The Zodiacs all admired Netero, and were convinced by his personal charm, and gathered together as a result.
Pariston was the same... But Oboro hated this person because of his twisted and perverted personality, which was even more incomprehensible than Hisoka...
It was precisely because he admired him that he wanted to destroy him...
Whether the 'shackles' that the Chairman had set on Beyond, him, and Ging Freecss disappeared or not wasn't important to Pariston at all.
What he cared about wasn't this... He just wanted to witness the beautiful scene of Chairman Netero withering away.
And then cooperate and join hands with Beyond...
Beyond was the one who wanted to 'kill his father'. Only when Netero died could he go to the Dark Continent, and continue to achieve his goals.
On some level, Beyond and Oboro were very similar. They were both people who would use any means to achieve their goals.
But Oboro thought that he still had a bottom line... And Beyond was more pure.
Everything that the Kakin Empire had done couldn't have been done without Beyond's pushing.
For example, the matter of commissioning the investigation of new organisms back then... The Ant Queen had landed in the Mitene Federal NGL, but the area that the Kakin Empire had released the investigation in was in another area that had nothing to do with it. Why? Naturally, it was to give the Chimera Ants time to develop.
Moreover... There were also some strange things about the Chimera Ants.
At least it could be confirmed that this was the first time that a species from the Dark Continent had entered human society in recent times... It had never happened before. It was obvious that Beyond had known about the Chimera Ants a long time ago when he had the Kakin Empire do it... So where did the Chimera Ants come from?
Did they really cross the vast ocean, and climb onto the human land?
Or... Were they intentionally brought by someone?
Obviously, it was the second type.
The instigator was Beyond.
This person had been planning a long time ago, and had set his sights on his old man...
Oboro also admired Netero. If he didn't have a Nen ability that could infinitely stack passives, and infinitely grow, even with the innate advantage of being a transmigrator, he wouldn't be able to reach the height that Netero was at.
This man was too strong, so strong that it was unbelievable.
He had broken the shackles of the weak human body.
The strong were worthy of respect...
The Hunter Association had always been around, but why was it said that Netero had 'created' the Hunter Association? It was because the old man had given the Association its current influence and status, which was a qualitative transformation!
He had allowed the Hunter Association to be reborn.
Before him, no one could do this.
As for Netero's attitude towards him, Oboro had always been clear about it.
He was so tolerant of him because he wasn't Beyond... The old man had realized that although he and Beyond were of the same nature, there were still subtle differences.
He couldn't change his son, so... He thought that Oboro could be changed.
But the fact was that he couldn't be changed...
This was also why Oboro had agreed to the former's request after Ging had entered Hero Island.
He had understood Netero's thoughts, and had called the Chairman over.
Oboro pursued power, pursued strength in an absolute sense, and pursued being based on his personal will.
There was no difference between him and Beyond in pursuing power. What was different was the principle of action! If Oboro was Beyond, he would never attack his father... Or maybe the 'shackles' that the old man had attached to Beyond were too strong, and the suppression was full.
At least in Oboro's opinion, there were many ways to go to the Dark Continent... If all else failed, he could go by himself. There was no need to push open the door of the entire human world. It was precisely because of the last failure that Beyond had realized that his own ability was limited. He needed the help of the human world.
This... Was precisely what Oboro despised the most.
It was also the difference between him and Beyond.
It wasn't just pursuing power, but also personal will.
People who denied themselves weren't qualified to become strong!
Beyond wasn't as 'strong' as he seemed on the surface.
On the contrary, Don Freecss was that kind of person, was the truly strong, the pinnacle presentation of personal will.
It was also the goal that Oboro wanted to catch up to...
There was also Zakuro, the character who had created NGL. The reason why Oboro had a very good memory of him was that this guy was very unusual.
Although he had ultimately been eaten by the ants, after being reborn with the Chimera Ant's body, he had regained his human memories at the first moment, and had broken away from the Queen's control, violated the inherent hierarchy and system of the 'ants', and left the nest... This was very terrifying!
You had to know that for the subordinate ants, the Queen's orders had to be obeyed.
Based on his original intention of creating NGL, and his past experiences... The degree of danger of this person was very likely to cause a huge change in the entire human world in the blank history that the original story didn't continue to update.
Although it wasn't described in the anime, and had been castrated, Oboro remembered that Togashi had drawn several pages in the manga, referring to Zakuro, the former leader of NGL, who had gained a terrifying ability... He had also focused on drawing Gon and Killua together with Knuckle, and the two sides were in the same city, but hadn't met face to face.
The slogan of the manga at that time was misfortune.
Gon and Killua's misfortune, and the misfortune of the human world.
And he had given Zakuro a meaningful back view walking on a long street.
It showed that Zakuro's idea of avenging the human world had not wavered, and he was inheriting the mission before 'death' as an ant.
After leaving NGL, this person seemed to have gone to Meteor City...
Gon and Killua could have stopped it from the beginning, but they had missed it.
The death of Ant King Meruem seemed to have ended everything in the ant arc, but the human world had become different.
