>>537029826
>imagine ruining the narrative of the main political and economical force of your setting to set up a forgettable one liner
Its a symbolic gesture, everyone knows that if you the hunter decide to just go on a rampage and murder everything from Wyveria to Kamura, nothing can really stop you, but you follow the instruction of the guild and abide by their rules because proper conservation of the balance between man and monster is a hunter's true role.
>>537030264
You have a driver's license but if you drive your car through the front door of a best buy you're going to go to prison.
>>537030671
>I'm aware, but why not let the hunter be a handler as well.
Because the games have always had cute girls give you quests, unironically.