THIS STORY IS MY SECOND FAN-FICTION AND IT IS LIKE THE FIRST ONE EXPECT THE ONLY DIFFERENT IS THAT THE SPIDERS SHOW UP IN THE EXAM. HOW MUCH OF THE STORY WILL CHANGE IF YUKI MEET THEM MUCH EARLIER.

OH, AND THE BACKGROUND BEHIND BOTH STORY IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ;)


Chapter 1 - Not so x Boring x After all

"Sir, ticket please," Nobunaga scratch the back of his head while handing the man his ticket.

After he did so, he stroll straight towards the back of the ship, and took a seat on the flour. Nobunaga look around at all of the people of board, 'Man, how did I get myself into taking the damn Hunter Exam. Argh! I should have never agree to Shalnark's terms. That sleazy cheater. It's all his fail. Errr!'

About a couple of days ago, Nobunaga got into a bet with his friend, Shalnark, in who can steal the priceless vase from one of the mafia boss first. But there was only one catch to it, 'You Can't Kill Anything'.

~Flashback~

Nobunaga was crouching in an air-vent, looking down at the guards who were guarding a volt, 'One, two… three? Only three guards? And one is asleep too, huh. I'm somewhat disappointed, but I guess this will only make my job easier.' Nobunaga kick open the vent and jump down. Both guards raise their gun at him.

"Freezes and put your hands up where I can see them!" one of the guards order.

Nobunaga merely chuckle, "Yo," he then charged straight towards them and knock both of them down to the ground with his sword, "Ha! Sorry, guys, but I'll be taking the vase," he stroll over to the volt, but before he open it, he tune around and took one final look at the guards, "Take my advice," Nobunaga pointed his thumb at the guard sleeping on a chair, "Run now while you still can, and tell your boss that sleeping beauty over there was slacking off, and that it was all his fault."

The guard that spoke earlier lifted his chin, "W… w… why would you tell us this. I… if you wanted to, couldn't you just have kill us."

Nobunaga simply strung, "You know, you ask pretty good questions. But let's just say for a moment that I did in fact decided to kill you all. Exactly what would I have to gain from it? Defeat is what."

"…"

"See here, I made this little bet with a friend of mind, in who can steal this priceless vase first. There was only one involvement to it, and it was that killing was a huge no no."

"… Tha… that is why you're doing this!? For some stupid bet!"

"Yep. But I wouldn't call it stupid. You see here, whoever wins this bet gets to make the loser do one thing that the win ordered without any complaining," Nobunaga then slash the volt, "Oh, and about the hold snitching advice, well that was only because I am in a very good mood a the moment. Hahaha! I am really, really going to... en… joy… What the heck!?" When Nobunaga look inside the volt, all he saw was a blue, stuff bunny. He reach in and pole the stuff toy out, "What. The…"

"Yo, Nobun."

Nobunaga froze, "Don't tell me," he mumble. He then turn around and saw that the sleeping guard was now awake and was in fact Shalnark, "You."

Sharlnark grinned, "The one and only. Oh, and hey," Sharlnark got out his phone and took a picture of Nobunaga, "Cute bunny you got there. Wait until the other see this. Ha!"

Nobunaga's eyes narrowed, "Why you…," he threw the bunny to the side, "Where's the vase, Shal."

"Oh, you mean this," Sharlnark threw Nobunaga his phone. Nobunaga's eyes pop wide open when he look at it. On the phone show a picture of an antique vast sitting on a coffee table.

"When did you…"

"Earlier today, I sort of had a little chit chat with the mafia boss, you know, the one we're steeling from, and I sort of bought the vase from him."

"Wha…?"

"Yep, and you know what that means, Nobun," Sharlnark reach into his pocket and threw a card at Nobunaga. He easily caught it and his jaw drop wide open.

"This. Is…"

Sharlnark proudly nodded, "Congratulation, Nobunaga! You're going to be taking, and I mean passing, this year Hunter Exam!"

