129 OldXChildren

'Hmmm... 6th sense!' Silver looked at the ground to find some footprints but unfortunately this side of the airship is being passed by everyone and he could not differentiate which is which. It didn't help that they have passed this very same corridor multiple times during the tour. 'Well, what now?' Silver asked himself as he looked for possible directions the two went.

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Inside a huge room, president Netero is currently balancing a ball on his forehead while standing on his right leg while Gon and Killua are facing the president alertly.

"Hohoho... What an energetic pair. But if this are all you got you won't be able to catch this ball." Said the president as he started bouncing the ball on his head.

"..." Gon/Killua

The door suddenly opened and came in Silver carrying two sandwiches, a can of juice and a can cola. "Hey everyone! It look's like you were having fun without me!"

"Silver! You're finally here we need your help!" Gon excitedly called.

"I would have been sooner if you troubled yourselves waiting for me before going along an old man offering some candies."

'Old man with some candies. That kinda hurts, well he is not wrong in a manner of speaking though.' Netero thought to himself.

"So what is this all about?" Silver asked as he handed the sandwich and drinks to Gon and Killua.

"The president here says that if we get the ball from him, we can skip the rest of the exam and become hunters directly." Killua explained as he bite on the sandwhich.

"Woah! Is it?" Silver looked at the president expectantly.

Netero looked at the newcomer and answered. "Ye-"

*swoosh* Silver jumped in fast and reached for the ball while in mid bounce.

'This kid is fast, faster than the two. But...' Netero with his left hand pushed the ball to the ceiling real fast before Silver could touch it and pass through him. The ball bounced to the ceiling and is now back at his hand.

"What?" Silver looked at the empty hand he has. 'I was pretty sure I would get it.This old man is strong. I guess to be president you have to above tbe rest too.'

"Fast!" Thought Gon and Killua.

Silver at the moment is faster than himself a day ago. It is because through out the first exam he learned to activate his knees' nodes from #294 which granted him greater force on his steps and jump while he activated the nodes on his sole from the examiner Satots for him to take on more force when jumping/walking/running.

"I'm gonna take on the president for now while you two take a breather. I wanna see how I fair with the one on the top." Silver eyed Netero as he circled around him.

"Hoh hoh hoh... We have an energetic one. Same as them, if you manage to get the ball I can directly let you pass the exam." Explained netero as he taunt Silver by dribbling the ball.

'If he is the president of the Hunter Association, then there is no doubt he knows Nen. But he does not know that I know. I'm gonna use that to the moment he let his guard down. Let's see what I can get from the president.' Silver activated his scarlet eyes and observed Netero. Silver smiled as he felt the the familiar feeling of able to open his node on his heart, left elbow and all the left fingers. 'This president is a gold mine. Now I'm just lacking the right elbow and the rest of the right's fingers. I wonder why the others are not activating, do I need to force him to use his right hand?' Silver cracked his neck. 'Only one way to find out.'

Silver dashed in to the presidents direction much faster this time. However he was not used to the speed that he overshoot and faceplanted on the wall. The wall must be made of durable material cause it did not burts out. "Ow ow ow. Walls and barriers doesn't really like my face." Silver complained as he touched his aching nose. 'Did activating the heart's node granted me this much improvement? Owwww. I am more excited in getting all the nodes active now.' Silver said to himself while grinning.

"???" Gon/Killua/Netero all looked at the grinning face of Silver and all thought. 'Something is wrong with Silver.'

'He was even faster than earlier.' Netero looked at Silver thoughtfully. 'This will be fun.'

Silver steadied himself again and circled Netero, then suddenly a thought came to him. "Hey Mr. President, if I catch the ball. Would you grant me a wish?" Asked Silver.

"Confident are you? But sure, if it is within my power I can grant you one wish." Netero smiled.

"I'll hold you to that." Silver shouted as he dashed forward and reached out his right hand to the ball. Netero gripped the ball and turned sideways just enough for Silver to pass through his front and missing him. Silver at the moment he was right in front of Netero, stopped on his tracks and pushed hard with his left foot to do a vertical jump and throw a right kick to the ball. Netero was surprised Silver was able to do the impossible, which is to do full stop mid run with his momentum to do a jump kick. But nevertheless Netero saw the rising Silver and bumped him with his right shoulder by simply twisting to the left.

The bump was quick and hard and Silver was thrown back to the wall.

