He curled his lips into a cold arc, extended a hand, dyed it in pitch-black Armament Haki, and knocked with the back of his hand!
"Clang~" It sounded like a massive bell being struck. The 'Say Monkey' clinging to his back let out a scream... Its skull was cracked open directly by Number Two's knuckles!
Without its head, it immediately turned into a stream of 'Nen' and returned to Saiyu's body.
"Haven't you had enough? I'm not in the mood to play with monkeys."
The 'See Monkey' and 'Hear Monkey' witnessed the death of the 'Say Monkey'. They shrieked strangely, covering their mouths full of rotten teeth, and fled madly toward Saiyu.
'Unfortunately... coming and going as you please, isn't that a bit too rude?'
"Whoosh~" With a flick of his fingers, he shot out two 'Flying Finger Pistols' imbued with Armament Haki.
The 'See Monkey' and 'Hear Monkey' had their backs to Number Two. Before they could reach Saiyu, they felt a whistling sound in their ears.
Turning their heads... pitch-black 'Nen bullets' blossomed in their respective pupils, becoming the last color in their 'lives'.
"Thud~" Two monkey heads exploded into blood mist. Their feet were clearly still running... but their heads were gone. Even more miserable than the 'Say Monkey'.
The 'Flying Finger Pistol' didn't stop after piercing the 'See Monkey' and 'Hear Monkey'. Under the surge of Armament Haki, it directly erased the remaining halves of their bodies from this world.
This bizarre scene made Saiyu stop abruptly, and also stunned Pariston and Netero, who were watching across the screen.
"Nen... Nen Exorcist?!" Saiyu's furry, shoehorn-like face fell. Feeling his Nen power vanish into thin air by half... ripples appeared in his hanging triangular monkey eyes.
"It is a Nen Exorcist, no mistake! And a Specialist type at that." Pariston tapped the desk lightly with his fingers, making a "tap-tap" sound. That smile which always hung on his lips paused at some point. Obviously, he hadn't expected that this guy named Sean Zoldyck would be wearing the skin of a 'Nen Exorcist'.
"That pitch-black 'Qi' of his should be his weapon for exorcism... Heh heh heh~ This is getting interesting."
"A Nen Exorcist who can fight the Chairman without falling into a disadvantage... Ging~ The toy I found seems even more interesting than yours."
One can imitate others' strike-type abilities to eighty or ninety percent accuracy just by taking a punch.
The other is a Nen Exorcist whose natural 'Nen Qi' carries an 'exorcising' effect.
"Ah~ Subarashii~ Heaven has gifted me, Pariston, these two toys... The rest of my life won't be lonely."
He took a light sip of red wine. A perverted and gloomy, eerie laughter faintly drifted from the Vice Chairman's office... almost heard by the Chairman's office one floor away.
"That kid's Armament Haki also carries an exorcising effect?" Netero glanced at Maha. He watched Number Two easily 'erase' the 'See, Hear, Say' monkeys.
The Grand Chairman was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected that the Armament Haki he had always underestimated could blossom with such a unique flair.
In other words... when fighting him earlier, that kid Sean wasn't serious either... Hoho~ Truly astonishing.
Netero raised his eyebrows, startled by the thought that suddenly popped into his mind. Meeting Maha's proud gaze, he heard...
The little old man began patting his belly leisurely again, making "pa-pa" sounds. Those who didn't know better might misunderstand that Netero was doing something dirty to Beans in the room. He smiled complacently: "Assassins prioritize the element of surprise."
"If people can see your trump cards clearly, can you still be called an assassin?"
"So~ Kid, don't make a fuss, lest you expose your ignorance."
Netero: "..."
'I'm ignorant? No matter how bad I am, I won't be like you, an old immortal with dementia who only knows how to stare at cartoons all day long.'
"Hohoho... really know how to put gold on your face, huh?" Netero curled his lips.
'No matter how powerful that kid is, what the hell does it have to do with you, you damn old man?'
Netero took a sip of lemon tea and smacked his lips: "I'm ignorant?"
"Old man, you keep calling him your precious grandson... how come I haven't seen him call you 'Grandpa Maha' even once?"
"Pfft~" Struck the heart. Maha felt a pain in his chest and couldn't catch his breath. He really wanted to kick his legs and pass away right there. Unfortunately, the 'Longevity Rice' wasn't eaten for nothing; it wasn't easy even if he wanted to die.
"Hmph! What does a kid like you who doesn't even have a grandson know about 'grandparent-grandchild love'!" Maha blew into his beard and stared: "This old man... has a love-hate relationship with that brat, understand?"
"If you have nothing to do, don't make a fuss. Teach that son of yours to give birth to one for you, so you won't have no one to carry your coffin when you're old. Tsk~ How miserable~"
Netero's mouth twitched. If time could really turn back... he really wanted to go back to when he was twenty, grab Maha by the ear, and say to him solemnly—
'Maha, f*** you, do you hear me? Yes, f*** you. Even if this old man loses all his face, I'm going to curse you, you old immortal.'
