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A group of people surrounded the six and looking around, they all had their defenses up; ready for an attack.

'Don't worry',An man with pink hair spoke up and walked towards them, his hands raised,'We didn't come here to interfere or anything'

'You might say that we're here to assist'

Looking towards them, Gon furrowed his eyebrows together and tilted his head to the side in confusion.

'Wait.. to assist?'

'That's right, if we get the top score on the quiz and obtain the final card, we'll sell it to you for 2.5 Billion',The pink-haired man stated,'That's just five percent of your total reward. A pretty reasonable price, don't you think?'

Narrowing her eyes, Valentine hummed lightly and looked the men up and down, before glancing towards Killua.

Seeing that he glanced towards her as well, the two stared at one another for a moment and then looked back towards the people surrounding them.

'Works for us',The silverette agreed and placed his hands on his hips,'If you guys win'

Looking around, Killua looked at the others and frowned slightly, a small hum leaving his lips.

'Is that why they're all here?',He asked Biscuit,'For the chance to sell us the last card?'

'With the game coming close to the end, they're probably hoping to get some share of the reward money themselves',Biscuit explained,'And it looks to me like they're all planning to take the quiz in teams. So, what should we do?'

Turning around, Biscuit looked towards Gon, Killua, Zeus and Valentine, watching as they all looked towards her with thought-filled looks.

With a small smile forming on his face, Gon tilted his head to the side and gestured between themselves.

'Well, I think that we should do it by ourselves',The boy declared.

Smiling slightly, Valentine turned towards Gon and nodded her head in agreement.

'Yeah and whoever gets the lowest score gets punished'

Feeling a drop of sweat slowly glide down the side of her face, eyes of thunder widened in surprise at hearing the terms and she looked between the two boys, her lips parted in shock.

"Wait, what? Hold on a second—"

But she was ignored.

Leaning closer, Gon nodded his head in agreement and let out a small hum, a bright smile on his face.

'Okay, I'm in'

Looking between them with her lips parted in astonishment, Valentine sighed slightly and slowly shook her head, a small smile twitching at her face.

She might as well go along with it, seeing as there would be no way she'd be able to change their minds.

Sitting down on the grass, the three sat in a triangle formation and looked down at their respected binders.

A low chirp filled the air as Zeus leaned down slightly and looked at the binder in the young girl's hands.

Suddenly, a low ding sounded from the speaker of the binder and a voice spoke up.

'Ladies and gentlemen, the quiz is about to begin! Question one; a village elder provides you an important clue about card number one, Patch of Forest. Is his name A: Hira, B: Hida, C: Hiso, D: Mayu or E: Hima?'

Gently biting into her lower lip, Valentine placed her chin in her hand and a low hum left her lips as she tried to think back.

A low shout of frustration came from her right, causing the young blonde to jump in fright and turned towards Killua with wide eyes.

'Damnit, I'm stumped already! Five choices?'

Chuckling lightly once she had gotten over the fright that filled her, Valentine watched as the silverette turned her way with furrowed eyebrows and she lightly shook her head with a smile, before looking back down at her binder.

But she had missed the way he had gently smiled back.

Deciding to just guess, the young blonde had picked the letter E and hoped for the best.

As the questionnaire continued on, the young girl had continuously gotten confused with some of the questions and guessed on most of them, while she only knew the answers to a few.

'And now for the final question, what is the name of card number zero? A: Ruler's Banquet, B: Ruler's Invitation, C: Ruler's Welcome, D: Ruler's Reception or E: Ruler's Blessing'

Humming lightly, Valentine squinted and lifted her hand to her chin, looking between each of the answers.

She really wished that she had paid more attention to the card's names.

So, she hesitantly chose B.

'The quiz is over; I will now announce the player who received the top score. With a total of eighty-seven out of one hundred points, the winning player is Gon'

Gasping in shock, the green-haired boy's eyes widened and his mouth dropped.

He couldn't believe his ears.

