Gelman shook his head. "That's a crude plan. What if you lose to Chrollo?"
"I could never lose," Hisoka declared with absolute confidence. "As long as you successfully draw his followers away, I'm sure to be the last one standing."
"Confidence is a good thing. Arrogance, not so much," Gelman said.
If Chrollo and Hisoka fought to the death right now, the outcome would indeed be hard to predict. Chrollo was the sort who only acted after making thorough preparations.
In the future of the original timeline, Chrollo had managed to kill Hisoka only after "stealing" a combination of Nen abilities and taking advantage of Hisoka's willingness to put himself in danger. That was how he won with almost no injuries.
However, that had also brought out an even more terrifying Hisoka—a creature of chaotic evil.
At that, Hisoka smiled. "You don't need to worry about what's between Chrollo and me. Anyway, are you joining this plan or not?"
Gelman pondered for a while before replying, "What practical benefit is in it for me? This won't make me the new Leader."
Of course, he had no desire to become the Leader of the Phantom Troupe, either.
Unexpectedly, Hisoka let out a sly laugh and got straight to the point. "You don't want to become the Leader of the Phantom Troupe at all. You want to break free of it completely. You want it to disappear, don't you?"
Gelman fell silent.
"I'm the only one among them who's fought you. Your fighting habits made it clear to me what kind of person you are. There's no way you'd covet that position."
"You don't care about power or killing. The thrill you truly seek comes from something else—something I don't understand yet."
"If they'd fought you, they'd probably have felt the same