Chapter 602
A confident woman's voice echoes from the door as a narrow white entrance hallway comes into view.
"Welcome back, Mr. Freeman. That was a quick trip, as expected."
A woman with tightly tied back blond hair, clad in a black and green association-branded combat suit, greets us at the end of the short hall.
She's holding a silver tablet, and I watch each of the new A-Class hunters reach into their item boxes to pull out their IDs. I do the same.
Mr. Freeman gives the woman a nod as he walks by her without saying a word, flanked by his two nurses. The three A-Class hunters, however, stop in front of the woman to scan their IDs.
She taps on her tablet after each of them scans, and they follow the Director out of the narrow hall.
The woman flashes me a bright smile as she scans my ID just like the others.
"Ray Anderson, uncontracted B-Class Hunter. It looks like this is your first time in the Apex Region. I hope you enjoy your stay at headquarters."
I put my ID back in my item box and nod as I walk past her.