Ten minutes later, a group of people led by Chrollo appeared at the street corner.
They also saw Hisoka sitting by the side of the street, drinking juice.
After a while, the Troupe members approached, and looked at Hisoka, who had a relaxed expression, as if nothing had happened... Their eyes were different.
In the Troupe, although Chrollo's orders weren't absolute... He was the brain of the Spider, and the members' actions were subject to his arrangements and dispatch.
The instruction given to Hisoka was to return to the hotel after getting his Hunter license and reunite with everyone. Now that Hisoka was doing this, apart from venting his emotions, he was also provoking the Troupe's rules... Or rather, he was targeting Chrollo.
"Yo, we meet again!"
Hisoka waved, his eyes narrowed into a smile.
"Really... Did you have to make us come out and greet you?" Machi took the lead in pulling out a chair and sitting down, crossed her arms, and frowned unhappily as she stared at Hisoka.
Immediately after, Chrollo and the others also sat down one after another.
"I'm a meritorious official. It's only right that I receive this kind of treatment, right..." Hisoka joked, but his narrow eyes slightly opened, and a cold light flashed.
The Troupe members were sitting in a very clever position. Machi on the left was closest to Hisoka... As a teammate who often acted together, she could to a certain extent unload Hisoka's psychological defenses.
On the right hand side... Was Pakunoda.
Hisoka was facing Chrollo.
And then there was Feitan, who was the only one who hadn't sat down. He had walked around to Hisoka's back, and was standing there.
Chrollo hadn't said a word from beginning to end, and had been staring at Hisoka's expression.
As if he wanted to see something.
"Hey, Hisoka." At this time, Pakunoda suddenly opened her mouth.
She raised an arm, and was about to skillfully and naturally put it on Hisoka's shoulder, "When did you meet that Oboro?"
"!!!"
As soon as the words came out, the surrounding air instantly solidified, and the temperature dropped sharply.
Feitan directly took a hand out of his pocket, and stretched his knuckles, to prevent Hisoka from making any impulsive moves.
Under the bright sun, the atmosphere of the team reuniting, which had seemed ordinary, was instantly 'torn' to shreds.
Seeing that Pakunoda's arm was about to touch him, suddenly, Pakunoda's expression changed slightly. She sensed something, and was about to react, but it was too late. The arm she had raised fell ahead of time with the movement of Hisoka's fingertips, and didn't touch the target.
It was covered and stuck to her side abdomen by a mass of Nen, and it was difficult to break free for a while.
"When?"
Pakunoda was shocked.
From approaching to sitting down, Hisoka had imperceptibly arranged Nen on her body beforehand.
She hadn't noticed it at all!
Whoosh!
Almost at the same time as Hisoka made his move, Machi waved her hands into afterimages, and a sharp and slender thread exploded in a cutting shape, but the man on the seat had turned around, grabbed Pakunoda, and jumped away. Machi changed her hand gestures, wanting to use Nen threads to restrict or trap Hisoka's hands and feet, but she didn't succeed.
She had trapped empty air.
And Feitan, who was known as the fastest in the Troupe, immediately pounced nearby, and cooperated with Machi to launch an attack.
His arm stabbed out five or six moves in an instant, all aimed at Hisoka's vital points, who had his back to him.
But... Even with his back to him, Hisoka was still able to respond flexibly, his body either dodging to the side or bending over in a short moment, like a ghost... Using the retractable Nen that had long been tied to his waist, he used an extremely high burst of speed to carry Pakunoda seven or eight meters away.
All of this happened extremely quickly... It was just a blink of an eye.
The situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse!
One of Pakunoda's hands had been stuck by Hisoka's Nen, making it difficult to move. When she came back to her senses and wanted to counterattack, relying on just one arm was of no use.
With just one collision of limbs, her other hand was also stuck to her body.
Immediately after, several black shadows spread out, and the other Troupe members moved, surrounding Hisoka.
Only Chrollo was still sitting at the table, very calm.
The pedestrians on the street saw this scene, and sensed that something was wrong, and ran away in a chaotic manner.
"Don't move... You'll die."
Pakunoda tried to struggle a bit. The next second, a trace of pain swept over from her neck.
Her delicate and snow-white skin was cut open by a playing card, leaving a hair-like tiny wound, and blood beads flowed out.
Behind her, came Hisoka's incomparably eerie voice.
The woman didn't dare to move anymore.
Hisoka was standing behind Pakunoda, holding a playing card in his hand, aiming it at the woman's carotid artery, as if he was using her as a hostage.
