We reach port Kurapika and pervert get off quickly to look at a map I stay behind just so I can ask the captain where to go, you never know for the exams they could have changed the map, so it is best just to ask him where to go.
"Thanks Captain it has been interesting"
"You should be careful the Hunter exam is dangerous and not a game."
"Don't worry I don't plan on dying and it will take alot to kill me."
"Thanks, Captain! I had a great time!" Gon says cutting off the Captain from ranting.
"Hahaha. I had fun, too." I bet he did "Right! As a token of my appreciation, I'll give you some advice." Looks like I won't have to bother asking him then. "Look. See that big cedar tree on the hill top?"
"Uh-huh" me and Gon answer at the same time.
"You should make your way there first. It's a shortcut to the exam site."
I grin probably the only way there. I bet they cut off all other ways there from this port or have all methods there trapped in some way. Should be interesting. I sense someone listening to our conversation. Oh well.
"Thanks Captain, will do. I hope to see you Gon, at the exam."
"Huh you're not coming with us Rochelle?"
"Sorry Gon, but I promised my sensei I would get to the exam myself. Not that they gave me much choice in the option. I also plan on just running there and seeing all the animals there first."
"Huh. Well ok. We will see you at the exam site then."
Gon runs off. I stay since I sense the captain wants to say something to me before I head off as well. "If you come off the trail the beasts there will eat you. Stay on the path don't needlessly explore."
"Hmm I never told you but my senseis are animals. I learnt from animals for 7 years I know more about animals than I know on humans, I don't really know how to talk to humans very well. I have someone I want to talk to in the future so I hope that the exam improve me on that. I still want to meet new animals though and train with them."
He looks at me in shock then laughs at me. "Well I can't stop you then. Since I doubt you will stop at the town which will lead you to the house under the cedar tree. The married couple will lead you to the exam site."
"Thanks, your right I would of skipped the town and I still will."
I run as I go dashing around to energies that I haven't seen before, learning from the animals, and they were all happy to teach. There were many species that I had meet before, only a few that I hadn't, so I ended up at the top of the hill quicker than I expected. I sniff the air to find out if Gin, Kurapika and pervert had past yet. Hmm they are still a bit of a ways off. Just past the town. I head towards the cabin and smell a magical beast interesting. I enter to see one of them holding their young up in the air the place is smashed up. I wonder why. I look at the girl who is their daughter of the man who is holding her, judging from the smell anyway. So they can shape shift to human form then.
"Hey why you holding your daughter like that? That can't be comfortable for her." I see a man on the floor with fake blood in areas looking weak and hurt. "And why is your son on the floor pretending to be hurt? Are you... wait, what is the word... acting are you acting?"
The magical beasts suddenly stand on the floor shocked another one enters through the window equally shocked at me. Wait normal people probably can't tell, so this is a test. Oh man I ruined their fun. "Sorry I probably just ruined your fun didn't I? In about 2 hours you should be able to have fun again, some other people are heading in this direction, and they won't spoil it. Probably." They all start laughing at me and come over to me.
"How did you know? Don't worry this is much more interesting than putting on the same act, so no worries, though he could of used the exercise." She gestures to her husband.
"I have several sensei's who are animals and teach me about their forms and animal code." I look at their energy and commit it to memory then shift in to the animals that were on the hill before shifting to their form. "So can you teach me about your form?" I ask as I shift to their form. They look shocked before laughing again they all sit down and teach me that they can shift to humans, they tell me about important things of their species and I listen for an hour, learning. Apparently humans call them Kiriko. I start to leave after they finish sensing Gon and the others being close.
"We are navigators so we would usually fly you there, but we will all be needed to lead the other group, so we will tell you how and where to go and the password, If you get lost ask one of the animals, or follow our scent, if they don't pass we will fly there still to leave a trail for you." They hand me a piece of paper with instructions there and a map on the back aswell and they tell me the password which is just weird.
"Thank you very much. Bye sensei's, have fun with the others." I run off following the instructions whilst memorising them, once I know them by heart I have a look at the energy around me and find no new ones. I shift into an owl and fly off to Zaban City.