Twenty-three years had passed since Gon and his friends passed the Hunter Exam, and in those twenty-three years, a lot has happened. They learned Nen, fought Class A criminals, played through a rare Hunter game, went to war, with the Chimera Ants, and explored an unknown continent. And, though some took longer than others, they each achieved their goals. Now Gon and his friends have started families of their own.

Roughly ten or eleven years after the Chimera Ant war, four were born, destined to be Hunters.


Kuondo fiddled with his pencil, twirling it around with his fingers. At the front of his classroom, his teacher blabbed on about something he blocked out. He stifled a yawn.

"Pssst!"

Kuondo blinked and turned his head. Three seats over, Kuondo's best friend, a blonde boy named Pirro glared at him. He pointed to the teacher and mouthed 'Pay attention!'.

"Pirro."

Pirro instantly perked up. "Yes, Mrs. Yukari?"

"Do you know what takes place six months from today?"

Pirro nodded eagerly. "Of course I do! It's the 310th Annual Hunter Exam!"

"Tch, know-it-all." another one of Kuondo's best friends, a dark-haired boy named Pietro, muttered, earning another glare from Pirro.

"That is correct. Is anyone in here planning to enter?"

A few raised their hands, including Kuondo, Pirro, Pietro, and Illuko, yet another friend of Kuondo's.

"Excellent. I do hope, though, that you aren't entering just to skip school. Anyway, there are Application Cards in the office if you're interested. They will be due on December 31st. That is all. Class dismissed."

Everyone got up and exited the room, all glad that the day was finally over.

Kuondo opened his locker, pulled out his backpack, and slipped it over his back. "I thought I was gonna die of boredom." he said as he headed down the hall and towards the lobby.

Pirro sighed behind him, slipping his bag over his shoulder. "It goes by faster when you actually listen."

Kuondo shrugged. "That's easy for you to say. You understand all of that math."

"She wasn't even talking about math!"

"Really? Then what?"

"Anyway, we'd better pick up the Application cards at the office while we're here."

"Hey, are you listening? I wanna know!"

Pirro continued to ignore him, disappearing into the office and coming back with two Application cards in hand.

As they exited the school and embarked on their usual walk home, Kuondo gave up and changed the subject. "So, have you asked your dad about entering yet?"

Pirro flinched. "Ah, I forgot. But I'm sure he'll want me to! He's one of the best Blacklist Hunters out there, and his Nen Ability is awesome, too! He practically got all the Scarlet Eyes back himself! And-"

"Pirro, your eyes did that thing again."

"Ah! Whoops!" Pirro exclaimed, his usually aquamarine eyes now burning a bright scarlet. He quickly closed them. "Calm down. Gotta calm down." he whispered, then opened his eyes again, back to their normal color. "Sorry, I got excited."

"So I see." Kuondo grinned. "I'll stop by your place and we can tell your dad the news together!"

Pirro smiled back. "Sounds like a plan!"