On October 11, in a narrow bay on the New Continent, a quiet, secret farewell was underway.
When they learned that Gelman and his group were about to leave the New Continent without pause, many people in the know came to say goodbye.
Chairman Netero, most of the Twelve Zodiacs, Shubika, Menchi, Buhara, and others occupied with their duties at the Coastal Fortress could only see them off at the fortress gates. They couldn't come here.
Aside from them, nearly all the Hunter Association's core members were present.
Nobunaga, Kite, Pam, Knuckle, Shoto, Kurapika, Meleoron, Melody, Izunabi, Tokalinu, List, Kajin Dorudo, and others were there.
Many of their names had appeared on the Hunter Association's Merit Commendation List, announced internally that morning.
Several had also been promoted in rank thanks to their outstanding performance during the voyage and the Great Chaos, on top of their accumulated past achievements.
"New Three-Star Hunters: Gelman, Ging, Biscuit"
"New Two-Star Hunter: Nobunaga"
"New One-Star Hunters: Shizuku, Pam, Kurapika"
The group of four—Gelman, Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku—needed no explanation.
The first two had become Three-Star Hunters because three stars was the Star Rank Cap, while the latter two had accumulated enough merit of their own.
Nobunaga had finally caught up with Morel and become a Two-Star Hunter.
His feat of overcoming his Inner Demon and rescuing survivors all over the place was more than enough to erase his humiliating, disaster-level performance in the East Gorteau Republic.
There was little disagreement over Pam and Kurapika becoming One-Star Hunters, either.
They had performed exceptionally during the voyage, displaying astonishing composure and skill. And that was nothing compared with their many contributions during the Great Chaos.
All these Hunter Association Elites had gathered here to see off Gelman, the man who had truly saved all the survivors and