Another warning: no harem, or possibly two waifus at most (My mood will be the sole judge in deciding between Mito, Pakunoda, or another candidate, or none at all).
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In the Republic of Padokea, in the Dentora region, there is an extinct volcano surrounded by a sea of trees called Kukuroo Mountain.
Kukuroo Mountain is a renowned tourist site in the country.
It gained its fame not only from the beauty of its landscapes, but also from the presence of a world-famous family of assassins who live there: the Zoldyck family.
A family of assassins notoriously known for their high success rate in missions.
This family also possesses a great special gate.
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This imposing "Testing Gate" consists of seven gates nested one inside the other, from the smallest to the largest, each numbered.
Each gate weighs two tons per side, and the weight doubles with each additional gate.
For example, the first gate, the smallest, weighs only 4 tons, the second 8 tons, and the seventh, 256 tons.
The Testing Gate does not require a key; anyone who can open it by pushing can pass.
And behind this gigantic Gate extends the domain of the Zoldyck family.
"Here is The Testing Gate."
On September 1, 1980, at 8 p.m., four black cars arrived at Mount Kukuroo.
On the back seat of the third car, a teenager about 15 years old stared intently at the imposing gate standing before them.
The teenager was wearing an ordinary long-sleeved white shirt, and under his short black hair were hidden black pupils.
At that moment, his eyes widened in surprise and a hint of dismay could be read on his face.
It wasn't a dream; he had really arrived in the Hunter World after losing to Sukuna in the final battle.
Claud no longer knew how many times he had sighed inwardly after his second reincarnation.
Ever since he had woken up an hour earlier and suddenly found himself in yet another world, he hadn't stopped sighing.
He had first wondered if he was hallucinating, but after seeing his youthful body in the car's rearview mirror and The Testing Gate before his eyes, Higuruma had finally stopped doubting.
The Trial Gate, and the Zoldyck family.
Even though Higuruma had spent his free time training while waiting for the awakening of his powers thanks to Kenjaku, that wasn't the case in his first life.
He had led a fulfilling life in Italy under the name Claud and had watched the famous animated series Hunter x Hunter.
By analyzing these two emblematic terms, he quickly concluded that he was indeed in the hunters' world.
As for his current identity: Noah, no last name.
He is fifteen years old and comes from Meteor City, like all the other teenagers with him in the car.
They are all on their way to take an exam to become apprentice butlers for the Zoldyck family.
These were the residual memories that lingered in his mind, after recovering his memories from the Jujutsu Kaisen universe and from Earth.
'Apprentice butler?' he thought, with a point of interest.
However, he set this position aside and decided to focus, recalling the cruel rules that reigned within the Zoldyck family.
Higuruma quickly drew a conclusion.
'If I'm not strong, then I'll die or have no respect in this place,' he told himself inwardly.
Unconsciously, cursed energy escaped from him, which was a pleasant surprise, without any particular inconsistency.
The Jujutsu Kaisen universe is governed by various laws, and one of them demonstrates that the soul is one with the body.
Now, he is in the Hunter x Hunter universe, but his soul remains that of Claude and the lawyer Higuruma.
The four cars gradually stopped in front of the immense gate, separating the Zoldyck property from the rest of the region.
Higuruma followed the other occupants and got out of the car.
Standing before this massive gate, the teenager felt a sense of oppression overwhelm him,
As if his very breathing became slightly labored due to the various auras he perceived beyond the gate.
Even though he had once been a brilliant sorcerer, praised by many as the equal of Yuta Okkotsu or Hakari,
he was now a novice in this new universe.
'I must reject this absurd fear towards cannon fodder, but beware of old monsters like Maha and Zeno,' he told himself inwardly, before regaining control of himself.
Including Higuruma, eight people were participating in the exam to become apprentice butlers for the Zoldyck family.
Once these eight people had gotten out of the cars, the drivers immediately turned around and left without hesitation.
"Oh, you must be the ones here for the butler exam, please come closer."
At that moment, an old man in a guard uniform, with receding baldness and a prominent black mole on the side of his nose, came out of the guard post located next to the immense gate.
The elderly man waved his hand for them to approach.
"Ah, it's him! His name must be Zebro, right?" he thought, sketching a faint smile toward the temporary trainer of Gon and his friends.
However, he didn't slow down and continued walking, following the others to the front of the guard post.
Zebro fully emerged from the guard post, examined the eight people one by one from left to right, then displayed a benevolent smile.
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No ordinary person could have imagined the true nature of this man's work, nor the number of people he had let be devoured by his masters' dogs.
"Welcome everyone. Please now enter through the main gate." Zebro extended his hand, pointed to the nearby testing gate, then raised two fingers toward the teenagers.
"Your first test will consist of pushing the second gate," he said in a relaxed tone.
'Really? You're kidding, I hope?' thought Higuruma, looking again at the Zoldyck domain gate.
He wanted to swear out loud at the old man, who was talking as if it were a simple and trivial matter.
'The second gate? That's 8 tons!' he recalled, reminiscing about his life in the Jujutsu Kaisen universe.
Even though the world of sorcerers and cursed spirits has high destructive potential, it lacks purely physical aspects.
The only people capable of extraordinary physical feats are: Toji, Yuki, Rika, Maki, Hakari, Yuta, Mahoraga, Sukuna, Gojo, and Yuji.
'I'm not basing this on nothing, since Hakari used a serious punch to propel a container toward Kashimo,' he remembered.
An empty container weighs on average 2.5 tons, but can reach 28 tons if filled.
So Hakari is physically weaker than Leorio, after his training with Zebro.
However, this is only true if the container is empty.
On the other hand, if the container is filled, then the gambling addict has arm strength around 28 ton-force (tf).
This makes him superior to Killua before the Hunter exam, but inferior to the latter upon his return to the Zoldyck domain to retrieve Nanika and Alluka.
At that time, Killua has 64 TF in the arm, information that Higuruma had never really paid attention to in his first life.
While Higuruma was inwardly complaining about not having tested the true limits of his physical strength using cursed energy as support in his second life, one of the eight people, without saying a word, headed toward the Testing Gate.
The others, after glancing at the gate, did the same.
The first person reached the gate, extended their arms, and placed their hands on the two panels.
Higuruma felt his eyelid twitch as he attentively observed this absurd scene.
"Hmph!"
The tall and thin man, who looked uncannily like an ordinary office worker, let out a low grunt.
Higuruma immediately noticed several bulging veins on his arms, a clear sign that he was drawing on his last reserves of strength.