Shizuku

A pirate ship seems to be docked slowly in the harbor of the whale island.

Lots of people gathered to welcome the pirate ship. But this is not a rousing welcome, but hate.

People were standing with sharp weapons, some carrying swords and arrows. On the front are adult men, while on the back are women who take pointers.

"Everyone! Please be prepared, if not they will plunder our beloved whale island!"

"Ohh!!!"

Despite their fearlessness tone, they knew that this fight would bring several victims to their side. Therefore, they could only swallow and hold their weapons tightly.

A wooden footing began to extend from the pirate ship. And a woman slowly came out of the boat with light steps.

"Eh?"

"Huh….?"

In a questioning tone, people who see this can only put on stupid expressions. They think that the people who will come out are the pirates who want to plunder their island, but that is a big mistake. "Isn't that the ship of the pirates?" says people who are currently gathering at the harbor.

On the other hand, Zen, who was also present at the port, began to focus his eyes on the woman who had just appeared. He thought that the woman was very familiar, but he did not know for sure when he had met her.

"Hey, lady. What did you do on that ship! Where are the pirates who want to attack this island?"

One of the men shouted and asked the woman who was about to walk away.

The woman stopped and immediately said. "Oh, uh ... I don't know?" The woman answered in an innocent tone while tilting her head.

The woman said without a hint of a lie. She didn't know because she didn't want to tell, it's just that the woman had forgotten the pirates she had killed. The woman seemed forgetful and had short memories.

Hearing the answer from the woman, people began to stand still. They looked at each other with expressions of confusion.

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave." Said the woman.

The people who gathered just nodded their heads. They do that as if it were an automatic thing.

But Zen, who was very curious, immediately shouted.

"Lady, wait a minute!" Zen said as he ran closer to the woman.

Once again, the woman turned around to see who had called her. It turns out the person who called herself was a man who was quite tall.

"Yes?" Said the woman curious.

Zen, who arrived in front of the woman, could only stand still while looking at her.

The woman had a medium stature and height that was shorter than him, maybe about one hundred and sixty centimeters. She wore large-framed glasses, dark polo-neck sweaters, everyday jeans, and inverted cross pendants that she hung around her neck. Short black hair and a beautiful face.

"Um, hello?" Said the woman once more. The man in front of her looks at her body carefully. She usually will immediately kill the man who stares at herself with profanity expression. But the man was seen making sure, 'Does this man know who I am?' She murmured with a questioning expression.

On the other hand, Zen said to the woman.

"Ah, sure. Did you not see any of the pirates on that ship? " Zen said hurriedly. He knew that the absence of the pirates might be due to the woman in front of him.

Maybe her innocent appearance and cute face make you think that this woman is weak. But make no mistake, this woman is one of the strong women in the Hunter X Hunter series. Zen realized this just a moment ago.

"No. You can ask the people who are inspecting the ship." The woman said, pointing at the people who were searching in a pirate ship.

"Uh... Right, then sorry for disturb your time. Well, then. Goodbye."

Zen immediately turned around and left. Several beads of sweat flowed from the temples of his head.

'What she doing here. Is there any treasure or target on this island?' While walking fast, Zen muttered while putting on a stern expression. 'If I'm not mistaken, is she named Machi? No, maybe Shizuku?'

Still, in serious mode, the fast-moving Zen was immediately stopped by the woman standing in front of him.

"Zen-san, you look anxious, and you seem to think of many things. What happened to you?"

With a worried tone, Mito, who saw Zen, immediately asked. The man she knows looks very serious this time. It is the opposite of the shyness and cheerful nature that he always shows.

"Mito... Come with me." Zen immediately grabbed Mito's hand and walked away to Mito's house.

...

Mito's house.

"Mito, I have something to say. First, I'm thankful for the clothes you gave me."

Hearing Zen's statement, a memory suddenly appeared in Mito's head. A memory of the villagers who cornered her with so many questions. It immediately made her blush.

But the next Zen word took away her blush.

"You saw the woman I spoke to earlier. She is very dangerous. I hope you are careful." Zen said. "I still don't know why she came to this island, but believe me, don't try to be near her. Do you understand?" Zen continued with a solemn expression.

Mito, who heard Zen's solemn words, could only slightly widen her eyes. After knowing the nature of Zen, she knew that Zen rarely make a serious expression. But this time was completely different. While nodding her head, Mito began to answer.

"Was the disappearance of the pirates because of that woman?" Mito asked seriously.

"That's true."

Mito was surprised to hear Zen's statement. After a few moments, she nodded as she said, "Fine."

"I'm not saying this to the others because it has the potential to endanger them. If one tries to attack the woman, I can say that they will die." Zen said. "So I want you to remind peoples to be more careful, at least when she still on this island, and don't mention that woman. Do you understand?"

Mito is a smart woman. She immediately learned the seriousness she was facing right now. Therefore she nodded and quickly acted as usual.

On the other hand, this makes Zen feel relieved. If he told this to the other, there would bad thing happen. Therefore he could only give this information to someone Zen trusted deeply, and that person was none other than Mito. The woman who always offered to help him.

"Then, I will go to the forest. Don't bother making me food. I'll hunt some animals!" Zen said while swinging his hand several times.

Although Zen's expression has returned to normal, that is cheerful. But in his heart, he still felt anxious. 'With my strength now, I will die if I face Shizuku's,' Zen muttered. 'Shit! I don't know how long she will stay on this island. I have to train harder, even though I still can't use Nen, but at least I can be a delay for Mito and other people to run if something bad suddenly happens.'

After that incident, Zen started to practice longer and harder!

What he is targeting right now is: Do 1000x Push Up, 1000x Sit Up, 1000x Squat, and 1000x for every other exercise!