"How did it go?" Menchi slid the two machetes back into the leather sheaths behind her hips. "What did you think of our evaluation? You're not going to decide we're not good enough, are you?"
Gelman exchanged glances with Biscuit and Wing, who stood not far away. Seeing them both nod, he said, "I think you're capable enough to become our companions."
"It sounds like the 'secret realm' you mentioned is quite dangerous. All four of you 'Nen ability experts' are being very tight-lipped about it."
"Whether it's dangerous depends on the circumstances." Gelman pointed toward the mansion. "We'll show you some materials, and then you can decide..."
Menchi cut in with the confidence of someone who'd seen it all before. "Whether or not we decide to join you, we'll keep what happened here confidential. Don't worry—we haven't been professional Hunters for just a day."
"Leaking the information would make us enemies of every Hunter," Buhara added from the side, flashing a broad smile. "Every client and everyone involved would hate us."
Menchi pointed at Gelman. "Unless you're planning to do something demonic and cross our bottom line... But from what we've seen, you don't seem like that kind of person."
Gelman pressed his lips together. "Then come with us."
Menchi and Buhara followed close behind.
Gelman walked up the grassy slope and stopped in front of Kurapika. "Kurapika, you and Chikyū should continue training deep in the forest. Wing will guide you."
Kurapika blinked.
He still hadn't been able to make out much of Teacher Gelman and Menchi's fight. He only knew that Menchi's twin blades could actually fly through the air, like puppets controlled by strings in her hands.
He was growing more and more interested in Nen abilities, wondering how long it would take him to gain