Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

"Waaaaah—"

The piercing sound of the steam whistle, growing louder as it approached, pulled his thoughts from the dead paradise back to the living world.

'come yet……'

He looked up and gazed into the distance, where a warm yellow light appeared around the corner…

----------

After passing through the long tunnel at the border, you arrive in Pattaya.

Laba No. 8 is a very advanced steam train, and at this moment the train is running steadily on the established track.

The enormous headlights shone a straight yellow light, forcefully splitting the night in two.

The carriage was as noisy as ever; you could hear it from the front of the train to the back.

Diya sat in the carriage, her eyes lightly closed, ignoring the noisy crowd around her.

Qiduo didn't prepare any fancy transportation for him, like a high-class airship or charter plane.

Instead, they chose to squeeze in with ordinary people and take ground transportation to Pattaya.

This method is actually safer for him.

Sizzle—!

The train suddenly came to an abrupt stop, and the unsuspecting passengers were thrown forward by inertia!

"WTF...don't push...who the hell is pushing me...?"

Screams and the sound of someone falling rang out, and the carriage instantly descended into chaos.

Diya used ripples to firmly stick herself to the ground, remaining completely still, standing out among the other passengers who were all crooked and sprawled out.

Seeing that the train was not moving, he frowned, and invisible ripples suddenly burst forth from the soles of his feet.

In an instant, the scene outside clearly entered Diya's mind: a figure standing by the tracks, gesturing wildly, seemingly doing nothing.

In front of him, scattered chunks of flesh splattered onto the tracks and the ground.

Judging from the shape of the remaining remains, it should be—a deer?

It doesn't seem like a big deal. It's probably just that an animal accidentally wandered onto the tracks and forced the train to stop abruptly...

"Please remain calm, passengers. There was a minor malfunction on the train, but the engineers have now resolved it."

"The train is about to depart. Please return to your seats and do not wander around or approach the connecting areas between carriages."

The sharp sound could be heard even before the train attendant entered the carriage.

Diya used the [Circle] to probe briefly but didn't find anything unusual. After thinking for a moment, she gave up the idea of ​​going out to investigate.

His ripple sensor didn't give any response, so there was no need to complicate things.

Thinking of this, Diya closed her eyes again and did nothing else except for the ripple radar under her feet that kept emitting signals.

Just as the conductor had said, the train soon started moving again...

Not long after, the train came to a screeching halt at Pati station.

It was nearly midnight, and the station entrance was sparsely populated.

Diya carried her luggage and walked quickly out of the station. The cold November wind blew in her face, causing many of the passengers who came out at the same time to shiver.

At this moment, a voice caught Dia's attention—

“Mr. Dia—”

Look here—

Turning my head, I saw a clean-looking young man holding up a large sign with the words "Dia" on it, seemingly oblivious to the strange looks and cold winds around him, calling out Dia's name.

That's... the contact person?

Diya quickly used [Condensation] to check for traps before heading over.

"You must be the Mr. Dia that Miss Qiduo was talking about. You look exactly like the one in the photo."

"Yes, I am Dia. You must be the contact person arranged by Mr. Mitchellston. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Diya nodded, expressing her gratitude for the ride.

The other party nodded politely and said:

"Yes, my name is Lu Ren. It's nice to meet you."

As he spoke, Lu Ren put down the sign in his hand, reached out and took out a hunter's license to prove his identity, and then turned around and gestured for Diya to follow.

A simple, unadorned bulletproof car was parked in the distance; it was probably the vehicle we would be using later.

Diya silently scanned the inside and outside of the cabin with her radar, making sure there were no bombs or anything like that inside, before getting in.

Because he had not received any information about his contact before the mission, he became slightly more vigilant.

But it's actually unnecessary, because the ripple radar doesn't react.

In fact, he still knows very little about this mission. Apart from the fact that the date is November 6th and the location is the vague Patti City, he knows almost nothing else.

