Anger, humiliation, displeasure unlike anything he had ever felt...
All of it stemmed from Moyu.
Even what he valued most had been "tainted" by Moyu.
Illumi genuinely regarded Moyu as a thorn in his side and wished he could see Moyu disappear from this world in the very next second.
Now, seeing the defiance Killua displayed...
Illumi suddenly felt that all his "teaching" was about to come to nothing, and his malice toward Moyu abruptly grew purer and more intense.
At once, whirlpools seemed to form in Illumi's pitch-black eyes. A little of the malice-laden emotion churning inside him leaked out with his aura, writhing behind him like grasping black hands.
For one fleeting moment, Illumi considered using the "dark power" within his family.
But he suppressed the thought almost immediately, and even the aura that had leaked out vanished without a trace in the next instant.
No, I can't...
Illumi lowered his eyes and told himself, Dad would definitely be furious if I crossed that line.
Yet the sinister aura he had released and withdrawn in an instant frightened Killua into stumbling several steps back. In just a second or two, sweat had already soaked Killua's back.
Although he believed he had found something to lean on, the fear accumulated over so many years would not disappear that easily.
Fortunately, Killua had already found a glimmer of hope that could pierce the darkness...
He did not need to worry about what Illumi might do to Moyu.
Because Illumi could not beat Moyu at all!
That meant he could be friends with Moyu without having to worry about anything else.
Looking at Illumi blocking the doorway, Killua struggled to calm himself. As he slowly backed away, images of those children his age dying horribly in the pouring rain flashed through