Youpi had let most of himself, already dispersed into particles, escape the "Smoke Prison Seal," then reassembled into a version of himself that looked whole.
He stood outside the "Smoke Prison Seal," making sounds to create the illusion that he had escaped.
Morel was a seasoned Hunter.
However, after sensing Gelman's Nen Energy and Youpi's Nen Energy, he had already grown somewhat anxious.
He could tell that one of them was Gelman, but he didn't know whether Gelman could handle Youpi.
Then Gelman's and Youpi's Nen Energy disappeared one after the other.
Unaware of what was happening inside the "Smoke Prison Seal," Morel remained undisturbed and stuck to his strategy of keeping Youpi confined.
But when Youpi spoke from outside the "Smoke Prison Seal," saying he was going to join the other Three Royal Guards and kill the members of the Chimera Ant Extermination Team, Morel took the bait.
Long stretches without air and shallow breathing had left him unable to think clearly.
He believed Youpi had really escaped the "Smoke Prison Seal," so he released it himself and tried to give chase.
Only then did Youpi's true body, the Fly King, manage to escape and let out a mocking laugh.
Seeing there was no way to undo what had happened, and noticing something strange about the situation beneath the palace, Morel didn't waste time wondering whether he had made the right choice. He raced down to join the others.
Just as he was about to call out to them, he noticed that they were all looking in the same direction. He turned and saw Pam.
"This..."
Pam watched them with a shadowy gaze, as if they were strangers.
They had encountered an unexpected enemy, and one who troubled them more than any other.
The Fly King, Youpi, hovered in