A/N: I have the plot ready for the new Hunter x Hunter fanfic. Can you guys give me some Specialist Hatsu ideas you would be interested in seeing.
It ha to be busted as he will end up being rivals with Fourth Prince of the Kakin. And we know how busted he is.
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Bordeaux looks at Noir and says, "Huh. Why."
Noir calmly takes a seat beside him and replies, "Because I'm curious."
"Curious, you say," Bordeaux mutters.
Noir chuckles lightly. "Bordeaux, aside from your musclebrain tendencies, you and I are actually very similar in our tastes."
Bordeaux immediately cuts him off. "Wait a minute, Noir. Don't make statements like that so nonchalantly. You and I are absolutely not the same. You're a pervert. I'm not."
Noir laughs. "You can fool yourself however you like. I'm not the one who was getting all touchy with his own naked sister."
Bordeaux shoots up to his feet in panic. "You saw that? Wait, how?"
Noir answers casually, "I was in the room the entire time. It truly was a scene to behold."
"Noir, you pervert!" Bordeaux shouts. "Why the hell would you spy on me and Blanc?"
"I was curious," Noir replies simply. "Besides, Blanc noticed my presence and you didn't. Which proves you were a bit too… enthralled."
"No way," Bordeaux fires back. "I'd just never been in that situation before. I didn't know how to react. That's all. I was not enthralled."
Noir chuckles again. "Deny it all you want. But that's not what I meant when I said we're similar. I was talking about our shared interest in learning things we don't know. That's why I wanted to hear if you found anything interesting there."
Bordeaux pauses, thinking. "Something interesting… huh. I guess I fought the Superior Spirit Ilfrit."
Noir waves a hand dismissively. "Boring. Anything else?"
Bordeaux rests his hand on his chin. "Noir, do we even share the same definition of interesting?"
Noir smiles. "What do you mean?"
"I mean," Bordeaux replies, "you probably find perverted things interesting. I don't."
Noir chuckles. "Try me."
As if struck by a sudden realization, Bordeaux says, "Oh. There might be one thing."
Noir's interest sharpens. "Oh? And what would that be?"
"I fought a girl named Shizue," Bordeaux says. "What caught my attention was her mask."
"Her mask?" Noir repeats. "What was special about it?"
"It had the properties of Infinity," Bordeaux answers.
Noir places a finger against his chin, smiling slowly. "Infinity, huh. Now that is truly interesting."
"Yep," Bordeaux says. "That's all I've got. Unless you want to hear about the fodder I killed while I was there."
Noir stands up. "No. I've heard what I wanted to hear."
"Good," Bordeaux replies. "Now leave me alone in peace."
Noir laughs softly. "How cold. That's no way to treat your older brother. What do I have to do to get the same treatment as Blanc? Should I turn into a woman, get naked, and let you touch me all over?"
Bordeaux turns to him with a chilling smile. "Noir. I swear. Say one more word and I'll kill you."
Noir chuckles. "Then I'll be on my way. Little brother."
With that, he vanishes.
Left alone, Bordeaux clicks his tongue. "Damn that Blanc."
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10 years later. Three years before Mr. Slime arrives
The battlefield was littered with blood.
Countless soldiers clashed, steel meeting flesh in a relentless storm of slashing and killing. To any observer, it was unmistakably war, a full-scale conflict between the Kingdom of Treet and the Kingdom of Blu. Twenty-four thousand soldiers in total had been thrown into the carnage.
Atop a mountain overlooking the battlefield stood a woman dressed entirely in white. A sword rested at her waist. A patterned mask concealed her face, and mid-length black hair swayed quietly in the wind.
She was none other than the Conqueror of Flames, Shizue Izawa.
"This is terrible…" Shizue murmured. "Why do wars even happen? All they do is create countless deaths and leave families in mourning. If only they didn't exist."
She let out a soft sigh before straightening her posture.
"But that does not concern me today. I have a promise to keep, the one I made to Bordeaux-san. He who saved my life."
Over the past ten years, the relationship between Shizue and Ifrit had softened considerably. In the beginning, Ifrit had obeyed her solely out of fear of Bordeaux. But as time passed and the two fought side by side, that fear slowly turned into respect.
Even though Ifrit despised being sealed away, he no longer minded it when it was Shizue who held his contract.
Shizue smiled faintly. "I should probably remove the mask. Bordeaux-san did say I looked beautiful without it…"
Her cheeks flushed as memories surfaced, his casual tone, the teasing smile, and the way he said she owed him a kiss.
"Am I really going to do it…?" she muttered.
Clenching her fists in mock determination, she nodded to herself. "I'll do it. I really will."
Kneeling down, Shizue began drawing an intricate summoning pattern into the ground using her own blood.
As she worked, doubt crept into her thoughts.
Bordeaux-san is a demon. I know he's a good person… but ten years is a long time. What if his instincts have taken over? What if I summon him and he's become a threat?
What if he threatens to destroy the world?
Would I have the power to stop him?
…Would I even want to?
Just then a voice echoed within her mind.
"Put such thoughts away."
It was Ifrit.
"There is no way in hell I'm fighting that monster."
Shizue blinked. "Ifrit, it's been ten years and you're still afraid of Bordeaux-san?"
Ifrit responded without hesitation. "In ten years, he's most likely grown even stronger. Besides, even if we fought him together, our chances of winning wouldn't even reach one percent."
Shizue froze.
"…Do you really have that little confidence in me, Ifrit?"
"Yes." Ilfrit responded.
The blunt answer left Shizue utterly speechless.
She stared down at the completed summoning circle, the wind carrying the distant screams of war up the mountainside.
And for the first time in years, doubt truly took hold.
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