"Please, Arvin, could you…"
Rustle—
Before Phinks could finish speaking, he suddenly felt someone tug hard on his clothes.
Phinks: "Hm?!"
He instinctively lowered his head and saw Feitan pulling at his ragged clothes while giving him a meaningful look.
"What is it?!"
Following the direction of Feitan's gaze, he looked over.
And then he saw Uvogin standing there with his arms crossed, pretending to look unconcerned—yet with his ears perked straight up.
That was obviously the posture of someone eavesdropping, okay?!!
Eavesdropping?!
Phinks froze for a moment before quickly realizing something.
Right.
When he and Feitan saw the food Arvin brought out, they were both amazed and suspicious.
But Uvogin and Machi had clearly already interacted with Arvin beforehand.
They must have known long ago that Arvin possessed this kind of power.
Putting himself in their shoes, Phinks felt that since he himself strongly desired such power, there was no reason Uvogin wouldn't care about it!!
Anyone who faces such miraculous power would definitely be tempted and want to obtain it!!
But when Uvogin fought me earlier, he didn't show even the slightest trace of this kind of power—and I even beat him up quite a bit.
Which means that Uvogin knows this power exists, but hasn't managed to obtain it yet!!
And judging from the way he's acting now, it's clearly not that he learned about it but couldn't master it… it's that he still doesn't know how to obtain it!!
Arvin even told us—two people he just met—that we could get this power simply by making a request.
There's no way Uvogin and Machi wouldn't get the same treatment as us~~~
So the most likely explanation is that that idiot Uvogin is too concerned about his pride, or can't bring himself to beg Arvin, so he still hasn't obtained this power!!
After instantly sorting through all of this in his mind, Phinks's eyes lit up with realization.
At the same time, the way he looked at Uvogin now carried a hint of something strange—and… mockery.
Pride? Too embarrassed to ask?!
Were those things worth anything in Meteor City?!!
The only thing that mattered was learning something for yourself and increasing your own strength!!
Yet that idiot Uvogin couldn't even see something so obvious.
He had a treasure right beside him—Arvin, who could unlock power—and yet refused to open it because of such a ridiculous reason.
That was honestly laughable~!!
And Machi too—fine, Uvogin might be a big dumb brute who didn't realize the importance of the matter, but she followed along with him as well.
No wonder those two could stick together~~~
Phinks muttered to himself internally.
On this particular matter, Phinks and Uvogin clearly had very different attitudes and approaches.
Considering the harsh environment of Meteor City, along with their different physiques and living conditions, it couldn't really be said that one was right and the other wrong.
But through this, their differences in personality and ways of handling things were quite apparent.
This was also why, in the original timeline after the Phantom Troupe was formed, Uvogin, Nobunaga, and Machi got along especially well.
Meanwhile, Feitan and Phinks were an inseparable duo.
And after Chrollo was captured by Kurapika, Feitan and Phinks chose the more rational—or perhaps more cold-blooded, yet maximally pragmatic—course of action.
Compared to Nobunaga, Machi, and Pakunoda, who acted emotionally after Chrollo's abduction, the two of them appeared far more rational.
Because of that, after realizing the situation, Phinks immediately changed his wording:
"Please, Arvin, take us to your home so we can have a look!"
Phinks decisively changed course. "Since you've treated us to so much delicious food, it's only right that we make sure you get home safely~!!"
When those words came out, the corner of Machi's eye twitched slightly, and Uvogin nearly stumbled on the spot.
Escort him home…?
Do you think people here are three-year-old children?!!
You obviously just don't want to ask Arvin about this power in front of me—you don't want me listening in, right?!!
And what escorting him home… what a lousy excuse!!
"Escort me home?"
A trace of amusement appeared on Arvin's face. "My home is pretty small and rundown. It probably can't fit that many people."
"No problem, no problem~!"
Phinks waved his hands repeatedly.
"We mainly just want to make sure you get home safely. And if it's too cramped once we get there, we'll just find somewhere nearby to stay."
With a ferocious-looking yet extremely sincere expression, he added,
"The most important thing is that you get home safely."
And then afterward, privately ask you properly about this power—and make a request, of course~!!
Phinks grinned.
He absolutely couldn't let other irrelevant idiots overhear it~!!
From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Uvogin's extremely ugly expression, and Phinks almost snorted in satisfaction.
Being able to make Uvogin suffer a setback felt incredibly refreshing~!!
"Alright then. You can all come along."
Arvin agreed with a smile.
Whether they escorted him or not didn't really matter to him.
With his newly awakened Nen ability and the aura currently wrapped around his body, ordinary people in Meteor City wouldn't be able to get close to him anyway.
But just now, Phinks had said:
"Please, Arvin, take us to your home so we can have a look."
He said please.
And coincidentally, Arvin had been thinking about how to improve his living environment.
Wasn't this a ready-made request right here?~~~
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