"Hello?"
"Harry! You took your phone! Came Gon's voice came from the other side of his phone after accepting the call.
"Oh, Gon! It's good to hear from you! You got your own phone! I will save your Number!" Harry answered happily.
"Yes, got it a few days ago! But that's not the time! Do you know where Kurapika is? We got information about the Phantom Troupe for him!" Gon replied hastily.
"So you heard about the Troupe! How did you guys get information about them? You have to be careful about them!" Harry warned them; he remembers that Gon and Killua were tracking Machi and Nobunaga from the Phantom Troupe later, but that only happens after Uvogin died; the details are a bit foggy to him. "And don't worry about Kurapika. We are working on the same job. He got even promoted; he is the head bodyguard now. I am watching his back!"
"That's great! We heard at an underground arm wrestling competition that the Mafia is looking for the Troupe. Well, Killua guessed only the Troupe would be mad enough to rob the Global Mafia Community."
"Sharp as always. He is completely right. The Mafia is looking for them because they robbed the Underground Auction. But you guys are far from ready to face any Troupe member. You may have a chance to overpower the weakest member together, but they are rarely alone." Harry warned them, before changing the topic, "Since the troupe caught your eye, it sounds like you are short on money. Why?"
"Eh? Well, my dad left something behind for me at Aunt Mito's place. A box that contained a tape, a ring, and a memory card for a game. No idea what the Ring does. But we are now trying to get the game; it's the most expensive game in the world, Gr-"
"Greed Island. I have heard of it. The Ring and the Memory Card belong together." Harry mused, as he decided to give them some hints, "He probably left a message for you in the game. The Letters of Greed Island are based on the Names of the Creators of the Game; the G stands for Ging."
"Really? My dad made it? Do you have a copy? He heard the hopeful voice from the other side.
"No, and if you are still scraping together the initial bid, your chances to buy a copy are very low. The multi-billionaire Battera is desperate to buy all the copies of the game. But at the same time, this may be your chance too. He is also looking for people capable of completing it. So tell me, Gon? Did you complete your Hunter Exam?"
"Yes, both I and Killua learned the four major principles."
"Hmm, you did. But that's just a start. To be allowed to play it, you need to have a certain level of strength. They will ask you to show your Ren. Which basically means show them your strength, anything that proves you are capable enough. At your level, your normal Ren is nothing impressive, so you need to develop a Hatsu first!"
"Eh, now? Do we even have enough time?" Gon asked slightly worried.
"A few days. Until the Southernpiece Auction is over, to be precise. On the last day, Battera will hold tryouts to recruit some capable players. Do you have enough cash to enter the auction? If not, I have a job for you and a tip." Harry offered with a small smile.
"We are a bit short…" Gon admitted.
"Do you know Gyo?"
"Yes, we learned it."
"Good, tomorrow is the Bullmarket. I got the information that one of Ben's knives can be found there. Unfortunately I am busy with my Job, if you pick it up for me I will pay 12 Million for it. Enough for you to buy the Southernpiece Auction Catalogue, which will allow you to enter the auction. Also, I would recommend using Gyo on the market. You don't need to be an appraiser to recognize valuable items with it. After all, Geniuses leave a bit of Aura on objects they create." Harry explained with a small smile.
He really wanted to have that Ben's Knife. There are 288 of these knives, each of them of quite decent quality. But their history is even more interesting.
A serial killer with the name Benny Delon created them for each victim he killed. He had exactly 288 victims. In prison he even admitted that his victims screams and expressions inspired each knife.
Harry wanted them to add to his own collection; if he one day wanted to have his own Gate of Babylon, he needed to fill it.
"Really? That works? Thank you for the tip; we will get you the knife! Please watch after Kurapika!"
"I will."
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"I have one question." Uvogin said as he crushed a rock with his bare hand while looking at Kurapika, "Who are you? I can feel massive amounts of determination from your aura!"
"To answer your question, I need to ask you something in return." Kurapika replied as he stared emotionless at Uvogin, "Do you remember those you killed?"
"Some. If they made an impression." Uvogin replied as if talking about the weather, "So this is for revenge. Who is it for?"
"The Kurta Clan."
"Who?"
"We lived in the Lukso Province," Kurapika said, his voice devoid of emotion.
"You slaughtered us for our Scarlet Eyes."
"Scarlett Eyes? Is that some kind of jewel? Sorry, I don't remember." Uvogin replied, honestly confused, "But five years ago I would have been a member."
"When you kill people who have done you no wrong, what do you feel, what goes through your mind?" Kurapika asked, his emotionless facade starting to break.
"Nothing really." And that was the truth.
"Scum." Kurapika cursed as he released his aura, "Pay for your sins with your life."
An ecstatic grin spread on Uvogin's face as he released his own massive aura. "This is what makes killing people so addictive."
Kurapika remained staring at Uvogin, unimpressed by that massive aggressive burst of aura.
"You know what makes my blood boil the most?" Uvogin shouted excitedly, "Taking on Avengers like you and smacking them down!"
As Uvogin was about to attack, Kurapika just dropped onto the ground.
"Huh?"
The muscular giant stared at his unmoving opponent. "What just happened? Did I scare him out of consciousness?"
"Not really. I knocked him out." A voice a few meters from beside him said.
