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After [Y/N] learned why Killua was disqualified, she knew that Gon would most likely be furious with Illumi.

[Y/N] burst through the door to see Gon is confronting Illumi.

"Gon..!" [Y/N] called out, ignoring the stares from everyone.

"Apologize to Killua!" Gon demanded.

Illumi only gave him a blank stare, "Apologize? For what?"

Gon only glared at him, "You don't know what you did wrong?"

"Nope."

Gon clenched his fist tightly and said, "You don't have the right to be his brother,"

"Must I earn the right to be his brother?"

Gon grabbed Illumi's wrist and flipped him over with great strength. But Illumi landed on the ground gracefully.

"He doesn't need to earn the right to be my friend!" Gon exclaimed, gripping onto Illumi's wrist tighter. "Don't bother apologizing, just take me to Killua." The boy demanded.

"What will you do then?" Illumi asked.

"That should be obvious...I'm gonna rescue Killua!" The young boy shouted determinedly.

"You make it sound as though I kidnapped him. He walked away on his own." Illumi stated.

"But it wasn't by choice. He was manipulated by you people. It's the same thing as kidnapping him!"

Netero decided to interrupt their conversation and spoke up, "We were just discussing that very subject, Gon. Kurapika and Leorio have both lodged complaints. The committee has been reviewing the fairness of Killua's disqualification.

Kurapika stood from his seat and said, "Killua had been behaving in a strange manner during and since his battle with the man who called himself Gittarackur! I believe he was hypnotized into committing murder. It's generally considered impossible to use hypnosis to direct someone to do such a thing. However, as Killua was raised in a family of assassins, murder was a part of his daily life, so, naturally, he lacked ethical restrain the most."

Leorio stood up from his seat and added, "It's worth noting that the attack happened during my match with Bodoro, so it's possible Killua intended to aid my cause. This means if you're going to disqualify anyone it should be me."

"In any case, Killua was not in control of his actions. Thus, he should not have been disqualified!" Kurapika finished.

Turning away, Netero explained, "That is nothing more than speculation. There's no concrete proof. From what we say, there were no clear indications he was ordered to commit murder, and regarding hypnotism, I would have to question claim that as well. I will agree that the incident occurred once the battle between Leorio and Bodoro had gotten underway. While Bodoro certainly had more experience, it was clear Leorio had the definite edge when it came to raw ability in combat. Given that it was a fair fight, there was no need for Killua to interfere."

"Speaking of weird things happening," Pokkle spoke up, turning to look at Kurapika, "Why don't we talk about when you fought with Hisoka? Mind telling us what he said to you? Neither of you looked tired, but Hisoka whispered something to you, then surrendered. Weird, right? I'd understand if he whispered something and you surrendered, like with Hanzo and me, or Hisoka and Bodoro; we were under pressure. Instead, the opposite happened, which makes me wonder if the two of you struck some sort of bargain. If you wanna talk about things that don't make sense, then your victory would fit the bill perfectly. You don't have anything to hide, right? So what did he say? Enlighten us."

"I have no obligation to tell you," Kurapika said.

"Maybe you don't, but I think you owe it to us.

"I don't," Kurapika simply replied, "You may find my victory suspect, but I would say the same victory by default."

"Come on," Hanzo complained, "Let's just get this over with so we can all go home!"

"This is completely pointless!" Gon cried out, making all the attention turn to him. "Why argue about whether somebody should have passed if you're not satisfied that you made it? You can keep working until you are. If Killua wants to retake the exam, then I know he'll pass. He didn't this time, and it is what it is, but still. If you've been forcing Killua to murder people against his will this whole time, I will never forgive you."

"Never forgive me?" Illumi questioned, "So, what will you do?"

"I won't do anything, but after I rescue Killua, I'll never let you see him again."

Netero coughed, grabbing the attention of everyone. "Gon's absolutely right." He started, "It's up to each of you to decide whether you're worthy of your license. Now, you're perfectly welcome to complain about the results how much you like, but our minds are made up. Killua has been disqualified from this year's Hunter Exam while the rest of you have passed." Everyone returns to their seat.

Beans step up and announced, "Alright then, I shall continue the orientation. Now, the cards that we've passed out are your Hunter's licenses. This card will allow you to enter ninety percent of the countries that limit immigration, as well as grant you access to seventy-five percent of restricted areas around the world. You may use ninety-five percent of public facilities at absolutely no cost and banks will treat you as if you are a top-rated company. You can sell it for enough money to last seven lifetimes, or you can keep it for a lifetime of guaranteed comfort. Please be very careful. You wouldn't want it to be misplaced or stolen. You won't get a replacement. According to our estimates, as many as one in five Hunter's somehow managed to lose their card within a year of receiving it. Your very first challenge as a licensed Hunter is to protect your card at all costs. From here on out, it's your show. Believe in yourselves, and keep working to make your dreams come true."

