Killer in Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 14: Reflections on what happened



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Risotto's POV

It was getting close to evening. It was slowly starting to get dark.

Risotto and everyone else walked slowly down the street and listened to Giaccio, Illuso, and Melone's report.

- ...Well, when those bastards took off I went back in. - Finished Gyaccio's report.

- I see, - Said Risotto, - So they are 'probing' us.

- Now we have to be as careful as possible. - Said Prosciutto lighting a cigarette, -They will probably want to check us again, and maybe even decide to start acting seriously.

- I think it's time to start acting ourselves. Let's find where these rats are hiding and finish them off before they can attack us. - Giaccio was relatively calm.

- We can't, it's too risky. - Risotto replied, 'We have too little information so far. If we attack now, we may suffer casualties. Besides, we don't know where they're hiding. We need to wait carefully and gather information.

- That's a good plan, but how long should we wait? - Prosciutto asked.

- As long as it takes. There's no need to hurry.

They walked in silence for almost a minute before Pesci asked a question.

- Boss, what do you think our chances are?

- Considering that Gyaccio almost defeated one of them, we have a good chance. But we should also consider that they may not have fought at full strength. But I still think we can do it.

- We definitely have a good chance,' Prosciutto said, 'But there's still one problem, and you know what it is.

- Yes... Their boss. We have no idea who he is, what he has in mind, or why he needs us.

The sun was almost down. They finally got home and talked about what had happened for a while.

Meanwhile. Genii Ryodan's temporary base.

It was almost dark, and only a bunch of candles illuminated this old room, located in some old and abandoned multi-storey building, somewhere on the outskirts of the city. Many of the rooms had ruined furniture, broken windows, and peeling wallpaper.

The samurai who had attacked Gyaccio was sitting on a rock, and in front of him stood a short blond boy dressed in purple clothes. The boy was bandaging the samurai's hands.

- Ouch! You bastard! - The samurai was in pain, - Can't you take it easy?

- Be patient. If Uvogin hadn't intervened, you could have lost your hands. So you got off easy. - The boy answered him

- I know! By the way, why didn't you want to fight, Uvogin? - The samurai turned to the big man who was standing aside in the shade.

- You think I didn't want to? I wanted to fight. But that's just the boss's orders. I'm more interested in why you lost to him so easily, Nobunaga? - Uvogin asked with a slight smirk.

- How was I to know that he would be so strong? And besides, I didn't fight seriously.

After a while the sun finally set. They lit more candles, dragged a whole table from the next room and started playing cards.

- I still don't understand, - Uvogin said, - Why do these guys need the boss?

- I don't know, - Nobunaga answered, - But he said that they should be eliminated, because they could become a serious problem for our business.

- Why don't we just take them all down at once? Why do we have to be so careful? - Uvogin asked again.

- The boss said that we should first assess their strength a little, and then act seriously. - Replied the boy.

They were silent for a few seconds, after which Uvogin spoke.

- By the way, Shalnark, what happened to Hisoka? - Uvogin turned to the boy.

- So you don't know yet, then? He fought in the Celestial Arena and lost, and you wouldn't believe who.

- Who?

- The leader of the guys we're after.

- Oh, really? Is he really that strong?

- I wouldn't say so. They said the fight was almost even. Machi was watching the fight, she'll give us more details when she gets back.

- Well, fuck it, we'll talk about it later, let's keep playing cards. - Said Uvogin after which they continued playing cards without returning to the previous conversation.

Soon the sound of footsteps was heard. A man of medium height, with black slicked back hair, wearing a cloak with an inverted crucifix on the back, a cross tattooed on his forehead, entered the room. It was their boss, Kuroro Lucifer.

- Oh, hey boss. - Said Shalnark, and the others picked up on it.

- Hello, - He said in a rather calm and pleasant voice, - Glad you're in one piece.

- So boss, what do we do next? - Asked Uvogin.

- For now, we're gonna lay low and wait it out. And in about two months we'll get serious.

- I can't wait. - Said Uvogin with a smile on his face.

- I'm going to rest. You recover too, and keep your guard up.

Kuroro left their room and went to the floor above, occasionally looking around to make sure no one was following him. He went into some room that was in pretty good condition. At least there was a fairly intact and clean bed to sleep on.

Suddenly there was a phone call. He answered it.

- How are you doing Kuroro? - A voice came from the phone. - How's the destruction of our enemies going?

- Firstly, not our enemies, but yours. And secondly: I've already gathered enough information, and in about two months, we'll begin to get serious.

- What's taking so long? You're taking too long.

- I'm not going to risk my men. You told me yourself they're quite dangerous, and as it turns out, they are. If I were to send my men into an attack, I'd risk heavy casualties. Plus we have other things to do besides hunting them.

- You're being too cautious. Even if you take heavy casualties, you can still fight your own battles.

- You think I can handle all of them?

- Don't worry about that. If anything, I can help you. With me, you'll have no equal. With me, you can climb to the top of the world.

Kuroro grew a little gloomy. Talking to a man on the phone was obviously not very pleasant for him.

- Whatever you say... - He dropped the call.

Pulling off his cloak, he collapsed onto the bed.

- Top of the world? No equal? - He began to say to himself, -I don't care about any of that. I have a feeling this isn't going to end well.


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