Chapter 295

Since the time for this training could no longer be reduced, I decided to let my siblings eliminate the Locust for "a full hour," but compared to what I am currently doing, the effect is still quite good. Even considering the possibility of contact with other players, one should not challenge for a long time; if possible, I am willing to do this after tomorrow as well.

Alright, I am already exhausted. Seam is suddenly high; it will run out at the last minute, just as if it were thrown away. Meleoron is also separated by time, and it seems to be flying more than usual.

"Thank you for your hard work."

"Well done, you two. Take a break."

We each handed every sibling a Towel and a plastic bottle. Meleoron seemed to have some energy left, but Seam collapsed to the ground as soon as it received it.

Uranus and I exchanged a look.

"Hmm, what do you plan to do after this?"

"I agree...

Let's go shopping to recover a bit. We left our backpacks in our custody. Meleoron and Seam recover while moving.

Anyway, let's finish tomorrow's preparations."

"Snowflake City, right?"

"Yes. Snowflake City, the city of snow.

After entering the city, I bought formal winter clothes, but go to the Department Store first before it gets cold. Buy some warm clothes so you don't catch a cold."

We rolled our eyes together. Uranus replied, "Is that so?"

"What? Did I say something strange?"

"……I am going to wear something else."

"Excellent...

It is as cold as expected. Anyway, these braces are impossible."

"You are only one step away from being naked, aren't you?

Wear your underwear instead. This is a good opportunity."

Uranus groaned. Blushing, she turned around,

"……That is my choice. Leave me alone."

Well, yes. How can you be so stubborn?

"Stop talking, please dress warmly, okay?"

"Hmm, yes... of course."

Are you sure you are okay?

Anyway, go to the shopping center in Otania.

Besides the usual Training supplies, warm clothes—although it is said to buy the real thing at the Snowflake store, everyone is buying something to put on for now. I don't mind if it is too bulky.

It is Meleoron's gloves...

"No such thing."

"Hmm..."

Uranus seemed to have the same realization and groaned in annoyance.

Meleoron's hand has three Fingers. After confirming with the person himself, the movement of the thumb seems to be the same as the thumb in the previous life. The other two Fingers feel like the index and middle fingers, with the ring finger and little finger stuck Together.

Naturally, three-finger gloves cannot be that convenient.

The siblings are worried in the corner of the glove section. After all, it is only like this.

As we walked toward it, Meleoron, who was holding his arms, turned his palms toward us,

"What do you think? Does this look good?"

"House..."

"Nnya. After all, these gloves seem to be the only ones available."

Well, it is just better, but...

Meleoron has been staring at the corner of the mittens for a while. A type of glove that wraps around four Fingers. This is enough to keep Meleoron's hand Hidden.

The problem is.

It is basically bulky, difficult to apply in hot weather, and it might be difficult to use with your hands.

Difficult to use means the Pocket Cards are difficult to handle. This is a fairly big problem on Greed Island. Depending on the situation, you may be asked to wait a few seconds, but if it is difficult to get the card, that is bad.

When I pointed this out,

"Hmm... I usually don't like it.

When there are other players, I will wait patiently."

Saying this, Meleoron chose the thinnest gloves. Well... I can only get used to it.

After shopping, we walked toward the town entrance. There is no need to bother going to the gate to go to the Training grounds, but I still followed Uranus without hesitation, wondering if she had any thoughts.

……Hmm? Don't feel the presence of players there. Over there—

"You are playing grass baseball in the square."

I nodded at Uranus's words. Just like an Easter egg where you want to become a top-tier athlete.

"What are you going to do? Shall we go scout?"

…………

Well, it should be meaningful to learn about the players who came to this town. After all, this is a place with only two Specified Pocket Cards. So very few players stop by.

Basically, the better the city you are in, the fewer other players there are. On the other hand, if players like us appear without knowing their identities, it will be very inconvenient. Because there is too much to keep Hidden...

"Let's go. Sounds good, Seam?"

"……If you like it, sister."

The siblings pulled their hoods over their eyes. Meleoron politely put on the gloves he had just bought.

"Uranus."

"Yeah, let's go.

I think I know one. Pfft, maybe."

Is that a person...

As expected, several players were challenging lawn baseball in the plaza.

It looked like an evenly matched game.... But it was the bottom of the 9th inning, 12-10. There were runners on second and third base...

