"How about you carry me for a while, and then I'll carry you in return?"
"Don't even think about it!!" Kurapika sternly refused. "I can run on my own, I don't need you to carry me!!"
Just the thought of having to carry Leorio made Kurapika shudder.
"You're being too heartless, Kurapika. Just help me out, just this once!!"
"Not even once. Give up on that idea... What are you doing? Don't come any closer, ahhhhh!!" Kurapika's sudden scream echoed through the underground passage, startling the other examinees.
"What happened?"
The examinees thought something serious had occurred, and the oppressive feeling in their hearts grew heavier.
And at that moment...
"Found it!"
A satisfied smile appeared on Morin's face. He had found the perfect means of transportation he was looking for.
Where did this car suddenly come from, anyway?! Before the exam, Netero's instructions...
"Is that Kurapika's voice?" Gon, who was happily chatting with Killua, turned his head at the commotion.
When he saw Kurapika looking furious and upset, he nodded slightly. "Well, as long as nothing happened."
He paused, looking around. "Where did Leorio go? Why don't I see him?"
"Who knows, he's probably run off to another group of examinees," Killua replied casually, his gaze fixed on the [Guiding Angel] in Gon's left hand.
"I've been curious about that white doll in your left hand. Is it a toy?"
"Oh, this?" Gon shook his left hand. "This is called the [Guiding Angel], a tool Morin lent me. It helps me make the right choices, and it's been really helpful along the way."
"A tool..." Killua blinked his large eyes, studying it intently. His expression turned skeptical.
"It doesn't look like anything special. Could it just be an ordinary toy doll? I can't see anything unusual about it. Are you sure you weren't tricked?"
In their brief time together, Killua had noticed that Gon was somewhat naive and innocent.
"Nope," Gon shook his head earnestly. "It really works!"
Killua listened, unconvinced.
And just then...
"What is that?!"
"A car?!"
"How did a car suddenly appear here?!"
The shocked and astonished voices of the examinees rang out one after another.
"Hmm?" The commotion also caught Killua and Gon's attention. They instinctively looked over.
"Honk honk."
Morin was leisurely honking the horn as he said, "Pedestrians ahead, please make way. I won't be responsible if you get hit."
He was sitting in a bright green, roofless Beetle car, one hand resting on the door and the other on the steering wheel, enjoying... well, there was no breeze in the underground passage.
Morin was comfortably driving the car at a leisurely pace.
Hanzo: "oooooo"
Bourbon: "oooooo"
Toto: "??????"
Greta:
Bokur:
Amori Brothers:
Killua: "???????! ! !"
Other examinees: "??????"
Satotz: "Oooooo"
Isn't this a bit too flashy?!
And... where did this car even come from?!!!
In the crowd, many people were looking at Morin's little car with strange or bewildered expressions. They all felt it was utterly absurd. This didn't seem like someone coming to take the Hunter Exam; it was more like someone on vacation.
"He's really not taking the Hunter Exam seriously at all..."
The Amori Brothers twitched at the corners of their eyes, speaking in a tone that was both sour and envious, muttering sarcastically.
"Where did this car come from?"
Hanzo took a serious look, pondering the issue: "Could it be, like me, he has a method to conceal objects, so he brought the car in without us noticing? But that doesn't make sense; the elevator he came out of couldn't possibly fit a car."
As Hanzo was deep in thought, the examiner walking in front also raised an eyebrow: "Is he a Conjuration-type Nen user? Or does he have a space-type storage Nen ability?" Clearly, he had already categorized Morin as a type of Nen user. Only a Nen user could have such an aura when facing off against Hisoka from the start.
"Hey, hey, isn't that a bit too much?"
Killua widened his eyes in disbelief, pointing at Morin's vehicle: "Where did he get that car?!"
"I don't know either. Morin always seems to be able to pull out all sorts of amazing and mysterious tools," Gon replied, unable to provide an answer. "But I do know that Morin is as impressive as his tools!"
Killua: That answer is no different from saying nothing. However, hearing Gon's words, Killua also thought that this car might be another tool taken out by this person named Morin. He glanced twice at the prominent emblem on the car's hood, resembling three leaves.
This is the emblem of the Thought Space Tender Leaf.
Item: [Thought Space Tender Leaf Practice Car].
Effect: A car with the Thought Space Tender Leaf sticker exists in another dimension, preventing collisions with people in the real dimension. Thus, no matter how poor a driver's skills are, they will never have a traffic accident.
In the original story, Nobita's dad wanted to get a driver's license. Doraemon gave him this car to practice with. Since it exists in a different dimension from the real world, even solid walls could be driven through by Nobita's dad.
However, if something also has the Thought Space Tender Leaf sticker, it will exist in the same dimension as this practice car, posing a risk of accidents.
For instance, Nobita's teacher often encountered danger—being bitten by dogs, hit by flying baseballs, or beaten by Gian. Nobita was both useless and extraordinarily unlucky for a protagonist.
Even Doraemon couldn't stand it and gave Nobita a Four-Dimensional Space Tender Leaf sticker. It was supposed to ensure some safety for Nobita, and he happily accepted and used it. Indeed, things improved significantly, with almost no danger approaching him.
Then... Nobita got hit by his dad's car in another space dimension...
What a tragic fate.
"I'd love to take a ride in that," Killua said, a bit envious. After escaping from home, he had thought about driving a car, speeding down the road, and experiencing the thrill of the wind.
But unfortunately... his short, undeveloped legs dealt him a fatal blow. It wasn't a matter of skill; it was a matter of his body not allowing it.
The many examinees saw Morin's car approaching and tried to make way as much as possible. But there were still over a hundred people taking the Hunter Exam. No matter how large the underground passage was, there wasn't enough space for everyone to avoid it.
Inevitably, someone couldn't dodge in time and was about to be hit by Morin's car.
"Ahhhh... huh? I'm okay?!"
The screaming examinee stopped abruptly after Morin's car passed through. He touched his chest and back, looking astonished: "I'm actually okay?!"
He looked in the direction of Morin's car.