"Listen up, Killua..." "Don't overdo it." "Act only when you know that it is 100% possible." "If not wait." "Waiting is our most importantjob." "To show your techniques without knowing your chances of victory... is the most foolish thing you can do." "Let's go, Killua." "That's Dad's theory." "I'm no longer an assassin." "I'm a hunter." "Ren 0x 5Exam 0x 5Everyone's First Step" "Thank you for waiting everyone." "I would now like to start the Greed Island player selection exam." "The objective will be a position as a player of one of the 6 sets that Mr. Battera acquired at the auction." "6 sets?" "Wasn't it 7?" "Didn't you know?" "One of them was stolen." "You are all people that have been selected to qualify." "The 12 million zenni examination fee should be nothing for you." "Now, you should all already know that you are required to use Nen to play this game." "So, we would like to see your Nen ability." "Based on that we will decide if you pass or fail." "The person that will be in charge of the exam is..." "Pro Hunter, Mr. Tsezugera!" "Money Hunter Tsezugera..." "Even though all of his jobs are done for money, he's achieved the title of Single Star because of his work." "If he's doing it..." "Then this game has great rewards, as expected." "Well then, we will be starting the exam." "You will all show me your Ren backstage one at a time." "It's blocked off so that no one else will know what's going on." "The exam will end when 32 people have passed." "Now then, if you are taking the test please enter here." "First person, please enter." "Next." "Next person, please enter." "Next." "Please enter." "Next." "Next person, please enter." "Something's weird..." "About 10 people have entered already but not a single one of them has come back out." "Does this mean that they all passed?" "Those guys are no good, no good at all." "I'm talking about those guys that are lined up right now and those that are crowding around." "Especially those guys that are crowding around..." "I wonder what they're trying to do." "I wonder if they're expecting the people that failed to come out so they can ask them what happened." "If you've done your research on this game and you use your head, then you should notice that there's no point in competing for a spot in line." "32 people can play the Greed Island games that Battera obtained at the auction." "From Battera's point of view, there's no reason to accept the maximum 32 people possible." "Leaving spots for better players to come later is logical." "There'll probably be about 20 people that will be picked from this selection." "The way I see it the people that are lined up and crowding around right now won't even pass." "The ones that may pass are the ones that stood right after it started and us, the ones that figured out the trick and stayed behind to concentrate." "Right, kid?" "Nah, I wasn't thinking that far ahead." "I think that the exam will be hard so 32 people won't be selected." "But..." "Mr. Battera is saying first come first serve, but I think that since he has gathered so many people so that he can test all of their strengths." "You're absolutely right kid!" "You win." "You're quite amazing even though you're still young." "You go by what you think is right and that isn't easy to do." "The harder the road to success is, the better off you'll be by being both smart and dumb, else you wont be able to move ahead." "It's moving forward by benefiting per se." "This thing really won't break" "Phinx and Feitan are playing right now." "Are they little kids?" "How long do they have to play to satisfy themselves?" "They can't come back right away even if they want to." "It seems that getting back from this game isn't as easy as it sounds." "There are quite a few players, that live their second life in the game, giving up coming back to the real world." "A life within a game?" "That means it's a high quality virtual reality that is indistinguishable from the real world." "I hope these guys don't end up like that." "My name is Puhut, nice to meet you." "Next person." "That'll be me." "Next person, please enter." "I'll go ahead, Gon." "Killua!" "Do your best." "Listen up Killua!" "Well, let's see your Ren." "Hey, can I use Hatsu?" "Not a problem." "Showing your Ren is basically showing the results of your training as a Hunter." "In other words, you're showing me how strong you are." "I wondered what I should do when you guys didn't know what it meant and showed me your normal Ren." "Well, anything is good as long as I can