Puncturing the Paper Window

The Zodiacs all worshipped Netero, were captivated by his personal charisma, and thus came together.

Pariston is the same... but why do I hate this person, Oboro?

It's precisely because of his twisted and perverse personality that he's even more incomprehensible than Hisoka...

Because of worship, they want to destroy...

Whether the 'bindings' imposed on Beyond, him, and Ging Freecss by the chairman have disappeared is of no importance to Pariston.

That's not what he cares about... He just wants to witness something beautiful, namely, the moment when Chairman Netero passes away.

Furthermore, they joined forces with Beyond...

Beyond's purpose was to 'kill his father'; only with Netero dead could he travel to the Dark Continent to continue achieving his goals.

In some ways, he is similar to Beyond and Long, both being people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

But Long believes he still has principles... and is even more pure Beyond.

Everything the Kakin Empire did was aided and amplified by Beyond.

For example, the matter of commissioning an investigation into new organisms back then... The queen ant landed in the Mitene Union, but the area where the Kakin Empire issued the investigation was in another region that was completely unrelated. Why? Naturally, to give the Chimera Ant time to develop.

Moreover... the situation regarding Chimera Ant is also quite peculiar.

At least it can be confirmed that this is the first time in recent times that species from the Dark Continent have entered human society... This has never happened before, and it is clear that the Chimera Ant were known about by Beyond and the Kakin Empire a long time ago... So where did the Chimera Ant come from?

Did they really cross the vast ocean and climb onto human land? Or... were they brought here intentionally by someone?

Clearly, it's the second one.

The instigator was Beyond.

This person had been plotting and eyeing his own father for a long time...

Oboro also admired Netero. Without Nen that allowed him to infinitely stack passive abilities and grow indefinitely, even with the innate advantages of being a transmigrator, he could never reach Netero's level.

This man is too strong, unbelievably strong.

It broke the shackles of the human body's frailty.

The strong are worthy of respect...

The Hunter Association has always existed, but the reason why Netero is said to have "founded" the Hunter Association is because the old man brought the Association to its current influence and status, which is a qualitative transformation!

This allowed the Hunter Association to be reborn.

Before him, no one could do that.

As for Netero's attitude towards him, Oboro had always been clear about it.

He was so tolerant of himself because he was not Beyond ... The old man realized that although he shared the same nature as Beyond, there were subtle differences.

He couldn't change his own son, so... he felt that Oboro could.

But the fact is, it can't be changed...

This is why Oboro agreed to Jin's request after Jin entered Hero Island.

He understood Netero's thoughts and called the chairman over.

Oboro pursues power, absolute strength, and the principle of personal will.

In the pursuit of power, he is no different from Beyond; the difference lies in their principles of action! If Ruolong were Beyond, he would never lay a hand on his own father... Perhaps the 'shackles' the old man placed on Beyond were too strong, with immense suppressive power.

At least in Oboro's view, there are many ways to reach the Dark Continent... At worst, one can go alone; there's no need to push open the gates of the entire human world. Because of his previous failure, Beyond realized that his abilities were limited, and he needed the assistance of the human world.

This... is precisely what Oboro despises the most.

That's also what makes him different from Beyond.

It's not just about pursuing power, but also about personal will.

Those who deny themselves have no right to become strong!

Beyond he appears on the surface.

On the contrary, people like Don Freecss are the truly strong, representing the pinnacle of personal will.

This is also the goal that Oboro wants to catch up with...

Another character is Gyro, who created NGL. The reason why Oboro has such a strong memory of him is because this guy is quite extraordinary.

Although it was eventually eaten by ants, after being reborn in the body of Chimera Ant, it immediately regained its human memories and broke free from the queen's control, defying the inherent hierarchy and system of ants, and left the nest... This is terrifying! You must know that for subordinate ants, the queen's orders must be obeyed.

Based on his original intention in creating NGL, and his past experiences... this person's level of danger is very likely to trigger a huge change in the entire human world in the blank history that the original work did not continue.

Although it wasn't depicted in the anime and was censored, I vaguely remember that Yoshihiro Togashi drew a few chapters in the manga, implying that Gyro, the former leader of NGL, possessed terrifying abilities... He also emphasized that when Gon and Killua were with Knuckle Bine, they were in the same city but didn't meet face-to-face.

The tagline in the cartoon at the time was about misfortune.

The misfortune of Gon and Killua is the misfortune of the human world.

He then gave Gyro a meaningful look as he walked down the long street.

This shows that Gyro's desire to take revenge on the human world remains unwavering, and he continues his mission before 'death' as an ant.

After leaving NGL, this person seems to have gone to Meteor City...

Gon and his companion could have stopped it from the beginning, but they missed their chance.

The death of Meruem, the Chimera Ant King, seemed to mark the end of the Chimera Ant Arc, but the human world has changed.

