The Hunter Association's exclusive airport.
Aboard the airship.
With Ginta's withdrawal, Beans quickly received the update and relayed the battle's progress to Netero and the others present.
"So it's down to Moses versus Ging, one-on-one."
Kanzai suddenly perked up and had the urge to rush to the scene to witness the clash firsthand.
He was eager to see what kind of sparks would fly between Moses and Ging.
Pyon, who had also heard the update, instinctively set down her phone and straightened her posture.
Her reaction clearly showed that she was beginning to worry about Moses.
After all, no matter how much she might dislike admitting it, there was no denying that Ging was an extremely powerful Nen User.
Cheadle still had a stern face and did not express any opinion.
As for Netero, he said nothing either. He only habitually stroked his trimmed beard, but a smile appeared on his old face.
…
On the park's plaza.
Moses and Ging stood facing each other, their Auras clashing in the air.
Both of their Aura bore scale-like patterns.
It can be seen that even before the battle began, they each constructed the Ken: Bone-Plated Armor.
The fight was about to begin.
Ging suddenly spoke up, "Moses, you've never seen my ability before, right?"
"Yeah."
Moses nodded slightly, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
He had never witnessed Ging's Nen Ability, mainly because Ging's Nen Mastery were abnormally strong. Many times, he did not even need to use his Nen Ability, and could just use various offensive Nen Techniques to resolve the battle.
In addition, Ging's Nen Ability was not revealed in the original work, and the original work only focused on describing Ging's abnormal talent.
Ging looked at Moses, raised his hand to his chin, and said seriously: "But have a rough idea of your abilities. So in terms of information, I have a significant advantage."
"That's true."
Moses acknowledged, and then asked: "You're not… planning to reveal your ability before we start, are you? If so, don't bother."
"Haha, you're overthinking it."
Ging was slightly startled when he heard this, then he smiled brightly and said seriously: "However... once I use my ability, the so-called ability information gap advantage will become meaningless."
"What's the meaning?"
Moses raised an eyebrow.
Ging smiled mysteriously: "You'll find out soon enough."
As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Moses to react, Ging suddenly raised his right hand.
Whoosh-
A flame-like surge of Nen burst from Ging's right palm and instantly turned into a card with a game cartridge pattern printed on it.
Judging from the realistic texture of the card, if one doesn't look closely, they might mistake it for a real game cartridge at first glance.
When Moses saw this, he instinctively tightened his grip on his sword.
Preventing an opponent from activating their Nen Ability was basic combat logic...
But Ging's subsequent words instantly stopped him from attacking.
"Don't waste your energy. The 'mode' I chose is in your favor, so you can't stop it while the ability is being activated. This is a Vow, and also a Limitation."
As Ging explained, he quickly glanced at the changes in Moses's Aura.
Because this was a duel between acquaintances, he took the time to clarify his Nen Ability's mechanics upfront.
And it was precisely because of their familiarity that Moses accepted Ging's words without question.
Seeing that Moses had suppressed his urge to attack, Ging calmly raised the newly conjured game cartridge card and declared in an even tone: "Forced Game Mode. Player ID: Moses Isaac."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Moses's full name quickly appeared in the blank space of the game cartridge pattern on the card.
In the next instant-
the card dissolved into motes of Aura and vanished.
Immediately afterwards, a line of shimmering golden text materialized above Moses's head, displaying his full name in radiant script.
At the same time-
Ging's own name appeared above his head as well, but the color of the name was an ordinary white.
Moses immediately noticed the change, and the Black Sword in his hand suddenly dissipated on its own, turning back into Aura and returning to his body.
"Hmm?"
Moses was startled for a moment, and tried to conjure the Black Sword again, but there was no response. It was as if his Nen Ability had been sealed.
'This phenomenon was undoubtedly the effect of Ging's Nen Ability.'
"And this is what you call 'favoring me'?"
Glancing at his now-empty right hand, Moses looked at Ging in front of him with drooped eyelids.
Ging smiled and said, "Don't rush. Let me explain first."
"I'm listening."
Moses looked at the white name above Ging's head.
Ging noticed that Moses was looking at his ID, so he pointed at the ID above his head and explained, "This is the game ID, and my Nen Ability is called [Ready Player One]. As the name suggests, it is an ability related to the game mode."
"…"
Moses remained silent, thinking that this type of ability perfectly matched Ging's eccentric hobbies.
Ging continued: "There are two modes for activating Ready Player One. One is invitation-based and the other is forced. If it is invitation-based, as long as the player agrees, the game can be started without obtaining the correct ID."
"On the other hand, if it is a forced mode, I need to pre-enter the target's correct ID. The mode I just selected is forced."
"Once this mode activates, the players who are forcibly selected will receive a [Resurrection Coin] under the game's compensation mechanism, which means they can resurrect by inserting the coin, which is equivalent to a chance to start over again."
"Also, both players who enter the game will be subject to a debuff that prevents them from using their own Nen Abilities, so in this regard, you don't have to worry about me being some overpowered hybrid-type Nen User."
"As for the game itself..."
"We duel using 'Nen Abilities'."
After briefly explaining the ability mechanism of [Ready Player One], Ging's expression suddenly lit up with excitement.
"If you ask me what's so interesting about this ability, my answer is randomness!"
"Wait, what you just said is a bit contradictory, isn't it? The use of Nen Abilities is prohibited, but the content of the game is to fight with Nen Abilities?"
Moses caught the inconsistency immediately.
Ging shook his head and said seriously: "It is not contradictory, because once the game officially starts, we will be randomly given a Nen Ability."
"What?"
Moses was shocked when he heard this.
'This-'
'No wonder Ging had emphasized the fun of this game lies in its randomness.'
'But randomly generating a Nen Ability for a fight...?'
'That was downright absurd.'
As the shock settled, Moses suddenly recalled Kite's Crazy Slots.
He remembered that Kite's Nen Ability was taught by Ging himself.
'The inherent randomness of Crazy Slots' ability...'
'Was probably inspired by this man's personal tastes, wasn't it?'