When the airship arrived in the Republic of Rocario, Pokkle had also arrived there with Ponzu.
Two other Nen users accompanied Pokkle as well. They were companions he had found for this operation.
Giant insects were hardly enough to frighten Pokkle. They only made him more interested. If he could find them and prove they were a newly discovered species, especially if they could be classified as Magical Beasts, it would be a tremendous achievement for him.
They rented a vehicle and quickly left Rocario, never seeing Gon and Killua, who arrived shortly after them.
Qiao Lun, however, spotted a girl wearing an unusual hat from a distance.
If I'm not mistaken, that should be Ponzu!
He had never expected his presence to bring Kite and the others to NGL earlier. After all, in the manga's original storyline, Pokkle's group had already been in NGL for some time when Kite arrived there with Gon and Killua.
In fact, not a single member of that team had survived in the end.
Ponzu had been shot dead by a Chimera Ant, while Pokkle had been taken straight to the nest, where his brain was dissected after Neferpitou was born.
Neferpitou had also learned a great deal about Nen Abilities from Pokkle's brain.
This had been the key to strengthening the entire Chimera Ant population.
Neferpitou had held nothing back, sharing everything about Nen Abilities with the Chimera Ants. After Shaiapouf was born, they had even devised a method for converting large numbers into fighting forces.
That was the selection they would carry out in East Gorteau.
Now that Qiao Lun had spotted them, he naturally could not choose to let them perish in NGL.
But when Qiao Lun swept his gaze around, he spotted quite a few other Nen users.
That left