What is first? First to complete the mission of killing Chrollo? Did my butterfly effect delay Illumi's progress?
I hope the spider head is okay.
"Everyone will stay in Yorknew City for a while. Dad said we should get together if we have time, just in the next week. I'll contact you then."
I really want to refuse this one.
How many people are in the get-together? I won't allow it if Killua doesn't join. If Killua doesn't join, please consider me running away from home too, thanks.
But Saiki Kusuo seems to have no chance to refuse.
Illumi hung up the phone directly.
Then Chrollo called.
Seamless connection, these two. Anyway, I won't answer, can't you just text me if you need something?
"Where is Uvogin now? I need to check his condition. Is the black bear your partner?" Chrollo said on the phone.
No, it's a real black bear.
Saiki Kusuo's answer was to hang up directly, and then text Chrollo a coordinate.
At the beginning of the text, he wrote: I hope you come alone.
No other reason, just afraid the other members of the Troupe would dislike him. The whole group should have been sad for Uvogin.
...
The Phantom Troupe's temporary base.
The thief operation is over. The spiders were told by Chrollo to stand by.
"Why do you think the boss is acting alone?" Phinks was the first to ask in the base.
"The reason is simple, a group is too big a target," Feitan replied.
"The prophecy is already very clear. Half of the members will face death. I don't think it's any safer for the boss to act alone in this situation."
"Hey, the prophecy doesn't say the boss will die," Machi said.
"Uvogin was left behind, so the boss went to find Uvogin. There's no other situation. The boss just needs to bring Uvogin back. The second part of the prophecy should be about next week, not tonight," Shalnark said.
"Tomorrow is next week, right?"
The spider's twelve legs are clearly not completely mindless limbs. Chrollo texted the prophecy to everyone, and everyone has already read it:
Chrysanthemums and small grass are advised,
To go away under the gaze of the scarlet eyes,
Even if only half of the partners remain,
Your position will still stand firm.
...
"In short, we just need to wait for the boss to come back. Everyone needs to gather quickly," Machi said.
Yes, the spider legs were not traveling together on the way back, and the time they are returning is also staggered.
But no one will disobey the boss's orders. It's only a matter of time before they all gather.
"How many people haven't arrived yet?" Nobunaga asked, scanning the incomplete group in the base as he returned with beer.
"Boss, Franklin, Paku, Hisoka, Korutopi..."
"I say, maybe we should go find them."
"Yeah, agreed."
"You guys... the boss's order was to stand by."
Shalnark couldn't stop them. Chrollo isn't here and his phone is out of service. Important matters about the Troupe's survival can't be solved with spider coins.
Shalnark sighed, and could only act as the temporary boss.
"Feitan, Phinks, Nobunaga, you three go out. It's almost impossible for you three to have any accidents. Be sure to act together!"
...
Meanwhile, Hisoka is meeting with Kurapika.
Also Gon and Killua.
"Paku and Franklin are downstairs, and there's a little thing in the bathroom... You already know Paku's ability, right? ♡"
Once Paku touches you, your ability will be exposed.
Kurapika is in danger.
Paku must be dealt with before Chrollo.
Gon listened seriously, but Killua was thinking about Kurapika's ability.
Kurapika hid the conditions of his ability from them. A normal vow definitely can't do what he said about sealing Nen. What exactly is Kurapika's price?
"Well then, I'll go down first. Staying too long will arouse suspicion," Hisoka left first, he wasn't traveling with those three.
"Paku must be dealt with," Killua said after Hisoka left. It's best to kill her... no, not killing is Kurapika's decision.
"Let's each take one! There are only three of them!" Gon said.
"Idiot, have you forgotten what kind of existence the Troupe is? You barely escaped with your life, how dare you say that!"
"If Killua and I can hold back the other two, Kurapika can deal with Paku!" Gon's eyes were bright. "If we want to fulfill Kurapika's wish, we have to do this!"
The condition considered is not whether it's possible strength-wise, but what must be done, then how to allocate.
Too reckless.
Killua is speechless at Gon's recklessness.
But, maybe that "little thing" is weaker. Killua thought, as long as he can control that person first, and then help Gon escape, Kurapika can quickly deal with Paku.
It should work!
