In a dark street with nobody other than a big man, a woman and a young man lying on the ground, things seemed to get not good at all for the young man on the ground.
The woman ordered big man to kill the young man on the ground and big man just smiled for an answer and then he began to approach the young man lying on the ground.
The young man lying on the ground raised his head, looked up at the big man, and smiled.
"If killing the powerless is simple for you. Being murdered by a powerful foe should be no problem for you, I guess..."
The young man whispered, and the strong man's confused gaze momentarily turned into fear.
He was preparing to turn around and escape. But it was too late.
"Pluppppppppppp"
After the huge man turned around, his head was cut and flew to the sky.
A few seconds later, the head fell to the ground, and with the sound of the head hitting the ground, the young woman began to scream.
The blood from the headless body is starting to bleed out.
"Ahhh, let's see what I'm going to do with you. Screaming won't save you."
The young man rose from the ground and began to play with the knife in his hand. The young woman's eyes seemed to jump out of their sockets in fear.
"Help!" she could only mumble in a tiny, fly-like voice.
But where they were was somewhere in the back alleys, and the reason they were there was that no one should have heard the screams of the young man at the first place.
After finishing his basic training Axel nodded and then thought
"It might be good for me to get some air and travel."
He put on his black sports clothes and left his room. He knew that in addition to his "nen" training, he also needed to improve himself physically.
He is now 180 cm tall and weighs 70 kg. He needed to be a little more muscular and physically stronger.
"I know what to do."
Axel began to run down the empty street. He devoted himself to practice without focusing on other things.
After running for several hours, he paused slightly and looked to the left.
He saw a place called "Nara Bar."
He wipes out the sweat on his forehead, and his eyes take on a peaceful demeanor.
"I can continue training after I have a drink," he thought and went inside.
At the age of twenty-four, Axel was the same age as he was in his old world. During his college days, he loved spending time in bars with his friends or alone.
He liked the relaxed atmosphere in pubs, not because he was an alcoholic.
Axel took a deep breath and went inside. People were minding their own business, sipping their drinks, and chatting from time to time.
Axel made his way to the bar and made eye contact with the old, short man.
"What do you want?" The old, short man asks.
Axel thought for a moment and replied.
"For now, beer is enough."
Axel then began to focus on himself.
He sensed a different vibe than the group of three sitting in the corner at the time. focusing a little more, he realized that all three people were NEN users.
"Hmm, I didn't think NEN users were so common."
Axel was drinking beer and wasn't interested in the three NEN users sitting in the corner.
He was minding his own business and just spending his free time.
"I don't think they would come to me looking for trouble."
After all, many Nen users had a certain respect for other Nen users, especially other Nen users.
They would refrain from fighting unless it was necessary.
Of course, this was true when it came to the average NEN user.
Among the Nen users were people like Uvogin. There didn't have to be any reason.
They could create problems for fun.
"I know you, young man; your name must be Axel."
Axel turned his head and noticed that a rather short and awkward woman was staring at him.
"I know you," said Axel.
The short woman smiled slightly and stretched out her hand for an handshake.
"My name is Navi."
Axel was about to shake the woman's hand. But he preferred to nod and did not shake the woman's hand.
"If I were back on Earth, it wouldn't be a problem to shake a woman's hand. But in a world where something like Nen exists, perhaps shaking her hand means that the other party fulfills the Nen ability conditions for herself."
Axel thought as he started speaking.
"Hi, Navi, do you have anything to do with me?"
Axel smiled and asked. Navi laughed lightly and began to speak.
"You're very careful. I don't have anything to do with you; I just wanted to talk to you because you're in the Heavenly Arena, and I saw your last fight."
Axel took a deep breath.
"I forgot that Heaven's Arena makes people famous in an easy way. I'm sorry if I was rude."
Navi tilted her head to the right and smiled. "What a kind young man," she thought and replied.
"I'm a hunter."
"But I am not going to tell you what I hunt for the time being."
Navi smirks as she speaks. She tries to make Axel curious about herself.
Axel squinted slightly and smiled.
"It's quite rare to encounter a hunter. I'm not wondering what kind of hunter you are right now."
Navi wasted no more time and returned to her table.
She understands that Axel is not in the mood to talk about anything.
Axel drank his beer in a single sip and ordered another beer.
"There are a lot of hunters and Nen users around me. I need to get stronger as soon as possible."
"A powerful Nen user with malicious intent can kill me with ease."
Axel wasn't stupid. When he watched the Hunter X Hunter anime, he knew how dangerous the world the protagonists lived in was.
Being killed by a malicious person without having enough power or friends was a fairly normal outcome.
After having another beer, he made the payment and walked out of the bar.
After leaving the bar, he wasted no time and headed straight to Heavens Arena.
