Chapter 223: The real threat × a mouthpiece × damn it!
Although Joey had said he would strike back, he did not mean right now.
From what Sakada had said, he could tell that Room 3 was not alone in wanting to move against Room 12, so dealing with the King's Army and the Judicial Affairs Bureau was only the bare minimum.
The real crisis probably had never lain with either of those two sides.
After all, both represented the authorities, and the authorities had to follow proper procedures when handling matters involving Princes. Even if there were problems with certain steps along the way, there would still be a price to pay. They could not simply do whatever they pleased.
The Third Prince's real attack should have come from the Shu-U Family's Nen user. Unfortunately, his opponent had made the wrong move there.
He had failed to use his ability in a way that maximized its chance of success.
But that was hardly his fault. Joey had always done a good job of concealing his abilities. He had only ever revealed one ability to Sakada: Gold Experience.
After all, Sakada had also undergone Kurapika's Initiation into Nen, and everyone who had learned Nen knew that Joey's ability could make seeds flower rapidly.
Unfortunately, all of that was Joey's disguise.
Blondie's identity posed more of a threat to Joey. If Blondie was a being possessed by a weapon, then his partner was most likely Kakin's King.
His appearance and accusations both pointed to one thing: while the senior Princes were focusing on Room 12, King Nasubi Hui Guo Rou had also turned his attention toward it.
He had even taken action over it.
Had he discovered the attack on Nasubi Hui Guo Rou during that infiltration of the King's Area?