Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

He imbued his feet with his own Nen, allowing him to walk silently and remain firmly attached to the sloping roof.

'No fluctuations of spiritual energy can be detected...'

Hisoka peered almost vertically out from behind a wall, cautiously looking at a transparent skylight.

The building beneath his feet was a palace complex shaped like a "回" (hui), with a huge indoor garden in the center, a tall, domed hall to the south, and a square, museum-like building to the north.

Hisoka's target is that building to the north.

'The nobles of the Gramgala gang all go to the Royal Gram Hotel on this day, so the palace is undefended at this time...'

Hisoka narrowed his eyes and quietly concealed himself in the shadows of the building, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, spying on his surroundings.

No matter how weak the defenses are, it's impossible to have no defenses at all.

There are far too few patrolling soldiers or hired security personnel in the palace complex now. Hisoka glanced around from above and found there were fewer than ten.

'These people have patrolled the entire palace; it'll probably be dawn by then.'

Hisoka observed calmly, trying to find something out that was out of place.

The current situation is completely illogical and can only be explained in two ways.

First, the nobles of the Gram Gala gang have gone mad and haven't paid their security guards and soldiers this year.

Secondly, at this time, there was already a security force in the palace that could replace the guards. The nobles were extremely arrogant and entrusted their treasures, worth hundreds of billions, to that force with complete confidence.

'Of course, it's also possible that they didn't hand it over 'confidently,' but were forced to.'

After rounding a clock tower, in the instant a dark cloud blocked the moonlight, Hisoka shot like an arrow to the top of the building to the north.

This must be where the nobles stored their treasures, and this year's "Gram Star" should be quietly sitting in one of those corners.

At the top of the building, there is a small square skylight, through which moonlight quietly flows into the building, illuminating a small corner of it.

Hisoka opened the skylight and peeked out.

To avoid alerting the enemy, he did not use the [circle] to probe.

The building is completely hollow, a huge space like a museum, with red carpets covering the floor and red wallpaper on the walls, and a large number of calligraphy and paintings by famous people hanging there.

Hisoka stuck a bit of Nen to the edge of the skylight and then stuck the other end to his waist before flipping over and jumping inside.

If something unexpected happens, this psychic energy can quickly pull him back to the rooftop, allowing him to escape.

This is his tactical habit: whether it's useful or not, throw out a few packs of chewing gum first.

*smack*

The sound was like a snot hitting the ground, but Hisoka's Nen effectively masked the sound of his landing.

He slowly stood up, the moonlight shining on Hisoka like grains of white salt.

It was nearly midnight.

The surroundings were as quiet as a specially designed soundproof room, which further intensified the darkness.

Hisoka focused his Nen on his eyes to enhance his night vision.

In the darkness not far away, a faint red dot appeared.

Is it that gem?

Hisoka instinctively wanted to walk into the darkness.

*smack*

*smack*

It was still an environment so quiet it made my ears ring, and the sound of snot being slapped on the ground was enough to make my head spin.

The red dot seemed almost alive, appearing and disappearing in the darkness.

Suddenly Hisoka's intuition kicked in!

Swish!

A strange face covered in feathers suddenly emerged from the darkness.

Those red dots were actually its eyes!

"You've come..."

Swish!

The playing cards sliced ​​through the dense darkness, and sharp psychic energy tore through the air!

Without hesitation, Hisoka threw out a playing card, and at the same time bent his knees and jumped backward!

"Ah……"

The strange face, seeing the incredibly sharp playing card hurtling towards its face, remained completely unperturbed, calmly uttering two words:

"go back!"

squeak-

A sound like silk tearing rang out, and the playing cards froze in mid-air.

Hisoka's pupils contracted as a strange white light suddenly appeared before his eyes!

Swish!

When Hisoka regained his sight, a familiar playing card was already hurtling towards his face, slashing at his eye without the slightest hesitation!

'Love that can stretch and contract!'

Hisoka decisively spread his hands, and a pink Nen network suddenly opened between his hands, firmly trapping the playing card in mid-air.

Chapter 278 A Series of Linked Events × An Astounding Scheme

'What is the true nature of this strange ability?'

In a flash, Hisoka instinctively began to assess the abilities of the bird-headed monster before him.

He heard the other person say "Go back" before the white light appeared.

If we interpret it literally...

Does it mean making the moving object return along its original trajectory?

"That was a quick reaction, you're a real expert..."

The bird-headed monster exclaimed in admiration, then changed the subject:

"But you're not the one I'm waiting for. Go back!"

Hisoka suddenly felt a strange aura rising from behind him!

pat.

It was as if an invisible hand had been placed on Hisoka's shoulder, followed by a flash of white light just like before.

shuh...

Hisoka instantly felt a sense of weightlessness.

He only had time to transform [Practice] into [Firmness] before regaining his sight.

To his astonishment, he found himself back several tens of minutes earlier, atop the domed building outside the palace where he had been hiding...

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The Royal Gram Theatre.

"Thank you to the Muritonio Circus for their wonderful magic performance!"

The host was giving a passionate presentation on stage, while a portly, richly dressed middle-aged nobleman in the audience clapped his hands with great satisfaction.

"It's safe."

Seeing this, Abachi, who was secretly watching from behind the scenes, breathed a sigh of relief and turned to say with a smile:

“That was the current head of the Gram Gala gang just now. His applause is the highest recognition of this performance. As long as he applauded, it can be confirmed that Sang’s ‘disappearance’ performance will definitely win the ‘first prize’.”

"It was indeed a very impressive performance. The magic tricks were so skillful that they could even conceal the activation of Nen abilities."

Diya also clapped in admiration, as he could have done the same thing on stage using [Concealment].

It's truly amazing that Sang, who doesn't know the technique of "concealment," was able to cover it up with such ingenious magic tricks.

"After the next program ends, it will be my performance, which will also be the last program. After that, the rankings of the programs will be announced. The performer or group that wins the [Top Prize] will be invited to the palace of the Gram nobles to participate in a banquet and be awarded the [Gram Star]. I will give it to you, Mr. Dia, at that time."

Abachi quickly gave some instructions and then went back to prepare for her "steel rope skipping" performance.

"What ranking do you think she can get?"

"I'm looking thoughtful," Poxon asked.

"It should be the [Root Award]. The magic show they're putting on right now is quite interesting."

"Dia said."

"Hmm...that's good, this way we can get a closer look at that Barney Bear that's said to cost 50 million Jenny."

Pokson clicked his tongue, looking like he'd never seen anything like it.

The reward for the [Root Prize] is a one-of-a-kind [Albino Barney Black Bear], which is pregnant and valued at 50 million jenny due to its rarity.

It's something that a regular zoo could acquire, to the point where it could be used as a standalone exhibit.

Even for the penniless Miss Poker, this was a rare find.

ding dong~

The phone beeped with a notification sound. Diya checked the message, then suddenly frowned and looked thoughtful.

"what happened?"

Pokson kept glancing at Dia out of the corner of his eye, and when he noticed the change in Dia's expression, he asked curiously.

"There's been a problem with Hisoka. There are some experts in that palace. He tried to break in several times but was driven out each time. He's given up on wasting time and is now heading here."

"That shouldn't be a bad thing, right?"