Manor X Dark Things

Nosra Manor.

Compared to a year or so ago.

The Manor seemed unchanged, only appearing more deserted.

In the courtyard of the garden.

Nion sat there, leaning back in her chair, a book in her hand, her chin resting on her hand, sunlight streaming through the courtyard and falling over her shoulders.

"Miss."

A maid came over and placed a tray on the table.

There was a cake on the tray.

Alisa picked up the teapot, poured the tea into a cup, and handed it to her.

Nion pinched her fork, took a small piece of cake, and put it in her mouth.

After tasting it, her complexion changed slightly.

They seemed somewhat disgusted.

"It's not tasty at all. It's nowhere near as good as what Sister Melusina makes, and it's not even as good as Sister Men Qi's."

He took a sip of tea, put down his fork, and lost interest.

The maid, Alisa, standing nearby, looked somewhat helpless upon hearing this.

"Miss, this is the best pastry chef we could find."

Melusina needs no introduction; her pastry-making skills are top-notch.

Men Qi is Gourmet Hunter; although desserts aren't her specialty, she's still quite good at them.

It's not that we can't find Gourmet Hunter make sweets, or Hunter x Hunter with that special skill.

However, none of these people want to stay in the Manor; they all have dreams and aspirations.

If you want to eat there, you'll have to go through the trouble of flying to the city and restaurant where it is located.

It's definitely not possible to sit in the Manor and eat whenever we want like it used to.

"I mainly miss Kurapika, ughhh! When will Kurapika come back?! Kevin is so annoying!"

Nion sat on the stool and began to throw a tantrum.

After venting his frustrations, he sat back down in his seat.

Alisa, who was standing next to her, was used to it; Nion would come like this every month or two.

However, as Kurapika's absence increased, the intervals between Nion's states became shorter.

It's already the middle of the month.

Earlier this month, Nion had already given Kurapika a prophecy.

There's no longer any way to alleviate my longing through prophecy.

"Let's go to the Training Ground."

Nion suddenly stood up and said.

"Ah?"

Hearing this, even Alisa, who was his personal maid, was stunned for a moment.

Nion actually said she was going to the Training Ground?

You should know that in the past, only when Mr. Kevin was around could he force Nion to go there for training; at other times Nion would run away or hide whenever possible.

They arrived at the Indoor Training Ground at the back of the Manor.

There were still quite a few people training in the Training Ground at that time.

Basho, wearing fighting gloves, and Quan Delai engaged in close combat on the stage.

Jimei sat cross-legged on the other side, constantly using "training" to cultivate her mental strength.

Goreinu is not here.

As soon as Nion entered, she saw Basho being punched off the stage by Quan Delai, flying out and crashing to the ground.

Basho, who was lying on the ground, immediately saw Nion enter. She quickly got up, dusted herself off, and asked curiously.

"Miss Nion, what brings you here?"

"Come over here for training."

"Ah?"

Basho doubted that she had heard correctly.

However, seeing Nion's unhappy look, he obediently shut his mouth and nodded.

But just then, another person walked in.

It's Rosana.

"Nion? You're here! I was just about to look for you."

"What's wrong, Auntie?"

Rosana waved to everyone in the Training Ground, signaling them to follow her.

He led them all the way to the living room.

The people were seated in various places.

"We have the latest news from Light's side: the largest team that went to the Dark Continent, the one led by Beyond, has returned."

"Based on the changes in time, it can be inferred that at least two or three months have passed since the regression."

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As time went by.

Beyond has appeared in various places and has been spotted by those who are interested.

The information about the natural regression can no longer be concealed.

But that's enough for a major power; these few months are enough for them to process all their gains.

They didn't expect to completely conceal the news.

"What about Kevin and the others?"

Basho quickly asked.

Rosana shook her head and looked at Nion.

Nion shook her head as well.

"Anyway, they don't seem to have any intention of coming back, but at least they're safe."