The two people on base were players. Mr. Poohhat was on second base.

And one on the bench. If that person gets the order to bat, there's still a chance.

"Ah... this is a bad pattern, yes.

In this situation, the game character won't hit for you."

"What about that person on the bench?"

"That's the director's seat; there was no director character sitting there to begin with.

There are only 3 players; if I get 2 more outs, it's over."

While speaking, Tianwangxing was thinking about something.

Before I could ask him anything, Tianwangxing walked to the bench. We will focus on you later.

"Hey, you."

"... What?"

"If you're short-handed, can you help me out?"

"............"

There were two players on base—one of them was Mr. Poohhat, but they were also staring at me. Especially Mr. Poohhat's expression, which seemed somewhat complicated.

"... I can't help you, can I join in the middle?"

"I can do it.

Originally, this is an event that requires you to help with lawn baseball.

At least if you're a pinch hitter, joining halfway is no problem."

"Abengane!

This is what we call Tianwangxing. The arm is very strong!"

Mr. Poohhat shouted. The mentioned Tianwangxing revealed a complicated expression.

"──Give it a try!

The game character in the batter's box was struck out. Now there are 2 outs.

That player named Abengane is at

"... What is the reward?"

"After you succeed, what are you going to do, we're out of time?"

"Time!

... What's your name? No, it's Tianwangxing. ──Substitution, pinch hitter Tianwangxing!"

"Okay.

But you can't guarantee Absolute success, right?

If you let the game character do it, you'll definitely fail, so I'm calling them."

Tianwangxing put down the backpack while speaking. Meleoron picked up the backpack and put it on his back.... The glove came in handy right away.

Tianwangxing picked up the bat from the bench and dragged it to the batter's box.

Don't know if it will work... He said he only played baseball on TV, and he said he didn't like sports.

Tianwangxing entered the batter's box and swung. I tilted my head a little. Hmm... I don't know much about it either, but it didn't feel good enough.

Tianwangxing took a stance.

The game character pitcher swung. Threw the ball.

"──Give it a try!"

Tianwangxing did nothing, just let it go.... I kept watching. From the side, his eyes were perfectly fixed on the ball.

I think you might hit it. The problem is. What's needed here is 3 points to reverse it. If you just hit it, you'll end up losing. At the very least, we need two runs to lead to extra innings. If there is extra time, though.

The game character pitcher swung back and threw the ball.

Moving Tianwangxing──Bunt!?

He used a bunting stance, hitting the ball with the bat with Heavy force.

Go!! ──Gagagagagagaga!!

A low ball hit the side of the pitcher at extreme speed and bounced to the ground—it didn't bounce up, it scraped away the mud and sand!

"Run!!"

Tianwangxing cried out. Second and third base ran. He also walked with considerable speed, following closely behind Mr. Poohhat.

The ball dug out the mud of the plaza, buried deep. What is this... I'm really confused about the game character.

The three will return to base.

... No way, pinch hitter comeback walk-off, three-run out-of-the-park home run.

"────Tsk tsk tsk tsk!!"

This is bad.

All players except Tianwangxing opened their eyes wide.

Tianwangxing himself also gave an awkward smile.

The lawn baseball event ended, and the plaza quieted down. We gathered in one place, standing and talking.

"Don't scare me, I'm completely..."

Mr. Poohhat scratched the back of his head. Really.

"Yeah, I won."

Relax, Uranus. I want to honestly praise the results you've shown, but... that might not be the case. No matter how much.

"Then, about the reward—"

When the player acting as the director cut in like that, another player,

"Hey, wait a minute.

I didn't recognize them at first. Please introduce me."

complained. He was a muscular man with an obviously enhanced aura. I really don't know. There seem to be a surprisingly small number of Enhancement systems. Another possibility is the Emission system.

"... It seems so.

I'm seeing them for the first time, so even if I wanted to introduce them, I couldn't. If you don't mind, could you tell me your name? I am Abengane."

"I am Jeet. And you guys?"

Mr. Poohhat, who was excluded. We know your name too.

"I am Uranus."

"I am Aisha."

"Seam."

"... Meleoron."

The muscular man nodded in satisfaction,

"Oh, nice to meet you.

... And you guys. Why are you suddenly cooperating with us?"

Naturally, all eyes were focused on Uranus. He pursed his lips slightly,

"Well..."

