I'm Really Not A Nen Exorcist (HxH Fanfic)

Hisoka chose the red locator, which instantly plummeted Hanzo's mood from the peak of elation to the depths of despair.

"Why did you have to pick red?"

Hanzo was almost on the verge of tearing his nonexistent hair out. The other examinees waiting to draw lots also wondered the same thing, though Hisoka's choice actually worked in their favor, making it a welcome outcome for them.

Ignoring Hanzo's frustrated questioning, Hisoka continued idly playing with the red locator.

Beans signaled for Killua to approach and draw. The six teams were numbered according to ranking, with the highest-ranking member of each team responsible for drawing.

Click-

As Killua was stepping towards the drawing box, a sharp snapping sound suddenly echoed through the room. Everyone turned toward the noise and saw that the locator in Hisoka's hand was sparking slightly.

"…"

Seeing this scene, the venue suddenly fell into deathly silence.

Hanzo, who was already frustrated by Hisoka's choice of the red locator, stared in disbelief as he watched Hisoka crush the locator in his hand.

Raizo, who had been mentally preparing himself to face the high-difficulty challenge, was also briefly stunned.

Bororu Island is a large island. Although it is divided into two parts, the combined area was still considerable. In addition, there are only three days for this test...

Without a locator, even locating the examiner could take an enormous amount of time.

Hisoka didn't care about Hanzo's incredulous glare, then looked at Beans, who was also a little confused, shrugged and said:

"This thing's quality is really poor, can we get a replacement ♧?"

"…"

After a brief moment of shock, Beans shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, but unless the locator is defective due to a manufacturing issue, replacements are not allowed once it's handed over."

"Oh, alright ◇."

Upon hearing this, Hisoka casually tossed aside the sparking locator.

Hanzo, who was standing next to him, snapped out of his daze and pounced to catch the locator before it hit the ground.

He was on the verge of a breakdown.

If he'd known Hisoka was this unreliable, he would have chosen Killua as his teammate instead!

"Maybe if I repair it, it'll still work!"

Ignoring his dignity, Hanzo crouched on the ground, frantically inspecting the device. But seeing that most of the internal chips were shattered, his face turned hopeless.

He had hoped to cling to Hisoka's huge thigh...

But now, he realized that Hisoka wasn't a 'support system' but rather a leg being kicked straight into his face!

In the forest of Bororu Island.

Moses dispatched two shadow clones and sent them to go to Island B, which was farther away from the airship's landing point.

Watching the shadow clones go away, Moses murmured to himself: "Let's see which team is lucky enough. But even if they got a red locator, they can actually consider attacking other teams and switch to a locator with lower difficulty."

Although there is a stipulation in the established rules that anyone who kills another examinee will be disqualified on the spot, there is still a difference between attacking and killing.

If the team with the red locator realizes this, they could raise their pass rate by going after the teams with the green ones.

But no matter what decision these six teams make, it has nothing to do with Moses.

As the target of all the examinees, his role was to simply await their attacks while adhering to the rules.

"The green locator can only help one team pass, so good luck to them."

Moses strolled through the eerily quiet forest.

The island's green cover was dense, and the trees in the forest thrived exceptionally well.

But the strange thing is...

The forest was very quiet and seemed to lack the vitality it should have.

As Moses walked along the way, he could not hear the chirping of insects or the singing of birds, and it was even difficult to see any traces of any animal activity.

"Seems the captain picked quite the place."

Looking at the quiet environment around him, Moses raised his eyebrows slightly.

Under normal circumstances, with his affinity attribute, it wouldn't take long before some small animals would come running over to get close to him if he stood in forest like this.

But this time, there was no movement at all.

It can be seen from this that-

There must be a scarcity of creatures in the vicinity.

Picking up on this anomaly, Moses couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, but he hadn't found any actual danger just yet.

Deciding not to dwell on it, Moses spent a little time finding a water source by a river beneath a waterfall.

Sitting on a stone by the riverbank, Moses guessed that the examinees were likely beginning to take action following their lottery draws.

Somewhere in the island's forest.

Hanzo leaned his right hand on the tree trunk, his face showing a negative expression, and said quietly: "I celebrated too soon."

"…"

Behind him were Raizo and Kurapika, who said nothing.

As for Hisoka...

After 'accidentally' breaking the red locator, he had easily said goodbye to Hanzo and the others.

Before he left, he'd even left them with a parting phrase: "Have fun."

Therefore, just at the beginning of the test, the first team not only lost their locator, but also lacked their most capable member, effectively starting with a 'hell-level' disadvantage.

However, they had no way of holding Hisoka accountable.

The team rules for this third phase essentially meant 'all or nothing'.

Therefore, even though Hisoka is dragging them down, Hanzo and the others still have to figure out a way to retrieve a number plate from Moses.

Unless they have no interest in the Hunter License, they'll have to carry Hisoka through this test.

The situation couldn't be more frustrating.

Hanzo retracted his hand, looked at Raizo and Kurapika, and said gloomily: "The locator is broken, and Hisoka ran off again. Do either of you have a plan?"

Though things had started out poorly, Hanzo wasn't about to lose hope of passing—he was simply exasperated by Hisoka's antics.

"Find the examiner and take the number plate."

Raizo replied curtly, his tone straightforward and no-nonsense.

A locator was merely an auxiliary tool to help them locate their target more quickly.

Even without it, they could still find the examiner by systematically searching the island.

"…"

Hanzo's gaze slowly landed on Raizo's face.

As much as he wanted to make a snarky comment, Raizo's approach wasn't entirely unreasonable.

"Finding the examiner won't be difficult."

Kurapika said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Hanzo and Raizo looked at Kurapika in unison.

Kurapika said calmly:

"Before the test began, the examiner provided us with both a signal emitter and locator, which suggests he doesn't intend to play hide-and-seek with us. So, it shouldn't be difficult to find the examiner. The only difference is... the locator determines the difficulty of hunting the number plate."

After hearing Kurapika's explanation, Hanzo and Raizo subconsciously looked at each other.

Without waiting for them to speak, Kurapika went on, "Also, the fifth rule of this test only states that you cannot kill fellow examinees, not that you are not allowed to attack them."

"Hmm?"

Hanzo and Raizo realized something and their expressions changed slightly.

Kurapika looked at them, seeing they understood, and didn't elaborate further.

Even without a locator, it would definitely be easy to find Moses.

It's just that they can't be sure what level of difficulty the Moses they found will be.

Under this premise, it is also entirely possible to snatch the locator from other teams by force.

If they wanted an easier challenge, they could go after the green locator.

So-

The third phase wasn't just about targeting the examiner. There is a natural competition among the six teams from the very beginning.

This was likely the result Moses wanted as well.

Otherwise, the lottery draws would not be made so open and transparent. The motivation for doing so is to let each team know who will get the green locator with the lowest difficulty.

Moreover, the team ranked first in the overall ranking has the right to choose the locator, and normally they will choose the green locator.

In this way, if other teams want to take action, they must first consider their own strength.

Therefore, the remaining green locator becomes the focus of competition among other teams.

However, amidst this setup, there was an irrational variable: Hisoka.

Not only did this guy choose the most difficult red locator, but he also deliberately broke it...

As a result, certain hidden dynamics within the rules became unpredictable due to Hisoka's reckless behavior.