tell your strength." "Show me that that Ren wasn't all of your strength." "Then here it goes!" "How was it, do you want to see more?" "No, that's enough, you pass." "All right!" "It's certainly possible in theory." "But it's unlikely to start from zero and learn it in just 4 days..." "I want to ask you one question." "That technique isn't something that can be learned easily." "The training required to take powerful voltage close to torture should take at least a few years." "Generating that with that much aura, what are you?" "Powerful voltage?" "I've been taking it since I was born... due to family reasons." "I see, so the ones that passed, were the ones that went in at the beginning and the ones that were waiting in their seats." "Six people." "Seven people..." "Well, let's see it." "Gon!" "Killua!" "I'm so glad." "You were selected too?" "Of course!" "Anyway that noise just now was you, right?" "Yeah." "What dreadful kids." "That was your ultimate technique, right?" "What kind of technique is it?" "Se-cr-et!" "Don't be stingy tell me!" "You didn't tell me either, Killua!" "Well for starters, I'll just say congratulations." "I give all 21 of you the right to play Greed Island." "Once you clear the game, there will be a reward of 50 billion Zenni." "The details are in the contract so take a look at it." "We will be leaving York Shin at 5:00 pm." "Prepare everything by then and come to the center entrance of the Tarcetle Station." "Cheers!" "I guess you guys passed the first barrier." "But 50 billion for clearing the game, eh..." "I wonder what Battera is thinking." "It's love..." "love." "Why do you concern yourself with Greed Island so much?" "I hear that you used half of your fortune at this auction." "I am a very jealous person." "It's normal to want to have all the things you love for yourself, right?" "Compared to the reward for clearing the game, the cost until now is nothing." "But there's no need for others to know that." "There are 3 major things in this." "1) You won't complain if you are injured or killed." "2) Mr. Battera can claim anything that you bring back from the game." "3) There will be a reward of 50 billion for clearing the game." "The contract states that if this is okay then sign." "Is it okay?" "Yeah." "Well, I'll be going now." "Leorio, good luck on your exam." "Yeah, and you guys be careful." "I think that you guys will be okay together, but you can't be certain." "We'll be fine." "Leorio!" "The next time we meet you'll be a doctor, right?" "Does that mean we won't meet for a minimum of 4 years?" "I think being a doctor or a teacher would suit you." "I'd better study..." "Should we go too?" "Yeah." "There's one thing we learned..." "Something can be brought back from the game." "That something is why Battera is spending such a large amount of money." "Shizuku, Coltopi... can you come here for a sec?" "Greed Island, huh?" "Yeah, won't you guys come with me?" "There aren't any plans even if we get back to our headquarters, right?" "But only 2 more can save on this, right?" "To tell the truth clearing the game isn't the objective." "Does it have anything to do with the activity of the Ryodan?" "I guess so, but it might be safer for you and me to be inside the game." "I understand." "All right." "This train is reserved just for us." "They're probably being more cautious because one of the games was stolen." "Goodbye York Shin, I guess." "Before we start, I would like to give you some information." "These games aren't independent." "Meaning that no matter which system you start off with, you all end up in the same place." "It's like an online game." "You can expect that people will enter from all over the world." "What does that mean?" "It's hard explaining to a gaming newbie, but it basically means that everyone gets to play in the same place." "What, isn't that obvious?" "All the games are here." "It's not that but... oh well." "Well then, I will hand out the memory cards." "Once you put this in, you will start the game immediately, but first we must choose the starting order." "When you get into the game there is an explanation of the game, but it can only be heard one at a time." "So even if we start all at the same time, we will have to wait inside?" "Exactly." "We will pick the order here so there won't be a hassle inside." "Ok then let's go with Rock-Paper-Scissors." "The loser is the winner." "Agreed!" "Rock-Paper-Scissors!" "Yeah!" "Number 17..." "So, you're first." "You have a save data, right?" "Yeah." "Are you