After all, they are returning from the Dark Continent. If they were preparing for their return, then it would surely be reflected in the Prophecy Poem.

If one person doesn't demonstrate it, then one person out of several will eventually.

Not at this stage.

"Really? That makes sense, considering it's so far away, safety is the most important thing."

This is the only thing Rosana cares about.

Even at "home," she was able to determine the safety of others through her drawings.

Of those who went to the Dark Continent, everyone except Kevin was on the verge of death.

Kevin, however, had already gone from the brink of certain death to the very edge of danger more than half a year ago.

They must be in the same area, which means Kevin's strength has increased significantly.

This can be fully corroborated by Nion's Prophecy Poem.

So even though they couldn't contact Kevin and the others, they were still able to clearly understand Kevin current situation.

That's enough.

This avoided living in fear.

They had encountered the same situation before, when Sand Worm devoured them, and that happened to be at the end of the month.

They couldn't immediately determine the final outcome.

I worried about it for a whole month.

They were relieved only after receiving accurate results the following month.

As long as the fatal danger doesn't occur at the end of the month, they can get accurate results.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door.

Light returned from outside, accompanied by Daznuer.

Gowen and Goreinu were also by his side.

"Oh, you're all here? You already know the news?"

Everyone nodded.

Light walked over and sat on the sofa, took the water handed to him by the maid, and took a sip.

"I've been using my connections these past few days to gather a lot of information. Beyond and his team brought back, the number isn't large, but it's still attracting very, very much attention from the top levels of the Five Great Powers."

As he spoke, Light sighed.

"Even though several months have passed and the news can't be kept secret any longer, it's still taken me a lot of favors to get any information about Hope."

It's worth noting that Light is currently the chairman of Red Stone Pharmaceutical Group.

In addition, there's the network of connections built through the medication.

He has already reached the top tier.

If you want to move up further, you'll have to join one of the Five Great Powers.

In this situation, even obtaining outdated information becomes difficult.

This clearly demonstrates how much the Five Great Powers value this news.

"I learned from people at the International Voyage Bureau that at the time they were mainly trying to find ways to bind Beyond through the terms and conditions."

"The terms used for Kevin and Kim, and the others on the ship, were the same as before; there weren't any specific, targeted clauses."

I'll say it again.

Kevin's team, including both of them, only had about twenty people in total.

Naturally, it is not valued.

It's not that elite teams can't be used, but weren't the previous exploration teams also elite teams?

The Exploration Team assembled by the Five Great Powers is even more elite than Kevin's team, reaching the top in both quantity and quality.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat.

Didn't it still end in failure?

Are there any differences in the terms?

Basho asked curiously.

Light nodded.

"The most important point is whether there are people from the International Voyage Bureau accompanying the process; they will record the entire process in its entirety."

Therefore, various methods of concealment and exploiting loopholes cannot be used.

In addition to targeting Beyond himself, the methods used against Beyond also included obtaining ownership of the spoils collected by Beyond and others through an agreement with the Kakin Empire.

After all, the Kakin Empire was providing full support behind the scenes Beyond's exploration.

"In the normal, unhelpful terms, the Exploration Team, upon returning, would need to provide intelligence about their experience and information about the Dark Continent."

"The International Voyage Bureau has priority in trading the resulting assets."

Simply put, this is a case where only the formal channels are opened, without providing any assistance.

The binding force of their terms is limited.

Because when these provisions were designed, they were not actually intended to bind individuals, but rather to bind other countries.

If the terms are too exaggerated and harsh, other countries will definitely use them as a pretext to cause trouble.

V5 players are also wary of each other.

For truly important Exploration Team, they will sign more stringent terms.

Those private Exploration Team are just cannon fodder, more of an information provider.

In addition, almost no one has succeeded since then.

That clause has never been changed since.

After Light finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought.

Everyone here is one of their own, so they naturally understand Kevin and his group's current situation.

The only thing we know for sure is that Kevin and his team gained a lot.

