Even though Killua had taken down the Cyclops with seeming ease, he could tell during the fight that the creature wasn't actually weak. If he hadn't aid for its single eye, there was no way he could have defeated it.
But this kind of monster was only ranked G?
Killua felt a pang of frustration.
"What's wrong, Killua?"
Killua flicked his wrist, sending the card flying toward Gon.
"Take a look for yourself."
Gon caught it and was just as surprised.
"A monster that strong is only G-rank?"
Instead of being discouraged, Gon grew excited.
"Then the higher-ranked monsters… how strong must they be?"
Killua shook his head.
"I don't know. But defeating a Cyclops isn't difficult if you know its weakness. Aim for the eye and you'll bring it down. That's probably why it was assigned a G ranking."
Having lost interest in the Cyclops, Killua nodded toward Gon.
"Your turn."
"Alright."
Killua retreated to the safe zone, while Gon stepped forward to face another Cyclops. The battle began once more.
Biscuit nodded approvingly.
"Good habit. They know to use Gyo to observe before the fight starts. Otherwise, finding the Cyclops's weakness wouldn't be so easy."
It didn't take long before Gon too had defeated his opponent. Then the two switched targets again. But this ti, with less experience against new monsters, they quickly found themselves at a disadvantage.
Biscuit stepped forward.
"Enough. Ti for to join in!"
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anwhile, Ron's research into the Favor Cushion was reaching its conclusion. Based on the process he had used earlier to crack spell cards, he had started to recognize patterns in the way the ga's creators embedded their chanics. And with Chii's analysis backing him up, her computing ability rivaling a supercomputer, the breakthrough finally ca.
"It's done."
He pulled out a tal plate and began inscribing on its surface.
Before long, a new symbol glowed on the plate.
It was "Yaku."
It resembled the symbol for "Kei" (Contract), but it was not quite the sa. The difference lay in the binding force. "Kei" demanded absolute fulfillnt, while "Yaku" only required best-effort completion.
Ron thought for a mont. He couldn't yet imagine a scenario where it might be applied. But that didn't an it had no value. All Divine Characters carried value.
He stored the tal plate in Sumas's space and then headed toward the outskirts of Antokiba.
Three figures entered his view.
Glancing at the crystal orb in his hand, Ron confird what he suspected: here, its absorption rate had increased significantly.
"So to gain the maximum amount, I must observe the real-ti process of clearing the ga…"
Ron himself had no intention of clearing it the normal way. His goal was to break it. Most other players here were also less than pure in motive—more interested in shortcuts than in experiencing the full ga. Only Gon and Killua were here to truly play it as it was intended.
Biscuit looked back at her two students.
"You two, keep training." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel·fıre·net
With that, she flickered forward, reappearing directly across from Ron. Gon and Killua hadn't even noticed his arrival.
"Biscuit."
"Ron Zoldyck?"
"That's right."
"So the Chairman was right. You really are exceptional."
"Wing once told you were a formidable senior, Biscuit."
"Don't call senior. I hate that word. You ca to see how your little cousin's training is going?"
Ron nodded.
"Since I'm in this ga too, of course I want to check on him."
Biscuit studied him closely.
"Gon's here for Ging. Killua's here to accompany Gon. But you, Ron… this ga shouldn't interest you. What's your purpose?"
Ron was silent for a mont.
"I am interested in Greed Island—but not in playing. I'm interested in cracking it."
"Cracking… it?" Biscuit blinked.
"Yes." Ron's gaze was steady. "Ever since I first heard about Greed Island, I've wanted to create sothing similar. Biscuit, Ging wouldn't object to that, would he?"
"With Ging's personality? Of course not." She waved it off, though her curiosity was clearly piqued.
"So, how far have you gotten?"
"I've already cracked two Divine Characters," Ron replied. "If you're interested, you can join ."
This was part of Ron's true reason for bringing it up. Biscuit's power, experience, and knowledge could be of great help. She would share in the discoveries, but Ron didn't mind. These things were already accessible to Ging's team anyway.
And with Biscuit's help, he could progress even faster.
It was a win-win.
Biscuit hesitated, tempted. Her passion had always been rare gems. To her, Gon and Killua were like unpolished stones—worth nurturing. But the idea of cracking Greed Island itself was fascinating too.
"But I still have to teach them." She glanced back at the boys.
"Just co when you have free ti," Ron said.
"Fine. Then it's settled."
She returned to stand beside Gon and Killua.
Ron, watching from a distance, drew another card.
"Parrot Candy."
Suck on one, and you could produce any voice.
With a thought, the card transford into a piece of candy. Ron unwrapped it and popped it into his mouth.
A voice completely unlike his own erged.
"It's just Nen. No research value."
He spat the candy out and drew another card.
"Hormone Cookies."
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