With the examiner saying so, Gon and Killua stopped arguing, admitted defeat, and promised to treat A Luo to a meal.
A Luo smiled and took them up on it without hesitation, declaring that she wanted a feast!
Killua readily agreed.
Gon began counting on his fingers, calculating just how lavish a meal he could afford to buy A Luo with the money he had.
Before the spiky-haired boy could finish his calculations, the remaining candidates began emerging from the passage one after another.
Leorio and Kurapika finally reached the exit, drenched in sweat. After another long wait, no more candidates came out.
Looking at the exhausted candidates who had collapsed on the steps inside the passage, Satotz calmly announced their elimination.
Then he offered everyone a warning.
First, he explained that they were now in the famous Numere Wetlands.
All kinds of dangerous creatures lived in these wetlands. One careless move could land them in these tricksters' traps, where they would be devoured without so much as a bone left behind.
Leorio refused to believe it.
"Isn't that a little far-fetched?"
"If we already know they're trying to trick us, how could we possibly fall for it?"
Just then, an injured man suddenly appeared beside the passage, carrying a Magical Beast that looked somewhat like Satotz. He immediately accused Satotz of being a Man-Faced Ape masquerading as an examiner.
He claimed that he was the real Hunter Exam examiner!
A Luo's lips curved into a smile, her expression that of someone settling in to enjoy a show.
Here it comes.
The classic real-and-fake-examiner scene from the first stage of the Hunter Exam in the original manga.
Soon, some candidates were swayed by the self-proclaimed examiner and began questioning Satotz's identity.
Mostly because there really were quite a few suspicious