"Really boring."
With his hands in his pockets, he looked thoroughly displeased. "I'm not like those hot-blooded idiots who rely on willpower to win!" Seeing Kanzai stop, Tonpa secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately took off the gloves and handed them to Morin.
"So, are you still fighting?"
Morin put away the gloves and asked.
"Fight my ass. With gloves like that around, there's no way to have a proper, satisfying fight."
Kanzai looked utterly disappointed, but then he seemed to think of something and suddenly became interested.
"You really have quite a few strange gadgets. Got anything else fun? Let me broaden my horizons!"
"Something fun..."
Morin gave him a strange look. He really wasn't being polite at all.
And his personality really was straightforward to the extreme. He said whatever came to mind, and his moods changed faster than a child's.
"Sorry, sorry. Was I being presumptuous?"
Kanzai also realized that he seemed to have asked a stupid question.
The gadgets in Morin's hands had unusual effects. Clearly, like Nen abilities, they weren't something he could casually let others know about.
"It's fine."
Morin waved his hand. "But I'm heading to the location of the third test, and I happen to need to use some gadgets."
After saying that, Morin clapped his hands together.
In an instant, Tonpa and Kanzai felt as if their eyes had blurred. In the blink of an eye, a black cannon appeared before them.
"If I remember correctly, the Albamor Mountains are... yes, right here!"
After adjusting something on a screen resembling a television, Morin quickly locked onto the location of the signpost on the display.
"How do you use this?"
Kanzai curiously leaned in, acting as if he were completely at home.
"This is called the Anywhere Cannon. It can send people or objects to anywhere displayed on the screen."
Morin answered casually.
Gadget: Anywhere Cannon.
Effect: It consists of a cannon and a television screen. First, adjust the screen to locate the desired destination. Then place a person or object inside the cannon and fire it, and that person or object will fly to the destination. It is extremely convenient. However, it has a certain distance limit and cannot reach foreign countries.
This was a budget version of the Anywhere Door...
Although it was far less convenient than the Anywhere Door, it could still accomplish the goal of reaching the destination.
"You fire it out of the barrel?"
Kanzai knocked on the cannon chamber, his curiosity as strong as a cat's.
Then again, the Tiger among the future Twelve Zodiacs was indeed a feline.
"If you're firing it, then I understand why you kept this ugly fatty around. But if you fire yourself out, how are you going to take the cannon with you after leaving it here?" He had thought of this issue for Morin. His eyes lit up, and he couldn't help licking his lips.
"If you want me to bring the cannon over afterward, that's not impossible. But you have to let me play with it for a few days!!"
"Thanks so much."
Morin rolled his eyes at him. "But there's no need."
He beckoned to Tonpa, who obediently jogged over to Morin.
Morin raised a hand and placed a green hat on his head.
Don't get the wrong idea. It was the kind of color old-fashioned postal workers used to wear.
"After you fire me out, bring this cannon to where I land."
Morin gave him that instruction.
"But I don't know where the Albamor Mountains are..."
Tonpa gave an awkward laugh, trying to refuse. "And carrying a cannon around would be way too conspicuous."
But very soon, he seemed to think of something. He touched the top of his head, and his face turned a little pale.
"It's fine. You don't need to worry about that."
Morin patted him on the shoulder and said kindly,
"You guessed right. The hat on your head will help you find my location."
Yeah, thanks so much!!!
Tonpa was inwardly on the verge of tears. I knew the hat you put on me wasn't anything good.
Since things had come to this, he really didn't dare refuse and could only agree.
Kanzai, on the other hand, acted like a curious child, pulling Morin around and asking all sorts of questions.
"Is this hat a gadget too? What does it do? Is it like a postman's hat? Can it deliver things to their destination right on time?"
He really was sharp, having guessed most of the Delivery Hat's effects.
Gadget: Delivery Hat, also known as the Deliveryman Hat.
Effect: No matter who wears this kind of hat, they become a deliveryman and will deliver items to their designated destination. Even if they originally have no intention of helping someone make a delivery, they will coincidentally end up delivering something for someone else.
Morin's plan was to first fire himself away with the Anywhere Cannon, then have Tonpa, the deliveryman wearing the Delivery Hat, bring the cannon over to him.
There was no need for Kanzai to do anything.
Although Kanzai was somewhat disappointed after learning of Morin's plan, he didn't really mind.
Still, he became even more envious of Morin—or rather, of Morin's gadgets.
"If you ever need help in the future, feel free to come find me. I won't ask for any reward then. Just give me a couple of gadgets that aren't too useful for me to play around with."
