Chapter 5
Title: Hunter Exam...
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Two days later after creating my Hatsu, I left my hometown and I am currently outside of a huge skyscraper. To the public this is a famous building of a real estate businessman, he is a hunter too. So it makes sense that his building is being used as an entry to the Hunter Exam.
I am currently wearing a black suit with hidden blades inside it (even a gun) and I also have a black briefcase in my hand and I am also wearing my usual fake glasses. I have my black hair covering my forehead and giving off a friendly vibe.
When I go inside I notice people in business suits going about their… business. I see the receptionist and I immediately go towards her. When she sees me approaching her she just looks at me and smiles while saying in a happy voice.
"What can I help you with sir." Damn, she seems genuinely happy to see me... what a good actress, even I can't seem to pinpoint her act.
I just smile towards her and say in a friendly voice with a small friendly smile on my face. "I would like the room in the back."
Her expression doesn't change at all and still with a smile on her face she says.
"Oh sir. That would be on floor 35, room number 17A."
I just nod and go towards the elevator… when I see that it reads out of order.
Hmmm… has the test already started… well... that is no big deal, I am already prepared.
I just turn around and go towards the staircase and start going up the stairs.
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After ten floors I finally see some people who probably came before me. They are resting. Most of them have backpacks and seem like they are ready to live in the wilderness.
I keep walking and walking. I see more and more people on the side resting. As I am counting floors when I arrive at the 31st floor I see a huge crowd of people in here and trying to get into a room which has a sign with 17A written on it.
As soon as I saw this I couldn't help but think.
That they have been tricked. The receptionist said on floor 35 so that must mean that this is a fake. Then as not to alarm anyone I use zetsu and dull my presence to not let anyone notice me.
Less people means less competition after all...
Then I go up to the 35th floor and I start walking along the hallway until I arrive at a door labelled as 17A and I enter it. There I see that it is like a giant classroom with around 170 people in it. There also seem to be some people sitting on chairs in the sides of the classroom. They had notebooks in their hands. I look around and... don't see anyone from the HxH canon story.
Seeing that, I just find an empty desk and sit on it.
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After three hours a guy with a bandana, dark trench coat and a scar along his face comes in and he immediately says in a harsh cold voice.
"I wonder how many of you will die this time…" As he says that, he has an annoyed look on his face.
After some awkward silence a muscular bald guy who is sitting in the front gets up and walks in front of the scared hunter. He sneers at him and says.
"I have been here for five hours and I am honestly tired. How about me and you fight right now and get this over with. I get a hunter's license and you get the beating you deserve. I will allow you to decide the rules of the fight."
The Exam Proctor just looks at him, the annoyed look on his face is gone and I could see his Nen leak out, expressing his anger. The muscular guy in front of him immediately falls to his knees.
The Proctor doesn't say anything as he takes out a knife and says.
"Ok… I accept your challenge and I choose a deathmatch."
And with a clean, and elegant motion…
*Fwosh*
...he decapitates the bald muscular exam participant. After killing the muscular man,
casually tells one of the guys with the notebook to take the body out and throw it onto the garbage disposal. Some of the contestants pale… The Exam Proctor just turns around like nothing happened and he says.
"Well then let me explain this exam…."
He just starts explaining the exam, as if nothing really even happened. It is pretty much a written exam and if you are caught cheating you will be eliminated. So you must complete the exam which consists of ten questions during the allocated time. Also the tenth question will be given during the last 10 minutes.
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After the Exam Proctor explained it, he had the notebook guys give us the exam papers. When I look at my exam paper… quite easy…
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I finished it in fifteen minutes. The time that I have left is forty five minutes. Seeing that I have nothing to do I secretly use GYO to concentrate Nen into my eyes and see if there is any hidden Nen user around… I found two nen users who were trying to hide by allowing their Nen to flow like a regular human… also there are two others. A blonde female and male. They are sitting next to each other so I will assume the worst case scenario that they are together. The guy also has some type of war paint into his face. I will need to be careful. There are four Nen users during this Hunter Exam.
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After all that is finished we are asked if we want to take the 10th question also some people got caught cheating and were escorted outside.They didn't dare reject… they already saw what happened to someone who tried to go against the Exam Proctor… If we do take it and don't answer it correctly then we will fail and will never be able to take it again.
Some people do give up… pathetic pieces of sh*t… they came this far and they still can't see underneath that statement.
At the end there are only 97 people left….
Then the Exam Proctor just adjusts his bandana a little and nonchalantly says.
"There was no other question. You all pass. They were just scaredy cats that didn't deserve to even be here."
Then he starts going towards the door and says.
"Follow me to the rooftop. There we will meet our transportation vehicle for the next part of the exam."
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After some time and me following him to the 100th floor and then the rooftop. Some more people fell during the journey and now there are only 75 participants left.
When we arrive at the rooftop. The exam proctor says in a casual voice.
"They should be here anytime now. Sooo goodbye… it hasn't been a pleasure meeting you."
He then goes to the roof elevator. He pressed the button and an out of order sign showed up. Then as if remembering something he takes a card out of his trench coat. The card has the Hunter Association logo in it.
He just swipes it in the front of the elevator and…
*ping*
The elevator door opens… so it really was working all along huh….
I wonder if some poor fool just walked all this way without somehow even realizing.
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