He wasn't walking; he had already started running.
Five minutes later, a young man entered the bar with blood dripping from his hands.
Navi turned around and looked at the young man, then took a deep breath and began to speak.
"Did you manage to find the key, Ekail?"
Ekail smiled and placed a simple silver key on the table after he came towards Navi's table.
"I had some fun with the man and the woman. No problem, would you?"
Navi shook her head and replied.
"As long as you do what I say. Just don't mess with NEN users; I don't want to make enemies right now."
"Don't forget our purpose and don't get unnecessarily involved with dangerous people, I think I get it."
Ekail chuckled and ordered beers for himself and Navi as he sat down.
"You're the best employer I've ever worked with, so hopefully I can work with you for longer."
After Axel entered his room, he took a deep breath and immediately got into the shower.
He was thinking as he took a shower.
"This world is extremely dangerous."
"Since Gon and Killua were the protagonists, they didn't face many dangerous situations.
"Even if they do, Togashi designed it all, so they will be untouchable to some extent."
"But that's not the case for me."
"I need more experience, physical strength, and "Nen" mastery."
Axel got out of the shower, and someone knocked on the door. He looks at the door and puts
"Time to eat."
Axel smiled and opened the door. A young woman wearing pink clothes brought her food; she is an employee of Heavens Arena, as is apparent from her clothes.
Axel took the food cart inside and began to eat, looking out serenely from the window as he did so.
After ten minutes, he finished eating, lit a cigarette, and closed his eyes.
He was watching his thoughts and allowing his soul to calm down. A few hours later, it would be morning.
After he ran out of cigarettes, he closed his eyes slightly, sat on his bed, and continued to do the "Nen Meditation."
The time had passed quickly, and it had been morning.
"I don't have to fight with anyone for one week. It would be better for me to use today for training."
After having breakfast, Axel started "Ten" training. He needed to learn to manage his aura and keep it around his body correctly.
After taking care of "Ten's" training for exactly five hours, he took a quick shower and held an hour in his hand.
"Now, I have to activate "Ren" and stay in the "Ren" state for as long as I can."
"That's the practice that Biscuit Krueger had the rather battered Gon and Killua do to fight Knuckle and Shoot. It's not a complex workout, but it works well to strengthen the foundation."
Axel had begun his training. The first time, he was only able to keep "Ren" active for a few minutes. After that, he collapsed from exhaustion.
"As Biscuit Kruger says, I should be able to keep my 'Ren' active for at least a few hours. That means I need 60 times better performance than I do now.
"Under normal circumstances, this kind of training takes at least a few years."
"But I'm not alone,"
Axel said softly through his laughter.
"System!"
With his whisper, a status panel appeared before his eyes.
"Axel"
"Human—Outer Universe Being"
"STR – 3.4"
"Agility—5.4"
Endurance: 3.0
" NEN – 2.3"
"Original Abilities"
"Time Void": The user can put his mind into a "void" after giving his body orders to complete.
The user will be in a state similar to sleeping in the void; time and other things will pass in an instant.
"Boredom Immunity": the user does not feel bored or frustrated even when performing simple tasks. (Boredom immunity can be activated or deactivated with a mind order.)
"Nen Abilities" (Nen Category: "None") (NEN stats need to be 5.0 before a category shows up.
A big smile slowly formed on Axel's face.
"Thanks to these two special abilities I have, I have a great advantage over the others!"
He took a gentle, deep breath and began to whisper.
"Time Void: Work on "Ren," eat food, take a shower when needed, and use the toilet."
"Greetings from the Void of Time."
Axel lost consciousness after finishing his whispering.
Five days later
Axel opened his eyes and felt that his body was quite tired. He promptly fell asleep before he realized what he was doing.
Axel opened his eyes and looked around slightly.
"I'm pretty tired," he thought, and he stood up, feeling a little bit dizzy. Still, a feeling of hunger gripped him. He put his hand on the phone on the table by his bed and immediately called for food in his room.
Within a short time, the food arrived, and Axel finished all the food like a gluttonous wild animal without breathing. After the meals were over, he let out a satisfied breath and started drinking water.
"Although during the Void, my body doesn't forget to eat; it only eats and drinks enough to survive."
"This is also different from a normal person eating naturally."
"System!"
Axel whispered, and the status window appeared before his eyes.
"Axel"
"Human—Outer Universe Being"
"STR – 4.4"
"Agility—6.4"
Endurance: 4.0
" NEN – 4.3"
"Original Abilities"
"Time Void": The user can put his mind into a "void" after giving his body orders to complete. The user will be in a state similar to sleeping in the void; time and other things will pass in an instant.
"Boredom Immunity": the user does not feel bored or frustrated even when performing simple tasks. (Boredom immunity can be activated or deactivated with a mind order.)
