Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

"Yo, good evening, Ms. Kita!"

When Dia saw Qiduo, her eyes lit up instantly, and she raised her voice to greet him loudly.

Mrs. Yorkshire covered half her face with her fan, watching her daughter rush over with interest, seemingly unwilling to speak.

Qiduo walked over with a suspicious look on her face and first replied to Dia:

"Good evening, Diya. Why are you spending time with Mother?"

"I stopped him, wanting to keep an eye on things for you~"

Kido: ? ! !

In an instant, Qiduo emitted a sharp, explosive sound:

"Mother!!! What are you saying?!"

"Go back to sleep right now!!"

Without hesitation, Keedo grabbed Mrs. Yorkshire's arm and dragged her into the villa.

Mrs. Yorkshire did not resist, but her occasional teasing laughter only made Keido more embarrassed.

Seeing that their relationship was so harmonious and amicable, Dia did not interrupt the friendly interaction between the mother and daughter or the unusually lively scene between Qi Duo. Instead, she quietly followed them into the villa.

Upon entering the villa, Diya noticed the exquisite and rustic interior design and the striking paintings that filled the room.

It includes paintings from ancient dynasties as well as modern styles, and works from both Impressionism and Abstract art.

The sheer variety of paintings is dazzling, and what they all share is a strong sense of uniqueness, as if each painting is a living, breathing person with a distinct personality.

“This is my father’s collection. He should be doing academic research in another country now.”

Qiduo's voice came from the side. Dia turned her head and saw that she had calmed down and looked normal, as if she was not the one who had made the explosion.

Is this what a top-tier hunter is like? His control over his emotions is simply effortless.

Dia had already learned about the manor during her conversation with Mrs. Yorkshire.

This is actually Qiduo's hometown. Although she rarely comes back, she happened to be here for a mission, so she stayed at home.

Mrs. and Mr. Yorkshire, the biological parents that Keido never mentioned, were also hunters.

His father was a one-star ancient art hunter and a world-class painter, while his mother was a rare plant hunter and a renowned horticulturalist.

Therefore, Kido is actually a true heiress from a wealthy family, and of course, her current achievements have far surpassed those of her parents.

"Your father, I wonder if Teacher Qiduo has returned?"

Dia looked at Qiduo and asked, although it was a bit abrupt and impolite, but for some reason he just wanted to know.

Although Lady Yorkshire was a bit wicked, she cared a lot about Keido.

She said she knew that Chido was going back to Pattaya, so she took the airship back overnight, but Mr. Yorkshire did not return.

Dia did not believe that either Keido or Mrs. Yorkshire had deliberately kept it from Mr. Yorkshire.

After hearing Dia's words, Qiduo fell silent for a while.

After a long silence, she turned around quietly and revealed the reason:

"My relationship with my father...is not very harmonious..."

“He used to care about me a lot, but ever since I became a member of the Zodiac and changed my image out of respect for the chairman, his attitude has changed…”

Dia remained silent, simply following behind Qiduo and listening to her story.

"Later... my father simply refused to acknowledge our relationship in public, and even..."

"He even gave up his hunter identity, becoming the only person in the past decade to voluntarily go to the Hunter Association and relinquish his hunter identity..."

As she spoke, Qi Duo's voice gradually faded until she fell completely silent.

Chapter Sixty-Three: Vincent is a Civil Servant × Rescuing People

The silence continued until Qiduo led Dia into a study.

Although she felt as if she had overheard someone else's private affairs, Diya did not feel uncomfortable.

The presence of Mrs. Yorkshire made it seem natural that Dia should not have to know about this matter, even though he hadn't really expected Keido to answer his question.

He just had a "oh, I see" feeling; it was unexpected but not shocking.

In fact, among all the hunters he had ever met, Qiduo was the closest to having a harmonious family.

Most hunters seem to have no family at all.

Although he asked the question, he didn't know why he asked it or what the point of asking it would be, so in the end he could only respond with silence.

But he had a premonition that this matter might take an unexpected turn in the future.

pat.

The study door closed gently, and Qiduo, as always, quickly shook off her depressed mood and returned to her usual calm and intellect.

After she had Dia sit down, she handed her a picture and said:

"Now I'll tell you the details of this mission. You don't know anything about it yet, do you?"

Because you haven't said anything yet...

