Kurapika fell silent for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Sheila. "No... the numbers don't add up. There are still many more Scarlet Eyes unaccounted for."
There had been 128 members of his clan. The list Sheila had provided accounted for only 35 pairs. Even adding the pair he and Master Gelman had taken from the Nosra Family, that made only 36 pairs.
Even if some had been destroyed or lost along the way, the numbers still shouldn't have been so far off.
"Mm." Sheila's reply confirmed Kurapika's suspicions.
"They sent most of the Scarlet Eyes to the Ai Yi Family, who then passed them on to Fourth Prince Tserriednich of the Kakin Empire."
The Ai Yi Family... one of the Kakin Empire's three major mafia families, notorious for their madness.
Tserriednich... the Kakin Empire's Fourth Prince, renowned for his good reputation. They said he was a genius with a great appreciation for the arts.
Kurapika listened to the unfamiliar name, Tserriednich, and pressed his lips tightly together.
Sheila watched Kurapika's expression but continued speaking.
"Fourth Prince Tserriednich is the Ai Yi Family's current patron, and the Ai Yi Family has also been involved in the cooperation with Meteor City. In other words, they've been in Meteor City."
"Although Tserriednich was about the same age as Chrollo when Sarasa was tortured, according to Pakunoda and the others, the prince had displayed remarkably cruel tendencies from a young age."
"It began with small animals, then progressed to children his own age, then the elderly, and now young women."
"The Ai Yi Family suits his tastes almost perfectly. Its members are the same sort of thugs who enjoy bloody torture, and they're infamous throughout the Kakin Empire and even across the Six Continents."
"Given their methods, it's entirely possible