"Last question. I need to find someone who disappeared and doesn't want to be found. Do you know anyone, regardless of the cost?"
"Hmm. There's a family that lives high on a mountain. Everyone in their family, from the butlers to the youngest child, is a trained assassin."
"Hisoka!" said Hirotaku, his mechanical body twisting towards him.
"Do you mean the Zoldyck family?" Togiri's question caught both Hisoka and Hirotaku by surprise.
"Yes," Hisoka answered a little suprised.
Togiri smiled, then sneered, "They're too weak." Hisoka began to snicker, while Hirotaku's killing intent leaked out.
"The person I'm looking for is someone who isn't even human anymore. If the Zoldyck family were to fail, the consequences would be unimaginable. I was thinking more about an Information dealer. "
'Ehy would I make Fang's brother Kastriot even more powerful by letting him absorb more Nen fighters?'
@Unless you upgrade me and unlock more functions, you stand no chance.@
'I still can't see how powerful you're supposed to be. Five years, and I still can't beat Fang in Nen when he started later and trained less than me.'
@That's because you are a talentless bastard.@
Just then, a door shifted open, and three people entered.
"Kurapika, applicant #404, is the twenty-fifth to pass. Killua, applicant #99, is the twenty-sixth to pass. Gon, applicant #405, is the twenty-seventh to pass. Total time: seventy-one hours and fifty-seven minutes," said a robotic voice.
The three were covered in dirt from head to toe, but their smiles were the brightest in the room—except for Killua. "My butt hurts..."
Hisoka watched them from afar with a satisfied smile, which piqued Togiri's curiosity. 'Does he only want to fight strong people, or is he a pedophile? The anime never explicitly answered that.'
"I didn't expect a slide for the short and easy path," said Kurapika.
"My hands are covered in blisters!" Gon said, still smiling. A voice came from behind them, "Me too!" Tonpa and Leorio emerged, pushing against each other as they exited the small tunnel.
"Leorio, applicant #403, is the twenty-eighth to pass. Tonpa, applicant #16, is the twenty-ninth to pass. Total time: seventy-one hours and fifty-eight minutes."
'Where is Fang? Is he not passing or just making a big entrance?' Togiri's worry grew.
'The benefits of becoming a Hunter are too immense to ignore. What is he doing? Is he trapped somewhere? Impossible.'
Togiri scanned the room again, checking if he might have missed Fang entering, though it seemed unlikely.
The robotic voice spoke again, "Only 1 minute remaining."
*Tu du, du du du du du, du du* Togiri's phone rang to a famous anime opening. "Fang? What's up?" "I need you to catch me outside." *Click* Fang hung up.
The group of five shared a heartwarming moment. Leorio patted Gon on the head, expressing his gratitude that they had passed the last test together.
*BOOM* A distant explosion echoed through the tower, sending vibration to even the ground floor.
The robotic voice spoke again, "Only 1 minute remaining."
Togiri ran outside the tower and Gon's group seeing his reaction followed him and so did a few other applicants.
*BOOM* Another explosion followed, then *BOOOM* A third explosion made the seriousness of the situation undeniable.
All the examinees ran out of the tower as the explosions became louder and more frequent.
As soon as everyone exited the tower, short and massive explosions erupted almost simultaneously.
*Boom* *Boom* *BOOM* *BOOOM* *BOOOM*
The explosions grew so loud that a few examinees covered their ears.
It was as if dozens of bombs had been triggered, causing vibrations to ripple through the tower. "The tower is collapsing!" somebody yelled. 'Holy shit.' @That is an entrance.@
The tower didn't collapse, but soon a hole was blasted open at the side of the tower.
Through the dust cloud a black shadow appeared. He was increasing gaining speed and falling to the ground.
'Shit! Should I ask Hisoka for a favour? Too late' Togiri jumped towards Fang. "Faaaaang!"
Togiri held his hands up and quickly tried to form a ball with his Nen to dampen the speed of Fang's impact on him.
Fang velocity completely over took Togiri's one and they both crashed towards the ground.
'Seven, will I break something by falling and not using Nen' @Yes@
Just before Togiri hit the ground with his feet he closed his eyes, bracing for the pain, but the next moment he bounced from the floor and stood on his feet without injury.
Togiri quickly opened his eyes in suprised and used Gyo on his eyes to see Hisoka's Nen ability, Bungee Gum.
"Fang, applicant #406, is the thirtieth to pass. Total time: seventy-one hours and fifty-nine minutes."
'Hisoka and Illumi saw me and Fang using Nen. I won't need to worry about Illumi unlees he draws my number, but Hisoka is a wild card. He could either attack me or Fang out of boredom'
Fang tapped Togiri on the shoulder disrupting his thoughts "Togiri, you good?"
Togiri looked expressionless into Fang eyes and was silent for a moment".....This crazy guy. Oi! Fang! Why did you take so long?"
The applicants were dumbfounded, silently waiting in a mix of boredom and disbelief.
They were looking at two boys who were arguing, one with brown hair and one with red.
The brown-haired boy yelled and then hit the red-haired boy on the head. "Ah!" The crowd gasped.
The red-haired boy retaliated by putting the brown-haired boy in a chokehold. The brown-haired boy escaped and countered with his own chokehold.
Both started laughing. Fang, the one who destroyed parts of the Trick Tower to escape was now caught in a playful headlock.
"Nothing makes sense!" A man fell to his knees, his world shattered.
"Fang! Togiri!" Gon shouted. Togiri stopped playing and said "Come on, let's go. Here's your water." Fang gulped down two liters of water that Togiri handed him.
"How did you destroy those tough walls? We needed tools for that" Gon asked, curious.
"Hehe" Fang grinned. His bright red hair was covered in rubble from the destroyed walls of the tower, his clothes and face smeared with dirt, but his smile was undiminished.
"H-How did you manage that?" Kurapika asked.
"That's easy, I used K—" Togiri pushed Fang's jaw shut. "Ah! My tongue!"
"Ahhh! I bit my tongue! Ahh! Why thith you tho thath?" Fang grabbed Togiri's shirt angry while Togiri only smiled awkwardly.
"Anyway, it's good to see you guys. It was very close when you passed," Togiri quickly changed the subject.
The group looked at Togiri with suspicion. 'First, he knocks me out, and now his destroys very thick walls?' Killua remained on guard.
Gon answered brightly "Yes, luckily, we all managed to pass together. How about you, Togiri?" Everyone stared at him as if to say, 'You aren't suspicious?!'
"Haha. I was first!" Togiri said non chalant while scratching the back of his head. "Not last place. Hahahaha." Fang was visibly annoyed.
Kurapika was shocked, Killua deep in thought, Leorio surprised, Gon impressed, and Fang was annoyed.
Fang said like a sore loser. "Next time, I will win!" "Sure, sure, but will you though? 2:0." Togiri was clearly enjoying teasing Fang.
Kurapika and Killua shared a similar thought, 'How did he destroy those walls snd how did Togiri jump that high and land without injury'
'How did Togiri know what was happening after the first explosion?'
Kurapika sank deeper into thought ' we, five took 50 minutes making a single hole into a wall with iron weapons, but Fang made multiples after each other and even blasted a huge whole open of the tower where it should be the thickest. It didn't seem like he was carrying bombs.... then there is Togiri-'
Togiri didn't seem surprised st Fang actions. Is Togiri as strong as Fang? Stronger? If I had Fang's power, could I defeat the Phantom Troupe? / my brother?' Kurapika and Killua eximaned the two boys deeply.
"Hahaha, you lose Fang. Loser, loser" 'There's no way Hisoka won't seek out Fang in the next test. How should I deal with him?'