Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

He murmured to himself:

'Dia Diego...'

A few days ago, the image of Dia casually tossing a few bills to a homeless man in the alley flashed through Caesar's mind.

As the evening breeze began to blow, the orange sunset began to sink deeper and deeper, turning the entire Flynn Airport blood red.

Caesar looked back.

Mu Muze, still stubbornly standing there in her blue dress, looked up at the airship that had become a small black dot, without saying a word.

'You'll come back, won't you? Back to Kakin, Dia…'

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Loy City, top floor of the Hunter Association headquarters.

"Hmm...this is a bit difficult."

Chairman Netero stroked his beard, sat cross-legged on the tatami mat, and said with a troubled expression:

“After all, it used to be a fixed time, and most candidates prepared according to that time.”

Opposite him sat a blond man wearing a yellow-brown striped suit.

The man was handsome, with a warm and sunny smile on his face, exuding an air of sunny elite. He was none other than Pariston Hill.

Upon hearing Netero's words, Pariston calmly adopted his signature gentle voice and replied:

"As a hunter, dealing with emergency situations should be an essential skill. If someone can't even handle something as simple as changing the time, they probably won't be of much use."

Pariston offered an explanation that was less a reason and more an irony.

But this explanation actually made Netero stroke his chin and nod with a playful expression, seemingly agreeing with it.

"You'll be gone for six months. What are you planning to do this time?"

Netero picked up his teacup, took a sip, and calmly looked at Pariston across from him.

"President, you misunderstand. I came here unprepared."

Pariston's expression remained unchanged, still bearing a gentle smile.

He wasn't lying. During the six months he was away from the association, he met a very interesting person. This person, like the association president, was willing to generously play games with him, and...

'Both the president and that other person are very strong.'

'That way, you don't have to worry about dying before the game ends...'

Pariston's eyes seemed to be brimming with a deep-seated malice as he stared unabashedly at Chairman Netero, who was drinking tea in front of him.

Netero completely ignored this malice, and even seemed to enjoy it.

Suddenly, Netero's eyes flickered, as if he sensed something he cared about approaching him.

After carefully observing, a hint of amusement flickered in his eyes, as if something interesting was about to happen.

Pariston, who had been carefully observing the chairman, noticed a subtle shift in his mind and instantly became acutely aware of the extremely subtle change in emotion in Netero's eyes.

This sudden change piqued his curiosity, and just as he was about to ask—

boom!

The door to Netero's office was pushed open, and a young, casual voice entered the room:

"Chairman, I heard you're going to start earlier than planned..."

With one hand in her pocket and the other still poised to push open the door, Dia paused for a moment when she saw the blond man inside the room.

"This must be Mr. Dia, the rising star criminal hunter."

Pariston was slightly surprised to see Dia push the door open and enter without any politeness. There weren't many people who could be so presumptuous in front of Chairman Netero.

Despite this, his expression remained calm and composed, even maintaining a polite demeanor, as he began his self-introduction:

"Hello, I'm Pariston, you can call me Mr. Pariston~"

After saying that, Pariston let out a few hearty laughs. Combined with his handsome face, Dia could almost see strange little stars twinkling around him.

After Pariston finished introducing himself, Dia also recovered from her surprise.

He was merely somewhat surprised to have run into this troublesome fellow, but he still offered polite, albeit insincere, remarks:

"Not at all, not at all. With Mr. Mitchellston's help, I have only achieved some insignificant results. Compared with Mr. Pariston, who is a three-star hunter, I am still far behind."

Dia wore a formulaic, fake smile, and standing next to Pariston, who also wore a fake smile, they looked like a pair of twins who didn't look alike.

For some reason, seeing the formulaic smile on Dia's face, Pariston, a man whose happiness came from the hatred of others, felt a slight unease.

Then he narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly said in an uncertain tone:

"Really? But I seem to have heard some staff members say that Mr. Dia, your teacher was Miss Qiduo, right? Has she changed allegiance?"

“If that’s the case, then I can’t tolerate those staff members still spreading your wrong information behind your back. I must… strictly correct their thinking.”

