Chapter 58: Gon...seriously?

"I'm not allowed to kill you. And I, just can't think of another way to force you to surrender. So I'll take my chances in the next round."

Gon: "Well I can't accept that. No fair! We both need to come up with some way where we can both have a proper match."

What? Gon…seriously?

"…Why am I not surprise? You just said that you would never surrender, so what the hell?!"

Gon: "Well I don't want to win like this okay?!"

"Then what do you suggest?!"

Gon: "Let's work together and figure it out!"

"…So in other words, I've already given up the match, but you want me to continue fighting and beat you again. But first we need to work together to find a way you can win so that you will feel good about your victory…is that right?"

Gon: "yeah."

Ninja guy sends Gon flying by doing an uppercut. Gon falls onto the floor, I'm sure he's fainted.

"MORON!!! Hey referee, I lose. So move on to the next match."

"Understood."

"But I would like to say something first. Whenever he wakes up, he'll probably decline his advancement. As we've all seen he can be incredibly stubborn. Only one person fails this round right? So if Gon is disqualified, wouldn't that render the rest of the upcoming fights completely meaningless?"

Security people pick up Gon. I want to follow him, but I don't know when my match will happen. I watch as Gon is taken away by them. I clutch my hands, that Ninja guy is awesome. But I hate what he did to Gon. Mr. Raccoon speaks.

"You don't need to worry, Gon has certainly passed. Nothing he says or does can change that. As a matter of fact, he could even throw a fit and kill me where I stand but we still wouldn't be able to revoke his license."

Well that's good to know. As Ninja guy walks away, Killua looks at him, unconvinced. As Ninja guy passes him, Killua questions.

Killua: "So why, why did you let him win?"

Ninja guy turns to look at him, annoyed.

"What did you say?"

Killua: "You didn't have to kill him, with your skills. You could have made him surrender, somehow."

Ninja guy sighs, and scratches his head. He looks at Killua, and states in a matter of fact tone.

"I expect, when I torture someone, my victim will despise me for the rest of their life. It's more effective and less stressful. When you're in pain, your eyes show a gleam of hostility towards the person responsible. Even with the most extensive training and discipline, that sign of rage is difficult to suppress. But Gon's eyes had no such gleam. Can you believe that? I had just broken his arm, but I can tell just by looking into his eyes. That he had already forgotten all about it. So I guess you can say the little guy won me over. If you need a reason why I let him win, there you have it."

Ninja guy walks away, leaving Killua to ponder on his ridiculous excuse. Every turns to look at the next match, the second match begins. Kurapika vs Hisoka. Man, this seems very concerning… Referee says begin.

Hisoka and Kurapika battle each other for a while, that is until they both stop abruptly. Hisoka whispered something to Kurapika. What did he say? Hisoka leaves, declaring that he lost. Good, now Kurapika won't get hurt like Gon. It's my turn now. I'm up against the Ninja guy. That guy is going to pay!

We stand, opposed. Just like Gon, I can say that I'm very stubborn. The referee says start. We go into battle stances, I charge at him. He goes for behind my neck. That isn't going to get me. I duck down quickly and pull out dirt from my sleeve. I throw it into his face, he didn't expect that I would have that. As he wipes his face hurriedly, I use my head and almost slam his chin. He somehow saw that coming.

I jump back, his eyesight is still somewhat blurry. Fine, if I can't fight him physically, I'll fight him using my brain. He has his eyes closed. Seems he can't remove it all. I formulate a plan, now I'll just have to carry it out. This is all or nothing. I charge to him, trying to kick him. He grabs my leg and slams me onto the floor. I cough out blood.

"Damn it, why must it always be kids. Hey listen, if you don't give up, I'll break your leg. And I won't let you off so easily like the other kid."