'Leaving aside why that 'monster' from the darkness panicked in front of Moses…'
'Just after fulfilling Killua's request, in the very next moment, he starts asking Moses for request?'
'This should be the shortest interval among the 'known intelligence', right?'
The faint sound of blood dripping onto the floor echoed through the basement with blue-sky-and-white-cloud wallpaper.
Alluka put the liver that Moses handed over to him aside, and then stretched out his blood-stained hands towards Moses again.
"Hey, Moses..."
A pure smile appeared on Alluka's face, and he said coquettishly, "Give me your kidney."
"Sure."
"Hey, Moses... give me your duodenum."
"Sure."
Faced with Alluka's requests, Moses satisfied him without delay.
The entire process, from start to finish, took less than ten seconds, yet a pool of blood had already gathered at Moses' feet.
Normally, this level of 'coaxing' would be enough to claim the life of the person bearing the cost, but Moses still has the Hope, Black Clay.
Taking out a pre-prepared portion of Black Seed from his pocket, without concern about exposing its effects to the Zoldyck Family, Moses opened the glass bottle and flicked the Black Clay into his horrifically torn wound.
Liver, kidney, duodenum.
One portion of Black Clay was barely enough, but just in case, Moses took out a second bottle and used half of it.
As the Black Clay entered Moses's body, his missing organs regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Within moments, even the wounds torn open with his bare hands were healed to their original state.
'There are still four and a half bottles of Black Clay...'
Moses thought to himself as he put away half-used bottle of Black Clay.
But in order to fulfill Netero's last wish, using just one and a half bottles of Black Clay was nothing.
"Killua, I'm going out first."
The act was over, and there was no need to linger any longer, as doing so might risk exposing more flaws.
As for communicating with Nanika, there was no need to rush for now.
After all, he will stay in the Zoldyck Family's estate for a few more days.
Hearing Moses's words, Killua looked up and responded with a nodded.
Seeing this, Moses immediately turned around and left the basement.
…
The next evening.
Moses received the report sent by Cheadle.
The Thermal Light Species-
Had indeed vanished without a trace.
Regarding this matter, the Zodiacs were all astonished, completely unable to guess how Moses had remotely dealt with the Thermal Light Species.
But no matter how curious the Zodiacs were, Moses didn't reveal even a hint of information about Nanika.
For the next two days, Moses remained at the Zoldyck Family's estate.
After repeated in-depth discussions, Moses finally obtained the Zoldyck family's permission to communicate with Nanika for three minutes.
The price is a bottle of Black Clay.
This wasn't because the Zoldyck Family coveted the Hope like Black Clay.
Rather, the 'trading philosophy' of the Zoldyck Family is already deeply rooted.
In the eyes of the Zoldyck Family, all forms of interaction should be based on 'transactions'.
So it wasn't just outsiders, as even within the Zoldyck Family, most matters were typically resolved through 'transactions'.
Because once a clear transaction was established, there would be no room for deception, concealment, or other such behaviors.
…
Back in the basement with the blue-sky-and-white-cloud wallpaper.
Moses sat cross-legged opposite Alluka, while Killua sat next to Alluka.
"Big Brother, Nanika doesn't want to come out."
Alluka tilted his head to look at Killua beside him.
Hearing this, Killua was startled, and subconsciously looked at Moses, who was sitting opposite him.
Moses smiled and said, " It's fine. Alluka can just relay the messages. Besides, I just have a few questions, so tell Nanika there's no need to be so nervous."
"Oh, then I'll tell Nanika."
Alluka nodded and closed his eyes.
A few seconds later-
Alluka opened his eyes and said with a smile, "Nanika says it's okay."
"Good. Then first question, why were you so scared when you saw me?"
Due to the time limit, Moses didn't waste any time and directly asked the first question.
Upon hearing this, Alluka once again submerged his consciousness into the depths of his soul to relay the question to Nanika.
A short while later-
Alluka opened his eyes again, but the smile on his face disappeared. Instead, he shrank behind Killua, clinging tightly to his arm.
Seeing this, Killua was slightly surprised. He looked down at Alluka, and asked, "Alluka, what's wrong?"
"Big brother, Nanika told me... Moses will eat Nanika."
Alluka hid behind Killua, then cautiously peeked out at Moses across from them.
Hearing this, Moses and Killua looked at each other in surprise, and then they immediately understood why Alluka suddenly became so scared.
The reason lay in Nanika's statement about being 'eaten'.
Killua quickly reassured him: " Don't be afraid. Big Brother can promise you that Moses will never hurt you."
"Mmm..."
Alluka nodded hesitantly.
Because as long as it is what Killua says, whether it is Alluka or Nanika, they would believe it unconditionally.
Moses took the opportunity to ask: "Alluka, I want to know why Nanika would say that."
"I'll go ask."
There was still a hint of fear in Alluka's eyes when he looked at Moses, and then he closed his eyes again and went to look for Nanika.
After about ten seconds-
Alluka opened his eyes and shrank back behind Killua once again, not hiding his fear for Moses.
Seeing this, Moses couldn't help but feel helpless.
'If things continued like this, I probably wouldn't get any clear answers.'
He sighed softly in his heart.
Killua gently stroked Alluka's head and said softly: "I already told you, Moses will not hurt you."
"Mmm."
Alluka responded in a low voice, then mustered the courage to peek out from behind Killua and look at Moses.
"Nanika said... one of your preys is Nanika."
"Prey?"
Moses raised his brows slightly.
From his perspective, the word 'prey' being applied between him and Nanika felt utterly incongruous.
'Did that mean-'
'Is there a food chain relationship of predator and prey between me and Nanika?'
'No.'
'If it was purely about being a predator, it couldn't possibly refer to me, a 'human'.'
'The only thing that truly fit this possibility-'
The only thing Moses could think of was Perception.
'Nanika was a manifestation of the desire-dependent entity, Ai. So if we assume that Perception regarded Ai as food...'
'This means that Perception does exist somewhere in the Dark Continent.'
'Moreover, in the vast and indescribably complex food chain there, Perception is Ai's natural enemy.'
But no matter how Moses looked at it, the idea of Perception feeding on a 'wish-granting entity' like Ai-
Just thinking about it felt absurd.
At this moment, Moses clearly sensed the connection between Perception and Dark Continent.
It left him in a dilemma.
On one hand, he wanted to confirm this matter, but on the other hand, he didn't want to reveal any information related to Perception in front of outsiders.