~End of Flashback~

"Err! Damn you Shalnark. When this is all over…"

"When this is all over what, old man," Nobunaga look up and saw a man in a pink life jacket standing right in front of him. Nobunaga merely close his eyes and use his sword as a resting pole. "Hey, old man, are you listening or what?"

'Hhh! Just ignore him, Nobunaga. Just ignore him.'

The man lean down and place his face in front of Nobunaga's, "What's the matter? Is it already past your bedtime or something?"

'Maybe counting will help. One, two…'

"Last call for Dolle Harbor," shouted the captain.

"Aren't you too old to be taken the Hunter Exam?"

'Six, seven…"

The man then pull on Nobunaga's yukata, (casual kimono-like garment) "What is up with this get up? Let me guess, you found it in some dead dude's coffin, right?"

'Eight-in-a-half, eight-in-three-fourth…'

"And don't get me started with that trash you call a sword."

"… sign… Okay, that was ten," Nobunaga open his eyes. He use his left thumb to unsheathed his sword. He put his hand on the ground, and was about to get up and kill the guy in front of him, when all of a sudden, he head a high pitch voice.

"Good bye! I'll make sheer to come home right when the exam is over! Eeeee! I can't wait for the hunter exam."

Both men, and a lot of others, turn towards the root of the sound. What they saw was a cute little girl standing on her tippy toes waving goodbye to the people on land. The angle Nobunaga was in allow him to see the right side of the girl. 'Huh, what a little girl doing here? Hard to imagine that such a little thing is planning to become a Hunter. But I probably shouldn't say the last part out loud, there's a good chance that Kortopi would get offended by that.'

The man he was with spite on the flour, "Tsk, who does she think she is? 'Eeeee! I can't wait for the Hunter Exam', what is this, a game or something?" He then smirk, "Well whatever," he mumble, "Well would you look at this. This little doll think she's good enough for the exam," he shouted.

The little girl turn around and let her eyes wander all over the ship. The man in the pink life jacket took out a couple of knifes and threw one at a sea crane. The sea crane fell right in front of the small girl. She turn her head towards her left and stare at the man. The man wave hi , "Yo! Over here cutely."

Nobunaga signed, "Hhh." 'Man, this guy sheer do love causing trouble for others,' he turn his head in the opposite direction, 'I would be best not to get involve.'

The little girl stare at both of them blankly, "Please do not call me that," she then bend down and look at the bird, "Rest in peace now, Mr. Sea Cranes," and pole the bloody knife out of its stomach.

Several of the men on board started chuckling and grinning at that her respond. The man who cause the sea crane's death, stroll over to the little girl. "Awwww! My bad, did I scare you or something."

The girl stare at him. Her eyes was showing nothing but curiously. She really did have no clue what was the man planning. Even after the man stick a knife under her chin.

She continued to stare at him for quite sometime before smiling and tilting her head, "Oh no. You didn't scare me in the least. But thank you for your concern," she said sweetly. Nobunaga, who was half paying attention, turn to stare at her in disbelief.

"…" a sweat drop fell down the man's cheer.

"Hey mister, that was really cool what you did back there with your knifes and all."

"…"

Nobunaga chuckle.

"Hey, by any chance, are you an exam veteran? If so, could you give me a few pointers. Pleaseeeees!"

"Ahaha… ha… hahahaha!" The little girl turn to face Nobunaga. He was laughing non stop, while slamming his hand on the ship's railing, 'Wow, what a kid!' "Ahahahaha haha!" After Nobunaga calm himself down a bit, he turn his attention back towards the man in the pink life jacket. He was walking away from the small girl with a grin on his face, 'Now what could he be up to, I wonder,' Nobunaga look back and forth between the two until he notice the angle the man in the pink jacket was holding his knife in, 'Oh boy.'

"Huh? Wait, mist…"

The man turn around in his track and threw the knife straight at the girl's forehead. Unfortunately for him, Nobunaga was faster. The little girl stare blankly at the hand holding onto the knife. She turn to her right and look up. She stare at Nobunaga and Nobunaga stare back at her. The two stare at each other for a brief moment before they were interrupted.

