Gourmet Hunter (HxH Fanfic)

Chrollo's house.

Warm sunlight streamed in through the window, casting a soft glow over a teacup resting on the windowsill.

Chrollo held a black notebook in his left hand and a pen in his right, writing slowly on the notebook.

Pakunoda stood quietly beside him, looking at the words slowly forming under Chrollo's pen, and asked, "Wasn't it too reckless to send Law to deal with Cook's subordinates?"

"This is what he wanted, isn't it?" Chrollo seemed to have finished writing. He put down the pen, and looked carefully at the three words he had just written in the notebook.

Upon hearing this, Pakunoda remained silent.

"Paku, what do you think of... Law?" Chrollo asked without looking up.

Pakunoda thought for a moment and said in an uncertain tone, "Loyal and sentimental?"

Chrollo smiled faintly, then stood up and walked to the window, placing the open notebook on the windowsill. He then looked at the partially visible sky outside.

How did someone who didn't even understand the common language a month ago know about the Yorknew Auction and how did he possess such a high level of appraisal ability? It's unreasonable in itself, isn't it?

"I think he's a very interesting guy."

Chrollo lowered his head and looked at the two words written on the notebook, which were written in normal alphabets: God Hand.

When they were in the church, Law had conjured the book casually, and Chrollo memorized the two English words on it at a glance.

.......

Cook's hideout.

Law's kick sent the burly man who opened the door flying into the house. The commotion drew everyone inside to gather quickly to welcome Law, the uninvited guest.

This kick, which is imbued with a small amount of Aura, made the very unfriendly sturdy man faint.

Without the people blocking the door, Law walked in leisurely, closed the door behind him, and then looked at the people in the house who had unhappy expressions.

There are eleven people in total, and one had already fallen.

Law gathered his Aura in his eyes and looked at the people inside. He felt relieved when he was sure that no one among them are Nen User.

After all, if there are Nen User among Cook's subordinates, then his plan to quietly make money will basically fail.

"Who are you?"

A chubby man, which is leader of the group, growled angrily.

Law feigned surprise and asked, "You don't recognize me?"

"Attack." Hearing Law's question, the chubby man didn't bother to talk nonsense. His eyes turned cold and he ordered everyone to deal with Law.

They didn't know who Law was, but since he'd come looking for trouble, they saw no reason to hold back. Breaking his limbs seemed like a good start.

'Well, it seems they really don't know me. No matter. Whether they know me or not doesn't change the fact that we already have a grudge.'

Law thought. He took the initiative to face the chubby man, who was rushing towards him, and chose to take a head-on approach.

Although there was an obvious difference in size and strength between the two sides, the Aura wrapped around Law's fists could ignore these differences.

Bang!

Law's fist collided with the chubby man's punch. With a dull sound, the chubby man was sent flying. His bloated body hit the wall heavily, and when he slid down, he was already unconscious.

This sudden turn of events made the others' hearts jump wildly, but they didn't back down. They grabbed whatever they could, sticks, chairs, anything, and charged at Law like a pack of wolves.

"Nine left."

Law looked at the enemies who were attacking him together with a very calm expression.

The life-and-death battle with Cook had completely transformed him, and he no longer feared such scenes.

Five minutes later, accompanied by groans and screams, all the enemies in the house fell to the ground and lost consciousness.

Law had been careful and ensured he didn't kill anyone. Instead, he knocked them all out.

After knocking down the people who were in the way, Law wandered through the house without hesitation. It didn't take long before he found a safe tucked into a corner of the room.

There was a little rust on the square-shaped green safe, and the front door panel was ordinary-looking with only two dials.

"There's actually a safe."

Law was stunned when he looked at the green safe.

'Generally speaking, safes were directly associated with valuables. Since he went to the trouble of using a safe, there must be a large sum of cash in it.'

'I originally just wanted to come to Cook's hideout to plunder his leftover, but I never expected to run into a safe.'

"Well, I shouldn't get my hopes too high. Until I open it, I have no idea what's inside. If it's just a bunch of dirty magazines, that'd be awkward. Also… I don't know how to crack safes. These guys might know the combination, should I wake one of them up?"

Standing in front of the safe, Law glanced at the unconscious bodies scattered around the room, falling into contemplation.

'Wait, I can try using God Hand.'

Law's eyes suddenly lit up, and he did what he thought. He crouched in front of the safe, stretched out his hand, and carefully controlled the Aura in his body.

By using the God Hand to peel off the front panel of the safe, he could access its contents directly. What he needs to pay attention to is the controllable range of the God Hand od.

He needs to peel off just the front panel, and be careful not to affect the contents.

Placing both of his hands on the safe's front panel, Law concentrated on controlling the output of his Aura while using the God Hand.

A white halo slowly emanated from Law's hands and covered the safe's front panel.

Law carefully controlled the expansion of his Nen Ability's range, and after making sure that the God Hand covered the entire front panel, he slowly retracted his hands.

Without a sound, the entire panel detached from the safe, revealing stacks of multicolored Jenny bills piled neatly inside.

It worked."

Law let out a breath of relief and carefully set the detached panel on the ground. However, rather than immediately grabbing the money, he inspected the edge where the front panel had been cut.

'The surface was flawlessly smooth.'

Running his fingers along the smooth edge, Law chuckled wryly: "With this ability, I could probably open any safe out there."

After making a self-deprecating remark, Law's eyes lit up as he turned his attention to the safe's contents. While he couldn't estimate the total amount, it was undoubtedly enough for his needs.

'This was definitely worth it. Now, I just need to find something to put it in.'

Law was excited and started searching in the house again. Soon, he found a red shoulder bag.

After emptying the shoulder bag's contents, he began stuffing the stacks of banknotes into the shoulder bag.

Cook had sought to fulfill his twisted desires by trying to kill Machi and the others. While they had survived with only serious injuries, those injuries had left them in a difficult position.

Now, Law was reclaiming Cook's fortune in what he considered a fitting form of justice.

Before long, Law cleared out all the Jenny in the safe. Closing up the shoulder bag, he slung it over one shoulder and prepared to leave.

"Everyone who sees it gets a share, right~?"

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the doorway.

Law's expression changed slightly, and he turned around immediately. After seeing the person standing at the door, he was a little surprised.

"You are...the one from yesterday?"

"That's right."

The red-haired boy's narrow and long almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly.