Branch Office X Collision

The Kakin Empire.

Red Stone Pharmaceuticals Branch.

In the top-floor office.

Kurapika pushed open the door and walked in.

Behind the desk sat Pairo, who was in charge of overseeing the branch offices.

He was engrossed in processing the documents in his hands, and without even looking up, he asked Kurapika a question as he entered.

"Has your uncle's matter been resolved?"

Kurapika nodded, walked directly to the sofa next to him, sat down, and poured himself a cup of tea.

"It's resolved, but this incident was truly—"

After briefly recounting the incident, Pairo raised his head and nodded.

He wasn't surprised, after all, the relevant information had already been circulating for a while, and he had been paying close attention to it, so he knew fairly comprehensive information.

What about yours?

Upon hearing Kurapika's question, Pairo rubbed his temples and sighed.

"It's very troublesome. We've collected all the clan relics except for those in the hands of the Fourth Prince."

"Communication with the Fourth Prince was also not smooth. Although he was amiable on the surface, you could sense that he had no intention of selling those eyes at all."

"Besides, he's not short of money, and he doesn't think much of our company."

However, the Fourth Prince had other meanings to express, and after Pairo roughly understood them, he gave up the idea of continuing to communicate with him.

The Fourth Prince's intentional or unintentional hints suggested that Kurapika could handle the negotiations.

"I see. Then it seems we'll have to resort to drastic measures." Kurapika wasn't surprised.

Then he relayed the news from Kim's side.

Upon receiving this information, Pairo looked surprised. "We already have an opportunity? Then we need to speed things up."

"Where is the Second Prince? Why is he suddenly targeting us? It seems he doesn't have any businesses that conflict with ours."

Upon hearing Kurapika's question, a helpless expression immediately appeared on Pairo's face.

"I spent some time getting to know this Prince and roughly figured out the reason for the problem; it's entirely due to her personality."

"He is a very self-centered Prince, and very willful."

"Her mother was the Princess Consort bore the most Prince, a total of four: the Second Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Ninth Prince."

As he spoke, Pairo took some documents out of the drawer and handed them to Kurapika.

As Kurapika looked at the document information, he said this.

"Among these four Prince, the Second Prince and Ninth Prince have clearly shown their ambition to compete for the throne."

"However, due to his age, the Second Prince received the most resources from his mother, with most of the resources behind the scenes being invested in her."

"My uncle once treated a very wealthy man, who was one of the Second Prince's patrons and also related to his mother."

"But this tycoon was very dissatisfied with the Second Prince, so he turned his attention to the Fifth Prince. Because of this tycoon, they paid more attention to the search and the company."

"This greatly displeased the Second Prince, and his attack on us is a form of protest."

Listening to Pairo's words, Kurapika finished reading the documents in his hand, placed them on the coffee table, and frowned.

Is that so domineering?

"Of course, not every Prince is like that, but among the Prince who show competitive intent, this Second Prince is one of the more unreasonable ones."

Then, Pairo revealed the last piece of information he had learned.

"This Second Prince is a Nen user. I caught a glimpse of her from afar at a gathering before."

"The First Prince is too."

He added.

Of all the Prince he had ever met, only these two were Nen user; the others were ordinary people.

After exchanging ideas, the two concluded that the Kakin Empire seemed to be much more chaotic than other countries.

Especially during this particular time of year.

"It seems that now is indeed not a good time for development. We can only lie low and wait for the situation to develop further."

As the key decision-makers in this branch, the two made this decision.

First, focus on acquiring the eyes that the Fourth Prince has in his collection.

Batochia Republic.

Kukuroo Mountain in the Dentora Region.

No matter how many times I look at your the Gate, I always think it's outrageous.

Melusina looked at the Gate of the Underworld, then turned around and said with a smile.

Kevin and Melusina followed Qi and the other two to this place again.

Kevin simply looked at Qi and asked, "Are you sure you don't want us to come in?"

Qi shook his head.

"It's really inappropriate to ask you to help with family chores, so you can stay outside. I'll personally bring my sister out."

This matter is quite serious. Although it was a matter of friends helping each other, Qi really didn't want Kevin to bear too much of something that had almost nothing to do with him.

Although it will still affect Kevin, if Yuki personally brings his sister out and lets Kevin examine her, the severity of the problem will be greatly reduced.

At least it won't put Kevin in direct conflict with the Zoldyck Family and make him an enemy.

Gon wanted to say something, but Kiy stared at him intently.

Seeing the strange look in his eyes, Gon reluctantly relaxed his body.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you outside."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely bring my sister out. There won't be any problems. Nanika is very capable."

If they were to go in with these people, and if Kiy did anything, they would immediately become enemies of the Zoldyck Family.

However, if they are brought out, they would essentially be just helpers for Qi's commission, which are two completely different concepts.

Within the Zoldyck Family, the hierarchy of enemies is very clear.

Just then, as if sensing something, Gon suddenly turned around and looked into the bushes beside him.

His brows were furrowed, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Oh dear, are you so sure now?"

A sweet, cloying voice drifted from the shadows of the jungle, its soft, effeminate tone sending a chill down one's spine.

The one who emerged from there was none other than Hisoka, who shouldn't have been there at all.

His gaze was fixed on Gon, and a certain desire in his eyes was undisguised.

Gon stared at him with a deep frown.

"What do you want to do, Hisoka?"

His hostility surged forth.

The outburst of hostility seemed to have triggered Hisoka, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.

"Yes, that's right, you've matured!"

Hisoka's voice trembled, and he seemed to be on the verge of madness.

But then, as if forcibly suppressing himself, he said, "No, now is not the time. I must be patient."

He stood there talking to himself for a while before he calmed down.

Why are you here?

Killua asked, frowning.

Hisoka merely smiled knowingly and pointed a finger at the Gate.

"I'm waiting for someone, your brother. It seems he came home specifically because of you."

Qi Xin sensed something was wrong.

"You go in first, don't worry about what happens outside."

Kevin looked at Qi and said calmly.

Hearing Kevin's words, the Wizards nodded, feeling much more at ease. They then pushed open the heavy the Gate and went inside.

Hisoka also walked over familiarly, his eyes fixed on Gon.

Meanwhile, Gon kept his brow furrowed, his eyes filled with hostility as he stared at Hisoka.

The two stared intently at each other.

"Don't look at me anymore, or I really won't be able to hold back!!"

Hisoka's voice began to tremble again, and even his eyes started to roll upwards.

"Enough, you're getting more and more disgusting."

Melusina, listening nearby, began to shiver and said something with great dissatisfaction.

A trace of his aura emanated from him.

It felt like needles pricking Hisoka's body, and Hisoka reacted as if in a state of shock, jumping back several times to create distance.

It was like a bucket of cold water being poured on Hisoka's face, forcing him to calm down completely.

His expression turned serious than ever before as he stared at Melusina.

"What is that?"

Melusina showed no intention of answering, waving her hand dismissively as if shooing away a fly.

To her, Hisoka was no different from a fly.

Hisoka didn't care about Melusina's attitude, and obediently leaned against the tree trunk, playing cards in his hand.

If he wasn't mistaken, it was a deep-seated malice, a malice that even a pervert like him felt was like a natural enemy.

Even the slightest leak of aura felt like a fatal crisis.

That must be some kind of non-human thing.

In his eyes, not only Melusina, but Kevin's aura had also changed.

It's not that my aura has become stronger, but rather that it has become more peaceful and ordinary.

The last time I saw Kevin, he had that sharp edge and untamed spirit.

And now, they are just like ordinary people in the crowd.

Even so, Hisoka showed no desire to fight.

Hisoka felt absolutely no Fighting Spirit against Kevin.

It's been like this ever since that defeat a long time ago.

Seeing that Hisoka had quieted down, Gon pulled a long face, stuck out his tongue, and made a face at Hisoka.

Kevin glanced at Gon and said, "Someone like Hisoka, you have to completely defeat him, make him realize that fighting you is no longer fun, before he'll stop haunting you like this."

