"One team will take this remaining Shadow Beast back for interrogation and hand him over to the Boss for disposal. The moment we learn where the auction goods are, we move immediately. The other team will investigate the Nostrade Family. If circumstances allow it, the Boss said he wants to meet that girl from the Nostrade Family," Shalnark arranged.
"Then what about Uvogin?" Franklin asked.
"No need to worry about that guy. He's the most punctual person in the Phantom Troupe. Once he deals with those leeches inside his body, he'll naturally hurry back."
As Uvogin's longtime partner, Nobunaga understood him best.
"Then it's settled. Feitan, Machi, Franklin, and Shizuku, you'll take this Shadow Beast back to base. Nobunaga and I will stay outside to investigate the Nostrade Family and see whether we can run into Uvogin along the way," Shalnark said.
"No problem."
"I agree~"
…
"That's how it is. That's the Troupe's current situation, their objective, and their next moves."
Between Ilo and Hisoka, they had explained nearly everything about the Phantom Troupe.
"I see. So the Troupe has set its sights on the young lady as well? That does make things somewhat troublesome~"
Kurapika fell into thought.
"She should have the bodyguards around her, so there probably won't be any major issue. We just need to notify them." As Roy spoke, he walked up to Ilo and, as if by accident, lightly bumped his arm against him.
"This is?" Ilo's eyes turned blank for a moment, then immediately regained their clarity.
Roy had just touched him, and in that instant Ilo received some related information.
This was also one of the abilities Roy had obtained during his self-harm training.
As for its exact name, Roy himself was not too sure.
In Dragon Ball, when Son Goku had just arrived on Namek, Krillin and Son Gohan were in the middle of fighting the Ginyu Force.
When Son Goku reached the battlefield, he used a certain ability and, simply by touching Krillin's and Son Gohan's bodies, grasped roughly what had happened.
Roy named this skill [Touch Perception], another bug-level ability.
Of course, this skill could also be used in reverse: through physical contact, he could transmit his own information to someone else.
Just now, while touching Ilo, Roy had passed along some of the upcoming work plans to him. At the same time, he also learned from Ilo what Ilo had been doing recently.
He was fairly satisfied with Ilo's work efficiency.
After receiving the information, Ilo's first reaction was to seal it away. This was not the time to examine it.
Pretending to be casual, he said, "Oh, right. Back at the battlefield, I lied to that big guy Uvogin and told him the leeches inside his body still hadn't been removed. He should be out looking for beer right now~"
As Ilo spoke, he took a breath.
"The other Phantom Troupe members have already split into two teams. One team of five is heading toward their base. Four of those auras belong to Phantom Troupe members. The fifth one I've never encountered before, but his aura is similar to those Shadow Beasts from before, so it looks like they captured a Shadow Beast and are taking him back to base.
"The other team has two people. Their current positions are... in two directions completely opposite from where Uvogin's aura is."
"So that means...?" Kurapika clenched the chain in his hand tightly.
"Mm. Uvogin is alone now. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity~" Hisoka said from the side, stirring things up.
Naturally, the fewer Troupe members there were obstructing his fight with Chrollo, the better.
"So? Want me to help? I can also take care of the other two from the second team for you~"
"No need. The members of the Phantom Troupe... I will deal with them personally." Kurapika refused without hesitation.
"Then what are you going to do, Kurapika?" Roy asked softly as he looked into his eyes.
"I'm going to find the member called Uvogin!"
This gathering ended very quickly.
Roy took Kurapika to find Uvogin, while Ilo and Hisoka walked back together.
"Who would've thought, who would've thought? Ilo and Roy are nothing alike as brothers, and they don't seem like split bodies either. Yohohoho, how marvelous~"
"If you keep staring at me with those perverted eyes, I'll kill you~" Ilo said without even turning his head.
"Your laugh is perverted enough as it is."
"Thanks for the compliment."
"When you head back later, remember to wait a while before going in. Don't arouse suspicion."
"Understood."
…
On the other side, Kurapika called Captain Dalzollene and informed him that the Phantom Troupe might already have their eyes on the young lady. Then he and Roy rushed off together in Uvogin's direction.
"Your heartbeat has become much clearer now~ There's none of that tension or frantic pounding you had when facing a powerful mortal enemy."
Roy moved to Kurapika's side and patted him on the shoulder.
At the moment Roy's hand touched Kurapika's shoulder, it flickered slightly, and a thread of golden light flashed past.
"Ah~" Kurapika returned a smile. "After all, I have you, Leorio, and Gon with me~"
Seeing Kurapika in his current state, Roy nodded inwardly.
He had originally been somewhat worried about Kurapika's condition.
In the original version, Kurapika had overdrawn his potential and, through Restrictions and Vows, created a twisted Nen ability. It could be said that he had stepped onto the wrong path. Later, after killing Uvogin, his heart sank even deeper into self-denial and torment.
He believed that by killing Uvogin for revenge, he had done something of the same nature as the Phantom Troupe killing people for pleasure.
That he himself had become the same kind of person as the Phantom Troupe.
Later, his hatred for the Troupe and the attempts by Gon and the others to persuade him allowed him to temporarily suppress those thoughts.
Yet once everything had settled, after he exiled Chrollo and believed the Troupe might disband because of it, those old thoughts surfaced in his mind once again.
On top of that, the resentment of the person he had killed caused his body to collapse outright, leaving him bedridden for quite a long time.
But judging from his current condition, Kurapika was obviously in a much better state than in the original version. And with Roy here, there was no way things would end up like they had in the original story.
"Oh, right, Kurapika. What exactly is your Nen ability now?"
"This? Well, it's like this…"
(End of Chapter)
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