A golden nest or a silver nest is no better than one's own straw nest; a foster father or stepfather is no better than one's own father.
People need a sense of belonging. This continent surrounded by Mobius Lake is not Vivian's home. The unknown land guarded by the Gatekeeper at the end of the sea is...
Ging knew, he always knew,
but when this day finally came, the sorrow of parting stirred like a knife, making it hard for him to let go.
"Waa..." Little Gon was crying in his arms, perhaps sensing something. He flailed his little hands and churned his small legs, grabbing aimlessly at the air. However... his mother had already turned into a rock, facing the deep sea, assuming a longing for home posture, without any breath.....
...
Hunter Association.
At the top of the headquarters building, in the office marked "Martial Artist."
An old man, almost ninety years old and constantly reminding himself "never forget your original intention," never daring to forget his identity as a "Martial Artist,"
wearing a sports vest and assuming a horse stance, gazed straight ahead. At one point, his eyes tightened, and his right fist thrust forward with a "pa~"
A sudden direct punch exploded the air in front like a whip... as if repeating daily training, or perhaps searching for the passionate youth of the past. In any case... lately, Netero has increasingly felt that his energy is not as abundant as it was when he was young.
This is partly due to his age, but also because of [Real Faith] indirectly affecting the high-ranking V5 who keep coming to him.
"Believe in [Real], gain eternal life," he said, even I'm somewhat tempted.
Retracting his fist, Netero glanced at the Mamen Beans, "Beans, it would be good if the people from that continent were all as well-behaved as you."
Mamen Beans was busy at the desk, organizing the intelligence gathered from all sides. Upon seeing one letter about the Zoldyck Family, saying someone commissioned Zeno Zoldyck to assassinate Gusman, the [Real Archbishop], he sensibly kept silent.
What is the Dark Continent like... ever since joining Netero, Mamen Beans rarely mentions it because... as part of the "Demon" clan, they are neither [Human] nor [Beast], rejected by both sides, naturally... life is hard... being well-behaved now is just a survival habit carefully preserved from living cautiously in the cracks back then....
Mamen Beans finished reading the intelligence, blinked his eyes, which are not much bigger than mung beans, and looked at Netero, saying: "Chairman, someone from the Zoldyck Family made a move."
"I know," retracting one punch, "pa~" comes another punch,
Netero, with his back to Mamen Beans, said without turning his head: "Zeno said, the target... is not the actual one."
The old man's movements appeared slow but were actually fast. His punch, although seemingly slow, gave an impression of inevitability. He said faintly: "There is no easy one among your hometown people... Real Faith... which god's servant is this?"
Beasts are divided into "Demon," "Illusion," and "Precious." Humans are invisibly divided into grades by "Profession," "Gender," "Faith," and "Growth experience."
Upon obtaining first-hand information of Real Faith, Netero immediately determined that the other party was not from the "same continent," and when Zeno indeed took the order... the old man recalled the past; on that sunny morning, he had an exhilarating riverside speed race with a certain young man... his old eyes squinted, secretly speculating —
The other party is coming for Jager and... that kid Roy!
Preaching madly now could be just a cover for building strength in secret or perhaps aiming to break through... some sort of restriction.....
Thoughts flying, Netero was interrupted by a ring coming from Mamen Beans' pocket,
"Ring....." The call connects,
Mamen Beans paused for a second, holding the phone, said to Netero: "Chairman, the Zoldycks have a new child... it's a boy, seems to be... silver-haired!"
Silver hair?
Netero's gaze flashed, standing with a withdrawn fist, laughing: "Well born... this time when I go, saying it's to offer congratulations, I won't be driven out publicly by some stubborn old bone...."
The passage of time, following Netero for so long, few are addressed as old bones by him... Mamen Beans firstly excluded himself, then excluded Linne, and finally, who remained is... that Zoldyck Family member... the legendary "Ultimate Killing King" — Maha Zoldyck!
A dry figure automatically appeared in his mind... Mamen Beans shivered coldly, remembering clearly that the last visit with Netero to the Zoldycks was not a very pleasant experience, let alone... he always felt as if he had seen the other party somewhere before, but try as he might, he couldn't recall it, so he gave up....
Changing the topic: "Chairman, the list you asked me to organize has begun to take shape."
"Besides Gigante fixed as 'Chen Long,' the Si Snake... Wu Horse already have candidates, and there's also Hai Pig....."
"You asked me to contact Ging, and I did... he said,"
"What did he say?" Netero noticed Mamen Beans' hesitant tone, looked back at him.
Mamen Beans' expression was peculiar, cautiously said: "He said, he has no time because of taking care of the child, unless... Roy goes, then he will go."
Netero froze... good kid, since when did he get to know that kid Roy... eyebrows raised, stroking his beard and smiling: "That's fine, I'll personally ask Roy about it later."
'I wonder to what extent that kid has grown,'