Meanwhile, one minute earlier,
in the inner grounds of the Zoldyck estate,
a group of butlers were enjoying their usual afternoon tea.
Dressed in suits, the butlers sat at ease in various corners of the butler's room, eating sweets and drinking tea. They looked less like servants and more like masters.
And in a way, that was true. Though these butlers served the Zoldyck Family for their entire lives, they showed deference only to its few members.
In fact, they only needed to obey Silva's wishes.
In every other respect, whether they were dealing with servants on the estate or people outside it, as Zoldyck butlers—and formidable Nen Users—they held a status second only to the family itself.
"I heard Lord Silva and Lord Zeno are both dead."
"They went to carry out an assassination."
"In the capital of the Republic of Padokea."
"Impossible. Could there really be a mission those two couldn't handle?!"
"But it's true that we haven't seen either of them for a long time..."
"They've never been away on a mission this long before."
"That's enough!"
A man who seemed to be the head butler spoke up, cutting off their disrespectful discussion.
"How dare we discuss the affairs of the main family?!"
"We only need to do our jobs!"
"Have you forgotten the required lessons for Zoldyck butlers?!"
The head butler clearly commanded considerable respect. After his low, stern rebuke, silence fell over the room, and no one dared discuss Silva or Zeno, the former head of the family, again.
"Lord Wutong!"
A servant suddenly rushed into the butler's room, calling out in a panic.
"What is it?!"
Wutong frowned. He had always despised servants who showed no manners or sense of hierarchy.
"The Trial..."
"The Trial Gate!!"
Before Wutong could press him for details, the