The room was silent. Gon, Leorio, Kurapika, and Ryan sat on the bench in the butler's office, waiting.
Ryan leaned against the wall with his eyes closed, looking calm and composed. The other three were clearly nervous and uneasy, especially Gon, whose eyes remained fixed on the direction leading to the inner residence.
At that moment, the butler Gotoh stepped forward, smiled faintly, and said, "Since we have to wait, why don't we play a little game?"
"A game?" Gon asked in confusion. "What kind of game?"
"Guess the coin." Gotoh took a gold coin from his clothes and flicked it lightly with his fingertip. The coin flew into the air, spinning and gleaming with a metallic sheen under the light.
"I'll toss the coin into the air, then catch it with both hands when it falls. You have to guess which hand I've hidden it in."
Leorio frowned. "That sounds pretty simple."
"It sounds that way." Gotoh chuckled, then glanced around at everyone in the room. "However, only the three of you can play this game."
Ryan leaned against the wall and curled his lip.
"Come on, let's try a couple of rounds first." Gotoh slowly raised his hand and demonstrated a coin toss. The coin flew up and fell, quickly disappearing into his clasped hands, which he then switched from side to side.
"The left hand," the three of them said in unison. Gotoh opened one hand, and there was indeed another coin inside. He flicked it into the air again, then rapidly caught it with both hands as it fell. "The left hand," the three said together again.
"Third round. The first two were only demonstrations. Now I'm going to put in some effort." His tone slowed for a moment. The coin was still flicked gently into