Why Can't You Say a Word Now?

"I didn't run into that woman named Yezi, but I ran into Chrollo and the others." Ellie frowned deeply. "They've joined forces. Are we still fighting?"

They didn't even know what Nen abilities Yezi's team possessed, and with Chrollo's strength still unknown, their odds of winning weren't very high.

She had originally wanted to investigate everyone in one go, but Chrollo's Nen ability was somewhat strange. It had actually managed to hurt her. Though the damage was almost negligible because of her own Nen ability, Ellie had ultimately chosen to retreat first.

She didn't want to get herself killed through overconfidence, so she would rather be cautious and come back first.

"They joined forces?" Owen sounded mildly surprised. "That is unexpected. I thought they'd fight each other quite fiercely."

He might have been able to pick up the spoils afterward, but instead, they had joined forces. That made things rather troublesome for him.

"So, are we fighting or not? Or should we change targets?" Back when Rasa was here, he had been far too cautious, and his Nen ability was best suited for escape, so none of them had wanted to attack him.

Now that Yezi and the others had taken his place, they weren't as cautious as Rasa, but there were more of them. They would be at a disadvantage if they fought.

"There's no choice anymore. Someone from the Elder Council has come, and they already know about this." Owen closed his eyes, then opened them again. "So District 11 must be fought over!"

If this had happened before Ellie gathered information, he might have been able to conceal the anomaly in that house, and this battle could perhaps have been avoided. But it was too late now.

They belonged to the Elder Council. If the Elder Council