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Donna yume nara oikakeru no?

What kind of dreams will you pursue?

Kimi ga tsubuya kumi tai ni yuu

You seem to just mutter away the answer.

Tooi saki datta mirai wa ima sugu soba wo,

The future which seemed so very distant,

hashi ite yuku

is running alongside me now.

Mienai koede saken deta

Crying out to me in a voice that can't be heard.

Kizutsu ita karada ima tokashi tai

I want to melt away my scarred body right now.

Kono itami wa tada watashi wo kiri saite,

This pain within just tears me apart,

ashita wo unarau inori ga todoku made

And until my prayer which foretells tomorrow is heard...

I pray every night and day...

Hey, Gon!

Electricity x Aura x Ultimate Technique

What do you think?

No good.

It’ll be pointless to let them play.

They’d only end up dead.

How can you tell before we try?!

It’ll be too late by then, boy.

I own 32 cartridges, including the one I won today.

Around 100 Hunters I hired, pro and amateur, are playing inside.

However, over half of them have given up.

They’ve given up on even returning to the real world,

and are trying to live out their lives inside the game...

As long as a player stays alive, you can’t reset or pull out their memory card.

Therefore, because of those who have given up, new players can’t replace them.

Better that they die... than barely squeak by.

That’s why we must be careful in our selection.

We can only accept those who can, at minimum, return to the real world.

So how can you tell we can’t?!

And how would he know?!

Because he is a pro Hunter,

and has played Greed Island.

You two know about this ring, right?

I’ve made five round trips in six months.

And speaking from my experience...

obtaining the item that gets you back to reality

has a difficulty of a 4, on a scale of 1-10.

10 being most difficult. But you would die before you get there, with your paltry Nen.

Have you cleared the game, Mr. Tsezguerra?

I’m 80% through...

only because I haven’t been efficient. But that’s none of your concern.

I’ll go back inside the game once more, after the tryouts.

I expect not to return until after I clear the game.

Tryouts?

I will win all seven Greed Island cartridges at this auction.

At the same time...

I’m recruiting talented players. I’ve placed a notice on the net, and many Hunters are vying for the spots.

We expect the tryouts to be highly competitive.

I will be the one examining and selecting the players.

It’ll be on September 10th, right after the auction ends. Meet here, at Southernbees.

So we should earn our right to play?

Yes.

You have four days to work on your Nen.

I’d work on it anyway!

Let’s go, Killua!

By the way, boy...

Where did you get that memory card?

I’m not telling!

Damn it! He makes me so mad!

I’ll make him eat his words!

Well, he did have a point.

What do you mean?

Don’t lash out at me.

All we’ve done is practice Ten and Ren every day.

I think it’s time we take the next step.

Next step?

Learn Ten, know Zetsu, and through Ren, attain Hatsu...

Hatsu!

Our special attack!

Kurapika learned Nen around the same time we did,

yet he equaled the Troupe in power because of his special attack.

Of course, Kurapika needed the Scarlet Eyes for it to work.

And he had to risk sacrificing his life, and the backlash laid him up.

We can’t encumber ourselves like that.

His ability is nearly invincible against the Troupe, but he paid for it dearly...

We need to be more moderate.

Our restrictions should be neither too difficult nor too simple.

Our abilities have to be practical, fit our Nen

type, and have a wide range of applications.

Think of a technique like that.

Yeah.

You’re an Enhancer, so you should enhance something.

Yeah!

Well, think of the rest yourself.

Hmm?

I’m going to work on my special attack from now on.

I wanted to try it sooner, but we’ve been busy.

What? So, you’ve already picked what kind of technique you’re going to have?

Yeah, a long time ago.

Really?! What is it?!

It’s. A. Secret.

You go ahead and take your time thinking about what you want.

We have 4 more days until the tryouts.

Maybe I’ll pass without you.

Hey, Killu--

See ya...

That sounded a bit harsh...

But he sidetracks too easily without some kind of pressure.

Ooh! He’s really gone.

I was pretty skeptical until now. Wanna give it a try? It’ll kill some time.

There’s room for two more players.

Pass.

If I feel like it.

All right... well, I’m going to go have fun then.

What kind of game is it?

Dunno.

A game made by Nen users, huh.

Hey, Gon.

A “special attack”?

Is that what you call it?

The bottom line is, Enhancers don’t need one.

Why not?

They’re the most balanced in offense and defense.

Practice Ten and Ren, and you’ll produce enough force to be quite destructive.

And Gon...

I don’t know the details, but don’t follow your friend Kurapika’s example.

Kurapika... you’re okay now?

Yeah...

My fever’s down.

Sorry I made you worry, Gon.

I’m fine now.

Okay.

He doesn’t look okay at all.

I didn’t mean to sleep for two whole days.

You had good reason! In fact, you should rest even more.

No, I have too much to do.

Oops, that backfired.

So what happened to the Southernbees auction?

Leorio told me you want an expensive game.

Yeah.

I see... a tryout for players...

But I can’t think of a good special attack... I’m not good enough yet.

What kind of training did you do, Kurapika?

Me?

Gon...

I’m sure I don’t need to tell you why.

Gon?

The best way is to keep practicing your Ten and Ren.

But Mr. Wing, I don’t have much time!

I have to pass the tryouts on September 10th!

You seem to be in a real hurry.

You know, you were plenty powerful enough back when you were still here.

Really?!

Of course.

Reflect upon each thing you’re capable of.

Then you will find the answer you need.

What kind of training did you do, Kurapika?

Me? Once I decided on chains, I began with imagery training.

Yeah.

First, I fiddled with real chains around the clock.

I felt them with my eyes closed, drew thousands of pictures...