The lack of fun here could mean overwhelming the opponent with absolute strength, or it could mean being completely powerless to fight back, leaving Hisoka with no desire to even kill.

Either very strong or very weak.

Upon hearing Kevin's words, Gon nodded vigorously and clenched his fist.

"I will beat him, and punch him hard in the face with this fist."

It seems like Gon has some kind of grudge against Hisoka.

Kevin didn't say anything more. After all, with Gon's talent, as long as he survives, it's a sure thing that he'll dominate Hisoka.

Hisoka is already in his twenties, while Gon is only a teenager.

There's a difference of more than ten years.

Given the same amount of time, Gon could easily send Gon flying with Hisoka single kick.

Hisoka quickly forgot about the trouble Gon had caused and turned his attention back to Killmonger.

He said with concern.

"Kiy will be alright. His older brother is really annoying."

Melusina shook her head. "What's there to worry about? Kiy pretty amazing now."

"Yes, that makes sense."

Furthermore, if Nanika is truly as Qi claims, then Qi is essentially invincible.

This is why the others didn't need to go in; going in might actually hinder them.

At this moment, on the way to the Volcano.

Qi walked along with a serious expression.

He had a vague sense that something was wrong.

Mike didn't come closer.

Those were fierce, vicious dogs kept by the Zoldyck Family. They possessed human-like intelligence and were large wild beasts.

When something like Kiy comes back, the other person will definitely come over to express affection.

There is only one reason why they didn't come over.

There's some annoying guy here.

There's only one person in the entire family who would hate even a dog.

Illumi.

Thinking of this, Qi seemed to sense it, stopped in his tracks, and looked ahead.

"Come out."

Illumi emerged from the shadows of the grass on the path ahead.

Dark eyes, staring blankly at Qi.

"Have you had enough fun outside? Are you ready to come home and inherit the family business?"

"Stop talking nonsense. You must know something to have come back, right?"

Kiy has absolutely no desire to communicate with the other person right now.

Illumi still didn't seem to want to get down to business.

"You've already removed the needle! That's really impressive. I'm so relieved."

He spoke words of concern in a calm tone, but it only made Qi extremely irritated.

He didn't bother to talk to the other person anymore and walked straight past.

He ignored Illumi and brushed past her.

In the fleeting moment of passing each other.

"Illumi suddenly said."

"That needle, Dad made me make it."

Qi paused for a moment, but then continued walking without stopping.

His expression was silent, but seemed slightly gloomy.

Although Killua had already considered that inserting a needle into himself to affect his personality and behavior would definitely require his father's approval, he mainly blamed Illumi. After all, it had always been like this; Illumi's controlling nature had always made Kiy, fearful, and disgusted.

But I really didn't expect that it would be my own father who took the initiative to do this.

However, he could understand to some extent, since he really didn't fit in with this family.

He didn't seem like a member of an assassin family at all, let alone a potential future head of the family.

This will not happen again in the future.

Qi clenched his fist, his goal already set in mind.

He had no intention of changing his family's habits, work, or lifestyle.

But he will never do anything wrong to the people he cares about again.

Illumi remained expressionless as he watched Qi's retreating figure.

The reason he came back this time was because he heard about Qi's return home. After learning that Qi had gone to see Nanika, he knew that the other party must have taken out the Nen needle.

After learning the details, he understood that Qi would definitely come back.

So he decided to wait and see.

Sure enough, they caught up.

The reason he specifically brought Hisoka along was because Gon would definitely be acting with Killer.

Although he didn't know Gon's specific situation, after so much time had passed and he had heard some stories about him, he knew that Gon's strength must have increased a lot.

He didn't want to get rid of Gon himself, because it was very likely to make his younger brother hate him.

If his younger brother could kill him, that would be even better.

But he also felt that his younger brother probably wouldn't kill him because of Gon; he would only hate him and avoid him, which would be a loss.

So take Hisoka with you, and let Hisoka kill Gon.

A perfectly planned scheme.