Holder of Magia Erebea Starting in HxH

Two Days Later, Exam Hall

"We finally made it," complained Touta as he stepped out of the elevator, which had taken them to an underground hall packed with people waiting to take the Hunter Exam.

The past two days had been extremely exhausting. They had to move from one place to another without any rest, and they had to pass tests along the way to even reach the next location. It made Touta feel like he was playing a role-playing game on a console.

"Here, these are your participant numbers for the Hunter Exam," said a short green creature as he extended his hand toward Leorio, handing him a white card with the number "403" written in black. "Please attach it to your chest and make sure not to lose it."

After Leorio, the green creature handed everyone their number cards in order: Kurapika received the number 404, while Gon got 405.

As for Touta and Kuroumaru, Kuroumaru received 406, and Touta got 407.

"Do we just wait here now?" asked Touta, puzzled, as he attached his number card to the left side of his chest.

"That's right," a voice came from above. A middle-aged, chubby man jumped down beside Touta and the others. "This is the place where participants gather for the Hunter Exam. After a while, the First Phase will begin."

"I see... but who are you, old man?" Touta nodded after hearing the middle-aged man's explanation.

"Me? My name is Tonpa. Nice to meet you all." Tonpa smiled kindly and pulled out some juice bottles from his bag. "How about a drink to celebrate our meeting?"

"Thank you, old man. By the way, I'm Konoe Touta," said Touta, taking one of the juice bottles from Tonpa.

Touta didn't hesitate to open the bottle and drink it in one go since he was thirsty; he hadn't had time to buy anything to drink after eating a while ago.

"Hmm…" As soon as the juice entered his mouth, Touta grimaced. He could easily tell there was a laxative in it from the strange taste.

As for how he knew it was a laxative?

That was simple—after failing to beat Yukihime in a direct fight for a long time, he'd tried using a laxative to defeat her. However, Yukihime wasn't affected by it and even forced him to drink it himself. Because of that experience, he knew the taste of a laxative well, even if it was faint and barely noticeable.

But he wasn't afraid since he was a vampire, and poisons had no effect on him—including a mere laxative.

Crush

Touta finished his bottle of juice in one gulp before Tonpa could hand the others their drinks. Without hesitation, he grabbed Tonpa by his collar and lifted him into the air.

"W-What are you doing?" asked Tonpa nervously, fear creeping into his voice. Touta's strength was no joke; he lifted him with one hand, even though Tonpa weighed over 120 kg.

"Tell me, old man, why did you put a laxative in the juice?" asked Touta with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. If an ordinary person drank this juice, they wouldn't leave the bathroom for three full days. Death by dehydration would even be possible, as the laxative Tonpa used was ten times stronger than what Touta had used in the past.

"L-laxative… What are you talking about?" Though Tonpa was surprised Touta noticed the laxative, he wasn't foolish enough to admit it and decided to play dumb.

"L-laxative? Are you saying this juice contains a laxative?" Leorio asked, staring at the juice bottles on the ground in disgust and fear.

"…." Although Gon and Kurapika didn't say anything, they glared at Tonpa with a frown. It was clear that Tonpa was trying to sabotage them so they wouldn't participate in the Hunter Exam.

"Oh~ so you're planning to play dumb, huh?" Touta said with interest. "Kuroumaru, hand me one of those juice bottles."

"Alright," Kuroumaru nodded without hesitation, picking up one of the juice bottles on the ground and opening it for Touta. He easily understood what Touta intended to do.

"W-Wait, I'm sorry!!" Tonpa didn't hesitate to apologize, realizing what Touta planned to do. "I won't do it again, so please let me go."

"It's too late. You shouldn't have tried to mess with us," Touta said with a smile, grabbing the juice bottle from Kuroumaru and forcing it into Tonpa's mouth, making him drink its contents.

"…." Feeling his mouth blocked and the juice flowing down his throat, Tonpa struggled to break free from Touta's grip. He was going to be forced to drink the juice if he wanted to breathe.

Unfortunately, Tonpa's strength was not enough to free himself, and Touta's grip held him like iron shackles, ignoring his resistance.

Gulp

Gulp

With a look of despair, Tonpa drank the juice forced down his throat since he couldn't breathe as the juice blocked his airway. He didn't want to die from suffocation.

As for breathing through his nose, he didn't dare. He could imagine Touta shoving a juice bottle up his nose if he tried to breathe through it without drinking.

"Take this as a lesson, and don't try to play tricks on others again," Touta said, tossing Tonpa aside like garbage. He only wanted to punish him a little and didn't care about lowly trash like Tonpa.

"Cough!… Cough!…" Tonpa didn't respond to Touta's words, rubbing his neck and coughing violently, feeling like he'd almost died a moment ago.

"And now, Kuroumaru, show me how to do Shundō," said Touta with his usual smile, as he no longer cared about Tonpa. This was the perfect place to practice Shundō until the First Phase of the Hunter Exam began.

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