"Heh~ I'm afraid there's only 'hate' and no 'love', right?" Netero glared back at Maha. The two old men, nearly five hundred years old combined, snorted coldly at the same time and turned their faces away. Neither wanted to pay attention to the other anymore. Making Beans, sandwiched in the middle, feel awkward... though he was used to seeing it.
"You guys just keep arguing... If I move, I lose." Beans acted like a stone statue, staring unblinkingly at the TV on the wall, seeing...
On the screen, after Number Two destroyed the 'See, Hear, Say' monkeys with one slap and two fingers... On the messy arena, the atmosphere dropped to freezing point again!
Saiyu, having lost the assistance of his 'Nen beasts', gritted his teeth and glared at Number Two, the solemnity on his face impossible to melt away. Logically speaking, at this point, if not for the glory of the 'Monkey Tribe', then for his brothers, he should rush up and hit Number Two.
However, Saiyu forcefully dared not move. Watching this made Number Two shake his head repeatedly.
Saiyu... Saiyu is truly laughable enough. "Hey~ I say, do you know what a real monkey looks like?"
Saiyu gripped the Ruyi Staff in his hand tightly and remained silent.
Number Two raised his wine gourd, chuckled, and said to himself: "I'll tell you what a real monkey should look like!"
"Up above, he can wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace; down below, he can enter the sea and disturb the Dragon Palace until there is no peace."
"No one can restrain him, and no one can oppress him... He is the Great Sage Equaling Heaven."
'Great Sage Equaling Heaven? Are you f***ing speaking nonsense to me right now?'
'What Heavenly Palace... Dragon Palace... I don't understand.'
Saiyu narrowed his eyes... suddenly feeling that this seemed to be an opportunity. An opportunity to strike with a sap while someone was letting down their guard.
He was waiting. Pariston was waiting while listening to Number Two's nonsense. In the Chairman's office, the two old men who had briefly 'broken off relations' looked at each other, confused... and were also waiting.
At a certain moment.
"Now is the time!" Saiyu's eyes lit up, and he moved!
"Ko!" Surging Nen power poured out, all condensing at one end of the Ruyi Staff.
Then using "Zetsu" to seal the 'Qi' escaping to other parts of the body, making the 'Nen' concentrated at the end of the Ruyi Staff strengthen further... infinitely approaching 100%. It was the advanced application of "Nen"—
A powerful killing move combining "Ten", "Zetsu", "Ren", "Hatsu", and "Gyo"—"Ko"!
"Buzz~" The void oscillated. The air seemed unable to withstand the intensity of "Ko" and began to deform and twist. Terrifying fluctuations radiated from the end of the Ruyi Staff. Saiyu's pair of ugly triangular eyes suddenly narrowed. In that instant, his figure flashed and arrived above Number Two's head. He raised the Ruyi Staff upright and aimed it at the young man's crown—a hammer blow!
Clearly, at this moment, he had absolute killing intent!
"Hammering a candidate to death? Does this count as part of your Hunter Exam content?"
In the Chairman's office, Maha scrambled up, squinting and staring at Saiyu on the screen, killing intent uncontrollably surging out.
Beans felt like he instantly fell into an ice hole, shivering uncontrollably.
"Hohoho... The rules are set by the examiner. What Saiyu does doesn't need my approval." Netero was fearless. He saw the nervousness and anger in Maha's eyes and sneered: "Besides, do you think Sean will be afraid?"
"Or are you saying... Old man, you are afraid?"
"Yes... I am afraid. Not to mention the main body, even if it's a clone, if he dies, your Hunter Association will have to die once for me first." Maha said calmly.
When the words fell, it was like ice beads falling. "Ding ding dang dang~" They struck Netero's heart.
He wasn't joking right now. Netero's gaze was solemn, suddenly remembering the phrase Maha always had on his lips—"I only have this one grandson."
It didn't seem like a joke. He gave a dry laugh: "Relax~ You know Sean's level better than anyone... Stop talking nonsense here!"
"Whoosh~" An invisible gale blew through the screen.
On the arena, sensing the sharp gale coming from above his head, Number Two raised those black and white pupils... the corners of his mouth rose slightly... he seemed to be smiling~
"Ruyi Staff?! Thank you, this also insults my idol~"
'Can grow big or small... Ruyi Jingu Bang... is its true name. Who are you scaring with that broken stick?'
"Clang~" The Kusanagi Sword was unsheathed again. The snow-bright blade light cut through the air, bringing up gusts of wind. Recalling the time he accompanied someone in the dark clouds to slash at thunder~
Number Two was blessed with sudden inspiration. Thinking of a certain redhead whose arm was bitten off by the Lord of the Coast, borrowing a surge of ruthlessness, one slash, striking later but arriving first, he chopped towards the Ruyi Staff smashing down on his head!
"Conqueror's Coating!"
"Boom crack~" Thunder rose from the flat ground! Conqueror's Haki wrapped around the Kusanagi Sword!
The Kusanagi Sword looked like it was ignited with thunder and fire... Accompanied by the young man's wanton laughter... a backhand swing cut the Ruyi Staff!