Days passed.
Zen, who guided by Gon, has become an expert in hunting.
Maybe his initial decision to hunt using only his physical body sounded pretty stupid. Gon even suggested him to hunting using arrows or other useful tools.
But hey, hunting by using a single physical body is what he wants to do.
He is not interested in weapons. In the end, he succeeded, hunting animals like deer with only his hands? Now it's just a trivial matter, as easy as clapping.
On the other hand, his days on the whale island continue. Gon had departed in the hunter's exam when Mito saw Gon's departure. She looked unfortunate.
Zen could only shake his head and try to help Mito with it. At first, Zen also wanted to take the hunter's exam, but he undoes this after thinking a few times.
Maybe he has long-lasting stamina in the running, but not for his physical strength. If he takes the hunter exam, isn't that the same as suicide? Moreover, there are several compelling psychopathic characters in it.
As for Gon, Zen was not too worried about him. He is an anomaly, and certainly superior to Zen in all physical fields.
He is very confident that Gon will pass the hunter's exam.
...
If Zen wants to take the hunter's exam, he must train harder and try to become more and more powerful. He knew that this world was dangerous, and more than that, there was a mysterious power he wanted to master.
That mysterious power is Nen. From the short episode that he had watched a few years ago. Nen could be awakened by consistent meditation.
Zen has tried to meditate regularly after his morning run. But that didn't seem to work. He thought there had to be a master to guide him to awaken his Nen.
For now, all he can do is train his physique.
And that's what he is trying to do now.
"344."
"345."
"346."
"... 400."
Sweat had wet his clothes that Mito had given to him. His muscles continued to twitch because of the strenuous exercise he had done.
He lay on the grass due to exhaustion after doing four hundred push-ups, after two minutes, he stood up again to do his other training session. And next is squat.
"400x more."
With an expression of exhaustion, Zen continued to conduct his training sessions as if there were no tomorrow.
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Yesterday.
Mito walked on the streets of the city while greeting the people she met. Whale islanders are friendly people; they welcome and smile at each other when they talk to their neighbors. Mito is no exception.
At night, people's homes are lit up by warm light. Lots of shops also open at night, and people often walk to breathe the night air or visit the pub to buy a drink or some food that they like.
Everyone on the whale island knows each other. Mito walked along the street, laughing and greeting others.
"Hey, Mito! Do you want to stop by my shop? There are some delicious dishes, do you want to buy them?"
A shopkeeper shouted enthusiastically.
Mito, who heard this, could only apologize and immediately pointed her finger at a clothes shop, affirmed that she wanted to buy some clothes for herself.
The shop owner nodded and began offering his food to other people who were passing by on the city streets.
Mito walked to the clothing store and immediately entered it.
"Welcome!"
"Night, uncle. I want to buy some clothes. Can you help me? "
The owner's store greets Mito.nods and immediately asks for help for some clothes that she wants.
"Ohh, Mito! It's sporadic you buying clothes here, do you want to change your style?"
The shop owner answered and immediately walked to the women's clothing area.
"Come here. I'll choose clothes that will make you look wonderful."
The owner shouted and told Mito to go towards him. He said while laughing cheerfully.
"No, that's not what I meant, uncle. I'm looking for adult men's clothing right now. "
Said Mito seriously while waving her hand several times. She began to walk toward the men's only attire, her hands starting to shift several shelves to see clothes that she felt were appropriate.
"What?" The clothing owner named Mazuru was immediately surprised to hear Mito's words.
"Mito, don't tell me you want to wear men's clothes?" Mazuru continued while holding his head with both hands.
"O-of course not uncle. It is for a man I know, not for myself! "
Stuttering, Mito explained while feeling a little embarrassed.
Mazuru's eyes began to widen. After a while, he began to say at a very high volume. "Mito! You are in love with someone. Surely you are helping your boyfriend to buy clothes, right!"
Mazuru said, very surprising. Because he says so loud, it attracts people to come. Some people immediately investigate to the shop.
"Nani! Does Mito have a boyfriend?"
"Mito, have you finally opened your heart to a man?"
"What a relief, I thought you would be alone forever Mito!"
"Tell me, what's your boyfriend's name Mito?"
Mito, who was busy looking at clothes, suddenly faced the people who gathered around her. Lots of questions began to throw. Mito was silent because she did not know what to say!.
Why do people react like this to Mito's love?
Because they knew for a very long time, Mito was never seen close to a man and only dedicated her life to caring for Gon! Everyone who knows this feels very concerned about her.
"Mito, who is not interested in things like relationships, now has a boyfriend?"
Said the Pub shop owner who is also present at the clothing store at the moment.
"Mito, we have attended school together, grown up together, and now I have a three-year-old child. For years you made me very worried because you did not have a life partner. But now you are in a relationship. I feel pleased!"
Mito felt depressed when she saw a friend she knew also coming at this time. If Mito had a relationship early, surely Mito would have a child the same age as her friend's child.
In a panic, Mito immediately explained in a convincing tone. But everyone just ignored her and assumed that she was lying. The people just laughed and cornered Mito with lots of questions.
Surrounded by so many people and asked about her love and marriage. It unconsciously made Mito clutch her clothes. She felt very embarrassed.
"Ohh. I have seen you grow up, Mito, see you have a boyfriend after very long years. How could I not feel happy? " Said a grandfather in a cheerful tone, a smiling expression visible on his wrinkled face.
"Right, if you have free time, bring your boyfriend to us. We want to see him! "
The people present all nodded their heads several times.
Mito could not stand this anymore. She immediately ran towards the exit.
After a few meters, someone shouted at her.
"Mito! You forget the clothes! "
Mito felt her hands empty. She lowered her head and immediately walked quickly towards the clothing store once again. After taking care of the payment, she immediately returned home very quickly.
People who see Mito's behavior can only laugh at her antics. After chatting, they began to disperse with happy expressions on their faces.
So, I tried to read my novel from the first chapter to the latest (23). And... It makes me feel so embarrassed.
What I have written is so bad that I want to hit my face because of it. (╥_╥)