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[Y/N] stepped out of the train and decided to go to the very poor-looking place. She stared at the poor-looking building before entering. Inside is a well-organized office with a woman behind the Counter, the Hunter Agency.

"Um...I'm here to take a job." [Y/N] spoke up.

The woman looked up at her and raises a brow in amusement, "I'm surprised that you manage to find this place, this place is much harder to find than you realize. You've found the agency, so you must be very sharp."

"Yes. Cereza told me where to go."

The woman narrowed her eyes, "Cereza, huh? I see...Then..." All of the sudden, [Y/N] saw a blue aura surround the woman, "You can see it, do you?" The h/c girl nodded.

The woman smirked, "Alright. What kind of employer are you seeking?" She asked.

"I'm looking for someone who has a lot of influence on the Yorknews auction. The nature of the job itself is irrelevant." [Y/N] replied.

"Yorknew City auction...Employers with a lot of influence generally post the most difficult jobs. I doubt any of them will hire a Hunter with zero experiences." The woman types in and smirks, "I see three of them...Three employers will decide based on the interview, rather than your record. And they're only looking for bodyguards. I'll give you descriptions, so make your choice. The first one is a gun fanatic. Specifically, he's looking for a Midget Corp. Goatsnake 55, Limited Edition, Series #001. The second one is a collector of fine china. Wants Lord Corp, commemorative plates from 1655 and 1657...The third one collects human trophies." That perked up [Y/N]'s interest, "Skin covered in snaking dragon tattoos, jellied infant skulls, etc. A fascinating hobby. Well, take your pick."

"I'll take option 3," [Y/N] responded.

"Yes. Then here is the address." The woman wrote the address and handed it to the girl. The girl took it and left the building without another world.

'September 1s in Yorknew city...That's where the Phantom Troupe'

Little did she know, she just passed a certain boy that she has a deep connection.

Time Skip

"Eh? What do you mean?" Kurapika asked, looking down at the woman.

"As I said, there's a girl who requested the same thing as you. She has h/c hair, e/c eyes but she just left the building without saying anything. But I got a pretty good idea of what she wants just by looking at her."

'E/c eyes...It couldn't be...' Kurapika thought to himself, "Umm...Did she have a katana with her?"

The woman blinked in surprise, "Yes, she has. You know her?"

'It's [Y/N]! I can't believe that I just went past her!' Without a second thought, he ran out of the building, ignoring the woman who was calling out to him. He looked back and forth, searching for any sign of his girlfriend, but the girl has already disappeared without a trace. '[Y/N]...Where are you...?'

Time Skip

[Y/N] stood in front of a beautiful mansion, "I believe this is the place..." She pressed the doorbell, echoing through the mansion. "I was sent here by the agency. My name is [Y/N]." The door slides open she enters the door, ignoring the growls from the dogs. [Y/N] stood in front of the door and a butler stood across from her, bowing down to her in greetings. "Welcome." [Y/N] nodded back in greetings as the butler lead her to a room where the other bodyguards are waiting.

"[Y/N]?"

The girl's eyes widened in shock when she spotted the familiar blonde stood up from his seat, "Kurapika...Is that really you?" She muttered in shock.

Kurapika smiled widely as he made his way to his girlfriend and pulled her into a hug, "I'm so glad I'll be able to see you again..." Then he placed a small kiss on her nose, while the others just watch the scene blankly.

"I'm so glad to see you too." [Y/N] smiled softly at the boy as they intertwined their hands together while the girl scans the room.

There was a woman, who was beautiful and slender, sported a purple tank top, and baggy white pants. Then, a man with huge hair, and no shirt on, just a small jacket. Finally, the third person arrived, a woman presumably, she had a hat and noticeable bucked teeth.

"Come here." Kurapika tugged the girl's hand gently as they sit on a sofa together, never letting go of each other. "I'm really happy that you're here..." He whispered, gently kissing her head.

[Y/N] smiled, "Me too." She squeezes her hand.

The big television switched on, and a man by the name of Dalzollene appeared. He explained the rules to be able to get this job and everyone intently watched. The butler hands the card to every one of them. [Y/N] looked at the card and it looks like she has to bring locks of hair from the famous actress Sara, a rare mummy arm from Egypt, a diseased patient's scaly skin, a skull of a one-horned creature. And then the next item made her flinched.

'This is... The eyeballs of a Kurta...' She worriedly looked at her boyfriend.

"What's wrong? You look pale." The bare-chested man asked as he looked over the blonde's shoulders, noticing the data cards. "Ah, Kurta eyeballs? A-rank obtainment difficulty. 'Preserve the scarlet hue immediately throwing death. Preferable with the head included.' I've heard rumors that when Kurta get excited, their eyes turn scarlet..."

"Shut up. Not another word." Kurapika speaks coldly.

