In Hisoka's heart, a murderous intent began to spread. The playing cards in his hand were poised to strike, ready to shoot towards Satotz and the man in green.
But just as he was about to make his move—swish!! A figure suddenly appeared from behind the examinees.
With just a single hand chop, he effortlessly shattered the throat of the man in green, causing him to clutch his neck and fall to the ground in unwillingness.
"He monster is not the real examiner," the newly emerged figure said.
"Hmm?!!" Satotz's pupils suddenly contracted. What surprised him wasn't the figure's skill, but his appearance.
"I am the real examiner," the figure stated. Everyone else stared blankly at the figure, their mouths unconsciously agape, their eyes filled with shock.
Because—this figure's face, build, and even the way he spoke and stood—were exactly the same as Satotz, who had been leading them! He even had the same curled mustache and standing posture!
"How interesting, ha ha!" Hisoka's action of throwing the playing cards stopped mid-air.
His eyes opened slightly, shifting back and forth between Satotz and the "new Satotz." He finally let out a chuckle, once again concealing his murderous intent. "Interesting, truly interesting!"
The newly appeared Satotz also had his hands behind his back, dressed identically to Satotz. Even his gaze maintained that same calm demeanor.
This not only shocked the others but also left Satotz himself quite astonished.
"A human-faced ape? No, the resemblance is uncanny, almost identical to me," Satotz mused.
"And in terms of skill, he seems to be on par with me. Even in combat style and habits, he's not much different from me." Satotz squinted slightly, scrutinizing the other, "It's as if we were carved from the same mold."
To Satotz, describing the other as identical was an understatement.
It was as if he was looking at his own personal replica! "Where on earth did he come from?" Satotz pondered this question.
'He emerged from among the examinees, meaning he also participated in this Hunter Exam. Before it started, I observed all four hundred-plus examinees, and aside from a few formidable ones, none resembled me.'
'Even if it were a Nen user's ability, I didn't detect any Nen fluctuations. This means... this 'creature' in front of me is likely the handiwork of one of the examinees here!'
"The most likely candidate is..." Satotz quickly analyzed in his mind and shifted his gaze to the smiling Morin. "What exactly is going on here?!"
Leorio was dumbfounded as he watched the scene unfold. Initially, he thought the man in green was the real examiner.
But soon after, another person suddenly appeared, also claiming to be the real examiner, and directly killed the man in green.
That wasn't all; when he revealed himself, he looked almost identical to the original examiner who had been leading them in running.
Such twists and turns made the situation so convoluted that Leorio was utterly confused, unable to distinguish who the real examiner was.
"Based on the current situation, the first thing we can confirm is that the man in green is definitely a fake examiner," Kurapika analyzed.
Yes, the man was dead, and his skills were weak, so he must be fake. The examinees behind listened to Kurapika's analysis, silently commenting to themselves.
Of course, they also perked up their ears, wanting to hear what Kurapika had to say.
"So, we can confirm that the real examiner must have the same appearance as the examiner who led us in running; otherwise, no one would bother to disguise themselves as him."
The other examinees nodded slightly. "So, we have to choose between these two examiners who have identical faces and voices?"
Gon listened for quite a while before he managed to sort out the situation.
"Yeah, just judging by their skills, both of them seem to have pretty decent abilities."
Killua, with his hands in his pockets, chimed in, "One of them ran several kilometers without breaking a sweat or turning red. Such stamina is definitely something a qualified Hunter should possess."
"And the newcomer, the way they strike is so clean and swift, they're undoubtedly a formidable opponent."
Killua displayed an intrigued smile.
He tilted his head back: "Both of them could very well be the real Hunter examiners."
At this moment, his interest was piqued.
Because even he couldn't discern which one was the real examiner.
Both individuals, in terms of physique, appearance, and strength, were so similar.
Of course, with his keen sense of intuition, he leaned towards the original examiner being the real one.
Because~~~
The new examiner seemed too unreasonable, and...
The whole situation felt more like a prank! !
"This feels so troublesome."
Gon scratched his face with some difficulty, then straightforwardly looked at the [Guiding Angel] in his left hand.
"Mr. [Guiding Angel], could you please tell me which one is the real examiner for the Hunter test?"
"The original one!!" After providing a rather concise answer, the [Guiding Angel] fell silent.
When Gon asked why again, it remained tight-lipped. "Only giving the result, not even a hint..."
Gon glanced at the two examiners facing off in the field.
"Then I'll go with what Mr. [Guiding Angel] said, and choose... huh?"
Gon sniffed the air lightly twice, then raised an eyebrow.
"What's up, Gon?"
Killua noticed Gon's twitching nose and asked.
"I think... I smell fried tofu?"
Gon tilted his head, looking at the newly appeared "Satotz":
"It's coming from that new examiner."
Fried tofu?
Question marks popped up over the candidates' heads.
"Could it be that after running for so long, you're just hungry, Gon?" Leorio was a bit worried that the kid might be starving.
"No, he really does smell like fried tofu!"
Gon stated honestly.
"Fried tofu, indeed."
Leorio was about to say more when a light chuckle came from behind him.
"I overlooked how sharp your nose is, Gon, ending this game so early."
Morin, sitting in the car, tapped lightly on the car window.
Instantly, the new examiner's body shivered.
Soon, under everyone's watchful eyes, a fluffy yellow tail emerged from the waist area of the examiner.
"A tail?!!"
Everyone was stunned, "What is this, a magical beast?!
At least it was confirmed that the other party wasn't human; humans don't grow tails.
"So it seems the real examiner is indeed the one who led us from the start."
Kurapika and Killua both looked at Satotz.
The latter, however, was looking at Morin.
His eyes showed a knowing expression.
As expected, huh?
Among the candidates present, apart from Morin, no one else could achieve this.
Creating a template character almost identical to himself could only be Morin's handiwork.
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