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A few days had passed and Biscuit was still training Gon, while Valentine, Zeus and Killua watched them from the sidelines.

The swelling in the young blonde's ankle and foot had gone down significantly, but it still wasn't fully healed which meant that it kept sending waves of pain up her body whenever she overworked her foot too much.

Meanwhile, Killua's hands felt a bit better and have healed a lot better than the blonde's foot, but they still weren't fully healed either.

'Okay, now let's take a ten minute break before we start emitter training'

'Osu!'

Collapsing to the ground, dirt and sweat coated the green-haired boy's skin, his chest quickly rising and falling with panted breaths as Gon leaned back, his head tilted towards the sky.

It had hardly felt like ten minutes as the time flew by like a rocket and they were now moving on to Emitter training.

'Emission training level two, Floating Hand! Hold this stance by releasing aura and staying perfectly still'

Slowly, aura began to coat the bottom of her hands and the older blonde was quickly shot into the air, going a few feet, before landing perfectly on the ground.

Raising her eyebrows, Valentine let out a small squeak and she was speechless, her lips slightly parted in shock as she stared at the woman.

If she tried that, she'd probably end up hurting something more than her foot.

'See, you'll pass if you can launch yourself as high as I just did'

A determined gleam shone within eyes of the earth and Gon quickly nodded, a concentrated hum leaving his lips.

'Okay!'

Getting in the same position Biscuit had, Gon furrowed his eyebrows in concentration and felt as aura slowly built up from underneath his palm, before he tried to force it out to push him skywards.

But his hand had only made it an inch from the ground.

And as he kept trying, he kept making it those few inches again, and again, and again.

'That looks hard',The silverette spoke up and caught Valentine's attention, causing her to turn towards him,'And I mean really hard, considering that it's only one level higher'

'Of course it's hard, it's actually a level five exercise',Their teacher admitted.

Choking slightly on the air she had quickly inhaled, small coughs left Valentine's lips and her eyes widened as she looked towards the blonde woman, shock rushing through her veins.

"It's a level five exercise!?"

'Are you sure that it's okay to skip levels like that?'

It was clear that the two were worried for their friend and it shone brightly within their eyes and on their faces, causing Biscuit to want to smile, but she kept her expression blank as she looked at the two.

'It's a gamble. If it doesn't work, then the three weeks we've been given will be a waste. If we followed the proper steps, he could reach level three quite easily',Biscuit stated,'But, it wouldn't do him very much good in actual combat. He needs an Emitter-type attack that can push an opponent back several meters with a direct hit. If it's to be an effective weapon, it has to be at least that strong'

'So that's level five, huh?',Killua questioned,'But even if he does clear the training, being able to send your enemies flying isn't lethal'

Disagreeing, Valentine slowly shook her head and turned towards the silverette, watching as he looked towards her as well; the sun and ocean connecting as one.

"I think that it would depend on how hard you hit them and how far they go",Valentine implied,"If you hit them with enough strength and speed behind the attack, then you can severely injure someone"

Humming with an impressed look on her face, Biscuit looked towards Valentine and nodded slightly, her eyes glistening as she smiled at the young girl.

'So, have either of you come up with a strategy?',Biscuit questioned and looked between the two.

'Yeah, but can you tell us what you're ability is?',Killua asked,'It would make it a whole lot easier to plan it all out'

Holding her hand up, a pink aura glowed around Biscuit and girl with rose colored hair and cyan eyes appeared out of thin air, causing Valentine to tilt her head as she looked at the girl.

'Allow me to introduce my ability, Cookie the Magical Masseuse. Her various massage techniques are caresses of pure bliss',Biscuit elucidated,'They melt away fat deposits and leave you feeling heavenly. Aura is transmuted into special lotion, smoothing and rejuvenating your skin! Her shiatsu message makes you beautiful from the inside out. Relieving constipations, stiff muscles, chills, anything that ails you'

A dumbfounded expression was on Killua's face as he stared at Biscuit's ability and a small drop of sweat gradually fell down the side of his face, while Valentine only stared on with a confused expression.

