Arc 1/Summary

# Chapter 1

When Cry Andrich and his childhood friend were 10 years old, they swear to become Hunters and become the strongest Heroes in the world.

Fastforward to the present time, Cry woke up late and went to the Tavern where the  Clan "**Footprint of the Beginning**" or "**Footprint**" was recuiting members. But as there are too many people waiting for the recruitment to start he was at the end.

Here Cry met Ruda Rumbeck, Solo Hunter who had just risen to the Level 3.
At first he rate her as a danger level E, but when he discover that she was Level 3, he classified her as Mid-Class Hunter with a danger level of D.
Ruda explained that she wanted to join a Party and maybe a Clan because she wanted to go to the "**White Wolves' Den**" but saw that it was too hard for her to go Solo to higher level Treasure Shrines.

Here she is criticize by a large man because the place where they are at is only for Hunters who are strong and confident in their abilities as **Footprint** is one of the rising Clan in the Imperial Capital. Cry seeing him, back down a little to blend with his surrounding.

Footprint was a Clan made with many young Party, but all of them were famous. To enter the Clan they need to pass a test and if they succeed they will be allow to join the Clan. However, as anyone can become stronger if they have the abilities, there wasn't any Level requirement to join. But Cry didn't want any problem so he didn't say anything.

Angry at what the man said, Ruda almost started to a fight but was interrupted because the recruitment was starting.

# Chapter 2

Inside the tavern, each tables had a Party from "**Footprint**". And the Hunters have to go to the table where the Party they want to join are sit at so they can join the Party.

Cry seeing Ruda overwhelmed by the sheer number of Hunters and Party, deduced that it was her first time at a Clan Members recruitment gathering. Ruda affirmed it and ask if it wasn't for Cry. He says that it was his 5th time. Ruda feeling apologic, apologizes to him.
Cry was scouting the Hunters gathered from close to the entrance. Ruda wanted Cry to explain things to her. And Cry happily obliged because he wanted to have a skilled Hunter owe him.

First he explained that she shouldn't pick a Party just because they are famous because it might not be suitable for her. Because some Hunter are as strong as monsters like his childhood friends.
Cry saw that Ruda had a short sword so he guessed that she was a Thief, a Hunter specialize in scouting and lock picking.

Then Cry explained the rule of the recruitment. The farther the Party was sit at, the higher the level of the Party is. With the strongest Party that was recruiting was Ark Brave. A Party of 6 people with an average of 21 year old, who have captured a Level 7 Treasure Shrine.
Ruda asks if she had a chance in joining them but Cry tells her that will depends on her, but tell her that they have never recruited a member in a gathering like this.

He keeps on explaining the different Party there was while Ruda was impressed. She asks why Cry was here but he evaded the question. He was lower than a jack of all trade and master of none. And he was too afraid of going to a Treasure Shrine. Then Ruda asks if he wanted to Party up with her, but he refused.

He wanted to change the topic of conversation so he ask why there was no one at the deepest table of the tavern.
Greg interrupts and tell them, that the table is the table of the founding member of Footprint. But unlike, famous Party like Ark Brave, Black Iron Cross and Starlight, there was no one at the table. Even Hunters belonging to the Clan wanted to join that party. Like Tino Shade a Level 4 Solo Hunter. All those people came here because of a rumor telling that Strange Grief wanted to recruit someone for the first time in years.

# Chapter 3

When Cry hears the words Strange Grief, his stomach started to cramp, his throat became dry and started to sweat. It was because Strange Grief was his childhood friends Party.

Greg seeing the empty table, says that it was just a fake rumor. Greg was disappointed but a young red hair boy was angry and shouted at everyone. He started to insult the members here because only a bunch of weakling was here. He starts to threaten the members of Footprint, but they pay him no mind. He loudly shout that he is Level 4 and will become the strongest Hunter in the Imperial Capital.

Cry was shocked because of his confidence and arrogant attitude but acknoledge that he was indeed talented. And then Tino approches him and tell him to go outside so she can fight him. A Member tells her to stop because they didn't want to cause any problem. Tino tells him that she will finish him in one strike because he dare to say that he wanted to join Strange Grief. The member tell to ignore the boy but got angry because he was treated like a fool.

And like a pouring fuel into a fire, the uproar spreads further, and with Greg instigation, eveyone wanted to see the strength of someone belonging to Footprint. Cry doesn't want to be involve in all this so he tells Ruda to give up the recruitment this time because Hunters fighting wouldn't end well. Ruda didn't want to leave, but Cry promise to help her search for a Party later if they leave right now, which she agrees.

Just before Tino and the young boy start to fight, she disappears and appears before Ruda and Cry. Ruda was shocked at her speed, but Tino ask how long Cry was here by adressing him as Master.