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Chapter 169 - Questions

"Specific measures?"

Luke looked at her and smiled. "There are many such measures. I'll just mention two simple aspects first."

"Like translation, and ruins, things you can see right now, I won't go into detail about those."

"As for the rest..."

"I previously created the Hunter Website for all hunters to chat and communicate."

Luke spoke of his past actions: "I'm not saying I did anything remarkable before."

"The main point is that from now on, I can use this website to provide a layer of safety for all professional hunters."

"As long as they trust this website, and trust me as the Vice-Chairman..."

Luke already carried himself as if he were considering things from the position of Vice-Chairman: "Then they can log their location information onto it."

"That is, the location where the hunter currently is can be registered."

"Once the website detects that your situation is extremely unusual, or that your location appears very dangerous..."

"It can send an early warning to the person involved immediately."

"If the person involved has already encountered danger and can't respond, or is clearly in a state of seeking help—"

"Then such a message will be immediately transmitted to the Hunter Association, allowing the person's friends or other hunters capable of helping to take rescue measures."

"In this way..."

Luke smiled as he spoke: "Even if a hunter really encounters misfortune while outside, at least they won't die without anyone knowing."

"If conditions allow it, I even want to add a movement recorder, similar to a car dashcam."

"If an accident occurs, it can be recorded right away."

"It's just that, I think most hunters wouldn't agree to this since it involves personal privacy."

Luke shrugged: "I'm speaking purely from a safety perspective."

"Of course, if any of you also have other ideas, or anything you hope I, as Vice-Chairman..."

Luke swept his gaze around, passing by Pariston and Botobai, and finally landing on Cheadle.

"Can try it."

"Not for now."

Cheadle shook her head; she merely wanted to test Luke's attitude.

Yes, just his attitude, not his ability.

As for ability, Chairman Netero had already guaranteed that part.

And with Ging Freecss' approval of him, and his deep trust in Luke's inventions… This mysterious person taking the role of Vice-Chairman was clearly not a problem.

At least, Cheadle trusted Chairman Netero and Ging's judgment.

Although the two of them sometimes indulged in pranks or acted too willfully, their professional insight and ability to judge people were still reliable.

What Cheadle wanted to understand was Luke's attitude toward becoming Vice-Chairman.

She feared that he sought this position purely for selfish reasons.

Even though anyone eyeing such a position would naturally have personal motives and desires.

But as long as he was willing to do something for the association and for hunters, then having personal desires could be overlooked, and she could simply turn a blind eye.

After all, no one in this world is perfect, and all sorts of unspoken rules exist…

Fortunately, Luke's response showed that he did care about the association and its professional hunters.

He didn't treat the entire association as a tool.

Speaking of tools…

"I agree."

Cheadle calmly gave her opinion, then looked to the other side.

To Pariston, who still sat there smiling without speaking.

'You are the one who truly views the Hunter Association as a tool, aren't you, Pariston?'

'No matter what, I will absolutely stop you from becoming Vice-Chairman, absolutely!!'

In Cheadle's eyes, a flash of determination and resolve appeared.

Compared to Pariston, she would much rather have the newly emergent Luke take the Vice-Chairman seat.

She absolutely did not want Pariston to succeed!!

Cheadle considered herself someone who could sharply judge someone's character.

She fully admitted Pariston's skills and ability; they were indeed powerful.

But precisely because they were powerful, her resistance, wariness, and fear of him only grew stronger.

This man didn't take the association or its professional hunters seriously at all!!

She would never allow someone like Pariston to gain more authority in the Hunter Association!!

To block Pariston's rise, she would push Luke upward if necessary!!

Just like in the original story's Chairman Election Arc, Cheadle obstructed Pariston's momentum by speaking up and urging hunters to support Leorio.

She acted from a sense of public duty, blocking anyone or anything harmful to the association.

Cheadle thought fairly, and indeed, she put in real effort to act on those beliefs.

At this time, Botobai slowly opened his eyes after feigning sleep.

Then he looked sharply at Luke.

"I only have one question."

Botobai spoke, his voice deep and heavy like a muffled bell: "Your Nen, who did you learn it from?"

His sharp, oppressive gaze locked onto Luke: "In this world, perhaps anything can be faked: ways of fighting, disguising appearances, using abilities."

"But for a Nen user, the root of his strength, the aura that serves as his foundation..."

"The method of training it and wielding it cannot be faked."

Botobai spoke slowly, but his words resonated deeply with everyone.

Everyone present involuntarily looked up and listened carefully: "I see in you traces of orthodox Shingen-ryu."

"Without thousands of trials, decades of ceaseless training, it is impossible to reach such experience and internal flow."

"In the association, there are very few hunters capable of this. But at the very least, I know them all."

"And even so, only those people, after countless years, can reach your level."

"And for someone your age, at most you could only have learned a little superficial part from them."

"Just like when I handled the cases involving the Phantom Troupe."

Botobai continued without concealing anything: "The members of the Phantom Troupe also practice extremely orthodox Shingen-ryu."

"Although I don't know where they acquired the training method..."

"The way they fight matches my guess: they were taught, and then combined it with their personal traits to develop it."

Botobai said he didn't know where the Phantom Troupe learned it, but his eyes were fixed on Luke.

Obviously, in his mind, the Shingen-ryu techniques the Phantom Troupe used had undoubtedly been taught to them by Luke.

And indeed, that was true.

Botobai's sharp professionalism and experience had led him to a completely correct judgment.

He trusted that judgment, and so asked the question weighing on his mind: "Even those Phantom Troupe members learned their Nen from someone else."

"But on you, Luke, I see only the results that should appear on seasoned Nen masters..."

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