"Using an entire island to make a game... that's seriously on another level. Gon, your dad definitely isn't some ordinary person either." Killua let out a whistle to steady himself.
They trusted Roy's words completely.
"Making a game out of a whole island is just way too cool! I really want to meet the creator of this game!"
Milluki sighed in admiration. For once, he didn't even argue with Killua.
"You've actually already met one of them~"
"Hm?" Killua, Gon, and Milluki all turned to Roy with puzzled looks.
"In the login hut where you first entered, the onee-san who explained everything to everyone, like a GM? She's one of the creators of this game."
"???!!!"
"No way. I thought that woman doing the explanation was just some kind of programmed setup!" Killua's catlike eyes shot wide open.
"Does that mean she's really been staying there all this time, explaining the game to every new player?" Gon asked, as always thinking of the person behind it.
"Uwaah, this is so moving! She was such a cute onee-san, and she actually stayed there that long just to explain the game. The chief game designer who came up with that is amazing— no, wait, they're awful!"
Yes, that was the contradiction-filled second brother with his deep love for anime and games.
Seeing him cry so hard that tears and snot were practically mixing together made the corner of Roy's mouth twitch.
During the upcoming training period, Roy planned to let his plump second brother experience what real excessive treatment felt like~
After that, to solve their most basic food problem first, Gon and the others sold that Cursed Statue of Lady Luck item card, then started taking on bounty requests to earn money.
Even though the second brother was fat and could eat a lot, Gon and Killua's appetites weren't much smaller than his at all.
This was no joke. Training Nen consumed a huge amount of stamina, and food was the best way to replenish it.
In the original version, after Gon and Killua arrived on Greed Island, the two of them went straight to participate in a big eating challenge.
Each of them ordered an extra-large serving of pasta and a gigantic shaved-ice dessert, and they cleaned everything off in less than ten minutes.
Killua and Gon were both only twelve or thirteen, right in the middle of growing up. Boys that age could practically eat a household empty.
So aside from filling their stomachs, Gon and Killua also ran around taking one bounty job after another.
Roy, meanwhile, greeted the three of them, then left on his own.
He wanted to find someone and ask in detail about the island.
After briefly sensing the aura scattered across the island, he burst off toward a certain direction.
And at the exact moment Roy took flight, inside a dockside house in Soufrabi—
"Hm? Someone flew up directly without using a Spell Card?"
Feeling the information transmitted by his GM authority card, Razor wore his usual warm smile on his narrow-eyed face.
"A newcomer? Looks like a rather unusual Nen user. I just hope he doesn't crash into other players flying around with Spell Cards. I've never had to deal with that kind of problem before~"
Limeiro Castle.
Dwun, with his hair all disheveled and a tank top on, was still sitting there listlessly playing games. Empty instant-noodle cups were piled nearby, and magazines and game cartridges were scattered all over the floor, turning the once splendid castle into something that felt more like a filthy bachelor pad.
Beside him, List, who had dressed himself so neatly that not a speck of dust could be found on him, let out a sigh.
The reason he looked so immaculate wasn't because he was satisfied with this life.
It was because he was a clean freak.
The few of them had already been stuck inside this game for more than ten years, and still no one had managed to clear it.
At first, they had been full of excitement.
Later came monotony, tedium, and boredom.
Day after day of waiting had gradually made everything feel meaningless.
Especially when they thought about how Ging was out there living as freely as ever, and had even become one of the Hunter Association's Zodiacs, they couldn't help but feel envious.
But there was no helping it. After all, they had made a certain deal with Ging, which forced them to remain here.
According to what they had heard from Eta, Ging's son had already entered the game, and that at least gave Dwun and List a little bit of spirit again.
After all, back when Ging had first become a father, that guy had spent quite a while bragging to them about it.
Knock, knock, knock~
A knocking sound came from the door.
"Hm?"
Dwun, who had still been gaming just a second ago, immediately turned his head toward the entrance.
The murkiness in his eyes vanished at once, replaced by complete alertness. Looking closely, one could even spot a trace of excitement.
After all, there were only two people in this castle. He was so idle his body was practically starting to rust.
"Who is it?"
Dwun called toward the door. Beside him, List also straightened up.
"I heard this was the place where the final clear happens in the game, so I came by in advance to take a look."
A calm voice came from outside the door.
Heard? Heard it from where?
Dwun and List exchanged glances, and both could tell the other had no idea either.
List pondered for a moment, then said, "The door isn't locked. Please come in."
"Excuse me~"
Then came the sound of the door opening.
Under the intense gaze of both Dwun and List, Roy walked in.
Dwun narrowed his eyes and examined him carefully. Then, as if he had realized something, he opened his eyes as wide as he could.
At that moment, List spoke first.
"You are... a player?"
"Mm. I only arrived on Greed Island today. My name is Roy."
"I see. Then you said you came here because you heard this was the place where the game is cleared. The problem is that we have never revealed any clues about the final clear location to any player outside, and even this city of Limeiro is known by very few people. So may I ask where your information came from?"
"The source of my information?" Roy raised an eyebrow, sounding faintly amused. "Can I say that I know Ging Freecss, and he was the one who told me about this game?"
When List heard that, he naturally didn't believe it. Just as he was about to shake his head, his partner Dwun suddenly shot to his feet, pointed at Roy, and shouted excitedly:
"Ah!! I know you! I thought I was seeing things, but since your name is Roy, then it's definitely you!"
(End of Chapter)
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