Netero's hand paused on the file, then he looked up and gave Roy a serious look.
He did not pursue that question any further and continued:
"Then among these examinees, who are you paying the most attention to?" Netero spread out a row of photographs on the table, all of the other nine examinees who had reached the final test.
"Gon and the others. After all, I personally taught them Nen."
"What about your wife? As far as I know, Examinee No. 407 is your wife, correct?"
"Yes. But if the two of us run into each other, we definitely won't fight. One of us would certainly concede."
"And if losing means immediate disqualification from the exam?"
"If losing once still leaves a chance, then we really do not care, because among the examinees present, the two of us are the strongest. We definitely would not lose a second time. But if losing once means immediate disqualification, then my wife and I will go personally to Hunter Association Headquarters and demand an explanation regarding the unreasonable arrangements of the Hunter Exam's final phase."
Netero: "..."
That's a threat, isn't it? That's definitely a threat, right?!
"Then earlier, you said you did not want to fight Examinee No. 405 and the others. It sounds like you still do not want to face them?"
"No. I'd be quite happy to point out the problems in their fighting."
"..." Netero's next words got stuck in his throat. Can't you answer a question properly for once?!!
If Roy knew what Netero was thinking, he would definitely explain to him what a "routine trap" was.
"Then I'll ask one last question. Among the examinees, who do you most want to test yourself against?" Chairman Netero felt it would be best to end this quickly.
"No one. They're all trash. Weak as hell."
Netero: "..."
Where's my knife?!!
A moment later, Roy said seriously, "Any other questions?"
Netero shook his head. "No. You may leave."
"Since you're done asking me questions, I'd also like to ask you a few."
Roy straightened up and fixed his eyes on Netero.
"About the matter of the Zodiacs that I mentioned to you last time, Chairman, have you considered it?"
"Hm... that? I'm still considering it. The Zodiacs are not something you can just replace on a whim."
Netero remained unmoved. "You may leave now~"
Roy stood up. When he reached the door, he turned back to look at Netero and asked, "Chairman, you are not going to abuse your authority for personal revenge, are you?"
Roy looked at Netero's hair and beard, which still had not fully grown back.
Netero's expression immediately turned stern, and he said in a solemn voice, "The Hunter Committee has always been fair—"
Click.
The door shut. Roy had already walked out.
Yeah, right.
After Roy left, Netero calmly took out pen and paper and wrote something down. Then, after thinking for a moment, he patted the complete published set of the Dragon Ball manga placed beside him.
"Wolf Fang Fist, Afterimage Technique, Thunder Shock Surprise, Kamehameha, Senzu Beans... very interesting. The question is, did you already know these techniques yourself and then draw them into the manga? Or did you draw the manga first, and then obtain those techniques from it? If it's the former, that's still manageable. But if it's the latter, then your Nen Ability would be a bit too terrifying. You can obtain items from manga... and if the Dragon Balls were to appear..."
Netero stroked his beard and fell into thought.
"As for the Zodiacs..." Netero recalled some information Cheadle had gathered for him about each of the Zodiac members. Although it had been well concealed, he had still detected a few clues in one person's file.
"Forget it. If he really is an undercover agent, then that only makes things more interesting. On Pariston's side, on the manga brat's side... between the two of them... ho ho ho~"
Netero pondered quietly for a while, then called in the next examinee.
Over the following period, each examinee was summoned for an interview, then sent back one by one. It really was just a few questions.
"No one I want to fight. The one I don't want to fight is No. 406, Roy." Android 18's answer was crisp and direct.
"No. 99, Killua Zoldyck. No. 406, Roy." The former was the one Illumi wanted to fight, and the latter was the one he did not want to face.
"How should I put it? I think the most dangerous one is No. 406, Roy, so I don't want to run into him." That was Hanzo's answer.
"No. 405, Gon, and No. 99, Killua Zoldyck. I don't want to fight children. The one I do want to test myself against would be No. 406, Roy, because he is very strong. As a martial artist, I'd really like to spar with him." That was Bodoro's answer.
"I want to fight Gon, No. 405, because he's the same age as me. And for various reasons, the one I least want to face is... No. 301, Illumi." That was Killua Zoldyck's answer.
"The opponent I don't want to run into is No. 406, Roy, because he's too strong. I'm no match for him at all. The one I most want to fight is No. 405, Gon. I think he and I are about the same level." That was Pokkle's answer.
What a naive kid.
(End of Chapter)
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