Man of the house

"What do you recall? Do you really remember everything?"

Eliza, surprised, inquired.

"I remember banging my head on a rock on the borders of Meteor City back then. That was probably a few days before Uncle Tsezguerra discovered me and brought me here to Yorknew."

Yuki nodded, somewhat twisting the reality.

Years ago, when he was hurt and starving, his uncle took him in from a town outside of Meteor City and gave him to his sister and brother-in-law to adopt. Irene and Rung.

Yuki opted not to inform Eliza and detail how, despite being beaten up by the gang thug at the time, he managed to knock him down and escape.

Yuki wasn't particularly powerful in contrast to the first troupe members; he was weak, but in comparison to the average person, he was a well-trained martial artist.

After Uvo and Machi tempered his body and will and trained him to fight in hand-to-hand combat, Naga taught him to wield Nen and harness his aura.

But, after losing his memories and leaving Meteor City in a bloody frenzy, he forgot his experiences and talents.

He was in the Scarlet family these days, a moderately wealthy family of outlaws, "mafiosi" led by Rung Scarlet, but not a particularly powerful one.

The family was from somewhere else, but they resided in Yorknew City, which was on the same Yorbian continent as Meteor City. Yuki referred to the country they were in as the Saherta United States. To make the name longer, he would call it the "United States of Saherta" like everyone did.

Tsezguerra, Eliza's maternal uncle, the same man from the Greed Island arc Yuki couldn't recognize due to memory loss, used to say Yuki was a talented child whenever he visited the house.

His exacts words were: "a child with a lot of untapped potential. "

He also stated that if Yuki's memories resurface, he may opt to leave the family and return to his roots.

Yuki wasn't the only one who didn't understand why the man said it at the time, but he did now…

Tsezguerra had seen the slumbering Aura inside him.

Even though they were outlaws, the Scarlet family had a hunter on their side who unscrupulously shielded them from the business world's rains and storms.

Tsezguerra was not hesitant or embarrassed to do so.

That was because, legally, the Scarlets weren't particularly "bad" businesspeople, and in this society, where the strong dominated the poor in big cities, most wealthy groups might be considered criminals. Some had links to politicians and the mafia to varying degrees.

When compared to the famed Nostrade business family from the same city, the Scarlet family was positioned quite low on both of these levels. However, as compared to other families, the Nostrade were not particularly "bad."

After Yuki was done explaining his fake version of events and experiences from his memories, Eliza sighed.

She said, with sympathy and emotion in her eyes,

"It seems that you had a rough experience. Fortunately, you survived and were saved by Uncle in time… But how do you feel now? Is your head all right? Is it painful?"

Yuki answered, looking at her enormous chest, but not with the same stare he used to have before his memories returned,

"I'm feeling terrific. You should not be concerned. I can't say whether that memory and headache stuff is genuine, but I'm OK."

Eliza nodded, relieved, and asked, rather carefully,

"To be honest, I'm a little concerned about what uncle has always said about you and your memories… Are you going to go now that your memories have returned?"

Yuki grinned and stated promptly,

"Of course not… Except for my other sister, who should be gone from the world right now, you are my only family. Even if I make up my mind and try to find her one day, do I have to abandon family?"

When he went on, Eliza appeared more relaxed and delighted,

"Furthermore, alongside all this, I'm glad for being brought in and for all the love and care our parents have shown me throughout the years. I also like following you around and causing trouble for you… Hehe. As a result, if you're inquisitive, odds are I won't leave the house. Not unless you want me to, at least… Do you?"

Yuki concluded his explanation with a satirical, excitable, somewhat obscene, and catching smile.

He was making fun of his adopted sister.

Eliza shook her head, relieved, and remarked,

"You're still the same brat… For a minute, I was scared…"

Yuki didn't deny; instead, he said.

"You did not answer my question, Eliza… Do you want me to leave?"

After a quick sigh, Eliza replied, with a warm and caring grin,

"I don't want you to, okay? Happy now?"

Yuki said,

"I am. More than you would know…"

Eliza immediately asked,

"What is that supposed to mean?"

Yuki replied innocently,

"Just that I like you a lot."

Eliza grinned, telling,

"Do you? I like you as well, brat, but we should go inform Mom about this. Dad is at work right now, so we're just going to call him and tell him the news."

Yuki nodded as he stood up from his carpet.

Eliza recalled something as they walked out of his private room and toward the vast living area downstairs.

That appeared to be the reason she came to Yuki's room in the first place.

