DISCLAIMER: THIS STORY IS WRITTEN BEFORE ZUSHI'S HATSU/BACK STORY/FUTURE PLOTS ARE REVEALED IN THE MANGA (IF THEY EVER DO). IF THEY END UP BEING SOMEWHAT ALIKE THEN I AM JUST BEING A GENIUS.

Now, please enjoy LOL

"Thank you for everything, Master!" Zushi shouted as he bowed as low as he could.

"You're very welcome, Zushi." His teacher said kindly. Zushi remained in his position as he tried to stop his tears from flowing out.

It was finally the day of graduation. He had defeated 100 different opponents on the 200th floor by repeatedly dropping out and climbing up the Heaven's Arena time and time again. It had been a painfully tedious process, but he had developed his Hatsu fully because of this.

Even though he had waited for this day for so long, after seven long years of training with Wing, Zushi had gotten very attached to his teacher. Now, he just could not believe that he would be graduating and leaving. He remembered how when he had started training with Wing, he had thought that he would be stuck forever with this weird dude. Forever seemed so short now.

"How long are you going to stay in that position for?" Wing said, amused. He sighed when he realized that his student was crying. "There's no need to be so sad, we can still meet up someday."

Zushi body remained bowed. Wing could feel his tears threatening to flow out too, and quickly blinked. "Let's just give each other a goodbye hug, okay?" He offered.

"Osu!" Zushi shouted as he stood up straight and wiped his tears away. They gave each other a hearty hug.

"Even though you've mastered the four basic Nen principles, there is still a long way to go. Keep training the four basic Nen techniques every day, and focus on increasing your stamina and power." Wing gave one last advice.

"Osu!" Zushi said. "So, Master, what are you going to do now?"

Wing thought for a while. "I honestly don't know." He said. He had been dedicating most of his time training Zushi. "Maybe I'll go on a holiday."

Zushi's face lit up. "Do you want to go on a holiday to Kiyo?" He asked. Kiyo was the hometown of Zushi, which was a developing country located in the Azian continent.

"Are you treating me? 'Cause I'm kind of broke right now." Wing said.

"Master, you are always broke." He said in exasperation. "But I'll treat you." He added, beaming happily. He would love to introduce his family and friends to his much-respected teacher.

"Well then, since it's free, I won't reject the offer." Wing said. He had always wanted to know more about the background of this little boy (or maybe he should call Zushi a teenager now, since he's already 16 years old) and what made this boy willing to spend an entire month kneeling outside his house to beg him to teach him Nen. He imagined that only someone with a resolve for vengeance or a strong and burning ambition could be this desperate, but Zushi's kind and naïve nature did not look like he would want revenge or world domination or anything like that.

And so Zushi used up all his savings to buy the airship tickets to Kiyo, and they spent almost three days traveling.