Was It the Zoldyck Family I Was Thinking Of?

Luo Ye was curious how Pakunoda had ended up like this, but he was more worried that Chrollo would discover his fellow countrywoman.

He had no doubt about the leader's keen instincts.

So, to hide her presence, he was willing to set aside his curiosity—curiosity he shouldn't have indulged in the first place—and change the subject.

Food was the perfect subject. No one from Meteor City could sit unmoved with a meal right in front of them.

Chrollo wouldn't suspect anything if Luo Ye used that as an excuse.

Phinks nodded hard. "Yeah, I'm hungry! We've got everything ready to eat."

Once food came up, Phinks stopped talking to Pakunoda and led them straight to the table.

On opposite sides of the steaming hot pot, Uvogin and the others faced off against Machi and her group. The atmosphere was tense.

Seeing them like this, Luo Ye stepped forward. "All right, we're going to be companions from now on, so let's introduce ourselves. I'll go first. My name's Yezi—Ye as in 'green leaf.'"

Chrollo spoke next with a smile. "I'm Chrollo. I like reading."

With Chrollo taking part, Uvogin and Nobunaga exchanged a look and obediently introduced themselves too. The introductions went around the table, then stalled when they reached Illumi.

Chrollo hesitated. "Zoldyck? Is that the Zoldyck I'm thinking of?"

In Meteor City, he knew of only one Zoldyck: the Zoldyck Family, a top power on par with the Mafia and the Elder Council.

But why would a child of that family be here? And why had he joined Yezi's team?

Something didn't add up.

"It's the one you're thinking of. There's only one Zoldyck Family in the world, isn't there? Besides, weren't you the one who invited him?" Luo Ye shot him a puzzled glance. "You didn't know who