The Ultimate Choice (究極の選択, Kyūkyoku no Sentaku) is the 3rd chapter of the Hunter × Hunter manga, written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi.
Synopsis
In Dolle Harbor, the trio are looking for a way to get to Zaban City. The Captain tells Gon to head for the lone cedar tree on the mountain just outside of the city. Leorio thinks the best way to get to Zaban City is riding a bus, but Gon wants to head to the tree. Kurapika decides to follow Gon, saying that he interests him. Leorio overhears a conversation that the bus to Zaban City doesn't go there at all so he runs after Gon and Kurapika.
The three pass through an abandoned city with no other people around. After a while, a group of people dressed in gas masks and wigs and an old lady appeared. She says if the three of them want to go to the tree, then they need to answer a question. If they fail, then they are not allowed to enter the exam. A man suddenly appears, stating that he will answer the question. The old lady asks the first question: Your mother and girlfriend are both captives of a demon. You can only save one. Your mother: 1, or your girlfriend: 2. Kurapika thinks that such a situation does not exist. They can only try guessing what the old lady wants to hear. But the man answers one and the old lady lets him pass.
Leorio thinks the game is messed up and says he will try to take another path. The old lady tells him it's too late, because if he leaves he will be disqualified. Kurapika accepts the quiz and is asked another question: Your son and daughter have been kidnapped. You can only save one. Which one do you choose? The daughter: 1, or the son: 2. The old lady starts to count up to five. Leorio tries to attack her using a piece of wood but Kurapika stops him, saying that they already passed. The right answer is silence. Nobody told the man before that he was correct, instead they just let him pass. Leorio apologizes to the old lady, and she says she wanted to meet people like them that's why she accepted the job. Then she showed them the real way to the tree.
Characters in Order of Appearance
- Leorio Paradinight
- Kurapika
- Gon Freecss
- Captain
- Hunter Examinee (First appearance)
- Quizzing Lady (First appearance)
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