Author's note: I do not own Hunter x Hunter!

Chapter 21 - Jinsei

Gon accompanied by Kurapika and Leorio continued his way to Himiki Castle, soon, but soon ... he will be reunited with Kaori.

Unfortunately, Gon doesn't know that the next danger will come and block his way ...

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"If we just keep walking straight ahead, we'll be there soon!" Kurapika assures Gon in a soothing voice.

"Yes. We'll be there soon. "The spiky-haired boy smiles.

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After a few minutes of walking, Leorio sighed heavily and stopped, causing the other two to turn to him in confusion.

"Leorio?" Gon cocks his head.

The man in the suit sighs again. "With all respect, Gon, can't we take a short break ? ... I can't go on."

"But… we made it soon! I don't want to take a break now! "The spiky-haired boy protests. "Is it really so bad?"

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Kurapika sighs slightly when he saw Leorio sitting on the floor. 'Would he rather not have come with you ...'

"Okay ... we take a very short break ..." Gon smiles, which surprises the blonde kurta.

'It must be very difficult for Gon to stay calm in this situation ... but still ... he is not trying to notice anything.'

Kurapika frowns slightly and attentively observes the spiky-haired boy who is pulling out some food from his backpack and hands it to Leorio with a beaming smile, who accepts it gratefully.

"Don't you want something too, Kurapika?" He points next to him where the blonde kurta can sit down.

"... gladly." He sat down next to Gon with a brief hesitation.

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~ Himiki Castle ~

Naizen stood on the balcony and looked into the distance.

He frowned skeptically. 'Where did Jinsei want to go so quickly? In any case, I didn't like his look at all. '

He turned and went inside the castle. 'I should tell Kaori about this thing ... maybe she has an idea what it could be about ...'

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~… With Gon, Leorio and Kurapika… ~

"OK! Okay, I have energy again ! We can go on! "Leorio screamed slightly as he raised a fist in the sky.

"I would rather speak more quietly than scream like that, or do you want someone to notice us?" Kurapika asks, frowning.

Leorio scratches his head lightly. "Sorry ... but don't be so negative, after all, we will soon have reached our goal. Once we're in the castle, we'll pick up Kaori and get out of here! "

"What if we are followed?"

"Let's solve one problem first, if something like that happens we should come up with something together with Tanju ..."

"... yes, there is something to it." The blonde kurta says.

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Gon suddenly stopped, a serious look on his face. "Someone is coming!"

Kurapika and Leorio were immediately alert.

"Are we not being watched?" Leorio asks nervously.

"No. Someone is coming right up to us! "Gon says firmly. "This ... this charisma ... this presence that is coming towards us ... it sounds familiar to me!"

"Is it ... -?"

...

Before Kurapika could finish his question, the trio came under attack, which they narrowly dodged.

'No doubt ...' the spiky-haired boy thinks. 'I know this attack ...'

In front of the trio was a black-haired man with a noticeable scar on his face. He stared at the group of three with a smug grin.

"Visitor ..." he had a fake smile on his face. "We haven't had any visitors for a long time. I almost get tears of joy in my eyes. "

"Gon ..." Leorio mumbles. "Is that him?"

"Yes." Gon says without taking his eyes off Jinsei. "This is ... Jinsei!"

"Oh? Someone knows my name? "The black-haired man gave Gon a derogatory look. "Wait… I remember you! You're the boy who was with Kaori. "He crosses his arms. "What gives us the honor that you and your two companions are visiting us?"

"You know exactly why I'm here!" Gon says firmly.

"Really?"

"Give me Kaori back! Finally release them! She is not yours!"

"Hm ... she's not ours?" Jinsei smiles. "Tell me who does it belong to then?"

"Nobody. Finally give her her freedom back. "

"And what if not?" The black-haired man asks provocatively.

Gon went into a fighting stance. His aura enveloped his body. "Then I'll have to fight you so that I can get on, to get to her." He says firmly.

"And you seriously believe that after your defeat you can defeat me? Do you really believe that? Or are you just being stupid? "Jinsei asks with an arrogance in his voice that Gon tries to ignore.

"It's true ..." the spiky-haired boy says honestly. "Last time I lost to you by a huge margin, but that's exactly why I'm now even more determined to fight you ... maybe I'll only just beat you ... but I know one thing with absolute certainty!"

"And? What do you think you know? "

"I will defeat you and keep moving forward !" Gon screams.

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"I understand ... I accept your challenge." Jinsei mumbles. "But if you lose this time ... I show no mercy because then I'll kill you." He says coldly.

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"Leorio… Kurapika. I have a request for you."

"Hm…?"

"Please… go ahead. I'll be there as soon as I can, I promise! "Gon says.

Leorio and Kurapika nodded. "OK!"

Jinsei looked at them briefly, then at Gon. "I should actually stop them."

"This is a fight between you and me." The spiky-haired boy says seriously. "So let my friends out."

"Okay, okay." Jinsei shrugs. "If you lose, they automatically lose too. So I'll take care of both of them later. "

"Let's go Kurapika." Leorio says.

"Yeah ... we'll see you later ... Gon."

Gon didn't say anything else, he just nodded, and Leorio and Kurapika started running, hoping to be reunited with Gon soon.

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Gon looked tense at the black-haired man, a unique opportunity ... he only has one try and it has to work.

'I couldn't come up with a strategy or anything else, but I have to hit him ... it will work ... he clenches his fists.

"Say, boy." Jinsei suddenly exclaimed, confusing Gon.

"What?"

