Most importantly, after realizing this world was that of Hunter x Hunter, Takeru felt that the growth-hindering condition for his Twilight Night's Shadow set, which he hadn't been able to trigger before, should be achievable several times here.
How many times it could grow would depend on his own actions.
"Huh? Where is this?" Just as Takeru was thinking, Umaru also woke up. Seeing her surroundings weren't the familiar white space, she showed a confused expression.
But upon seeing Takeru, a trace of a delighted smile appeared.
"Takeru!"
"Check the mission first. It seems this time there's only one world to choose, so they directly placed us in the mission world." Seeing Umaru awake, Takeru spoke directly.
At the moment, Takeru and the others were in something like a restaurant's private room, surrounded by a yellow barrier that enveloped them.
Their clothes were also tracksuits...
"Hunter World? Heavens Arena?" After reading the mission introduction, Umaru also showed a puzzled look.
"I think we'll find out soon enough." Takeru said with a light laugh.
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At the same time, in another parallel world, Yukino, Rikka, and Yuta were also in an unfamiliar private room.
Yui and Taihei were in the same world, while Ui and Hachiman were in another.
As for Mio, Ritsu, and the others from the second summoning batch, they were in another instance world, the [Btooom!] World, participating in a real-life bomb battle game.
Those eight were also split into groups of four per world. Unlike Takeru's group appearing directly in a private room, they appeared on an airplane.
Takeru didn't know about the others' situations. Not long after Umaru woke up, the barrier surrounding Takeru and the others vanished.
Then, Takeru noticed the private room starting to move.
"What's going on?" The sudden vibration made Umaru exclaim in surprise.
But soon, Takeru realized this private room was actually a modified elevator.
Then Takeru expanded his Observation Haki and quickly detected that this was a small steak restaurant. Dozens of meters below, there were a large number of people.
Seeing this, Takeru understood. This was indeed the venue for the 287th Hunter Exam. That meant everyone was about to face the first test.
Thinking this, Takeru showed a faint smile. Soon, as the number on the room changed to 100, the door opened.
"Let's go, Umaru." Seeing the door open, Takeru walked out casually, and Umaru quickly followed.
"So many people! And... such strong pressure!" As Umaru stepped out, she could feel the terrifying aura emanating from the crowd ahead.
"Please take your number tag." At that moment, a green, bean-like person came to Takeru's side, handing him a tag engraved with 406.
"Please take it." After giving Takeru his, he took out a 407 and gave it to Umaru!
Umaru was seeing such a peculiar person for the first time and was momentarily stunned, but she quickly regained her composure and accepted it.
"To avoid loss, please be sure to pin this number tag on your chest!" After saying this, Beans left directly.
Even after Beans left, Umaru was still looking at him in amazement. If she hadn't been through the baptism of zombies and such, seeing Beans would have astonished her for a long time.
Takeru's gaze, however, was sweeping over the main characters of the Hunter x Hunter World: Gon and his friends, the highly charismatic Hisoka, and the oddly dressed Illumi.
These were the people worth Takeru's attention. Looking at Hisoka, Takeru showed a smile, a plan already forming in his mind.
At that moment, Tonpa was talking with Gon and the others. Clearly, they hadn't been there long.
"Say, among these people, are there any others with as much experience as Tonpa-san?" Gon was still excitedly asking Tonpa.
"No one has more experience than me. But, that person over there, No. 255, wrestler Todo, has strong explosive power and a smart mind. Opposite him is No. 103, snake charmer Bourbon. That guy is very persistent, and he's troublesome as an enemy. And No. 191, martial artist Bodoro. Although old, he's unmatched in martial arts..."
As Tonpa introduced them, Takeru also looked at the people mentioned, then showed an amused smile. Takeru remembered very clearly that none of these people passed the exam, and a few would even die during this exam...
Not long after, Takeru noticed an examinee bump into Hisoka. Soon after, his screams rang out.
Then, everyone saw a very strange scene: the man's arms began to burn like fireworks, turning into petals and dispersing.
"Ah, how marvelous. His hands turned into petals and vanished. I didn't rig anything. Be careful… when you bump into someone, you should apologize." Hisoka showed a contemptuous smile as he looked at the man.
With this happening, people around fearfully moved away from Hisoka.
Takeru watched the whole thing, looking thoughtful.
'What caused that scene was undoubtedly Nen. Hisoka was a Nen Master, and his Nen Type was Transmutation. What he used just now was likely [Texture Surprise], transforming the flesh and blood into petals to display...'
"He actually tried to kill someone right away!" Umaru also looked at Hisoka in horror not far away.
"That dangerous guy is here again this year!" Tonpa spoke up again nearby.
"Does that mean he participated last year too?" Kurapika beside Tonpa also asked in surprise.
"No. 44, Magician Hisoka. Last year, he was on the verge of passing but beat an examiner he disliked half to death!" Tonpa said directly.
"That kind of person can still participate in the exam this year?" The old man-like Leorio showed a surprised expression.
Umaru, who was eavesdropping using her Observation Haki, also looked at Tonpa in surprise, having the same question.
"Of course. Because the examiners and test questions change every year. The questions are decided by the examiners. As long as this year's examiner judges you as qualified, even a demon can pass!" Tonpa said without hesitation.
Hearing Tonpa's words, Umaru's expression turned serious.
"By the way, let's be friends. Want a drink?" Tonpa seemed to remember something and took out three bottles of juice from his bag, handing them to Gon and the other two.
"Oh, thank you. I was just feeling a bit thirsty!" Hearing Tonpa, Leorio excitedly took the juice.
"Oh, you're examinees this year too, right? I'm Tonpa. Let's be friends. Have some juice!" After giving juice to Gon's trio, Tonpa also looked at Takeru and Umaru.
"Hello, I'm Nara Takeru. This is Doma Umaru. Thank you for the juice." Hearing Tonpa, Takeru showed a smile and directly accepted the juice.
"It's starting. Pretending to be nice over there, when he's the most evil one..." Seeing Gon and Takeru's actions, many people not far away were snickering.
Umaru, sensing this with her Observation Haki, frowned and looked at Tonpa suspiciously.
"For a smooth passage and to become friends, cheers!" Tonpa also took out a bottle of juice for himself and clinked it with Takeru and the others.
"Cheers!" Takeru smiled at Gon and the others, opened the juice, and started drinking. After tasting it carefully, Takeru found the juice in this world wasn't much different from that in his main world.
Umaru, however, showed hesitation. She naturally heard what those people said. But seeing Takeru drink without any precaution, she didn't know what to do.
Tonpa, noticing Takeru take a sip, showed a sinister smile because it contained super strong laxative. Just one sip would cause diarrhea for three days...
At that moment, Gon took a sip and immediately spat it out...
"Tonpa-san, this juice has expired. It tastes weird!" Gon said directly.
Hearing Gon's words, Leorio, who was about to swallow, also spat it out.