Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

"Therefore, this mission can only succeed; there is no room for failure!"

Despite the arrogant and rude tone of the other person, Vincent showed no sign of anger, and instead replied in a gentle yet firm manner:

"Please rest assured, sir. Lord Yang De is like a father to me. I will never let anyone who he specifically requests to live die."

"Hmm, that's good. Do a good job, and once this mission is complete, my position will be yours! Also, bring back those three nails. How can we let such good stuff go to the Hunter Association!"

Upon hearing the word "location," a barely perceptible glint of desire finally appeared in Vincent's lizard eyes, but it was instantly suppressed by an abyssal calm. He replied:

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. Cayman will do everything in its power to complete the mission!"

A satisfied "Mmm" came from the other end of the phone, followed by a busy signal.

Vincent casually put down the phone, looked down at the entire city of Pattaya, and his eyes gradually turned cold.

'That incompetent piece of trash dares to boss me around! If it weren't for my relationship with BYD, that position should have been mine!'

'Why are you talking to me about missions...'

'You dare to make empty promises, telling me to offend the Hunter Association and the Zodiacs, and then you'll take the credit behind my back?'

"Humph!"

Vincent snorted, and with that snort, the wind at the top of the Empire State Building suddenly picked up, making his clothes flutter loudly.

The turbulent air currents converged into a gale, sweeping everything off the rooftop.

In the chaotic wind, only Vincent's wildly trembling clothes and his motionless figure remained.

Ding Dong!

Just then, a faint sound reached his ears, startling him from his anger.

The wind at the top of the building suddenly stopped, and Vincent returned to his usual gentle and refined demeanor, elegantly picking up his phone to check messages.

The information that came into view made a hint of mockery flash in his eyes, and the wind that had calmed down suddenly became violent again.

This time, however, Vincent didn't remain motionless. Instead, he let the gale lift him up into the sky, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the clouds...

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Heroes' Memorial Day × Civil War Orphans

November 5th, afternoon.

Diya looked blankly at the dozen or so children surrounding her, then turned and said:

"Mr. Lu Ren, aren't you going to explain yourself?"

Lu Ren feigned surprise at first, then put on an exaggerated expression of sudden realization and said:

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Dia, last night was Mrs. Yorkshire's idea, and I had no choice."

"What's going on with these children? Did you give birth to them?"

Dia was exasperated, looking at this guy who was beating around the bush.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ren's joking expression vanished, his face turning somewhat serious. He sighed and said:

“They are the descendants of refugees who fled to the Republic of Minbo during a civil war in another country. They have no citizenship rights, nor the right to life and health.”

"Because they are unregistered in the household registration system, they cannot go to welfare homes after their parents die, and can only huddle together in shantytowns on the outskirts of the city to keep warm."

Qiduo bent down and carefully examined the physical condition of each child. Every now and then, sunlight shone through the children's bodies.

To her surprise, she discovered that although the children's clothes were very worn out, they were actually quite healthy, with only a few being slightly malnourished.

About several tens of minutes ago, they came out of the restaurant, intending to go directly to the Empire State Building to confirm the handover of the "Flawless Sage".

But Dia, with her sharp eyes, spotted a familiar figure flash by in a side alley.

As they entered the alley, they saw Lu Ren talking to someone, and a dozen or so children who looked like little beggars suddenly surrounded them.

Qiduo and Dia exchanged glances, then tentatively asked:

"Are you raising them?"

"It's not really about raising them, it's just about feeding them from time to time and ensuring their basic health."

Lu Ren shook his head. Only welfare homes are qualified to adopt more than a dozen children at once.

That being said, the children's physical condition clearly cannot be addressed by the most basic living necessities; he must have put in a great deal of effort.

"Big sister, have some candy."

A soft voice rang out, and Qiduo looked down to see a little girl with several crooked braids.

She held up a small, rusty tin box and gestured for Qiduo to take it.

Qiduo took the tin box, opened it, and found only a pool of melted, sticky syrup inside.

"It must have been the candy they gave out on Heroes' Day last year. I didn't expect she hadn't eaten it."

Seeing this, Lu Ren looked surprised and said that he couldn't be perfect in taking care of children either.

As an adult, he was long past the age of eating sweets, so he never bought candy for the children.

Surprisingly, this child has kept the candy given out last year until now.