going to use it?" "Don't worry." "Wherever the data was saved, you'll all start in the same place." "First off, put on that ring." "Ging," "I finally might be able to get a bit closer." "A life threatening game." "I don't know what awaits me there but this is a message Ging left." "I'll trust it and move forward." "This is your Greed Island." "I don't know where you got that data, but there can't be any data that is ahead of mine." "Once you're ready, start." "Gon, once you hear the instructions wait at the starting point." "Yeah." "Wow." "Once the words "Now Playing" appear, the next person starts." "Gon..." "I'm coming Ging." "Start 0x 5Spell 0x 5City of Prizes" "Welcome to Greed Island!" "Ging's ring is..." "Could you be Gon-sama?" "Yes, that's me." "I've been awaiting your arrival." "Allow me to playback a message that Ging-sama left." "You've made it this far Gon..." "This is a game I made with my colleagues.." "Well, just enjoy it." "If you came here thinking that there'd be some clue that would lead to me, then too bad." "I just wanted to brag about this game we made." "Well, whatever the reason, you've gotten this far and you can't go back without getting some items." "Have all the fun you can." "That's all." "That's all?" "Yes, that is all of the saved data." "Enjoy the game, huh..." "I wonder if Ging really just wanted to brag about this game..." "I will now brief you on the game." "Gon-sama, would you like to hear the briefing?" "Yes." "In this game, there are spells anyone can use provided they are wearing their ring." "Spells?" "They are "Book" and "Gain"." "Well then, please hold your hand with the ring out and say "Book."" ""Book."" "You have to gather 100 specific cards to clear this game." "And this is the binder that holds them all in place." "In other words, the objective of this game is to fill the binder." "Please open the binder to the first page." "There aren't any cards in there, but there are numbers on each pocket." "In each pocket, you can only place the card that matches its number." "These are called the "designated pockets."" "There are pockets without numbers after the designated pockets." "You can place a card with any number in these pockets." "These are called "free pockets."" "The designated pockets run from number 00 to 99, which is a total of 100 pockets" "Plus, there are 45 free pockets." "Completing the designated pockets 00 through 99 will clear this game." "So all you have to do is gather all 100 of those cards, right?" "But how do you get a hold of these cards?" "You obtain items and transform them into cards." "For example, let's say that you obtain a sword." "The sword will transform into a card once a player touches it." "I see, so in order to get the cards, you have to find items first." "If you wish to use an item that you transformed into a card earlier, use the other spell, "Gain."" "When you do that, the card will return to its original state." "I see." "But once an item is reverted with "Gain" you can't transform it into a card again." "If you want to attain the same card again, you have to find the same item once more." "Do you understand everything so far?" "Yeah, somewhat..." "I've already mentioned that once a card is reverted with "Gain,"" "it can't he transformed into a card again." "In addition to that, there are two other cases where you can't transform an item into a card." "First, when the maximum number of cards available has been reached." "The maximum number of cards available?" "Yes, for every item on this island, there's a limit to the number of cards available." "Some have a limit higher than 100, while for others it may be as low as 3." "In the case of cards with a maximum of 3, if someone has made the associated items into cards before you do, you won't be able to turn your item into a card, no matter how many times you get the item." "This happens when the number of cards has reached its maximum." "And secondly, always keep your cards in the binder." "If a minute passes without the card being placed in a binder, it automatically reverts back into the original item, and you can't turn it into a card again." "Finally, the most important thing..." "Umm..." "This isn't good, I'm not going to be able to remember much more..." "If a player dies, the ring, the binder, and all the cards in it are destroyed." "So please be careful." "Ok, I got it." "I don't think the cards will matter anymore if you die..." "That's the end of the briefing." "This was only a basic introduction to the