With a clang.
Hisoka and Cordis were locked in the dungeon, much as they had expected.
Cordis stared at the slightly rusted iron door before him, momentarily at a loss for words. After a long hesitation, he said, "You don't seriously think this thing can hold us, do you?"
Colt apparently hadn't expected Peggy to be so casual about locking them up, either.
He gave Peggy a puzzled look as well. Seeing it, Peggy casually handed Colt the dungeon key. "I'd advise you not to come out."
"This nest is already under the protection of the Three Royal Guards."
"Besides, the nest is a maze. Without a Chimera Ant to guide you, you could wander for the rest of your lives and never find your way out."
At that, Cordis exchanged a glance with Hisoka, who had already sat down on the floor behind him and was resting against the wall. He shrugged at Peggy and stepped back without another word.
As though he had accepted reality.
After watching the two leave, Cordis stood beside Hisoka and gave him a light nudge with his foot, asking in a worried whisper, "What should we do next?"
Hisoka rested his chin on his hand without answering, engrossed in building a tower of playing cards. Once the tower was finished, he abruptly pulled Cordis down to sit beside him.
Cordis initially thought Hisoka had something to tell him.
Frowning with a serious expression, he brought his ear close to Hisoka, afraid of missing a single detail.
Seeing Cordis like that, Hisoka obligingly leaned toward his ear and whispered, "Let's play Card Tower~"
The answer stunned Cordis. He stared silently at Hisoka, who was smiling as though his little scheme had succeeded. Just as Cordis was about to lash out in anger...
Hisoka cut