It took a moment to register that he had won; but once it did, Gon jumped up in excitement and let out a yell of victory as Valentine and Killua jumped up as well.

'We have all one hundred cards'

"We did it!",Valentine exclaimed,"We actually beat the game!"

Jumping forward, a small chuckle left the blonde's lips and she wrapped her arms around the two boys, causing them to stumble slightly in shock, before wrapping their arms around her as well; smiles on all of their faces.

The pink haired male and his friend from before stepped forward and looked at the four, shrugging slightly.

'You did it!'

'I hate to say it but, congrats. You deserve it'

Raising an eyebrow at his hollow tone, Valentine figured that he wasn't as happy with their victory as he had tried to sound and was probably bitter about it.

'That means Killua and Valentine are going to get punished'

Frowning slightly, Valentine's posture deflated and she groaned lightly in "agony", tilting her head back.

'Damn..',Killua pouted and turned his head to the side,'Wonder how many total points Val and I got'

A screech echoed from above them and they all looked up, watching as a bird flew towards them with a letter in it's talons.

Tilting his head to the side, Zeus ruffled his feather's and spread out his wings, screeching back at the bird, causing Valentine to chuckle as she looked towards the blue hawk.

A letter fell from the sky and Gon caught it, before opening the envelope, pulling out a card and letter from within.

'Ruler's invitation?',He questioned.

Looking at the card in his hand, Valentine and Killua leaned over Gon's shoulder.

'It looks like only the one with the badge is invited'

'So.. I guess Limeiro is the capital?',Gon stated and read the letter in his hand,'And do I have to go there all by myself?'

Shrugging slightly, the silverette lifted his arm and threw it over Valentine's shoulder; having her come close to his side, causing eyes of thunder to quickly look up at him.

Pink slowly began to coat skin of ivory and the young girl's eyes widened slightly as she looked up at her icy-eyed crush.

Since Killua was looking at Gon, he didn't realize that the blonde in his arms was having a mental freakout and her face was as bright as a tomato.

'We'll wait for you outside the castle'

A piercing ring filled the air as a ball of light came crashing down from the sky and as soon as the light dispersed, the five saw two men standing there.

'Hey.. he really got it, huh? That kid collected all the cards'

Slowly, the men began to walk towards them and a deep smirk formed on the man who had a eggplant purple hair color, a deep chuckle escaping his lips.

'Alright then, let's have a contest. Winner get all your cards?'

'Sorry, but you don't have a choice'

A disturbing and dark aura filled the air as eyes of thunder turned to that of rust and a deep and piercing ring filled the air as both blondes disappeared from their spots.

The men stopped in their tracks and hums of confusion left their lips as they looked around for both of the girls; only to turn up empty-handed.

Looking towards one another, they both shrugged and before they could react, sharp hits landed on the back of their necks.

Their vision went black and the men fell forward, hitting the ground and revealing both girls behind them, their hands on their hips as they looked down at the men.

"Hmm.. well, that was a lot easier than I thought it would be.."

'Agreed..'

Looking up at one another, it was silent for a moment before Valentine and Biscuit both laughed lightly, lifting their hands to high-five one another.

'Then, I'll take an Accompany card',Gon stated and watched as the girls walked back over to them.

'Wait, that won't work',Killua disagreed and shook his head,'None of us have ever been to Limeiro before'

'We should use Drift, since we've never visited the other cities before'

Taking out a card from his binder, Killua held it up and looked between the three.

'In that case, I'll use Drift to go to Limeiro and then come back here for you guys'

"And then, Accompany should work for us after that",Valentine realized.

Using Drift to Limeiro, Killua disappeared in a ray of golden light and it shot away from the group.

After a few minutes, the silverette had come back to the group and used Accompany, bringing them all to the city.

Landing at the base of the castle, the group watched as Gon went inside and Valentine was leaning against the wall on the opposite side of Biscuit, while Killua was sitting on planter box.

Meanwhile, Zeus was standing atop of the wall behind Valentine and was staring the way Gon had gone, low chirps leaving his beak.

