

As if sensing Finn's gaze, Loki reacted the instant Finn looked at her back.

"Everyone's here, so let's start talking about those monsters. We've been incredibly busy and chaotic lately, so let's exchange some information while everyone's here."

Loki bombarded the questions in one breath, then seemed to rub his temples as if he were feeling a bit tired, suggesting that the past few days had not been easy.

Flame understands Loki's current behavior.

After all, he was the culprit who ruined her life...

No kidding.

Clearly, Loki couldn't hold back after he revealed that Daedalus Street and Uranus were raising private armies, and he conducted a considerable investigation.

"Then let me go first."

As the leader of his clan, Finn didn't hesitate to speak first, offering his opinion as a starting point.

"Those monsters have distinct characteristics. Their magic stones are multicolored. So far, only the new worm monster on the fiftieth floor and the man-eating flower that appeared at the festival have been found to have this feature. Only two species have been discovered so far."

"Let's put aside the connection between these two monsters for now... How's the situation in the underground waterways, Loki? You and Bert investigated it together, right?"

Rivera looked at Loki and followed Finn, saying this.

"Although monsters appeared in the underground sewers, we didn't find any clues. However, after going out, I encountered a suspicious male god who handed me a hot potato..."

Loki pursed his lips, seemingly annoyed that the person in the conversation had dumped the problem on him. "But compared to the sewer problem, Flame did tell me some interesting things."

Loki spoke casually about the old sewers he had once traversed, the place where the man-eating flower monster appeared, Dionysus whom he encountered after the investigation, and his final visit to the guild to find Uranus. Then, his gaze suddenly sharpened as he recounted the information that Flame had previously revealed.

“Flames?” Riveria looked at the flames, a hint of surprise in her eyes, then, as if she had just realized something, she exclaimed, “A precognitive dream?”

"That's right, it's a precognitive dream."

Loki snapped his fingers. "Flame told me that there's a huge man-made maze beneath Daedalus Street, and someone is using it to smuggle monsters. I followed this lead and asked an acquaintance to help me investigate. Sure enough, I found some things that weren't quite right."

"An artificial maze???"

Everyone present immediately widened their eyes, even the wisest captain Finn and Riveria.

Simply put, this term sounds a bit too heavy-handed. Of course, what follows is even more heavy-handed than the man-made maze.

"They even smuggled monsters..."

Finn licked his thumb, his expression somewhat gloomy.

Smuggling is a serious crime anywhere, let alone smuggling monsters, which is an even greater crime.

"Loki, have you found out which clan was involved in the smuggling?"

"No, the time was too short. We only caught a few clues because I didn't know the smuggling methods in the city. So we started our investigation from outside the city—starting with the wealthy."

Loki gently shook his head.

The information provided by Lieyan was limited, and since it involved the inner workings of the city, she couldn't openly investigate. She could only start from the bottom and investigate bit by bit.

Fortunately, there aren't too many people involved in smuggling monsters; they are all either rich or powerful, and their targets are very clear.

Following the clues, they did make some progress, but it was only a few names of buyers; more details are still under investigation.

"Flame, could you elaborate on the information about precognitive dreams?"

Finn was silent for a moment, then immediately raised his eyes to look at the person who had the precognitive dream.

"No problem, but I've already told Loki almost everything I could say." Flame scratched his head.

"It's alright, just tell me. I'm mainly worried that Loki might have overlooked something."

"Hey! How could we possibly overlook something so important! That's slander! Slander!"

Loki lost his composure at Finn's calm voice and slammed his fist on the table in anger. However, everyone present ignored him and turned their attention to the flames.

"Alright then." Blazing Flame then took a deep breath and said slowly:

"I have something to say, please listen carefully..."

Chapter 117: How to get in, that is the question.

"That's roughly it. I'm sorry, I don't know much more about it."

After spending a few minutes, Flame repeated the information he had previously shared with Loki, including that Uranus maintained a private army and was investigating monster smuggling.

To be honest, living in the Monster Hunter world for so long has made him seem a bit naive. While he did eventually complete the mission, the sheer number of stumbles and setbacks he encountered during the process makes him blush just thinking about it now...

It is said that being subjected to a brain information erasure technique, where the brain is reduced from 90% new to 99% new, is considered a brain damage.

"It's okay, you've done very well, there's no need to blame yourself."

"That's right."

Finn nodded slightly, gave a soft reassurance, and then bit his thumb in thought. Loki, who was sitting cross-legged on Finn's ebony desk, smiled and gave Flame a thumbs up.

"This sounds quite serious. A man-made maze... If that's the case, then it seems to explain the series of events that happened in Rivera."

Rivera hesitated for a moment, drawing Loki's curious gaze: "What happened?"