As he spoke, Pariston put on a seemingly concerned expression.

Chapter 154 An Unexpected Answer × In order to make him kneel down and admit defeat

'You're the type who cares about your reputation if you habitually smile like that when talking to people. And when you're being humble, you always mention Mr. Mitchellston; they must be very important partners to you…'

Pariston harbored dark suspicions.

If they do as he just said, then the rumor that "Dia has switched allegiance and abandoned Qiduo for Mizeston" will spread throughout the entire grassroots of the Hunter Association headquarters in the blink of an eye.

It's even possible that this news could spread to other branches or even the professional hunter community.

Once such rumors spread, Dia will instantly be seen as a fence-sitter, and Qiduo will be subtly labeled as incompetent.

Even Mitchellston would be unfairly branded with the bad reputation of stealing his colleagues' disciples.

While these things might not matter to these hunters, one thing is certain.

That is Pariston, the one who would surely spread rumors about Dia and the others, and who harbored hatred.

Thinking of this, Pariston's smile deepened, and a feeling of happiness began to grow in his heart.

Dia glanced strangely at Pariston, who was beginning to show signs of madness, and said:

"impossible."

"Huh?"

Pariston paused, unsure of what Dia was talking about.

"I know all the staff at the Hunter Association headquarters very well, and they won't talk about me behind my back."

Dia calmly exposed Pariston's nonsense and also crushed his idea of ​​spreading rumors.

Thanks to the fact that he had spent several months training at the Hunter Association headquarters before the Patti City incident, he had become accustomed to eating and drinking with the staff. (See Chapter 55 for details)

With the added publicity from the young girls who were attracted by his appetite (I think), there was no staff member in the entire Hunter Association headquarters who didn't know him.

To be honest, all the gossip about him had already been done over those few months...

So Pariston's claim that he heard staff talking about Dia is definitely nonsense.

"..."

Pariston was taken aback by Dia's comment and was momentarily speechless.

This student of Qiduo seems a bit different from Qiduo.

Pariston recalled the psychological profile he had created of Keido during his observation of her.

After carefully examining and comparing Dia's personality traits, Pariston thought to himself:

'Hmm...it feels like there's a bit of a personality clash involved...'

Could these two become master and apprentice?

Pariston said he didn't quite understand, but he felt that the silence had gone on for a while and it was time to find something to talk about.

"I see. Then Mr. Dia, you..."

"President, everyone from the Twelve Branches is ready. Except for a few who are still participating in missions and are not interested in the vice president election, almost everyone is here."

Before Pariston could finish speaking, the Bean Man's voice suddenly came clearly from outside, interrupting him.

Netero calmly stood up and said to the bean noodles:

"I understand. Go and tell them to wait a moment. I'll be there soon."

After saying that, he turned to look at Pariston and said calmly:

"Then you should go and wait there too."

Pariston nodded politely, smiled at Dia, said "Excuse me, I must leave," and left the room.

Just as he stepped out of the room, he seemed to remember something, suddenly turned around, and calmly said to Dia:

"I suddenly remembered that I didn't finish what I was saying. I was going to say that Mr. Dia, you should be on Miss Qiduo's side, right?"

What advice do you have?

When Dia heard him mention Qiduo, she immediately stopped faking her smile, narrowed her eyes slightly, crossed her arms, and looked at him with a leisurely air, as if she was really expecting something.

"It's not exactly giving advice, it's just that, Mr. Dia, you should already know this."

Pariston said in a deliberately coy and gentle voice:

“Miss Kita, isn’t she very competitive, and she also likes to go to extremes?”

"We're competitors in this vice-president election. What if she loses and loses control of her emotions, gets angry, and tries to attack me or something..."

Pariston seemed to have never imagined he would lose. He slowly raised his head, revealing a malicious glint in his eyes and a smile.

"Mr. Dia, being a crime hunter, should be able to catch her, right?"

Dia stared calmly at Pariston without saying a word, and the chairman's office fell silent.

After a long silence, Diya slowly spoke:

"I don't know if Teacher Qiduo will attack you, but I know you're definitely going to lose."