˹Unknown POV˺

wakes up.

Hmm?

‘…… I can’t speak. My voice is not coming out?’

*Growl* stomach growling

‘Gah! I’m hungry… and it hurts! Why?’

‘First food! I need…I? …I uhm WHO AM I?’

*Lup-Dup* fast heartbeat!

‘WHY CAN’T I REMEMBER?’ – I started breathing hard and gasping for air…before falling unconscious.

When I woke up again. I could still feel the hunger and pain, but my mind was fixed on trying to remember something. I have this sensation I was a someone, but it’s not there anymore. Even so, I tried to remember, and every time I would become dizzy and fall unconscious.

Moments later, I calmed down due to pain, and I stopped thinking about myself, to figure out other things like where I’m at right now. I was currently laying in something soft, and everything is blurry. I can’t see very well.

Then I tried to move but couldn’t. I was so concerned about myself that I didn’t notice the sensation of tube-like things attached to me in many places. Some felt weird and some probably had a fluid inside it. I was barely able to move my eyes to the corner and see that I was covered everywhere…

….

 

*Growl*

‘AH! Only if I could … I’m so hungry!’

Suddenly, it became harder and more painful to breathe. My heartbeat became faster and faster. My head felt like it was about to burst. Every Single part of my body started heating up. I felt like I was being cooked alive. I wanted to scream so bad, but nothing comes out of my mouth and somehow, I am unable to fall unconscious.

*Groan*

‘AAAAAAAHH!!’ - It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!

‘WILL DIE HERE? Not knowing even my name?’

‘WHY? WHY? WHY? Why can’t I remember?’

*BIZZ*

I even started hearing weird sounds in my head. Am I dying for real? No this must be a dream, … but why won’t this pain be over? How long do I have to suffer? I want to be released. That’s right! If I close my eyes and try remembering my name, everything will be over…

*BIZZ*

‘AAAAAAAAHH!! - It hurts! It hurts!’

‘Why can’t I just fall unconscious like before?’

[SYSTEM LAUNCHING…IN 10, 9, 8, … 4, 3… 0]

‘GEHH! Who is talking inside my head?’

….

[SOUL MODIFY COMPLETED]

[BODY MODIFY COMPLETED]

.....

[RESTORING MEMORY…]

Just as the pain has lessened, I re-opened my eyes, I thought I was crazy when I spotted blue shiny things floating, it was so up close to my face. Therefore, I could see the words written in it. Not only my visual perception was messing with me, but now I could also recognise these words.

[WAITING APPROVAL FOR THE LAST PROCEDURE]

‘What is this doing to me now?’

I don’t have the will to deny that I became insane anymore. No, I even started doubting if all this is real and that everything is just an unusual nightmare. That’s why when I heard and saw the last message thing that popped up, that said something like if I want to finish, I should approve. I just did.

‘I don’t know why it is asking for a permission. But if it means the pain will stop then ‘I Will Approve’…’

*BIZZ*

[RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM THE HOST]

[PROCEEDING]

*BIZZ*

[SYSTEM COMPLETED]

….

 

˹Robert’s POV˺

 

‘I feel sick. I…Huh’

…??? I am…?

‘Robert… ROBERT WINGMAN. I can remember…and?’

That’s right! I died at the hands of a crazy robber, then became a ghost and passed a portal and some emo God proclaimed it will grant me one wish but must be villain type wish or something like that. And I answered … Yeah! It also said for choosing Hunter x Hunter world that I will receive a random reward. Talk about being vague. Then for my wish… with a little thought I asked to be a Ghoul that can grow indefinitely.

I was not taking the wish seriously as there was a time limit for my soul, then I quickly chose to be a ghoul, to be precise a ghoul that can grow stronger. Actually… I chose it because it was the last anime I watched before I died so it was the only thing roaming in my head. How furious, everything went off when I chose the dark portal.

