Number 404 landed next to you on the thick tree branch, but you had no idea where he even came from.

His grey eyes were already focused on you unfalteringly as he smiled lightly at you, taking out a shiny white circle-shaped badge from his bag.

He held the badge between his pointer and middle fingers, and you could see clearly the numbers written on the badge; 96.

“You need this, am I right?”

Number 404 asked calmly, but he already knew the answer to his question.

The badge number you needed to be able to pass Stage 4: ‘The Hunt’ of the Hunter’s Exam, was in between his fingers.

“Kurapika.”

Kurapika introduced himself briefly, taking it away from you before you could think of even attempting to snatch it away, and he looked down at it.

He threw it upwards and caught it, then repeat, playing around with it as he spoke again, flicking around the badge number.

“I’ll give it to you, but only if you agree to help me find the one I need.”

Kurapika kept his gaze on the badge, following it up and down before he looked back at you, holding the badge in his hand.

“Tonpa, number 16. Fair trade, what do you say?”