Kukuroo Mountain.
After some time, Moses once again stood before the Testing Gate.
The towering walls rose in tiers, and the massive stone gate was adorned with two coiled stone dragons.
When Moses faced the Testing Gate for the second time, he couldn't help but recall the equally massive gate guarded by the Gatekeepers.
'Has it really been a year already?'
Slightly suppressing the strangeness that was rising from the bottom of his heart, Moses smiled slightly, then stretched out his right hand, and gently pressed on the door.
Inside the guardhouse beside the Testing Gate, the kind-looking old security guard was watching Moses's actions carefully.
Of course, he still remembered Moses.
Not to mention a year, even if he was given decades, he would never forget the man who had once broken the Testing Gate with his bare hands.
Now, seeing Moses approach the gate again, the rule-abiding security guard could only watch quietly from his guardhouse.
Rumble-
Zebro slowly widened his eyes as he stared at Moses pushing the gate.
He had expected Moses to destroy the Testing Gatelike last time, but to his surprise-
Moses only pushed open the smallest gate, which weighted a mere four tons, and walked in.
"Huh?"
A look of surprise flashed across Zebro's face.
It is no exaggeration to say that-
The moment the stone gate creaked open, Zebro had been bracing himself for Moses to send at least three gates flying like last time.
But who would have thought that this time, Moses would just push open a pair of gate and walk into the forest.
…
In the forest.
Moses strolled leisurely through the deep, silent woods, as if walking through his own backyard.
The reason he moved so slowly was to give the Zoldyck Family enough time to react.
Moses walked towards Kukuroo Mountain step by step.
During this time, the guard dog Mike, who was in charge of eating intruders, did not appear, and even the butlers of the Zoldyck Family did not make a move.
It seemed that they had received orders not to stop him this time.
Otherwise, even if the intruder was someone who could effortlessly wipe them out, these butlers would have stood in their way without hesitation.
After arriving at the foot of Kukuroo Mountain without any obstructions, Moses looked up at the white clouds surrounding the top of the mountain, then stepped onto his Black Sword and soared upward.
Soon, Moses arrived at the top of Kukuroo Mountain.
Just like last time, when he reached the summit, Silva and several butlers were already waiting in front of the estate.
"Your purpose?"
Silva's wolf-like eyes fixed on Moses as he cut straight to the point.
Moses appreciated Silva's directness and said with a smile, "To help Killua and Alluka gain their freedom."
"That's non-negotiable."
Silva said expressionlessly.
Killua and Alluka-
One was the heir Silva had pinned his hopes on, and the other was the family's double-edged sword, a secret Zoldyck Famiy couldn't afford to expose.
How could Silva allow outsiders to interfere with their matters?
"No problem. I can change my approach."
Faced with Silva's resolute refusal, Moses immediately adjusted.
Aura surged from his body, dense as a mountain yet turbulent as crashing waves.
The visible contradiction in his presence made his Aura radiate an almost unbearable sharpness.
Seeing this, Silva's expression shifted slightly.
The butlers standing behind him, led by Tsubone, instantly tensed and entered combat mode.
Inside the estate-
Zeno and the other Zoldyck Family's members also sensed the overwhelming pressure of Moses's Aura and could no longer sit still.
Except for Killua and Alluka, who were in the basement, the other members of the Zoldyck Family immediately stepped out of the mansion and stood beside Silva.
Maha was among them.
He slightly opened his eyelids and looked at Moses, who was surrounded by dense Aura, but in his heart, he was thinking about the cartoon he'd been watching earlier.
'Surely...'
'There'd be a rerun later, right?'
Maha can only hope so.
Otherwise, he might not be able to sleep well tonight.
Moses remained calm, his eyes sweeping across the Zoldyck Family's members present one by one, before finally settling on Maha, who was wearing a white shirt and flip-flops.
"Mr. Maha, I mean no disrespect."
Though his words were polite, Moses made no move to suppress his Aura. Then, he said seriously: "I came here this time to fulfill my promise to Killua. I promised him... I'd fight for his and Alluka's freedom."
Hearing this, Maha showed no reaction, but the other members of the Zoldyck Family either frowned or looked unhappy.
Also because Maha was present, Silva and Zeno did not speak.
Maha looked up at Moses's face, thought for a moment, and then asked calmly: "And if we refuse to give you that chance... what will you do?"
"Then I'll have to force you, impolitely, to give me that opportunity."
Moses had a smile on his face, but his tone when he spoke was particularly firm, giving people a vague feeling that no objection could be made.
It was his words and actions that made the Zoldyck Family's members present feel uncomfortable.
When had their Zoldyck Family ever been threatened like this?
Compared to Silva and the others' reactions, Maha remained calm.
He lowered his gaze and thought for a moment, then looked at Moses again.
Only this time, he opened up all the Aura Nodes in his body, releasing an Aura that was as still as deep water, but it contained bone-chilling killing intent deep inside.
The confrontation between the two overwhelming Auras instantly intensified the tension in the air.
Under the influence of Maha's deep-seated bloodlust, his short body suddenly seemed to grow taller.
The Zoldyck Family's members and butlers nearby immediately tensed, thinking that the battle would begin at any time.
As the atmosphere in the venue became increasingly tense, Maha suddenly asked, "Will the cartoon Peppa Pig that is being broadcast now have a rerun tonight?"
"…"
As soon as these words were spoken, the tense atmosphere in the venue suddenly shattered.
The Zoldyck Family's members and butlers all looked at Maha in disbelief.
Even Moses was taken aback for a second before answering.
"I remember its ratings aren't great, but they do a special rerun during Friday's late-night slot, and today happened to be Friday."
"I see. That's good."
Maha nodded.
He always watched the show on time, so he was not aware of the rerun timings.
Now that Moses had confirmed it, he felt much more at ease.
"Since there's a rerun tonight... I'll give you a chance to fight for it."
With that, Maha granted Moses his request.
Seeing that Maha gave in because of a cartoon issue, all the members of the Zoldyck Family furrowed their brows in unison.
'This is too casual!!!'
Compared to the grim expressions of the members of the Zoldyck Family, Moses was surprised at first, and then his smile deepened.
'This old man, who is as powerful as the old man Netero-'
'He's quite interesting.'