Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts, but Dia, at the center of the storm, suddenly asked an unexpected question:

“Mr. Mizaston, I would like to know, is the Kakin Empire’s support possible?”

Kakin?

Mitchellston was surprised that Dia suddenly asked about this emerging superpower, which indeed had a population of over 100 million.

Suddenly he remembered the commission from the Kakin royal family that he had accepted a few months ago, which he had entrusted to Dia at the time.

“Kakkin is acceptable, but it must be issued by the Kakin judicial authorities or the royal family. If it’s just a certificate from a prince, it won’t work.”

Upon hearing Mitchellston's answer, Dia nodded to indicate that she understood, then took out her phone and started pressing buttons.

Pariston, who had intended to say something at this moment, unexpectedly fell silent.

He stared intently at Dia, thinking:

'Is it a coincidence? Of all the countries mentioned, he specifically brought up that [Gu Gu]...'

Everyone waited quietly, and before long, there was a sudden knock on the conference room door.

Then a short, green figure opened the door; it was the Bean Man.

As soon as he entered, he saw Dia sitting there. His eyes lit up, and he stepped forward, handing her a piece of paper, saying:

"This was just faxed over; it should be for you, Mr. Dia."

Diya took it and saw five large characters written on it: "[Judicial Determination Certificate]".

The content roughly acknowledges Mr. Dia Diego's friendship with the Kakin Empire and expresses willingness to support him in his candidacy for vice president of the Hunter Association.

'Caesar's efficiency is quite high, or is the title of Seventh Queen really that effective?'

Dia was amazed by Caesar's high work efficiency.

He just contacted Caesar, wanting him to help him get a copy of the "support" document.

Fearing it would be too troublesome to obtain, he contacted Servanchi in advance and urged Caesar to boldly exploit the Seventh Queen's reputation.

But now it seems he underestimated Caesar's position in the Justice Bureau.

Such a document may seem useless, but no normal national government would ever easily grant such blatant approval.

Because this matter essentially involves using the nation's credibility to vouch for an individual, an opportunity that ordinary people would never receive.

Having gotten to this point, Dia had a better understanding of the rules left behind by the previous vice president.

The vice president of the Hunter Association is a position that requires frequent contact with governments of various countries to coordinate commissions and maintain a balance among all parties.

Such a person must be extremely skilled at handling both internal and external relationships.

"Recognition" ensures that the candidate has no internal problems, while "support" ensures that the candidate has sufficient means to deal with external issues.

The two rules filtered out almost all unsuitable people.

Dia handed the [Judicial Determination Certificate] to Mizziston, who examined it carefully for a long time and then took out his phone to confirm some things.

Finally, Mitchellston nodded and said:

"Yes, it is indeed an official certificate from the Kakin Empire's Bureau of Justice, and it has legal effect."

"Does Mr. Pariston have any further advice?"

Dia leaned back in her chair and asked Pariston, who had suddenly fallen silent.

"I have no further objections. Now, please have the president announce the election results for this year."

Pariston, with a flawless smile on his face, turned to Chairman Netero, who had remained silent, and spoke.

Upon hearing this, Qi Duo finally came to her senses:

'This kid has connections in Kakin? And someone with a very high status in Kakin who's willing to take risks to help him!'

Qiduo was a little confused. Did Diya know such a person? How come she didn't?

Actually, there are many things she doesn't know.

"Ahem, let's start now, but if we want to have fun, we won't have any voting or elections."

Netero cleared his throat casually and said in a nonchalant tone:

"Let's set some rules first. Each of you name one rule, and that will be the rules for this election..."

Upon hearing this, Diya immediately blurted out:

"Then why don't I just stipulate that only people with the surname Diego can participate in the election?"

"Then why don't I just change my surname?"

Qiduo silently dismissed Dia's nonsense.

With such a loophole that allows for opportunistic exploitation, Chairman Netero will definitely patch it.

"...However, there is one condition: this rule needs the consent of all three people other than myself to pass."