"To put it bluntly, what would you do? You're looking for the 'Egg of a First-Rate Athlete', right?"

Uranus, pointed out by Mr. Abengane, scratched his cheek.

"Honestly, you got too much in one turn of batting, didn't you?

That is why you should treat it as a substitute for a deposit that can be negotiated."

Thinking of Abengane. Poohhat shrugged,

"Gyo-mae classmate is too humble and disgusting.

Honestly, I contributed, why don't you give me your share?"

Seeing this, Abengane looked displeased,

"... Originally you guys didn't score, and almost lost."

"Hey hey, don't say that now.

I couldn't help it. How many home runs can you hit like that?"

"The pitcher who appeared in the final stage was strong.

In the early and middle stages, I batted with the same feeling as the pitcher."

I am arguing with you.... But I understand. Will the opponent become stronger at the end of the game? That's also troublesome.

"Wait wait, if it's a fight, then wait.

Let me negotiate first. We don't have time either."

When Uranus said this, Mr. Abengane turned a suspicious gaze toward him,

"That's fine, but what are you negotiating with?

... No, I want to ask you first.

You guys, if you are in Otania, wouldn't you have a Pearl Locust?"

One. I couldn't help but react. Seam widened his eyes, so he knew, perhaps.

"Pearl Locust...

If it's pain and an egg, can we trade?"

"I tried in the morning, but I couldn't get it and it closed.

I came to look for that person, but I couldn't pick it up, so I'm in trouble."

Mr. Abengane felt disgusted by Mr. Jeet saying that. This negotiation is a bit messy. This is a leaked hand that shouldn't be shown to the other party.

"... Well, that's it.

I will accept the trade for the Pearl Locust and the Egg of a First-Rate Athlete.

If you don't have it, at least use another designated pocket card."

"No, I still have one Pearl Locust.

So I don't mind trading, but increasing the number of eggs through 'Copy' is fine, right?"

"I only have the one I got now, so that won't happen.

If you are wearing the Paladin's Necklace, take it off now."

Uranus shrugged slightly,

"You don't have to worry about that part.

What about 'Copy'? Should I prepare it here?"

"Let's prepare this much here.

Winnie Hat. It's in my designated pocket, so please use 'Copy' to increase it."

"Alright. Reserved."

Mr. Poohhat took a card out of his Binder,

"—'Copy' activate, Abengane!"

The spell card transformed. Mr. Poohhat flipped the front of the card over. Yes, it was the Egg of a First-Rate Athlete. Without a doubt.

"Go on, you come out too."

"Oh. Book."

Uranus also took out the Pearl Locust Card from the free pocket page.

Then the two of them exchanged cards at the same time.

"That is definitely original, so you can check the necklace or whatever.

I'm going to swap cards now, please wait a moment."

"I think you know, but the 'Copy' card is—"

Abengane looked suspicious and asked for attention. Uranus had once put the card into the Binder and then taken it out,

"It's fine, don't be so silly.

Aisha. Just hold onto this card."

"Yes."

... What would you do? Given the situation, it seems unlikely to be a 'Forgery' card, but the possibility is not zero. Even if it were swapped for some kind of ability, it would be hard for me to see through it right now.

Uranus took out a card,

"—'Roster/List' open. 37."

Currently, 37 "Starting Point of a First-Rate Athlete"

Players possessing it

Two people

Number possessed

3 cards

"Aisha, put that card into your Binder."

"Yes. Book.

... Should it be placed in the designated pocket?"

"For those who like designated or free ones"

Hmm. Then put it in the designated pocket so it doesn't get in the way.

"I understand."

Uranus took out the card again,

"—'Roster/List' open. 37."

Currently, 37 "Starting Point of a First-Rate Athlete"

Players possessing it

3 people

Number possessed

3 cards

"Alright, confirmed. Transaction complete."

—I see.

If it is a 'Forgery' card, checking the 'Roster' will not count it toward the card count or the number of people.

And the "number of players possessing it" displayed in the "Roster/List" is the number of players who have the card in their Binders. In other words, if the number of cardholders changes before and after the card is taken out of the Binder, the card is genuine.

Whether I hold it in my hand or put it in the Binder, the number of cards I possess does not change because I am judging the number of cards I possess myself. The judgment is different... This is a blind spot.

