Gotoh bowed deeply.
His attitude was impeccable.
Leorio let out a long breath and dropped back onto the sofa.
"Wouldn't it have been easier to agree from the start?"
Luo Ye leaned against a sofa cushion and yawned.
"Seriously, guys, what was that stunt from the head butler? He was just messing with us."
He waved a hand.
"Since we passed, hurry up and bring us some tea. The good stuff."
Gotoh straightened.
The coldness on his face eased a little.
He cast a meaningful glance at the apprentice butler beside him.
Soon, hot tea was served.
At the same time.
In the underground confinement room of the main residence on Kukuroo Mountain.
The light was dim.
Killua hung suspended in midair.
Whip marks covered his body.
Blood stained his skin.
This was his punishment for running away from home and fleeing midway through the Hunter Exam.
Footsteps sounded.
Silva's towering figure entered the confinement room.
He stopped in front of Killua.
He looked at the son he took the most pride in.
"Killua."
Silva spoke.
His voice was deep and resonant.
"Did you have fun on your trip?"
Killua lifted his head.
A flicker stirred in his previously vacant blue eyes.
He said nothing.
Silva stepped forward and casually snapped the thick iron chains binding Killua's wrists.
The sound of breaking metal echoed through the basement.
Killua landed on the floor.
He rubbed his aching wrists.
"Did you make any friends?"
Silva asked.
"Yeah."
Killua nodded.
"What's his name?"
"Gon."
A little warmth entered Killua's voice as he spoke the name.
Silva turned and sat on a stone chair nearby.
"Tell me about the two of you."
Killua froze.
He had thought his father would keep lecturing him about the rules of being an assassin.
That he would strip