"Grab him!"
A Luo gave the order.
But before the Guards behind her could act, Chrollo surrendered of his own accord.
"A Luo, there's no need to go to all this trouble. Whatever you want to know, I can tell you directly."
The man looked east, his gaze unfathomable.
"You've probably already guessed it. I am indeed the reason your Nen Ability disappeared."
A Luo pressed her lips together and motioned for the people behind her to hold off for now.
"When did you tamper with me?"
Chrollo smiled.
"While you were unconscious. You didn't think all I did was have Kortopi copy your phone, did you?"
"That day, I didn't want you using your ability to cause us trouble afterward, so I used an ability that would temporarily disable yours after midnight that night. Only then did I deliberately let you leave, hoping you'd lead us to that Chain User."
A Luo froze.
So she had underestimated these people after all.
Had she known, she should have found some way to make Chrollo remove all the troublesome abilities he'd placed on her before his Nen was sealed that day.
Still, until her ability disappeared, it really would have been difficult for her to notice that someone had tampered with her.
She irritably kicked a stone by her foot. Fighting the urge to beat Chrollo to death right then and there, she asked him with an openly hostile expression:
"Then how do I get it back now?"
The smile on Chrollo's face fully blossomed.
"Only after my ability is restored can I remove this Nen Ability from you."
A Luo: "..."
After all those twists and turns, one careless move had cost her everything, and she'd ended up falling into Chrollo's trap instead.
Chrollo watched A Luo calmly.
He was