The brown-haired male went to open the door but it's locked, "Hmm? The door won't open." He stated.

"I forgot to mention one thing. The barest minimum requirement is that you be strong...Strong enough to leave this mansion alive!" With that, the television goes completely black.

Suddenly, the door burst open and the bodyguards jump out of the way. The smoke died down and revealed men who are wearing black cloaks and use swords as their weapons.

"Kurapika!"

"Yeah!" Kurapika prepares his chain for battle while [Y/N] concentrates her Nen as she changes the quality of her aura into the wind which surrounded her like a dragon. She spotted the chains from Kurapika and smirked, 'So he's a Conjurer...It really suits him.'

The short woman slammed her hand down to block some bullets with a table, shielding her and Squala. Meanwhile, the slender woman kissed the old butler and then used him as a shield. The poor guy...

After the group clashed with the puppets for a while, Kurapika who was on the high-priced chandelier, managed to figure the situation, jumped off the chandelier, and landed near Shacmono, putting a knife to the man's neck.

"Release the Nen puppets." The blonde demanded, Shachmono's face was now filled with fear.

"...Okay, okay, I will." He responded, still shaking in fear. Then all the human-sized puppets, which were made of Nen, fell to the ground.

"What's going on?" The pink-haired woman asked.

"They were made out of Nen." The pompadour man spoke. His eyes shifted towards Kurapika. "How did you know?"

The Kurta took the knife away from his neck and went on explaining how he knew, with [Y/N] adding in. He used big words, and logical reasoning, all to be expected from him.

Tocino take a seat on the chair and smirked at Kurapika, "And those chains, you must be a Manipulator...Well, I hope you won't hope a grudge. I was just following orders from my boss. 'Test them by trying to kill them'. But I never expected you to pick up on me so fast. Well, the five of you together should be able to escape this mansion. Good luck." He smiled.

"Five?" The short woman echoed.

"Is there another plant in this room?" the muscular man asked.

[Y/N] looked around the room before speaking up, "I'm assuming that this was meant as a diversion. But either way, it was a mistake."

"I shall determine if there are any other plants before well all start becoming paranoid," Kurapika let the iron ball that attached to his chain fall in mid-air. He pointed his chain at everyone before reaching Squala. That's when the chain started to move side to side.

"So it was you all along." Kurapika spoke, "You are a plant."

"T-That's ridiculous! What makes you say that? Your chain just started swinging!" Squala stammered out.

"It's a technique called dowsing, it was originally used to locate water, but has been known to be used in divination and lie-detecting." The small woman's soft voice spoke up. "Also, normally one's heartbeat would gradually speed up, over the stress of being wrongfully accused, but you're sped up instantly then gradually slowed down, the melody of a liar."

The muscular man cracked his knuckles, "I'm convinced. Three of them accuse you. That's two of the remaining six."

"Wait! Hold on! That doesn't make it true. It's possible that two out of five are applicants and three are fakes." The man said, too stubborn to give in.

"I can confirm that he is not a plant," Kurapika said, pointing his thumb at the short woman.

"Kurapika, 'he' is a 'she'." [Y/N] corrected.

The woman smiled at the two, "And it appears that you both are not a plan, either."

"My point is that we can't trust you! You three could be working together, and we all can tell already that you both were a couple." The man pointed an accusing finger at Kurapika and [Y/N], "A-Anyway, this is a waste of time. We won't get anywhere by standing around."

Squala tried objecting to try and retain innocence but when one of the applicants showed of his Nen, Great Haikuist, he finally gave in.

Squala walked over to a chair and sat, "Impressive. I'll reward you with some information. My name is Squala. I don't have an official license, but I'm a Hunter with Manipulator skills. I've used my Manipulator abilities to instruct something to follow a certain order. You managed to unmask me, but that doesn't mean you'll be able to escape alive..."

"What was the something, and what was the order?" The woman walked behind his back.

Squala scoffed, "This wouldn't be much of a test if I just told you. Fool. Even if you torture me, I won't talk."

The woman approaches Squalla and kissed him, using her ability to manipulate him like what she did to the poor butler. "This is my power, Instant Lover. I am also a Manipulator. Anyone I kiss becomes my slave."

Squala suddenly acts like a dog, his eyes replaced by pink hearts. "M-M-Mistress..." He falls onto his knees, looking up at her with his tongue sticking out.

The woman steps onto his face over and over again. "Take that, and that, and that. And that...And that!!"

"More! More! Please step on me more!"

The others could only watch the scene unfold with disturbed eyes, as Squala replied, speaking of the dogs and what each one of them did. After each one of them introduced themselves, the woman's name is Melody, the bare-chested is name Basho and the pink-haired woman is Baise, they informed about their Nen ability. With that, each one of them left to collect the items that they saw in their data cards.

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