"Cough! Cough!"
Due to the impact of the landing, dust and gravel were blown toward them. Ives immediately covered his eyes while Biscuit was already coughing because of the dust.
After a moment, they looked up. Towering over them was a person they didn't recognize. Judging by her appearance, Ives guessed she was in her early or mid-thirties.
Her clothes were modest: a short-sleeved women's shirt, loose pants, and martial arts shoes. Although she appeared modest, her beauty could not be shrugged off, and Ives' heart testified to this.
"Are you two okay?" She asked while reaching out her hand.
"Cough! This dust is torturing me!" Biscuit accepted the mysterious woman's help while covering her nose. Her eyes were still watering from what had just happened.
"Hold on a second." That person pressed her palm against Biscuit's upper chest. Perhaps because she's a woman, Biscuit didn't blink at all. A raw punch would have been thrown if the person in question were a man.
"This should make you feel better." Pulling her hand back, she smiles with a nod.
Sure enough, as soon as she said that, Biscuit's coughing immediately subsided. Biscuit was puzzled; why did her cough immediately improve when she touched it? But for a moment, she felt something cool enter her body. But that feeling passed very quickly, not even a second. If she lacked sensitivity, she would not be able to feel this feeling.
"Did you just jump from above?" Ives, who had been silent all this time, asked. Deep in his heart, he was curious about who this woman was. No matter how he tried to remember, not a single image of her crossed his mind. Could it be just a random woman? But his gut told him that there was something special about her.
"Yes, after getting the Eagle's Egg I wanted, I decided to come down." She said with a slight nod.
"Jump down from a height of a hundred meters?" A hundred meters was just his estimate, and it might have been more, considering that he could only see a little bit of the Speader Eagle's nest in question.
"Ah, I'm in good shape to be able to jump from such height. Hmm... I should get going." The woman looked at her watch. "Are you aiming for the top?"
"Y-yes." Ives and Biscuit nodded.
"Climb up to a height of twenty meters and wait for a few minutes. Then, there will be an upward thrust. That thrust can take you to the top, but stay alert because Spider Eagles are roaming above." She gave some tips and advice.
"Thank you..." He had already considered this, but being told directly made him even more confident.
"Farewell."
"Wait! May I know your name?" Ives hurriedly asked before she left.
"Linnet." Glancing at him briefly, she gave her name and left.
"That's weird. Did she really jump from up there?" Biscuit looked up, narrowing her eyes. She was quite doubtful of her claim; after all, no human could survive a fall from a height of a hundred meters… But she really did come down from up there, which confused her.
"Linnet, Linnet..." Ives held his chin. The name was somehow familiar to his ears, but where was it from? But then, he remembered it, "Linnet Audoble?!" True, she did appear in the anime serialization, but because she appeared briefly, it would be normal for many to forget her, and he's no exception. Besides, the one who appeared in the Anime was her very old self, even looking older than Netero.
Her extraordinare was only discovered in the manga, and it is said that she is a friend and team member who joined Netero on the Dark Continent!
"Hey! Hello?" Biscuit pinched him, who suddenly turned daydreaming.
"Ouch!"
Seeing him regain consciousness, Biscuit put her hands on her hips and asked, "Why are you suddenly musing? Wait, don't tell me... that you're captivated by her?" Biscuit narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"Ahem, no, of course not. I think you're much prettier." Ives cleared his throat and tried to make amends. His heart had indeed been beating quite fast when he saw Linnet, but he wouldn't say it out loud.
"That's Good to hear." Biscuit smiled again. "Who is she, anyway? Do you know her?"
"As you just heard, her name is Linnet. She is a Hunter." That was all he could say now. If Linnet was really Linnet, then this was a fantastic meeting. But there was one odd thing, which made him a little unsure whether she was really Linnet Audoble. Wasn't she the same age as Netero? Then why did she look so young?
"Ah, I see." Oddly enough, she didn't react much when she heard that person was a Hunter.
"I hope to meet her again."
"Huh?"
"Ahem, I mean, I hope I can learn from her when we meet again. By the way, as she said, we have to climb up to twenty meters, right? And after that, wait for the upward thrust. So, Biscuit, are you ready?" Ives hurriedly changed the subject.
"Whenever you're ready." Biscuit nodded.
"Alright, time to reach the peak!"
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