No, thinking positively my future ghoul abilities is not bad, it can go as high as I cultivate it. At least I won’t die that easily in the human continents, I hope…

Now that I reincarnated to this hunter’s world. I need to confirm my new identity, but I can’t move. At least I’m not a baby because this body’s mother would’ve been nearby, and I’m not an adult, I could vaguely tell it by judging from the positions of the previous pain that I don’t have long limps. I believe I am more of a kid or a teen. Well, I will put that in the back of my head for now.

My priority now is getting out of here. I can tell no one is here except me, maybe they are watching me behind a screen…although I learned the tubes inserted to my body must be connected to a nearby machine which is keeping me alive. There so much I can’t do in this state.

‘But why the hell is this body messed up like this, I can’t even move a finger? And where am I?’

Sigh! Forget it, I would rather work on a way to fix my body than dwell on fruitless things. Thinking back, I remember hearing robotic voices inside my head before my old memories returned. It was sort of like someone programming a robot. If my hypothesis is correct, I should have that. That thing anyone who plays games should know

‘System status!’ - I said it, how embarrassing, although I’m 90% sure but if it doesn’t work I …

*BIZZ* blue screen appears

 

             ¦¦SYSTEM¦¦

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[NAME: Zinn Zoldyck] [AGE: 8 years] [RACE: Ghoul]

[STATUS: Weakened]

[EXP: 10]

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¦STATS¦

[PHYSICAL: (5/100)]       [SPEED: (5/100)]

[VITALITY: (5/100)]        [DURABILITY: (5/100)]

[KAGUNE: (0/100)]       [RC cells: (0/100)]

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[???]                

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…..

‘It worked? Good thing I tried but what is with those numbers, some are even zero. But who the hell is Zinn Zoldyck? Don’t tell me I reincarnated to the Zoldyck family…? Those monsters?’

*Gulp*

I checked again but it really is the same Zoldyck as my last name. No, let’s not make a conclusion. Maybe it’s just the kind of thing where we have the same last name but not related, yeah. It is a forced reasoning but there should be no 8 years old in the Zoldyck family called Zinn. At least not in the canon timeline.

That might be a wishful thinking, because Zoldyck are infamous and have enormous bounties on their heads. So, no one in their right mind would use their last name. This would mean I really became a new Zoldyck member. A hidden character or is a new one that was made for my convenience. The latter feels off… then is it the former? What the hell, isn’t there a lot of unknown.

‘Imagine being put in a cliff the moment you’re born, then you realize under the cliff is a wolf’s den.’ - That was my situation.

‘At least I have a system.’

That’s right, I have system. Let’s check again, other than my nerfed stats there is also ghoul stats and unused 10 Exp, this is really becoming more like a game, who cares I will gladly use it. The question is what should I increase? Obviously, the stat that will help me regain strength. I would normally gamble on the vitality stat, but I’m a ghoul. If I have RC cells I will slowly regenerate. I don’t have any RC stats yet, So I will put all 10 points to increase my RC cells stat.

…

*BIZZ*

 

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[EXP: 0]

¦STATS¦

[PHYSICAL: (5/100)]      [SPEED: (5/100)]

[VITALITY: (5/100)]       [DURABILITY: (5/100)]

[KAGUNE: (0/100)]       [RC cells: (10/100)]

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‘Good! it is no longer a ‘0’ but ‘10’.’

Though I only felt a little bit better. But I still can’t move which means it might take like forever and I would probably be dead if solely wait because merely increasing my survivability from 0 to 5% doesn’t mean equal to being revitalized.

And how long does it need for my body to start working like normal? A month, a year or more. That’s why I need an additional insurance. A miracle drug that can stop by body from deteriorating.

And there’s only one thing I can think of having such miraculous effects. It’s the selling point of hunterxhunter world. The mysterious force known as Nen… The power that inflames our souls. In other words, the strength of one’s will. Nen burns more and works fiercely the stronger your will.

And of as now I will start try learning that same Nen… I didn’t expect this to happen so fast though. But that means my situation is that much dire.

‘If I fail, I die, but if I succeed in learning, I will live.’