Chapter 165: Hisoka's purpose? × Borrowing × Slaka
"You really are trouble. So what's your identity?" Joey thought for a moment before agreeing.
Given Kurapika's personality, once he learned why Hisoka had boarded the ship and that the Phantom Troupe was aboard, there was no way he would obediently continue following the Hunter Association's commission.
After all, his hatred for the Phantom Troupe was irreconcilable.
And the current situation was hardly suitable for Kurapika to cut loose and attack the Phantom Troupe alongside Hisoka.
Besides, Joey actually had no particular feelings about the Phantom Troupe.
After all, however evil the Phantom Troupe was written to be, as someone who had read the manga, he had still felt their distinctive villainous charm.
Furthermore, since crossing into this world, Joey had never directly clashed with the Phantom Troupe. In a world that wasn't simply black and white, there was no need to make too many enemies for himself.
From his perspective, circumstances permitting, there was no need to fall out with the Phantom Troupe.
Especially when the Succession War already had him overwhelmed, there was even less reason to get involved in the lower decks' disputes and the Phantom Troupe's entanglements.
But keeping this from Kurapika would not be easy.
The Conjuration trait of discerning the whole from the slightest clues was displayed to its fullest in Kurapika.
The slightest irregularity, whether in words or actions, would be magnified in Kurapika's eyes until he found the correct answer.
Joey had already experienced this once with Kite, so if he wanted to fool Kurapika now, he would have to watch every detail.
Still, judging from how Kurapika had failed to expose Hisoka's identity earlier, Hisoka probably had experience dealing with him too.
Otherwise, given Kurapika's practice of using the Dowsing Chain on his