N. E. N. [ H U N T E R X H U N T E R ]

Chapter 17 - ハンター 試験 | パート15

Last time...

My shoulders lowered in defeat and I went in, entering by flying through the open door. I went as fast as I could to the main room, where I found the perfect corner to hang out in.

Now...

N. E. N. POV:

There was about 1 hour left to this phase, and I was somewhat growing worried about the boys I had become attached to. For the last two hours, Gon and Killua had been stuck at the same point, doing something I couldn't quite make out. They seemed to be hitting something. Something or someone, who knows.

Both of them, along with three other people I didn't really care about, were still only halfway down, which is not a lot considering the time that had passed and the size of the tower itself.

Throughout the time that had passed, they had advanced of about 78 centimetres, according to my calculations. My guess was that they were digging something. If they did if because of a challenge from the tower or for personal reasons, however, I do not know.

I was on edge for the next fifty-three minutes. They had only advanced of 22 more centimetres at this point, but they were still just hitting whatever they wanted to break. At this point, I could think it was a challenge from the tower, or that they were trying to get past a trap, but we never know what is the challenge they are going through.

Technically, if their Nen had been activated, I would have been able to get much more precise data, but we'll have to wait patiently for them to rise up, proud and strong.

Who knew what kind of adventures they would encounter during their journey? Who knew if they would someday save the world? All I knew of this instance was that they had the potential to become great people.

When only four minutes were left to the final countdown, I suddenly felt the two boys and their three teammates coming at a high speed towards the final room. A slide, as it appeared to be, going down at a 135-degree angle all around the tower. If they didn't get dizzy after that, or at least surprised, I would be rather impressed.

The slide finished when the timer hit 48 seconds sharp, and they seemed to be rushing towards the main room.

The boys passed through the goal, the speaker announcing they had passed. Not far behind followed the blonde man, and the two last were a man in a suit and Orange Juice Man.

All of them had large blisters on their hands, which is not surprising after having to dig through a one-meter wide wall.

The two last people I have mentioned were fighting each other to pass through the door first, anger fuming out of their ears. The idiot must have finally realized the true colours of the jerk. The man speaking through the speakers indifferently recited their names, indicating they had passed too.

Hiroe ran up to Gon, tackling him with the biggest hug you will ever see someone give to another. The poor boy, stuck in her arms, began to turn blue as the air stopped entering his lungs. Luckily, Hiroe finally let go, letting him breathe again.

Kotono had stood up to greet Kurapika with a respectful nod of the head.

But the silent atmosphere had been broken, the spell labelled 'calm' defeated by the commotion the five last applicants passing the third phase had caused.