'I wonder what he's feeling',Biscuit spoke up and watched as Gon walked off, her hands on her hips.

Curious as to what she had meant, the two looked towards their teacher and furrowed their eyebrows together.

'What do you mean?'

'I mean, he might actually meet Ging, right? The father he's been searching for all this time'

Looking back towards where Gon had walked off, eyes of thunder softened and glistened in the fading light as it sparkled at the side of her face, a gentle smile tugging at her lips.

Her best friend could possibly be meeting his father for the first time today.

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After Gon had come back, the whole game had launched a large celebration and parade; fireworks exploding into beautiful ombré of colors.

And once things had finally settled down, the five were now back in the castle and sat in one of the large rooms.

'Once I've picked the three cards I want to keep, they say I'm supposed to go to the harbor',Gon told them.

'So, what about your father?',Biscuit asked and looked up at the green-haired boy,'Did they tell you anything?'

Sitting up, a small smile formed on Gon's face and he shrugged lightly.

'Yeah, but they didn't tell me where he is right now because they didn't know',The boy stated and shrugged slightly with a forlorn smile.

Looking down, a small sigh left Biscuit's lips and she closed her eyes for a moment, slowly shaking her head.

Frowning slightly, Valentine felt her eyes soften with sadness as she looked at her brother figure and she mentally cursed at the man he called his father.

'I see..',Biscuit sighed out,'So, I guess that the game didn't have any clues for you after all'

Resting his head in his hand, Killua looked between them and closed his eyes.

'Well, no surprise there since that's what his message said to begin with',The silverette stated.

'Yeah, that's true'

Still, Valentine thought that Ging would at least leave something in the game for his son.

"I mean, we did have a lot of fun while we were here",The golden eyed beauty spoke up and a smile spread across her lips as she looked between her friends,"Right?"

'Right'

'Yeah! It was a lot of fun being here'

'So, how about we each pick one?'

A confused look formed on Biscuit's face and she looked between the three, knowing that since there were four of them, it wouldn't be fair to one person.

'But.. there's four of us here, someone wouldn't get a card then'

"Oh! We already knew that",Valentine spoke up softly and Biscuit turned her way,"I wouldn't be able to choose one without difficulty, so I decided to not pick one at all"

Seeing the bright smile on the innocent girl's face, Biscuit's eyes glistened and a soft smile spread her lips as she stared at the young blonde.

She wondered how someone who had been through a life of a contract killer could still be so bright and innocent.

'I know what I want! Blue Planet! This is still the one I want',Biscuit squealed out and held the card to her chest; it was as if hearts were surrounding her,'I can't wait to hold you snuggly in my arms..'

Finally snapping out of her fangirling stage, the woman looked towards Killua and gestured towards the cards.

'Which one do you want Killua?'

Humming slightly, the silverette lifted his arms and placed them behind his head, before looking towards Gon.

'I'm still thinking',Killua said,'Have you got one, Gon?'

'Yeah. I think so, anyway'

'Really!? Which one?'

Holding up his binder, Gon hummed as he looked through the pages and finally pointed towards a card.

'This one'

'Which one?'

"Which one is it?"

Leaning over his shoulder, the four looked down at his binder and let out noises of surprise when they saw the card he had chosen.

'Wait, why would you choose this one?',Biscuit asked.

Thinking it over, Valentine began to wonder why he had chosen that one as well and a low hum left her lips as she tilted her head to the side.

It took a moment, but it finally clicked in her head and she perked up, a small gasp of realization leaving her lips; another coming from beside her.

"Oh! I get it"

'Hey I get it, that makes sense!'

Looking towards one another, the blonde and silverette blinked slowly in shock, low hums leaving their lips as they stared at one another.

But soon, small smiles spread across Killua and Valentine's lips, light laughs leaving them.

'You are only allowed to take specified slot cards',The silverette spoke up once the two of them had stopped laughing,'Yeah, sounds fun! So, when did you think of it?'