"Right now, the terms Kevin and his team signed don't really bind them much, while Kevin gains will absolutely make those major powers green with envy."

At this point, Light leaned back on the sofa and rubbed his temples.

He didn't even dare to imagine how ruthless these countries would be.

Never try to imagine the bottom line of a collective's methods.

Morality is not applicable to a collective existence.

Night.

The city remained brightly lit.

But even in this city, the darkness still conceals the existence of certain places.

A figure emerged from the alleyway.

Her clothes were brightly colored, and she wore thick foundation and Crazy Slots- like makeup.

It was Hisoka.

He licked the blood off the card he was holding between his fingers.

"Sigh, this world is getting so boring~"

Many powerful individuals embarked on their journey to the New Continent at the Boarding Gala.

To be honest, Hisoka also wanted to go there.

But in the end, I found that the place wasn't right for me.

--

The Imaginary New Continent had only been developing for two years and only had one port city.

The number of colonists over the years has only reached a little over one million.

Although there are many strong individuals among them, the management is also very strict.

And it's just one city.

If you kill too many people and have nowhere to run, are you going to live like a savage in the wild?

Red blood began to flow from the darkness of the alley, passing under Hisoka's feet.

Hisoka stood by the wall at the alley entrance, seemingly lost in thought.

A moment later, Hisoka seemed to sense something and looked up.

A few stories up ahead, a figure suddenly stood there.

"You've come."

A figure jumped down from the building, landed steadily, and walked slowly over.

Hisoka stared at his empty, lifeless eyes.

"A commission?"

The newcomer was none other than Illumi.

Since Qi left human society with Kevin, Illumi has shifted his focus entirely to the family business.

My ambition for my career has become increasingly strong.

Looking at Illumi at this moment, Hisoka shook his head helplessly.

"You're such a workaholic these days~ Shouldn't you catch up with me?"

Illumi turned to leave.

"There is a commission."

Hearing Hisoka's words, he turned back around.

His lifeless eyes stared at the other person.

Hisoka said helplessly, "Have you heard any news recently about the Exploration Team returning?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Illumi left without hesitation, leaping a few steps to land upstairs.

Without any hesitation or fuss.

"Um?

This situation caught Hisoka off guard, and he quickly followed.

The two of them continued leaping forward across the rooftop.

"What's wrong? Why did you leave as soon as you heard the news? I was going to pay you."

Hisoka said.

However, Illumi remained unmoved, and simply increased his speed calmly.

"That's so heartless! Here's two hundred million, tell me why."

Upon hearing this, Illumi stopped and stood on the rooftop again.

Hisoka stopped and looked at him.

"My dad and grandpa told me very seriously not to get involved in these matters."

The Zoldyck Family has its own rules.

For someone like Illumi, who is already an adult and developing his own career, he shouldn't be subject to such control.

However, if anything deviates from the rules, it will definitely be a very serious matter.

This also serves as a reminder.

"You don't seem like the kind of man who would listen to his family, so you're quite interested, aren't you?"

Hisoka gave a wicked smile.

Before Illumi could say anything, he said directly, "Don't worry, I'm not concerned about what these returning Exploration Team bring."

"What I'm concerned about are these explorers. They returned safely from the Dark Continent; there must be quite a few powerful individuals among them, right?"

"I'm very interested."

This is what Hisoka cares about.

Those who can join the team to explore the Dark Continent are definitely the best of the best, and those who can return are the best of the best.

There are definitely quite a few strong individuals among them.

This is quite an interesting thing for Hisoka right now.

He knew, of course, that the treasures brought back by these explorers were absolutely not to be touched.

But he didn't want to get involved either.

"And I heard your younger brother went along too. Don't you want to know more about what's going on there?"

Hisoka unleashed his killing move.

Illumi silent.

"Remuneration?"

"Fifty billion is just a small fry."

He needs to get more information from the minor characters before he can determine his next move.

"Make a deal."