It wasn't appropriate to stand outside the estate chatting, so the Zoldyck Family members ushered Gelman, Shizuku, and the others inside. They took their seats in the spacious, brightly lit reception room.
Maha went back to his room to rest, saying, "I'm getting old, so I like to sleep a little more." Then he ambled off with his hands clasped behind his back.
He looked like an old retiree strolling around with a birdcage.
Silva and the others knew this relatively easygoing elder well enough to guess that he simply didn't want to deal with what came next.
Unlike Netero, he had already stepped down as head of the Zoldyck Family. He wouldn't interfere, let alone take charge of every little thing.
You had to know when to let go. Otherwise, the younger generation would always be overshadowed, afraid to make decisions or fail—and they'd never grow.
After Gotoh served everyone tea and pastries, he adjusted his fine-rimmed glasses and excused himself, claiming he still had business to attend to.
In truth, he'd listened to the conversation outside the estate's entrance and realized the discussion that followed might involve things a butler shouldn't hear. So he tactfully left on his own.
Unfortunately, he wouldn't get to see what happened next firsthand.
Would young master Killua's freedom still be in young master Illumi's hands, or would things turn out differently? The answer depended on what happened next.
Silva, the current head of the family, sat at the head of the room. Though Zeno was his elder, he sat to Silva's left, while Kikyo took the seat on his right.
Only now did Silva ask about everyone besides Gelman, inquiring who they were and why they had come.
Gelman first introduced Shizuku and Kurapika, explaining that they had come along with him