Returning to the hotel, aside from Kurapika, everyone else was asleep.
Law went to the room where Kurapika was.
At this moment, Kurapika remained quietly keeping watch by Pairo's body.
Everything that happened tonight must have impacted him significantly.
Law stood two meters behind Kurapika. From his angle, he could see Pairo lying on his back with closed eyes.
He had been gone over four hours. The black resentment on Pairo's body had slightly increased. As long as Ellie periodically fed Pairo Nen, the [Awakening] time should be shortened.
"You picked an excellent timing to act."
Hearing Law's words, Kurapika's body trembled slightly.
Law looked at Kurapika and continued, "Before I returned, I specifically went to the scene. It wasn't as severe as imagined. Seems Kakin doesn't want to delay the Departure Ceremony over this, planning to downplay it."
"This result, I imagine, doesn't surprise you at all."
Kurapika remained silent for a moment, then said quietly, "My initial target wasn't to kill him, but to retrieve my clansmen's eyes."
"I know. This isn't your fault. Moreover, killing such a pervert isn't something worth dwelling on. Consider it accidentally stepping on an ant, no need to brood over it."
When Law said this, his tone was cold and ruthless.
His words completely disregarded the Fourth Prince's life.
Now, he was no longer that ordinary young man who first arrived in the Hunter x Hunter World.
Kurapika nodded silently, scenes from the suite's bathroom flashing in his mind.
Mutilated corpses, shredded skin scattered about, disheveled hair.
That Fourth Prince was no benign individual.
"Master, I'd like to trouble you with one more thing," Kurapika remembered the collections seized from the Fourth Prince.
"Speak."
"Please follow me."
Kurapika took Law to another room within the suite.
Entering the room, Law's eyes changed slightly.
The room's bed and sofa were piled with a considerable number of human body collections.
These were the Fourth Prince's collections.
Law concluded this immediately.
Likely, Kurapika didn't place the Scarlet Eyes with these collections, perhaps due to some inconsequential mental fastidiousness.
Kurapika gazed at the various organs hard for ordinary people to accept and explained, "If I only took my clansmen's eyes, the other party could easily trace me. So I brought all the collections back. I'd like you to destroy these collections."
"Alright."
Law didn't inquire in detail how Kurapika transported these valuable collections, simply agreeing and summoning Kuro.
With Kuro's stomach space, destroying these collections was a trivial matter, taking just a moment.
"Making me eat disgusting stuff again."
Kuro looked at the repulsive collections, feeling mentally exhausted.
But what choice did he have? He obediently swallowed all the collections.
In just over ten seconds, all collections were devoured by Kuro.
"Master, thank you."
Kurapika suddenly bowed deeply to Law.
Law just patted Kurapika's shoulder, then left the room.
Kurapika maintained his bowing posture, slowly closing his eyes.
"Everything, I am eternally grateful. Meeting you is my fortune."
…
The next day, the much-anticipated departure time arrived.
Under countless gazes, those with tickets boarded the ships at the port, transported to the B.W. anchored at sea.
As for royalty and financial elites, they traveled via airships or helicopters to the B.W.'s top level, the luxury yacht on the first level.
Among the crowds at the scene, some set off fireworks, others filmed with phones. The only commonality was everyone's excited, loud shouts.
Law stood atop the highest building, watching the boiling crowds, involuntarily recalling the scene at the moment of departure in the Titanic movie.
'Very similar indeed...'
This ominous association was quickly dismissed by Law. He shifted his gaze to the ships sailing on the sea.
"Ging is on one of those ships. Anyway, as long as sailing speed is controlled, contacting Ging anytime is possible."
Thinking this, Law felt he had symbolically seen Ging off. He turned and walked away from the scene.
This ceremony that excited countless people, in the eyes of those in the know, was actually a farce.
Although the B.W.'s landing site indeed qualified as a New Continent, it was still too far from the true Dark Continent.
Law didn't see which ship Ging was on. After all, there were many ships and two hundred thousand passengers. Even with keen eyesight, finding Ging was impossible.
Of course, he also didn't see that among the many ships heading toward the B.W., there were several familiar faces: Machi, Uvogin, Nobunaga, and... Salin.
Had he seen them, he'd certainly regret entrusting Machi to Salin before heading to the Dark Continent.
Even more unexpected: despite thoroughly explaining the Dark Continent journey's dangers to Nobunaga, that guy didn't take it seriously and failed to act as a deterrent.
On one of the many ships, a tall red-haired woman with a slender waist walked on the deck.
The woman had a pretty face, wearing a tight vest revealing a toned abdomen, paired with tight capri pants accentuating her hips appealingly.
She was quite an eye-catching woman, but the clown makeup on her right eye slightly marred the beauty.
The woman walked to the ship's bow, gazing at the massive B.W. with expectant eyes, like a dreamer full of aspirations.
But the next moment, her hopeful gaze was instantly replaced by a cold, eerie glint, like a slideshow, switching back to an expectant look just as quickly.
When Law was already far from the port, he could still hear the host's impassioned voice.
"Ladies and gentlemen, as you can see, the B.W. has safely sailed toward the ocean. From this moment, the B.W. will sail for approximately two months, its destination: the Dark Continent!"
Hearing the host's words, Law looked up at the azure sky, silently sneering.
'The Dark Continent, huh...'
At this moment, Law is still unaware that Salin and Machi had conspired and boarded the B.W., and that Sabro, cowed by Salin's tyranny, hadn't informed him.
...
Simultaneously, on the coastline of the Yorbian Continent, a giant cruise ship was anchored at sea.
The ship's hull unabashedly displayed the Hunter Association's mark.
In the captain's room were Netero, the remaining Zodiacs, and the Hunter Association's elites.
They gathered around a table holding a large map different from the standard world map.
On that map, the world map containing the Six Continents occupied less than a tenth. This was a map not encompassing the Dark Continent, mostly marking sea areas.
Among them were several unfamiliar to Law. Those chosen by Netero certainly possessed considerable skill.
Similarly, there were familiar faces.
Beast Hunter, Dafifi, Sea Hunter, Morel, Gourmet Hunter, Menchi...
But one person Law would never expect: Sanbica.
She was also in the team, still dressed in full-body covering, revealing only her dark eyes.
Each had their own agenda.