I shake my head as Biscuit responds "So he was the bomber..."
I nod "The blue scarf guy what was his name...?"
Abengane responds "Genthru..."
I nod "Thanks, Genthru is one of the bombers..."
Abengane nods "The others are waiting at our base for the Bomber to disarm the bombs. They believe the terms he gave them, even though it was probably a bluff."
I nod "That's most likely true..."
Gon interjects looking at Biscuit "Can't anything be done?"
Biscuit shakes her head "If they're prepared to accept casualties..."
Abengane interjects "It's impossible. The first person to attack will be the ones who die. Who would volunteer for that role?"
Gon sighs in disappointment "True..."
Abengane continues "Jispa was our group's strongest fighter, and he was defeated in an instant. At that point, our loss was assured. And allowing him to leave the game was a fatal mistake. We indulged in a moment's victory cheer before we could verify each member's cards and assigned roles. That's when he caught us off guard. It's embarrassing to admit, but I was so distracted I didn't notice him using Leave until it was already too late."
Biscuit nods "You were probably focused on understanding his explanation."
Abengane nods "Yeah. We were thrust into that situation with no warning. Given our mental state, there was no action we could have taken."
I speak up "What are the conditions... to disarm the bomb?"
Abengane looks up at me "The bombers have to touch each of their thumbs together and say release or we have to touch Genthru on the same spot as where the bomb is placed for us and say I caught the bomber."
I nod "In theory I could help... IF I command Genthru to stay still... but it would only work for so long. The opportunity to tap him in the spot would be short. The other problem is how many members of the devil bombers are there? Even then I might not be able to pull it off! He could just escape again using any teleportation card. That, and I would be risking my life for 50 strangers for what?"
Biscuit interjects turning to Abengane "But why are you telling us this?"
Abengane responds "because, of everyone I've met on this island, you are the ones I believe I can most rely on. If you run into any other players, please tell them about the Bomber. Once everyone knows how his ability works, they should be able to protect themselves. And if possible, I would like you to avenge us! If not, could you at least promise that you won't let him clear the game?"
Gon nods "Sure!"
I nod straight after Gon "I'll gladly make the second choice a possibility."
Biscuit nods "Understood."
Abengane sighs in relief "Sorry... I'll use what time I have remaining to tell as many as I can about the bomber. Book!"
Abengane pulls out a card "Return on. Buzen!"
Abengane leaves the same way he came in as Gon gets up, walking away from our spot.
As I'm walking by Biscuit, Gon speaks up "I think we should drop by their base real fast."
I stop to turn around slowly "It's a bad idea..."
Biscuit nods "They already ran out of time. Besides, he didn't even tell us exactly where it is. And even if we did know, we don't have a spell card that could take us there."
Gon sighs in disappointment "I know. But some of them might have survived the explosion..."
Biscuit retorts "Doubt it. If the bomber's strong enough to place bombs on all his targets without anyone noticing, he wouldn't have made that kind of mistake."
Gon looks utterly destroyed as Biscuit continues "However... If we continue to play this game, we'll probably run into the Bomber. Given that, we may need to visit their base soon."
Gon nods "Uh-huh."
Biscuit interjects "We need spell cards. Let's go to Masadora and sell our monster cards to buy spell cards."
Gon smiles again, running after Biscuit "Yeah!"
I follow suit behind them, running to make our way over to Masadora quickly.
On our way, Gon speaks up "Hey, Bisky... How long do you think it'll take me to master my special technique?"
I interject "Days, Weeks, months and even years it really depends..." Biscuit cuts me off "You're just started to develop your Nen. It's hard to predict when your power and speed will peak."
Gon looks confused at Biscuit "Oh..."
Biscuit smiles "But it shouldn't take too long before you get the form down."
Gon smiles "Really? How long?"
Biscuit thinks while sighing "Let's see... Hopefully, you'll have it ready by the time Killua returns."
Gon smiles "All right! I'll finish my technique and surprise him!"
I look at Biscuit "Speaking of which do you know what my Hatsu Training Method is going to be?"
Biscuit looks at me "Of course I've trained plenty of Manipulators before you... and I have the perfect idea... how good are you at chess?"
"I suck... why?" I retort as Biscuit frowns "Do you know at least the rules?"
"Yeah! Again, why?"
Biscuit smiles "You're going to play chess."
I lift an eyebrow in amusement "That sounds easy enough..."
Biscuit interject "Using only your Nen!"
I raise my eyebrow even further at Biscuit, as she continues "You will also be doing Emission training and since there is no real Specialist training, seeing as every Specialist is in fact different. So, you'll probably continue with also Enhancement training..."
"Ok, that sound easy enough I have to smash 1000 rocks with one rock in one day, play chess using only my Nen and whatever Emission training is going to be..."
Biscuit smiles "Exactly!"
We continue to head to Masadora.
Time Skip - early night
After pawning some cards to earn Jenny, we head next to the spell card shop.
The shop owner lady greets us with a smile "You three are lucky! We just received a huge shipment of spell cards."
We buy a large assortment of spell cards, splitting them equally between us.
Gon speaks up "We brought sixty between us, so there are lots of different types." We sift through the cards, reading through their description.
A card in my deck catches my attention "Hey guys, check this card out!"
Biscuit and Gon look at my binder as I point to one of the cards, reading it out for Gon and Biscuit to hear "Prison, All slotted cards on target page are immune to theft or destruction via spell card until removed. However, Only pages 1 - 11. Free slot pages cannot be targeted."
