As expected of the Zoldyck Family... In such a short amount of time, they had learned about his attitude toward Killua, including his actions of 'bribing' him with snacks, and had seen through the problem.
Was it Zebro?
"You should have also discovered it... Killua and Alluka have a very good relationship. Including Nanika, she never hurts Killua. When Alluka is playing games with Killua, or making some requests, she calls him brother, not his name... Nanika's ability can't be used on people whose names you don't know."
"Nanika is treating him differently..."
"You mean that thing has feelings?"
Illumi asked from the side.
"You can understand it that way!"
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure."
"..."
Silva and the old man looked at each other again.
"You can rest assured about Killua's safety. Although he's the one making the wish... If there's a price to be paid, Alluka and Nanika won't accept it. In other words, the rule of 'equivalent exchange' won't be established. I'm basically making a wasted trip... Of course, I'll still pay the money as agreed." Oboro thought about it, and still used rhetoric to protect Killua and Alluka, but he couldn't completely deceive these three people.
If he wanted to recover, he had to get Silva's approval before he could see Nanika. If he couldn't get past this hurdle, it would all be for nothing.
"You mean... Killua can ignore the rules, and make a wish?"
Illumi's voice fluctuated, and a powerful pressure came over him, making it difficult for Oboro to breathe.
"Illumi."
Silva glanced at his son, and reminded him.
Upon hearing this, Illumi gradually calmed down.
"It's not absolute... I said, it has feelings, and it also has thoughts... It's just that at this age, within this specific time frame, Killua is being treated specially... As for the future, no one can say for sure."
If Oboro said that Killua could control Nanika to make wishes 100% without restrictions... He was afraid that the white-haired kid's life wouldn't be good in the future.
Illumi would probably become even more pathologically controlling of Killua.
"Don't be too happy. It's only temporary. Moreover, it's also possible that the rules won't be established... Letting my hopes fall through. You have to understand that Killua's specialness is only due to 'this relationship'. Once the relationship disappears or fades, as he grows up, Nanika's autonomous consciousness will become stronger. The real dominance is still on her side."
After the previous foreshadowing, what Oboro said at this time was highly credible.
Thinking carefully, the few 'wishing crises' that the family had experienced were indeed resolved by Killua...
"What do you think, old man?"
Silva looked at Zeno.
"Let him try it... The only one in the entire family who can contact it without any problems is Killua. This kid isn't stupid. He dared to come alone, indicating that he has a certain amount of confidence... And he wouldn't joke with his own life." Zeno put his hands behind his back, and slowly stood up, hunching his back.
The first half of the sentence was for Silva.
The second half of the sentence was for Oboro.
If something really went wrong... Even if Oboro recovered his strength, he wouldn't be able to get out alive.
To be able to become one of the Ten Dons, and be valued by Netero... And to be so familiar with Nanika's ability, he was by no means an ordinary person.
In Zeno's eyes, this little ghost, Oboro, seemed a bit mysterious...
It made it difficult for him to see through him... It didn't seem like he was deliberately mystifying things.
"You seem to be very familiar with our Zoldyck Family..." Zeno walked in front of Oboro, and looked directly at this junior.
"Hmm, very familiar."
Oboro met the former's gaze very calmly.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you?"
Zeno smiled.
It wasn't a good thing to have a stranger know them inside and out...
"We don't have any conflicts of interest with each other. Besides... I'm still your client, and we might continue to cooperate in the future. Of course, I also value our cooperation very much, and I wouldn't ruin this 'friendship'. It's enough for me to be the only one who knows these things."
Oboro joked.
"Hmph..."
The old man snorted, and turned to walk away.
Since he understood their Zoldyck Family, and still dared to come... It showed that this kid was very courageous.
And he was also smart.
This kind of person didn't need to be reminded. He knew what he should do, and what he shouldn't do.
No wonder... He could catch Netero's eye.
