"All right, come with me, then. I arranged a childhood engagement for you on Whale Island."
Dio downed the hot drink in his hand in one go, then walked out of the shop without waiting for an answer.
Kikyo: ???
Her head full of question marks, Kikyo immediately took back her earlier assessment of Dio.
This guy seemed completely unreliable!
"Hey, wait for me! What did you mean by that?"
Seeing Dio walk out on his own, Kikyo grew anxious. She hurried after him, firing off her question.
"I was just joking. You need to learn to stay calm whatever happens, kid. Got it?"
Dio answered casually. He felt more relaxed around children. "Making a fuss over every little thing-you should forget about being an assassin. Come be a Hunter with me."
How was that a little thing?!
Kikyo stared at Dio's back in exasperation. Suddenly, she registered what he had said and could not help asking, "How did you know I was an assassin? Aren't you afraid of me? And-Hunter?"
He had heard that term before. His eldest brother, Illumi, had mentioned it once.
His eldest brother had apparently failed a mission that time. He had told their father expressionlessly, "That tiger-headed [Hunter] was very strong. I felt like I could win when we first fought, but as the fight went on, he suddenly became unbeatable, so I had to abandon the mission."
Their father had merely said, "Mm," then sent his eldest brother away without bringing up the failed assassination again.
Someone even his eldest brother admitted he could not defeat-Killua could not help growing curious. From then on, he had kept the term [Hunter] in mind.
"Idiot, didn't you just tell me your name?"
Dio smiled as he spoke.
He had already come all the way to