Reaction...
Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Mog gave Uvogin beside him a somewhat strange glance.
He saw the guy frantically blinking at Mog from an angle no one else could see.
In the hidden corner, his fingers were also waving wildly.
Well, that meant he would properly beg Mog in private...
Seeing this, Mog nodded lightly with an amused smile.
"Of course."
The Beginnings of the Phantom Troupe!
"It doesn't matter how many times things get contaminated—we'll clean them up every time!!"
"Getting dirty is unavoidable, but we won't let ourselves stay dirty forever!!"
"If we can't do it with our own strength, then we'll work together!!"
"As long as we gather everyone's strength, we can clean up anywhere!!"
"Cleaning power, assemble..."
"Clean up!!!"
In the end, with Chrollo, Pakunoda, Shira, and Sarasa all providing voices together—
They successfully defeated the strange villain on screen, bringing this screening to a perfect close.
It had to be said that when that old thief Togashi wrote this part of the story, it was pretty damn interesting.
Through this so-called Cleaning Squad cartoon and the lines Chrollo had written, it created a style entirely different from that of the future Troupe.
[It doesn't matter how many times things get contaminated—we'll clean them up every time.]
[Getting dirty is unavoidable, but we won't let ourselves stay dirty forever.]
That was completely different from the things the Phantom Troupe would do in the future.
Or perhaps, in Chrollo's eyes, the things they would do in the future were not dirty.
Or perhaps they themselves lived in such a contaminated world~~~
And the only principle the Phantom Troupe truly upheld was [If we can't do it with our own strength, then we'll work together].
They did indeed gather many skilled people from Meteor City and become the notorious criminal organization they were known as.
But that was all in the future.
At least today, Chrollo and the others' performance had been highly successful and wonderfully complete.
Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the many child spectators, the screening came to an end.
"Great, it's finally over!!"
"When the image disappeared halfway through, I thought we were going to fail this time!!"
"Everyone was so happy! You all did an amazing job!!"
"It was all thanks to Chrollo. After today, Meteor City is going to change dramatically, right?"
"No, no, I couldn't have done it without the three of them."
The children of Meteor City left while still striking poses from Cleaning Warriors.
Meanwhile, Chrollo and the others began celebrating and reminiscing.
As the organizer of this screening event, Chrollo in particular received unanimous praise from his companions.
Though he merely smiled and waved it off, humbly claiming it was everyone's achievement.
Anyone with eyes could tell who the core person behind this screening event had been.
Even Father Zhol appeared again after the children had gradually left.
He came to Chrollo's side, rubbed his head, and lavished him with praise and encouragement.
"If you want to hold more screenings like this in the future, just let me know."
Father Zhol gave it his full approval and support.
"The Church will always provide you with a suitable screening venue."
While choosing Mog, Father Zhol had not neglected to support Chrollo as well.
Just as he had said, no one put all their eggs in one basket.
Thus, everything had gone perfectly, and Chrollo's group left the Church in high spirits.
Of course, if not for that group blocking their path ahead, their happiness would have lasted a little longer.
"Is that Uvogin?"
Gentle and timid Shira immediately recognized the figure standing in front of them with his arms folded across his chest.
And it was not just Uvogin. Nobunaga, Machi, Feitan, and Phinks were there as well~~~
That entire group from before had all shown up here.
It was as though they had been specifically waiting for them.
Seeing this, Chrollo's previously cheerful smile gradually faded.
He looked at Uvogin and prepared to step forward.
"Chrollo, you don't have to go..."
Pakunoda murmured worriedly from behind him.
"It's fine. We still need to settle this."
Chrollo took a step forward. "After all, I really did take the videotape from his territory without permission."
Seeing this, Sarasa curved her lips into a smile and wanted to rush forward ahead of Chrollo to approach Uvogin.
But before she could take two steps, Franklin grabbed her from the side.
"What are you going over there for?"
"I'm going to provide a voice for Uvogin."
Sarasa's little face was full of smiles. "No child who heard Chrollo's performance could fail to admire him."
"I think even Uvogin is no exception."
"Besides, Uvogin, like Phinks, is a good person."
Yes, just as Sarasa said.
In the original scene, it was precisely when Chrollo and Uvogin were on the verge of clashing that she stepped in.
She went to Uvogin's side, then turned around and, facing Chrollo from Uvogin's direction, shouted at him:
[Chrollo, you really are an incredible guy!!]
[I've gained a whole new level of respect for you!!]
After delivering those lines with great emotion, Sarasa turned around and pointed at Uvogin with a smile.
"That's the voice I gave the current you."
Thus, with Sarasa acting as a mediator, Chrollo and Uvogin were able to laugh upon meeting and let bygones be bygones.
Once they had thoroughly spoken things out, Uvogin honestly revealed what was in his heart:
[Let me play the strange villain next time.]
[Chrollo, no punch I've ever taken from anyone has impressed me as much as you did today.]
It was precisely because Uvogin sincerely expressed his admiration, setting such an example.
That others such as Phinks, Feitan, and Nobunaga followed suit and joined Chrollo's voice-acting team.
And thus, the beginnings of the Phantom Troupe took shape.
But right now~~~
"You should wait a moment first."
What If You Think It Won't Work? How About You Do It?
"Wait until Chrollo finishes talking with Uvogin before discussing the matter of voicing Uvogin."
Franklin shook his head. He had personally heard Uvogin's arrogant boasting at the scene just now.
As well as Mog's response to it.
They should wait until Chrollo had finished negotiating with the other side before discussing anything else.
Of course, if they wanted to harm Chrollo or humiliate him—
Then Franklin would absolutely not stand by and do nothing.
"Hmm?"
Sarasa blinked her little eyes.
She looked at Franklin, then at the silent Shalnark beside him, somewhat confused.
It seemed that while they had been doing voice work onstage, something they did not know about had happened below.
"Chrollo..."
After Chrollo stopped not far from Uvogin, Uvogin spoke first:
"I admit that your voice acting this time was truly excellent. It even made me admire you a little~~~"
Huh?!!
Uvogin's words genuinely took Chrollo by surprise.
By all rights, shouldn't Uvogin have come to cause him trouble?!
And even if Uvogin did feel that admiration in his heart, given his personality and stubborn pride, he would never say it so directly.
Unless someone had acted as a mediator, or...
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