Chapter 3: Chapter 3 : Kaijinmaru Exam l
A Week Later
"Are you coming with us too, Yukihime?" Touta asked, staring at the beauty with blonde hair and purple eyes who was carrying a luggage bag and ready to board the ship with him and Gon.
"Of course, you fool," Yukihime replied as she walked beside Touta. "As I told you before, there's a bounty on my head, and bounty hunters may come here once they know my location."
Although there was a bounty hunter in the Hunter Association, the ones pursuing Yukihime were not part of it; they were merely bounty hunters in the black market and shady organizations.
"Speaking of which, I feel like you mentioned something like this before," Touta nodded in slight confusion as he was excited to leave the island and didn't care about what Yukihime had told him after he had killed Tachibana.
Yesterday, Touta had turned into a vampire by drinking Yukihime's blood and gained immense power that allowed him to crush Tachibana and kill him easily. Even though Tachibana was strong for a human, the power of a vampire was something beyond imagination, even if it was just a newly turned vampire.
"Yukihime-san, please take care of Gon," Mito came to Yukihime, asking her to look after Gon, who was also going to participate in the Hunter Exam.
"Leave it to me," Yukihime smiled lightly before raising her fist with a smile that promised pain. "I'll make sure to teach him well if he makes a mistake."
Gulp*
Touta could only swallow nervously for Gon, as it was clear he was going to be in for a rough time under Yukihime's discipline.
"Touta!! Yukihime-sensei!! The ship is about to sail!" Gon shouted, who was already on board after saying goodbye to Mito and the others.
"Let's go, Yukihime," Touta said, picking up his bag. "Take care of yourself and grandma, Mito-san."
"Then we'll leave now," Yukihime said as she also picked up her bag. "Make sure to rest; it's not good to work all the time."
"Don't say it as if I'm a workaholic," Mito puffed her cheeks in dissatisfaction at her friend's words, but she quickly smiled and added, "And you take care of yourself too, and make sure to come back to visit with Touta-kun."
"I will..." Yukihime said as she walked beside Touta, and they boarded the ship under the farewell of all the residents of Whale Island.
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On Board the Ship
After Touta and Yukihime boarded, the ship began its journey towards Dolle Harbor.
"This is amazing!!" Touta exclaimed, staring at all the people on the ship, who were carrying weapons and various gear, not to mention their intimidating appearances. However, he was not scared; he was excited.
"Yukihime, do you have a weapon?" Touta asked with sparkling eyes as he also wanted a weapon upon seeing everyone with some kind of arms.
"A weapon? Where would I put it?" Yukihime smiled lightly at Touta's eager eyes and wanted to give him a weapon, but unfortunately, she didn't have any with her.
"I see..." Touta felt disappointed upon hearing Yukihime's answer, but he quickly regained his spirit and went to Gon.
"Gon, let me borrow your fishing rod," Touta asked, feeling bored as there was nothing interesting on board the ship.
"Sure, but what do you want to do?" Gon asked curiously as he handed over his fishing rod to Touta.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm going to fish," Touta said with a smile as he casually sat at the edge of the ship and cast the line into the sea without even putting bait on it since he just wanted to pass the time and wasn't really fishing.
"Then I'll go explore the ship," Gon said, leaving Touta to fish while he went to wander around the ship.
"..." Yukihime watched their interaction with a slight smile before she walked over and sat beside Touta, gazing at the sea while ignoring the looks from the men around her.
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After Two Hours
"It seems like there's a storm coming," Touta said, staring into the distance, as his senses had greatly enhanced since becoming a vampire, allowing him to smell the strong scent of moisture and salt in the air, indicating a storm was approaching.
"Right, and it looks like a big storm," Yukihime nodded at Touta's observation, as she could already sense it from the changes in the wind and weather.
"Should we go inside?" Touta asked, wanting to reel in the fishing line to move into one of the ship's cabins, as it wouldn't feel good to be caught in the storm and get their clothes wet with the sticky and foul-smelling seawater. "Oh~ It seems I caught something big!!"
At that moment, Touta felt something tugging on the line, and it seemed like a big fish due to its weight, and he quickly tried to pull it in.
"Did you catch something?" Yukihime couldn't help but feel amazed, as it was nearly impossible to catch fish in this storm; all the fish must be fleeing or hiding. Not to mention that Touta hadn't even used bait to attract any fish.
"That's right," Touta nodded with an excited smile and pulled the line with all his strength, causing the fish to come out without any resistance.
"Huh! This isn't a fish," Yukihime said in astonishment as she stared at the object that was flying in the air, appearing as though the fishing line was wrapped around it.
"A person?!!" Touta exclaimed in confusion and quickly caught the person who was in the air and placed them on the ship's deck.
"..." After placing the person on the deck, Touta stared at them, and he had to say he didn't expect to catch a beautiful girl.
What Touta had caught was indeed a beautiful girl; she had milky white skin and long black hair styled in a side ponytail, with some strands covering her left eye. She wore black pants and a long black coat.
"Is she alive?" Yukihime asked as she walked towards Touta and the person, who seemed to be suffering from oxygen deprivation.
"Hmm, she is, but her heartbeat is weak," Touta said as he placed his ear on the chest of the unconscious person to hear their heartbeat and didn't hesitate to press on their heart to try to help her.
"..." Yukihime watched Touta's swift and skillful actions and nodded in satisfaction, as it seemed he was recalling everything she had taught him and executing it perfectly.
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