[Hunter X Hunter] Hisoka's Path to Leveling Up

The cover and character profile cards won't upload. I'm devastated.

Read the warnings at the very end. You must read them!!!

The swordsman has always thought his life was a game.

Ever since he became conscious, he had struggled to survive in Meteor City, with its polluted air. When a cold prompt sounded in his head, that feeling only grew stronger.

"Welcome to the world's strongest System. I will do everything in my power to help you become the strongest man!"

"Level mode activated..."

"Virtual training space activated..."

"Time flow adjusted..."

"Personal status screen activated!"

"Name: Shalnark

Gender: Male

Age: Five

Level: 3 (Such a weak little child)

Strength: 18 (Even though you're malnourished, you can still lift a 20-pound stone for two seconds)

Speed: 22 (Did you train this while running for your life?)

Stamina: 13 (Exceptionally weak)

Senses: 35 (Fairly sharp)

Intelligence: 62 (A child with great potential)

Luck: ■■■ (????)

Appearance: 85 (You haven't grown into your looks yet, but you're already very cute. Unfortunately, cuteness won't fill your stomach. This stat is unrelated to your level)

Skills: Scouting (Level 2), Stealth (Level 3), Hacking (Level 1)..."

Shalnark looked at the level 10 above the head of the nun who took care of them, then at the uneven levels of 2 to 4 shared by him and his friends. For a while, he fell silent.

#Can we really survive in this world that feels like a dark battle game?#

Fortunately, while the status screen forced him to face his weakness, it also offered him a way to grow stronger.

"Meditation (Practice): Costs 2 stamina, increases by 1 each time (progress bar: 100). After Nen is unlocked, Nen increases by 0.5 each time."

"Exercise: Costs 5 stamina, increases either strength or speed by 0.5 each time, and stamina by 0.5."

"Thinking/Reading: Costs 3 stamina, increases intelligence by 0.5 each time."

"Using a skill increases proficiency. When proficiency is full, the skill levels up (talent/intelligence bonuses make self-study faster)."

There were even trips to other worlds for specialized training. Shalnark felt that his life had become completely unrecognizable (well, hasn't it?).

#...It really is a battle RPG, but where did my experience bar go?#

Until he met Feitan.

Shalnark suddenly felt that the world must be one giant romance RPG.

Shalnark: See that pretty girl with short stature and dark blue hair? Chrollo, I think I'm in love.

Chrollo: Shalnark, is it possible that Feitan is a boy?

#Sorry, I really shouldn't have called you a girl... Wait, why are you focusing entirely on the word "short"?!#

Anyway, becoming the strongest "man" isn't wrong, is it?

There will be major changes to the canon and lots of OOC!!! The plot will be extremely unpredictable!!! I'm not kidding! There are also tons of original settings! This fanfic turns Hunter x Hunter completely unrecognizable!!!!!

CP: Feitan x Shalnark!!! (Important!) It's so rare that I had to start writing it myself. I know my fate is to remain in the Arctic Circle.

The Phantom Troupe are all platonic besties!! The entire group is an absolutely wonderful family!! (Except Hisoka)

Hisoka will die!! Hisoka fans, stay away!!! Because he killed Shalnark, so...

We're not doing the Dark Continent. At most, we'll kill an ant (maybe we won't even do that). It's entirely a slice-of-life, leveling-up story (what are you even talking about?).

Sarasa will live, but the Phantom Troupe will still go down the path of villainy, because I love how they only care about their family and no one else. (That's my thing.)

The Phantom Troupe are purely evil. They won't be redeemed or given excuses. If that's not your thing, run. I love this kind of setup.

The setting and plot serve the romance. Everything is for my favorite couple to fall in love.

This is actually an overpowered protagonist story (Shalnark the Almighty). His cheat abilities are bigger than this whole world, beyond anything you can imagine. But I just love watching my fave absolutely wreck everyone, hehe.

I feel like the current title is kind of lame, so I'm collecting suggestions.

Theme: Love takes you by surprise.