However, he could roughly guess some of the details, based on Qi Duo's identity as a hunter of rare and difficult diseases, and the fact that her reason for extending the invitation was her [Ripple].

It can be roughly deduced that the task involves treating someone or curing a certain disease.

Kido said that he would only be a medic on this mission and would not be in combat duty, so this mission should be easy... right?

It's not that he doesn't trust Qiduo, but Qiduo's character is that of someone who is very capable and can arrange everything perfectly, but always ends up getting a setback for no apparent reason.

It wasn't just during the chairman election that this happened; in the Watari arc, when Kita was rescuing the Ninth Prince, she was efficiently arranging surgery in one panel, but in the next panel she was being kicked out by the military, which was also quite difficult to maintain.

Diya sat in the passenger seat, silently watching the night view of Pati, the lights, the bridge, the spacious city center square, and the crowds parading with torches...

Wait, what is that?

"Are there still people protesting in Pattani at midnight?"

Diya asked Lu Ren, who was driving, out of curiosity.

Looking at the road ahead, Lu Ren said in a heavy tone:

"It seems to be a strike by workers at the syrup factory, which has also spurred some ordinary people to participate. I don't know why the march is going on so late today, but they should be heading back soon."

What are they marching for?

"..."

"I'm not sure, but they haven't broken the law yet."

Lu Ren paused for a moment, then gave a seemingly plausible but ultimately flawed reason.

Dia didn't know if he didn't want to talk about it or if he really didn't know, but he didn't press him further. His purpose for coming here did not include solving municipal problems.

So he turned his head and continued to look at the torch swaying across the river, feeling that something was not right.

From this distance, the parade participants were lined up in a long queue, and the bright torches stretched out like a living fire serpent, rising and falling endlessly along the riverbank.

Dia squinted; he noticed something was wrong.

In the demonstration, a clown-like figure, with fiery red hair, languished listlessly in the procession…

Chapter Sixty-One: The Manor and the Lady

Dia silently withdrew her gaze.

He had already given up hope that the mission could be resolved peacefully; the city was starting to get into trouble.

Who knows what might appear next?

If they can cause trouble for Hisoka today, they can cause trouble for Chrollo tomorrow, and what about the day after tomorrow?

We can't exactly summon Godzilla, can we...?

That being said, Dia didn't feel nervous at all. With his current strength, Hisoka coming to cause him trouble would be courting death.

Thinking this way, Dia suddenly felt a little excited about Hisoka's attack; she could hang him up and beat him to a pulp then...

Night fell quickly, and the armored vehicle soon arrived at its destination—a huge estate.

Dia stepped out of the car, surprised.

'This place is almost in the city center, and they managed to build such a huge estate. They must be incredibly wealthy...'

Even so, Diya was actually more curious about why Lu Ren had brought him here.

Just as he was about to turn around and ask, he saw Lu Ren silently start the car and say to Diya:

"Mr. Dia, please go inside. Miss Qiduo is waiting for you there."

He then stepped on the gas and sped away from the scene at lightning speed.

"..."

Diya turned away speechlessly, wondering what the guy was doing.

If he hadn't already confirmed the other party's identity with Mitchell on the way here, he would have already fired a bullet at such suspicious behavior.

Then Dia stepped forward and pushed open the manor gate herself.

The entire manor was quiet at this time, with only a few streetlights providing some light, and the occasional chirping of insects coming from the grass.

Upon entering, one is greeted by large swathes of shrubs that obstruct the view, with a path cleverly squeezed out between the shrubs.

It feels a bit strange. Would a normal person do something like this at the entrance?

An ominous premonition welled up in her heart, but the next moment Dia shook her head, thinking that it might just be that Qiduo's tastes were rather unique.

Dia didn't know where to go. She thought about calling Qiduo, but then she figured that since she was already there, she could just wander around and find her way.

How hard could it be to find just one Qiduo?

Half an hour later...

【Ripple Radar】!

Dia decisively activated the ripple radar. This manor, whose design was unknown, was a maze of intersecting paths and trails.