Hunter x Hunter: Pokémon Master, the World's Strongest

Netero stared at his reflection in the tea, a gleam in his eyes.

"Won't you make me wait too long? Ho ho ho ho..."

Link actually hadn't finished his sentence yet. He was really envious of the experience he would gain after defeating the Guild Master...

I can’t beat the Heart T-shirt president yet, but I still have a good chance against an ordinary president.

I wonder how much experience an S-level warrior can bring to Pokémon?

Not long after Link left, President Netero slowly stood up and left the room.

He needed to vent the fighting spirit aroused by Link, so he found some kids to play volleyball.

……

On the Hunter Association's airship,

In a conference room used to entertain guests, today's three examiners were enjoying delicious food and chatting.

"Hey, how many people do you think will pass this Hunter Exam?"

Meng Qi asked the two of them curiously, still holding the spoon tightly in her hand.

"Well, that's hard to say. The quality of the candidates this year is obviously much higher than in previous years."

"But I can be sure that there is one person who will definitely pass..."

Saci twirled the end of his curly beard and spoke meaningfully.

"Link!" x2

Saci and Menqi seemed to have telepathy and said the expected name in unison.

"If it's Mr. Link, he will definitely pass the test easily."

Saci's words were full of trust in Link, which made him believe it.

Unlike Menqi, Sachi witnessed Link releasing Bangira with his own eyes.

If someone with that much strength can't pass the Hunter Exam, then there are probably very few people in the world who can...

Seeing that Saci's words were full of praise for Link, Mengqi was a little surprised. Thinking about her experience during the day, she felt a little curious.

It seems that Mr. Sachi knows Link?

In the morning, Link just told Mengqi that Saci had not gone far and was still observing this place in the forest.

He could have called Saci over to help him out, but he didn't directly say that he knew Saci.

Otherwise, Menqi wouldn't have such doubts.

"Mr. Sachi, are you acquainted with Link?"

Menqi, who is straightforward, did not hide anything and asked directly and openly.

"Yes, we are friends who have fought side by side."

The one who responded to Menqi was not Saci... but Link who was standing at the door with a smile on his face!

Originally, when Link came out from the president's place, he was planning to go straight back to his room, but he happened to hear a few people talking about him.

I might as well just show up and have a good chat with my friends, because I'll just go back to sleep anyway.

So Link and Menqi shared their experience in the Samok Desert with Saci.

After a while, he shared the story of the Moros ruins with Menqi.

Buhara, who seemed like an outsider, was eating his dinner with relish, but he was also listening to the conversation between several people.

……

The next morning,

The airship, which was supposed to arrive at 8 o'clock, was delayed for more than an hour because of an old man's volleyball activity.

Tower of Deception!

This is the name of the location where the third exam will be held.

Sounds like a name that would give a person +2 Special Attack.

This place also looks very strange, surrounded by wilderness covered with forests.

In the middle area, there is a thick and tall stone pillar standing proudly on the ground.

The so-called "Tower of Deception" is a huge stone pillar with a relatively smaller stone pillar stacked on top of it.

However, this strange existence actually is a prison!

There are many criminals imprisoned there, such as fraudsters, serial killers, etc.

What they have in common is that most of them have extremely long prison sentences, usually more than a hundred years.

In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, they will stay in this prison until they die of old age.

However, this place was chosen as the hunter examination site, and the warden arranged that anyone who prevented the candidates from passing the examination would have the opportunity to receive a reduced sentence.

This is also something that Pijorn, a hawk among the twelve Earthly Branches, has always disapproved of.

It is a great leniency to allow these extremely vicious criminals who have committed serious crimes not to be executed immediately.

Reducing the sentence just by delaying the candidates is too ridiculous!

On this point, Link agrees with Pyorn.

As the airship docked at the top of the "Tower of Deception", countless candidates walked out one after another.

Many of them lacked rest and looked tired.

The main culprit was naturally the Dongba who spread rumors everywhere. He told everyone he had made up lies long ago, making people afraid to relax and rest.

"Hello everyone, this place is called the Tower of Deception, and it's the location of the third exam."

"All candidates need to reach the bottom of the tower within the stipulated 72 hours, otherwise they will be eliminated."

The man with bean-faced face enthusiastically explained the rules to the confused candidates.

