"People like that don't deserve to be professional hunters."
"And the Hunter Association shouldn't even allow such people to register for the hunter exam!"
"Professional hunters should be endowed with a sense of justice and responsibility and dedicate themselves to serving this world."
"Not using the rights granted by the hunter license for selfish gain!"
"That isn't a privilege, it's the public's trust in us; it's the responsibility the world asks us to bear!"
"We should strive to achieve deeds for this world, not be blinded by greed, destroying and ruining the beautiful parts of it!"
"Those who get power and only bring harm to the world must be stopped from becoming professional hunters!"
Bushidora Ambitious's eyes were resolute.
Then, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed something.
There, standing still and not moving, was the applicant in first place, applicant No. 404.
In his opinion, applicant 404 posed a great threat and was dangerous.
If it were him... Hmm...?
Suddenly, Bushidora Ambitious's expression froze.
He saw applicant No. 404 flip his hands and suddenly take something out.
"Pulling something out of thin air? A Nen user?!"
Bushidora Ambitious snapped back to attention; his face turned stern, and his gaze became more serious: "No wonder he collected so many resources and stood out among the applicants."
"So he's also a Nen user."
"Is he a manipulation-type, or a conjuration-type?!"
It was no wonder Bushidora Ambitious thought this way.
The item Luke had in his hands was a circular coil of wire comparable in size to a tire.
Only a manipulation-type could control wire and rope-like objects, or a conjuration-type could directly conjure them.
Bushidora Ambitious leaned toward the latter.
Because when the applicant No. 404 took out this coil of wire, even he couldn't tell how it was done.
Of course, that wasn't the main point.
The key question was: What did applicant No. 404 intend to do with that coil of wire?
"He's already in first place and has such a huge advantage."
"Given such favorable conditions, passing this round should be a sure thing."
"Normally, shouldn't he go through peacefully first?"
"Why would he expose his Nen ability and take out such an item? What's his intention...?"
Bushidora Ambitious couldn't quite understand.
Then an even more baffling scene unfolded.
Instead of using the coil of wire immediately, the applicant No. 404 walked over to applicant No. 101.
No. 101 was Tonpa.
Tonpa had been planning to sneakily tail one of the top-ten clue-holders, hoping to play the opportunist and grab spoils while others fought.
But before he could take two steps forward, someone sought him out.
Luke's target was very clear.
Right away, he went straight to Tonpa.
After all, there was no one else he knew in this year's hunter exam.
And the dirty, tiring work coming up would have to be handled by Tonpa…
When Luke patted Tonpa on the shoulder, Tonpa instinctively turned around.
Seeing Luke holding a coil of wire and smiling at him, Tonpa jumped in fright and gave a startled hop backward.
"Don't be so nervous."
Luke laughed and tried to calm the shaken Tonpa. "I mean no harm."
Tonpa stared at the coil of wire in Luke's hand in alarm.
You come to me holding such an obviously dangerous item and say you mean no harm.
"Really."
Luke spoke with sincerity. "If I intended to do anything to you, to kill you, a single knife-hand strike or one punch would be enough, no need to bother with props."
"You're not worth me getting violent over."
Tonpa: "..."
Although what he said sounded reasonable, and it did seem like he no longer had to worry about his life, still… Why did those words feel so painful to hear?!
"No helping it..."
Seeing Tonpa's constipated expression, Luke shrugged.
"The truth hurts more than lies ever will. Lies don't wound people; it's the truth that cuts like a blade."
"With your level of strength, I think being able to help you to this extent is already quite respectful."
Tonpa's face twitched, too drained to even complain.
"Alright, next, you'll be in charge of carrying this Digging Wire and finding those sixty sheets of question paper."
With that, Luke casually tossed the metal coil in his hand toward Tonpa.
Tonpa fumbled to catch it, looking utterly confused as he held it up.
"Digging Wire? To find the sixty sheets of question paper?"
He could hear every word clearly, but together, they made no sense to him.
So, instinctively, Tonpa began looking at the wire in his hands, trying to figure out what it was.
But in the next second, his eyes went wide.
"What is this?!"
Before his astonished gaze, the metal wire suddenly began to move, as if it had come alive.
In midair, it twisted itself into the shape of a square sheet of paper. Then, the front end of the wire morphed into an arrowhead, as though pointing in a specific direction.
Tonpa froze.
He wasn't an idiot.
After staring blankly for a moment, realization began to dawn on him.
"With that shape... And the name Digging Wire... Plus, what that applicant No. 404 just said to me..."
Tonpa's eyes widened further.
"This wire... It's showing me where the sheets of question paper are hidden, isn't it?!"
He could hardly believe it. The idea that a simple coil of metal could do such a thing was beyond him.
But seeing it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but instinctively believe it to be true.
Invention: Digging Wire
Origin: Doraemon World — Future Tech Company
Function: A coil of metal wire. When held and rotated while walking on the ground, it detects buried objects. The wire displays the object's position and shape, but not its depth.
It first appeared in Exploring the Earth, where Dorami lent it to Nobita to find his lost money.
Later, Nobita used it for treasure hunting, and the wire displayed what looked like an entire city, which led them to the ancient ruin on the opposite side of the earth.
It also appeared in Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi, where they used it to find the owner of a golden bracelet and accidentally discovered a buried city beneath the Antarctic ice.
In short, this invention is an ideal tool for exploration and excavation.
And…
"It's perfect for ruin exploration!"
Behind them, Bushidora Ambitious's eyes flashed with sharp light.
If even Tonpa could understand how powerful this invention was, there was no way Bushidora Ambitious couldn't.
As a professional hunter familiar with Nen abilities, he understood the potential of such a tool even more deeply.
Especially for hunters specializing in categories like ruins or treasure hunting, if they ever learned that such an item existed…