After exchanging phone numbers, Kanzai rubbed his hands together with a catlike grin on his face.
Seeing how obsessed Kanzai was with his gadgets, Morin's eyes shifted as he took something else out of his pocket.
"Since you like my gadgets so much,
I'll just give you one.
Consider it a gift for our first meeting."
"Oh, how could I possibly accept that!!"
That was what Kanzai said, but his movements were anything but slow. He swiftly took the item from Morin's hand.
When he saw that it was a pair of gloves almost identical to the ones Tonpa had worn while fighting earlier, his eyes immediately glimmered, and the smile on his face grew even kinder.
"The examiner for the third test is called Botobai. He's a very formidable and serious guy."
After accepting Morin's gadget gift, even his mouth loosened up considerably.
"He's a very famous Terrorist Hunter and has currently reached the level of a Two-Star Hunter."
Kanzai raised two fingers. "I heard he's currently making a push for Three-Star Hunter, and he's not far from meeting the requirements."
"Botobai? That famous Hunter?!"
Tonpa, who had been secretly trying to figure out whether he could remove the hat from his head, was also shocked.
Unlike Kanzai and Kruke, who had yet to mature, Botobai had already earned a certain level of fame around the world as an outstanding Hunter.
As a Terrorist Hunter, he struck fear into the hearts of many criminals.
What's more, he was also a prosecutor and military analyst—a partner of justice, the kind of person who stood in the sunlight, righteous and noble.
"The future Dragon of the Twelve Zodiacs, Botobai—the man said to be closest to Chairman Netero in both reputation and strength?"
After learning who would be handling the third test, Morin narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Do you want to embrace the darkness? Botobai's strict demands!"
This blunt man among the Twelve Zodiacs was an upright person who could not tolerate even the slightest trace of criminals.
And as a member of the Phantom Troupe, although Morin had not yet gained an evil reputation, it was only a matter of time.
"A drama of light and shadow, justice and evil?"
Thinking about their upcoming meeting, Morin couldn't describe any particular feeling. Rarely, he actually felt a little anticipation.
"The third test might be difficult with Botobai as the examiner, but that's only for ordinary people. It shouldn't be a problem for you."
He winked at Morin. "The examiner for the fourth round is an old senior who passed the Hunter Exam who knows how many years before us. According to the Chairman, she's also a woman."
Kanzai revealed all the information he knew. "The final test will be personally overseen by Chairman Netero. You'll get to meet him then. The Chairman is actually a very interesting old man!" At that point, Kanzai paused and added, "It's just that he can be too reckless sometimes, which is a real headache."
"Is that so?"
Morin smiled. "Thank you very much for telling me so much."
"Not at all, not at all."
"But as an examiner for the Hunter Association, is it really okay to leak examination information so openly?"
"Eh, it's only the identities of some examiners. I didn't reveal the specific content of the tests."
Kanzai said indifferently, "Besides, in the Hunter Exam, any method is allowed. Bribing the examiners is allowed too!" As he spoke, he winked at Morin again.
"Then thank you."
Kanzai was being so enthusiastic that Morin felt a little embarrassed instead.
"As for those glove gadgets, it would be best if you gave them to someone you dislike. Don't use them yourself."
"Give them to someone I dislike?"
Kanzai was slightly stunned.
"Well then, goodbye!"
Morin had already climbed into the cannon and called for Tonpa to pull the rope.
Bang!
Morin shot into the distance like a cannonball.
Destination: the Albamor Mountains!
"He's gone?"
Kanzai adjusted the gloves in his hands, then watched Tonpa, wearing a green hat, bitterly push the cannon forward as he hurried after Morin.
Only Kanzai remained at the scene.
"Give them to someone I dislike? Could this gadget be a trap?"
Kanzai did remember Morin's warning, but...
"I'll test out how well it screws people over first and see just how effective it is!!"
Filled with curiosity, Kanzai chuckled and recklessly put both gloves on his hands.
"Doesn't seem like much of a big deal?"
He felt no discomfort after putting them on, then bumped his fists together.
Then—
Thud!
Before Kanzai could react, one of his fists directly and uncontrollably punched him in the eye.
"What is this?!"
He was shocked, but what greeted him was the fist of his other hand smashing toward his other eye.
Smack, smack, smack!!
Clang, thud!! The dull sound of fist after fist striking flesh echoed through the underground tunnel.
Gadget: One-Man Fighting Gloves.
Effect: After putting them on, both hands automatically beat up the wearer, attacking the face. They are dangerous and useless gadgets.
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