Death Ultimatum

Half an hour later, Long arrived at a coffee shop, pushed open the door, and saw a familiar smiling face.

Pariston, dressed in a yellow striped suit and sporting blond hair, sat in a booth and raised his arm to greet him.

Long walked over expressionlessly, hands in her pockets, ignoring the glass of juice that had been prepared and placed on the table. "Speak... what is it?"

Oboro's attitude towards Pariston was always one of undisguised disgust and indifference.

In the past, he would never have bothered with this person.

But this time, it Kakin... He also wants to see what Pariston is up to.

"Don't be nervous. I didn't tell Beyond ... the Kakin Royal Family doesn't know either." Pariston said with a smile, "Given what happened during the Saiyu, you seem to have some misunderstandings about me, so... I thought I'd come to help you ease the tension between us."

"Really? Then I should thank you..."

He said in a low voice.

"You're here for the royal family, right?" Pariston with a smile, easily revealing the purpose of Oboro's visit.

"Are you planning to get rid of some prince? I know a bit about the Kakin Royal Family..."

"Tell me, why do you think I'm targeting the royal family? Why can't it be the princess?"

Long looked at him.

"Although your plan is to place a woman by the king's side, and on the surface it does seem more appropriate to kill a queen, the foundation of the monarchy is still succession, it's about offspring! All the current queens, except for Oito, have children... Even if you kill a queen, there will still be princes, which will still cause trouble. Furthermore, once things unfold, it's impossible to cover it up; King Nasubi Hui Guo Rou will definitely investigate thoroughly... You're unsure of the Kakin Royal Family's attitude, so you must find a prince to cooperate with, offering them sufficient benefits to make them take the blame, turning this into a conflict between princes... That way, even the king will be more willing to help clean up the mess, after all, family scandals shouldn't be aired in public..."

Pariston calmly recounted the thoughts that were swirling in his mind.

"..."

He remained silent, lost in thought.

Of all the Hunter Association, in terms of cunning and mental fortitude, the most troublesome to him are Pariston and Ging Freecss.

The closer you get to these two people, the more you realize how 'terrifying' they are.

Pariston's rapid rise to the rank of three-star Hunter x Hunter, including vice president, during his time with the Association seems like a favor from the chairman. However, Oboro believes it's more likely that Pariston manipulated things behind the scenes, forcing Netero to reluctantly promote him to vice president.

While the old man was looking for some fun and challenges, Pariston's influence also played a part.

"Another point...you should know the Kakin Royal Family well. Because of the War of Succession War, these princes will ultimately perish... As for King Nasubi Hui Guo Rou, although he is not happy to see his children fight each other prematurely, deep down he does not reject it... This is in line with the spirit of the Succession War, and it is the fundamental reason why you chose to target the princes rather than the queen."

"You actually know about the Succession War... so you must also know about the Seed Urn... Beyond told you?"

"Long asked."

Don't misunderstand.

Pariston waved his hand and said softly, "He and I really only have a business relationship. We have no personal relationship whatsoever. We just happened to meet by chance in the early years because of some professional issues and work... The Association has now investigated the matter of the Saiyu and confirmed that it was indeed done by Beyond. Apart from Ging Freecss, the other members of the Zodiacs are not very clear about it... To be honest, I was also very surprised when I found out about Beyond's identity."

"Stop pretending... Your pretense is meaningless in front of me, including your tricks and ulterior motives."

With one arm resting on the table and leaning forward, Oboro looked directly into Pariston's eyes through his sunglasses, and said mockingly, "You found the old man's weakness, so you followed the trail to discover Beyond and used that as an opportunity to get close to him... What coincidence, what chance encounter... it was all premeditated. Because you knew about the Beyond and the chairman, you knew that Beyond was a trump card that could be used, a factor that could destroy Netero... and Beyond just happened to need an accomplice within the Association who was connected to him and held a high position."

"Hahaha... You saw right through me... You're really something."

Pariston remained calm and offered no explanation, simply smiling and praising him.

"I believe you did not inform Beyond I had come to Kakin, and I also believe you will help me... but your purpose is definitely not to help me infiltrate the royal family, but to take this opportunity to provoke a conflict between me and Beyond."

After saying that, Oboro suddenly stretched out a finger and pointed it at Pariston's face, a playful smirk on his lips, "Scared?"

"You know my nature, you know... one day in the future, I will kill you... like crushing a mouse, making you disappear forever. Your conversation with the Association president earlier made you realize that even the old man probably can't completely suppress me... so, your only card left is Beyond..."

As he spoke, the smile on Pariston's face gradually disappeared.

"I'm not like Ging Freecss ... I don't like playing mind games with you, and moral constraints don't apply to me. If I want to kill you, I will kill you... I'm not controlled by anyone, and it's precisely because of this uncertainty that you can't control or predict me... You wanted to take advantage of the conflict between us, or rather, before my murderous intent towards you reached its peak, to find some opportunities. So you came to the Kakin Empire eagerly, because you knew I would agree to cooperate with you... and you also knew the importance of this matter to the Fills Family."

"But... it's no use, your death has already been engraved on the tombstone of hell."

"However, I admire your courage in coming to see me alone... Enjoy life while you have the limited time you have left."

Long slowly stood up. "Organize your thoughts on the Kakin Royal Family and which prince is more advantageous, and send them to my phone... Considering you've come all this way to curry favor, when the time is right, I might show mercy and let you die with some dignity."

After saying that, he put his hands in his pockets and walked straight out of the coffee shop.

Pariston was left alone, sitting in his seat with his fingers interlaced and his expression indifferent.

Long after Oboro left, Pariston looked down at the dark liquid in his coffee cup and muttered, "This feeling... is really awful."

He saw through Oboro's purpose in coming to the Kakin Empire, but Oboro also figured out his thoughts... and said them outright in public.

This means that Oboro believes everything is already set in stone and cannot be changed.

That is indeed the case.

No wonder... even Ging Freecss was in Oboro's hands and couldn't gain any advantage.

Oboro wanted to kill him and fulfill his vision. A key element of this was becoming the chairman.

Netero may abdicate or die.

This aligns perfectly with his objectives.

Oboro's certainty that he would die meant... he guessed that Netero wouldn't live much longer.

In other words, they learned about Chimera Ant.

The Chimera Ant are such creatures that they reproduce and evolve too quickly, and now they are out of control... The situation is irreversible, and even he can no longer do anything about it.

If it escalates into a catastrophe that threatens all of humanity, V5 will definitely send the chairman to intervene; this is a move he made for Netero.

Now it has benefited Oboro... or rather, Oboro had already seen through it and was intentionally taking advantage of the situation.

There's nothing more that can be done with the president...

Beyond, Oboro didn't give him a chance to interfere... because the other party had already anticipated his thoughts. Given Oboro's unstable personality, if he rashly continued to interfere, perhaps... Oboro would kill him right now without regard for anything else.

What Long just said was a reminder.

I'm giving you time... You can try to struggle, or play along with me.

But if you don't know your place... then I'll flip the table.

"What should we do?"

Pariston thought to himself.