The Bechita Hotel.
One of the most luxurious hotels in Yorknew City.
Crystal chandeliers cast a soft glow over the mirror-polished marble floor.
The air carried the scent of expensive fragrances and money.
Gon and Killua sat on a sofa in a corner of the lobby.
Expensive glasses of juice sat before them, but neither had touched his drink.
Gon's body was taut, like a bow drawn to its limit.
Killua seemed relaxed as he leaned against the sofa, but his fingers tapped unconsciously on the table, betraying his anxiety.
"Will they really come?"
Gon asked in a low voice.
"They will."
Killua scanned the guests moving through the lobby.
"Luo Ye's 'radar' has never been wrong."
"Besides, the Spiders know our faces."
"If they want to settle the score, they're bound to come after us."
They were bait.
The most conspicuous bait the Yorknew City Anti-Spider Alliance had put out.
Just then.
The hotel's revolving door slowly turned.
Several figures walked inside.
Leading them was a petite woman dressed in a kimono.
Machi.
Behind her came the short, black-clad Feitan and Franklin, who was built like a bear.
None of the three radiated any killing intent.
They looked like ordinary tourists here on vacation.
But a sheen of cold sweat instantly broke out across Killua's back.
His assassin's instincts screamed a warning.
Those were the eyes of predators locking onto their prey.
Machi swept her gaze across the lobby.
Finally, it landed squarely on Gon and Killua.
The corners of her mouth lifted slightly in an icy smile.
Found them.
Feitan and Franklin split off to either side.
They formed an invisible encirclement.
The air in the lobby seemed to freeze at that moment.
Some particularly perceptive Nen users had already sensed something wrong and began edging quietly toward