I tasted them... smelled them... rattled them... and stared at them for hours.

My teacher told me to do nothing but play with them.

He took away the real chains once I started to dream about them every night.

Eventually, I began to hallucinate them.

They seemed more real as the days passed, and I could even feel and hear them.

And one day, I found them conjured in my hands.

Besides that, I did the same as you.

Ten and Ren, every day.

I see.

I know! Kurapika, will you be my teacher?!

Huh?

I can’t get better by myself.

Killua’s in secret training.

Maybe you could point out what I’m doing wrong, right?!

I’m afraid I can’t.

What? Why?

My boss has gone home already.

I need to go back as well.

So you’re leaving Yorknew?

Yes, tomorrow.

I hate to leave my business with the Spiders unfinished, but it’s been two days.

They’ve probably left by now. And the eyes of my brethren should come first.

Oh, yeah! It’s for the best!

Until next time, Gon.

I’ll see you out of town.

You have training to do, right? I don’t want to get in the way of that.

Besides, you already have a teacher.

Why don’t you ask him for advice?

Hint! Could you please give me a hint?!

I don’t have much time until the tryouts!

Slow and steady is the way to go. Patience, Gon.

Mr. Wing!

Okay, here’s a big hint.

You showed this guy your Ren, right?

Yeah.

Show him everything at the same time.

Everything?

Yes. Everything you’ve learned.

Everything at the same time.

All that I’ve learned...

The things I learned back then...

Ten! Contain the life energy leaking out from the body.

Zetsu. Shut off the aura by closing the nodes.

Ren. Open the nodes wide for maximum aura production.

And Hatsu! All of this at once...

Ren, more aura. Zetsu, no aura.

Aura and no aura at the same time?

I don’t get it...

How can I do both at the same time?

Maybe Mr. Wing had the wrong idea...

They’d only end up dead.

But you would die before you get there, with your paltry Nen.

Damn it!

I’ll show him!

Gon, get it together!

Reflect upon each thing you’re capable of.

Let’s see, we met Zushi and Mr. Wing, and ran into Hisoka.

Mr. Wing jolted our Nen awake...

At first I only knew Ten, but entered a battle anyway, and got injured.

But I also got better at Zetsu...

And then I learned Gyo to see Hisoka’s technique...

Ah!

Gyo?!

Oh yeah! I forgot Gyo!

Gyo! Focus aura in my eyes to see hidden aura!

Focus?

Oh yeah!

My mind was focused on my eyes, too...

I never thought about the rest of my body!

I’ll focus it in my hand instead of my eyes!

Gyo focuses aura on a part of the body. The more focused it is...

the more the aura tries to escape!

Ten contains it close to the body!

I can do this!

The rest of the body is still covered by a thin layer of aura...

Zetsu shuts this off!

I did it!

Gyo, Ten, and Zetsu, all three at once!

I relax for a second and it’s gone.

But it’s possible to do...

...everything at once!

I’m only practicing Ten, Gyo, and Zetsu with my normal amount of aura right now,

and it’s already a scary amount of power!

If I focus all the aura built up through Ren...

How much power could I have then?

Everything at the same time, just like Mr. Wing said!

I want to see... I have to try it out!

But first, I have to master the Ten-Gyo-Zetsu sequence!

Slow and steady is the way to go. Patience, Gon.

Osu!

Sounds like a breakthrough.

Catch me if you can, Gon!

Leorio...

We better get going.

Yeah.

Tell Gon and Killua we shall meet again.

Every minute counts in their training.

Yeah.

See you.

You know, you’re very uplifting.

You have the nicest heartbeat in this city. It’s warm and gentle.

I bet you’d make a great teacher... or a doctor.

I recommend a change of career.

Heh, I’ll think about it.

Bye.

Um... make sure Kurapika doesn’t go off the deep end.

He may be smart, but he can be rather reckless.

And he seems to open up to you. Could you look after him?

Sure.

The Greed Island... is sold to number 33 for 27.8 billion!

Thank you very much!

He’s out to buy them all! And he knows my budget limit!

You’re right! My balance is back up to 100 million Jenny!

Now you can buy your license back from the pawnshop.

Mr. Zepile, you’re amazing!

I’m a pro in this line of work.

Call me any time you need me.

Thanks, Mr. Zepile!

I had fun, see ya!

Greed Island sold to number 51, for 60.2 billion! Thank you very much!

Damn it, he bought all the Greed Island games!

Fine, I know what I’ll do...

Have a nice day!

I’m going home.

Sigh... why do I have to be such a showoff?

Yo.

Gon...

I’m sure I don’t need to tell you why.

Gon?

Yes...

Next Episode

It’s the tryouts, Killua!

We haven’t been tested like this since the Hunter Exam...

Next time on Hunter X Hunter:

“Ren X Tests X Everyone’s Journey”!

Hatsu is our power!

Yakusoku noiikan sugita no ni...

Since our promised time has passed by...

ayamaru yousu mo nakute

there's no sign of an apology.

Tsuki hi ga tattemo, hito wa...

Even as time passes by, people...

hikari ni kawaranai yo ne

never seem to be changed by the light

Ano hi ni oki wasureta kioku ga kyuu ni...

One day the forgotten memories iust suddenly...

POPCORN mitai ni hajiketa

burst out like popcorn.

Nakanakutemo ii janai

You don't have to cry.

Hisashiburi ni aeta karatte

Even though it's been a while since we met

Donna toki mo kimi no koto...

I'll never be able to...

wasureru hazu mo nai...

Never again forget about you...

datte itsumo sou kimi ga,

because you were always there,

konna ni mo yuuki kureru kara

providing me with so much courage.