Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Despite thinking this, Dia did not refuse Doumian's invitation.

So, Dia followed Doumian to the top floor, and after passing through a long corridor, they arrived at the reception room.

The reception room was small, with a tatami mat laid out according to Netero's preferences. There were no wooden chairs, and a calligraphy of the character "heart" symbolizing the origin of the heart hung on the front wall.

Diya saw the president sitting alone at a long table, on which were laid out a dazzling array of various dishes.

Upon seeing him enter, Chairman Netero greeted him cheerfully:

"Hey, sit down."

He gestured with his palm to the spot opposite him.

Dia sat down with some hesitation, only to see that Netero no longer looked at him, but instead picked up his rice bowl and began to eat without any distraction.

Seeing that Netero didn't say anything, Dia simply picked up her bowl and chopsticks and started eating without any hesitation.

The food on the table was quickly devoured, with most of it eaten by Nitero.

After finishing her meal, Dia sat quietly watching Chairman Netero.

Having been at the Hunter Association for a few days, Dia observed Chairman Netero closely for the first time, and just like before, his aura was as still as a plant.

Netero met his gaze calmly; this supreme martial arts expert, who had reached the pinnacle of human strength fifty years ago, now looked like an ordinary old man.

After a long silence, Netero spoke:

“I once had a wonderful cultivation journey. During that time, I almost never ate a normal meal. So since I came down from the mountain, every meal has been a delicacy to me.”

Dia vaguely guessed what Netero was talking about, so he wanted to say a few polite words:

"The president's level of skill..."

"Don't use that tone. I dislike yes-men the most."

Netero interrupted Dia calmly, his eyelids drooping as he stared at her and said:

"Has Xiao Qiduo not come these past few days?"

"Ah, yes, Ms. Keita is a bit busy..."

Diya sensed something unusual and quickly replied.

Nitero maintained his calm demeanor, but a barely perceptible smile suddenly appeared in his eyes, which he quickly concealed.

"She's busy with something, and you're involved in that thing too."

Dia frowned, as if she had thought of something, and said:

"The secret court? Wasn't it all buried? What else..."

He suddenly paused, something was wrong. Even if it was completely buried, the Mingbo Republic shouldn't have had no reaction at all.

"You realized it? You're not slow to realize it."

"She has already submitted everything you need to report to the government, but there are some things she didn't include because she couldn't explain them."

Dia fell silent; his lack of understanding of the secret court and his inexplicable trust in Qido had caused him to overlook these important things.

Ever since Keita agreed to become his Nen teacher, she has arranged everything for him in a very organized way, which has led him to even start to empty his mind and not care about anything.

"That incident must have been your doing, even though Xiao Qi said with absolute certainty that it couldn't have been you."

Netero shifted into a more comfortable sitting position and spoke slowly and casually.

Upon hearing this, Dia tried to struggle a little more, a silly grin spreading across his face. He scratched the back of his head and said:

"Hahaha, what are you saying, President, Ms. Kita..."

"If you really didn't want anyone to know, you should have done it back then—"

Netero suddenly leaned forward, his expression changing, and interrupted Dia once again:

“Kill Qiduo.”

Dia's smile froze instantly, her eyes fixed on Chairman Netero.

Seeing Dia's gaze, Netero's eyes instead revealed a hint of a smile:

"Just kidding. If you could really do that, you wouldn't have used that ability in the first place."

“Dia, I don’t know how you did it, but I’ll give you a piece of advice, or rather a warning.”

"If you don't want others to know your secrets, don't easily reveal them to people you don't trust."

"Oh, and also, if you really want to kill someone, the murderous intent in your eyes should only be shown after you've killed them."

Netero unusually delivered a lengthy speech and offered two pieces of advice.

Dia fell into a long silence. After a long while, he exhaled and sighed:

“I will, Chairman Netero, I will, thank you for your advice.”

Despite his advanced age, Netero's intuition allowed him to bypass reasoning and arrive at the answer directly. Dia had to admit that the old man had almost completely controlled the rhythm of the entire conversation.

Netero finally broke into a knowing smile, and said in a playful tone:

"If you're truly grateful, then please do me a favor. I have a request for you, and I've already recommended you for it."

Eh?