"If someone commissions me to kill you in the future... I won't hold back." Before stepping out of the door, Zeno looked back at Oboro.
"I understand. Business is business, after all."
Oboro grinned, "However, can my price be raised as much as possible?"
"Compared to what I knew about you before, after seeing you this time, there will indeed be an increase... But there are still people who can afford it."
After saying this, the old man left first.
"Call Killua. Take him there." Silva looked at Illumi.
"Okay."
Illumi also turned to leave.
Only Oboro and Silva were left in the room, silent, waiting quietly.
After a round of communication, Oboro had already tried his best to cover for Killua, but it was impossible to completely hide the information.
He hoped that the little guy's future could pass peacefully under the shadow of the brother-controlling demon...
As expected, Illumi's desire to control Killua would be even greater than in the original work...
However, he added two pieces of information, 'Nanika's uncertainty' and 'Killua's 100% unconditional wish', so that the chain of Illumi's desire to use Killua as a puppet, thereby indirectly controlling Nanika, had cracks.
"Killua, there's no other way... I can only sacrifice you a bit..."
Oboro thought to himself.
If it was twelve-year-old Killua, it would be impossible for him to agree to help Oboro fulfill his request.
He was still young now, so he was easier to fool, and he hadn't noticed some things.
Because later, Killua would realize that once 'his and Nanika's' relationship was exposed, Nanika would completely become a tool... He had also been protecting Alluka all along.
If it wasn't for something happening to Gon...
Moreover, Killua was probably sensing that completing a wish without paying a price actually... Would cause harm to Nanika.
The reason was that this price was being borne by 'Nanika' herself.
After helping Gon heal in later years, Killua parted ways with Alluka and Gon, saying that they were going on a trip.
At that time, Killua said a sentence, hinting that the time for this trip wouldn't be too long. Nanika didn't seem to have a long lifespan.
Given the situation at the time, Killua definitely wanted to take Alluka to travel and play to make up for the previous blank... So, there shouldn't have been a time limit.
And looking at the rules and conditions of Nanika's ability... This should be a survival mechanism for her.
It was the same as hunting and eating.
Nanika, through amplifying the desires in people's hearts, used this as a 'method and means of predation'. As for the food she obtained, Oboro personally believed that it was life.
It was also the basis and core of 'equivalent exchange'.
Once the survival mechanism was destroyed... "Are you a big shot in the mafia? How amazing are you?"
"When did you and my big brother meet?"
"Are you very rich?"
Before long, Oboro and Killua had walked all the way to the basement.
As for Silva and other family members, it was easy to imagine that they were in the surveillance room, preparing for subsequent observations...
Killua was holding a stuffed toy, which was also a gift that Oboro had put in the package for Alluka.
He was very thoughtful...
Perhaps it was also because of this relationship that Killua started to talk more, chatting with Oboro, and constantly asking some things that he was curious about.
The two's conversations were all being transmitted to the other family members through listening devices.
Oboro satisfied Killua's curiosity, and answered one by one... Without hiding anything.
Killua seemed very relaxed, and didn't have any sense of urgency. He also didn't realize the seriousness of the matter.
Oboro wasn't very nervous either... Because Alluka didn't know his name.
As long as she didn't know his name, she wouldn't make a spoiling request.
In addition, there were actually many things that Oboro hadn't said.
Alluka's ability was more inclined toward destruction, but it could also be used for healing. In the two directions of destruction and healing, the rules... That is, the price, would change.
Judging from the reactions of Silva and Zeno just now, the two didn't regard Alluka as family at all... They were more wary of her.
She was simply just a 'dangerous source'.
If she wasn't considered family, she wouldn't be protected by the Zoldyck Family... In other words, it wouldn't matter if she was killed.
This was also one of the reasons why Killua almost had a falling out with his family later.
And Alluka, from childhood to adulthood, had never made any 'spoiling' requests to her family members. She only targeted... Unrelated people who had no blood relationship with her.
With Killua, she was mostly just playing games...
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