Mr. Abengane is thinking about something. Presumably, I don't know how I judge authenticity right now. Unless you actually see the numbers change, you might not know.

"Hey, Abengane.

We've finished the exchange, let's go. I spent a long time."

"... Oh."

"Then, you guys."

At Mr. Poohhat's prompt, Mr. Abengane reluctantly began to move. I also nodded to Mr. Jeet, and she said goodbye softly.

Within a distance of more than twenty meters, the three of them flew away under the effect of the spell card.

"Now.

I'm lost, but let's go to the Training ground too."

Uranus urged us to walk. This time, instead of going to the city gate, we walked in a direction slightly closer to the Training ground.

Meleoron sighed.

"Hmm... you can rest assured too."

"It's B-rank.

If I wanted to, it might take me some time to remove it, but inserting it into a place like this is the least troublesome."

"That's not all, is it?"

I asked. A smile flashed across Uranus's lips,

"Do you understand?"

"Yes.

To keep them from staying in this town for too long, right?"

"Seikai"

seemed to blink during our conversation. Meleoron is considering something.

"Actually, if you eat a Pearl Locust, it would be painful due to the card limit, but if they tasted a strange flavor and started wandering around this town, it would be difficult for us.

I quickly achieved my goal and drove them away."

Is that so? Otherwise, it is better to leave it alone. There is no need to force yourself to aim for B-rank cards. With the skills I displayed earlier, I believe they will be a bit more careful over there. In the case of Uranus, he has been cautious from the beginning.

However...

"Uranus.

I thought your negotiation just now was generous, but...

Because I felt sorry for those people, right?"

"... It's not like that.

It's just that I did something bad to Pooh. A bit guilty.

Ha..."

At the same time as me, Meleoron exhaled and looked at the other person.

Shim looked happy,

"Uranus is really kind, isn't he?"

"... You said it's not like that, Seam.

This is to facilitate future negotiations."

"Again."

Yes. Seam might be right. It's just... you are a good-natured person.

Hame-gumi

【Poohhat】

Personal status of a member with Manipulator ability. Passed the screening on September 10, 1999, and moved from Kojo to Greed Island. Joined Antokiba's group. Five months later, after the quiz event, he escaped the hideout unscathed due to internal division within the team.

Originally, he should have been killed by an enraged Genthru who betrayed everyone in the Hame-gumi, but since Genthru left the Hame-gumi, that event no longer happened. He should have talked to Gon and the others at the selection meeting, but I didn't say anything either.

Currently, there are relatively gentle people in the group collecting Jeet. I am participating in the new Hame-gumi.

Due to a shortage of manpower, he is busy all day collecting cards, gathering information, and making friends.

【Abengane】

User of Conjuration ability. Passed the screening on September 10, 1999, and moved from Kojo to Greed Island. Joined Antokiba's group with Poohhat and others. Then, five months later, after a quiz event, a split broke out within the group, and he quickly escaped the hideout.

Originally, during Genthru's Hame-gumi bombing incident, he should have used his Exorcism ability to escape loneliness, and afterwards, he should have annihilated Chrollo under the guidance of Hisoka. Genthru left the team, and both Hisoka and Chrollo had nothing to do with Greed Island, so Abengane had nothing to do with them.

Currently, he was persuaded by Poohhat to join the new group. Mainly serves as a staff officer.

... However, he himself is now struggling with whether to just stay in the game like this. Considering the probability that the liquidation will be able to hold more than 100 million dollars in the future, I feel that the risk-reward is not very appropriate.

【Jeet】

Enhancer ability. At the very least, he was the first to challenge the screening on September 10, 1999, and had the strength to pass.

He should have been killed by Genthru at Antokiba on September 11, 1999, when he had just entered the island.

... However, three days before that, on September 8, Genthru was arrested after coming into contact with Leina, thereby escaping the fate of death.

Afterwards, he joined the Hame-gumi with Poohhat and others. Five months later, after a quiz event, he quickly escaped the hideout due to internal division within the team. I also got rid of the trouble there.

Currently, he was persuaded by Poohhat to join the new group. Mainly earning money by eliminating monsters, and is sent to combat activities and action activities that require physical strength.

Mystery of the Bomber

Genthru is active as a Bomber on Greed Island. He killed Jeet, who was also participating, immediately after the original game started with his friends.