Diya squinted as she took the photo. It showed a thin-faced old man wearing a hospital gown lying on what looked like an operating table.

On the old man's body, large, conspicuous, and eerie black marks extended from his torso.

That black was neither like ink nor like dye; it was deeper, more...lively.

Diya's eyelids twitched, and for some reason, a strange feeling rose in her heart.

The black marks seemed to suddenly come to life in his eyes, spinning, twisting, coiling, and entangled...

Diya calmly returned the photo to Qiduo; that unknown black mark was definitely not simple.

"The person in this photo is our target for this mission. Three months ago, he discovered an ancient labyrinth ruin beneath the Heroes' Monument in Pattaya..."

"The Monument to Heroes? Isn't that in the city center?"

Diya asked in surprise, "Are there ruins underground in the city center?"

What does the city's construction department eat?

“Yes, Pati is special. The Heroes Monument even predates the city itself.”

“A century ago, the earliest Parthians established early trading centers around monuments in the wilderness.”

"With Highway 103 appearing out of nowhere overnight, this small commodity distribution center gradually became a hot spot for merchants, who settled down here, got married, and had children."

"No one can say for sure who erected the monument or what it was for. In any case, ever since someone first commemorated their deceased family member at the monument, it has been recognized as a place to remember the dead."

"The sacredness of the monument to heroes was thus established. In modern times, the Pati people built a city and established special laws that stipulated a two-kilometer radius around the monument as a no-development zone."

No wonder there was a large open space when I passed through the city center...

Dia recalled the spacious city center that Lu Ren had taken him through not long ago.

"Three months ago, the target was commissioned by the government to secretly study the history of the monument, but unexpectedly entered an ancient underground labyrinth."

"When he was later found, he was unconscious, clutching a red gemstone in his hand. Medical staff found only three small wounds on his body, all located on the front of his torso."

“From those three wounds, the black marks shown in the previous photo kept oozing out, and his vital signs gradually weakened as the black marks spread.”

"The doctors tried various methods, but none of them worked, so they had no choice but to try a cocktail therapy."

"His vital signs only began to gradually recover after someone placed the gem he had brought from the ruins into his hand..."

As she spoke, Qiduo took out another photo and handed it to Dia, then put the previous photo into the military-grade shredder.

Dia took the photograph, which showed a seemingly uncarved, thumb-sized red gemstone.

"This gemstone is not the first time it has appeared in the world. It can be traced back to the True Forest Pavilion incident in the Kingdom of Kakin. People gave it a legendary name - the Sage's Red Stone."

Qiduo shook the documents in her hand. She had just been reciting the information in them, and she knew absolutely nothing about gemstones.

Dia, of course, knew nothing about it either, so the two tacitly agreed not to delve further into the so-called "Sage's Red Stone".

Instead, the discussion continued on the question of "how to rescue the target"...

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The sky gradually brightened.

Diya lay alone in the guest room, unable to sleep at all.

He had forced himself to sleep the night before last, but now his insomnia has made it impossible for him to fall asleep at all.

The requirements of this mission were swirling in his mind.

The mission will begin tomorrow, October 6th, so there's still time to prepare...

The client who commissioned this mission is a highly sensitive entity: the upper echelons of the Mingbo Republic government.

The entire treatment process was overseen by three-star hunter Qido Yorkshire, while other parts were handled by another government-appointed official.

The official's name was Vincent Cayman.

"You'll be very surprised if you see him!"

Thinking about what Qiduo said when she mentioned this name last night, Dia felt a surge of curiosity. It was rare to find someone who could elicit such a high evaluation from Qiduo.

Just kidding, what could possibly happen that would surprise him the moment he sees him? Does that guy even look like Ultraman?

……

'I was wrong……'

Dia smiled and shook hands with Vincent's rough paws, inwardly acknowledging Qiduo's assessment.

It's not that it looks like Ultraman, it looks like Godzilla...

Diya never imagined that this high-ranking government official would actually be a half-beast!

Mr. Vincent flashed a smile that could scare a child to tears, and his lizard-like face with its "horned and rugged" features nodded slightly in a gesture of polite respect.

He was dressed in a smart and neat traditional outfit. Although Dia couldn't tell which ethnicity he was from, she thought he looked very good. The gorgeous patterns also gave Vincent a mysterious air.