International Voyage Bureau X Response

In human society.

V5, now V6, is undoubtedly a massive organization.

They are composed of some of the world's top countries.

These countries are at the forefront of the world in terms of land area, population, system, technological development, and arts and culture.

Moreover, each country occupies an absolute top position on its own continent.

Originally, there were six continents and five countries, but now, with the complete rise of the Kakin Empire, there are six continents and six top-tier countries.

Therefore, V6's influence can now be felt in almost every aspect of the world, in every corner.

Perhaps they are constantly embroiled in internal strife, but after all, they are a nation.

However, the attitude it presents to the outside world has always been that of a harmonious whole.

This led to the creation of many international organizations.

The most well-known of them is undoubtedly the Hunter Association.

Although the Hunter Association is essentially a civilian organization.

But who would believe that?

Among these organizations, there is one that is not well-known, but wields immense power.

International Voyage Bureau.

The organization's official website presents a very professional and legitimate profile.

There are many responsibilities.

Manage and investigate international ferry information, and digitize it.

Taking into account all information, including the political situation of each country, the migration of flora and fauna habitats, and climate change in nature, we can determine the risks of natural navigation and the level of nature conservation.

Then, a comprehensive security level is determined and made public.

It sounds like an organization that manages the natural waterways of various countries.

But in reality, it is also responsible for managing the natural conditions of each country.

It is an international organization that may sound like it has little power or responsibility, but in reality it has enormous power and responsibility.

And there is one department within this.

Special Affairs Division.

Its main responsibility is to manage all matters related to traveling to the Dark Continent.

This includes eligibility checks for those wishing to explore the Dark Continent.

Before the Kakin Empire, all censorship was merely a formality.

Because there is only one goal.

That is, refusing exploration to everyone.

At that moment, inside this important department, a young man who had risen rapidly in the past two years pushed up his glasses.

He was typing on his Notebook, processing relevant information.

"It still brought back disaster—will humanity really perish because of this?"

Seemingly having thought of something, he leaned back in his chair and muttered to himself.

His promotion and raise were due to the fact that he had only been with the International Voyage Bureau for a short time when he encountered the Kakin Empire incident.

He was then chosen to follow Beyond's team to the Dark Continent.

Their main responsibility is to record the entire exploration process, ensure their own safety as much as possible, and then bring all the information back.

Its main function is surveillance.

The team that followed at the time consisted of more than a dozen people, but less than half of them returned in the end.

He was one of them.

The important information he brought back was so perfect that he was promoted and received a raise.

Everything would be better if it were here.

The disaster they brought back began to manifest two years later.

And it began to sweep across the human world at an extremely rapid pace.

The Danger Level has reached such a level that even social news reports are struggling to contain it.

Ordinary people in various countries have vaguely sensed that something is amiss in the recent global atmosphere.

This is a serious dereliction of duty.

This caused him a great deal of trouble.

As the death toll gradually increased and the chaos in the world spiraled out of control, a sense of guilt inevitably arose.

Is it because I didn't do my job well?

This is why it has caused such enormous harm.

This harm was so great that it was enough to suffocate even a man of his strong will.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Enter."

I looked up at the office door.

A secretary walked in and handed him the documents she was holding.

"Important intelligence that just arrived."

"Important intelligence?"

Upon hearing those words, his heart began to pound.

I'm afraid of hearing some more unbearable bad news.

He's really had enough of this over the past year.

"It's not disaster intelligence, it's intelligence gathering."

The secretary was clearly aware of his current situation and offered a reminder.

"To gather intelligence?" He was a little puzzled, but he took it anyway.

I opened it and glanced at it; my eyes widened in surprise.

"They actually came back?! There were only about twenty of them, and they really came back?"

The information above concerns the return of Kevin and the others.

Upon returning to human society, they made no attempt to conceal their identities; all information about them was transparent throughout their journey.

So his information quickly reached this place shortly after he arrived at the port.

Damn it!

He suddenly stood up and slammed his fist on the table.

"They might also be facing misfortune!"

