Becoming a Gadget Master Starting from Hunter x Hunter

The other examinees also looked at Morin with strange expressions.

They recalled the loudspeaker Morin had produced from who-knows-where earlier and felt as if he were performing magic.

Kang Zai had clearly explained the rules for the second phase of the test. After a moment's hesitation, the examinees resolutely stepped forward, crossing over Kang Zai.

Once one examinee took the lead, the others quickly followed, moving past Kang Zai in twos and threes and heading towards the front of the tunnel.

Before long, over seventy people had disappeared from sight.

Only three remained in place.

Besides Morin and Kang Zai, there was also Tonpa, the great Tonpa, who had passed the first round and had a square nose.

His legs trembled slightly, and sweat beaded on his face.

"That..."

Tonpa swallowed, tugged at his cheek, and forced a smile that was uglier than a cry.

"It was wrong of me to give you drinks with laxatives earlier. If there's anything else you're unhappy about, just say it!!"

He desperately wanted to leave this place and avoid Morin.

But under Morin's indifferent gaze and an aura that inexplicably locked onto him, he was completely unable to move.

"What's the rush? Help me with something, and you can go," Morin said, waving his hand casually.

"Uh, what is it?" Tonpa asked quickly.

Morin didn't answer him. Instead, he looked at Kang Zai, who was walking towards him. 6.

071 New Gadget! Kang Zai Can't Beat Tonpa! Anything Else Fun? [Seeking Subscriptions!]

As Kang Zai approached, he said directly, "Are you the very... strong newcomer who showed up in the first round?"

"You mean 'troublesome', right?" Morin chuckled. "Am I that famous? Do you guys already know about me?"

"Pretty much, it's all the same..." Kang Zai scratched his head and laughed it off. "I can tell you're a strong guy too. How about it, want to have a match with me?!" Kang Zai said, looking eager.

"Is it okay for an examiner to attack an examinee?" Morin asked with a smile.

"It's fine, just a sparring match," Kang Zai grinned. "We're not going all out, just a test of physical skills."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Tonpa beside him.

The hidden meaning in his words was clear: he intended to fight without using Nen.

With another examinee like Tonpa present, he naturally wouldn't bring up Nen.

Besides, he had no intention of competing in Nen.

Even Kruke had suffered a hidden loss at the opponent's hands due to Nen.

He wouldn't seek trouble for himself.

Although Kang Zai was straightforward and hot-tempered, it didn't mean he was foolish.

"You just want to test your skills?" Morin's lips curved into a playful smile. "It's not that I won't fight you."

"But I need to know what level your physical skills are at. If you're too weak, I won't accept,"

"Huh?"

Kang Zai, feeling underestimated by Morin, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, his tone deepening:

"Then tell me, what level would be acceptable?"

"At the very least, you should be able to take him down,"

Huh?

Tonpa, who had been watching the show from the side, suddenly froze.

He realized that the person Morin was pointing at was... him?!

"You're not kidding, are you?"

Kang Zai glanced at Tonpa, whose eyes had become like beans, and almost burst out laughing:

"I don't have time to joke around with you!!"

By the end of his sentence, Kang Zai's tone had clearly become more aggressive.

He felt like Morin was playing him.

"What, you're not going to?"

Morin chuckled playfully.

"Or are you afraid of losing face as a candidate to an examiner?"

"A crude provocation."

Ren stared directly at Morin. "But I really want to see what gives you the confidence to say that this ugly fat man is on my level."

He turned to look at the pale-faced Tonpa. "Come on, I want to test you too. What makes you, a candidate who's failed so many times, so special?"

"Or rather, the fact that you've survived over twenty exams already shows some of your strengths."

"That..."

Tonpa broke out in a cold sweat and waved his hands frantically. "I can't!"

"Can't you two settle your business without involving me?!"

He wailed internally.

"Enough talk!"

Ren interrupted impatiently. "Hurry up!"

He had already clenched his fists and assumed a fighting stance.

"I-I-I..."

Tonpa panicked and could only look to Morin for help.

Morin's response was to toss something at him.

"Wear this and fight him."

Morin sat calmly on his chair. "Your willpower should be quite good, right?"

"Huh? Yeah..."

Tonpa fumbled to catch what Morin threw, still managing to answer instinctively.

After over twenty Hunter Exams, his willpower wasn't exactly tempered steel, but it was certainly like iron.

"That's good then."

Morin nodded and said no more, leisurely taking a glass of freshly squeezed juice from his pocket and sipping it.

This relaxed demeanor made Ren's molars itch, and his anger flared.

After I beat this arrogant brat, I'm going to teach this kid who doesn't know his place a lesson!

Thinking this, he looked at Tonpa with even sharper eyes.

At the same time, he noticed what Morin had thrown to Tonpa.

"Are those... gloves?"

As Tonpa put on the pair of red gloves, which looked no different from ordinary ones, Ren felt a pang of suspicion and wariness.

He knew from Kruke that Morin always pulled out strange and exotic items.

These gloves might just be one of them.

"Alright, begin!"

Morin, acting as the referee, gave the signal.

Ren, wary of the gloves, didn't attack immediately. Tonpa, of course, was even less likely to.

If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. This was his usual survival strategy.

And so, the two stared at each other for several minutes.

Finally, Ren, unable to stand the lack of action, lost his patience. As Tonpa slightly relaxed his guard, Ren sprang forward with a tiger-like pounce.

The sudden movement startled Tonpa.

He wanted to roll away, but Ren was incredibly fast, closing the distance in an instant.

It's over, I'm going to get beaten!

Tonpa despaired internally, unable to react in time.

But at that moment?

His hands suddenly moved on their own.

"Bang!"

The gloved fist met Ren's clawed hand with a solid impact.

"Huh?!"

Both Ren and Tonpa were shocked.

Ren: "Why does his fist have the same power as mine?!"

Tonpa: "When did I get this much strength, this much power in my fists, that I could block it back too?!"

For a moment, the two of them just stared at each other, both disbelieving.

Soon, the two, whose intelligence had not dropped, quickly reacted.

"Is it because of the gloves?!"

Their gazes simultaneously focused on the gloves, and then, with surprising synchronicity, they looked at Morin, who was sitting there leisurely.

"Why are you looking at me? Keep going."

Morin gracefully raised a hand.

It was almost as if he was about to say, "Let the music play on, let the dance continue."

Item: [Unwinnable Gloves], also known as [Fair Boxing Gloves].

Effect: They look like ordinary gloves. When a person wearing them fights someone else, no matter how strong the opponent, the fight can be made a draw. Victory or defeat depends entirely on the individual's willpower and determination to win. With these gloves, plus Tonpa's willpower.

Without using Nen abilities, and just competing in physical combat, it's not to say he could steadily defeat Kang Jae, but at least lasting for a considerable amount of time would be completely fine.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

Kang Jae's lips twitched. "It's just some damn gloves."

Though he cursed them aloud, inwardly, he had a pretty good idea of the gloves' effect:

"Either they can reflect my power, or they raise the strength of the wearer to the same level as the opponent."

"He just mentioned willpower, meaning that in terms of pure technique, victory or defeat can't be decided, and it's just a battle of willpower?"

With this thought, Kang Jae immediately retracted his fighting stance.