The next week, Kuondo and his friends gathered with their families at the ship port, waiting for the ship headed to Whale Island to make its stop.
While Kuondo showed the boys a new fishing trick he'd learned, Leorio went over to say hello to Kurapika.
"Hey, buddy, looks like you haven't grown much since the old days." Leorio teased, smirking at their height difference.
Kurapika smirked back. "Hey, it's not my fault Pirro's already up to my shoulder. He's just a tall kid."
"Excuses, excuses."
"Shut up.'
"Heh! But seriously, time really flies, doesn't it? Feels like yesterday I was working hard at medical school while you were off chasing the Spiders. Now, we're both grown up, each of us having a kid…"
"Two kids." Kurapika corrected.
"Huh?"
"I have two kids. Er, well, one and one on the way."
"Really? How long has this been going on? It can't be that long that I haven't known!"
Kurapika suppressed a laugh. Leorio definitely hasn't changed much. "Six months."
Leorio's jaw dropped, but it was quickly interrupted by a broad smile. "Haha! Well, then, good for you, buddy!" he exclaimed, giving him a friendly-but-a-bit-too-hard slap on the back.
"Oof!" Kurapika's eyes widened. He hadn't remembered Leorio being that strong.
"Whoops, sorry about that." Leorio looked over to where the boys were. They were sitting on the dock, taking turns with Kuondo's fishing pole.
Suddenly, Pirro looked up and pointed. "Ah! The ship's coming, the ship's coming!" he exclaimed excitedly.
"Pirro, your eyes."
"Sorry!"
"Okay, boys, get ready to go!" Kurapika called.
"Aww, but I was about to catch a big one!" Illuko whined.
"There will be plenty of time for fishing when you get to Whale Island." Kurapika replied.
As the ship came to a stop, the boys said their goodbyes to their parents.
"Bye, Dad!" Pirro said, hugging him. Then, he leaned closer to his father, whispering, "Take care of Mom for me, okay, Dad?"
Kurapika winked. "I won't let her out of my sight."
"Kurapika, don't encourage him!" Kuondo said in exasperation.
"Well, are you coming or not?" Gon called from the ship. "We're about to go!"
"I'm coming, Dad!" Kuondo called back. He took Pirro's hand and tugged him along. "Come on!"
Within moments, Gon and the boys had all boarded the ship and were off to Whale Island, where they would work to master their Nen techniques.
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Kuondo: It's Kuondo's~
Pirro: And Pirro's~
Both: HunterPedia!
Kuondo: Today we introduce my dad, Gon!
Pirro: Gon took the Hunter Exam when he was 12, just a bit older than us!
Kuondo: Yup, and he used this same fishing pole, which he gave to me for my birthday!
Pirro: Wow, but it looks brand new!
Kuondo: Uh-huh, I polish it alot!
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Kuondo: Next time on Hunter X Hunter G2: Four X Strange X Techniques! I've never seen Nen tricks like those before! And I thought mine was weird!
