Farewell X Hunters

"Stop!"

The once-a-day shout.

Kevin was lying on the ground again.

But this time, Yungu was also sitting cross-legged on the ground, panting as he recovered his strength.

More than two months had passed since Biscuit's last lesson. All told, they had already spent three months here.

Biscuit would bring over the necessary daily supplies.

Even so, Kevin and Yungu now looked like savages.

"You've finally made some progress," Yungu said between gasps.

The progress he meant was not the time Kevin called for a stop, but Kevin's combat techniques during battle.

As for the duration of their fights, it had been steadily increasing along with Kevin's Aura capacity.

During this time, Yungu had also learned the various techniques for using Nen abilities and could wield them proficiently.

Of course, compared with Kevin's innate, effortless control, he was still far behind.

"Why hasn't Master come back yet?" Kevin asked from the ground.

He needed the Nen ability called [Miss Cookie]. It was Biscuit's Nen ability. Without it, the hellish training later would kill him.

Biscuit had come by once a day before, but as time passed, the intervals had stretched to once every two or three days. Most of the time, she only brought supplies.

"Did you miss your master?"

Biscuit appeared the moment she spoke.

"Hearing a beautiful little girl who looks much younger than me call herself my master still feels really strange," Kevin complained.

Before this, Biscuit had always referred to herself as some dazzling young princess.

"Really?"

Biscuit's eyes widened and sparkled, her expression unusually delighted.

"You can call me Sister Biscuit."

Biscuit clenched both fists against her chest, putting on the bashful pose of a young girl.

Yungu seriously shook his head. "No, that would be far too disrespectful."

Biscuit's face immediately fell, and she flicked her finger.

The two of them instantly dodged.

"Hmph, you pass."

With her hands on her hips, she said, "Pack your things. We're leaving. Training for this stage ends here."

The two sprang into action. After living like savages in the wilderness for three months, were they finally returning to civilization?

They drove back to the city.

After thoroughly washing up at the hotel, Kevin threw himself onto the soft bed.

"Ahh~"

A sound of pure comfort rose from the depths of his soul.

"It's a bed. A soft bed you can sink into. I'd almost forgotten how you felt."

The door opened at that moment.

Yungu and Biscuit walked in.

Kevin sat up and looked over.

Yungu had clearly cleaned himself up properly too, shedding his savage state.

But why did he still look somewhat sloppy?

Messy hair, a white shirt, dress pants, and leather shoes.

But why was half his shirt hanging out, with the tag still dangling from it? A strip of underwear was exposed above his waistband.

Had the wilderness changed him? Had he stopped caring about his appearance? He was still so young!

Kevin shook Yungu in grief and indignation.

"Don't let the savage world defeat you, Yungu! Pull yourself together and don't disgrace yourself!"

Yungu was confused at first, then looked down at himself.

His face reddened slightly in embarrassment, and he quickly fixed his appearance.

Biscuit, standing beside them, had grown so used to it that she did not even sigh.

Sigh, Enhancement Type.

"All right, I have something important to say now."

Kevin and Yungu immediately turned serious.

Biscuit looked at Kevin and said, "Training at this stage is more or less complete. You need to keep up your physical training, but maintain some restraint. Don't injure your body."

Kevin sensed that something was off in her words.

Sure enough, Biscuit said, "We'll be parting ways next. Although I only came to teach you because Jin asked me to,

there's no doubt that I've enjoyed teaching you and becoming your master."

"But..." Kevin wanted to say something, but she cut him off.

"However, your training is not over. I'm giving you a long-term assignment. Once you complete it, I'll continue with your advanced training."

Kevin quieted down and listened carefully.

"In this city, there is a place called the Sky Arena. I want you to fight your way up to the 200th Floor without using Nen abilities to attack."

After saying that, she silently watched Kevin and added in a calm voice, "During that time, fully understand your Nen ability. Think about the Nen ability you want, then use what you've learned to construct it."

Kevin nodded. He understood.

Then he looked at Yungu.

Unexpectedly, Yungu said, "Uh... I've already completed that process, and I learned Nen during it."

After thinking for a moment, he said, "That process really will help you a lot. Mm, a lot."

"Really?"

"Yes."

Yungu nodded with great certainty.

After giving her instructions, Biscuit left directly with Yungu.

There was not much sadness over the farewell. It was only a brief separation. It was not as if they would never meet again, and they had exchanged phone numbers.

Kevin was free again. He lay on the bed, silently staring at the ceiling.

Then he suddenly sat up and turned on the hotel's bulky computer.

He began searching for information.

Sky Arena.

The fourth tallest building in the world.

It had 251 floors and stood 991 meters tall.

It was the city's landmark and a world-famous tourist destination.

The entire building was used for "combat," making it a holy land for Martial Way practitioners around the world.

Was this... reasonable?

Then he thought of Nen abilities and understood.

Finally, he briefly looked into the building's combat system and roughly understood Biscuit's intentions.

Because of his poor learning ability, Biscuit had given him a simple, clumsy method to improve his combat skills.

Let his body remember. Let his body grow accustomed through countless battles.

For some reason, it reminded him of drowning in practice problems. It really haunted him everywhere.

The assignment was to reach the 200th Floor without using Nen Aura to attack. This building had 251 floors.

Starting from the 200th Floor, there would be a huge change.

Kevin researched it and roughly understood the difference between the two.

If nothing unexpected happened, the floors above 200 were probably a battlefield for Nen abilities.

In other words, below the 200th Floor, the odds of encountering Nen users were very low.

He could not use Nen to attack, but he could use it to defend. That gave his body the conditions to remember without getting himself killed.

Let his body learn through battle.

After understanding that, Kevin began looking up other information.

For example, [Hunters].

He had not forgotten that both Biscuit and Jin called themselves Professional Hunters.

"Holy shit, what kind of privileged ID is this?!"

The first thing he saw was the Hunter Association, along with the privileges possessed by every Professional Hunter.

The item representing a Hunter's identity was a document called a Hunter License.

It bore a symbol made of two Xs.

Once you possessed it:

You could enter 90% of countries that generally prohibited entry and 75% of Forbidden Zones.

You could receive bank financing on par with first-class corporations, use it as collateral for large loans, and remain in countries outside your country of birth even without a passport.

You could use the computer network and 95% of public facilities for free.

Many famous figures were Hunters, and sixty of the top hundred people on the rich list were Hunters.

And this was a private organization? How did it manage that?

Nen abilities? Right, Nen abilities.

To obtain a license, one needed to pass a process called the Hunter Exam.

It was held in early January every year.

The current date was May 17, 1994.

There were still more than half a year to wait.

All right! He would use these six months to complete the assignment, construct the Nen ability that truly belonged to him, and fully understand and use [Moment's Dream].

Kevin was full of motivation as he set his goals.