Gourmet Hunter (HxH Fanfic)

In order to increase his Aura Reserves, Law not only trained his control for an hour every day, but also used Ren directly afterwards, and would not stop until he had drained all the Aura in his body.

Whenever his Aura was depleted, his body would be left utterly exhausted.

Law would train to the point of collapse daily, then rest for a few hours. After he had recovered some strength, he would go to the landfill for sparring sessions with Uvogin and the others.

Although Law's strength has continuously improved by this unrelenting training regime, this training method itself has certain risks, but Law himself is oblivious of it.

The risk wasn't due to overusing his Aura. On the contrary, draining his Aura Reserves each day can slowly increase his Aura Reserves.

The so-called risk is from Cook's twin brother. After all, their past conflicts had not been resolved, so if Law continued to train like this every day, if the other party comes after him, he might be caught off guard and be killed.

However, Law was so focused on improving his strength that he neglected this point. Fortunately, the other party did not cause trouble, sparing Law potential disaster.

The combat training is carried out every day regardless of rain or shine. Even if they are accidentally injured, they will not miss the next day.

Only this borderline-insane approach to training can shape a truly formidable fighter.

Law knew very well that in this world, strength was the only capital to gain a foothold. That understanding drove him to push harder than even Uvogin and the others.

Initially, Uvogin and the others wanted to become stronger simply because they didn't want to experience the helplessness they felt when facing Cook again, so after they crossed the line of ordinary people, becoming strong became their goal.

Their goal at first was to become stronger, but later it became to defeat Law.

The results of the combat training in July are as follows.

Law: 62 wins.

Uvogin: 31 losses.

Nobunaga: 31 losses.

For a whole month, despite the rapid progress of Uvogin and Nobunaga, they were still unable to defeat Law and were always in a position of being beaten.

At the start, neither could land a hit on Law. Over time, however, they progressed to the point where they could occasionally exchange blows and even hit him multiple times in a match. But the results never changed.

Uvogin and Nobunaga fought with all their might in every battle, yet never won a single victory. Their repeated losses made their determination to become stronger even stronger.

No one liked being defeated every day. Even a single win against Law would mean everything!

During these combat training, Chrollo and Pakunoda would occasionally visit them, but they had no intention of joining them.

August.

Machi finally chose the Nen Thread as her Nen Ability, which proved to be the right decision.

Manipulating threads was her natural talent, and developing her Nen Ability in this direction allowed her to achieve maximum potential.

In July, Uvogin and Nobunaga's sparring partner was always Law. But in August, Machi became qualified to join the combat training, so Law changed the way of combat training in early August.

Rather than continuously sparring against Uvogin and Nobunaga alone, Law began to let Uvogin and the others to battle among themselves.

The person who was most happy about this change was Nobunaga.

While he wanted to beat Law very much, in every battle, Law rarely fought back. He was the one who attacked, and each time, he was defeated in a humiliating way due to exhaustion. Although he improved rapidly because of this, he really didn't like the experience.

Under the new format, Law was still the same as before, sparring with Uvogin, Nobunaga, and Machi in turn. Sometimes, he would fight multiple rounds, and sometimes, he would only fight only once. His participation depended on the others' conditions.

Regardless of the number of matches each day, Law remained undefeated.

While Uvogin, Nobunaga, and Machi trained hard, Law's grueling regimen was even more intense. And this total victory is also closely related to his efforts.

Leaving Law aside, among the three, Uvogin had the most victories, with Nobunaga in second place. Machi ranks third because she awakened her Nen later than the two, so her current combat power is the weakest.

Perhaps it was their extraordinary talent, or perhaps it was because motivation provided by Law's undefeated streak as a spur to them, which resulted in the trio's growth continued to accelerate. Especially Uvogin, who has become more and more proficient at harmonizing his Aura with his physical prowess.

As Law's win count approached one hundred matches, Uvogin and Nobunaga grew increasingly desperate, with their minds consumed by a single thought:

It doesn't matter if Law gets 100 wins, but at least they have to win a battle before he reaches 100 wins.

August 22, 1985.

Uvogin felt that he was facing the most stressful moment of his life. If he lost today's combat training, it would mark his 100th defeat at Law's hands.

"Are you ready?"

Law smiled and looked at Uvogin, who looked a little nervous.

That guy, who was extremely passionate about fighting, seemed to have no idea what failure felt like in the nearly one hundred battles they had fought. He gave it his all in every battle and clearly expressed his will to defeat Law.

After being defeated, if he is in good condition, Uvogin will not be discouraged and often immediately request for another match. Usually at that time, Law will agree regardless of his condition.

But now, when the number of his losses reaches 99, the situation is different.

99 and 100.

This is a very subtle difference, yet it carried tremendous weight.

On the sidelines, Nobunaga and Machi stood and watched.

"If I lose to Law four more times..." Nobunaga sighed, feeling both frustrated and empathetic toward Uvogin in the open space.

Machi looked as if it had nothing to do with her. She joined the combat training relatively late and only suffered 26 defeats at the hands of Law. She did not have the same worries as Nobunaga and Uvogin. Of course, if she really lost 99 times, she would probably not feel good either.

At the open space.

Uvogin took a deep breath to calm his slightly nervous emotions.

In previous battles, he had no idea what nervousness was, but today's battle was quite important, so he couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Law, let me remind you first."

Uvogin raised his fist and said seriously: "I've developed a new Nen Ability. It's a Nen-infused punch I've named [Big Bang Impact]. If it hits you directly, there's a chance you might die."

"!!!"

When these words were spoken, Nobunaga and Machi were both stunned.

Law was also slightly taken aback. He knew that Uvogin's Big Bang Impact was an extremely powerful punch and was also Uvogin's signature ability.

'Did this guy practice it secretly?'

"I can't control the power of this move, and it shouldn't be used in combat training, but... I'm going to use it today." The tension on Uvogin's face had long disappeared, replaced by a grave determination.

He wasn't joking and what he said was true.

Nobunaga and Machi immediately grasped the seriousness of the situation.

"Are you insane? This is just a combat training." Nobunaga shouted directly.

But Uvogin ignored him and just stared at Law. As long as Law disagreed, even if he wanted to win very much, he would not use such a dangerous move.

"Are you stupid?"

Law stared at Uvogin with a deadpan glare and scolded: "Why would you reveal your Nen Ability before the fight even started?"

Law understood how badly Uvogin wanted to win. If Uvogin had kept this information hidden, he might have actually caught Law off guard. But he had chosen to reveal it, because the technique was indeed too dangerous.

Compared to the desire to win that is deeply rooted in his bones, Law's safety is more important to Uvogin.

Law recognized this in an instant.

And there it was… Law's infamous catchphrase.

Both Nobunaga and Machi winced. That phrase, 'Are you stupid?' was Law's standard reprimand whenever they made a glaring mistake in battle.

"So, you have no objections then?"

Uvogin didn't care at all when being called stupid. Grinning widely, he released his Aura, which rippled outward to form a steady, powerful field around him.

"Bring it on. This time, I'm using my Nen Ability too."

Law's expression turned serious. Since Uvogin was going to use his Big Bang Impact for the first time, Law would also use the God Hand on Uvogin.