Holder of Magia Erebea Starting in HxH

Dolle Harbor

"We've finally arrived!" Touta exclaimed, stretching his stiff body. He had been growing bored of looking at the sea for over a week, with nothing else to do except flirt with Yukihime and occasionally spar with Kuroumaru.

"So, this is where we part ways," Yukihime said suddenly, picking up her bag and preparing to leave. "We'll meet again after the Hunter Exam is over."

"Where are you going? Weren't you supposed to be coming with us?" Touta asked, confused. He also felt a bit uncomfortable, having grown used to Yukihime always being by his side over the past two years, so he wasn't accustomed to her absence.

"Don't make that face," Yukihime smiled helplessly, ruffling Touta's hair as he visibly didn't want to part from her. "Accompanying you at this stage would only hinder your growth, and I have some things to take care of before we start traveling together."

"Alright," Touta replied. Although he didn't want her to leave, he didn't want to be a bother by clinging to her either, so he decided not to say much more. "Take care of yourself."

Despite Yukihime's appearance as a reliable adult, Touta knew how clumsy she could be and couldn't help but feel worried about her being on her own. She didn't know how to cook or manage household tasks and such, which added to his concerns.

"Of course. You take care of yourself too, and make sure you pass the Hunter Exam," Yukihime said with a smile before giving Touta a light kiss on his lips and leaving.

"Touta-kun, is your relationship with Yukihime-dono like that?" Kuroumaru asked in shock, not expecting that Touta and Yukihime were in this kind of relationship.

"Although we aren't lovers, our relationship is close to that," Touta replied nonchalantly. His relationship with Yukihime wasn't a secret; everyone in Whale Island knew about them.

"Let's go. It looks like Gon is done talking with the old man," Touta said, noticing Gon walking towards them as they stood in front of a map posted on the street.

They all had received a note informing them that the location of the exam was somewhere in Zaban City, and according to the map information, there were buses heading to Zaban City shortly.

"Touta, the Captain just told me a shortcut to the Exam Hall!" Gon called out excitedly as he approached Touta and the others. It wasn't just Touta and Kuroumaru there but also Kurapika and Leorio.

"A shortcut?" Touta asked in confusion. Although he enjoyed a challenge, he didn't mind taking a shortcut to avoid unnecessary hassle, as finding the Exam Hall shouldn't be easy based on what he had heard from the old man.

"That's right. The Captain told me to head toward the cedar tree here," Gon said, pointing to a particular hill on the map, with a cedar tree clearly drawn on it.

"Wait, Gon. The note we received says the Exam Hall is somewhere in Zaban City, and the place that old man told you about is in the opposite direction from the note," Leorio said, pointing to the note in his hand.

"You're right, but don't forget that the old man is probably some kind of proctor and should have information that we don't," Touta replied. Although he wasn't the smartest, he wasn't entirely thoughtless either.

"Now that you mention it…" Leorio muttered, struggling with the decision. Even though Touta's words held some truth, Leorio couldn't risk failing, especially with his dream within reach. Once he passed the Exam, he would go on to study medicine.

"In any case, I'll go to the cedar tree as the Captain advised," Gon said abruptly and began walking along the path on the map toward the hill with the cedar tree.

"Then, I'll go too," Touta said, deciding to accompany Gon. Mito had asked him to look after Gon, and his instincts were telling him that going to the cedar tree was the better choice, and Touta trusted his instincts completely.

"My apologies," Kuroumaru bowed slightly to Kurapika and Leorio before following behind Touta. He wasn't particularly interested in the Hunter Exam and was only accompanying Touta because they had become friends and he didn't have anywhere else to go.

"I'll go too. Following Gon is more interesting than following an unclear note like this," Kurapika said, crumpling the note and putting it in his pocket.

"Guys…" Leorio muttered helplessly as he saw everyone abandon him to head toward the cedar tree. "Wait up! I'm coming with you."

After thinking it over seriously, Leorio felt it would be better to go with everyone. He also had his doubts about the note, as it was clearly meant to mislead them.

"By the way, Kuroumaru, could you teach me that technique you used to disappear in the passageway on the ship?" Touta asked, still curious. Although Yukihime had said he couldn't learn it yet, he felt he could learn at least a part of it.

"That technique? Do you mean Shundō?" Kuroumaru recalled using Shundō to assist the crew when the storm hit the ship. "I don't mind teaching you, but to use Shundō to its fullest, you first need to learn how to use Ki."

"Ki? You mean that strange pressure I feel from you from time to time?" Touta asked. Although he hadn't yet unlocked his Nen, he could sense Kuroumaru using Nen.

"That's right. But even if you haven't learned to use Ki, you can still use Shundō," Kuroumaru replied. It was clear that Touta wanted to learn Shundō immediately. However, if he wanted to unlock his Ki, it would take at least two months. "If you want, I can teach you Shundō, but to use it fully, you'll need to unlock your Ki."

"Ki? I don't mind, I just want to learn Shundō," Touta replied, not particularly interested in learning Ki at the moment. "I'm curious about it, so I don't really care if I can use it to its fullest or not. Besides, Yukihime told me I'd be able to learn it after the Hunter Exam."

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