Two Realms: Hunters and Pirates

"Let me tell you, I heard some juicy gossip yesterday, about my neighbor, he..."

Did you guys see the movie from a few days ago? It was absolutely amazing...

"Mom, can I skip school tomorrow...?"

"Haha, it's my treat today, so don't be shy!"

"......."

The town was dotted with stars, and the arrival of night did not plunge it into darkness. Under the bright streetlights, pedestrians strolled leisurely, chatting and laughing with each other.

The shops on both sides of the street were brightly lit, and salespeople came out from time to time to solicit customers.

"Mom, look, why isn't that uncle wearing any clothes?"

"Uh... that uncle must be too hot. Let's go, we don't want to bother him."

The little girl, who had just been asking her mother, who was holding her little hand, if she could skip school tomorrow, suddenly looked curiously at the figure walking towards her.

The figure was a young and handsome man, but he was shirtless and had a cloth wrapped around his forehead.

This sight made the curious little girl point at the young man and then turn to ask her mother.

The mother had also noticed the young man walking towards them.

She had only been secretly admiring the other man's handsome face and offering him a free perk when she heard her daughter's not-so-quiet voice and felt embarrassed.

The mother quickly made an excuse and pulled her daughter away from the young man across the street.

The young man, or rather, Zain, naturally heard what the little girl said as well.

He merely smiled at the little girl before continuing on his way.

"A cheat system is truly amazing; it even comes with built-in language and writing capabilities. This has really solved a huge problem for me."

Although his shirtless appearance drew stares from many people on the street, Zain was in a very good mood.

Guided by the lights, he successfully arrived at the town.

Later, he not only discovered that the town was inhabited by humans, but also that when he heard the first person's voice and saw the first character, the bronze door actively instilled the language and script of this world into him.

Given this situation, it's really hard for Zane not to give the Bronze Gate a thumbs up.

This service is incredibly thoughtful.

"I saw online the day before yesterday that the Hunter Exam is about to start again this year, and it is said that millions of people apply every year."

"That's right. When I was a kid, I also fantasized about signing up, but then I heard that only a few dozen or a hundred people actually participate in the Hunter Exam each year. Tsk tsk, such a terrifying elimination rate, it's scary just to think about it."

"To be honest, the benefits of being a professional hunter are indeed tempting. It's just that I don't have the skills, otherwise I would definitely have signed up."

"......"

Zane walked the streets shirtless, not out of exhibitionism, but to listen to the conversations of those around him and gather information about the world.

Suddenly, as he passed a group of men gathered under a streetlamp, smoking and chatting, Zain stopped in his tracks at the content of their conversation.

"Hello, I just heard you talking about the Hunter Test. Could you tell me more about it?"

Zain turned to look at the group of people chatting, a smile on his face, and took the initiative to walk up and ask them a question.

"Young man, you're not from our small town, are you?"

Upon seeing an outsider approaching and asking questions, the group of people chatting immediately looked at Zain with curiosity. One of them, a man with a mustache, looked Zain up and down before speaking.

Zane nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, I can barely be considered an amateur hunter. I heard you talking about the hunter test, so I wanted to ask you for some information."

"An amateur hunter? Hmm... your physique is indeed very well-built, so are you planning to sign up for the hunter test?"

"We do have that idea."

"Ha, young people are really brave. This hunter test is no joke. I've heard that people often die in it."

"Yeah, it is a bit dangerous, but people always need to have some aspirations, right?"

"That's true!"

"........."

With each other speaking, especially when Zane took the initiative to initiate the conversation, he easily joined in and gradually learned about the specifics of the hunter test through their dialogue.

About half an hour later, Zain said goodbye and left.

"This is really interesting. One world is One Piece, and this world is Hunter x Hunter, so I've fallen into the anime/manga section, haven't I!"

As he continued walking down the street, reflecting on the information he had gleaned during their conversation, Zain couldn't help but feel somewhat helpless.

Just as he had guessed when he first heard about the Hunter Test, the so-called Hunter Test originated from the anime Hunter x Hunter.

In other words, the world he traveled to, like One Piece, is also from an anime.

Fortunately, Zane had seen this anime in his previous life, so compared to a completely unfamiliar world, coming to the Hunter x Hunter was not a bad thing for him.

After all, a familiar world is always more comforting than an unfamiliar one.

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rustling sound~~~

The sound of the grass violently shaking and rubbing echoed through the forest.

Bang!

Roar~~~

A tiger roars in the mountains.

A black-striped, yellow-skinned tiger, the size of a car, suddenly roared and leaped out of the dense forest.

wrong.

To be precise, this tiger looked more like it had been knocked flying.

Click!

The flying tiger smashed a tree as thick as a waist in half.

Splinters of wood flew everywhere, and green leaves danced in the air.

The once majestic tiger roared, and a deep fist-shaped dent appeared on one side of its body.

"Little kitty, weren't you being very arrogant just now!"

From the dense forest where the tiger had flown out, Zain, wearing a brand-new headband, walked out with an air of nonchalance.

He looked at the tiger that had just attacked him from behind, clearly intending to bite him to death, and smiled broadly.

Well, actually he had already spotted the tiger a long time ago.

He simply used himself as bait to lure the other party into delivering themselves to his door.

Roar~~~

The king of beasts clearly still has some backbone.

Although the fist marks on its side had broken its bones and tendons, it still struggled to get up, let out a tiger's roar, and pounced on the human in front of it again.

Step out.

It was as if they had teleported.

Zane, though arriving late, appeared in front of the charging tiger in an instant, and then delivered another punch, landing it in the tiger's abdomen.

Bang! ! !

The muffled sound echoed.

The impact of the tiger's pounce did not cause Zane to take a single step back.

Conversely, a tiger that takes a punch to the abdomen not only has its abdomen deeply dented, but its spine also suddenly bulges out with its joints.

The enormous body trembled.

The once ferocious tiger deflated like a punctured balloon, blood gushing from its mouth and nose, and collapsed, allowing Zain to easily catch it and lift it up with his hands.

"What a bumper harvest!"

The heavy tiger looked like an inflatable toy in Zane's hands, and he carried it back towards the town with a big smile on his face.