game." "You will learn more detailed information on your own as you play the game." "Alright." ""Book."" "The game starts now!" "Good luck!" "I'm being watched... from somewhere..." "But I don't see any sign of anyone else..." "Yo!" "Sorry to keep you waiting." "We're being watched..." "Yeah... probably by more than one person." "I should've known, everyone's noticing it..." "It feels like there are eyes glued on you." "But if they're noticed from so far away, then they can't be that great." "Just ignore them." "Thanks for waiting!" "Killua!" "We're being watched..." "A prairie, eh..." "No sign of a city anywhere." "Yeah, but... everyone's headed in similar directions." "I wonder why..." "You mean this way or that way right?" "How'd you know?" "Because the sense of being watched is stronger from these directions." "Surprisingly, surveillance takes a lot of vitality and endurance." "So in almost all cases, whether alone or even in a group, it's normal to do it near a city." "The question is why are they observing from these particular directions?" "But if they're detected from so far away, they shouldn't be that great." "Just like what they said..." "To move forward, well have to go one way or the other right?" "To pick which way we go..." "One, two, three!" "Rock, paper, scissors!" "Alright this way!" "Damn it!" "So, how is yours?" ""Book"" "I'm talking about your saved data." "So, how many cards do you start with?" "About that, I only received a message..." "Seriously?" "!" "No hints whatsoever?" "Yeah." "So, we have to start from scratch?" "Yeah, Ging told me to enjoy the game." ""Book."" "I don't feel like we're in a game at all." "Hey, what do you think about the rules of this game?" "I can't really say anything about it at this point." "We don't even know how to get a hold of items." "I guess we'll just have to gather information to start with." "By finding a city, right?" "It's basic for playing the game." "How are the challengers this time?" "They're pretty decent." "Well then, I'll be returning to the game now." "Unless I get back into the game within 10 days, my data card will disappear." "What's wrong?" "I hear something from above..." "If this is the prairie near the starting point then..." "You guys there, is this your first time in this game?" "He flew here!" "Hmm, I don't know about that..." "What was that, was it a Nen ability?" "If you're holding a binder, then you must be a player too." "I guess so." "It's no use bluffing." "The fact that they don't have their binders out when I have mine out, makes it obvious that they're newbies in this game." "So you're Killua-kun and Gon-kun." "Hey, how'd you figure out our names?" "Hmm, I wonder how..." "They're nothing if they don't even know about spell cards." "This "Steal" card let's you peek at the cards in a specific player's free pockets." "So there's none in his free pockets, eh?" "This confirms it." "These guys are fresh out of their packets." "This should be enough for them." ""Trace," a spell card that let's you know the location of a specific player at all times." "Trace on!" "Attack Killua!" "What?" "!" "Killua!" "Idiot, you can't run away from a spell in this game!" "Killua?" "!" "Are you ok?" "From now on, I'll be able to tell where these guys are." "One of the most important keys to this game is information about other players." "What have you done to me?" "!" "This guy's dangerous!" "He's no ordinary kid!" "Return on!" "To Masadora!" "He flew off again." "So there are cards that let you use spells like that, huh?" "He did say something like "Spell," right?" ""Spell" is probably something to do with magic spells." "Hey Killua, do you feel any different?" "No..." "I wonder what kind of spell it was." "Beats me..." "Well, I don't feel any changes right now." "we'll probably find out sooner or later." "I wonder how we can get a hold of cards that let us use magic like his." "All in good time, we'll find something out once we get over there." "Hey, it's a city!" ""Welcome to Andoquiba, The City of Prizes."" "So all of these have various prizes offered for them?" "There are so many of them!" "I guess we can get those items from these jobs..." ""Lost Dog." "Finder will receive a Cursed Statue of the Goddess of Luck"" "I can't even tell if these items are any good." "Hey Killua, look over there!" "Andoquiba's Monthly Tournament schedule, eh." "There's even a Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament for September." "But it may not be September in the game." "Oh yeah..." "Excuse