"What we’re heading to this ti is a place called teor City."
"teor City?"
Zeno nodded. "Yes. Shinji cos from there."
(T/N: Kaizen’s personal butler)
He continued: "It’s a very unique area in the human world, where trash from around the world gets dumped. But over ti, it’s evolved into a place where people have found a way to survive.
"The harsher the environnt, the more it pushes people to their limits. And in a place like that, exceptional talent tends to erge."
Zeno paused for a mont. "The Zoldyck family has a bit of an arrangent with teor City. Most of the butlers in our manor originally ca from there."
He gave a subtle smile. "Even Shinji — I personally brought him back from teor City."
"And this ti, you’re going there to find a butler for Milluki?" Kaizen asked, his brows furrowing.
Zeno shrugged. "That’s right. Milluki needs a personal butler now."
"But... isn’t Milluki older than ?" Kaizen asked, a bit confused.
Zeno gave him a brief glance. "True, but Milluki only recently started using Nen. The Zoldyck family has a tradition: a personal butler is assigned only when soone begins learning Nen."
Kaizen blinked. "I didn’t know that."
Zeno chuckled softly. "There are many rules you’ll learn over ti, Kaizen."
But Kaizen’s mind wandered to Killua. If that’s the rule... Killua’s case is strange.
As far as Kaizen could rember, Canary had been following Killua around since they were kids. But Killua hadn’t started learning Nen until much later.
Why would Killua have a butler early on? Kaizen wondered.
He thought of two possibilities:
Killua’s special status ant he needed extra preparation.
Killua took the path of Netero’s school of Nen rather than following the Zoldyck family’s tradition.
Either way, it was sothing Kaizen didn’t dwell on for long. He had no objections to visiting teor City. In fact, it was a destination he had already planned to visit at so point.
Observer’s Will.
Kaizen’s unique Nen ability allowed him to absorb the traits of his surroundings and integrate them into his mind beasts. Exploring places like Zoldyck Manor, Heavens Arena, and teor City would provide inspiration for his abilities.
teor City, Heavens Arena, the Hunter Association, and V5... these are all part of my journey.
Kaizen’s plan was to take the Hunter Exam, absorb the experience, create new beasts, and earn a Hunter License. That license would open many doors in the Hunter world — not just for personal growth but also for hiring skilled Hunters and gaining access to exclusive information networks.
"Grandpa Zeno, how do we plan to approach the elders of teor City?"
"We’ll et the elders directly," Zeno replied. "They will offer us a group of candidates. We’ll select a few and take them back to the manor for further screening."
"Is there any urgency in finding Milluki’s butler?" Kaizen asked.
Zeno shook his head. "No, not particularly. Why do you ask?"
"Do you have any other tasks to handle, Grandpa?"
"Not at the mont," Zeno said with a small smile. "I’ve been in semi-retirent for a while now. Silva manages most of the family’s business, and I only step in when necessary."
Since Silva had taken over, Zeno’s responsibilities had greatly decreased. He mostly kept an eye on Kaizen during missions or personal training sessions. Now seed like the perfect ti to take Kaizen to teor City.
"I figured this would be a good chance to find a butler for Milluki while showing you the darker side of the world," Zeno said. "Every world has light and darkness. teor City, and the underworld it belongs to, are firmly on the dark side."
Kaizen’s eyes sparkled with interest. "I want to explore more of teor Street."
"Explore, huh?" Zeno gave a small chuckle.
Kaizen nodded. "Since my Nen type is Specialsit, and my primary ability involves creating beasts, I need to gather inspiration for new forms."
Zeno furrowed his brow. "Is that why you spent so much ti in Heavens Arena?"
"Exactly."
Kaizen’s aura flickered as a new beast manifested beside him. The sleek and powerful form of Raiken erged from the air, towering with a feral intensity.
Zeno’s sharp eyes locked onto the beast. "Coagulate!"
He activated his Gyo, focusing intently on the beast’s structure.
"Impressive," Zeno muttered. "This one feels different from your other beast. A pure combat type, isn’t it?"
Kaizen gave a small smile. "Yes. Raiken is built for close-range battles."
Zeno nodded approvingly. "It seems like you’ve grown a lot during your ti at Heavens Arena."
Still, he gave a word of caution. "teor City isn’t like the arena. They don’t take kindly to outsiders. Stay sharp when we get there."
Three days later, their airship landed in a small town on the outskirts of teor City.
Kaizen and Zeno disembarked with the other passengers, taking a mont to grab a al before checking into a hotel for the night.
The next morning, they began their journey toward teor City.
Unlike other cities, there were no paved roads leading directly to teor City. The entire area was surrounded by towering walls built from mountains of garbage. To call it a city would be inaccurate — it was more like a country of refuse, sprawling across a vast area larger than so small nations.
Beyond the walls was a labyrinth of trash, accumulated over hundreds of years. The garbage was packed so tightly that it ford solid structures, but it also emitted a strange, toxic odor.
"The air here is dangerous," Zeno warned. "Ordinary people would be poisoned if they got too close without proper protective gear."
Kaizen nodded. "The toxicity is stronger than I expected."
"Even standard protective clothing wouldn’t be enough here," Zeno added. "You’ll need special equipnt if you plan to explore the deeper parts of teor City."
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