Gon freaks "An S-Rank card... There are only ten in the whole game!"
Biscuit looks over to me "What you think? Should we save it or use it now?"
Gon yells "I don't know what to do!"
Biscuit slams Gon's mouth shut "Shh! You're too loud... People will get suspicious!"
Biscuit looks left and right, checking if anyone nearby heard Gon speaking.
As I speak, Biscuit continues to looks left and right "We should in theory use it now... But, I think it's better if we save it for later."
Biscuit nods "Sounds good."
Next day during training
Biscuit brought a chess board for my train. I place the pieces on the board, leaving the opposite side clear.
As soon as that's done, I try to replicate what I do with Killua, wrapping my Nen around each piece separately, moving the pieces within the boundary of the rules as well as the patterns of the piece's limits.
Gon continues to practice his punches, increasing the power of his punches gradually.
I listen in for a while, continuing to play on my own.
Biscuit speaks up "You're making steady progress. You're on track to have your special technique ready."
Gon smiles "This is a safe place to practice. Since we'll be able to spot anyone before they're in attack range. I can sense people watching from Masadora, just like I sensed people watching us at the starting point."
I nod, continuing to play without looking up "We also got my Nen chess board in play... I'll be able to spot them coming a mile away. Although, my board fluxes every time you activate your Nen."
Gon smiles as he looks over to us "But we have plenty of defence spells now."
Biscuit sighs "Well, just to be safe, I used Blackout Curtain card."
I nod "The card that blocks one instance of enemy steal or Fluoroscopy."
Biscuit nods "Your Memories great!"
I nod "Sadly it remembers more stupid things than important things."
Biscuit interjects "But no point in worrying about spell cards. Just focus on training hard."
Gon yells "Osu!"
Biscuit speaks up "Daniel stop with chess for the moment. You would want to listen to this. This is going to be your Emission training."
I nod, getting up to stretch as Biscuit points to the log "Sit!"
Gon and I sit down, waiting for Biscuit to speak.
Biscuit places a rock on the field. A fair distance for us as she dictates what she wants to do "I want you to focus a small ball of Nen at the tip of your finger. You are required to hold it for a minute before you can throw it."
I nod, generating a small ball the size of a marble ball.
As I hold it for five minutes straight, Gon finally manages to keep his running for a full minute. Biscuit smiles "Okay, one minute's up. Next, throw it."
I watch Gon throw his first as I wait a few moments before throwing mine. Gon's dissipates before even reaching a quarter of the way as Gon responds disappointed "It didn't work. I can't reach it..."
Biscuit retorts as mine keeps going slowly "That was just fine. You're in far better shape than a Transmuter would be! Be patient, and start by focusing on maintaining your aura in a sphere for extended periods of time." Gon nods "Osu!"
Gon focus a bit as mine just barely reaches the rock before busting. Gon stops, freaking out as I yell "Damn it, so close!"
Biscuit responds smugly "Oh, that's pretty good for a first throw, seeing as your mostly an Manipulator that uses your Shadow fueled with aura."
I shake my head, sitting down to focus while Biscuit continues "The longer you can maintain the sphere, the stronger your Ten. Once you've trained long enough, you'll be able to maintain an aura sphere for two to three days! You both should definitely be able to reach that stone before the day's out."
Gon throws his as it travels towards the rock. It pops on the rock, making it shake a little.
We all look stunned as Gon responds "You're right! I reached it!"
Biscuit retorts "That was fast!" I throw mine, popping it on the rock. However, it doesn't rattle it the slightest.
I sigh in disappointment "After two throws Gon has already got a head start..."
Biscuit smiles as she muses "Then, we'll go back to practicing the basics."
Gon gets up exclaiming "Osu!"
I feel my aura move and react as I speak up grinning "Guess who's back!"
Gon smiles "Killua!"
I nod as Biscuit smiles evilly "What makes you think that?"
I smile "Oh is Wing-san a better detective than you? Hmm..."
Biscuit pouts "No but-"
I interject "Wing said that my aura is naturally attracted to Killua. Like moths to a flame. My aura naturally seeks him out. Even if I retract my aura it will begin to search for him again slowly. If his really far away it takes a longer time for it to search for him."
Biscuit smirks evily "Lover boy...!"
I stand up "Anyways, let's go greet him!"
We bolt towards the start running to greet Killua.
Time Skip
I smile at Killua "Welcome back!"
Gon smiles, running up to Killua "Welcome back, Killua. How was the exam?"
Killua smiles "I passed it in no time, naturally."
Killua and Gon exclaim as they fist bump fists with each other "Yay!"
I interject, interrupting Biscuit from what she's about to say "So what was your Exam like that made it so easy?"
Killua turns to me, smiling "A brawl..."
I lift an eyebrow "What kind?"
Killua grins "We had to basically beat 5 people and take their tags."
I nod "Kind of like the Final Phase for us... let me guess you beat everyone up and took all their tags which gave you an instant win...?"
Killua freaks "How did you guess?"
I respond smugly "I know you well e-"
Biscuit smacks upper cuts me into the air "Shut up for one second! Sorry to interrupt your celebration. You can suck him off later, for now!"
Biscuit holds out the cards "Look at these spell cards."
Now I'm not actually sure if that's a real training method for Manipulator.
If it is damn that was a good guess.
I'll probably fix it up later if it's ever revealed or I stumble across it by luck. And I'm assuming there's no training for Specialist because every Specialist is different.
