Qiao Lun smiled faintly and spoke under everyone's not particularly surprised gazes. "Tsezguerra wants money and the honor of clearing the game, but I want the cards we can take out of the game after clearing it. So our interests don't conflict."
"But we signed a contract with Mr. Battera. The cards we take out after clearing the game all belong to him," Gon asked in confusion.
Qiao Lun nodded. "That brings us to the key point. Who said this game can only be cleared once? Haven't you ever done a New Game Plus in a game? All we need is the full experience of clearing it, and we can quickly finish a New Game Plus playthrough and earn the chance to take cards out.
"Battera only needs two kinds of cards. One is the lifesaving [Archangel's Breath], and the other is [Witch's Rejuvenation Potion], which will restore his youth. Once he has those two cards, we'll have a choice when we clear it again."
Qiao Lun didn't believe Battera would keep paying fifty billion Jenny to subsequent winners after obtaining the two cards he needed. After all, nobody's money grew on trees.
Of course, if Battera still wanted cards afterward, Qiao Lun wouldn't mind completing a third playthrough.
He would earn fifty billion for every clear anyway, so he wouldn't lose out.
"Well, first we'd have to confirm that this game actually has a New Game Plus!" Killua raised another crucial question.
Qiao Lun nodded. "Right. That's why I'm planning to find someone and ask when I have time, then decide exactly what to do next."
Unfortunately, Battera hadn't agreed to let him try saving his girlfriend with Round Deer. Otherwise, Qiao Lun would have had more options.
As for waiting for Battera's girlfriend to die and then swooping