Sky Arena, June 23, 1999, six in the morning.
The morning light was just breaking, but the atmosphere in the room was as heavy as a solid.
Three days ago, Gon officially challenged the formidable Hisoka. Now, only 17 days remained until that seemingly unwinnable duel.
"Kyle, I'm ready."
Gon's eyes were clear and firm, completely ignoring Killua's worried gaze beside him, which was almost congealing into ice shards.
"Gon!" Killua couldn't help but step forward, his ice-blue pupils sharp as knives. It was the look of a Zoldyck family member scrutinizing prey, locking onto Kyle.
"Are you sure you want to do this? This ability, involving souls and unknown worlds, is too risky!"
"I trust Kyle."
Gon's answer was simple and direct, yet it carried immense weight.
This trust stemmed from their life-and-death friendship during the Hunter Exam.
Kyle said no more, just nodded solemnly.
He took a deep breath, focusing his will intensely on his palm.
As 'Ren' was activated, a visible aura began to swirl, eventually manifesting as an ancient bronze book with strange patterns carved into its cover—the Book of Resonance.
As his fingertips touched the cold bronze cover, two brief but brutal memory fragments flashed through his mind like needle pricks—the cold glint of a blade in the Pirate world, and the whistling kunai from the night of the clan's destruction in the Hokage world.
The chill of death made his fingertips tremble slightly, but it also strengthened his resolve.
In this Hunter world, even more bizarre and dangerous than the previous two, he had to seize every opportunity to grow stronger.
"Gon Freecss," Kyle's voice carried a ceremonial solemnity, and the pages turned without wind, "are you willing to establish a resonance contract with me, to jointly explore unknown worlds, and to share a certain portion of your training results and risks?"
"I am willing!" Gon responded without hesitation, simultaneously activating his Nen with full power.
A pure aura, full of vitality, like a vigorously burning golden flame, answered the call of the ancient contract, transforming into a dazzling thread that slowly flowed into the Book of Resonance.
Buzz—!
The pages suddenly burst forth with a gentle yet dazzling light.
On the first page, golden light, like living brushstrokes, powerfully outlined the name "Gon Freecss."
The moment the name formed, Gon and Kyle's bodies simultaneously trembled slightly. A wondrous telepathic connection was established between them, like an invisible bond, causing their auras to faintly resonate with each other.
"It succeeded…" Kyle felt a sense of certainty, but the contract was only the first step.
He immediately immersed his mind deep into the Book of Resonance, guiding his aura to activate the soul imprint representing the Pirate world.
"Ugh ah—!"
The next moment, Kyle grunted, his body trembling violently!
He felt like a dam gate being forcibly pried open; the vast amount of Nen he had accumulated through five years of day and night arduous training.
It was being frantically siphoned off at an unprecedented speed, pouring into the illuminated imprint.
A tearing pain shot through his meridians, his face rapidly turned pale, and sweat instantly soaked his clothes.
Under the shocked gazes of Killua and Gon, the air in front of Kyle began to violently distort. Streaks of light appeared out of thin air, converging and weaving.
Finally, they formed a glowing portal whose edges rippled like water.
The scene within the door was blurry, but a damp, salty sea breeze already assailed them, and the faint sound of waves drifted into their ears.
"This… is the door to another world?" Killua's ice-blue eyes were filled with an unprecedented shock.
He instinctively took half a step forward, shielding Gon behind him in a semi-defensive stance, both drawn by the miraculous sight and maintaining the extreme vigilance of a killer's instinct.
Kyle was almost completely drained, gasping for breath, feeling his body hollowed out.
He forced himself to explain: "The… passage won't last long… We must go in immediately!"
Gon nodded, looked at Killua, gave him a determined look, and without any hesitation, stepped into the flowing light curtain, his figure instantly vanishing.
"Killua," Kyle looked at the silver-haired boy, assuring him with all his strength, "we will definitely be back in three days!"
With that, he also staggered into the light curtain.
The moment Kyle's figure disappeared, the teleportation light curtain began to fluctuate violently and rapidly shrink.
A flash of inspiration struck Killua. He lunged at the rapidly dissipating light door, attempting to force his way in.
However, the instant his body touched the edge of the light curtain, a gentle yet irresistible immense force instantly pushed him away.
Killua gracefully flipped in the air and landed, staring at the spot where the light curtain had completely vanished, a hint of understanding and complexity flashing in his ice-blue eyes.
"As I thought… this is another world that only those who have made a contract with Kyle can enter."
Pirate King world, Shells Town Port.
Gon and Kyle, upon entering the light curtain, were enveloped by a tremendous force, experiencing a brief but dizzying sensation of the world spinning, as if their entire beings had been thrown into a kaleidoscope-like Uzumaki.
When the feeling of solid ground returned, they found themselves in an unfamiliar port filled with the salty sea breeze.
"Whoa ah ah ah! They appeared! People came out of the light!" A highly penetrating voice rang out.
A black-haired boy wearing a straw hat had eyes wide as copper bells and his mouth agape in an "O" shape.
He pointed at them, excitedly jumping up and down, his rubber-like cheeks jiggling with his movements, showing no fear whatsoever.
In contrast, the green-haired swordsman beside him instantly placed his right hand on his sword hilt, his eyes sharp as an eagle's, muscles tensed, entering a state of readiness for battle.
"Luffy, stand back!" Zoro growled, slightly shielding his idiotic Captain behind him, warily observing the two strange boys who had stumbled out of the light.
"Who are you people?"
"Kyle, is this another world?" Gon curiously observed the ocean-themed buildings and the oddly dressed people, maintaining vigilance against Zoro's hostility.
"That's right, a world made of oceans and islands." Kyle leaned against a huge wooden crate, panting, his face pale.
He felt a debilitating softness throughout his limbs, and even maintaining the most basic 'En' became extremely difficult. He was now little stronger than an ordinary person.
He took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on the straw-hatted rubber boy, and quickly whispered to Gon.
"Gon, pay attention to the one with the straw hat. He's a Rubber-Rubber Fruit user; his body can stretch and retract like rubber. His fighting style is completely different from any enemy we've encountered before."
"His attack trajectories are difficult to judge with common sense. Fighting him is the best opportunity to hone your battle intuition and your ability to respond to unknown powers."
"Hisoka's ability has an essential similarity to his. Fighting him can provide you with valuable experience."
"Eh? Are we fighting?" Upon hearing this, the boy named Luffy immediately cast his curiosity aside. His rubber arm stretched out with a 'snap,' and his fists audibly cracked.
A brilliant and battle-hungry smile appeared on his face, "I'm the man who's going to be the Pirate King! Bring it on!"
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