The success or failure of the plan only depends on the strength of Franklin and the "little thing"!
...
At 11:32:56 PM, Saiki Kusuo, who had returned to his male form, waited in the black bear's cave for Chrollo, who was wearing a coat but his slicked-back hair was messy and loose.
The stone Uvogin had a look of confusion, about to ask a question. Everything was lifelike. No one could possibly make such a similar statue.
It's the real Uvogin.
But.
"How did you two meet? Nobunaga said that Uvogin went to find the chain user."
Facing Chrollo's question, Saiki Kusuo felt he couldn't answer.
The answer would be Kurapika's death.
"Can't you tell me? Or do you need money for information?"
...I'm not Illumi.
"Did you meet Uvogin near here, or in the city?" Chrollo asked again, unwilling to give up.
This can be answered. [Near here.]
He actually answered. Chrollo looked at him, thinking, and said, "Thank you."
[Then our previous guesses are still valid. Uvogin came here for no reason. It must be related to his purpose at the time, the chain user. And the chain user is confident in dealing with Uvogin, perhaps he has mastered some special power. This power may also continue to be used to deal with the Troupe.]
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Sorry, I knew I shouldn't have said anything.
"I came alone. It's not convenient for me to take Uvogin back. When will Uvogin be resurrected tomorrow?"
[9:42:21 PM.]
"How precise," Chrollo said. "Then can I trouble you to take care of Uvogin during this time?"
[Sure, I was the one who turned him to stone. This place is also very safe. It's nothing to take care of him.]
Problem solved. Chrollo walked out, and Saiki Kusuo used telepathy to summon the black bear nearby to guard the door.
Chrollo came out and saw the black bear, shocked: [So the black bear is a real black bear, is it the Zoldyck family's pet?]
No, our Zoldyck family raises cats, dogs, and dark creatures.
"Beep beep beep, beep beep beep."
Chrollo's phone rang several times in a row. It turned out there was no signal in the cave, and the old message alerts are only now being delivered.
Chrollo picked up his phone. Saiki Kusuo also heard the contents while reading the text: [Paku and Korutopi have met with misfortune?!]
What?! According to the original story, Kurapika should be fighting the Phantom Troupe tomorrow night and tying Chrollo up.
"Can you teleport me?" Chrollo almost immediately thought of the fastest way back.
Hesitating for 0.3 seconds. I don't really want to help, I don't want to add to the conflict in Yorknew City. No matter which side wins in their struggle, I'll bear 0.001% of the comic readers' resentment, right? But he asked Chrollo to come alone, and now he can't go back temporarily, so I have a little bit of responsibility.
But if I help for no reason, it seems like I'm on the Troupe's side.
[Ten million.] Saiki Kusuo said casually.
"Deal."
Did I say it too low?
You can sense Chrollo's urgency from his thoughts. Saiki Kusuo grabbed Chrollo's arm, already knowing the destination from his thoughts.
Teleport.
The Phantom Troupe base.
Saiki Kusuo arrived with Chrollo 200 meters above the base.
A familiar superpower instability situation, wanting to teleport to a certain location but ending up in the sky for no reason.
The sensation of falling made Chrollo quickly grab the only lifeline, Saiki Kusuo's arm.
"...Is this your bad taste?" Chrollo couldn't laugh.
The spiders in the base were actually already discussing and arguing, but at this moment, the spiders all suddenly looked up.
They felt the aura of Nen users above. Isn't the person who suddenly appeared at this time, like the person who suddenly took away their partner, coming and going without a trace?
A group of spiders quickly evacuated the base and looked up, seeing a person in pink casual clothes, actually grabbing their boss with his bare hands!
No, he hung on me on his own; it's okay to fall, with Nen protection, he'd probably just break a leg.
Saiki Kusuo fell straight down, but found that Franklin raised his hands. Saiki Kusuo was too familiar with those hands. Ten fingers hanging down became gun muzzles, a hail of bullets, a level-up version of nine years later!
Wait, regardless of Chrollo's life or death!?
[The boss has Nen protection on his body, which means his condition is normal. I'm afraid he's not resisting because he doesn't have the ability to land. And that person is already using the ability to fly, so his self-preservation ability is relatively weaker than the boss's. In this barrage of bullets, we must take back the boss!]
