"Yeah, Ging did take me into that game once. I forget whether he used a false name back then, but that certainly sounds like something he would do," Kite said helplessly after hearing Gon's account.
Clearly, he knew Ging's personality very well.
But Kite's gaze occasionally swept toward Qiao Lun. Gon and Killua were about the same age, and from what he could sense, their strength was roughly equal too. Qiao Lun, however, was completely different.
He was clearly older than Gon and Killua, though not by much.
Then there was his strength.
Kite could sense a hint of danger from Qiao Lun, enough to prove that he was definitely very strong.
What was someone this strong doing by Gon and Killua's side?
Was he really just accompanying Gon to meet Ging as a close friend, as Gon had said?
Kite was not assuming the worst of Qiao Lun. He could simply sense clearly that Qiao Lun's purpose in coming here was not as straightforward as the other two's.
It was intuition, but Kite trusted that intuition deeply.
"Ah, damn it! He tricked me. I thought I'd definitely get to see him this time," Gon said indignantly.
Seeing Gon like this, Killua could not help snickering to himself beside him, looking like a cat that had stolen some fish.
In fact, he had done quite a bit of mental preparation before coming along. Now that they had failed to meet Ging, he suddenly felt relieved, though he did not know why.
Kite was not the type to agonize over things. Once Gon had vented his feelings, he did not rush to ask him for more details, but looked straight at Qiao Lun instead. "I keep feeling that you didn't come here just to accompany Gon to meet Ging. Am I