'Urghhh. What's with this old man. Just a shoulder twist was enough to launch me off entirely. And here I thought I've caught him surprised by suddenly stopping.' During the dash earlier, Silver used his Spider Setules on the feet to fully stop his momentum to prepare for a vertical jump.

Silver again dashed forward to Netero's direction as he tried all ways to get a hold of the ball. But Netero's reaction was too fast he couldn't even get near the ball. But Silver didn't stop as he continued to watch Netero with his scarlet eyes and memorizing Netero's pattern.

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Slowly but surely Silver is getting familiar with Neteros speed and choice of action. 'He'll be jumping to the left.' Silver thought to himself a fraction of a second earlier before Netro actually jumped to the left. 'A duck and a dribble to the right.' As silver did a sweeping kick. Netero ducked and jumped to the right. Silver followed the jump by stopping his momentum mid kick again and chased after Netero's mid dribbled ball. However before he could hold the ball, Neteros hand speed up again as he snatched the ball faster than Silver. 'Damn, so close.' Silver stopped and swept the sweat on his forehead. He has been chasing Netero for 30 minutes now and was able to memorized Netero's limited set of movement due to the handicap. 'Even if I predict his next action, it wouldn't matter if he is league above me in speed. On top of that, he has yet to even showcase his set of movements with his left foot and right arm.'

'Hoh hoh hoh. This kid has memorized my set of movements. Would he eventually caught me off guard?' Netero smiled to hinself as he again bounce the ball on his head. "Giving up already?"

"No." Silver shook his head and looked at Gon and Killua. 'I'm not giving up the chance to see your Nen ability.' "Shall we, boys?"

"Yosh!" Gon and Killua answered as the trio rushed forward against Netero.

"Oh hoh. What a pickle I'm in." Netero smiled.

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The chase continued as Silver, Gon and Killua tried their best to get hold of the ball. Netero has been playing with them as he twist, duck and jump just in time to evade their attacks. Gon and Killua would even see themselves bumping with one another, but not with Silver. Silver with his increased perception and spider sense is able to dodge collision from the other two.

Another hour has passed yet the trio has yet to catch the ball. There were some close call that Silver wanted to show his Nen but his instinct tells him it is not yet the time to showcase his Nen. They were close but he sensed that Netero was still on guard and is in control.

"Yaaaaaah." Gon shouted as he dashed forward and threw an upward kick.

"This again? It is getting boring." Said Netero as he step backwards. However he was hit by Gon's shoes which came off of Gon and just barely being held by the toes. That put Netero out of balanced as he momentarily let go of the ball.

Killua came in from behind and kicked Netero hard forward further increasing the distance between the ball and the latter. Killua then jumped unto the freed ball but Netero was able to reach the ball with his right feet by bending his leg backward like the famous scorpion block and kicking it forward towards his own hand.

Taking the chance that the ball is still in mid air Gon threw his other shoe to the ball to launch it further than Netero intended.

'Sharingan!' Silver used his sharingan in conjection to his active node to see the future a second before it actually happens. He saw Gon and Killua jumping to get the ball only to be overtaken by the sudden increase of speed by the president. 'I won't let you!' Silver used his web shooter to shoot web to an empty spot. After doing that Silver dashed forward to the ball and shoot another web towards it.

A moment later Neteros right foot stepped on the spot just in time for the web to connect him to the ground. 'Hmmmm. What's this?' Netero was delayed further but didn't changed his action as he focused more strength to his feet and launched forward which was enough to break out of the web. Then as if in bullet time Netero observed his surroundings and saw Gon and Killua still slowly moving towards the ball. He passed through them and threw the two kids off his way, however from the right side a white string is quickly gaining on the ball faster than Gon and Killua previously were. He followed the string and saw Silver having his right arm stretched and the white string coming out from a wrist device. He then saw the familiar Aura haze in Silver's sharingan activation. 'Nen!'

The web then connected to the ball and Silver Immediately pulled with all his strength. 'I won't make it!' Thought Netero as he subtly changed his direction by taking another step. The ball was nearly in Silver's grasp when Netero catched the ball with his left hand and cut the white string with his right hand covered with a little bit of Nen.

Having lost the target, Silver lost his balanced and rolled forward like a ball until he faceplanted on the wall again. "This is next to impossible!" Despite that, Silver laid back on the floor with a satisfied look on his face.