"Cordis, I hope we can still be like we used to be once this is over."
Those words were exactly what Cordis wanted to hear.
He had been worrying about whether he should avoid Chrollo from now on, but it seemed he wouldn't need to.
He nodded happily.
Just then, Pakunoda suddenly walked up to Gon and Killua. Seeing their slightly unnatural expressions, she sensed something was off.
"Boss, should I check these two again? I keep feeling there's something wrong with them."
Chrollo had already known that Gon and Killua were the Chain User's companions, but he knew little beyond that.
Pakunoda's suggestion made sense to him, so he nodded.
After receiving Chrollo's permission, Pakunoda reached toward the two boys.
Cordis had been watching from the sidelines the whole time, and he couldn't help growing worried.
But then he reconsidered.
I need to give the kids room to grow.
I absolutely can't intervene this time. Unless they're in danger, of course. Then I'll definitely step in.
As for the possibility of Kurapika's identity being exposed...
Cordis could only shake his head. There was nothing he could do about that.
Pakunoda had already pinched their cheeks and lifted them up, beginning to search their memories.
Even now, Gon and Killua were still trying to fill their heads with unrelated thoughts, hoping to fool Pakunoda.
Just then, Chrollo leaned in beside Cordis and said calmly,
"I'm really curious about you."
The remark seemed to come out of nowhere, but Cordis understood perfectly.
Chrollo had probably figured something out.
And quite a lot, at that.
"What do you want to know?"
"Everything."
"Everything about you."
At those words, Cordis instinctively lowered his head. He didn't want to look into Chrollo's eyes again.
Chrollo's words also made it abundantly clear to Cordis that