Netero came forward and spoke, "Well, then we can now certify all eight applicants present as licensed Hunters!"

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After the orientation, [Y/N] went back to the infirmary and grabbed her katana. Once she did, she headed back to her friends, who were conversing with Illumi.

"I doubt you'll be able to get there anyway," Illumi said, "I'm sure Kill just went back home. On Kukuroo Mountain. You can find our family's house at the summit."

"We've got it," Gon replied, "Thanks a lot."

Once Illumi left, the group of 4 walked away and found another spot to discuss their game plan to rescue Killua.

"Kukuroo Mountain never heard of it. Kurapika do you know where it is?" When Kurapika didn't answer Leorio's question, he repeated once more, "Hey Kurapika!"

The blonde snapped out of his thoughts and looked up at him, "Oh, what is it?"

"The mountain! He said something about Kukuroo. Do you know where it is?" Leorio asked.

"No," Kurapika shook his head, "I'm afraid I don't, but we can look it up online."

Hanzo approaches the group with a bag around his shoulder, "Yo!" He greeted with a smile, Gon waved back at him enthusiastically. "I'm going back to my country, it was a short, yet seemingly long acquaintance, but I had fun.

"So did I," Gon replied.

"If you ever visit my country, let me know. I can show you the best tourist spots!" Hanzo handed over four cards to Kurapika. "See ya!" He bid them farewell and walks away.

"Bye!" Gon waved back at him.

[Y/N] and her friends look down at the and realized it was some kind of card about himself.

"Hey," They look up to see Pokkle standing across from them, "I'm really sorry for getting so worked up backed there."

"No, I lost control. Forgive me." Kurapika bows down to Pokkle apologetically.

"No, I only got mad because you were right. I was using you to take out my frustration for winning by default. But I'm over that now. Since I passed, I'm going to make the best out of it! The question is what am I gonna do next?"

"Yes, you're right." Kurapika agreed.

"I'm going to travel around the world, gathering information and discovering new species, as an Exotic Game Hunter," Pokkle announced.

"Hey, what's that?" Gon asked, pointing at the laptop Pokkle was holding.

"Oh, this? You can use this to obtain all kinds of information. Is there anything you'd like to know? I can look it up on the spot."

"Oh, there is! Think you can look up a Hunter named Ging? Ging Freecss!"

"Sure, hold on..." Pokkle opened his laptop and searched the name, "Hey who is this Ging guy?"

"Huh?"

"All information related to him is behind a tight security system that requires a bunch of different accesses. He has some serious influence, even at the national level."

"Huh? Really? Forget it then..."

"Okay, let me know if something comes up. This is my email address." Pokkle handed them a piece of paper with his address written on it. "Bye!" Then he runs off after giving a small wave to them.

Leorio then realized that they should've asked Pokkle to search up Kukuroo Mountain and its location but Kurapika pointed out that it was safer that none of them let Pokkle know what's up now that they are Hunters.

"Gon." Satotz's voice called out, "It appears that you forgot something. Also, do you have a brief moment?"

Gon looked back at his friends who gave him a nod in approval.

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After Gon came back, the four of them started to make their way to the hotel lobby. Once there, Kurapika sat down on the chair and turned on the computer. He typed in the search engine "Kukuroo Mountain" and was greeted with information about the place. After reading a bit he informed the group that it will take about 3 days by Airship to arrive at the Dentora Region where the mountain was located.

"When do you think we should leave?" Kurapika asked.

Gon's face lit up brightly and answered, "Today! Right now!"

[Y/N] and Leorio agreed and with that Kurapika ordered the tickets.

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After Kurapika bought the tickets and took a taxi to reach their destination but unfortunately got stuck in a traffic jam. As Leorio was arguing with the cab driver about taking another route, Gon got an idea. All of them grabbed their belongings and ran out of the cab but not before [Y/N] paid the driver. With that, the four of them started running towards the airport by the sideline of the road.

Leorio asked the boy if he knew how far the airport was to which the boy responded how he wanted to save Killua as humanly as possible and without wasting another second. Kurapika recalled how this reminded him of the Hunter's Exam, earning agreements from the rest of the group. 

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