me, could you tell me today's date?" "It's September 11th." "It's the same..." "Yeah..." "So it's held every month on the 15th." "September's grand prize is the "Sword of Truth."" "I wonder if that's a key item..." "Probably." "Look over there." "Hey, it's the first person that passed..." "And some over there too." "Yeah..." "Though it's still four days away, want to give it a shot?" "Of course!" "If it's Rock, Paper, Scissors, then everyone will have a chance." "Then let's try to get lots of prizes while we wait!" "Eating, gathering information, and getting prizes..." "let's do all 3 in 1 shot!" "If you eat it all within 30 minutes, it'll be free of charge." "we'll also present you with a "Gargida" card." "Well then, begin!" "Hey Mister, roughly how many people attend those monthly competitions?" "If you have the time to talk, you're better off eating quicker." "Tell us!" "Well, it's different every month." "There are times when less than 10 people participate, but in September there's a chance for everyone to win, so more than 1000 people compete." "A 1 in 1000 chance, eh?" "By the way, how do you use magic?" ""Magic?" what's that?" "Am I going to have to ask around until I find a person that knows?" "Then who is the most knowledgeable person in this city?" ""Knowledgeable?" What's that?" "As I thought..." "Aya!" "You got it!" "Both of you have eaten it all in a magnificent 10 and 13 minutes, respectively." "I'll bring the prizes over." "That man's lacking vocabulary, isn't he?" "It's not that." "We're in a game, so that guy's just another character in the game." "Meaning, he can only answer certain questions." "For all other questions, he replies with "What's that?"" "What?" "!" "Then what should we do?" "We might have to go around the city and ask everyone." "What?" "!" "Are there games that difficult?" "!" "I think all RPG's are like that..." "I guess games are very difficult..." "Thank you for your patience." "Here are two "Gargida" cards." "1217?" "F-185?" "I wonder what it all means..." "Ah, so it's your first time seeing a card." "Are you foreigners?" "Yeah!" "The "1217" on the left is the card's number." "The "F-185" is the difficulty level of obtaining it." "There are 10 levels and F is the third from the bottom." "The number next to it is its maximum card limit." "Let's see, that means this card is..." "Just a crappy item." "Damn!" "Judging from the name, I was certain that it'd be a weapon!" "Well, thanks for the food!" "Hey, wait!" "Your pasta was certainty free but the iced sodas you ordered were not." "That'll be 1020 zenni." "Oh, okay." "Here, give me change for 10,000 zenni." "What's that?" "On this island, you can only use this kind of money!" "Seriously?" "!" "I demand 1020 zenni using a valid card!" "Damn it!" "I didn't know money turned into cards too." "But I wonder how we can get money..." "If you take a card to the Trade Shop, they will exchange it for money." "Damn it!" "If we had just exchanged the "Gargida" for money, then we wouldn't have had to wash those dishes..." "But if we didn't wash the dishes, he might not have given us that information." "It's common for games to have you do a certain task in order to trigger another event." "What was that?" "What happened?" "What's going on?" "How cruel..." "He's a foreigner." "He was one of those who entered the game with us today." "There was nothing wrong with him just a while ago..." "Hey what happened?" "His body just exploded all of a sudden." "It went "BOOM!" from inside him." "It's only been a few hours since we entered the game." "And there's already a victim..." "This overwhelming corpse before me..." "this doesn't feel like a game at all." "A game where you really experience life-threatening danger..." "On top of that, Ging made it!" "He disappeared..." "He's returned to the real world." "Game over..." "In other words, he's dead..." "Hey Killua, could the spell cast on you earlier be...?" "I don't know." "Rest assured." "Such a spell doesn't exist in this game." "Spell?" "Did this guy witness it all?" "That was done with Nen, by some other player of course." "Does that mean that players are killing each other?" "Killing each other?" "It's called player hunting..." "I bet you've heard that there are limits to each card in this game, right?" "The rarer the card, the less chance you'll obtain it as the number of players increases." "So you're saying that the fewer the players, the more chance of getting a card, right?" "Yes." "And because of that, extreme players