He swung his fist vigorously in the air, expressing the joy in his heart.
"I finally know where he is, and I can finally see him!!"
Gon's eyes were filled with a fiery determination. "Great! Now I have yet another reason to retrieve the badge and return to the NGL Autonomous Region!"
He was caught up in his excitent, but soon, a thought struck him.
He paused, turning his head towards Killua.
"Killua, how did you know that Ging is also participating in this extermination mission?"
Killua replied, "…Of course, Ging was with Chairman Netero and the others, walking right in front of into the entrance of that giant tree."
Killua understood what Gon ant but still explained everything clearly.
Sure enough, after Killua finished speaking, the poor boy froze on the spot.
"So, Ging walked right past while I was unconscious and didn't wake up, right?"
Gon murmured.
Killua pondered for a couple of seconds:
"Well, if you put it that way, yes."
"What the heck!!"
Gon imdiately flared up, "That's so unfair! Why did only you get to see Ging, while I missed him?!"
"Who do you think is to bla? It's because you acted recklessly and got knocked out by !!"
"But why didn't you wake up then? You knew how much I wanted to et Ging!!"
"You think I didn't want to? It was your dad who didn't want to wake you up. If you want to bla soone, bla him!"
"Arghhhh!! Damn it, I'm so frustrated!!"
The two of them bickered noisily for a while.
After a mont, Gon slumped down, leaning against the bed, sitting on the floor with a dejected look.
"It was such a great opportunity, how did I miss it?"
Killua bent down, patting his shoulder comfortingly:
"Maybe it wasn't the best ti for you two to et?"
"But Killua, you t Ging before I did…"
Gon's tone was filled with discontent.
He said, feeling down, "Why didn't Ging wake up to say sothing? Even just a word would have been enough."
"Maybe he was too busy preparing for the Chira Ant extermination to think about anything else?"
Killua thought for a mont, offering a sowhat flimsy excuse.
No matter how busy, he should have made ti to see his own son…
He simply didn't want to et his son on purpose, did he?
"Then I'll use my own strength to reach him, earn his recognition, and have a proper eting with him!!"
Gon quickly brushed off the gloom in his heart, his gaze becoming resolute once more.
"Yeah, let's do our best together."
Killua echoed his sentints.
Then he saw Gon's eager eyes looking over again.
"Killua, can you tell , what kind of person is Ging?"
"What kind of person… That's hard to say, it's too complicated to describe… Oh, I'm feeling a bit thirsty, and I'd like so fruit."
"I'll get it for you!!"
In the central office of the city,
Dressed in pink pajamas, with disheveled hair and a dark, gloomy witch-like appearance, Gon's confused first love, Palm, was staring at the challenge board left by Knuckle and Shoot, murmuring to herself:
"Why haven't those challengers shown up yet?! If I can't beat them, I can't join the extermination team, and if I can't join the extermination team, I can't see my teacher Knov!" Currently, Palm harbored a bizarre, obsessive love for her teacher Knov.
This was mainly due to her twisted view of love and her extre stubbornness about things she set her mind on.
Now, to join the extermination team and et her beloved teacher, she waited here every day for soone to accept the challenge.
That way, she could seize the opportunity to join the challengers, naly Gon and Killua's team.
Then, using their strength, she would successfully enter the NGL Autonomous Region, beco part of the Chira Ant extermination squad, and et her beloved teacher Knov again.
As for why she chose Gon and Killua over Knuckle and Shoot (alright, alright),
One reason was that Knuckle and Shoot were both disciples of Morel and had already ford their team.
Another reason was that Palm utterly disliked the two of them.
She waited for Gon and Killua almost every day.
Although she was determined, her patience was running thin, as the days passed one by one.
She was gradually becoming impatient and anxious.
If she didn't know that Gon and Killua had another broken badge, she might have thought they had already fled out of fear.
Palm was growing impatient, but so were even less patient than her.
"My na is Knuckle Bine, and I'm a Beast Hunter!!"
On the street, with a pompadour hairstyle, a fierce scar on his face, veins bulging on his forehead, and a red flag with "Top Notch Noise" printed on it, Knuckle was shouting loudly with a gaphone.
"I hereby challenge the two candidates for the extermination team to a duel!!"
"If you don't accept my challenge, if you concede, co find and hand over the badge!"