He's truly terrified now. This one hasn't been solved yet, and now another one is coming? How can humanity possibly survive?

Upon hearing this, the secretary looked at him and offered a subtle reminder.

"According to the memo, their Exploration Team this time will not bring disaster; this is the Gatekeeper's promise."

Hearing this, he remembered and plopped back down, letting out a heavy sigh of relief.

"Oh right, sorry, I forgot that."

He leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples; he'd been under a lot of pressure lately.

With the biggest problem gone, he began to seriously read the report again, his brow furrowing more and more as he read.

Less than a quarter of the personnel were lost? They are expected to remain on the Dark Continent for more than two years—or perhaps they will reap significant rewards—

"What do you mean that its leader, Kevin, once smuggled himself across the Dark Continent? When was this news sent? Why haven't we received any information about it?"

When he learned that Kevin had a history of illegal immigration, he was completely bewildered.

The secretary chimed in, "Very few people knew about this news; it was Blockade by several well-known Hunter x Hunter at the time."

"These damn Hunter x Hunter, do they even know what they're doing?"

The secretary remained silent.

He thought to himself: The Hunter Association has been making things difficult for V5 for a long time, pretending to comply while secretly going against their wishes.

In fact, the International Voyage Bureau has seized many of its powers from the Hunter Association.

For example, the exploration of the Dark Continent.

About one or two hundred years ago, the Hunter Association was the main Weavers of explorations into the Dark Continent. Even national-level powers could not bypass the Hunter Association to reach the Dark Continent.

However, one of the V5 nations later broke this rule, forming its own team and secretly exploring the Dark Continent. Other nations followed suit, but in the end, they all suffered a crushing defeat.

Then, through consultations with the current leaders of the Hunter Association, the rules that are still in use today were established.

That is, no one is allowed to leave.

The rise and fall of the Hunter Association, and whether its main power is sufficient, depends entirely on the Chairman of the Hunter Association.

When the Hunter Association's Chairman is capable and powerful, the Hunter Association's status will rise accordingly.

Conversely, they also became V5's henchmen at the time.

Because of Chairman Netero's long tenure.

The Hunter Association has been powerful for over fifty years.

Take now, for example.

"Chairman Netero actually withheld information and even obstructed our access to information?"

He was speechless when he saw the intelligence report in his hand.

When he flipped to the files of all the other members of the operation, he felt even more helpless.

To put it bluntly, this team is a true collection of the world's top Nen user.

"Issue a notice for an emergency meeting, requiring all representatives from all countries to attend."

Less than half a day had passed.

The emergency meeting had already begun in the International Voyage Bureau, with representatives from various countries taking their seats.

The Meeting Room has begun.

The first document distributed was the one we just saw.

When everyone saw the information, there were various exclamations and curses.

Because they are now truly overwhelmed by the disaster brought back by Beyond, and are barely able to protect themselves.

Even they themselves are subject to periodic scrutiny, which is incredibly annoying.

Finally, the noisy chatter subsided, and the actual meeting began.

"So, everyone, how should we proceed with this team that has now returned? There will be no follow-up remarks in this meeting; we must reach a conclusion in this meeting and then take action."

At this moment, one of the representatives asked a question.

"Can't we just arrest him?"

Simple, direct, and efficient enough to solve all problems.

"Unlikely. Their exploration team followed all proper channels; they were even registered with the Voyage Bureau and had signed a contract."

"Moreover, they are well-known Nen user with their own networks in human society. Some of them are extremely powerful, and heavy firepower may not be able to affect them. As for strong Nen user, no one can match them."

Simply put, it's best not to do that.

In this already troublesome time, this will only make things more chaotic.

"So what kind of contract did we sign?"

"A standard exploration contract----"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. How could they have done that?

Who sabotaged this?

The Glasses Guy on stage adjusted his glasses and said helplessly.

"At the time, all of our attention was Beyond's exploration team, so we mainly focused on strictly regulating their contracts."

"As for this Exploration Team, because it was an extremely small, elite Exploration Team, we only provided them with the standard contract available at the time."

