Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 255 Family
Let’s not talk about what Ye Zi and Shiyuan discussed. The perspective returned to Lin Lin. The newly promoted four-and-a-half-star hunter returned to the small house on the farm, fell headfirst onto the bed, and began to sleep soundly.

As the absolute main force in the battle against the Thunder Wolf Dragon, Lin Lin has been exhausted these days. Not only did he directly participate in the battle, but the early reconnaissance and the formulation of combat plans also consumed a lot of his energy. Now that he learned that there was a higher-level support, he relaxed all of a sudden and just wanted to sleep soundly.

"Crash"

Lin Lin was awakened by the sound of raindrops hitting the window.

He rubbed his head, climbed out of bed, walked to the bedside, looked up at the dark sky, and saw fine raindrops falling like lines.

Is it that it’s getting dark, or is it that the rain is blocking out the sunlight?

Lin Lin didn't know.

He just rubbed his stomach and searched the house for a while, but found that there was nothing else to eat except the food he brought with him. He had no choice but to walk into the hall.

There were candles lit in the hall. Although it was not bright, it was not dark either.

A family of three was sitting at the dining table, apparently chatting.

"Is Xiaolin awake?"

The woman was the first to notice Lin Lin and stood up, and the two men next to her, one old and one young, also turned their heads.

When they saw Lin Lin, their eyes seemed a little subtle.

Today, the corpse of a Thunder Wolf Dragon was pulled back into the village. Although they were not among the onlookers at the time, they heard about it afterwards. Naturally, they also knew the identities of the three heroes who played the leading roles.

"Lin Lin, a loyal hunter who lives on the Iwata family farm," "Bref, a swordsman who braves danger to help his good brother," and "Yoko, a female insect stick girl who follows him around to catch a promising young hunter." Although the names may vary from person to person, this is the general meaning.

Thanks to Lin Lin, the Iwata family is now quite prestigious among the villagers. People envy that such a powerful hunter lives in their home, and they have established good relationships with him.

However, the Iwata family was not very happy with this treatment. They accepted Lin Lin to live with them simply because they felt sorry for a child who couldn't even speak the common language. But the current public opinion environment seemed as if they did this just to curry favor with the other party.

"Uncle Yukihira, Aunt Xun!"

Lin Lin called out, then rubbed his stomach rather embarrassedly, "Um...is there anything to eat at home? Ingredients are fine too?"

Xun was the first to react. She picked up the plate of hot spring eggs in front of her and said, "Xiaolin, eat some of this first to fill your stomach. Auntie will go make you something to eat!"

Lin Lin waved his hand quickly, "Aunt Xun, please sit down. I just want to have a simple meal to fill my stomach. There's no need to bother with anything."

As he spoke, Lin Lin picked up a piece of hot spring egg and put it in his mouth, then sat down next to him.

He turned to look at Hongyi, "What were you talking about just now? Can I listen?" Hongyi's father smiled, "Why can't I listen? I was just talking about you. In less than a year, you have grown from that kid to the hero of Jieyun Village now."

"I think this is what they call 'gold always shines', right? Even if we hadn't been here, Xiaolin, you would have been able to shine as brightly as you do now."

Lin Lin quickly waved his hands, "Uncle, please don't say that! When I first came here, I couldn't even speak the common language. If you hadn't taken care of me and accepted me, I would have frozen to death or starved to death in some remote corner!"

There was an element of exaggeration in Lin Lin's words. After all, even if he couldn't make it in the village, he could just go find Xiong Er and ask for his help. Although his quality of life wouldn't be very good, it would still be difficult for him to freeze to death or starve to death.

However, although the words were exaggerated, the emotions contained in them were not false at all. He was indeed very grateful to the Iwata family. Apart from anything else, the fact that they allowed him to eat and live for free when he was penniless at the time, and just let him help take care of the farm with the Felyne cats, moved him to tears. Not to mention that later on, they helped him learn the language, become a hunter, etc., and they were all helping him wholeheartedly.

"That's an exaggeration!"

Xun smiled and pushed the plate of fruit in front of him to Lin Lin, continuing, "But if you hadn't come, Hongyi would probably still be sitting at the village entrance doing nothing all day. His father and I would be so worried."

"Being a hunter now, although it's a bit dangerous, it's still a serious job. Everyone respects hunters, and we both feel relieved."

When talking about what happened at that time, Iwata Hirokazu couldn't help scratching his head, recalling what happened back then in his mind.

At that time, he was really young and immature. He sat on the steps at the entrance of the village all day, like an idiot, shouting that he was a "ghost guard". He thought he was cool and had personality, but now it seems that he was just idle and doing nothing.

Of course, if he hadn't been in that kind of temper at that time, he wouldn't have caused such a farce of "interrogating the little mute". Then, out of guilt and other factors, he proposed to accept Lin Lin to live in his house.

Well, even though I later realized that it was simply because Lin Lin at that time didn't speak the language, I couldn't really be called smart for doing something like that.

"Don't worry, Mom. I'm just a one-star hunter. The most dangerous monsters I have to face are little dragon dogs, big wild boars, and the like. Most of the time, the missions I do are gathering-related. Unlike Lin Lin, who has a higher level, he has to face terrifying monsters that are ten or twenty meters long."

Lin Lin subconsciously glanced at Iwata Hirokazu, meaning, "You didn't tell me about that time you encountered the Thunder Wolf Dragon?"

Iwata Hirokazu winked at Lin Lin, also using his eyes to convey a message:
"I didn't say anything! Anyway, everything has been resolved and I'm safe. Wouldn't telling her just make my mother worry?"

Lin Lin smiled slightly. Maybe this is what growth is?

Everyone sat together, eating snacks, chatting and reminiscing about the past, and the atmosphere was very happy.

Lin Lin felt dazed. It seemed like he hadn't been able to calm down and enjoy some peaceful time like this for a long time. It had also been a long time since he had sat down and chatted like a family. Now they were just chatting about things and everyone's experiences during this period. There was a faint sense of warmth, which was quite nice.

If Brave, Yako and others are reliable teammates and partners, then the Iwata family is more like brothers and elders to him. Even if they are separated for a while, the friendship between the two sides will not fade.

At this moment, Lin Lin felt his heart calm down, and a flash of inspiration came into his mind, as if he had fallen into a state of enlightenment.

(End of this chapter)