Living in Hunter x Hunter
Chapter 16

Visiting Biscuit

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Barn mainly taught Lucky various formulas.

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Medicinal baths for body tempering, ointments to apply to the body, and pills that could be taken.

"You're still young. Use these things in moderation, or not only will they fail to work, they may even harm your body."

What Barn had been able to gather was all meant for bodies that had developed to a certain extent, or for adults only.

Of course, there were certainly methods for tempering the body and building a foundation from childhood.

But those were mostly closely guarded secrets. Even Barn could not find them. Some things could not be obtained with money alone.

Even among the things Barn had collected, some could not be acquired merely by spending money.

After becoming a referee above the 200th Floor, Lucky's residence was moved to the 200th Floor as well, and he could finally have his own place to train.

Lucky looked through the books and formulas Barn had given him.

There were body-tempering boxing techniques, along with summaries of experience.

As for the prescriptions, Lucky could not make sense of them. He only knew the names of the ingredients. In an era without the Internet, obtaining information was rather troublesome.

Fortunately, he could learn about them through his adoptive father, who had ways of acquiring them.

But he did not want to rely solely on spending money. He also wanted to gain a deeper understanding, because he knew a saying: medicine and martial arts were inseparable.

Perhaps he could change his mindset and treat cultivation entirely as a way of practicing martial arts and Cultivation.

Once he thought of it that way, his thinking opened up completely.

These prescriptions aided training and were similar to medicinal pills. And the Divine Script of this world, if used properly, could also serve as a kind of "formation" or "Artifact Refining."

It was as though they were the various arts of Cultivation.

There was no need to think further. His target was the Heart Source School, and he also needed to become a Hunter. He needed a sufficiently extensive intelligence network.

The Fighting Tournament was about to begin, and battles above the 200th Floor had surged as well.

Lucky had also witnessed quite a few fights between Nen Ability users, with all manner of strange and unusual abilities.

Naturally, there was also someone worth paying close attention to—Biscuit.

So far, Biscuit had never suffered a defeat.

Moreover, the abilities she displayed in combat were all applied techniques. Her massive build led many competitors to believe she was an Enhancement user.

After considering it, Lucky chose to visit Biscuit personally.

On the 200th Floor, Biscuit was resting in her luxurious room. Naturally, Miss Cookie was there too, giving her a massage.

Miss Cookie was Biscuit's first ability.

It was an ability specifically used to assist her training. Her exceptional natural talent, combined with her ability training, had turned her into her current rugged-looking form.

The doorbell rang.

Biscuit knew who it was.

Lucky's visit was extremely formal. He had prepared a card beforehand and asked the 200th Floor counter staff to deliver it to Biscuit.

Of course, Biscuit was already aware of Lucky's existence.

It was not because of the card, but because she had learned about him through contact with other Martial Artists.

Quite a few Heavenly Arena staff members belonged to various Martial Arts Schools.

And Lucky's battle with Bellamy had naturally spread through the grapevine, becoming a topic of conversation among them.

Biscuit was not a loner, so naturally she had heard the relevant information.

Later, she found out that Lucky was the author of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, which naturally made her curious about such a young boy.

If Lucky had been a competitor, there would probably have been countless people challenging him.

Of course, quite a few people had visited Lucky during this period as well, all hoping to have him join their school.

The door opened.

At this moment, Biscuit naturally was not wearing any kind of frilly loli dress. Instead, she was dressed in men's clothing.

Although she was female, her appearance was far too masculine. If she wore women's clothes, she would attract far too much attention.

With no other choice, Biscuit could only wear men's clothing.

"Hello, contestant Biscuit. My name is Lucky Phoenix. Sorry to disturb you." Lucky lowered his head politely.

"Just call me Biscuit." Biscuit led Lucky into the room.

At this moment, Biscuit was completely different from how she had appeared in the anime. She seemed very serious. Perhaps her mindset was different now.

Biscuit brewed Lucky a cup of coffee. "If you hadn't come to see me, I probably would have gone to find you."

Lucky naturally noticed the books on the table, as well as the signs that they had been read.

They were all books he had copied over.

"The author of these books isn't you, is it?" Biscuit was the one who asked first.

Given Lucky's age, along with many of the "terms" in these books, there was no way he could have written them.

"That's right." However, he did not reveal who had written the books.

Nor did Biscuit intend to investigate further.

Instead, she directly picked up the books and began asking Lucky for guidance.

For example, what the I Ching was, what Northern Darkness was, and what all sorts of obscure terms meant.

It really left Lucky at a loss as to how to explain them.

Seeing Lucky's slight embarrassment, Biscuit immediately realized what was wrong and showed an apologetic expression. "Sorry. I wanted to know the secrets within them too badly. Even though I don't understand some parts, I always feel there is a different kind of wisdom hidden inside."

Biscuit even felt that they could help with her training and her path in martial arts.

As a disciple of the Heart Source School—and an exceptionally outstanding one at that—Biscuit had her martial-arts-obsessed side.

She had nearly forgotten that Lucky had come to see her because he had something of his own to discuss.

"It's fine. I'm happy to see these books being so well received." Lucky replied with a smile.

Only then did he turn serious. "There is only one reason I came today: I want to become a disciple of the Heart Source School."

Lucky did not know the procedure for joining the Heart Source School, and there were not many people in the school, which was why he had come to Biscuit.

Of course, Biscuit's status as Netero's disciple was also crucial.

Biscuit was not surprised. When she spoke with disciples from other martial arts schools about Lucky, she learned that he had refused many invitations.

Naturally, they all guessed that Lucky wanted to join the Heart Source School.

The Heart Source School was simply too famous, not to mention that Netero was now known as the strongest person in the world.

This was not some title like one of the five great Nen Ability users. He was publicly recognized as the strongest person in the world.

Especially at this point in time, although Netero had begun slowly declining from his peak, he was absolutely not as weak as he had been in the original story.

Biscuit also grew serious. "With your talent, there would be no problem joining the Heart Source School. But I'm not qualified to teach others yet."

Although Wing taught Zushi in the original story, the fact that he could only serve as an acting master said a great deal.

Within the Heart Source School, only those who had earned Netero's recognition and truly completed their training were qualified to accept disciples.

"In a few days, Master Netero will arrive at the Heavenly Arena as well."

"Chairman Netero is coming back this time too?" Lucky had not yet received confirmation.

Netero did not attend every Fighting Tournament.

Lucky addressed him that way mainly because Netero was best known for being the chairman of the Hunter Association.

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