"I have one last question for you." He stretches slightly. "You came all the way here to get to Kaori, didn't you?"

"Yes."

"Why? Don't you think Kaori will be better off when she is with her beloved family? Can you alone really be the only reason that she should leave her family? "

"It's not just about me!" Gon says very clearly. "The point is that Kaori is locked in by you. She should be allowed to live on in peace in freedom ... and not in captivity. "

"Captivity?"

"Yes."

"Is that your answer?" Jinsei asks seriously.

"Yes!"

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Without saying another word, Jinsei charges towards Gon, aiming his fist at his stomach.

'Hey is fast ... really fast!'

Gon reacts late and barely evades. 'I mustn't underestimate him, he's still stronger than me! That's why I just have to ... attack! '

The spiky-haired boy quickly gets to his feet and storms towards Jinsei, he begins to hit him with his fists.

'I think he has improved a lot in a short period of time.' Jinsei ponders while avoiding Gon's punches. 'Maybe Kaori is right ... I shouldn't underestimate him, but he still can't defeat me.'

The black-haired man waved and held Gon's right fist with his own hand. "Is that all you can do?"

He threw him against a tree, causing Gon's back to collide with the tree.

"Ow ..." Gon slowly got up again. "I'm not giving up yet ..."

Jinsei grins. "Interesting. Maybe it will be a good fight after all. "

"Can I ask you a question too?" The spiky-haired boy slowly got back into a fighting position.

"A question?" Jinsei cocked her head in confusion. "No matter what question it is, I doubt that any answer will help you now." He says haughtily.

"Why do you work for the Himiki family? Somebody like you ... definitely understands this monarchy just as little as I do ... and prefers to be a loner. "

"Hm ... good question." The black-haired man mumbles. "My master, Kaori's uncle saved my life back then."

"Huh?"

"I have no family, there is no place where I can go back. When I was on the verge of perishing, Yahiko, who was a child at the time, saved my life. Can you believe it A little boy simply took a complete stranger into his magnificent castle and had him treated. "He sighs. "With nowhere else to go, I decided to stay with the Himikis and serve my Savior for the rest of my life because of me. I call that my own pride! "

'Proud ...' Gon lowers his head for a moment. '…'

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"What's that look about?" Jinsei asks irritably. "Do you have any more unnecessary questions?"

"That means ..." Gon frowns. "You already knew Kaori as a small child?"

"Tse ... yes." The black-haired man shrugs his shoulders. "But I didn't have much to do with this brat! After the death of her mother, she was very often traveling alone, she always wanted to get out of this castle to escape her life. "

Jinsei grins. "But… she only had the courage to flee a few months ago. I don't know how it came about either, but I found it very amusing. "

"Amusing? Why? "The spiky-haired boy raised his tone slightly.

Jinsei smiled. "She really thought she could escape her fate ... Her father wanted to leave all of the inheritance to her after his death. Do you really think that my master and I will just put up with each other? "

"..."

"Anyway… we want to use their status to let them ride. A mighty ruler ... so we get more power through this contact. "He simply says. "That would make Kaori very useful to us. That's why we need them. "

"And ... what do you do when Kaori does her' job '?" Gon asks seriously.

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"Then we don't need them anymore." The black-haired man shrugs his shoulders. "Then we kill her." He says coldly.

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"How ... how can you say something like that ?" Gon asks angrily and runs towards the black-haired man.

'Yes ... let your anger guide you ...' Jinsei grins. 'Then I can defeat you more easily ...'

Gon held out his right fist. "Saisho wa Gū ...!"

'What is he up to? Jinsei watched Gon hold his fist ready while he fell on top of him. 'An attack?'

"Jan!"

"Ken !"

'Tse, I just have to fend it off with my palm ...' the black-haired man had his two palms ready to fend off Gon's attack, but after a brief moment ... after a few seconds ... he realizes that the attack from Gon will be stronger than that one could easily fend it off with the palms of the hands.

"... Gū !"

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Jinsei was thrown several meters away by the blow, he had a few problems getting back to the stand quickly.

The man is smiling. "You got stronger in the short time?" He looked at his left hand. 'For protection I only used my left hand ... it's over now ...'

"Don't think I'm not taking your confession seriously!" Gon yells at him. "I will defeat you ... and Kaori will be free! Forever!"

"What… what does Kaori mean to you? You go through his hurdle like me, just to save her, I don't understand. "

"That's obvious!" Gon says. "We are friends! And Kaori means a lot more to me! "The spiky-haired boy says resolutely.

"Hmm ..." Jinsei looked at Gon. "I now understand what Kaori saw in you."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"When I talked to her, she told me in my face that you were going to save her. At first I thought she was just talking loose, but now ... "he mumbles the last part.

"It's true that I was weak back then ..." Gon says. "But now I've prepared for you. Let's fight fair ... without killing. "

"Without killing?" Jinsei frowns.

"Yes. A normal, fair fight. "

"Tse, all right." Jinsei easily gets into a fighting position. 'It's starting to feel like he knows what kind of fight I appreciate ... I'm starting to like that.'

"Let us begin…"

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Gon continues his fight with Jinsei ...

Will he really have a significant chance against him this time?

And ... will he reunite quickly with Leorio and Kurapika?

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To be continued ...

Neo-Digital: I'm really not good at writing fights!

Leorio: Then why are you doing it?

Neo-Digital: This idea came into my head for this story, so I'm writing it so that I can finally have peace to myself!

Kurapika: Sounds like an excuse.

Neo-Digital:….

Gon: See you next chapter!