have started appearing." "People who've just entered the game are more likely to be targets." "We are the opposite; we travel in numbers and never shed blood." "How about it?" "Care to join us?" "There is a way that will definitely let you clear the game." "A definite way to clear the game?" "Yeah." "1 00:21:00,085 -- 00:21:05,085" "Start 0x 5Spell 0x 5City of Prizes" "Welcome to Greed Island!" "Ging's ring is..." "Could you be Gon-sama?" "Yes, that's me." "I've been awaiting your arrival." "Allow me to playback a message that Ging-sama left." "You've made it this far Gon..." "This is a game I made with my colleagues.." "Well, just enjoy it." "If you came here thinking that there'd be some clue that would lead to me, then too bad." "I just wanted to brag about this game we made." "Well, whatever the reason, you've gotten this far and you can't go back without getting some items." "Have all the fun you can." "That's all." "That's all?" "Yes, that is all of the saved data." "Enjoy the game, huh..." "I wonder if Ging really just wanted to brag about this game..." "I will now brief you on the game." "Gon-sama, would you like to hear the briefing?" "Yes." "In this game, there are spells anyone can use provided they are wearing their ring." "Spells?" "They are "Book" and "Gain"." "Well then, please hold your hand with the ring out and say "Book."" ""Book."" "You have to gather 100 specific cards to clear this game." "And this is the binder that holds them all in place." "In other words, the objective of this game is to fill the binder." "Please open the binder to the first page." "There aren't any cards in there, but there are numbers on each pocket." "In each pocket, you can only place the card that matches its number." "These are called the "designated pockets."" "There are pockets without numbers after the designated pockets." "You can place a card with any number in these pockets." "These are called "free pockets."" "The designated pockets run from number 00 to 99, which is a total of 100 pockets" "Plus, there are 45 free pockets." "Completing the designated pockets 00 through 99 will clear this game." "So all you have to do is gather all 100 of those cards, right?" "But how do you get a hold of these cards?" "You obtain items and transform them into cards." "For example, let's say that you obtain a sword." "The sword will transform into a card once a player touches it." "I see, so in order to get the cards, you have to find items first." "If you wish to use an item that you transformed into a card earlier, use the other spell, "Gain."" "When you do that, the card will return to its original state." "I see." "But once an item is reverted with "Gain" you can't transform it into a card again." "If you want to attain the same card again, you have to find the same item once more." "Do you understand everything so far?" "Yeah, somewhat..." "I've already mentioned that once a card is reverted with "Gain,"" "it can't he transformed into a card again." "In addition to that, there are two other cases where you can't transform an item into a card." "First, when the maximum number of cards available has been reached." "The maximum number of cards available?" "Yes, for every item on this island, there's a limit to the number of cards available." "Some have a limit higher than 100, while for others it may be as low as 3." "In the case of cards with a maximum of 3, if someone has made the associated items into cards before you do, you won't be able to turn your item into a card, no matter how many times you get the item." "This happens when the number of cards has reached its maximum." "And secondly, always keep your cards in the binder." "If a minute passes without the card being placed in a binder, it automatically reverts back into the original item, and you can't turn it into a card again." "Finally, the most important thing..." "Umm..." "This isn't good, I'm not going to be able to remember much more..." "If a player dies, the ring, the binder, and all the cards in it are destroyed." "So please be careful." "Ok, I got it." "I don't think the cards will matter anymore if you die..." "That's the end of the briefing." "This was only a basic introduction to the game." "You will learn more detailed information on your own as you play the game." "Alright." ""Book."" "The game starts now!" "Good luck!" "I'm being watched... from somewhere..." "But I don't see any sign of anyone else..." "Yo!" "Sorry to keep you waiting." "We're being watched..." "Yeah... probably