After Gon, Killua, and Palm left.
Cordis finally put on the women's kimono after wrestling with the decision for a while.
Rather than a kimono, it looked more like a white robe. Perhaps it was his imagination, but the sleeves seemed unusually long.
Cordis didn't give it much thought. He straightened the collar, put on his eye patch and wooden sandals, then said goodbye to everyone at the hospital before leaving.
Cordis deliberately avoided the crowds and headed for the forest outside town.
It was remarkable, really. Almost everything around here was barren yellow earth. Finding a town on it was strange enough; he hadn't expected such a vast forest, too.
Marveling at nature's handiwork, Cordis wandered through the forest.
He finally stopped at the foot of a waterfall with a powerful current. The scenery was pleasant, and plenty of fruit trees and other edible plants grew nearby. He had to admit it was a good place to train.
Unlike Gon and Killua, Cordis wasn't looking to increase his strength.
What he mainly needed to improve was his stamina. The primary reason he had been so badly injured last time was that his stamina hadn't held out through the entire fight.
His enemies weren't going to give him time to rest.
The fights ahead would only grow longer. He needed to prepare himself now to fight for days and nights on end.
At that thought, Cordis rubbed between his brows wearily. With a sigh, he took off his clothes and hung them on a nearby tree.
Then he went beneath the waterfall, planted one hand on the ground, and held himself upside down as the water battered his body.
It wasn't a pleasant experience, especially for an amateur like Cordis. Before even two hours had passed, he was panting hard,