Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

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Military Council Office, New Delhi Inner City.

"Then this task will be entrusted to you. I'll ask you one last time, are you sure you want to give up your identity as a prince with his own private army and accept this task?"

A refined-looking man wearing glasses asked solemnly.

"……Yes."

A young girl with slightly curly hair saluted him and answered earnestly.

“You have a high level of awareness. I hope to work with you in the future, Miss Poxon.”

The man handed her a stamped note and gave her a military salute just as earnestly.

The reason for his polite attitude is quite simple.

The girl in front of me was actually willing to give up her stable private soldier status and instead participate in the more dangerous undercover work.

Such awareness truly made him ashamed.

"It is an honor to serve Kakin."

Pokson took the note, gave a perfunctory reply, and then turned and left the office.

As dawn broke and the chilly morning air filled Pokosen's lungs, she let out a barely perceptible sigh.

"If they could, who would willingly give up a stable job to choose a place where their life hangs in the balance? Isn't it all for the money..."

Two months ago, 21-year-old Pokson made a horrifying discovery.

If she continues to serve as a private soldier as usual, with her current savings, she simply cannot afford to come up with five million genies to buy a house within the seventh ring of New Delhi.

This also means she cannot obtain a Beijing residency permit, which means she cannot take the Level 1 Civil Service exam before the age of 28, and therefore cannot realize her dream of a peaceful and comfortable life...

She originally wanted to remain in the cocoon for a few more years to see if things would turn around.

But about a month ago, her father came to visit her and kept mentioning that he had met a very nice young man on his way there.

He was about the same age as Pokson, tall and good-looking, and a medical graduate student—a promising young man.

The father also said that he personally witnessed a private first class named Kakin bowing to that person.

Pokosen didn't believe a word of any of this.

Her life experience told her that her father was definitely making up a story, and there could only be one reason why he would create such a fictitious boy—

I tricked her into going on a blind date...

At that moment, Miss Poker suddenly realized that her life was heading towards her grave without any excitement.

Even her usually open-minded father has started lying to her, trying to get her to obediently get married and follow his arrangements. How badly has her life deteriorated?

So Miss Poker resolutely decided to start taking the Level 1 Officer exam ahead of schedule!

But as mentioned earlier, she doesn't have a Beijing residency permit, so she can't take the exam.

To get a Beijing residency permit, you need to own property within the Seventh Ring Road. She wants to buy the cheapest house there, but she's still 200 million yuan short...

For a lazy soldier who follows the rules and never takes any dangerous work, this is a sum of money that would take a long time to save up.

With no other choice, Miss Poker tearfully and painfully gave up her secure job as a private soldier and chose this highly paid undercover work.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but grit her teeth. If she hadn't been scammed out of 200 million yuan by Youkexin, none of this would have happened!

"Ugh……"

Pokson sighed. Since he was powerless to defy fate, he might as well go with the flow...

Chapter 243 Silent Qiduo × Too Weak

Dawn had just broken.

Today is the day for the vice presidents to be announced.

A light drizzle fell over the capital, washing away the sediment of the night. The morning was even colder, with no thunder.

The hunters who volunteered to attend the meeting walked sparsely toward the [Association Building] in the rain, like ants.

Hunters in small groups, some talking loudly, others whispering, discussed what kind of person would become the new vice president.

"It's Pariston, right? He's popular and easy on the eyes."

A woman with heavy makeup casually remarked to her companions who were discussing something.

"The vice president isn't judged by looks. If we're going to talk about it that way, [酉] Kruk would be more suitable. He's top-notch in terms of looks and family background, and he's also a dancer and musician."

Her companion was a casual-looking man who was covered in various flags.

As he finished speaking, another companion excitedly added:

"I think Qiduo, being a [戌], is more suitable. Both her looks and experience are top-notch, and she's also the youngest three-star hunter with a bright future..."

Not far away, a green-haired girl with a high ponytail glanced at the noisy crowd and thought:

"A bunch of bored fangirls. If I had to choose, I'd definitely pick the person who knows the most about food!"

Thinking of this, her eyelids drooped, and she weakly said to an elderly person beside her, holding up her umbrella:

"Grandma Lin Nie, why don't you run for vice president? Now you're going to elect someone who doesn't know how to enjoy good food again."

