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Chapter 130: Flight x Laki City - Arriving at Heavens Arena

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Chapter start:

As Alex and Menchi enter the cabin, Menchi immediately sits down on the small sofa. She reaches into her small bag, pulls out a few bills, applies a light layer of Shu, and throws them toward Alex in one swift motion.

Alex barely manages to catch them, to which she claps and says, "Good job catching it. Now use that money to buy us some food. It will most likely be terrible, but a trip is made memorable by the food you eat! It's an adventure just discovering what food each place has to offer, regardless of whether it's good or bad."

"No need for the explanation... I'm hungry too, so I'll grab us something. I'll pay you back once I win some money at Heaven's Arena. Anything specific you're in the mood for?"

"No," she says while closing her eyes, obviously training her Nen. "Surprise me!" she adds.

"Fine, I guess," Alex says as he leaves the cabin, only moments after entering it.

He walks around the airship, even stepping onto the deck for a moment to enjoy the cold but clean air, deep in thought.

I have 3 months... I need to reach the 200th floor, which may sound easy but is actually quite hard. Gon and Killua were already monsters stat-wise. To enter the gates to Killua's home, I'd actually estimate Gon's STR stat to be at least 15 to 20. Killua's STR stat is probably easily 25 to 30. Since the Realm's stat points don't progress in a linear fashion, it's hard to really tell. Anyway, I guess it's too early for me to just "push" enemies out of the arena like Gon did. With my Claw style and basic skills, I should be more than fine, so I shouldn't worry about that part.

If I really struggle against common fighters, I'll just use Nen and hide it with In. Even if that's not wise, I can at least use Ten to increase my defense in any case! Still, I am not satisfied with just reaching the 200th floor. I am sure there are secret missions beyond just reaching the highest floor. I want to win against Nen users... perhaps even... no, it's too soon to even think about it. Well, I should hurry up and buy some food before the five-horned she-devil gets mad again.

Alex finally stops his daydreaming and heads to the airship's canteen.

Once inside, he doesn't recognize much of anything. He also doesn't see anything of note—it looks pretty much like normal canteen food, probably close to what he could buy at a truck stop. He just buys a bunch of random snacks, drinks, candies, sweets, a couple of sandwiches, and a few random dishes like pizza, burgers, a grill platter, and even some kind of stew, along with a huge salad.

Just five minutes later, his order is ready for pickup, and Alex is confronted with regret seeing the giant mountain of food in front of him. Shit, I'm so used to my inventory that I didn't think about this. I'm stupid.

"Young man, we prepared a small food cart for you. Just return it once you leave the airship, okay?" a friendly-looking man working in the canteen tells him.

"Thank you!!" Alex, grateful for this unexpected help, says and hands him a bit of the remaining cash as a small token of appreciation.

He then pushes the cart with food back into their room and sees Menchi lying on the bed, just wearing her pair of extremely short hotpants and her bikini top—this time without any mesh. It nearly looks like she's wearing underwear; that's how skimpy her outfit is.