His eyes were full of evil and madness, there was no smile on his face, and his tone was cold, "After knowing each other for a few years, I'm a little reluctant to kill you just like that."
"You can't run away..."
Feitan on the side had a gloomy look in his eyes, and said each word clearly, "How do you want to die?"
They had already surrounded Hisoka. No matter which direction he broke through from, he would fight other members... This time was enough for them to execute this madman together!
"Oh? Do you want to try? To be honest... When I joined you, I had also fantasized about playing this kind of game of killing each other with you. It seems like it would be very interesting. But all along, everyone has been acting separately. Only Machi... Even if I met other members, if there wasn't any conflict, it wouldn't be good to attack openly. Otherwise, I would be targeted. After all, there are rules... If I secretly attacked, there wouldn't be any opportunity... You're all quite cautious..."
Hisoka licked his lips, and his eyes, in addition to madness, also had a kind of bloodthirsty luster... He just said his innermost thoughts so brazenly, without caring about the feelings of others at all.
"Hmm... You're right. He... He's indeed a mentally abnormal guy!"
Shizuku pointed at Hisoka, and nodded.
Conflicts between members within the Troupe were prohibited. If there were any problems, they would be decided by flipping a coin.
Moreover, even if there were some disagreements on a daily basis, they were only verbal, and wouldn't really escalate to a deathmatch.
Everyone's strength wasn't bad... In other words, battles all had risks.
Who would bother to make themselves uncomfortable for no reason?
Hisoka, on the other hand, had joined the Troupe for fun. He hadn't expected that... After staying for a long time, he would have this kind of morbid thought even about his own people.
It felt like killing had become a game in his mouth... And they were all good players to play with.
It made people feel a little chilled.
Although she was being held hostage, Pakunoda didn't panic at all.
She noticed the leader's eyes, and suddenly said, "The leader has already forbidden me from testing you, but... I personally still don't trust you. Therefore... It's me personally who wants to test you, and it has nothing to do with the leader."
"Is that so?"
Hisoka looked at Chrollo with a smile that wasn't a smile.
"You've passed."
Chrollo looked directly into Hisoka's eyes, and said something that didn't answer the question, "Danger is lifted."
After saying this, the members who had been standing in a circle, surrounding Hisoka, slowly retreated.
"Another test? Hehehe..."
Hisoka smiled, "I hope it's the last time, because... My patience is also limited."
"Although I'm looking forward to fighting with you... The final result is indeed very unfavorable to me."
"Stop talking big. You'll die miserably."
Feitan clicked his tongue.
"Hehe."
Hisoka smiled without saying a word.
"Let me go!"
Pakunoda said coldly.
Hisoka then 'released' her.
And walked back to the table, and sat down again.
When he passed Machi, he looked at her, and said in a disappointed tone, "I'm a little sad... You didn't mean to hold back just now at all."
"I thought that... After such a long time, there would be a little bit of feeling between us."
Machi was expressionless, and didn't look at Hisoka, "Don't be silly... The group will always take precedence over the individual. If there really is something wrong with you, I'll be the first to kill you. The only thing I can do is to make your death not so ugly, and preserve your whole body."
"I'm so touched."
Hisoka said with a smile.
Machi was familiar with Hisoka's tone, and was too lazy to pay attention to him.
"Hisoka, what bad thing did you do?"
Chrollo asked.
Everyone's gaze focused on Hisoka.
"Nothing, oh... I just deliberately lied to you, wanting to make you nervous, as a way to take revenge on you... It seems that it was very successful! You really care about that Oboro... And only he can scare you." Facing Chrollo's eyes, Hisoka was a little smug.
"..."
The others were speechless.
Hisoka was obviously deliberately playing with them.
It was indeed Hisoka's style.
You couldn't trust this guy's words too much.
"Childish!"
Machi snorted.
"Isn't it very interesting? It's rare that you can be scared..."
Hisoka said with a smile.
"Alright, since that's the case, then after the remaining two people arrive, we'll start the next plan."
Shalnark sighed, seemingly a little tired. How should he put it, apart from a few women who were relatively normal, the others in the team... Truly had their own characteristics, and none of them were quiet.
He looked at Chrollo.
The two people he was referring to were the new members who would replace Franklin and Phinks.
"Let's go."
After Chrollo finished speaking, he took the lead in getting up and leaving.
The others followed one after another.
Hisoka was walking at the back, quickly flipping playing cards in his hand.
In the end, the card face froze.
It was a Heart 4.
He contentedly curled the corners of his mouth.
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