Genthru can use two abilities. 【Little Flower】 and 【Countdown】. It is almost impossible to possess other abilities. Since 【Countdown】 is limited to "accurately explaining the ability," Genthru had to inform all the abilities he could use. Therefore, I always explain 【Little Flower】 to the opponent who activates 【Countdown】. If it weren't for the restriction, I wouldn't risk explaining 【Little Flower】 to the group.... Well, there is also the memory being tight. It seems Gon didn't explain 【Little Flower】 properly, but if Genthru admits the other party knows, it counts as an explanation.

However, these two abilities are difficult to kill Jeet's explosion ability.

First is 【Little Flower】, but with this ability that can blow up what you grab, it is impossible to blow up a person from a distance. In Jeet's case, there is testimony that it suddenly exploded from the inside, and because it was a corpse with a ruptured abdomen, it is different from the nature of 【Little Flower】 exploding whatever it grabs.

Then, the only thing left is 【Countdown】, but

Naturally, 【Countdown】 counts from 6000 to 0 after activation, or they are "released" when Sub and Bara are Together.

In this case, remote bombing is possible, but when, due to the nature of having to explain, there is not a trace of Hidden. With this, it is impossible to hide that Genthru is a Bomber. In fact, he made a mistake and exposed his ability to Abengane after using it only once.

It's blocked. This is about the original version, so it's fine.

... Well, even if the story ends here, that's how it is, so let's talk about how it's possible.

(1) Genthru has different abilities, and he is active as a Bomber over there.

... I wrote about this before, but honestly, I don't think this is the best.

After all, 【Countdown】 should be considered to have that many characteristics, considering the risk of having to explain all the abilities it possesses.), there is no such memory space.

Most importantly, when I was covered in gasoline, I tried to use the inconvenient 【Countdown】, so if I had other remote detonation abilities, it would be unnatural if I didn't use them at that time.

(2) Sub or Bara might not be the zero active as a Bomber on Greed Island,

but considering that Sub and Bara never used "Escape" in battle, they can still use Genthru's 【Countdown】. It is very likely that the memory was completely shaken. There is almost no room for a single detonation ability.

It is not impossible that Sub and Bara were on Greed Island when they wanted to detonate remotely, but if the three of them gathered together for "Escape," the stealth would drop significantly, which is not very realistic.

(3) 【Little Flower】 can actually be detonated remotely and used as a Bomber.

When Genthru uses 【Little Flower】, he converts 20% of the explosion and 25% of the hand guard into manifested aura due to "Healing."

If it can be remote-controlled, there is no need for a hand guard. Even in the battle with Gon in the original work, he was about to give up using it as long as he covered it with gasoline, so remote detonation is probably impossible.

It is also possible that he moved at super speed and exploded without anyone noticing he was approaching the target... well, this is unlikely. Smoke comes out of your hands, well. It is difficult to completely hide the fact that you detonated yourself.

I might have used 【Little Flower】 in cases other than Jeet, but I feel I can't just explain the Jeet case.

(4)

Even in the description of the ability to adjust the 【Countdown】 count, Genthru did not mention this count (I explained to Gon that it is a timer type), so the count value can be set arbitrarily. It is a nature.

In the case of the Hame-gumi, we need time to exchange cards, so if we set the value to 6000, we can guess that it is possible it would explode immediately.

Therefore, even if the value of 6000 is a Fixed value that cannot be changed.

If you look at the scene where Genthru actually activates 【Countdown】, it starts from a state where the count, which should have started from 6000, has already advanced. 5942, 5897, etc.

Although there are individual differences in heart rate, it is strange that something that should have started from a count of 6000 becomes that value immediately after activation.

If possible, perhaps the count started the moment I heard the name 【Countdown】 during the explanation. In other words, it is possible to count in advance before the bomb is activated and before the bomb becomes visible, and by finishing the explanation when the count is 0, the bomb can be detonated immediately. That said, I have an explanation. In this case, even Jeet could detonate it remotely by adjusting the timing of the explanation.

Another question is how the target's heart rate is calculated before attaching 【Countdown】, but if this count does not have that much significance, then it is calculated according to Genthru's heart rate, or simply calculated using time. It can be explained by calculating a reasonable heart rate.

... Or rather, if the count cannot be adjusted, 【Countdown】 would become a very inflexible ability, so...

Well, perhaps ④.