by more than one person." "I should've known, everyone's noticing it..." "It feels like there are eyes glued on you." "But if they're noticed from so far away, then they can't be that great." "Just ignore them." "Thanks for waiting!" "Killua!" "We're being watched..." "A prairie, eh..." "No sign of a city anywhere." "Yeah, but... everyone's headed in similar directions." "I wonder why..." "You mean this way or that way right?" "How'd you know?" "Because the sense of being watched is stronger from these directions." "Surprisingly, surveillance takes a lot of vitality and endurance." "So in almost all cases, whether alone or even in a group, it's normal to do it near a city." "The question is why are they observing from these particular directions?" "But if they're detected from so far away, they shouldn't be that great." "Just like what they said..." "To move forward, well have to go one way or the other right?" "To pick which way we go..." "One, two, three!" "Rock, paper, scissors!" "Alright this way!" "Damn it!" "So, how is yours?" ""Book"" "I'm talking about your saved data." "So, how many cards do you start with?" "About that, I only received a message..." "Seriously?" "!" "No hints whatsoever?" "Yeah." "So, we have to start from scratch?" "Yeah, Ging told me to enjoy the game." ""Book."" "I don't feel like we're in a game at all." "Hey, what do you think about the rules of this game?" "I can't really say anything about it at this point." "We don't even know how to get a hold of items." "I guess we'll just have to gather information to start with." "By finding a city, right?" "It's basic for playing the game." "How are the challengers this time?" "They're pretty decent." "Well then, I'll be returning to the game now." "Unless I get back into the game within 10 days, my data card will disappear." "What's wrong?" "I hear something from above..." "If this is the prairie near the starting point then..." "You guys there, is this your first time in this game?" "He flew here!" "Hmm, I don't know about that..." "What was that, was it a Nen ability?" "If you're holding a binder, then you must be a player too." "I guess so." "It's no use bluffing." "The fact that they don't have their binders out when I have mine out, makes it obvious that they're newbies in this game." "So you're Killua-kun and Gon-kun." "Hey, how'd you figure out our names?" "Hmm, I wonder how..." "They're nothing if they don't even know about spell cards." "This "Steal" card let's you peek at the cards in a specific player's free pockets." "So there's none in his free pockets, eh?" "This confirms it." "These guys are fresh out of their packets." "This should be enough for them." ""Trace," a spell card that let's you know the location of a specific player at all times." "Trace on!" "Attack Killua!" "What?" "!" "Killua!" "Idiot, you can't run away from a spell in this game!" "Killua?" "!" "Are you ok?" "From now on, I'll be able to tell where these guys are." "One of the most important keys to this game is information about other players." "What have you done to me?" "!" "This guy's dangerous!" "He's no ordinary kid!" "Return on!" "To Masadora!" "He flew off again." "So there are cards that let you use spells like that, huh?" "He did say something like "Spell," right?" ""Spell" is probably something to do with magic spells." "Hey Killua, do you feel any different?" "No..." "I wonder what kind of spell it was." "Beats me..." "Well, I don't feel any changes right now." "we'll probably find out sooner or later." "I wonder how we can get a hold of cards that let us use magic like his." "All in good time, we'll find something out once we get over there." "Hey, it's a city!" ""Welcome to Andoquiba, The City of Prizes."" "So all of these have various prizes offered for them?" "There are so many of them!" "I guess we can get those items from these jobs..." ""Lost Dog." "Finder will receive a Cursed Statue of the Goddess of Luck"" "I can't even tell if these items are any good." "Hey Killua, look over there!" "Andoquiba's Monthly Tournament schedule, eh." "There's even a Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament for September." "But it may not be September in the game." "Oh yeah..." "Excuse me, could you tell me today's date?" "It's September 11th." "It's the same..." "Yeah..." "So it's held every month on the 15th." "September's grand prize is the "Sword of Truth."" "I wonder if that's a key item..." "Probably." "Look over there." "Hey, it's the first person that passed..." "And