When A Luo opened her eyes again, she was in an underground chamber furnished as a child's bedroom.
After briefly reviewing everything that had happened before she lost consciousness, she finally caught a few things that felt off.
Silva!
When the head of the family looked at her, his gaze hadn't been that of someone greeting a guest. It had been more like he had spotted prey he hadn't seen in years, something entirely unexpected!
Before A Luo could think any further, Silva's face appeared on the screen connecting the room to the outside.
"Awake already? Your physical constitution is quite impressive. You're almost on par with Killua."
A Luo lowered her head and remained silent.
Why had Silva attacked her? Had he sensed the danger she posed and, like Kikyo, wanted to keep her from influencing Killua?
Or had her offenses against the Zoldyck Family this time, especially her attack on Kikyo, angered its current head?
Whatever the reason, she needed to come up with a countermeasure as quickly as possible.
But what A Luo never expected was the question Silva suddenly asked her through the screen a moment later.
"How did you learn about Alluka?"
A Luo: "..."
What?
Why would Silva ask her that?
After freezing for a second, the girl blinked.
"Alluka? Who's that?"
She tried to play dumb and bluff her way through, only for Silva to expose her with a cold chuckle.
"Four years ago, while I was carrying out a job in Meteor City, there was a little girl in the Phantom Troupe with the exact same face as yours. She said something to distract me."
"A Luo, do you remember what you said back then?"
A Luo: "..."
*"Besides destruction, Alluka's ability is actually even better at healing! And there's a way