Because the life from the Dark Continent had already integrated into human society...
The surviving ants in the future, that werewolf-like Welfin, had been Zakuro's brother during his human period.
After regaining his memory, he could roar at Meruem face to face for Zakuro, and be a true man who said, 'You are my enemy!'
He and a few other ant characters had gone to Meteor City, and had said... That Zakuro would rebuild the country.
It had already foreshadowed everything that might happen later.
In Oboro's opinion, Zakuro's degree of danger was above Ant King Meruem!
From this, it wasn't difficult to see why V5 had always prohibited all parties from stepping into the Dark Continent. Even if it was a Chimera Ant, which was an inconspicuous creature in the Dark Continent, the chain reaction it created after coming to the human world was difficult to completely eliminate.
The ants were just the beginning...
The situation in this world and the situation of humans foreshadowed the evolution of the survival of the fittest, which was bound to begin sooner or later.
Netero probably knew this.
His death wasn't very meaningful... But even if he sacrificed his life, he hoped that this day could come a little later.
Even if it was... Impossible to stop.
"As expected of someone with a mafia background. You're so well-informed..."
Oboro's thoughts were pulled back. Saiyu, who was leaning back on the sofa with his hands behind his head, chuckled, "You even know about the Kakin Empire's affairs so clearly..."
"I know more than just this. There's a lot more. Do you want to know?"
Oboro smiled noncommittally, and looked directly at Saiyu.
"Tell me..."
Saiyu's eyes were cold.
He was very tough... Did he think that he was bluffing?
Oboro curved the corners of his mouth, "For example, your purpose in entering the Zodiacs isn't pure... It's indeed because of the old man that you became a Zodiac, but... It's not quite the same as the others."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the cabin looked at Saiyu.
They sensed that the atmosphere between Oboro and Saiyu was a bit off.
These two people...
Sure enough, Saiyu's expression changed, and the hand holding his weapon tightened unconsciously, as if he was going to attack if Oboro continued to speak.
"Relax... Don't be nervous."
Oboro waved his hand with the same smile, and said happily, "I don't plan to expose your little secret. Your little tricks can fool others, but don't embarrass yourself in front of me... Also, the old man knows... He just doesn't care. Do you really think that you and that person are doing it seamlessly?"
"..."
Saiyu was silent.
Gel was looking at Saiyu in confusion, and then looked at Oboro, "What are you talking about?"
She didn't understand, but she just felt that... Saiyu seemed to have been caught by Oboro.
"It's nothing."
Oboro didn't explain, smiled at Gel, and then continued to stare at the man dressed as a monkey, "Gel came because of Yorkshire's intention. Pariston instructed you to interfere, right?"
Gel's expression changed, "As expected, I can't fool you... Yorkshire said that you're the first person who can make Ging and Pariston feel threatened at the same time."
"However, even if you see through it, it doesn't matter... Yorkshire asked me to tell you that from now on, someone will be watching all missions related to important matters... To prevent you from doing anything that affects the Association. Also... Even if you become a Three-Star Hunter, don't even think about entering the Zodiacs or any position in the management."
These words caused waves in the hearts of Menchi and the others who were watching.
"I understand."
Oboro nodded, "For the time being, as long as the Chairman doesn't express his position, she can indeed do this."
He wasn't angry or annoyed, because this was too normal... He had thought of it.
Immediately after, he looked at Saiyu, "What about you? What do you want to say?"
"The Vice Chairman also means this..."
Saiyu said indifferently, seemingly regaining his composure, but in reality, he was pretending.
He was already considering how to notify Pariston and Beyond, but... Given his true mission this time, there was no need to be so impatient.
Wait a little longer.
"Very good. I've received your intentions... Next, it's my turn to speak."
Oboro put his hands in his pockets, and had a serious expression.
"You can target me. I'm very willing to accompany you! I'm the captain of the team. Everything is based on me. If you don't follow the arrangements, you'll automatically withdraw. Also, if the internal affairs of the Association involve my team, or interfere with our mission... Then I'll say sorry in advance. I have a very bad temper. Once I get angry, I can't guarantee what I'll do."
Oboro's voice was calm and full of power.
What was even more obvious was his domineering nature.
After he finished speaking, the gazes of Menchi and the five people towards the two Zodiacs weren't too friendly either.
"They're very united... It can be seen that in this team, Oboro's will is absolute."
Gel looked at the expressions of the team members, and thought to herself.
"I can understand that you're threatening us?"
"It's a notification."
Oboro corrected her wording.
Saiyu snorted coldly, and didn't speak.
...
After this exchange.
The situation on the ship was obviously not right...
Menchi and the others completely stopped communicating with Gel and Saiyu, which made the two of them seem isolated.
In fact, everyone knew that before, when the window paper hadn't been broken, they could still pretend on the surface, and fool each other.
Now... There was no need to pretend anymore.
And after drifting and sailing at sea for a long time, they finally arrived at No. 10 Unnamed Island.
They began to investigate the mission.
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