"To obtain the 'Hokage Eyes,' which grew ever more vivid when their owners were emotionally agitated, the Phantom Troupe forced members of the Kurta Clan to watch as their friends and family were brutally murdered."
"Afterward, they left behind Meteor City's famous words: 'We reject no one, so take nothing from us,' along with the Phantom Troupe's Spider mark."
"This proved to the world that they were indeed responsible, and that Meteor City was under the Phantom Troupe's protection."
"And Shizuku learned of the Phantom Troupe's plan. During a journey not long ago, he found out where the Kurta Clan settlement was."
"He wanted to come ahead of time and persuade the Kurta Clan to leave, but unfortunately, he arrived too late. The tragedy had already occurred. So he reported it to the police in a nearby town, then left."
After telling the entire story, Gelman realized that Kurapika had long since been consumed by rage. Blood continuously slid from the lip he had bitten open and dripped onto the sofa.
Kurapika now resembled a wounded, ferocious beast, yet also a child sobbing in agony.
It took him quite some time to suppress those emotions before he turned to Gelman.
"I don't understand why you're telling me this story. Do you want me to sympathize with the Phantom Troupe?"
"Heh. To be honest, why they began committing evil means nothing to me. What matters most to me is that they cease to exist."
"You may have misunderstood my intentions." Gelman waved a hand, rose to pour them each a glass of water, and brought them over. "Let me tell you another story."
He was always unhurried as he calmly recounted a slightly altered tale.
"In a world of ice and snow, there was once a man who received the Regeneration