Roy had only targeted the Braided Man, so to the other examinees, the Braided Man's somewhat exaggerated reaction looked a little ridiculous.
The Braided Man's body went stiff, then slowly began to tremble.
He wanted to force himself to speak. He wanted to suppress the reaction that even he himself found disgraceful. But no matter how hard he tried, he could not withstand Roy's gaze. In the end, he could only lower his head helplessly and avoid Roy's eyes.
After crushing that fool who did not know his place with a single look, Roy stopped paying attention to him and turned to Netero.
Menchi looked calm on the surface, but inwardly she was cheering for Roy nonstop.
She already had a very favorable impression of this examinee who had kept speaking up for Gourmet Hunters.
Naturally, she found that Braided Man—who had been shouting the whole time and clearly belittling Gourmet Hunters—thoroughly unpleasant.
"Is that so?" Netero scratched his head and gave Roy a few extra glances.
From the moment he arrived, he had already sensed something faintly unusual. This examinee was definitely not ordinary.
"You can be counted as passed without taking part in the retest. How about that?"
"No," Roy said seriously.
"Then what do you want?" Netero asked with interest.
Roy cast a casual glance at the examinees and said, "Giving them another chance isn't impossible, but that would be too unfair to me. So how about this? I have one request. Satisfy that request."
"What request?"
"My request is this: Chairman Netero, the strongest man in the world, please fight me with everything you've got," Roy said flatly.
"Oh?" Netero was genuinely surprised.
As soon as those words came out, most of the examinees revealed mocking expressions.
Challenge the Chairman, and even ask him to go all out? Are you dreaming?
Sure, you're knowledgeable and your methods are strange, but that doesn't mean your strength is the greatest.
"You are the first examinee in history to dare propose such a condition," Netero said meaningfully.
Knowing that he was currently the number one man in the world and still daring to make such a demand—either this fellow was fearless because of ignorance, or he truly had overwhelming confidence.
But Netero had already had a vague feeling earlier, and now he was even more certain.
This man standing before him was absolutely not the former.
For a moment, Netero could feel his own body trembling ever so slightly.
It was desire. It was anticipation.
It was the joy of finally meeting an opponent who might be able to fight him with his full strength.
"So? Are you agreeing, or not?" Roy said with a smile. He had also sensed the same restlessness in Netero.
"Since something like this has never happened before, I do find it rather interesting." Netero stroked his beard and said, "However, even though I am the Chairman of the Hunter Association, I cannot make such a decision so rashly."
Even though he had already agreed completely in his heart, he still restrained himself and put on a show of reluctance.
"So, if you can get the examiners and the other examinees to agree, then it's not impossible."
If you really have that kind of strength, then a small condition like this should not be enough to trouble you.
Hearing Netero's words, the examinees who had been sneering all froze.
Still, as long as they refused, that would be enough.
Then again, even agreeing did not really matter. If this guy wanted to throw his life away, that was his business. As long as it did not interfere with their chance to retake the test, it was fine.
"I agree."
Almost the instant Netero finished speaking, Menchi agreed without the slightest hesitation.
What happened to your dignity as an examiner?!
The other examinees screamed inwardly.
Roy took several steps forward and came before the other examinees.
"How about this?" he said. "Anyone who disagrees, step forward. Even if it's just one person—if you can stand in front of me and say the three words 'I disagree,' then I'll give up my right to set the condition."
The moment he finished speaking, many examinees stepped forward without hesitation. In less than five seconds, nearly twenty examinees had come out.
Among them were the Amori Brothers, as well as Tonpa.
Some stepped out just for the sake of opposing him. Some did it out of their nasty nature, simply wanting to disgust people. Some were just irritated by how arrogantly Roy was acting. And some stepped out because of the condition Roy had set.
Part of them did so because they thought Roy's condition was far too easy. Just say the words "I disagree"...
They were all fellow examinees taking the same test. Who was he looking down on? It was not like he was obviously stronger than all of them.
As for examinees like Illumi and Hanzo, they were people with absolute confidence in themselves. They did not bother stepping forward to object. As long as they got another chance to retake the test, that was enough.
The rest merely watched coldly from the sidelines.
Gon's group of four, along with Android 18, did not move at all.
They did not know why Roy had proposed such a strange request.
But as his companions, they chose to trust him unconditionally.
"Hehehehehe."
Hisoka, who had appeared from who knew where, stood by a tree. Seeing the situation unfold, he could not help licking his lips.
"This is getting a little exciting. Just how red, how ripe, is that fruit? It might already be perfectly ripe, hm?"
(End of Chapter)
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