Chapter 220: Kurapika's return × Secret plans × Preparations
It was noon before an exhausted Kurapika returned to Room 12.
Joey learned from Kurapika that the Ninth Prince's condition had stabilized.
His Guardian Nen Beast and the curse Nen Beast had reached a peculiar balance. Both existed simultaneously without interfering with each other.
The result was that the Ninth Prince had to keep supplying both with stamina and life force.
According to Kurapika, however, the Ninth Prince was out of danger for now. As long as he found an Exorcism Master, removing the curse would cost him only a few years of his lifespan at most.
Of course, the Ninth Prince could forget about using his ability during this time. Doing so would inevitably upset the balance between the Nen Beasts, and the curse Nen Beast, which had been feeding on his life force all along, would inevitably gain the upper hand.
If the Ninth Prince never found an Exorcism Master, his life would still be in danger.
After all, losing life force was no small matter.
Joey was slightly surprised by this outcome, but he did not dwell on it. What really concerned him was that Kurapika had not told the Ninth Prince that their side could find someone to perform Exorcism.
"You didn't think I'd tell the Ninth Prince that you could find an Exorcism Master, or that the Twelfth Prince had been cursed too, did you?" Kurapika looked at Joey curiously.
Joey's expression grew a little awkward. These Conjuration types always managed to spot things in the slightest clues that ordinary people would miss.
Kurapika smiled faintly. "I'm not a child. The Succession War is a war. The senior Princes have demonstrated that thoroughly over these past few days. How could I trust the Ninth Prince so