The main group arrived in the final minute before the deadline.
Covered in dust and grime, they looked utterly bedraggled.
Fortunately, they still managed to pass.
At that point, the examiner, Lippo, finally deigned to emerge from the surveillance room and appear before the candidates.
After announcing how many people had passed the third phase, he led everyone out of Trick Tower.
Killua took the opportunity to sidle up to A Luo and nudge her with his elbow.
"You guys really have some nerve! You actually hijacked the Hunter Association's airship! But A Luo, are we still good friends or not? You were planning something that big, and you didn't tell me right away?"
A Luo: "..."
The little brat really had the gall to say that!
Ever since he met Gon, that spiky-haired boy had been all he could think about. He was practically the perfect example of forgetting the old the moment something new came along.
How long had it been since he last came looking for her on his own?
And now he was turning it around and blaming her!
"You needed someone to tell you about that? Killua, if you paid even half as much attention to me as you do to Gon, you wouldn't have stayed on top of Trick Tower without a clue!"
Faced with A Luo's accusing gaze, Killua thought back briefly and had to admit that he really did seem to have been paying too much attention to Gon.
So much so that he had neglected A Luo.
He quickly stuck out his tongue in embarrassment, made a cute face at A Luo, and pressed his palms together, promising he would never do it again.
A Luo nodded haughtily.
"We'll see how you do from here on out!"
While the two of