"So, what should I do first?"
Sitting obediently in the underground Training Ground, Dio carefully observed his surroundings with Ripple Radar.
When he sensed Ging's hurried footsteps leaving, he breathed a sigh of relief and began thinking about his next steps.
In fact, just earlier, between leaving the meeting room and meeting Cheadle on the first floor...
He had tried asking Ging about the [attack on the Ruins Department] all those years ago.
But the answer he received was a very strange remark.
Ging had smiled at him and said, "It's not time to talk about that yet. Wait until next February. If you still want to know then, come find me."
After that, no matter how Dio questioned him, Ging remained evasive and refused to give him a straight answer.
By the time they reached the first floor, Cheadle's booming voice had drawn their attention-
"Next February, huh..."
Dio sighed.
It wasn't that he was desperate to learn the full story right now. It was because-
How long did Gon spend looking for his dad? How long did Kite spend looking for his teacher? Even Mizaistom can't usually find you. Where am I supposed to find you then, Mr. Missing Person...?
Dio's head ached. Tracking people down was precisely the sort of intelligence work he was worst at.
Whenever something like this came up before, he had simply dumped it all on Cheadle or Mumuzawa and asked them to help.
But when it came to finding this particular person, even Cheadle probably couldn't help.
Dio shook his head and decided not to worry about those future problems for now.
Let's think about what's in front of me first. To start with-
"Finding a collaborator? Hmm..."
Dio racked his brains for quite some time, only to find that there weren't