That night, in front of the bright bonfire, everyone roasted several skewers of meat as they discussed what had happened during the day. The meat's surface had turned slightly golden brown.
"Strange, isn't it? 'Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime' died just like that, and nothing happened afterward?"
"It's really strange. I'd already prepared myself for all sorts of possibilities. I was even worried you might suddenly turn on me, forcing me to fight back."
Biscuit sounded puzzled. She lifted the hem of her princess skirt to keep it from catching fire.
Ging took a bite of the meat on his skewer. Spices clung to the beard on his chin as he said:
"I feel the same way. Things were urgent at the time, and since I didn't know exactly what 'Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime's' ability was, I could only eliminate it first."
"But after killing it so easily, I realized it had been too easy. That might be a characteristic of a 'counterattack-type Nen ability.'"
"What's a 'counterattack-type Nen ability'?"
Shizuku held a skewer with some charred meat on it and handed it to Gelman as she asked.
Gelman took the slightly blackened skewer and explained:
"It's an ability that usually doesn't activate on its own. It only triggers when certain conditions are met, then counterattacks the enemy, like a trap."
Shizuku blinked her big eyes and asked again:
"But after 'Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime' died, we haven't been attacked by anything else?"
Ging spoke as he chewed, his mouth shining with grease:
"That's the part we all find strange... Maybe we haven't met the conditions yet... Or maybe the trap has already been triggered, but we haven't noticed."
"In any case, after 'Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime' died, the black gas and the strange chime both fit the traits of a