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"If you want to fight, then bring it on! I'll be waiting at midnight tonight, I won't run or hide! No companions, no weapons!!"
"I'll be waiting alone to face you head-on in a fair fight!"
"If you're a real man, co find openly! Don't run away with your tail between your legs, or I'll chase you to the ends of the earth! I won't let you escape!!"
Knuckle shouted at the top of his lungs, causing quite a disturbance, and the expressions of the people around him were filled with bewildernt.
So seed like they wanted to say sothing but stopped, while others looked at him as if he were an idiot.
The main issue was that while the ti and the people were set, the last crucial elent of the event was missing:
"Where?"
"The location?"
"Hey, hey, I an, at least ntion the location…"
The residents nearby were at a loss for how to comnt on Knuckle's rather unconventional behavior and way of speaking.
As Killua passed by, buying daily necessities, he looked at Knuckle with an expression that clearly said he thought Knuckle was a fool.
"Never mind that you didn't even ntion the location; even if people knew, I doubt anyone would go. This looks like a trap, doesn't it?"
Killua squinted his cat-like eyes, internally criticizing.
This guy didn't seem all that smart.
Over there, Knuckle continued to shout and wander around.
"So, don't run away from , Killua! Gon!!"
Who cares about you!!
The residents around them ntally retorted, and Killua shrugged his shoulders, quickly leaving the area.
He was afraid of picking up any bad habits from Knuckle.
"But even though his behavior is hard to understand, his Nen abilities are quite profound. Even for us now, winning would be quite challenging."
"And given his temperant, the Nen ability he's developed should be pretty formidable, right?"
"We need to train even harder. By the ti she arrives, we should be ready for targeted, intensive training."
Thinking this, Killua quickened his pace to leave the area.
"Honestly, you two are really worriso!"
"Bang! Bang!"
With two knocks, both Gon and Killua clutched their heads, wailing in pain.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!!"
"Now you know it hurts? What were you doing before?! You clearly weren't strong enough, yet you insisted on getting involved. It's a miracle you're still alive!"
Biscuit Krueger, who had rushed over from afar, scolded the two of them.
At this mont, she no longer had her twin ponytails, instead sporting a new single braid, which made her look even more kawaii!
"We didn't know we'd encounter such enemies. If we had known, who would have foolishly rushed forward?"
Killua muttered quietly.
"Still talking back? I see you haven't learned your lesson. If you can't detect potential dangers in ti during an adventure, it shows that your training is still insufficient!"
"Smack! Smack!"
Another round of chaotic smacks followed.
"So… we specifically sought you out to help us with special training."
"That's right, we've realized how small we still are, and we want to beco stronger!" Gon and Killua, holding their cheeks swollen like red apples, mumbled their determination. To improve their abilities, they had specially brought Biscuit Krueger out of her vacation.
"You two are really sothing…"
Though Biscuit Krueger complained with her words, she was genuinely concerned about their situation.
"Even with your high potential, you won't be able to significantly improve your strength in a short ti."
"Not to ntion, the enemies you'll be facing are terrifying existences, not much different from Jed!!" She crossed her arms, looking rather skeptical:
"In my opinion, wouldn't it be better to let Chairman Netero and Morin handle it?"
"No!"
Gon, clutching his cheek, gritted his teeth, "Ging went, so I have to go too!!"
His grimacing expression made Biscuit Krueger even more exasperated.
"Straighten your tongue before you speak!!"
While Biscuit Krueger was scolding Gon and Killua,
During this ti, the last of the Ant King's Royal Guards, nthuthuyoupi, successfully erged from its cocoon.
The Chira Ants' power grew significantly; when nthuthuyoupi was born, its clearly more violent and ferocious aura surpassed even Neferpitou and Shaiapouf's Nen.
This made Morel and Knov consider using a bomb to end it all again.
However, seeing Netero's complete lack of interest, they had to suppress this idea. Over the past month, Netero and Morin hadn't allowed the ants to run rampant.
Using Morel's Deep Purple fog and Knov's Dinsional Apartnt, they isolated and eliminated many of the expeditionary ants.
Although Morin felt it was unnecessary, claiming he could handle a group of ants on the ground,
During this ti, Morin and the others had figured out the Chira Ants' troop types and distribution.
Currently, the highest authority among the Chira Ants belonged to the Queen and the unborn King.
Next were the King's Royal Guards, followed by the Chira Ant Squadron Leaders.
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