Thinking for a moment, a low hum left Gon's lips and he furrowed his eyebrows together.

'As soon as I saw it actually'

He had chosen the Paladin's Necklace card.

'But, this one's not going to be enough'

"Mhm"

'Right! We'll need this one too!'

Grabbing the transform card, the three friend's looked towards one another and small smiles spread across their lips.

'What?'

'I think it'll work? Do you two think so?'

As they continued to talk, Biscuit looked between the three; confused out of her mind, and had tried to ask them what they meant.

But they couldn't hear her.

Irk marks coating her face and the back of her head, before Biscuit hit the three into the air and smoke bellowed from her nose in frustration.

'Tell me what you guys are talking about right now!'

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Leaving for the harbor earlier that morning, Biscuit, Valentine, Zeus and Killua had left the game before Gon.

But, they weren't waiting long as the spiky-haired boy appeared behind them.

'So, what do you think?',The green-haired boy questioned and walked towards the four, looking around,'Are we back in the real world or what?'

"Wasn't the game part of the real world?",Valentine asked and looked towards Killua for confirmation.

Eyes of thunder and sapphire connected as one as they looked towards one another and seeing the question within her eyes, a small smile gradually spread across the silverette's lips as he slowly nodded.

'Hey, hurry up and get your binder out! Let's get this party started!'

Summoning his book, Gon watched as a little card holder showed up and he slowly opened it, seeing the card that they had chosen.

Handing the Blue Planet card to Biscuit, the three all watched as the woman gasped and shrieked with excitement, cuddling the item close as soon as she had used Gain.

'Oh, I couldn't be happier! Now, what should I name it? Bluey? Or maybe Planety? Planette?'

Feeling a small drop of sweat fall down the side of her face, Valentine slowly backed away and made it so that her small figure was hiding behind the two taller boys.

'Yes! Yes! That's the one!'

Realizing that she was being watched, Biscuit snapped out of it and looked towards the three, clearing her throat as she went back into her regular position.

'So? What about the ones, you two picked? Happy with your decision?'

'Yeah, we chose the best ones',Killua stated, glancing between Valentine and Gon,'Right?'

Even though she hasn't gotten a card, the silverette felt that it was only right to get her decision.

"Yeah!"

'Yup!'

After Gon had used Gain and had Paladin's Necklace, he had taken Killua's card and revealed it to be an accompany in disguise.

'Yeah! It really worked!'

"Yes!"

'It sure did!'

Humming in realization, Biscuit discovered what they had done and an impressed look formed on her face as she nodded.

'You used Transform to turn Accompany into a specified slot card, then used the Paladin's Necklace to revert it',The woman figured out,'That was some clever thinking, you guys. But I have to say, I'm surprised that you'd go through all of that trouble for an accompany instead of choosing another specified slot card'

'Well, if I hadn't been the first one to enter the game, then I guess I wouldn't have noticed. But it's a good thing that I was'

Humming in confusion, Biscuit furrowed her eyebrows and tilted her head to the side.

'Do you remember when we played Rock-paper-scissors?'

'Yeah'

'See, I was the first person to enter the game. And while I was standing there waiting for Killua and Valentine, there was nobody else around',Gon explained,'That means the first person I met in the game should've been the second to show up, Mr. Goreinu. But he wasn't, when I checked my binder it said that there was somebody I had met before him. Ging is spelt G-I-N-G'

'Oh, I see! So Nigg is an anagram'

Wondering why the man had chosen something so similar to his name, Valentine blinked slowly and wondered why he hadn't just used his own name.

But then figured that since Ging seemed to like to be difficult, he had made it difficult and easy at the same time.

'My guess is that when I was just a baby, I must've come here with Ging',Gon figured,'Maybe this was his way of trying to tell me if I'm ready to give up everything I have and go find him, then I have to get strong enough to clear the game'

'You really are tenacious, it's impressive',Biscuit stated,'Well, what are you planning to do once you find Ging?'