From now on, the third exam has begun!

This seemingly empty top actually has groove-like lines on it, and it is obvious that there is some kind of mechanism inside.

After a while, there were supposed to be about forty candidates, but only about twenty were left on the ground!

"Mr. Link, if you don't mind, would you like to try it with us?"

Just as Link stood on the edge of the tower, observing the strange-looking pink bird flying around the Tower of Deception—

Kurapika, who was not far away, extended an invitation to Link.

It turned out that they had discovered a total of five mechanisms. Seeing that Link was still there, Kurapika took the initiative to give Link the extra opportunity.

Among this group of candidates, Link was one of the few people they knew and had a good impression of.

Link narrowed his eyes slightly after receiving Kurapika's invitation for no apparent reason, and suddenly thought of something.

This is related to Kurapika in front of him.

My Nen ability is to travel to those strange places, so...

The ruins of the exterminated Kuruta tribe...

Is it a very special place?

If so, what kind of Pokémon will be born?

Link is curious!

As for how to make Kurapika willingly reveal the location of the ruins to him, Link already had a relatively complete plan in mind.

That's a spider!

While his mind was wandering, Link had already accepted Kurapika's invitation.

The five people each picked a block and jumped up almost at the same time. After falling, they directly arrived at the secret room below.

The four people, including Link, landed safely on the ground, but Leorio landed on his face and fell flat on his face.

"It's really a short separation, huh?"

Kurapika dusted himself off, observed his surroundings, and spoke calmly.

When Link and the other four put on the bracelets they had prepared in advance, a slightly playful voice came from the monitor in the corner.

"I'm the warden, Liber. You've chosen the path decided by the majority."

"In the next levels, you'll have to make many choices, and you'll need team unity to successfully reach the finish line!"

In the dark surveillance room,

The walls were densely packed with images of various candidates, and there were also many scenes where no candidates appeared yet.

In order to satisfy the viewing pleasure of the warden Riber, cameras are installed in almost every corner of the prison.

In front of many of the pictures sits Reber, a thin man with a purple cockscomb.

Even wearing a pair of round glasses, it still couldn't hide his narrow eyes, and he didn't look like a good person.

Seeing that the so-called warden just mentioned the rules and nothing happened, Leorio, who was still rubbing his face, suddenly had an idea.

The first two examiners recognized Link, so they were a little uncomfortable when someone suddenly came and didn't react.

Leorio's brain suddenly twitched, and he pointed at Link beside him and asked in the direction of the monitor:

"Warden, don't you know Link?"

……

"Crack!"

Liber was stunned at first, then he took a big bite of the biscuit in his hand and shouted angrily into the microphone:

"Boy, not everyone is worth knowing me."

In his opinion, no matter how powerful someone is, he can't achieve much if he hasn't even passed the Hunter Exam.

As he spoke, the camera tilted slightly as if on purpose, turning the screen to Link who was standing next to him with a calm expression.

Link himself didn't think that Liber would recognize him.

After all, the first two examiners, Menqi and Saci, were able to recognize him because he had spent some time with them.

Here, Bo himself has never seen anyone.

Probably not?

"I think he's just a handsome guy, how could I possibly..."

"This person is..."

After seeing Link's face clearly, Liber suddenly remembered a major event that happened recently.

No! I should say there are more than one!

His expression changed immediately, completely different from his previous anger.

"Wait! What did you just say?!"

"What's his name?!"

Before Leorio could answer, he heard a noisy sound of rummaging through drawers coming from the monitor.

In a short while, Liber found Link among the character information sheets he had collected!

Liber looked at the photo on the information sheet, his eyes moving back and forth between the image on the monitor and the photo.

In an instant, the funny head shook like a rattle.

"It's that mind exorcist—Link!!"

"He's the one who personally killed Link, the S-rank criminal from The Seven Deadly Sins, the Wrath and Jealousy!!"

Liber's trembling voice echoed throughout the secret room, and his hoarse voice was even more unpleasant due to excessive surprise.

Link stood with his arms folded across his chest, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. He had never expected that even this local uncle would recognize him.

What Link didn't know was that since the trip to Mount Kira, his reputation had already spread among the circle of Nen users!

A Nen user who possesses many strange Nen beasts!