The first to enter was a burly man named Kutō. According to the referee's introduction, he was a veteran who had fought his way up from the lower floors.
He had already fought seven matches and won each one by a narrow margin. The second to enter was a woman with a striking figure, Hela.
Yes, names in the world of Hunter x Hunter were always this casual. Tōba, Silva, Puhatsu, Mamen, Jidou, Sadaso-none of them sounded normal. So when Emiya heard Kutō and Hela, he wasn't surprised at all.
According to the referee, Hela had only fought three matches so far, but she had completely dominated every opponent. She had reached the fiftieth floor with ease and had a very high chance of winning.
She was also an assistant master at the local Sky Martial Arts dojo. This match wasn't just for advancement. It was for reputation.
When Hela stepped into the ring, the cheers were overwhelming. Emiya could clearly hear that most of them came from men, which said everything about her popularity.
He smiled in a way all men understood. Everyone here was clearly a seasoned pervert.
After a brief introduction, the referee stepped back and left the ring. A clear signal rang out.
The match began.
The instant it started, Hela charged forward and closed the distance. She didn't hesitate despite Kutō's size. She went straight in, launching a direct frontal attack.
Her speed was astonishing. She threw a punch straight at Kutō's face.
Kutō was big, but not slow. He dodged in a flash and countered immediately, aiming for her neck.
Hela ducked smoothly. Kutō's fist skimmed past the top of her head.
In the same motion, she slipped into his guard and drove her knee into his abdomen.
Kutō retreated without hesitation, but Hela didn't give him space. She pressed forward relentlessly.
The two were locked in close combat almost instantly.
By all logic, Kutō's size should have given him the advantage at close range. In reality, the one firmly in control was Hela.
Her movements were agile. Her speed was high. Her strength wasn't much weaker than Kutō's.
She suppressed him almost completely, launching fierce attacks one after another.
After several minutes of stalemate, Kutō finally slipped up on defense.
Hela didn't miss it.
She shoved his arms aside with both hands.
His guard opened.
Hela leapt and kicked upward.
A dull impact echoed through the arena as her right foot smashed into Kutō's chin. Bone cracked audibly.
Kutō's two-hundred-plus-pound body was sent flying.
He landed three to four meters away with a heavy thud. The referee announced that the hit was valid.
Heavens Arena used a P&KO system.
Ten points or a successful knockout meant victory.
A solid attack earned one point. An excellent one earned two.
If an opponent was knocked down and failed to rise after the countdown, that was one point.
Accumulating ten points resulted in a TKO.
Hela's kick could have earned two points. But Kutō didn't get up.
The referee began counting. Kutō remained motionless.
After checking on him, the referee confirmed that Kutō had already lost consciousness.
The match was over.
Hela was declared the winner and advanced to the sixtieth floor.
The arena exploded with cheers.
Hela stood proudly in the ring, thanking the crowd and even tossing out a few flying kisses. The reaction was immediate and deafening.
After her promotion, the referee exited, and the ring was cleared once more.
The audience waited, chatting patiently.
Gina said excitedly, "Ms. Hela is only an assistant master, but that fight was incredible. What do you think, Mr. Emiya?"
Emiya nodded. "It was a very good match."
He had practiced martial arts himself and understood what he was seeing. Both Kutō and Hela were skilled fighters.
In the world of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, they would easily qualify as Level 2 adventurers.
In One Piece, they could carry bounties of several million, possibly even tens of millions.
Even at Ryōzanpaku, where Emiya had stayed before, they would be considered hands-of-god level, even if they hadn't reached true master rank.
That alone showed how high the combat level of the Hunter x Hunter world was.
A few minutes later, the next match began.
This time it was two burly men, exchanging heavy, fist-to-fist blows that drove the audience into a frenzy.
In the end, a short-haired man won and advanced to the sixtieth floor.
Matches continued one after another.
Before long, the entire morning had passed. Emiya had watched more than ten matches.
The longest lasted nearly forty minutes before a winner emerged. Most others ended within ten to twenty minutes.
The shortest match came from a bald man.
Judging by his clothes and appearance, he looked like an ascetic.
At the opening signal, he stepped forward.
It was as if space itself folded.
He appeared directly in front of his opponent and struck once, chopping the man's neck.
His opponent collapsed instantly.
The referee declared the bald man the winner and sent him straight to the hundredth floor.
Emiya couldn't be sure whether the man had mastered Nen, but his speed and decisiveness were unmistakable.
His strength was no weaker than Ryōzanpaku's masters.
A true martial artist.
Emiya estimated that reaching the two hundredth floor was only a matter of time. He might even attempt it within days.
At noon, Emiya had lunch inside Heavens Arena.
Despite being a sacred battleground, the facilities were flawless. Aside from the rings, it was no different from a seven-star luxury hotel.
Possibly even more extravagant.
With over a billion visitors every year, its scale spoke for itself.
Shopping streets, theaters, sports fields, swimming pools, supermarkets, hospitals-everything was there.
Naturally, the prices reflected that.
Lunch alone cost Emiya nearly ten million Jenny, roughly equivalent to ten million yen, or about sixty thousand dollars.
Gina was speechless.
This wasn't price gouging. It was ingredient choice.
In the Hunter x Hunter world, gourmet hunters risked their lives to collect rare and exquisite foods.
Emiya had ordered those ingredients.
Naturally, they were expensive.
And these were only ordinary rare ingredients.
If he had ordered rare or extremely rare ones, ten million wouldn't have been enough.
He could afford them easily.
He just didn't want to.
He preferred to start low and work his way up, savoring the progression.
After lunch, Emiya didn't return to the arena.
A full morning of matches was enough. He wasn't a fight fanatic.
That afternoon, with Gina's help, he went shopping and bought her perfumes, bags, and small gifts.
They had afternoon tea.
They watched a comedy movie together.
Then they had dinner.
That night, Emiya booked a luxurious presidential suite in the arena hotel.
He gave Gina enough money to open her own flower shop.
Then he sent her off.
Gina stood dazed by the elevator.
Even after leaving Heavens Arena, she still hadn't processed it.
Wasn't he supposed to invite her to stay the night? She would have hesitated, then agreed.
So why was she being sent away?
What was this situation?
It wasn't that Emiya was dense.
He simply felt that since he had transmigrated at last, his first time should be with the female lead or someone he genuinely liked.
Not a random person.
If it had been Megumi Kato, he might have considered it.
But otherwise, no.
The next day, Emiya didn't watch any matches.
Instead, he went online and searched for information about the Hunter Exam.
Yes. He wanted to become a hunter.
Not to learn Nen.
If he wanted Nen, that was easy.
Money solved that.
He could hire a Nen user directly. The Zoldyck family, for example.
They were assassins, but their reputation was solid.
For enough money, they wouldn't refuse.
Ten billion Jenny.
If that wasn't enough, a hundred billion.
Emiya was confident they'd accept.
But this was the Hunter x Hunter world.
Coming here and skipping the Hunter Exam would be a complete waste.
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