I'm Really Not A Nen Exorcist (HxH Fanfic)

In doubts, Killua looked down at his own legs.

For some reason, they now felt as heavy as lead, making it impossible to take even one more step forward.

'Stay away from the source of danger, stay away from the source of danger...'

At the same time, that inner voice, echoing like a reverberation in a valley, kept repeating in his mind.

Killua suddenly understood why he could no longer advance.

It was because of Hisoka's menacing Aura and because of his own cowardice.

The joy he felt upon finally seeing Moses had been overpowered by fear… by terror

Lowering his head, Killua's gaze was shadowed with disappointment.

Moses, with his back to Killua, gave no response.

Or rather,

His focus now needed to be on Hisoka.

"Hisoka, there's something I've been curious about."

Moses looked at Hisoka and without waiting for his reaction, he continued, "How did you survive back then? Don't tell me you surrendered right on the spot and chose to join the Phantom Troupe?"

"…"

Hisoka fell silent upon hearing this.

Such a reaction more or less confirmed Moses's assumption.

"Phantom Troupe?"

The moment he heard this soul-stirring name, Kurapika's face changed, and a tidal wave of hatred surged from within, turning his eyes blood-red in an instant.

Moses and Hisoka both immediately sensed Kurapika's emotional shift, but neither of them looked away. They still maintained their eye contact.

"If you don't answer, then I'll just take it as a yes. It just so happens that I have something else I want to ask you."

With that, Moses raised his hand to the edge of the silicone mask and began slowly peeling it off, from right to left.

However, just as he started to remove the mask, Hisoka suddenly pushed off with his foot, lunging forward at high speed and pulling his right hand back.

[Bungee Gum]

A pink adhesive thread attached to Hisoka's right hand stretched all the way to the back of Moses's hand.

When had it been attached?

The answer is the moment when Moses's fist landed on Hisoka's right cheek.

And the purpose of calling out Moses's name just now was to divert Moses's attention.

While he was engaging in conversation, Hisoka had masked his true intent, rubbing his swollen cheek as he stealthily transferred the Bungee Gum from his cheek to his right hand.

Throughout the entire process, Hisoka had been paying close attention to the flow of Aura in Moses's body.

Unfortunately, Moses was wearing a sealed silicone mask on his face, so the information that could be collected was quite limited.

Whether Moses noticed the adhesive thread or what he might do with it…

Hisoka didn't think that far.

He just used In when he was injured to arrange a back-up plan, but he didn't know when to activate it, and he didn't know whether it would have any effect.

Now, seeing Moses beginning to remove his mask, Hisoka revealed his hidden hand without hesitation.

As Bungee Gum exerted its maximum shrinkage ability, before Moses could completely tear off the silicone mask, he was yanked forward by the sudden shrinking force and flew straight towards Hisoka, who was rushing towards him from the front.

"Let me embrace this surprise with all my heart♡."

Hisoka murmured, his eyes reflecting Moses's approaching figure. As he charged, he bent his arm, readying a punch aimed at Moses's cheek.

He knew very well that Moses could exchange positions with his shadow at any moment, so he also knew that the fist he was about to throw out would never be able to hit Moses.

Expecting this, Hisoka planned for the moment Moses switched places with his shadow. He would attach playing cards to the Bungee Gum and release them, allowing them to home in on Moses's new position automatically.

However-

When Hisoka swung his fist, the expected scene of Moses exchanging positions with his shadow did not happen.

"Hm?"

Hisoka was a little surprised, but in a split second, he came up with other countermeasures.

While maintaining the punching action with one hand, he flicked his other hand, which was controlling the sticky thread, down to the ground, directing it sideways.

The abruptly redirected thread pulled Moses mid-air to the right, throwing him into a position where it was difficult to mount any defense or counterattack.

Then-

Hisoka's punch continued toward Moses, but as the attack progressed, it changed from aiming directly at his cheek to aiming directly at his waist and abdomen.

This adjustment, which is made in a split second, fully displayed Hisoka's exceptional combat instincts.

So his punch landed squarely on Moses's midsection.

As the hit connected, Hisoka was already prepared to reel Moses back in with the sticky thread for a follow-up punch.

However, the expected outcome did not unfold.

Hisoka's punch, which is delivered with perfect timing, struck an Aura barrier Moses had formed around his abdomen just in time.

Ryu!

This swift and steady aura control was the reason Moses had the confidence to avoid using Shadow Shift, as well as why he could withstand Hisoka's punch.

While using Ryu to defend against Hisoka's punch, the shadow under Moses swelled up like a spring, and then condensed into a shape at an extremely fast speed as it appeared between Moses and Hisoka.

Boom!

The shadow that had condensed into shape swung its fist and hit Hisoka's intact left cheek.

With a muffled thud, Hisoka spun several times in mid-air before crashing heavily to the ground.

One second.

Between the maneuvers and counterattacks, both Moses and Hisoka had employed countless tactics, but in the end, Hisoka came out on the losing end.

Moses's change of style in combat had completely caught Hisoka off guard.

"While we still have a little time, let's have a nice chat."

Moses steadied himself, slipping the silicone mask into his pocket before turning his gaze to Hisoka, who was now rising from the grass again.

At this point, both of Hisoka's cheeks were swollen, resembling stuffed buns.

Seeing Hisoka's current appearance, Moses couldn't help but reveal a nostalgic expression.

"…"

Looking at Moses's nostalgic expression, Hisoka's previous excitement and enthusiasm felt as though they had shattered into pieces, then disappeared.

Beep, beep…

At this moment, a slightly sharp sound came from Hisoka's pocket.

Hearing this, and perhaps to relieve the awkwardness, Hisoka pulled out the buzzing walkie-talkie without hesitation.

"Hisoka, it's time for you to come back. We're approaching the location for the second phase of the exam."

Illumi's reminder came through the walkie-talkie.

Moses raised an eyebrow and suddenly shouted: "Hisoka, how dare you... use Nen to attack Killua!"

"???"

Hisoka froze for a moment.

"?"

Killua, who had been wrestling with his fear, was also stunned.

"?"

On the other end of the walkie-talkie, Illumi was not only stunned for a moment, but also looked at the walkie-talkie with killing intent in his eyes.