'And.. is that it?',The silverette questioned.

'No, of course not!',Biscuit exclaimed,'She does chiropractic messages, meditative massages, rolling massages and that's only the beginning!'

It was silent for a moment as a deadpanned expression was glued to the silverette's face and he stared at the woman's ability, a blank look in his eyes.

Before long, an irk mark appeared on his temple and he leaned forward, his eyes almost glowing with anger.

'What are you, an idiot!?',Killua screamed at the woman,'That crap is completely worthless'

'You're crazy!',Biscuit argued and defended her ability,'It's obviously the most useful power in the world!'

'You're such a stupid old hag!',The silverette yelled and quickly turned around, looking towards the innocent girl still sitting on the rock behind him,'Val, back me up here!'

Eyes of thunder widened and a small drop of sweat rolled down the side of her face at the pressure of picking sides, causing Valentine to look between them, watching as they both looked towards her with expectant looks.

"I— I.. ummm.."

A nervous laugh left the girl's lips and her wide eyes looked between the two as they leaned closer to her, causing her to lean back as she slowly let her eyes travel away from them, looking for an escape.

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The tenth day had passed and the four of them continued to watch Gon, but he had barely made any progress.

Falling onto his back, the boy panted in exhaustion and laid on the warm, sandy ground, sweat gleaming on his face.

'He hasn't made any progress for ten days',Killua spoke up and no matter how much Valentine didn't want to bring her brother figure down, she couldn't help but agree with him,'Maybe you should've allowed him to pick it up from level two after all'

'We still have ten more days'

'Yeah, only if Team Tsezguerra can deliver'

"I believe that they can do it"

Looking down at Valentine with a soft smile, Killua gently nudged the girl and she looked up at the silverette, a small smile twitching at her lips.

'That's because you're way too confident in people',The boy teased and the girl only shrugged in response, that same smile remaining on her lips.

Slowly shaking his head, a gentle chuckle escaped the icy-eyed boy's lips and Killua playfully rolled his eyes, before looking back at her.

Beginning to walk away from Gon, the three began to talk and Zeus looked around the canyon, low chirps leaving his beak every now and then.

'Looking back on it now, it wasn't a very good deal for us',The icy-eyed silverette concluded,'If we hand over Wild Luck Alexandrite, they're only going to be missing two cards and we still need over thirty. To be honest, that's going to take us a while'

'We can just take them from Genthru by force, it's not a problem'

"We all know that Gon would never accept that, he'd want to do things his own way and with any means he deems necessary",Valentine determined,"And even if we want to take the cards away from him, we still need a plan on how to defeat Genthru"

Finally making it to where she had wanted to take them, Biscuit came to a stop and a smile formed on her face as she placed her hands on her hips, staring at the object in front of her.

'So, do you guys think that this is big enough?',Biscuit asked the three.

Staring up at the large boulder in awe, Valentine, Zeus and Killua were all speechless as their eyes widened in fascination.

Killua was the first one to snap out of his surprised trance and he slowly nodded, stuffing his hands into his pockets.

'Yeah'

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A few days had passed and Valentine foot was pretty much already healed; besides the small pains here and there, which she was thankful for because she didn't want to feel useless and weak.

Meanwhile, Killua's hands were fully healed thanks to her ability and he was extremely grateful for her help; even though he would've preferred her using it more on herself.

Knowing how her sibling-like friend would react, Valentine had a frown on her face and her arms were crossed over her chest as she looked down at the boy.

'Gon',Killua spoke up, causing Gon to look up at him and blink in confusion,'Your time's up, training's over'

Eyes widening in confusion, the boy quickly straightened himself as he stood completely upright from his handstand and Gon looked between the four, a frown tugging at his lips as he pulled his eyebrows together.

'But we still have five days!',The boy exclaimed with an arguing tone in his voice and looked between them with a disheartened look in his eyes.

