Kite stepped into Gelman's room. Three diagrams caught his eye, pinned to the gray-white wall and outlining three different maps.
The Ancient Labyrinth, the Ash White Desert, and the Treacherous Mountains.
The map of the Treacherous Mountains was the roughest. All electronic devices had turned into useless junk there, making it impossible to take photos or record video.
In the end, Gelman and the others had pieced together part of the map of the Treacherous Mountains from their own memories.
Besides that, Kite saw a fishing rod resting on a rack, several slightly scattered sketches stacked on the desk, and a retro record player.
These things, along with a game console and controllers, would soon be swallowed by Shizuku's "Evil Tenderfoot" and taken to Gelman's room in the Ancient Labyrinth.
Gelman poured Kite a glass of water, then, just as expected, heard him ask about Ging.
Over the past few days since his return, Gelman had repeatedly described his experiences over the past several months to different people. Naturally, those accounts included Ging.
Gelman had gotten quite adept at picking out which details might interest Kite and which were trivial and could be left out. The whole process went smoothly.
As for Gon, Kite didn't ask much. He had already gone to see Gon once in secret and confirmed that he was doing well and had made friends. That was enough.
Kite had met Gon three years earlier, when he went to Whale Island in search of Ging, hoping to complete Ging's "final test."
He hadn't found Ging. Instead, he had come across Gon, who had wandered into danger.
After saving Gon, Kite saw his resolute, strangely familiar gaze and realized how he was connected to Ging. When he asked, it turned out they were father and son.
Kite and