"Urrr, what was that for!? Stay out of this, old geezer!" yelled the man in the pink life jacket.

Nobunaga threw the knife, he caught, behind he, which landed into the ocean. He then scratch his chest, "... sign... man you're annoying. Really, I might as well chop you up right now, or else you will just cause even more trouble for me," Nobunaga unsheathed his sword and got into a fighting stance.

The man held two hands up in the air, "I like to see you try!"


Everybody look in there direction, including the captain and his crew.

"Humph," the captain stare at though two, "I don't like this. That man, the one with the mouth, is most likely going to die painfully."

A man name Katzo raise an eyebrow, "Eh? You think so?" Katzo didn't really care if that man was going to die or not. If anything, if Nobunaga didn't acted when he did, Katzo sheer was.

"Try using Gyo on the man in the yukata."

The hold crew did as the captain suggested and they all took several steps backwards. "No way, man, that guy can use Nen! Ha! You're right, this is not going to end pretty."


"So, how would you like to die?" ask Nobunaga, "Being chop up into tiny bits, or being stab and then turn into shark's foods."

The man cringe his teeth, "Errr! WHY YOU!" he charged straight towards Nobunaga.

Nobunaga patted the girl and took a step forward, "Stand back and watch, kiddo. You might learn a thing or two."

. . .

In less than a minute, one of the men had an arm and leg chop off and was now screaming on the grown. While the other man was holding his sword up, getting ready to strike the final blow. Everybody on board was watching, waiting for the end of show.

"Thanks, man, you really did help me to blow off some steam," said Nobunaga, "Well, you and that funny girl over there," he was about to strike but stop.

"NO!" The girl from earlier ran up to them and shielded the man who was about to get kill. Everybody stare that the small girl in confusion.

Nobunaga stare at her in disbelief, "What are you doing, kid? Why are you protecting the life of the man who just try to end yours?"

The little girl look at the man and then at Nobunaga, "Yes, he did, but why are you trying to kill him?"

"…" Nobunaga widen his eyes and he lower his sword.

"Even if he may or may not did annoyed you, why did you decided that you wanted to kill him the time that you did? It doesn't add up."

"… what are you applying, girl?"

"That if you were going to kill he, and I bet that you probably could too, would not it be better to kill him after he kill me."

"…"

"You didn't have to save me back there but you did. So I'll rephrase my question, why did you save me?"

Everybody continued to stare that the girl for a period of time, including Nobunaga.

"Okay that's enough."

Everybody turn towards the captain.

The captain continued to stay silent for sometime before saying, "Girl, if you would be so kind as to get away from both men, I would really appreciate it."

The girl stare that the captain and then at Nobunaga with in confusion. But in the end, she did as she was told.

"Now then," the captain look towards the man who was missing an arm and a leg, "Do you now know the danger of playing with fire?" the man nodded slowly, "Good. Well in that case, I think I 'bout time you leave."

"W… w… w… what?"

"I mean, get off my ship."

"B… b… but…"

"No buts. Just get off."

"…"

"You don't honestly expect to pass the Hunter Exam in your condition , now do you? Matter a fact, I bet you probably couldn't even make it to the Exam site in time."

Nobunaga stand back and watch as the man was then thrown over boat. As an A class thief and someone who grew up in Meteor City, seeing someone being thrown into their own resting place never seems to leave much of an effect. If anything, he was much more interested in the little girl who holding a stuff teddy bear and was dress like a doll. He was thinking about what she just told him earlier. That was the first time in his life that someone actually gave him a lecture. He also wonder if she got anymore surprises to show, "Ha, maybe the Hunter Exam won't be so boring after all. Maybe I should keep a close eye on the girl," Nobunaga look up and stare at the little girl, who was standing on the Crow's Nest, looking out into the sea, "Who knows, maybe the other will like her too."


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