He now had people he wanted to protect.
Cordis lay there staring at the ceiling, still wide awake even after five in the morning.
Perhaps because he was a Nen user, he felt no fatigue despite not having slept all night.
Cordis sat up and glanced at Gon and Killua, who were still sleeping soundly beside him.
He quietly slipped out of the room.
He stepped onto the balcony and gazed out at the early morning sky.
A faint orange glow tinged the black sky.
It was a sign that the sun was about to rise.
The sight was beautiful. He had seen it often in the past, but even so, he could never get enough of it.
It was bitterly cold at five in the morning.
Cordis was lightly dressed, but being a Nen user, he didn't feel the cold.
He exhaled a warm breath and watched it turn into white mist and drift away.
"What's troubling you?"
Just then, a voice came from above his head.
Cordis looked up, and a head of blond hair came into view.
It was Shalnark.
What was he doing here?
Before Cordis could ask, Shalnark offered an explanation himself.
Hanging upside down from the eaves, Shalnark said,
"I had a job nearby. I just finished it and happened to spot you on my way back."
"You were standing on the balcony alone, staring into space, so I came over to ask."
At Shalnark's question, Cordis lowered his eyes, unsure whether to tell him.
Seeing this, Shalnark flipped up onto the roof.
Just as Cordis thought Shalnark had gotten bored and left, his voice came from the roof again.
"Cordis, the view's beautiful up here. Want to come take a look?"
Cordis would have been wary of anyone else, but since it was