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Hunter Association Headquarters, Chairman's Office.
A green bean man in a suit was organizing various documents and materials in the office.
"The Chairman is really something. It's the Hunter Exam period right now, and he's not even at headquarters."
The green bean man complained as he tidied the documents on the desk.
"Beep..."
The desk phone rang. The green bean man casually picked it up and put it to his ear.
"Haii, this is the Hunter Association Headquarters, Chairman's Office."
"Uh, Mr. Green Bean Man," Sinclair's tone on the phone was slightly surprised. He thought it was the Chairman answering.
"I'm Sinclair, the examiner for the second phase of the Hunter Exam."
Upon hearing it was the Hunter Exam examiner, the green bean man immediately put all the documents he was holding onto the desk, his expression serious.
"Mm, I remember you, Mr. Sinclair."
"Did something unexpected happen during the Hunter Exam?"
Sinclair stood deep within the Wetland Forest, looking at the corpse that had been gnawed down to just bones by the beasts, scratching his head, and saying with frustration.
"Yes, there was a little unexpected situation."
"Out of the 337 examinees this time, only 5 examinees remain by the end of the second phase."
"Because all the other examinees were killed by one of the remaining examinees."
"Uh, so..."
Hearing this, the green bean man had more or less understood what Sinclair meant. This kind of situation wasn't unprecedented in the 270th Hunter Exam.
"I understand, Mr. Sinclair."
"I will contact Chairman Netero. Please wait a moment at the venue."
Sinclair hung up the phone, looked at the few remaining skeletal remains, shook his head, and turned to leave.
Inside the office, the green bean man hung up the desk phone, took out his mobile phone, found the Chairman's number, and dialed it.
......
Shinryu School. This is the school Netero founded with his disciples after descending from the mountain.
In the same year, he became a Hunter.
Netero dedicated twenty years of his life to this school. While teaching here, he created a martial arts style called [Shingen-ryu]*.
And in the fifth year after he was respectfully called the world's strongest Nen user, Isaac Netero became the 12th Chairman of the Hunter Association.
At this time, in the dojo inside the school, Netero was confronting a tall martial artist.
"Swish!"
The martial artist only felt a blur before his eyes. Netero's figure suddenly flashed in front of him.
"Bang!"
He delivered a punch to his abdomen.
At that instant, the martial artist felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, as if it had been pierced through.
He bent over, sinking to his knees on the ground, and it was a long time before he could catch his breath.
"Headmaster, you are still so strong."
The martial artist, covering his abdomen, stood up painfully and said to Netero with a wry smile.
"Hohoho, I'm already old. From now on, the world belongs to you young people."
Netero stroked the tuft of goatee on his chin and smiled triumphantly.
The martial artist gave a wry smile. He was already over sixty years old; how could he still be called young? Only the Headmaster would say such a thing.
"Beep..."
The phone vibrated. Netero pulled out his phone. The green bean man's avatar appeared on the screen. He lightly tapped the button, and the call connected.
"Chairman!!!"
"Where are you!!!"
The green bean man's roar came from the phone, startling Netero. He immediately held the phone away from his ear, picking his ear with his little finger, looking leisurely.
"Well... I was just wandering around the school. Is something up?"
Inside the Chairman's office, the green bean man let out a sigh of helplessness. He was also used to the Chairman's capriciousness.
"There's been an incident in the Hunter Exam. One examinee attacked other examinees."
"As a result, by the end of the second phase, only 5 examinees remained."
"Mr. Sinclair, the examiner for the second phase of the Hunter Exam, called to ask if it should be continued."
Netero paused his ear-picking motion, stroked his beard silently for a moment, and raised his eyebrows.
"If only five examinees were killed, it means the remaining ones are all strong."
"I can't get there immediately right now. In that case, let them pass."
......
In the Wetland Forest, Sinclair was sitting on a large tree smoking and waiting for the green bean man's call.
"Beep..."
The phone rang. Sinclair immediately answered.
"Mr. Sinclair, you may take the examinees to the Hunter Office to handle their Hunter Licenses."
"Thank you for your hard work."
The green bean man's voice sounded. He finished speaking in two sentences and hung up.
Sinclair sighed, leaped down from the tree, and walked towards the castle.
In the castle courtyard, five examinees waited quietly.
After a long while, Sinclair's figure emerged from the forest covered in white mist. He slowly walked up to everyone, glanced at the Hisoka-like man*, and said.
"Congratulations, you have all passed this Hunter Exam."
"I will take you to the Hunter Association office to finalize your personal files and pick up your Hunter Licenses."
After speaking, Sinclair immediately turned and left, scratching his head as he walked, an expression of extreme annoyance on his face.
"Seriously, this kind of thing shouldn't be handled by me."
Illumi and the others followed silently, expressionless.
Korarl City, Airport Departure Lounge.
"This is the Hunter License."
Illumi held a red card in his hand. The front was marked with the cardholder's name and registration number.
"Next."
Illumi looked up at King Bradley*, and handed him a bank card.
"You can act according to your own will now. You don't need to follow me anymore."
"The funds in here should be enough for your needs for a short period of time."
King Bradley took the bank card and looked at Illumi, his expression calm.
"I will first accumulate enough achievements within the Hunter Association to gain more power and a higher status."
"At the same time, I will try my best to rally people from the Hunter Association."
Illumi's lips curved up. He was very clear about King Bradley's thoughts. The Hunter Association was just the beginning; his goal was far beyond that.
"Then, we'll part ways here."
Illumi put his hands in his pockets, turned, and walked towards the boarding gate, leaving King Bradley standing in place, watching his back.
The airship slowly took off, gradually disappearing from King Bradley's sight.
Looking at the airship disappearing into the clouds, King Bradley narrowed his eyes. A red light flashed. He slowly turned around and walked towards the airport entrance.
"Finally, I can fully exert myself."
An inexplicable aura emanated from his body.
As he walked, passersby were all affected by his aura, unconsciously making way for him.
Thus, in the crowded airport, a very strange scene appeared.
In the dense crowd, a three-meter radius around King Bradley became a "vacuum zone," with no one approaching.