22 Battle royale

"The intent of the next stage is very simple. To weed out those that don't deserve to be here. The tower you were previously in had different types of difficulties depending on which door you choose in the beginning. Some of you may have faced many obstacles while others may have breezed through it. That's why the next stage will depend on your own personal strength. A battle royale will happen in a day.

You all will be put on a stage where you will face anyone in this room. 16 people are in this room but I expect only one or two of you to pass. The battle royale will be a fight free for all for 10 minutes long. The people who are still on the stage by then would have passed the final exam and gain the title of hunter." Gon said while scanning over the people in front of him.

Two figures caught his eye his in name nephew and the young man Jiyu took note of earlier. Both had immense potential and passed the hardest levels of the tower.

The young man named Zack was strong having mastered the basics of nen. But his methods were cruel land harsh a man not afraid to kill. And then there was the young boy who felt uncomfortable killing but could kill right now. Both were different yet something connected them, their potential.

All people in the room looked rather shocked at the sudden news that they all would be fighting each other. Some were good friends some even family so it would turn out to be hard for them to fight each other.

Of course, what will happen was in Gon's expectations, they were forming groups. After all who could possibly win against a few of them together? The task was only to survive the 10 minutes no one mentioned they couldn't make groups.

Jiyu, however, didn't seem to really take this to mind he just quietly observed like he always does. A clear state of mind was needed for a skilled person. It was needed to always be ready and assess the situation when it occurs. Slowly the people started to leave the dining hall returning to their respective rooms. I'm quite hungry' Jiyu thought while walking towards a pile of bread.

He took a bite of the dry bread and looked around the only other person was the young man he had earlier made contact with. He was sitting at a table sipping his tea for some reason this reminded Jiyu of the samurai he met in the tower. As he was leaving he heard a someone call out to him, "kid why don't you join me" the only person in the dining hall was the young man he had taken notice of earlier. He knew the young man could mean trouble since he felt he was dangerous.

But what if the young man didn't have bad intentions? It couldn't hurt to have some friends after all so Jiyu walked towards a seat next to him. "Why do you want to talk to me?" he asked after all he didn't trust this person. "Let's say its interest what is such a young child doing here?" the young man whose name still wasn't known to Jiyu asked.

It seemed as if he was genuinely curious about this fact, "to achieve my goals." Is all that Jiyu answered he was on his guard towards this person. Laugher resounded through the dining hall the young man stopped laughing and spoke once more, "you are the kind of person I like what's your name kid?"

"Jiyu Zoldyck what about you?" the man seemed a bit shocked from hearing the name but his composure was soon regained.

"Hmm, a Zoldyck huh. That explains your talent but never mind my name is Zack" and soon a conversation sparked between the two. Laughter and smiles were heard and seen in the dining hall.

"By the way what is the name of the cub on your head? It seems as if it's an ice bear cub? Did you get it in the magical forest from the first test?" Zack asked with curious eyes.

"His name is Kori, and yes its an ice bear cub and for your last question, I indeed got it in the magical forest. It was wounded and I decided to treat it and since then it fell in love with me or something." Jiyu joked but as soon as he made the last remark he felt a little bit on his head. Kori didn't like the comment of being in love with Jiyu.

After all, he was still a male. As soon Zack saw this interaction he started to laugh even more while he spoke, "I definitely made the right choice to talk to you."

"It's true what they say, birds of a feather flock together," Gon said with a smile seeing the interaction between the two.