HHES: Chapter 80
Loki and Killua and Gon also share a connection in that Loki taught them Nen.
Kurapika couldn't stop Loki. After staring at Loki for a long time, Kurapika finally conceded.
"You can ask Gon and the others for help, but Loki, please don't let them do anything dangerous."
Kurapika didn't need to remind Loki of this. Loki absolutely didn't want Gon, Killua, and Leorio to have any accidents. Not just them, but Basho, Melody, Baise, and the others; he didn't want any accidents. This affected Loki's mission completion rate.
"We need to find a new place to stay quickly."
Loki didn't have Gon and Killua's contact information, but Kurapika and Leorio had exchanged numbers.
Loki looked at Kurapika. Kurapika called Leorio.
"Leorio! Are you in Yorknew City?"
"Yes."
"I need your help!"
"Okay. I'll wait for you there. See you at 9."
Kurapika hung up and looked at Loki. "Nenon's asleep. Let's wait a while to wake her. We meet at 9."
"Okay."
Loki wanted Neon to do a fortune-telling for him. Dalzollene was dead; he could ask her after finding a new place.
At 8:50, at a hotel entrance, Gon, Killua, and Leorio waited on a bench.
Gon asked, "Kurapika, what happened?"
Leorio shook his head. "I don't know. He just said to wait here."
Kurapika arrived soon. He saw them immediately.
"Leorio, Gon, Killua!"
They met again, all changed. Kurapika seemed different, though it was hard to say how.
"What is it?" Leorio asked directly.
Kurapika's smile faded; his expression became serious.
"Nothing special. I need you to help me check into a hotel."
Leorio became impatient. "Kurapika, you asked for help; tell us what happened! What do you mean, 'special reasons'?"
Gon said, "Yeah! We can help if you're in trouble."
"Gon, Leorio, I'm not telling you for your safety."
"Cut the crap! What safety? I'm not afraid of danger! We faced danger during the Hunter Exam!"
Kurapika sighed. He'd expected this.
"I'm a bodyguard for the Nostrade family. Last night, the worldwide mafia's underground auction was attacked."
"Wait, what? The underground auction was attacked?" Leorio was stunned. He knew about the auction. Who dared attack it? Didn't they know the mafia was behind it?
"The Phantom Troupe did it!"
Leorio was shocked. Wasn't that the group that killed Kurapika's clan? Killua's expression turned serious.
Kurapika looked at them. "The Phantom Troupe attacked last night. They didn't take anything, but we captured and killed one of them."
"Seriously? Kurapika, you killed a Phantom Troupe member?" Killua stood up, staring at Kurapika. His father, Silva, had said not to provoke the Phantom Troupe. Someone his father warned about couldn't be killed easily.
Kurapika smiled awkwardly. "Yes, but he was captured and couldn't move."
Killua sat down. 'I knew it! The Phantom Troupe—even my father feared them—couldn't be killed so easily.'
"Loki defeated them, then I captured and questioned him. Loki let me kill him."
"Pfft!" Killua sprayed water.
"What? Loki?"
Gon said, "Loki's in Yorknew City?"
Leorio said, "He defeated a Phantom Troupe member? A criminal? Loki defeated such a dangerous criminal?"
"Loki's in Yorknew City. Yesterday, he defeated a Phantom Troupe member, protected us during the retreat, blocked five or six Troupe members, and injured three!"
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"Machi, did you find anything?" Franklin asked, tossing a body into the bathroom.
Machi, at the computer, said, "They checked out this morning and didn't check in under other names. They're in a hotel we don't know."
"Then we can't find them."
"Any other way?" Franklin asked, looking at Machi.
"A bounty on the black market would get results quickly, but that's too obvious; it tells them we don't know their location." Machi enlarged a message on the screen. "And we're the ones with the bounty now."
The mafia knew about the attack. High bounties on the Phantom Troupe were posted everywhere that morning. Even small pieces of information would be rewarded.
Machi looked at the computer. "We have bounties on our heads."
Machi smiled. "Yes!"
"Why are you happy?"
"Because the mafia posted bounties, showing they can't handle us; they'll pay others to deal with us."
Franklin frowned. "What does that mean?"
Machi turned to the screen. "That flame kid is supposed to be with the Nostrade family! He's strong; he could threaten us, yet the mafia is offering bounties on us."
Machi smiled mysteriously. "What does this mean?"
Franklin glared at Machi. "Just say it! You're better at thinking."
"Hahaha! It means the mafia doesn't know Uvogin was captured, and we were injured by the flame kid."
Franklin glared at Machi.
"Okay, okay, I'll say it." Machi stopped teasing.
"We can get the mafia to find Loki."
Franklin looked at Machi, still confused.
"If the mafia finds out he can deal with us, they'll find the flame kid and have him deal with us!"
"But how do we make the mafia think the flame kid is strong?" Franklin asked.
"Ordinary people don't know about Nen users," Machi said.
"It's hard to make ordinary people understand Nen users' strength, but we don't need them to know how strong the flame kid is," Machi said. "We just need them to know Loki killed one of our members last night."
Franklin's expression changed. "Let's ask the leader. Your idea is good, but telling everyone the Troupe failed... the leader might not agree."
Machi understood; Chrollo needed to decide. She looked at information on the Hunter website, stopping at Baise's profile.
Machi paused. "A Transmutation-type Nen user."
After checking everyone's information, Machi called Chrollo.
Machi explained her idea.
"Okay! No problem. Let's send Uvogin on his final journey!"
Chrollo agreed readily. But Machi had another concern.
"Leader, one of the enemy's companions is a Transmutation type!"
Chrollo looked up. "Transmutation?"
After thinking, Chrollo realized the problem. The enemy had a Transmutation type. Chrollo knew the range of Transmutation abilities. A normal Transmutation type wasn't a big deal. But Uvogin was captured and killed.
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