The Top Omega Hunter Wants a Quiet Life [BL]-Chapter 48: Ch : Preparation - Part 3

"There is no need for you to worry about me. As you can tell, I am just perfect. However, I do need you to take a look at him. He’s our last teammate, and as far as I can tell, he needs a lot of help."

Joshua told the stylist, and once again, I felt a little offended.

"H-Hey, is this important? My face is going to be hidden behind a mask anyway. It’s not like anyone would know what I look like."

I told Joshua, but the omega frowned as he looked in my direction.

"Tsk, I would know what you look like beneath the mask, and that’s a big issue. I need you to do this if you want me to perform my best tomorrow."

Joshua was adamant in his decision to make me go through this. I felt like I had no choice but to agree with him on this topic.

"I understand. Since you are paying for this, I guess I better take advantage of this treatment."

I felt like I had no choice, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it was not a bad idea to go along with Joshua and get myself pampered.

At last, I needed to change my hair color and how I looked for the people who could potentially recognize me to not recognize me.

Not that I was not confident in my disguise. But I would rather not risk it if I could help it.

"You heard him, stylist. Make sure to work your magic. And Manet, don’t feel startled. The stylist here is a hunter as well, so if he uses his skills on you, don’t immediately lash out."

Joshua told me, and I suddenly felt like it was too late to back down. The stylist being a hunter was not on my list of comforts.

The stylist noticed my expression and, as a true professional, he immediately addressed me.

"Don’t worry, dear customer. I won’t use any of my skills on you. You just need to sit back and let us... get you ready for the next part."

My arm was dragged, and before I knew it, I was being pushed onto a chair.

I could have broken out easily, but the hand massaging my scalp felt too calming to do that. I was beginning to enjoy this treatment.

However, that was the calm before the storm. Then the real treatment started, and it burned.

My face was lathered with creams while my hair was washed and then dyed into a soft pink color. The dye made my scalp itch for a few minutes, and the stylist assured me that it was natural.

I almost wanted to protest, but the stylist was too busy ’pampering’ me to notice all this.

Either that, or he ignored each and every complaint I tried to make regarding this.

I felt like hours passed before I was let go, and I could only look in the mirror and see a face I only half-recognized.

The make-up the stylist had done on me made me stand out a little too much, and the pink hair framed my face. I looked soft and easy to approach, a direct contrast to my usual look and personality.

"Darling, we are done with your client. Just come and see the magic I worked on him."

The stylist looked proud of his work, and he went out and called in Joshua with a smile on his face.

It took no time for Joshua to come, and the first thing the other omega did was grab my face to observe me from every angle before he let me go.

"This looks fine. You’ve done a remarkable job this time. I will make sure to pay you well for it."

Joshua finally let go of my face and turned to look at the stylist. The stylist made a pleased sound in the back of his throat, and before I knew it, I was out of the parlor.

"You do realize that this is a waste of money, right? See, my face and hair are not visible when I wear my mask and hood."

I told Joshua as I pulled my hood up. He looked at me for a few seconds before looking away.

"Tsk, I told you already that the reason I brought you here was for my own mental health. It had nothing to do with how you looked in front of the public. Now, let’s head back to our team’s hotel room and discuss our plan for tomorrow."

Joshua told me, and I followed after him at a steady pace. We reached the car where Sam was waiting for us.

In the end, Sam had never followed us inside, despite being told to do that. But since Joshua did not acknowledge that fact, he either forgot about it or decided that it was not worth starting a fight.

"Boss, are we done... woah-! Is that... that stylist sure worked his magic on you. It’s hard for me to even tell that you were the same person we picked up. He never worked this hard when he was helping me out. Tsk, is it because I am a beta?"

Sam asked the last part in a low voice so as not to be heard by anyone. But hunters had sharp senses, so it was easy for me to pick up his words.

I had no idea whether Joshua heard him or not, but the other omega ignored any bothersome talk and decided to walk toward the car door.

"Let’s head back. We need to prepare a plan if we want to survive round one. We need to at least get past that part. Otherwise, we would forever be made fun of by the hunter community."

This was the first time Joshua had talked about the actual championship ever since I first met him, and I felt a little surprised to see that he actually seemed to care about the competition.

Sam looked taken aback as well, but he recovered far quicker than I did.

"You are right, boss. Half of the teams pass the first round, and I don’t want us to get eliminated in the first part. We need to at least make it to the dungeon."

Sam raised his fist in determination, and I suddenly realized something very important — I had no idea how the championship worked. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

I knew the general rules: that it involved dungeon #36 and was dangerous. But as for the specifics, I had no idea.

At first, I was not interested, and then I had no time to do my research.

’I need to look more into this championship while we head to the hotel room. I do not want to appear like an ignorant person.’

Thankfully, I had the highest authority in the system, so it was easy for me to look up information regarding anything I wanted. The only thing really holding me back was time.

I got into the back seat of the car and immediately opened the system to search for the championship and what it entailed.

And what I found shocked me a lot more than I expected.