Oboro really wanted to ask Gon what he would choose if he and Ging Freecss had a death match one day.
But he didn't say it. Why put so much pressure on a kid like that...
Moreover, he could guess how Gon would answer.
After a long while, the Association's airship descended from the sky. Later, the corresponding staff would come to wake up the unconscious examinees. Oboro led the twelve people who had passed the exam into the cabin.
This time, he didn't alarm Chairman Netero, so... Gon and Killua didn't play the ball-snatching game with the old man on the airship.
On the way to the third round's venue, Killua had completely mixed in with Gon, and had become very good friends, and were very close.
Oboro also handed the ancient book of the Kurta Clan to Kurapika.
"Consider it compensation. I'll give you a piece of information... A large portion of the scarlet eyes you're looking for have been collected by a prince of the Kakin Empire."
After Kurapika took the book, he didn't mean to talk to Oboro, and turned around and left directly.
Oboro looked at his back, and said out loud.
After saying this, he saw Kurapika stop in his tracks, and suddenly turn his head.
"Your clan was indeed massacred by the Spiders... After they obtained the scarlet eyes, they sold them to that prince of the Kakin Empire through some channels in exchange for a large amount of funds. Of course, they may have also been hired by that prince... I don't know the specific situation very well. I'm afraid you'll have to confront the Spiders face to face."
Oboro looked at Kurapika, who had a cold expression, and said lightly, "Do you still remember the name Sheila?"
Kurapika's expression changed slightly.
"That woman who was rescued by you and your partner Pairo in the forest... She's from Meteor City, and has known the leader of the Troupe, Chrollo, since she was a child. She almost joined them. But in the end, she left on her own because of a disagreement... She should be dead, after leaving your residence, so..."
Oboro said.
"Why do you know this?"
As soon as the words Phantom Troupe were mentioned, Kurapika seemed to have automatically turned on a switch, and under the contact lenses he was wearing, a red light was scattering.
What shocked Kurapika was that his encounter with Sheila had been several years ago... Apart from Pairo and the clan's great elder, and his parents, no one else knew about it.
But before Oboro could answer, Kurapika thought of something else, "Do you know the people from the Phantom Troupe?"
You had to know that very little information about the Phantom Troupe was known to outsiders.
All he knew now was that his enemies were the Spiders, but he didn't know anything about each member of the Troupe's appearance, abilities, information, etc.
"I've met them."
Oboro said frankly.
Hearing this, Kurapika completely turned his body around, and looked directly at the man in front of him.
Oboro was a Three-Star Hunter, and his strength was unfathomable... There was no need for him to lie to himself.
"What do you want?"
Kurapika asked in a deep voice.
His identity and abilities were fundamentally unequal to Oboro's. In Kurapika's opinion, there must be something that Oboro wanted in order for him to be willing to tell him this.
Oboro smiled slightly, and shook his head, "You don't have anything that I need."
"..."
Kurapika bit his lip.
He thought that Oboro was teasing him, and was deliberately releasing some information to lure him in.
But he didn't expect that Oboro would suddenly open his mouth and say, "Listen carefully..."
Then, he narrated the names, Nen abilities, and details of all the members of the Troupe in detail.
After finishing speaking, Oboro walked past Kurapika, and patted the boy's shoulder, "With your current strength, meeting them is just courting death... Get your Hunter license first. Also, don't be so hostile. The reason I'm willing to help you is because I borrowed this book in your hand. Without this book, I'm afraid it would have taken me more time to become a Three-Star Hunter."
"Fulfill your mission properly..."
After saying this, Oboro lowered his body slightly, and his lips wriggled, "I've heard about the tragic deaths of your clansmen... The Troupe, they really deserve to die!"
These words made Kurapika instantly recall the bloody scene in his mind.
Back then, when he had returned to the residence.
He had personally witnessed the remains of all his clansmen, sitting face to face in pairs, covered in wounds, and their eyes had been gouged out.