Harry sat on a rock looking at the confused Uvogin.
He used an overpowered stunning spell to knock out Kurapika from a small portal behind him.
Normally his aura would act as a shield, and even an overpowered version of the spell wouldn't be able to penetrate it.
Just good that he had gained the ultimate ability to bypass any form of shield or defense.
One of the abilities Ddraig has developed during his lifetime and Harry had devoured with his soul is Penetrate.
The antithesis to any form of defense, including the Nen Shroud around the body. It forces the target to either dodge or take on a hit with only their physical body.
Unfortunately, the ability is quite costly at Harry's current level, taking 10 times the original amount of energy for any attack enhanced with it.
Something like a stunning spell was fine, but the Unforgivables or large-scale attacks would get quite exhausting.
"The cocky guy from the car? Who are you exactly? Why are you interfering in our fight?" Uvogin asked warily, looking at Harry.
"Ah, sorry we didn't introduce each other yet. I am Harry Potter. As for why I am here? No revenge or anything like that. Rather to test myself on you." Harry explained, pointing at Kurapika, "I am one of his colleagues and followed him here."
"Testing yourself against me? Are you looking down at me? Won't he be pissed off at you that you interfered with his revenge? Uvogin gritted out getting majorily pissed off.
"Don't worry about it. I will modify his memories. We can go all out and beat each other up." As Harry said that Kurapika's body disappeared in purple mist.
"A Transmuter? Or Conjurer?" Uvogin wondered as he saw the mist.
Wham! "Don't get distracted." Harry said as he appeared in front of Uvogin and punched him into a wall. The Giant was fast enough to block the punch with his own arm, "But if you need to know. I am a specialist."
"A specialist, I see… That means I can't judge you by standard Nen categorization. Uvogin said as he stood up from the ground, clapping of the dust, "After all, each one of your guys has a unique compatibility with the different categories."
'That's good to know. A bit different from my own theory that I can freely learn any category… But it makes sense.' Harry mused as he blocked a counterattack from Uvogin by adjusting the amount of aura in his arm to Uvogin's attack with Ryu.
They kept exchanging blows with each other for a while before Uvogin said, "Are you using me to practice Ryo? At the beginning you used too much Aura to block my attacks, as if you didn't have much real combat experience. But with each exchange, you got more precise. If that is true, you are a real monster."
"It was that obvious? But yes, I hadn't had much chance to practice Ryo in a fight yet." Harry confirmed as he kept exchanging blows.
"You are mocking me!" Uvogin shouted enraged as his aura got even more intense. "Now you will get it. FULL THROTTLE!"
He created a smoke screen, and Harry could no longer see or sense him.
Suddenly he appeared from the side out of the dust cloud, only a few centimeters away from Harry.
Harry vanished and appeared a few meters away. "That's scary. Your full power is more than I could safely block right now. But how will you take that? AVADA KEDAVRA!"
Green Lightning headed towards Uvogin from Harry's fingers.
Uvogin seemed to realize how dangerous that attack was, but he was too close to dodge. "BIG BANG IMPACT!"
His fist full of red glowing aura collided with the green light, and it changed direction away from him, crashing into the ground.
"You really punched it away!" Harry said, impressed, this had been a big gamble; after all, he didn't want to kill Uvogin yet. "Thank you for confirming a theory of mine."
"What are you talking about? But I have to admit you are quite the scary brat. And so many different abilities. Do you have some kind of ability to steal the power of others?" Uvogin asked, thinking about someone else.
"Oh, you mean like your boss, Chrollo? Well, I do. But that isn't really the answer you are seeking." Harry replied with a grin, "You have given me quite the fight. How about I reward you with a bit of my true strength? BOOST 10X!"
Suddenly Harry's aura amplified by 10 times, growing to a massive size.
"You are a true monster." Uvogin said with a grin. He knew he was about to die. But he didn't fear it.
Harry vanished from his sight and was suddenly in front of him, punching him with several times more Aura than his own Big Bang Impact was using.
Blood splattered out of his mouth as he flew back, crashing into the stone walls of the valley they were in.
The attacks didn't end there; before he could recover from the damage that had broken several of his bones, red projectiles were in front of him. Uvogin, in a desperate effort, focused his aura with Ken to defend himself from the attacks, but they passed right through his aura and knocked him out.
"Even Boost 10X is exhausting. And that isn't my limit yet." Harry sighed as his aura returned to normal levels, breathing slightly as if he had worked out.
He approached the knocked-out Uvogin and transfigured several chains to bind him before adding a few full body binds and other spells that would prevent him from moving, before placing his hand on the physically strongest of the spider, "Thank you for your sacrifice." Devour: Essence."
The blackish-purple aura out of his hand took several minutes to absorb his power. But Harry's base aura grew visibly by a bit.
Uvogin at least added 3 to 4 hours of time, which he could spend in Ren without getting exhausted.
Purple Mist once again appeared, and Kurapika was there again, still knocked out. Nothing remained of Uvogin but Harry transfigured a fake body that looked just like him and would last a few months before pointing his fingers at Kurapika, "Cognitio Mendax!"
Putting the events from the anime into Kurapika's mind, he created a false version of events for him to remember.
With a last "Rennervate!" from Harry, he vanished as Kurapika woke up a bit dazed.
( End of Chapter )
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