As expected, Netero unsurprisingly mentioned the additional restrictions.

Pariston suddenly said:

"President, I have a question."

"speak."

"Such rules should lead to a stalemate, as long as I keep rejecting all the rules."

Mitchellston nodded in agreement; Pariston's question was indeed valuable.

"If you stay in this position for more than an hour, I'll give each of you a punch!"

Netero said something that left everyone speechless, quite confidently.

However, this is indeed a good method, as it effectively prevents the occurrence of a vicious cycle.

Chapter 159 A Game of Rules × Exhausting Imagination

As soon as Niterlo finished speaking, the conference room seemed to instantly transform into an invisible battlefield.

Kido began to fall into deep thought.

Each person proposes a rule, and it is adopted only when all four people agree.

Any objections raised before this point will be rejected. If the objections are consistently rejected, Chairman Netero will resort to corporal punishment.

'Not perfect enough...'

Kido is someone who excels at giving perfect answers within fixed rules, and with her keen insight, she instantly noticed the part that the president hadn't made clear in his words.

So, before the others could even begin to propose the rules, she decisively asked:

"President, is it required that everyone complete the rule proposal within an hour, or can it be completed by one person?"

"Those who complete the rules will not be beaten."

Netero answered without hesitation, as if he had expected it.

"If multiple candidates fail to meet the requirements of the rules, wouldn't that be equivalent to being eliminated on the spot?"

Dia suddenly asked Qiduo a question that involved a detail.

That is, what kind of force Netero will use to attack them.

He wasn't a member of the Zodiac, and hadn't actually taken a punch from them.

Others, such as Mitchellston, have all had experience of directly confronting the chairman.

If the opponent intends to eliminate them in one fell swoop, even if Dia is using Ripple and Nen at full power, taking a punch would probably make it difficult for her to proceed to the next stage.

"A person who lacks a sense of time is incapable of being a vice president, right, President?"

Pariston said with a smile, as if he were helping Netero say what he hadn't yet said.

The underlying implication of his words was that anyone who couldn't finalize the rules within an hour would be eliminated by Netero's fists.

If things go according to his plan, the game will end in one go.

Netero glanced at him indifferently and said:

"The more opposition someone makes, the harder they get punched. Those who remain conscious after being punched will proceed to the next round of rule-making, which usually takes an hour."

Clearly, Chairman Netero has no intention of ending this game in one go.

In other words, if you fail to complete the rule-making process and cannot maintain your composure under the chairman's fist, it's essentially equivalent to being eliminated on the spot!

Milstein remained expressionless, already understanding the chairman's thoughts—

The formulation of rules is a game of intellect, while enduring the chairman's fist is a test of strength.

Only if either of these two conditions is met can one be eligible to continue.

Conversely, those who lack both qualities are unlikely to be capable of undertaking important responsibilities.

The president's statement, "The more objections raised, the stronger the opposition," cleverly bridges the gap between intelligence and force.

Most importantly, this has drawn a gray area between the two originally distinct tests, determined by Netero's own subjective will!

Since Netero could decide the amount of force used, he could decide who to keep or leave based on his own wishes.

'They seem to be completely relinquishing control and handing the battlefield over to us, but in reality, they've secretly left a backdoor for themselves to get involved too…'

Dia couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "What a difficult old man to deal with, coming up with such a rule in such a short time."

He can maximize the candidates' initiative while secretly controlling the final situation. He truly lives up to his reputation as an experienced and domineering old man.

"To what extent can the rules be formulated?"

"If there are no restrictions at all, the rules proposed, based on the principle of exhaustive imagination, could become extremely long and cumbersome," Milstein asked in a deep voice.

"Rules must not involve election content, must not exceed 20 words, must not propose rules that no one, including oneself, can follow, and must not be formulated with the aim of harming fellow citizens."

Regarding Mitchellston's question, Netero stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and proposed the following restrictions.

After Niterlo finished speaking, no one in the meeting room raised any objections for a long time.

Seeing this, Netero waved his hand and said: