Joey still chose to stay behind, not because he did not want to meet the First Prince, but because there was a reason Kurapika had to go.
During the negotiations with the Third Prince, Kurapika had taken the Twelfth Prince with him.
Sending Kurapika and the Twelfth Prince again now would both demonstrate their regard for the First Prince and emphasize Kurapika's importance within the Twelfth Prince's team.
It would also ensure that Kurapika would be the first person the other princes approached if they wanted to contact them.
Kurapika had commissioned them to create a situation in which he could meet the Fourth Prince alone, so no matter how slim the odds, Joey would seize every possible opportunity to bring them into contact.
"Kurapika probably doesn't know the boss has regained his Nen Ability, does he?" Hisoka suddenly said to Joey after checking that no one was nearby.
His words were like a sudden revelation, instantly making Joey understand why Kurapika had remained so calm earlier, even after concluding that members of the Phantom Troupe might be aboard.
As the bearer of the Scarlet Eyes and the last surviving member of the Kurta Clan, Kurapika had been pursuing only two things.
One was recovering his people's eyes-the Scarlet Eyes that had been gouged out.
He had done very well at that. After years of effort, he had recovered most of his people's eyes. All that remained were those in the Fourth Prince's possession.
That was also one of the reasons he wanted to approach the Fourth Prince and had accepted the Hunter Association's commission to board the ship.
The Fourth Prince, Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou, was the last beast holding all the remaining Scarlet Eyes.
The other thing Kurapika had been doing was hunting down the Phantom Troupe, who