Chapter 216: Luini's role × Kent's scheme
Kent chose to back down.
It was not because he feared the Phantom Troupe, but because he did not have all his men with him.
Although he appeared to have plenty of men and ample weapons, he knew perfectly well that numbers and weapons meant little against powerhouses like the Troupe members. Abilities were the key.
Besides, communicating with the Troupe and gathering information benefited him too. His only concern was that his subordinates would grow dissatisfied.
After all, everyone could see the Troupe's attitude!
Kent even worried that backing down like this would further raise the Troupe's prestige among the Mafia members.
But the current circumstances left him unable to decide to go to war with the Troupe outright.
The Troupe knew almost nothing about what had happened on the upper tiers of Black Whale 1. Only after speaking with Kent did they learn that Hisoka had hidden on the First Tier, and that Joey was also there under the identity of DIO.
"You mean they also have a Spatial Ability that lets them travel between the upper and lower tiers whenever they want?" Phinks felt this would be troublesome. At the same time, Kent's cooperation temporarily suppressed his anger.
If Joey and Hisoka could freely travel to any tier of the ship, their chances of finding them would be extremely low.
Phinks suddenly thought of Luini, the Ai Yi Yi Family member who had appeared before them earlier. The usefulness of his Spatial Ability immediately became apparent.
It seemed that to find Hisoka, they first needed to get their hands on this small fry with a Spatial Ability.
Since Kent had answered their questions honestly, Phinks held nothing back either. He directly told Kent about Luini, the thief who had previously