"Nen Abilities" (Nen Category: "None") (NEN stats need to be 5.0 before a category shows up.
Axel smiled slightly, lit a cigarette, and began to drink.
I'm twice as strong after just five days of training with my ability "Void."
"With a little more 'Nen' training assisted by Void, I can learn my nen category and prepare for the special ability stage."
Axel was unconcerned about the battles going on a hundred floors above him.
After all, no one that he came across had the "Nen" ability. They didn't know how to use "Nen." It was relatively easy for a Nen user to kill or fight such people.
But he was still looking to gain as much experience as he could from ordinary fights. It wasn't like the Nen Battles, but gaining a little bit of experience out of nothing was in his own hands.
"I've been in Void for five days," Axel says, closing his eyes and deciding what to do.
"I'll talk to Heaven's Arena and take another five days off!"
Axel called management by phone and indicated his request.
Axel was a valuable participant in Heaven's Arena because he offered very good matches and had the potential to reach higher floors, and the management of Heaven's Arena did not cause him any trouble because he asked for five days of leave and permitted him.
Axel, who had five more days off, started training Ren on his own before activating the "Time Void." Exactly seven minutes later, after the constant use of "Ren," he starts to feel tired and weak.
"After five days of Nen training with Time Void, I can use Ren for seven minutes, which is seven times more than my first try, and my Nen volume has doubled and is twice as strong."
"As my nen amount and strength increased, it increased my strength physically; as I can see in my status, I'm physically stronger, faster, and more durable."
"With another five days of training, I'll have come a long way in terms of protecting myself."
Axel smiled and whispered after closing his eyes slightly.
"Turn on Time Void."
"Don't forget to eat and drink more water than before, and rest for a few hours every day."
After pondering his thoughts, the Time Void was activated, and Axel lost consciousness.
After Axel had eaten his meal, he lit a cigarette again. It had been two or three minutes since he was awakened.
He was watching the city lights through his window, focused.
"In 20 days, the Hunter Exam will start." "I want to participate, but I also find it unnecessary." "At least for now."
Axel wanted to see and participate in the hunter exam. After all, everything starts with this Hunter Exam, where Gon, Killua, Leorio, Kurapika, and others meet.
But at the same time, he didn't want to fall victim to misfortune, and he didn't want to cause things to change.
If Illumi or Hisoka had focused on him, he would have died.
There were many more reasons.
If his meeting with the protagonists affected them even in a small way and pushed them to a different point, he would lose the great advantage he had.
Naturally, this advantage came from knowing how the future would work. If he snuck into the trajectory of the protagonists, there was no way to know.
"Taking the Hunter Exam doesn't make sense right now."
"I have to dedicate that time to improving myself and gaining experience."
After gathering his thoughts, Axel left his room and first checked his bank account.
"220,000,000 Jenny"
Because he was constantly losing and winning, Heaven's Arena was a good source of gain. But he knew he couldn't always do it.
"It might be good for me to pay attention to investments and other issues as well."
Heavens Arena was a pretty big place and had all kinds of places for different kinds of purposes: eating, entertainment, and even some small gambling sites. Axel took the elevator down to the lowest floor and left the tower.
After a while, he entered a sweet and pleasant place in the alley and ordered himself a mixed and balanced meal.
While he was eating, he was writing something in his notebook. Investment plans and training were important. Since he was still in the heavens' arena now, he had to live by their rules. As an example, he may need to fight from time to time.
Axel took a deep breath and lit a cigarette, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Everything seems quite appropriate."
In the future, as he was calming down and having fun living in his thoughts, his face changed slightly.
His eyes become cold and calculating, and no sign of emotion can be seen inside his pupils. He had seen a familiar face. Within seconds, he was also recognized by the individual he saw.
"Oh, Axel, it's amazing to see you here."
Navi smiled slightly and spoke.
Axel squinted slightly and placed a fake smile on his face as he started to talk.
"It's not surprising in the end; it's obvious where I live, and, as can be expected, I want to spend time in this place that's in the immediate vicinity."
The young, black-haired man who was next to Navi slightly squinted and began to spread killing intent; whether he was bluffing or serious is not certain. Navi rolled her eyes and made eye contact with the black-haired young man beside her. The black-haired young man began to look away from Axel after noticing the look in Navi's eyes.
"You're right too."
"What are you doing?"
Navi speaks in a calm, even sweet, tone.
Axel shook his head and stood up. After leaving a few banknotes on the table, he replied.
"As always, I'm going to do whatever I want to do for the time being."
"Take care of yourself."
After Axel had spoken, he left the place and disappeared through the streets.
Ekail was the black-haired young man, and after staring at Axel for a while, he spoke in a harsh tone.
"That's very disrespectful." "Why do you let him do what he wants?"