Dia was completely dumbfounded. What was this old man talking about? Taking on such a dubious request was really going to be a disaster. She quickly said:

"But guild master, I'm not even a hunter, how can I accept quests?"

"I'll lend you my license, go ahead without worry!"

Netero wore a mischievous smile:

"The commission won't start for another month, so prepare well in the meantime, hee hee..."

Chapter Seventeen: Temporary Hunter × Kira's Heavy Punch

Of course, Dia wouldn't actually use Netero's license to claim a mission—

Although Netero did indeed throw his license over.

But whether the old man was pretending not to understand or was genuinely suffering from dementia, it's unclear.

The hunter's license has a hunter's number on it!

However, Dia ultimately decided to accept the commission, not only for the commission fee, but also because of a sentence the chairman said before he left:

"True strength cannot be cultivated in the training ground."

Indeed, no matter how long you train in the training ground, you can never beat the hard-fought fighters like Hisoka and Chrollo in a head-on fight.

Although Netero, in a sense, trained until he was invincible in the "training ground" before descending the mountain...

Although the invincible "World" exists, battles between Nen users are never about who has the most powerful ability, especially since time stop has a one-minute cooldown.

Back in the training field, Diya squatted into a horse stance and began to ponder.

Before returning, he spoke with Mitchellston on the phone.

Mitchell trusted Dia, who was personally recommended by the chairman, so much so that he did not even ask to investigate Dia himself.

Perhaps this is the prestige that Chairman Netero commands among the Zodiacs.

Meanwhile, Mitchell gave a brief description of the mission over the phone, but further details would only be available after the contract was signed.

It is confirmed that the start date is set for August 27th, which is 23 days from now. At the same time, Mitchell has explicitly warned that this mission may be attacked by capable individuals.

If an attack by an ability user occurs, the attacker is most likely a skilled ability user who has already completed the development of their abilities, and cannot be compared to the amateur who was killed by Dia with Ripple.

Therefore, before starting the commission, he must at least have a thorough grasp of the [Fa] (发) principle.

【Ripple】is the first step in developing Nen abilities and the ultimate manifestation of the Four Elements. After deciding to develop abilities around Ripple, Dia has been thinking about how to maximize the versatility of Ripple.

The powerful Yamabuki-colored Ripple Speed ​​Run; the metallic Ripple Speed ​​Run attached to metal; the crimson Ripple Speed ​​Run that emits intense heat; the cyan-green Ripple Speed ​​Run that conducts through water.

The so-called "Ripple Run" is actually the release of ripples of different colors that are suitable for transmission through different media. These ripples vary in power and properties.

After adding different ripples, the characteristics of Nen will also change accordingly, more like becoming an enhanced version of ripples. This is an experiment that he and Kita conducted all night long.

In addition, the ripples also possess the properties of [repulsion] and [adsorption], which are rarely used by Dia. In a sense, it can also be used to cosplay Hisoka's chewing gum Nen, that is, using [repulsion] to imitate [elasticity] and [adsorption] to imitate [stickiness].

In reality, Dia's biggest trump card is the time stop of [The World], but researching time-attribute Nen abilities is basically something only true [Specialist] Nen users can do, which is too difficult for someone like him who pretends to be a [Specialist] Nen user by using Ripple to pretend to be one.

However, not being able to develop time-stop related abilities does not mean that time-stop cannot be used. If a constraint that requires time to stop to be achieved is added to the ability, the increase in the ability itself will be quite terrifying.

It's too early to talk about "constraints and oaths" now; those are things to consider after the ability development is complete.

Dia has some initial ideas for developing her abilities, but it will probably be a long time before they are fully developed.

However, in the past month,

That should be enough to make some small progress.

Dia thought to herself.

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Hunter Association, Temporary Hunter Certificate Issuance Office.

A waitress is checking yesterday's work.

"Hello, I would like to issue a temporary certificate for an amateur hunter."

A deep, steady male voice came from the window.

Without turning her head, the waitress said in her sweet, business-like voice:

"Please show the hunter licenses of at least two professional hunters."

Amateur hunters also have the right to accept commissions, they only need to obtain a temporary hunter certificate.

However, temporary hunter certificates are not easy to obtain; they require at least two professional hunters to vouch for them with their hunter licenses.

This is also one of the ways some low-level professional hunters make money.

Snapped.

The sound of a hard card being placed against a marble window came from the window.