some over there too." "Yeah..." "Though it's still four days away, want to give it a shot?" "Of course!" "If it's Rock, Paper, Scissors, then everyone will have a chance." "Then let's try to get lots of prizes while we wait!" "Eating, gathering information, and getting prizes..." "let's do all 3 in 1 shot!" "If you eat it all within 30 minutes, it'll be free of charge." "we'll also present you with a "Gargida" card." "Well then, begin!" "Hey Mister, roughly how many people attend those monthly competitions?" "If you have the time to talk, you're better off eating quicker." "Tell us!" "Well, it's different every month." "There are times when less than 10 people participate, but in September there's a chance for everyone to win, so more than 1000 people compete." "A 1 in 1000 chance, eh?" "By the way, how do you use magic?" ""Magic?" what's that?" "Am I going to have to ask around until I find a person that knows?" "Then who is the most knowledgeable person in this city?" ""Knowledgeable?" What's that?" "As I thought..." "Aya!" "You got it!" "Both of you have eaten it all in a magnificent 10 and 13 minutes, respectively." "I'll bring the prizes over." "That man's lacking vocabulary, isn't he?" "It's not that." "We're in a game, so that guy's just another character in the game." "Meaning, he can only answer certain questions." "For all other questions, he replies with "What's that?"" "What?" "!" "Then what should we do?" "We might have to go around the city and ask everyone." "What?" "!" "Are there games that difficult?" "!" "I think all RPG's are like that..." "I guess games are very difficult..." "Thank you for your patience." "Here are two "Gargida" cards." "1217?" "F-185?" "I wonder what it all means..." "Ah, so it's your first time seeing a card." "Are you foreigners?" "Yeah!" "The "1217" on the left is the card's number." "The "F-185" is the difficulty level of obtaining it." "There are 10 levels and F is the third from the bottom." "The number next to it is its maximum card limit." "Let's see, that means this card is..." "Just a crappy item." "Damn!" "Judging from the name, I was certain that it'd be a weapon!" "Well, thanks for the food!" "Hey, wait!" "Your pasta was certainty free but the iced sodas you ordered were not." "That'll be 1020 zenni." "Oh, okay." "Here, give me change for 10,000 zenni." "What's that?" "On this island, you can only use this kind of money!" "Seriously?" "!" "I demand 1020 zenni using a valid card!" "Damn it!" "I didn't know money turned into cards too." "But I wonder how we can get money..." "If you take a card to the Trade Shop, they will exchange it for money." "Damn it!" "If we had just exchanged the "Gargida" for money, then we wouldn't have had to wash those dishes..." "But if we didn't wash the dishes, he might not have given us that information." "It's common for games to have you do a certain task in order to trigger another event." "What was that?" "What happened?" "What's going on?" "How cruel..." "He's a foreigner." "He was one of those who entered the game with us today." "There was nothing wrong with him just a while ago..." "Hey what happened?" "His body just exploded all of a sudden." "It went "BOOM!" from inside him." "It's only been a few hours since we entered the game." "And there's already a victim..." "This overwhelming corpse before me..." "this doesn't feel like a game at all." "A game where you really experience life-threatening danger..." "On top of that, Ging made it!" "He disappeared..." "He's returned to the real world." "Game over..." "In other words, he's dead..." "Hey Killua, could the spell cast on you earlier be...?" "I don't know." "Rest assured." "Such a spell doesn't exist in this game." "Spell?" "Did this guy witness it all?" "That was done with Nen, by some other player of course." "Does that mean that players are killing each other?" "Killing each other?" "It's called player hunting..." "I bet you've heard that there are limits to each card in this game, right?" "The rarer the card, the less chance you'll obtain it as the number of players increases." "So you're saying that the fewer the players, the more chance of getting a card, right?" "Yes." "And because of that, extreme players have started appearing." "People who've just entered the game are more likely to be targets." "We are the opposite; we travel in numbers and never shed blood." "How about it?" "Care to join us?" "There is a way that will definitely let you clear the game." "A definite way to clear the game?" "Yeah."