Chapter 50: Meeting the "Nen Exorcist"
Biscuit's hesitation didn't last long. She agreed to go with Gelman.
The next day, January 19, they took an airship out of Saba City and landed in another city. As they'd agreed, they split into two groups to handle their respective tasks.
Biscuit and Shizuku were together, responsible for buying the supplies they'd need for the trip.
The shopping list had been prepared based on Gelman's previous experience, along with suggestions from Biscuit and Shizuku.
She claimed she only wanted to confirm whether Gelman had been lying, but in truth, she went shopping with Shizuku in high spirits.
However, since she hadn't asked about the "disaster" yet, it seemed she only believed about sixty or seventy percent of what he'd said.
Gelman went alone. He still had an important matter to take care of.
He took a sluggish bus and, after a half-hour ride, reached a sparsely populated suburb, getting off at a stop along the way.
A village lay in the distance, with houses scattered across the fields and flags fluttering in the breeze from wooden poles.
But that wasn't Gelman's destination. He crossed the road, studied the map on his phone, and felt his way into a narrow path.
Before long, he found the stone steps marked on the map, winding from the foot of the mountain to its summit. Dense foliage concealed them, making it impossible to see where they ended.
Gelman put away his phone and climbed without complaint, one step at a time.
He'd chosen to make this trip himself. He had arranged in advance to meet someone at that person's home.
He quickened his pace. His figure flickered along the stone steps as he raced upward, covering a journey that would normally take half an hour in less