'Had a change of plans',The silverette stated,'We formed a new strategy to defeat them'

Looking between his friends, Gon's mouth opened and closed, like a fish out of water, his eyes glistening with emotion.

'Yeah, but— hold on!',The green-haired boy exclaimed,'See, the thing is, I think I'm getting really close! ..Maybe'

Closing his eyes for a moment, Killua sighed and slowly shook his head, knowing that Gon was only stalling.

'Not happening',The boy stated and a drop of sweat gradually fell down the back of Gon's head,'We can't base our whole strategy on a new technique that isn't reliable yet. Just give up'

A groan of defeat left the boy's lips and his entire posture deflated with defeat as he pushed out his lips into a pout, staring down at the ground.

'Okay, so the plan is—'

'— To use this card'

Staring at the card that Biscuit held up in her hand, Gon hummed in fascination and looked between the three, wanting to hear more.

'You'll have to learn it the hard way, practice until you get it perfect'

"I know you can do this, Gon",Valentine stated with confidence and the boy looked towards her,"Give it everything you've got"

Nodding in agreement, the boy's eyes gleamed with determination and he held up his clenched fist, a small smile spreading across his lips.

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Looking down at Killua's book, Valentine and Biscuit surrounded the boy, their eyes looking at the binder.

Seeing that Tsezguerra's team was no longer on the list inside the binder, a small frown pulled at the blonde's lips and a small sigh escaped her.

'It's the tenth day',Killua declared.

'If they don't get back here soon, then all of their data is going to be erased'

"And all of their hard work would be for nothing"

A frown pulled at Valentine's lips as she stared at the names and she began to wonder if something bad had happened to them.

'Right.. we'll just have to wait for Goreinu to contact us',Killua explained and the three stood up.

Standing in the distance, Gon's aura was completely surrounding his body and a small clicked filled the air, before the boy excitedly yelled out.

'Yes!',He exclaimed and held up the timer, showing it to them,'Check it out, I've got this down! Can I start to concentrate on Emitter training now?'

Seeing the excited look on his face, Valentine silently awed at the sight and a smile slowly spread across her lips.

'No way'

That smile quickly turned into an upset frown and Valentine slowly turned towards the woman, her eyes glistening with confusion and sadness.

'You may have gotten pretty close, but you're still off by a tenth of a second',Killua pointed out.

'Your goal is to be in a hundredth of a second'

Feeling her brain short-circuit, the blonde's left eye twitched slightly and it were almost as if steam were coming out of the poor girl's ears.

'Now, begin!'

A pout formed on Gon's face and a small sigh left his lips as his entire posture deflated.

'Aww man'

A loud ding filled the air and echoed out of Killua's binder, causing Valentine to gently place her hand on his arm as she leaned forward, looking down at the book.

"Attention, another player has cast Contact on you"

'It's Goreinu',A familiar voice spoke up through the speakers,'Sorry for the wait'

'What's going on?',Killua asked.

'It's been almost two hundred and forty hours since team Tsezguerra left, right?'

'I can tell you right now they won't be returning'

Eyes widening, Valentine and Killua glanced towards one another, their lips tugged downwards into frowns.

'Why not?'

'Genthru's team has started camping out at the start point',Goreinu told them,'We decided beforehand that they wouldn't return to the game until I send them the all clear. It was something of a safety precaution'

'Understood. But their card data will disappear, right?'

'I'm holding on to all of the card's of value'

Gasping in shock, Killua, Valentine and Biscuit's eyes widened as they stared down at the binder.

"Wouldn't that just let Team Genthru know that they have allies helping them?"

'They'll notice that none of the four have anything important',Killua claimed.

It was silent for a moment and before long, a small chuckle echoed through the speakers.

As Goreinu explained what they had done, Valentine hummed slightly and tilted her head to the side with an impressed look on her face.

For them to switch some of their cards with fake one's was a really good idea.