Micenei Strome's tone wasn't really questioning him. It was a statement.
After speaking with Gido, he'd also felt that there was far more to the Chimera Ant Extermination War than met the eye, and that Chairman Netero surely knew something about it.
Netero simply took a cheerful sip of hot tea, in no hurry to answer.
Seeing that Chairman Netero was trying to brush them off again, Gido stepped forward too.
"Chairman? Don't you think you should explain what's going on? We came straight to the Hunter Association headquarters as soon as we received your order, without question."
Netero glanced at the two of them, then at Morel, Nobunaga, and Knuckle, who were deliberately keeping quiet. Finally, he fixed his gaze on Gelman, whose mind seemed to be wandering far away.
He narrowed his eyes, then answered the two Twelve Zodiacs.
"Hmm... How should I put it? Just think of it as Pariston losing a power struggle and his faction resigning en masse."
Gido grew impatient.
"Chairman! What do you mean, 'just think of it as Pariston losing a power struggle'? It can't possibly be that simple!"
Netero fobbed her off as he dug his little finger into his ear.
When Gido and Micenei Strome saw Chairman Netero take that attitude, they knew he had no intention of discussing it further.
There was nothing they could do, so they had to let it go.
Their respect for Chairman Netero was genuine, but so was how often he left them exasperated and at a loss.
After that, everyone talked briefly about the Chimera Ant Extermination War and what had led up to it, as well as what would happen next. Then the brief gathering came to an end.
Gelman, Morel, Nobunaga, and Knuckle were settled in with Pam, Meleoron, and the