Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

After thinking for a moment, he added:

"Remember to eat."

He put his phone away and continued to stare blankly at the warm sunlight outside the window.

Having been in Kakin for only a short time, I have already experienced a great deal, but this ancient and vast empire remains shrouded in mystery.

The closer something is to the present generation, the clearer it becomes; the closer something is to the past, the more blurred it becomes.

People often say that the past will seek out the immature version of themselves, but what about the past of an empire?

The Maslenitsa festivals still being held in various places, the mummified kings living on in the royal palaces, the conflicts between secularism and feudalism—countless people have turned their attention to this city, ultimately stirring up a great deal of trouble.

'We can go check on the matter at the Royal Palace after things have calmed down.'

Now is not the time. At this critical juncture, Nasby is definitely on edge. Going now would be tantamount to walking into a trap.

While Dia was still thinking about her plan

Suddenly, a familiar green caught his eye!

'!'

Dia instinctively stood up with lightning speed, his arm almost elbowing the wall; with his strength, he estimated he could have accidentally knocked the wall over.

He thought he saw Qiduo's hair color; it was a very rare color, and he couldn't be mistaken!

But how could Qiduo possibly be in Kajin?

Diya was completely confused and looked carefully in the direction she had just come from.

Finally, he saw that familiar green again in a high-end restaurant in a roadside alley.

However, it wasn't Kido's long green hair, but rather short green hair.

'Sherlock…'

Why is Zhongdeng here too?

Diya glanced back at Mumu Ze, who was still diligently buying clothes, and Pokson, who was barely alive, and then decisively turned and walked out of the store.

They're not in any serious trouble, so there's no need to worry too much. The important thing is to find out why Sherlock is here!

Dia didn't believe that the Dark Continent fanatic was just a tourist.

If he intends to cause some big commotion here, it would be beneficial for Dia to know in advance.

As they entered the alley, Dia took another careful look and, sure enough, it was Sherlock!

He was intently gesturing to the menu in his hand, with a waiter standing beside him.

"Give me one of these, please..."

After saying that, he fell into deep thought again, gesturing as he looked at the dazzling array of menu items.

After a while, he pointed to a menu and said:

"I want this one too."

Then he went through the cycle of pondering and ordering again, completely oblivious to the waiter's increasingly speechless expression.

Jingle ~

As the bell rang, the restaurant door opened, and another waiter quickly went to greet him.

"Sir, there are no seats available..."

"I was with that person."

Dia waved her hand, pointing in Sherlock's direction, then ignored the waiter and went straight over to sit down opposite Sherlock.

"..."

When Sherlock saw someone suddenly sit down opposite him, he was about to say that he did not accept sharing the table when he saw Dia's face.

After a moment of silence, Sherlock said helplessly:

"What are you doing here?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing. Weren't you focused on preparing for your trip [outside]? Why are you here in Kakin?"

Dia asked in return.

Snapped!

Sherlock closed the menu in his hand, casually handed it to the waiter beside him, and said:

"That's all, plus one more [Big Mac Signature Beef Burger]."

After saying that, he looked at Dia and suddenly laughed, saying:

"I'm here to eat, so I'll order you one of this restaurant's signature burgers too."

"I have no appetite, so just answer my question directly."

"Try it, it's really delicious. The last time I ate here was five years ago. The owner of this shop wasn't famous back then, but he was very serious about making burgers, like a yellow sponge from the seabed. You'll definitely regret it if you miss it."

Dia frowned as she looked at Sherlock, who was beating around the bush, and thought to herself:

'It seems he won't be talking anytime soon. Zhongdeng's personality is so different from Qiduo's; he's always keeping things mysterious. Is he even his biological son?'

In fact, it's quite obvious from the hair color to the eye color.

“...Okay, I’ll wait until you finish eating.”

A few minutes later, a waiter came over with a huge tray on his head, placed the dishes on the table one by one, and also put a huge hamburger in front of Dia.

Immediately, a fragrant aroma of wheat and meat wafted over, the browned meat patties sandwiched between fresh vegetable leaves, constantly oozing tempting oil that permeated the soft dough.

Diya casually lifted the dough and glanced at it.

He added pickled cabbage...

Sherlock didn't waste any words, grabbed his cutlery and started devouring the hamburger in a flash. Dia watched for a while, then picked up a hamburger and ate it in a few bites.

Before long, the entire table of food was swept away by Sherlock, the former two-star hunter, in a whirlwind of sucking.

Sherlock pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth, picked up the coffee on the table, took a sip, and said:

"Although I'm not sure what you're doing in New Delhi, I think you should know what will happen in a month."

One month later, in April.

Dia frowned slightly and said:

"King Nasby's birthday banquet? You're here for that."

"Yes and no."

Sherlock put down his coffee cup and smacked his lips:

"The coffee here has always been terrible, too sour. There's a really good coffee shop in New Delhi, I'll take you there next time."

"Don't ramble on about random things."

Dia interrupted him without saying a word.

Sherlock paused, then continued speaking nonchalantly:

“Decades ago, when I had just married Sealy and your teacher hadn’t been born yet, I teamed up with another friend and Grandma Bisky for a top-secret mission.”

"That mission required us to escort a very important person from the southern continent of Eurubian all the way to the northern end. Airships were not allowed during the journey, so after half a month of planning, the think tank chose the Inku Line train, which runs through the entire continent."

A look of nostalgia crossed his face:

"That was an extremely dangerous journey. The whole trip lasted for a whole month, with all the eating, drinking and relieving myself on the train. Every day there were different assassins and killers. Even someone as strong as Grandma Bisky was almost cut in half at the waist. If I hadn't gone to great lengths, she might have been killed there in a miserable way."

Dia was completely bewildered and looked utterly confused.

"So, does this have anything to do with my current problem?"

"Of course there are."

Sherlock took another sip of his coffee, smacked his lips, and then added five sugar cubes.

"The person we were transporting back then was named Pariston Hill."

Dia straightened up, her expression becoming more serious:

“Explain in detail.”

Sherlock shook his head and said:

"That's all. At that time, Pariston was a political prisoner sentenced to 3000 years in prison, which is why he insisted on ground transportation. Later, I don't know what he did, but he became a hunter, and that's where our friendship ended."

Dia suddenly remembered.

A few months ago, during the vice president election, Pariston and Kita had a fight at the Hunter Association building.

At that time, Pariston seemed to reveal that he and Sherlock had known each other before, and that's how they met.

"And the reason I came here is for Pariston."

"My sources indicate that Pariston will be invited to the King's birthday banquet this April, along with a very important person."

"Big man?"

"Dia asked in confusion."

Sherlock shrugged and said helplessly:

"Don't ask me, I don't know who it is either."

"..."

Sherlock didn't know, but Dia had a vague idea.

In Kakin, receiving an invitation from Nasby is related to Pariston, who is considered a "big shot."

All the clues point to one person—

Chairman Netero's son, Beyond Netero!

According to the original plot, Beyond should have appeared in Kakin after the Chairman Election arc. What is the reason for his appearance this time, and what is his purpose?

Chapter 373 [The Twelve Earthly Branches of Chen] × [The Twelve Earthly Branches of Wu]