Also, Neon seemed to really like this person's work. Having him meet Neon would not only fulfill his wish, but also give Neon a surprise."
In that short span of time, Light Nostrade thought through quite a lot. Then he lifted his head, his face full of warm smiles.
"Of course. However, Neon can be a little willful and may not listen to my arrangements. But she is your devoted fan, Mr. Roy. If you meet her, then I'm sure Neon will be very willing to tell fortunes for all of you."
"Good. Then I'll trouble Mr. Nostrade to introduce us to your daughter."
"There's no need to be so polite, Mr. Roy. After all, you're Kurapika's friends."
...
The facts proved that when Roy and Neon met for the first time, after Light Nostrade introduced Roy's identity, Neon—who had originally been rather uninterested in these strangers—instantly pounced on Roy in excitement.
Under Light Nostrade's alarmed gaze, and the utterly calm looks of every maid present, Roy steadily caught her. Neon clung to him like a koala.
How should one describe Neon as a person?
She was lively, cheerful, innocent, cute, and obedient.
Aside from not always listening to Light Nostrade, in the anime she even asked Dalzollene for permission before going shopping. Later, when Kurapika told her to call Light and introduce him first, she obediently did exactly that.
She also had a bit of cleverness. She secretly planned to slip away from her bodyguards and attend the auction, and she even successfully avoided Melody's hearing.
Of course, more than that, she was willful and knew how to act spoiled. When she learned that she would not be allowed to attend the Underground Auction, she cried and threw a tantrum so hard that she knocked two lumps onto Dalzollene's head.
And despite her sharp tongue, she was soft-hearted. She had once told Light Nostrade:
"I know, okay? Definitely. But if you break your promise again this time, then I really won't help you anymore."
That "again" and "really" said a lot about her personality.
Still, she trusted people too easily. Even when facing Chrollo Lucilfer, whom she had only just met, she was willing to tell his fortune. That was why Chrollo managed to steal her Nen ability so easily.
Pampered like a caged songbird under Light Nostrade's doting love, she had become numb to life and death. Compared with the subordinates who died after participating in the arena event, and the death of her bodyguard captain Dalzollene, she clearly showed no emotional reaction at all and cared more about the auction items, as though someone completely irrelevant had died.
In short, she was a spoiled young lady who had never seen the cruelty of the world and believed everything ought to revolve around her.
However, Roy did not have a bad impression of her.
Because, at the end of the day, Neon had never done anything truly heinous. She merely had the unusual hobby of collecting preserved human body parts, and she had bought them all with money.
That made her far better than those organ traffickers by an unknown number of levels.
She also treated the people around her fairly well. As for being cold toward her bodyguards... how should one put it? Being a bodyguard meant doing exactly this kind of work. I pay you, and you risk your life for me.
Each side gets what it needs. That was perfectly natural. No one owed anyone anything. If you could not even accept that much, then you should not be a bodyguard in the first place. This line of work did not suit you.
That was also why, when Neon showed absolutely no concern over Dalzollene's death, Kurapika, Melody, Basho, Squala, and the others showed no unusual reaction and continued working for her.
This was only a transaction entered into willingly by both sides.
Neon was very excited after seeing Roy in person.
Or rather, she was very excited after seeing his right hand.
For someone obsessed with human body parts, the right hand of the greatest manga artist in the world—the very hand used to draw—was simply irresistible.
Roy naturally noticed that most of Neon's gaze was fixed on his right hand, and that burning look in her eyes made his heart skip a beat.
As for Roy and the others' request for a reading, Neon readily agreed.
However, the little imp blinked and gave Roy a sweet smile before setting one condition: she wanted to carefully stare at Roy's right hand and observe it for half an hour.
Roy thought about it seriously. After confirming that she only wanted to look at it carefully and would not do anything else, he clenched his teeth and agreed.
But Roy also made a request of his own:
He wanted two fortunes told—one for himself and one for his wife, who was not present.
Neon readily accepted.
Then, under the astonished gazes of Roy, Gon, and the others, Neon's pupils lost focus. Her entire body became like a machine, while something that was impossible to tell whether it was an angel or a devil appeared at the tip of the pen in her right hand and guided the writing.
This prophecy could automatically write out events that would happen within the next month, and the form of the prediction varied from person to person. Usually, it consisted of four or five stanzas of four-line verse.
The method of prophecy was for the target to write their name on the paper—pen names and stage names were also acceptable—along with their date of birth and blood type. Then Neon would write the prophecy on that same sheet of paper.
If the other party was not present, then a photograph was required.
When an ominous prophecy was produced, there would be warning prompts. As long as the warnings were obeyed, disaster could be avoided.
However, Neon's power of foresight could not be used to tell her own future.
It was Gon and Killua's first time seeing this kind of Nen ability, and they found it extremely fascinating, so they immediately handed over their information as well.
Roy also handed over his own information and Android 18's. The personal details he used for himself were from before he crossed over, while Android 18's month and day were created through Nen, and the year was calculated by working backward from Roy's current age and Android 18's age.
As a result, everyone received a different prophecy.
The content Gon received was:
Tomorrow will be a brand-new day,
And all your hard work will be worthwhile.
At the dreamlike suit party,
Even without competing with others in numbers, you can still achieve your goal.
Victory in rock-paper-scissors will open the way all the way through,
And settings as precise as a machine will always bring unexpected gifts.
Head east,
For a kind old lady will be the best companion on the road.
Even if the smell of gunpowder along the way is extremely strong,
You will still reach the chaotic castle without danger in the end.
(End of Chapter)
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