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  1. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 71: A Cheap Vision

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 71: A Cheap Vision • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Gon lowered his head slightly as he walked, sniffing the air in short intervals. He would stop beside a trunk or bush, sort through the scents clinging to it, then change direction without looking entirely...
  2. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 70: The Benefits of Bad Habits

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 70: The Benefits of Bad Habits • ────────── ◆ ────────── • As they descended the rocky path outside the cave, pain pulled at Tonpa's side when he reached for a lower foothold. His step fell short, and his foot slipped off the edge of a small rock. He...
  3. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 69: A Selective Future

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 69: A Selective Future • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Tonpa kept watching Kurapika, who was still holding Badge 277, then rested his head against the wall and released a weary breath. Gon's eyes were still moving between his face and the bandage. "I'll...
  4. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 68: A One-Point Investment

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 68: A One-Point Investment • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Tonpa kept his hand on Gon's arm and let relief slowly spread across his face. "Thank goodness you're all right." His voice was weak, but it carried enough emotion to earn a reassuring smile from Gon...
  5. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 67: The Worst Part of the Plan

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 67: The Worst Part of the Plan • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Tonpa moved away from the path Kurapika had taken, his smile staying with him until he reached a patch of ground screened from the nearby trails by rocks and trees. Then it vanished. He bent down...
  6. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 66: Selective Memory

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 66: Selective Memory • ────────── ◆ ────────── • The three of them moved away from the cave, with Kurapika taking the lead and Leorio following behind, pushing branches aside with his briefcase. Tonpa brought up the rear, watching the damp ground and...
  7. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 65: A Speech That Worked Too Well

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 65: A Speech That Worked Too Well • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Tonpa slowly lowered his hand, the stone still held between his fingers. Kurapika continued watching him warily, while Leorio kept his briefcase raised in front of his chest. "You were about...
  8. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 64: Eight Points, No Breakfast

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 64: Eight Points, No Breakfast • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Tonpa had barely slept. Whenever a branch snapped outside the cave, his eyes opened before he remembered he was still alive. By the time morning light finally crept through the entrance, he was...
  9. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 63: A Stolen Second

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 63: A Stolen Second • ────────── ◆ ────────── • The line remained taut between the trees. Hisoka's head tilted under the blow, the playing card still raised near Tonpa's face. Through blurred eyes, Tonpa watched the stone weight rebound from the...
  10. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 62: The Tonpa I Know

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 62: The Tonpa I Know • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Tonpa took a step back without taking his eyes off the face so close to his own. His heel caught against a root, throwing him off balance. He braced his legs to keep from falling. His side tightened beneath...
  11. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 61: A Friend in Need

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 61: A Friend in Need • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Tonpa's idea did not wait to become a good one. It did not have that luxury. He darted between two closely spaced trunks, scraping his shoulder against one as he ducked beneath a low branch. Behind him, he...
  12. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 60: Ten Meters

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 60: Ten Meters • ────────── ◆ ────────── • 'Dam—' His attacker gave him no time to finish. Something slammed into Tonpa's back, doubling him over and sending him flying several meters. He glimpsed the ground rushing toward him and tried to shield his...
  13. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 59: An Easy Target

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 59: An Easy Target • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Tonpa kept his eyes on the final line until the window began to fade. From half a percent to one. He had slipped in and out of Zetsu dozens of times since morning, using it whenever he stopped behind cover...
  14. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 58: A Quiet Search

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 58: A Quiet Search • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Tonpa closed his fingers around the piece of stone. It resisted for a moment. Crack! His hand went still. He opened it slowly. The fragment he had broken from the cave wall had crumbled into grit caught in...
  15. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 57: Suspicious Generosity

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 57: Suspicious Generosity • ────────── ◆ ────────── • His eyes lingered on "Yes" for another second before dropping to his balance. [Nen Points: 166] His smile faded a little. Fifteen points had seemed like a decent reward while he was running for his...
  16. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 56: Faster Than Regret

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 56: Faster Than Regret • ────────── ◆ ────────── • "My mother?" The question came from Bodoro first. One heartbeat later— "My mother?" Karto sounded even more confused. The word had not fully left his mouth when Tonpa moved. He did not need another...
  17. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 55: Harvest Time

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 55: Harvest Time • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Karto and Bodoro remained locked on each other, the knife held between them. Bodoro stepped down from the fallen trunk and planted both feet on the ground. His eyes did not linger on the blade. They moved from...
  18. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 54: Proof of Good Faith

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 54: Proof of Good Faith • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Karto stopped smiling. Bodoro was crossing a stretch of ground tangled with exposed roots. He never looked down or stumbled. He tested each foothold with the toe of his boot and shifted his weight from...
  19. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top
    Threadmarks: Chapter 53: The Right Hands

    • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Chapter 53: The Right Hands • ────────── ◆ ────────── • Only minutes after claiming that he had slept like a child, Tonpa discovered that a lie granted the body none of sleep's benefits. He sat across from the man beside the remains of the fire, chewing a cold...
  20. Boumargood

    [Hunter x Hunter] Scamming My Way to the Top

    Thanks for being honest. I see what you mean, especially about ending on a cliffhanger only to resolve it right away in the next chapter. I've had similar feedback about chapter length, and the newer drafts are already getting closer to 3,000 words. The chapters ready to post are still around...
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