Walking slowly beside her, the wrinkled Linne Oldenburg showed no reaction, simply replying calmly:

"If I had to choose a vice president, I would prefer to elect Netero to serve as both president and vice president."

'Here we go again, Grandma Lin Nie is so full of praise for the president... though I'm pretty much the same.'

Menchi sighed, but quickly cheered up again.

No problem! If others can't do it, I'll do it myself next time! It's our duty to restore the glory of the Gourmet Hunters!

"Ah, that's..." "Look... isn't that person..." "It must be, they've just changed their clothes..."

Suddenly, the noisy trio beside her let out a few exclamations. Although they kept their voices down, their exaggerated reactions still caught Menqi's attention, making her look in the direction they were looking.

The wind, carrying raindrops, swept harshly across the ground. In the vast, chilly drizzle, a figure with his head down strolled over.

Her emerald-like eyes were lowered, her long, silky hair was tied into a ponytail and hung gently down her back, her lips were tightly closed, and she did not utter a word.

She held a custom-made black umbrella in her hand to block the falling raindrops, but the umbrella was obviously too big, making her look rather petite and delicate in the rain.

The hunters watching were certainly knowledgeable and recognized his identity at a glance.

It was among the hunters that the three-star hunter with the most difficult-to-treat illnesses—Kido Yorkshire—was particularly popular.

Unlike usual, Qiduo's face was sickly pale, like a white flower.

Moreover, she wasn't wearing her signature green dress; instead, she had changed into a slightly heavier black long dress.

The hem of her long dress stretched all the way up to cover her white knee-high boots, making her appear mysterious and dignified.

She walked indifferently through the crowd toward the venue, her steps as light as a breeze.

Everyone cast curious glances at this renowned genius hunter, who was also one of the few normal people among the Zodiacs, and followed her into the meeting room on the first floor of the building.

For some reason, Kito felt that today would be a bad day; the weather was bad, and she wasn't feeling well either.

Snapped……

The girl deftly tossed her black umbrella aside, folded it up, and placed it by the door. Raindrops, like silver chains, fell to the ground, splashing up tiny, transparent droplets.

The sudden drizzle reminded Qiduo of someone.

A person who always worries and troubles her, like a child who hasn't grown up.

Not long ago, that person used his godlike power to save her from the abyss of gambling, but now he has vanished without a trace, as if he had never been there...

Human emotions begin to emerge from every unexpected event and every instance of unfamiliarity.

Looking back, he was actually always shrouded in mystery, vaguely appearing as if he had become another person.

For the intelligent and seemingly born with knowledge, everything that reason can solve is not a problem.

Aside from those inexplicable, lingering thoughts...

Every era has its own greatness.

Keedor Yorkshire firmly believed that she would become that great man.

However, reality is like a merciless mirror, reflecting her weakness and helplessness.

'What kind of hunter can't protect what they cherish...'

Frustration felt like an indigestible breakfast, weighing heavily on her stomach. Qiduo lowered her head and walked into the venue.

For the past ten days or so, she has only rested for one hour each day.

Every other second was spent waiting, every second was spent taking action...

Following the last piece of information Dia left her, she returned to Pati City and finally found out what Dia had secretly done for her.

He traveled all the way to the Republic of Batokia, silently taking on the responsibilities that were rightfully hers.

Her respected father disappeared for three years, and when he reappeared, he ignored her and was colder than a stranger.

'Is this your attitude, Father…'

Qiduo silently sat down in the front row, in the position of [戌] in the twelve earthly branches.

Today's vice president election saw only her and Pariston from the [Twelve Branches] present.

Mitchell is still recovering from his injury, Kangzai is on a mission, Pjorn says he doesn't want to see Pariston, Porter is still chasing terrorists at sea, Yinda says he has discovered an endangered species and wants to protect it, and everyone else refuses on the grounds of "not interested".

But that's alright.

If there were fewer people, fewer people would see her in such a disheveled state...

"Cough...cough..."

Qiduo covered her mouth and coughed a few times in a low voice before finally relieving the burning sensation in her heart.

She opened her hand, revealing a bright red stain on her fair palm, and Qiduo's face grew even paler.

She stared blankly at the bloodstains on her palm.