She said to him, looking down on him from her superior height,

"I'm competing in a mixed martial arts event that starts tomorrow. Will you come and cheer for me to bring home the bacon as usual?"

Yuki responded, smirking and saying in teenage slang,

"Of course, Eliza. You shouldn't ask. Haven't I always been your lucky charm? Given how hard you work at practice, you probably don't need me to come back home with a W these days, but I'm always pleased to come."

Hunter X Hunter's world was comparable to Earth in many aspects. Slang was one of these aspects.

Yuki's thoughts wandered as Eliza nodded enthusiastically, delighted with her brother's response and how he hasn't changed despite his memories returning.

He began his investigation into the system that had abandoned him for years.

To make up for the time Yuki had missed and the mishap he had, there appeared to be additional alerts.

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Yuki returned to his room after eating lunch with his mother. They went to lunch together, the three of them, after a lengthy and enjoyable talk.

Eliza's mother, Irene, was equally stunning. She was an identical replica of the "evil" Irene from Fairy Tail's realm.

Yuki wasn't sure if it was a coincidence… But the world of anime was always strange, so now that his memories of Earth have returned, he won't ask himself too many questions.

Eliza has the same name as Squala's girlfriend. Squala, as in the Nostrade family's bodyguard.

Eliza, the "Scarlet one", was as significant in Yuki's life and heart as "plot Eliza" was in Squala's.

Yuki examined the floating windows from his system, hoping that there would be no more tragic occurrences in his life, like the man Squala had.

According to Yuki's recollection of the plot, "Squala's Eliza" was alive, but Squala was beheaded by Nobunaga on a rainy night.

Yuki needed to grow stronger before he could defend his sister and live happily with her.

Though Yuki had a warm connection with most of the Phantom troupe's members, he understood it was preferable to be strong the next time they met.

If Naga hadn't accepted Yuki's weird disappearance and "death," she'd be looking for him everywhere these days.

Yuki didn't want to think about how she would act as a powerful woman because she was already mad and violent as a strong guy in the plot.

It would be awful if she became a neurotic Yandere too. Violent and strong sisters were life-threatening in the world of anime.

Yuki knew Naga outside the plot as well, so he had a more profound understanding of her personality.

Even if Yuki's life was not in danger in the future, his new loved ones' lives were… probably…

Chances were high.

Eyeing the windows, Yuki wondered,

'How far into the show am I? Has the troupe already wiped off the Kurta family? And has the 287th hunter exam already occurred? I want to participate if I can…'

Yuki was bursting with excitement.

He was just a typical privileged child with no cares or dreams when he lost his memory. He wasn't interested in anything besides dating and spending money, let alone hunter stuff.

Yuki promptly resolved,

'I'll call uncle Tsezguerra tonight and ask him some things. With a hunter as an uncle, I'd be a fool not to utilize him if I could.'

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++Yuki Scarlet

++Armaments: Bartolomeo (One Piece, 1%), Third Raikage (Naruto, 1%)

++Longevity templates: Genthru (HXH, 1%)

++Harem talents: Gender change, Love boost

++Energies: Nen, Chakra

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Unlike his women, Yuki did not need to carry or maintain his weaponry on himself to profit from the power of the templates. He could also summon the weaponry anytime he wished.

"Bartolomeo" was the strong and unbreakable "shotgun weapon" Yuki had originally awakened back in Meteor City, and which Nobunaga now Naga had curiously sought to examine when the "gender change accident" happened.

Naga was transformed into a lady as a result of the armament.

Bartolomeo's template included all of Bartolomeo's talents, save for his raw and brutal strength. And the talents did not just include those of the "Barrier devil fruit."

Yuki, on the other hand, lacked Haki.

And this was because the version of Bartolomeo with the 1% filled template was Bartolomeo's weakest state.

Haki would be unlocked in the future, but Yuki didn't know when.

The Third Raikage armament was a gold armor that was both protective and unbreakable.

The armament, like "Bartolomeo," came with all the "Third Raikage A's" skills, including his legendary lightning armor.

It didn't require Chakra or Nen to activate, although these were always helpful.

Yuki, who could only train one template at a time, was already considering temporarily transferring the armor to Eliza.

Especially because he could summon the armor at any time and didn't require it to benefit from all the Third Raikage's talents and skills.

Yuki was unconcerned once anything was unlocked.

Yuki rested on his large carpet, stretching his arms to relieve his tiredness.

When he was about to take a breather on his bed and rest before doing some hard work, someone barged into his room, yelling and wailing,

"Yuki!! Dad's condition relapsed unexpectedly at work! We've heard he's no longer with us!"