"When you made these decisions, did you ever ask Killua whether he wanted any of this?"
Kikyo flicked the folding fan in her hand. Rather than argue with A Luo any further, she issued an order to Canary beside her.
"Go! Kill this reckless fool right now!"
Canary: "..."
The dark-skinned little girl tightened her grip on her weapon.
It was shaped like a scepter, with a tiny skull hidden inside its rounded head.
Killua had given it to her a long time ago, after seeing her take down a group of intruders single-handedly and pass the Zoldyck Family's trial to become an apprentice butler.
Back then, she had refused the young master's offer of friendship, and in his anger, Killua had smashed the gift he had intended to give her.
But after Killua left, she had picked the skull up off the ground and secretly hidden it inside her staff.
The girl before me is a friend Master Killua made outside!
Am I really going to hurt Master Killua's friend?
With that question in mind, Canary swung her staff at A Luo for the first time.
"Huh?"
Canary stared in shock at the girl who had caught her staff with her bare hand.
Just what I should expect from Master Killua's friend, huh?
She seems really strong!
The person the butlers were discussing earlier, who pushed open all seven Testing Gates in one go, must be this girl.
A sudden surge of joy filled Canary's heart.
Wonderful!
Now I don't have to agonize over choosing between Master Killua and the mistress's orders.
My opponent is far too strong for someone at my level to fight!
The next second, A Luo hurled Canary far away.
She knew how Canary felt about Killua, and she also knew that the little girl