Eyes of chocolate glistened in the light and shone as brightly as the sun as a shining smile broke across Gon's face.

'Well, that's easy, I'll introduce him to Killua and Valentine!',The boy exclaimed, causing the two to looked towards him,'My best friends in the world!'

Feeling her eyes water, Valentine chuckled softly and her eyes softened as color coated her cheeks.

Feeling his cheeks burn with color, Killua snapped his head to the side and closed his eyes, lightly itching the back of his head.

'You what!? Shut up! You're embarrassing us, man',Killua exclaimed and gestured towards Valentine,'Look, you even made Val cry!'

'Wait, what!?'

A look of panic crossed Gon's face and he hurriedly looked towards the girl, but once he saw her teary-eyed expression, panic covered his face.

'No, Valentine, I'm sorry! Don't cry!'

Rushing forward, the boy tackled his sister figure in a hug as soon as the first cry had left her lips and he tried his best to soothe her, petting her head as his look of panic grew; looking towards Killua for help.

'This is so sweet, I can't take this!',Biscuit cried out as she watched Gon hug his crying sister figure and the older woman blew her nose,'It must be my age, but it's so easy to make me cry'

The sibling-like duo held one another close and Gon calmingly ran his hand through her hair, before he looked towards Biscuit.

'Hey, why don't you come with us to see Ging, Bisky?'

'Thank you, but I think I'll pass',The woman answered and walked towards the railing of the building,'I'm not interested in men with kids'

'Okay'

Knowing that they were going to leave soon, Valentine rushed towards their teacher and hearing footsteps coming her way, Biscuit turned around.

Before she could react, a body collided with her own and the woman's eyes widened in surprise, tears filling her eyes as she looked down at the young blonde.

Feeling a small smile tugging at the edge of her lips, Biscuit held Valentine closer, the two blonde's embracing.

But it was a very sad embrace; the kind of embrace that came with a goodbye.

'I guess that's it then, take care, Bisky!'

Turning towards them, the woman left the young blonde's embrace and watched as she returned to her friend's sides; the hawk atop of her shoulder looking towards the woman with, what seemed to be, a smile.

'I will. You four too, okay?'

Crossing their arms over their chests, the three quickly threw them out in front of them and smiled at the woman.

'Thanks so much for everything'

"Osu!"

'Osu!'

Spreading out his wings, Zeus's beak tilted up towards the sky and a loud screech left the hawk as his feathers spread out wide.

Lifting the card up into the air, Gon took a deep breath and nodded slightly, a determined look glistening within his eyes.

'Accompany on! Nigg!'

A bright flash of light enveloped the four and the bright beam shot into the air at the speed of sounding, rushing towards a specific spot.

Landing in an unknown area surrounded in fog, the four looked around and spotting a figure in the distance, they all froze.

The person had their back towards them and they held a fishing rod within their grasp, but the four were unsure of who this person really was, so they stayed put for the moment.

They had cleared the game that Gon's father had created and now, the four were about to embark on a new and quite dangerous journey.

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Well, that is another Arc coming to a glorious end! I hope that you have all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

The fantastic four are now going to embark on a new adventure!

I hope you all liked the Vallua moments as much as I did. I feel like there wasn't enough in this chapter and I apologize dearly, but I promise there will be more coming soon.

Now, for the Vallua ship sailing, it will happen during the Chimera Ant Arc and I finally have a specific chapter/episode in mind where I want them to get together and I hope you're all ready for it.

And I hope you're all prepared for the Chimera Ant Arc.

There will be tears, there will be blood and there will be anger, and I hope you guys are seriously prepared for it.

I promised that nothing would happen to Zeus and I will stand by that promise because I have come to love him so dearly, but as I have mentioned to you guys before, you must have tissues throughout that Arc because you will need them.

I can't believe how far my babies Valentine and Zeus/ #Vallua, have come and I couldn't have asked for better readers! You guys have supported me a lot throughout this story and I'm glade to continue this last adventure with you guys.

I hope you guys are ready and I'll see you all in the next arc.