That rotten old man...
Moyu lowered his head to look at his phone.
The message had come right as the second phase ended. It seemed the old man was still worried Moyu might do something reckless.
He could pretend not to see it, eliminate half the candidates, then wrap things up and leave.
With that thought, Moyu calmly put away his phone, then pulled a notebook from his pocket. Looking at the many candidates whose faces still held undisguised shock, he smiled.
"Next, I will announce the candidates who have passed the third phase."
The moment those words came out, the candidates, already shaken by Moyu revealing himself as an examiner, doubted their own ears for a moment.
The ones who had passed the third phase?
What did that mean?
Hadn't the third phase not even started yet?!
The candidates stared blankly at Moyu, who was holding the notebook.
They had never heard of a Hunter Exam examiner participating normally in the exam alongside the candidates, much less an exam ending before it had even begun.
Aside from Hisoka and Killua, who seemed fine with whatever happened, the other candidates were completely thrown off by Moyu.
"Simply put..."
Moyu maintained his gentle smile and was about to explain when the phone he had just put away suddenly began ringing.
Professional Hunters would consciously set their phones to silent while carrying out commissions or operations. However, when serving as Hunter Exam examiners, they had to keep their phones available for communication and enable necessary reminder functions.
That was a requirement of the Examination Committee.
Listening to the high-pitched ringtone, Moyu paused. Without even looking, he knew that rotten old man was calling.
"Menchi."
Without immediately taking out his phone, Moyu looked toward Menchi and asked, "Are there any surveillance cameras or