"However, there will be no more candy given out on Heroes' Memorial Day from now on."

Lu Ren shook his head and decided to buy more candy for the children in the future.

Qi Duo asked in surprise:

"What's going on? Isn't giving out candy a tradition?"

As far back as she can remember, candy was given out every year on Heroes' Day. She had eaten it many times, although the taste was just so-so, but the quantity was large and it was free.

"The syrup factory is going to be shut down. The old factory manager fell during a protest because he was opposing the new mayor, and he passed away a few days later."

"After the new factory director took over, he was no longer willing to do those kinds of charity activities."

Lu Ren casually stated the reason, and Diya knew without turning around that Qiduo was about to be silenced again.

If these kinds of things between ordinary people hadn't happened to be related to the mission and happened to happen in her hometown, she probably would never have taken the time to learn about them.

But knowing this, she couldn't simply ignore it because of her sense of morality.

Qiduo remained silent for a while, then put the tin box into her pocket. She gently untangled the messy braids on the child's head one by one, and then focused on tying her hair up.

Lu Ren, being a man, wasn't very good at braiding hair, while Qi Duo was much better at it.

Dia glanced around silently. There were about seven or eight girls. Given Qiduo's current actions, their arrival at the Empire State Building would probably be delayed again.

But he didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at the boys who had no braids to tie and felt that he couldn't show favoritism.

He thought for a moment, then called out to Lu Ren, asking him to gather the boys around him. He found a clean spot to sit down and began to speak:

"The older sister over there is styling the girls' hair, so I'll tell you a story."

"Once upon a time, there was a small island called Goldfish Island. On the island lived a boy about your age named Xiaogang. His father, Yin, was a hunter."

"Big brother, big brother, what is a hunter?"

"A hunter, ah, is..."

As Diya recounted her story, gasps of surprise echoed throughout the alley.

Lu Ren stood silently to the side, and for some reason, he suddenly felt very calm.

A subtle smile quietly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Although it wasn't the first time, he was still incredibly grateful—

To be able to become a hunter, to meet people like this, to witness this kind of world...

The afternoon sun shone quietly, the streets were sparsely populated with vehicles, pedestrians strolled slowly, and the city was eerily quiet.

A gentle breeze ruffled his hair as Lu Ren looked up, and the figures of Di Ya and the other person came straight into his view.

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"Brother... Big Iron Cart... are you still going to arrest people?"

Jack opened his eyes wide in bewilderment and pointed to the rumbling train not far away.

Galo quietly shook her head and patiently said:

"No, Jack, don't say arrest, say rescue."

"Okay... save people..."

Jack responded, still somewhat confused.

Suddenly, without warning, Jack's eyes changed abruptly, filled with ruthlessness and malice, and his voice became shrill:

"No, they're all liars! I'm going to kill them all!"

As he spoke, bloodshot veins appeared in his eyes, as if he had instantly become a different person.

Upon seeing this, Galo immediately took out a ring and, with lightning speed, tapped it on Jack's forehead!

Jack froze, the malice in his eyes gradually fading, and soon he became quiet and bewildered again.

In the center of the ring was a tiny red gemstone, which miraculously shrank as Jack shed his madness.

Seeing that her younger brother had calmed down, Jialuo breathed a slight sigh of relief. She carefully put the ring away, calmly analyzing the situation in her mind:

'The belongings left by my mother are almost gone; I must find the [Flawless Sage] immediately.'

'The only train that would pass by at this time is the one that just passed by, and there weren't even any [Green] level people on board, so it obviously couldn't be the convoy escorting the [Flawless Sage].'

At this time, National Highway 103 was also closed, meaning that apart from airships, no other means of transportation could enter or leave Pati City.

"【The Flawless Sage】If we haven't entered the city yet, then we can only transport it tomorrow. Did the old man lie? Or did the transporters make a mistake?"

'Or perhaps they've already entered the city...'

Galo knew that if they delayed any longer, the gems on the ring would probably be completely used up when Jack had his next attack.

At that time, those barely suppressed personalities will swarm in and completely destroy Jack's main personality.

'If only I hadn't let Jack use his abilities so many times before, creating so many personalities out of thin air...'

Galo frowned, his mind racing, when suddenly a point he had overlooked popped into his head—