Because life on the Dark Continent has become integrated into human society...

The surviving ant, Welfin, who looked like a werewolf, was Gyro's brother during the human era.

After regaining his memories, he can become a true man who can shout at Meruem to his face, "You are my enemy!" for Gyro.

He and several other ant characters went to Meteor City and said... that Gyro would rebuild the country.

This foreshadows everything that might happen next.

In Oboro's view, Gyro's level of danger is even greater than that of the Chimera Ant King Meruem! It is not hard to see why V5 has always prohibited all parties from setting foot on the Dark Continent. Even the Chimera Ant, which are insignificant creatures on the Dark Continent, are difficult to completely eliminate the chain reaction they create after coming to the human world.

The ants are just the beginning...

The current state of the world and the human condition indicate that evolution through survival of the fittest is inevitable and will begin sooner or later.

Netero probably knows this.

His death was of little significance... but even at the cost of his life, he hoped that this day would come a little later.

Even if... it's unstoppable.

"No wonder they have a gangster background; their information network is so efficient..."

Long's thoughts snapped back to reality. Saiyu, who was leaning back on the sofa with his arms wrapped around his headrest, chuckled, "You even know so much about the Kakin Empire..."

"I know more than just this. Do you want to know?"

Long smiled faintly, his gaze fixed on Journey to the Saiyu.

Tell me about it...

The Journey to the Saiyu has a cold gaze.

Very assertive... Do I feel like I'm putting on airs?

Long curled the corners of his mouth, "For example, your purpose in entering the Zodiacs is not simple... It is indeed because of the old man that you became one of the Zodiacs, but... it's not quite the same as the others."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the cabin looked at Saiyu.

They sensed that something was off about the atmosphere between Oboro and Saiyu.

These two people...

Sure enough, Saiyu's expression changed, and his hand gripping his weapon tightened involuntarily, as if he would attack if Long continued speaking.

"Don't worry... don't be nervous."

Long waved her hand with an unchanged smile and said cheerfully, "I don't intend to expose your little secret. Your tricks might fool others, but don't embarrass yourself in front of me... Besides, the old man knows... He just doesn't care. Does he really think you and that person are doing things perfectly smoothly?"

"..."

Saiyu is silent.

Gel looked at Saiyu with a puzzled expression, then glanced at Long, "What are you talking about?"

She didn't understand, but she felt... that Saiyu seemed to have been caught out by Long.

"Fine."

Long didn't explain, but smiled at Gel and continued to stare at the man dressed as a monkey. "Gel came on Yorkshire's orders. You interfered. Was that at Pariston's behest?"

Gel's expression changed. "I knew I couldn't lie to you... Yorkshire said you're the first person who can make both King and Pariston feel threatened at the same time."

"However, even if you see through it, it doesn't matter... Yorkshire asked me to tell you that from now on, all missions involving important matters will be monitored... to prevent you from doing anything that could affect the Association. Also... even if you become a three-star Hunter x Hunter, don't even think about entering any position in the Zodiacs or the management."

These words stirred up a storm in the hearts of Men Menchi and the others who were watching from the sidelines.

"I understand."

Long nodded. "For the time being, as long as the president doesn't express her opinion, she can indeed do that."

He wasn't angry or annoyed, because it was perfectly normal... he had thought of it.

Then, looking at Journey to the Saiyu, he asked, "And you, what do you want to say?"

"That's what the vice president thinks too..."

Saiyu said it in a nonchalant tone, seemingly returning to calm, but in reality it was just a pretense.

He had already considered how to inform Pariston and Beyond, but... given the real mission he was on with this team, there was no need to be in such a hurry.

Let's wait a little longer.

"Very good, I have received your message... Now it's my turn to speak."

Long stood with his hands in his pockets, his face serious.

"You can target me, I'm happy to oblige! I'm the team leader, and everything revolves around me. If you don't follow orders, you're out. Also, if any internal Association matters involve my team or interfere with our mission... well, I apologize in advance. I have a terrible temper, and once I lose my temper, I can't guarantee what I might do."

Lonely voice, calm yet full of power.

Even more obvious is... its domineering nature.

After he finished speaking, Menchi five men looked at the two men from the Zodiacs with rather unfriendly eyes.

"Very united... It's clear that Oboro's will is absolute in this team."

Gel glanced at the expressions of the team members and thought to herself.

"I can understand, are you threatening us?"

"It's a notification."

Long corrected her choice of words.

Saiyu let out a cold snort, but didn't say anything.

After this exchange...

The situation on the ship was clearly not right...

Menchi and the others completely stopped communicating with Gel and Saiyu, making the two of them seem isolated.

Actually, everyone knows that since the truth hasn't been revealed yet, we can still pretend and fool people on the surface.

Now... there's no need to even pretend anymore.

After a long period of drifting at sea, they finally arrived at the unnamed island number 10.

The investigation task has begun.