Normal murderers mostly disregarded the corpses after killing people, but the Spiders' actions were different. They had deliberately arranged the bodies of the Kurta Clan in good posture... As if they were holding a celebration ceremony!
Arrogant and proud.
They treated other people's lives as a joke.
Immediately after, Oboro put his hands in his pockets, and gradually walked away.
When he turned to the end of the corridor, Hisoka was leaning against the wall in the shadows, looking at Oboro with a smile that wasn't a smile, "Are you sure that he alone can pose a threat to the entire Troupe? He can't compare to the other two..."
He was referring to Killua and Gon.
"Don't underestimate a person's resolve."
Oboro said lightly, "Don't worry, I didn't mention you. I just said the number."
"Hmm... It's okay, you can tell him too."
"Do you need me to reveal my identity now?"
Hisoka raised an eyebrow.
"Don't do extra things."
After responding, the two of them walked towards the lower level of the ship along the stairs one after the other.
But coincidentally, at the bend in the staircase, they met a familiar figure... This small figure reacted extremely quickly, and almost like a spring, it exploded and retreated the moment Oboro and Hisoka appeared, and disappeared in place.
Oboro and Hisoka both pretended not to see it, and walked away on their own.
After they had left, Killua, who was hiding in another place, touched his pounding heart with one hand, swallowed his saliva, and his eyes were frightened.
"Why are those two together?!"
"Oboro and Hisoka also know each other?!"
"Gon, that guy, is still in the dark. I told you, Oboro is an extremely dangerous person!"
"No, I have to go tell Gon..."
Thoughts were spinning wildly in Killua's mind. He poked half his head out from the wall, and after confirming that the two of them were gone, he left quickly.
The reason why Killua had such a big opinion of Oboro was because he had now realized that Oboro had used his youth and ignorance back then to prompt him to 'control' Alluka to help him recover from his injuries.
As a result, it had made his family, especially Illumi, suspicious of the relationship between him and Alluka, which had made the next few years of his life extremely difficult... Fortunately, the suffering had been alleviated in the end by making a vow with his father, Silva.
Therefore, Killua hated Oboro to the core...
This guy had gotten the results he wanted back then, and had patted his ass and left, how carefree.
He had left it to a little kid to clean up the mess... He really didn't have any humanity at all.
Even if Oboro had given him snacks and Alluka gifts at the time... They were all sugar-coated bullets.
He had even played with a child like him... How could Killua let this matter be over...
But what made Killua even more speechless was that when he told Gon that the relationship between Oboro and Hisoka wasn't simple, Gon had actually said with a smile, "As expected of Mr. Oboro, he can even make friends with someone like Hisoka... However, I think Mr. Oboro and Hisoka should have just met. After all, one is an examiner, and the other is an examinee, and they're on the same ship. It's only natural."
This almost made Killua go berserk... Who would befriend a pervert like Hisoka in their right mind!
He felt that Gon's worship of Oboro was a bit too much...
Even if Leorio on the side also felt that Killua's analysis was right, Gon still insisted on his own understanding of Oboro.
However, the three of them also discovered... That Kurapika didn't know where he had run off to, and hadn't been seen all along.
...
At night, the airship was still sailing.
Oboro was lying in his bedroom reading a book when suddenly, his gaze glanced towards the door.
A few seconds later, someone knocked lightly on the door.
"Come in."
Oboro called out.
Then, the door opened, and Kurapika, who had a solemn expression, walked in.
Oboro knew his purpose, "What's the matter?"
Kurapika suddenly knelt down, and performed a great salute, "Please accept me as your disciple!"
Oboro remained unmoved, and kept silent.
"As long as I can kill the Troupe, and avenge my clansmen, I'm willing to give everything."
Kurapika said each word clearly and forcefully, "What you said to me during the day... Wasn't without reason."
"Heh... You're indeed very smart."
Oboro finally smiled.
"I won't accept you as a disciple... Strictly speaking, your talent doesn't meet my requirements for a disciple, and I myself don't have the intention to do so... However, I can help you hunt the Spiders."
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