"Yo Killua! Have you heard of this school before? It's called Kunlun Academy." Gon hands Killua a brochure about the school.
"Of course! It's one of the best high schools in the Republic of Pandokea. Why are you asking?"
"Well, after you said that you wanted to get stronger yesterday, I thought maybe going to a school would help." Gon explains.
It's morning, Gon and Killua are in a hotel. Discussing what the two of them will do for the future. Gon went downstairs to the lobby and grabbed some pamphlet about famous places around here.
"That would be nice, considering how disastrous our previous school experience ended. I don't know much, but I know that this school not only teaches the school essentials, like Math and language, they also focus a great amount of time into Nen practice as well. Additionally, you can also board there." Killua sits up from his bed and smiles. "It'll be nice if we actually go there."
"Soo...according to this...you actually have to apply first. You'll have to take an exam, and they'll determine who'll pass." Gon mutter as he reads the brochure.
"It shouldn't be that surprising, right? This school is ranked top three in this region...So is there any requirements for our applications? And when is the Entrance Exam?"
"You just have to know a little bit about Nen in order to apply. The Entrance Exam date...let's see…" Gon suddenly jumps out of his bed and shouts. "It's today! April 15th!"
"Actually?! Let's get moving then!"
"So we're going to be applying for the first-year right? Ninth grade."
"Yup! Because the school only goes from ninth to twelfth… Most schools start at nine o'clock. If we hurry, we can still make it!"
After quickly washing up and changing clothes, the two boys rush downstairs and quickly stuff some breakfast down their throats. Then they get into a Taxi and they are on their way to Kunlun Academy.
The drive takes about twenty minutes. They don't really talk much on the ride over. Both of them are enjoying the beautiful city view of massive skyscrapers and a clear, spring sky.
Twenty minutes later, they get out of the Taxi and are not standing in front of a huge building. Above the main door, the words are written in perfect calligraphy:
"Kunlun Academy"
The entire academy is almost as big as the Zoldyck Mansion. And this is merely the main campus. There are also many sports fields owned by the school but are off campus.
Gon checks his watch, it's 8:55.
"Ah!" A man yells at them from behind and walks over. "Welcome to Kunlun Academy! Are you two here for the Entrance Exam?"
"Yeah." Killua answers. "We're not late, are we?"
"Nah! You're perfectly fine! Just head over that way!" The man has spiky red hair, it bears a close resemblance to Gon's hair, except the color.
"That's….some nice hairstyle you got there." Gon laughs as they leave for the application area.
"Do you like it?" The man asks.
"Sure!"
After successfully signing up, they got put into group C. They join the rest of the group in the waiting area in an auditorium. The walls of the hall are covered with paintings and sculptures, as if displaying the school's gracefulness and artistic values to the visitors. But there are no available seats left for them. As they look around, they see other kids similar to their age. However, just by detecting their aura, both of them can tell that almost all of them are unbelievably strong. They're on an equal or an even higher footing than Gon and Killua.
"Even though there is barely any requirement for applying, there isn't any newbies here… Which means only the really advanced students will get accepted… From what I've heard, they're accepting around thirty people for the freshman year. Two classes, fifteen people per class. The acceptance rate is only ten to one...It's going to be hard."
"We might not have an advantage here. All of them are really strong." Gon mutters.
Killua nods in agreement "I was going to say the same thing."
Suddenly, someone catches Killua's attention. He nudges Gon and says "That...that's the girl I fought in the Magic Stone tournament in the finals!"
"The one that gave you some trouble?" Gon asks.
"Yeah… I didn't expect to see her here." Killua tries to look away so she doesn't notice. But, too late. She is already walking over to them.
"Oy! Why is she coming to us?!" Killua starts to panic. "Does she still want to settle our conflict from yesterday?!"
"Uh...Hi." The blue-haired girl says as she approaches them.
"Oh….Uh...H-Hi!" Killua whispers nervously.
"I just want to say...let's put our rivalry behind us. We might be classmates afterall."
"Uh...y-yeah." Killua wipes off the sweat on his forehead in relief. "That'd be nice."
"I'm Grace." She sticks out a hand and introduces herself.
"Oh… I'm Killua. And he's my friend. His name is Gon."
"Hello." Gon raises his hand and waves at her.
"Are you two applying for your freshman year?" Grace asks.
"Yeah. What about you?"
"Me too."
Suddenly, a person steps onto the podium on in the front of the room and says. "Group A, and B please come with me."
"Oh. That's me." Grace says as she leaves Gon and Killua. "Bye! Hope you pass!"
"Good luck to you too! Bye!" Killua answers automatically.
After she leaves, Killua turns to Gon. "Huh. Why is she so nice all of a sudden. We were trying to kill each other just yesterday."
"Well, it'll be tough if you guys become classmates and still have a grudge against each other, right? So I think that conversation was pretty useful there."
"But…" A smirk appears on Killua's face. "Her voice was soooo smooth!"
"Killua, you're being weird." Gon slaps his friend on the back.
"Hehe." Killua's face blushes bright red.
Another person comes to the front of the room and announces. "Group C and D. Please follow me."
"Woop! We're going!" Killua shouts excitedly. "You ready, Gon?"
"Yeah! Let's do this!"
The boys begin their new journey here, at Kunlun's Academy. Having barely been to school before, they'll, of course, face many difficulties. But how will they overcome them?
