"This group is the same group that dismembered Sarasa in the original timeline, right?"
In the manga, the Clean-Up Rangers dubbing only lasted eight episodes.
Later on, when there weren't enough episodes, Sarasa decided to search the nearby forest.
"If I find them, everyone will be surprised, right?"
"I didn't tell anyone, but I saw lots of tapes dumped near Uga Forest's junkyard, and I've already memorized the universal script for Clean-Up Rangers."
At that time, Sarasa felt relaxed, humming a song as she entered the forest.
Then, she encountered the man covered with tattoos and his group.
Shortly afterwards, Sarasa was dismembered, her body wrapped in a cloth bag, and hung from a nearby tree.
Later, Chrollo and others found her amidst the pouring rain. Uvogin climbed a tree and retrieved the sack.
Inside the sack was Sarasa's dismembered body and a note nailed to her head.
The note contained some unpleasant words.
Uvogin, unable to read it, clutched Chrollo's clothes and begged to know what it said.
Chrollo's eyes were numb, and he said: "Even if I die… I will never say it."
Then, in the pouring rain, the group of children huddled together, weeping.
When Uvogin was about to go on a quest for revenge alone, Chrollo said something very meaningful to him.
"Uvogin, can you wait for me for three years?"
"Before I turn fourteen, I'll prepare everything. I'll build my strength and improve Meteor City's systems…"
"So that from now on, there will be no more victims like Sarasa. We must be ready to dedicate our lives to this."
"In three years, I will kill countless people…"
It was at that moment that the kindhearted Chrollo vanished forever.
The only one left was the future leader of the Phantom Troupe, Chrollo Lucilfer.
His name, Chrollo Lucifer, was inspired by the biblical figure of Lucifer.
Lucifer rebels against god and symbolizes evil, an image that coincides perfectly with Chrollo in the manga as the ruthless leader of the Phantom Troupe.
The name Chrollo has two meanings in Japanese.
The first is Black Silk, referring to his appearance in a black coat; the second is center, implying his role as the head of the spider.
It could be said that Chrollo's fate was determined from the moment he was created.
But now…
Luke glanced at him, then tossed him the camera the driver had brought down.
"These are things they filmed on some of the children before…"
Chrollo had just taken it when he heard Luke's somewhat intense voice: "Show it to Uvogin, Phinks, and the others."
"Let them see the wickedness of people outside."
"As for Sarasa and Sheila…"
Luke stopped talking at this point, and Chrollo understood his meaning.
"Let us bear the consequences of such cruelty."
Chrollo murmured, then instinctively looked at the footage on the equipment.
What kind of scene could make even someone like Luke seem to lose control of their emotions?
And then… Chrollo's pupils shrank sharply; his face turned ashen with unprecedented severity.
"What's wrong with you, Chrollo?!"
Uvogin, who had been keeping an eye on the situation, also came over and glanced at it subconsciously.
"Is there… Something in this footage that's…"
Soon, the forest fell silent again.
And then…
"These beasts!"
Uvogin's furious voice echoed throughout the forest.
"I'm going to kill them!"
When everyone returned to the dilapidated warehouse…
"You're back!"
Sarasa, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately greeted them upon seeing their return.
"What's going on?!"
"Nothing, everything's been taken care of."
Shalnark replied in a slightly weak voice.
Huh?!
Machi, standing behind them, raised her brows slightly. Then she saw Uvogin seething with anger, Phinks looking glum, Feitan's gaze filled with bloodlust, Nobunaga gripping his sword tightly, and Franklin with his head down, brooding…
Though the others didn't appear injured, their condition was clearly not good.
And…
"Where are Luke and Chrollo?"
Sarasa, not seeing them, asked curiously.
"Also, what's wrong with you all?!"
She had noticed her companions' moods and asked hurriedly.
"Luke and Chrollo took those outsiders to see the elders…"
Pakunoda came to Machi's side and whispered: "They plan to hand those two people and the filming equipment they have over to the elders…"
"Filming equipment?!"
Machi grasped the key point sharply.
"Yes, those guys filmed some terrible footage. Although Sheila and I haven't seen it, Uvogin and the others seem to have seen it…"
Pakunoda explained the whole story to Machi while Sheila came to Sarasa and explained what happened.
"So, the content on that equipment…"
Machi was silent for a moment, then carefully considered her words: "It must be very disgusting, right?"
She herself wasn't sure if she could imagine what that scene would be like.
But from the way Uvogin and the others were acting, she knew the content was definitely not good.
"If they hadn't stopped me, I would have torn off those two bastards' heads long ago."
Still fuming, Uvogin muttered: "Those guys don't deserve to live!!"
"Although I don't usually agree with you…"
Even Phinks frowned, looking particularly ferocious.
"But this time, I wholeheartedly agree with your decision."
"Are you two idiots?!"
Franklin said in a low voice: "With Luke and Chrollo here, we don't need to act rashly."
"They will come up with a good solution!"
Uvogin muttered something under his breath, while Feitan and Nobunaga just said a few words.
Seeing this, Sarasa blinked.
In this gloomy atmosphere, someone has to do something…
"Um, Machi…"
Sarasa's eyes shifted as she asked curiously: "When did you meet Luke?"
"When…"
Machi was slightly startled.
The others, such as Nobunaga, Feitan, Phinks, Franklin, and Shalnark, even Sheila and Pakunoda, looked on curiously.
"Not that long ago…"
Machi lowered her head, noticing Sarasa winking at her; she instantly guessed her intention.
She calmly went along.
"It was Luke who came to me and Uvogin and asked if we were hungry."
"And then? What then?!"
"And then… After Uvogin said, of course, he was hungry, Luke took Uvogin and me to plant rice seedlings."