This is reasonable.

Upon hearing this, all the representatives present exchanged glances. They remained silent, trying to discern something from each other's faces.

Finally, based on the information, some people turned their attention to the newly arrived V6, the representative of the Kakin Empire.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, the representative of the Kakin Empire simply shrugged and said...

"We don't have the capacity to build two teams all at once."

That's true.

He had barely finished speaking when one of the representatives raised his hand and asked a question.

Why is there no background funding information for this team in this document? Which country specifically funded them, and which companies sponsored them?

Exploring the Dark Continent is virtually impossible with only Hunter x Hunter acting alone.

In most cases, success requires the combined funding of national-level forces or several large international corporations.

There are many wealthy people in the Hunter Association, but none of them are at this top level.

Because very few Hunter x Hunter would devote all their focus to business.

They were just making money as a side business, and among individuals, they were absolute millionaires.

However, there certainly isn't enough money to achieve long-distance voyages; the resources required are ridiculously large.

He had barely finished speaking when the Glasses Guy didn't even need to say anything.

The person next to him simply pointed.

"Here is information on their leader; you should take a look at this leader's information."

Some clues have already been discovered.

He carefully reviewed Kevin's file.

"What's wrong? He's just a very powerful, top-tier Nen user."

"----He is Kevin, the owner of the Pharmacy, and the owner behind the international pharmaceutical company Red Stone Pharmaceuticals."

"Red Stone Pharmaceuticals? Light?"

The moment those two terms were uttered, everyone present fell silent.

An awkward atmosphere suddenly formed.

The Glasses Guy rubbed his temples; he knew it.

The names Red Stone Pharmaceuticals and Light are renowned within the world's top circles.

In just ten years, Red Stone Pharmaceuticals has risen at a rocket-like speed to become one of the world's top pharmaceutical companies.

A weight loss pill that can block the absorption of some nutrients from food by taking one before meals, thus preventing weight gain.

Little Blue potion that enhances the experience and abilities of both partners, with no side effects to marital nightlife.

Curing baldness, curing insomnia----

And the skincare products that have been launched in the last two years and have truly effective results.

There is no truly representative life-saving drug.

But each one penetrates deeply into the lives of every individual.

How could it not develop well?

Funds poured into their bank accounts like water; they were never short of money.

Not to mention that the exploration team was an elite small team.

Light, on the other hand, can be considered a top prospect right now.

The powerful potions he provides to Nen user are highly regarded in the upper echelons of society, and are extremely rare and difficult to obtain.

Now they know why this team has no backers.

Moreover, in a sense, they have also established contact with the other party, making it difficult to use forceful methods directly.

A nation is a nation, and an individual is an individual.

"So what do we do now? How can we get a share of the spoils?"

This is the real focus of this meeting.

How to share the other person's loot?

There were no sponsors, and the contract was a standard one.

They have very limited resources to share.

Although they also have the right of first refusal in a nominally normal contract.

The question is, what idiot would put these things up for sale?

At this moment, one of the representatives seemed to have noticed something.

"It says here that its leader, Kevin, is a peaceful person, and his psychological profile suggests he is an idealist? He doesn't seem like a strong and irritable guy."

"Then, could we—um?"

At that moment, the meeting door was knocked open, and everyone frowned.

How could anyone disturb such an important meeting?

But they also have to admit that the disturbance at this time must be for something important.

A secretary walked in and whispered a few words in the Glasses Guy 'Glasses Guy ear, causing his expression to change.

"It seems our time is running out; some countries seem impatient."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the representative of a certain country, making the representative momentarily embarrassed.

It seems the other country has a very good reputation.

"Sigh, there are always fools, some who can't see the bigger picture and are too eager for quick success."

That was all he could say.

"Then I'll hurry. If we anger them, we won't get anything good, and we'll have to clean up their mess."

Most importantly, they have to clean up their messes, and they might even have to bear the other party's anger.

Therefore, it's best to go and stop them immediately, even if you can't do anything, just to make their stance clear.

This has nothing to do with them.