August 28, 1996.
The Phantom Troupe had lost two members.
The one silver lining was that, at Chrollo's invitation that day, a top student had filled Omokage's vacancy and become the group's Number 4.
For the Troupe, that amounted to cutting their losses in time.
As such, there was no longer any need to pursue Omokage's death.
If there was anything unpleasant about the matter, it was probably the personality and conduct displayed by the top student.
Even the Troupe members present, who had seen their share of horrors, could not help but feel uncomfortable.
Thus, after the top student slaughtered a group of Bounty Hunters with a single playing card, the Troupe members present did not even know how to describe what they had just witnessed.
If they had to put a label on the top student,
it would undoubtedly be a distortion so extreme it was pathological.
But they did not care about the reason behind the top student's behavior.
Once the top student finished killing and reluctantly agreed to join the Troupe, the hostility in their hearts faded considerably.
Still, the highly individualistic gestures he displayed in both speech and mannerisms—such as twisting his hips and thrusting his pelvis—only made their disgust grow.
In short, the Troupe was currently short only one leg.
And what the Troupe did not know was—
the top student's addition would only bring them more instability.
At this moment,
Moro had no idea what had happened after Hisoka fell from the sky. He was already aboard an airship bound for a border city.
He had originally planned to take an airship directly to Heaven's Arena, but a phone invitation from Kanzai had caused Moro to change his itinerary at the last minute.
The date came to September 1.
That day marked the