Becoming a Gadget Master Starting from Hunter x Hunter

With a step, the solid ground beneath his feet instantly gave way, as if he were stepping on liquid.

He fell straight down!

"Puhah!!"

"Plop!!"

The sound of water splashing echoed one after another, and the Elder who was in pursuit looked stunned.

Ahead of him, all the pedestrians on the road seemed to have fallen into the water, struggling desperately.

The entire street had turned into a vast lake!

"Help! I can't swim! Damn it!"

"Me neither! How can there be water in Meteor City?!"

"What a joke, this is the road! How did it turn into water? Am I still dreaming, or has this world mutated?!"

Confused shouts, cries for help, disbelieving exclamations, and frustrated roars echoed across the watery street.

Their hands flailed, desperately grasping for something, but when they hit the ground, they only managed to splash water.

This feeling of being on the ground yet it being water, making it impossible to get a grip, was the most frustrating.

The Elder who had run out watched helplessly as Morin and the others walked away. Before him lay a vast expanse of water, and the struggling residents of Meteor City.

"Bastard!!"

A furious roar echoed throughout the entire area.

At the junk rockery in the buffer zone.

Machi stood with her arms crossed beside Pakunoda, occasionally glancing in the direction of the street ahead.

"The sun is almost setting, and they're still not back?"

Feitan's muffled voice sounded.

"Saving people, nighttime is the most suitable time for action, right?"

Franklin, the good-natured one, rubbed his head.

"And what if they don't come back after a whole night?"

Feitan asked softly.

"We can't just wait here forever, can we?"

"I don't think that will be necessary."

Chrollo, standing perfectly still with his eyes closed, opened them slightly and smiled faintly.

"Hahahaha!!"

From a distance, everyone could hear the booming laughter.

032 Inevitably, We Will Be Enemies with the Whole World

"Uvogin!!"

Machi's eyes lit up slightly, and she looked in the direction of the laughter.

Under the setting sun, Morin walked in the center, flanked by Uvogin, who was waving his arms and laughing heartily, and Nobunaga, who also had a smile on his face.

"That was awesome! The look on that old geezer's face at the end, like he'd eaten shit, makes me want to laugh just thinking about it!"

Uvogin's booming voice carried all the way here.

"When I'm strong enough, I'm coming back here. I'm going to rip that old geezer's head off!"

He grumbled all the way and soon met up with the assembled group.

"Yo, Machi!"

He first greeted Machi, then turned to the others:

"Chrollo, Feitan, Franklin, Pakunoda."

Uvogin grinned, "What, are you all here to welcome me?"

"Idiot!"

Machi rolled her eyes in exasperation.

However, seeing that Uvogin and Nobunaga had no serious injuries, she felt a little relieved.

"Alright, it's good that you two, Uvogin and Nobunaga, are back safe and sound."

Chrollo said with a smile, casting a few extra glances at Morin, who was between the two.

The others, Pakunoda and Franklin, also paid subtle attention to Morin.

Rescuing Uvogin and Nobunaga in such a short amount of time.

If nothing else, this ability was certainly noteworthy.

"May I be so curious as to ask how you managed to rescue them?"

Feitan looked at Uvogin and Nobunaga, then turned his gaze to Morin, who stood between the three of them.

"It was nothing~"

Morin smiled. "I just tore down the Elder's house."

Tore down the Elder's house?

Franklin and Pakunoda's expressions shifted, and a flicker of light appeared in Chrollo's eyes.

"Really?"

Machi asked calmly.

"Of course it's true!!"

Uvogin, who had the most to say, excitedly jumped forward to reply.

"The entire building caved into a sinkhole! You should have seen it, the old man's face contorted in the most ridiculous way!!" The "old man" Uvogin spoke of was automatically understood by everyone to be the Elder.

"To tear down the Elder's house and still escape unharmed, for the three of them to arrive here safely?"

Chrollo mentally raised Morin's abilities another notch.

Franklin and Pakunoda were greatly surprised, while Feitan remained silent.

Such a satisfying and audacious act, coupled with the ability to escape unscathed afterward, were things highly esteemed in Meteor City.

Internally, the group's fondness for Morin increased because of his actions.

"It's just that we played a bit too rough when we left. Not only did we offend that old geezer, but the residents of Meteor City probably won't let us off the hook either," Nobunaga said, tucking his hands into his large coat sleeves.

"It's fine?"

Chrollo smiled. "Just before rescuing you all, we had already made a decision."

Leaving this place.

"Leave Meteor City?"

Uvogin raised his voice again. "I've been wanting to explore the outside world and have some fun!"

He looked eager, clearly wanting to spar with powerful individuals outside Meteor City to improve his strength.

"I have no objections either."

Nobunaga nodded seriously.

With such a major incident having occurred, it was indeed difficult to stay in Meteor City any longer.

"Alright, since there are no objections?"

Chrollo chuckled softly. "Then I'll briefly explain my thoughts."

"I haven't been to the outside world, but based on the knowledge I've gained from books, the outside world is far more complex than Meteor City," Chrollo said softly. "Nations, societies, armies, the Hunter Association – various organizations form a complex web of relationships in the world.

"People from Meteor City like us have no citizen numbers outside; we are unregistered, abandoned individuals."

"In such circumstances, if we continue to act according to our own rules and style..."

His eyes gradually deepened. "...we will inevitably find ourselves at odds with the entire world."

"So, individual strength becomes somewhat weak when facing the entire world?"

Morin suddenly interjected.

"Precisely."

Chrollo looked at him and nodded.

"An individual's strength is limited. Therefore, my suggestion is that we, a few of us, can form a team."

"What are your opinions?"

Chrollo's voice sounded magnetic and full of charm.

"A group is indeed better than being alone."

Franklin thought for a moment. "I agree."

"Me too,"

Pakunoda followed suit.

"If the team is gathered together, it will make it more convenient for me to kill people~"

Feitan said indifferently. "I have no problem with it."

Chrollo then turned his gaze to Machi and the others, or more accurately, to Morin.

"A team, huh?"

Uvogin stroked his chin.

Although he was inclined to agree, his eyes instinctively glanced at Morin beside him.

Nobunaga and Machi, not far away, displayed similar behavior.

Clearly, the three of them were waiting for Morin's answer.

033 Vice Leader

"I have no problem with it."

Morin smiled and said to Chrollo:

"But I'd like to know, once our group is formed, what will be its nature and purpose?"

"And..." he smiled, "the issue of leadership."

"That's only natural."

Chrollo nodded gently. "We all come from Meteor City, and there are no official records to prove our existence.

"This is our label, and the source of our purpose for all our actions."

He gently cupped his chin with one hand:

"For whatever we desire, we will stop at nothing."

A breeze blew, stirring up layers of dust.

"If we were to be defined,"

Chrollo smiled, "Thieves would be the most fitting description for us."

Bandits merely rob, but thieves can take any action and employ any method to obtain what they desire.