After leaving the [City of Love], Cordis casually tossed Hisoka's clothes into a patch of bushes and began wandering aimlessly.
He walked for a full day and night without stopping, finally leaving the forest and arriving at the seaside city of [Soufrabi].
As the sun rose, the market in [Soufrabi] opened.
Cordis asked around, hoping to find news of Gon and Killua, but the residents kept saying strange things. He had more or less expected that.
After all, these people were NPCs.
Seeing that finding Gon and Killua wasn't an option for now, he said, "Book," and a book appeared before him.
Since I'm already here, how could I pass up the chance to enjoy myself? It's not like I have anything else to do right now.
With that thought, Cordis flipped through the book, planning to start with something nearby.
"Transformation Potion? What's that?"
He was curious about the potion, and it happened to be on a tall mountain in [Soufrabi].
After briefly thinking it over, Cordis headed toward the somewhat rundown castle atop the mountain.
Cordis pushed open the dilapidated door, neglected for years, and a strong musty smell hit him in the face. The rubbish and assorted equipment scattered across the floor at least suggested that someone lived here.
But looking at the floor, where there wasn't even room to put his feet, Cordis didn't know what to do.
After thinking for a while, he ultimately decided not to step inside and called out from the doorway instead.
"Is anyone in there?"
He stood there waiting for a long time without receiving an answer. Just as Cordis concluded that no one was in the castle and turned to leave, a youthful face suddenly appeared right in front of him.
"Were you calling me?"
Cordis genuinely jumped at