Chapter 276: Decoding × Each fighting their own battle × The cruise ship
Joey first messaged Piyon to confirm that his phone was not being monitored. Then, after some thought, he simply sent the numbers directly to her.
The reply took a little longer this time, stopping Joey just as he was about to call the Hunter Association's dedicated line.
"Kurapika was taken away by Mizaistom and is on his way to the Hunter Association. Some Association members got involved along the way. They're Hunters from Kakin, and their main point of contact is the Kakin King's Army."
Looking at the message on his phone, Joey knew that it very likely contained more than what that string of numbers could convey. Piyon had probably added some intelligence she had obtained herself.
Although the intelligence suggested that Kurapika had not been hurt in his confrontation with the Phantom Troupe, the outcome could hardly be called good.
With the Prince in Room 12 missing, Kurapika had also ended up on the King's Army's wanted list.
The Hunter Association and Kakin had a cooperative relationship, and Kakin's government held the dominant position in that relationship.
That gave the King's Army a tremendous advantage in negotiations. Even though Kurapika held a respectable position in the Association, not all Hunters recognized him as a member of the Zodiac who had been parachuted into the role.
So even with Cheadle mediating, there would be little chance of keeping Kurapika in the Lower Level.
It was more likely that the King's Army would send people to take Kurapika away within a certain period. After all, no one in the Upper Tier disputed that Kurapika and Joey were companions.
And what Joey had done aboard the ship could be said to have thoroughly offended the leader of its