124 HunterXReason

<2 hours later 80Km ran>

*Faaah* *faaaah* *faaaah* Leorio breathed in as much oxygen he could.

"Are you okay, Leorio?" Asked Kurapika. Gon and Killua already ran ahead and left the pair far ahead.

"As you can see, I am still fine. Even if I have to run naked, I'll make sure to reach the end."

"Okay. Can I ask you something? Is it really because of money that you want to become a doctor?" Kurapika looked at Leorio then continued. "I'm sure that it is not. We've only met officially a few days ago but I don't think you have a greedy soul. I've seen a lot of people chasing money and you don't look like one of them."

"Pfff... You are starting it now?"

"Scarlet eyes. It's the reason why our clan were pursued. Scarlet eyes are distinctive sign of the Kurta when we are traversed by a violent feeling. Our eyes becomes scarlet as if on fire. If we die on this state, our eyes will never return to normal. Some say the scarlet eyes color is one of the seven most beautiful in the world. Today the only thing these eyes of mine see is the darkness called revenge." Kurapika drop his head low while running. "I'll become a hunter and capture all those that are responsible of the attack, and lastly is to use the Hunter Association connection to retrieve all the eyes being sold in the black market."

"I'm sorry, I don't have a reason as noble as you. I can only tell you that my reason is really money." Leorio solemnly said.

"Don't tell me you really think we can buy everything with money!" Kurapika argued.

"Yes! Things for sure. also dreams. Even lives depends on money! Everything can be bought if you have enough money."

"Stop Leorio! Take back what you said!"

"Why? It is the truth! If I had money I don't have to owe someone a huge sum of money! If I have the money, I could have save the life of my friend on my own! Instead I was pitied" That silenced Kurapika.

"Because of an illness?" Kurapika asked after a while.

"Yes, it wasn't an incurable illness. But to operate on him, we needed too much money. And coming from the slums there is no way for us to meet such amount." Leorio shook his head. "Then we bumped into a kid, around 7 or 8 years old at the time. He was a local celebrity or fighter in Heavens Arena and he was rich. He was really rich. However he didn't looked at us with contempt like those regular rich guys we encountered. Instead, he was genuinely worried for bumping into my sick friend. As sorry, he brought us to a doctor, one who charged ridiculously high amount for a single check-up. Without even batting an eye, he agreed with the terms and 2 days later my friend is alive." Leorio smiled. "He didn't even asked for payment. But I couldn't take it. So I vowed I'll be a doctor and pay him full charge 5 years later. But I was too naive, there was something I didn't know. The doctor studies are really expensive too. Add to that, this year is the fifth. I tried to look for him to tell him that I cannot pay him at the moment, but I heard the news he died a year ago from an expedition. So instead of paying him. I'll earn the money and use it to become a doctor, a doctor who charge for free. So I could be like that kid, save someone's life without feeling the need to be repaid. You see! Everything revolves around money. Money, money money! I want money!!!"

"Achooo!" Silver coughed from the front. "So there you are, I've been going up and down the line but could not find any of you. Where is Gon?" Asked Silver. 'No wonder he felt familiar. They were the pair I bumped into 3 years ago (for him). Now I'm feeling embarassed.'

"Gon ran ahead of the line with the white haired kid." Answered Kurapika.

"Bummer, I missed them! Oh well, I'll stay with you for a while." Silver shrugged.

"What did you do?" Kurapika asked.

"Oh, I scouted our competitors. There are around 30 who are definitely cut above the rest. Then there are #44 the magician, #301 the pierced guy, #294 the ninja, #371 the spearman, #191 a martial artist. You should avoid them as much as you can."

"And you shouldn't!?" Asked Leorio.

"I have my means." Said Silver.

"Do they have Nen?" Asked Kurapika.

'Why are you saying it like that? Oh he doesn't know it is not shared around.' Silver thought for a while before answering. "I can't tell, the same for them, they can't tell if I know how to use it. We can't tell anyone is using that until we actually fight or deliberately show it. Oh and that knowledge is not commonly shared so keep it to yourself for a while."

"Got it." -Kurapika

'This run has been bountiful. Learned two major nodes on the knees from the bald ninja guy and two on the sole of the feet from the examineer. Ever since then I feel my balance is way better and I can run faster and jump higher without using flash step. I wonder, how fast I would be if I use them in tandem. Now I'm just missing the elbows, stomach and the heart for the major ones. Hihihihi.'

"You looked evil!" Kurapika warned from the side.

"Haha.. sorry sorry... Oh there is the light! We're at the exit!" Announced Silver. "Come on Leorio! You can do it!"

"Yeah, we made it!" Shouted Leorio.

"What's this?" Asked Kurapika.

"Lies! He is lying to all of you guys!" Came a bleeding man from behind the exit. On his right hand is a dead monkey being dragged on the ground. "He is an impostor! He is not a judge at all, because the real judge is me!" Accused the man as he pointed at Satotz.

"An impostor?" The crows murmured.

"Look at this." He said while raising the monkey. "It is a monkey-man, one those that live in this marsh. The monkey-man lokes fresh flesh and they have long limbs. They know how to use our language to trick men and bring them to the monster around here. His purpose is to bring all candidates to- ahhhh"

*swooosh* *swooosh* *swooosh*

Playing cards came in flying and penetrated his skull. At the same time three flying cards went through Satotz direction but was caught mid air by Satotz himself.

"I see, I see. He he. With this it's all cleared. The real judge is the one we've been following." Hisoka pointed to Satotz. "In fact the judges are Hunters that do this freely on the jury's request. So there's nothing odd for the judge to block that kind of attack." *swooosh* Hisoka explained while he shot another card to the escaping 'monkey-man', the one being dragged earlier.

"Yes yes." Hisoka answered while waving his hand.

Crows came in and eat the corpse of the monkey-man and the judge wannabe.

"Ha ha... Were you implying that we were fooled by that guy?" Leorio and the bald ninja guy both scratched their heads while sweating coldly.

The group continued their run to next location.

"Hey Silver, we need to go." Kurapika yelled while going along with the group.

"Yeah, i just need to check something. I'll catch up." After all the participants are far away to see what he is doing, Silver walked up to the dead monkey-man being eaten by birds and scared them away.

"Weird, why is no one even bothered looking into these cards, it is as if it is pretty normal to use cards to penetrate people' skull or anything? Is this cards sharp, metallic or anything else?" Silver muttered to himself as he knelt down and pick up the cards. He then examined it and bend it himself. "Looks normal to me." He then tried to throw it himself but it only fluttered a few meters away before it drop down the ground. He then tear it in half and see that it really is just any other card. "Then there is only Nen, to explain it's sudden sharpness." He picked up another card and cast Shu on it. He then threw it to the tree nearby. "As expected it did penetrate the trunk. But how come I didn't feel any aura from him. Was he using In? I need to observe more next time."

After that he stood up and looked at the declining number of participants in his view. "Fog? Not a problem with me. Sixth sense!" He smirked as several hundreds set of fresh footprints 'lit' up the way for him. "I love you, scarlet eyes!"

He followed the trail and before he could enter the fog, screams of fear and death reached his sensitive ears. "The fun already started then, better catch up."