Just say it straight if you want to kill your beloved boss.
The Troupe didn't stop Franklin's choice, and Saiki Kusuo already heard the reason from the others' thoughts. The entire Troupe is relatively weak in aerial combat. In this kind of abandoned place, with no objects around to grab onto, if they don't quickly catch Saiki Kusuo, they will completely lose the advantage.
Only Shalnark, after recognizing that the person was Saiki Kusuo, slowly advised, missing many beats: "Wait, that's a Zoldyck family member. The other party must be here to negotiate. Everyone is too impulsive!"
Saiki Kusuo quickly landed with Chrollo. Franklin's bullet holes followed Saiki Kusuo all the way down. When he landed, Feitan's umbrella tip once again aimed at Saiki Kusuo.
He was actually able to charge into the bullet pile and dodge all the bullets, this person.
"Long time no see, pink hair." Behind Feitan was Chrollo. Franklin's hail of bullets had stopped. Within the bullet range were three unscathed people. Only the walls that were shot through behind them showed the true power of those bullets.
"Stop! This person is not dangerous. Tell me what happened to Korutopi and Paku first."
As soon as Chrollo spoke, the members collectively entered the obedient spider leg mode.
Well, except for Nobunaga.
"Boss, where's Uvogin?" Nobunaga took a step forward.
"I confirmed Uvogin's safety. He was hit by Nen, and it will be lifted at ten tomorrow night." Chrollo didn't have time to explain Uvogin's situation in more detail. He turned his gaze and said in a deep voice, "Shalnark, explain."
Korutopi and Paku are very important to the Troupe.
Why did the prophecy start early? If this continues, will losing half of the members also happen ahead of schedule?
...
Under Feitan's weapon, Saiki Kusuo retreated without caring.
[You won't know what you want to do unless you raise your hands.] Feitan's thoughts.
Saiki Kusuo heard it and raised his hands.
Feitan: [...Stop.]
[No, I don't want to participate in your activities.]
Saiki Kusuo retreated, wanting to leave.
"By the way, Boss, we caught a hostage, tied up in the base," Machi mentioned.
Saiki Kusuo stopped. Could it be Killua and Gon? Then they should have already escaped by now?
When Saiki Kusuo landed, he was afraid that the Troupe would attack, so he jumped far away. Now the base is outside Saiki Kusuo's 200-meter range, so he didn't passively hear any thoughts in the base.
[Seriously, how did Nanshu-bro end up with this group of people! What to do, should I call Illu-bro to come and help?] Familiar thoughts suddenly appeared.
Hey, who entered the 200-meter passive telepathy range? Which idiot, with your strength, what choice do you have other than running away?
Saiki Kusuo frowned, praying that Killua wouldn't be discovered.
Suddenly, a type of En quickly spread out, instantly covering everyone in the field. It was Phinks' En. Everyone in the field from the Phantom Troupe froze and stopped talking.
[You can't speak or move under Phinks' En, otherwise...] Feitan, who was closest to Saiki Kusuo, thought.
Otherwise, what would happen? Has Phinks trained to the point of killing people with En?
[Otherwise, he will have difficulty concentrating, causing the En to stop!]
Turns out he's a poor student! What's the use of this En?!
The En opened very quickly. The moment Phinks explored Killua, he could no longer stabilize the En. But it didn't matter, the direction was already known. The En shattered like a bubble. The moment Phinks took a step towards Killua's direction, Feitan immediately rushed out first at an even faster speed!
Only now did Killua realize he had been discovered, and he immediately ran away, but his escape exposed his hidden location and was discovered by Feitan!
A mere 200 meters, it was too easy for Feitan and Phinks to catch up.
The two surrounded Killua.
Saiki Kusuo felt he was also surrounded.
Surrounded by the morality of not being able to leave Killua alone.
[Pretend you don't know me, pretend you don't know me...] Killua's thoughts.
Okay, Killua, the psychic heard Killua.
"Is this the child you caught?" Chrollo glanced at Killua, then at Saiki Kusuo. [Are your Zoldyck children always so ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth?]
Thank you for the compliment. I admit that Killua is sometimes really arrogant, even Illumi's needles can't stop him.
"Does the boss know this child?"
"Yeah, I met him during the Hunter Exam."
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