Fool, Magician, High Priestess

With ram horns on their heads and dressed strangely, two figures stood by a lake, looking down as if peering through the water to the bottom.

"We still haven't found it, brother," the blonde girl said softly.

"Don't rush, we still have plenty of time," the boy's voice was deep.

"What are you looking for?" A white-haired, blue-eyed youth suddenly appeared behind the two, like a ghost, peeking around the boy's side and asking quietly.

"Looking for treasure." The two non-humans, maintaining human form, had very calm expressions. They seemed completely unaware that their proximity was too close for normal social interaction, and replied in a peaceful tone.

"I thought you were looking for this," Su Wu said, tossing the bleating sheep to the girl.

"Ah, it's the little sheep, you're back," the girl caught the sheep easily, stroking the docile lamb and speaking close to its ear.

The lamb bleated, and the girl nodded. The two, one person and one sheep, seemed to be communicating in a special way.

"Speaking of which, can I touch you guys?" Su Wu held his chin with his index finger and thumb, observing the two non-humans with Six Eyes for a long time before finally expressing his curiosity.

Of course, as he asked, his hands were already poking and pinching their faces.

Hmm, they're soft, no different from humans.

Although they appeared to be a black, viscous substance, both in appearance and feel, they were quite normal.

The brother and sister, whose faces were poked and pinched, reacted identically, with a bit of confusion and curiosity. They didn't know why the other party was doing this, but since there was no malice, they didn't mind.

Seeing this, Su Wu withdrew his hands, bored.

He thought non-humans would have a special feel, but they were unexpectedly ordinary. How boring.

"Oh, right, was there a red-haired guy following you earlier? Did you fight him?" Su Wu finally asked the question he'd intended to ask from the start.

"Why would we fight him?" The sister among the non-humans adjusted her glasses and asked subconsciously.

"Because he was following us and it was troublesome, so we used a little trick to make him not notice us," the boy said with a smile.

His strange attire made his smile appear very eerie.

"A trick...? Ah..." Su Wu was confused, then understood.

No wonder Hisoka looked so thirsty and impatient; it turned out he couldn't fight the target he'd originally set his sights on.

But his slightly manic state...

It was a bit like his true nature, and a bit like he'd been subjected to some special means. It was hard to say, as he hadn't even glanced at Hisoka, unless he used Six Eyes to look closely again.

Perhaps it really had something to do with the methods the two non-humans mentioned.

"What are your names?" Su Wu was still somewhat curious about the non-humans.

"Ally." "Aime."

The siblings answered simultaneously, like good students answering a teacher's question.

"Do you guys need Hunter Licenses too?" Su Wu asked, a little confused.

Do non-humans need Hunter Licenses? No, the Hunter Exam ultimately requires going to the Hunter Association to receive the license, right? Aren't these two non-humans afraid of being recognized at the Hunter Association?

The Hunter Association should still have strong individuals.

"We came here to find something, and their airship was picking up people, and it happened to be going to the same destination as us," the brother, Aime, replied.

"Ah, a ride," Su Wu said understandingly.

He knew it. How could a Hunter License hold such great appeal that even non-humans would participate in the exam?

So they were just hitching a ride. That made sense.

"Where did you come from?" Su Wu was somewhat suspicious.

Non-humans who could maintain human form, how to put it...

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He suddenly thought of the Hunter world's so-called forbidden zone—the Dark Continent.

Could these two have escaped from there?

"A fishing village on a remote island," Aime replied after thinking for a while.

He couldn't even recall the name of the fishing village.

"Because my brother and I were floating in the sea, and then people there fished us up..." Ally explained with some confusion, seemingly not understanding why the people there would bring them ashore.

"...Pfft--" Su Wu couldn't help but laugh.

The image of two non-humans floating at sea was quite amusing.

Even more amusing was their confusion as to why they were fished up by villagers.

Of course, it was because they were mistaken for a pair of stranded young people!

The villagers probably thought they had rescued two human children, completely unaware that they had actually fished up two strange beings.

But floating at sea...

Do strange beings like the sea?

Like what, bizarre deep ones, or ancient gods sleeping at the bottom of the sea...

You guys really have a problem with the ocean, don't you?

Forget it, I won't ask where they live anymore.

I might get an even stranger answer, one I've never heard of, one that doesn't even exist on the current continental plates.

"Alright, you guys keep looking for things." After asking what he wanted to ask, Su Wu casually waved his hand and disappeared from his spot.

The two non-humans naturally turned their heads and resumed searching for their targets.

Su Wu observed his surroundings with Six Eyes, ensuring there was no danger nearby, and then found a place to sit down.

"It's time for the daily luck test again." He raised his hand and reached out into the void.

Wheel of Law, activate.

A spinning roulette wheel appeared in the air.

A moment later, three cards appeared in his hand.

Su Wu lazily looked down.

[Reversed Fool] [Reversed High Priestess] [Reversed Magician]

"All three are debuff cards?" Su Wu sighed.

Looks like my luck is terrible today.

I need to find someone to use them within half an hour, otherwise they'll affect me.

[Reversed Fool] Effect: Disorder.

[Reversed High Priestess] Effect: Mental Confusion.

[Reversed Magician] Effect: Weakened Will.

"They involve order, rules, spirit, will, and things like that. They sound a bit mystical, and I don't know what the specific effects will be when used..." Su Wu flicked the cards between his fingers and decided to just sit there.

He planned to wait here for Hisoka to find him. After all, if he sets his sights on a target, he won't give up until he succeeds.

I might as well throw these three cards at him and see what their specific effects are.

"Behave yourselves." He patted the restless trees behind him, warning them not to move, and leaned against the trunk, constantly paying attention to the surrounding movements.

Six Eyes sensed the life energy signature of Hisoka rapidly approaching.

Since he didn't know exactly where Su Wu was, Hisoka had been killing indiscriminately along the way.

Human life forms in this forest were disappearing one after another.

It looked like he would kill everyone in the forest just to find Su Wu.

"I knew my charm was high, and Hisoka couldn't resist it at all," Su Wu recalled his previous thoughts and couldn't help but sigh.

See, he wasn't even taking the exam anymore, he just came chasing after me.

Soso-bro: Little apple, hmm hmm hmm, little apple.

Wuwu-zi: Click to see Hisoka go crazy for me.