Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Upon hearing this, the other man sitting up looked up. He had a cross tattoo on the center of his forehead, blue earrings, and a neatly combed suit haircut. He was holding a piece of paper that seemed to have something drawn on it.

What's striking are his eyes; they are deep and cold, as if they hold endless secrets.

He is none other than Chrollo Lucilfer, the leader of the Class A criminal gang, the Phantom Troupe!

The driver is naturally one of the group's key intellectuals, a chivalrous figure.

Regarding the question about the chivalrous knight, Kuroro pondered for a moment, then calmly replied:

"If I want to complete the evolution of my ability, I should logically go directly to Pati City and steal 'that thing'."

Kuroro paused for a moment, then continued:

"But he probably hasn't reached his limit in terms of the number of people he needs to save yet, so the person who took the picture of 'that thing' probably won't release it so soon."

As soon as Kuroro finished speaking, a voluptuous, tall, mature woman with blond hair and a striking hooked nose suddenly spoke up:

"Isn't there a way to find the hiding place of 'that thing' in advance?"

Another petite girl with pink hair and a huge ponytail said coldly:

"Why don't we just find that person and force him to hand it over?"

If they want something, they just go and steal it; that's how the Phantom Troupe has always been.

Leader Kuroro shook his head and said:

“He has national-level power behind him, and he cannot achieve his goal by force.”

He then turned to the swordsman piloting the airship and gave him instructions:

"Let's find a way to leave the Republic of Mingbo first; we're probably being watched."

After saying this, he lowered his head and continued looking at the paper, saying nothing more.

On that piece of paper, someone had drawn something that looked like a stone with rough lines, like a crystal-clear gem.

Silence returned to the airship.

Chapter Seven: Secret Court × Landing

National Medical University, Center for Research on Rare and Complex Diseases.

A travel-worn woman named Dia dragged her luggage into the building.

"Hey, kid, you can't just walk in here."

Before Diya could even put down his luggage, a long-haired girl wearing a white coat and with thick dark circles under her eyes called out to him.

Upon hearing this, Diya turned around, intending to explain, but the girl froze when she saw his face:

"Senior Diego! Why are you back? And how did you become... so..."

The girl in the white coat stammered, managing to squeeze out two words:

"Mature."

Dia recognized her as a junior from the lab, and smiled as she said:

"Oh! It's Alice. I've been dealing with some things lately, so I've come to ask Teacher Qi for advice."

Alice was shocked that a person's temperament could change so much in such a short time.

In her memory, Diego was a kind senior with a gentle smile on his face all day long, who often helped his juniors with their experiments.

The former gentle and even somewhat kind-hearted Diego has completely disappeared, replaced by an air of confidence and determination in his every step.

Upon hearing Diya's words, Alice realized what was happening and quickly said:

"Senior, you're a bit late. Professor Qiduo just received a call from the Supreme Court and then went out. It seems she went to attend a secret court hearing."

Dia frowned; that would be troublesome.

Within the court system of the Republic of Minbo, there exists a system that differs from the mainstream courts: the secret courts.

The secret court is not a "secret" court; on the contrary, everyone knows that the secret court exists.

Its name comes from the people it judges—those who cannot be known.

Spies secretly captured, high-ranking officials with great influence, and even judges of the Supreme Court are either of special status or their public trials would cause great social unrest.

Secret courts have no limit on the number of participants, but must adhere to the "4-3-1" principle—

Fourth, the four key figures—judge, court clerk, legal scholar, and criminal—cannot be missing; third, the trial process must go through at least three steps: raising a claim, supervising and examining evidence, and announcing the verdict; and first, the content of the trial must not be leaked, which is the principle of absolute confidentiality.

Everyone knows the secret court has secrets, but no one dares to investigate, because those who know the secrets are all in the secret court—either staff or prisoners.

Kido was probably invited to participate in the trial as a legal scholar, which makes it difficult to locate her.

The location of secret court hearings is not fixed, not public, and not repeated. Due to its special nature, it is often chosen to be in a remote place.

If Qiduo happens to be going to a very far place this time, it's possible that it will take three or four days!

After making a few perfunctory remarks, Dia said goodbye to her junior.

Walking along a cobblestone path, Dia thought for a moment and took out her phone.

Although he didn't have much hope, he decided to try contacting Kito in order to get a definite return time.

"Doo-hoo... Hey, Dia, have you arrived yet?"

To Dia's surprise, Qiduo answered the phone:

"Oh yes, it's me, Ms. Qiduo, and you are..."

"There's no time to explain, get to the airport first, as soon as possible! Beep beep beep beep..."

Before Dia could finish his pleasantries, Qiduo quickly interrupted his rambling, telling him to hurry to the airport before hanging up.

Diya was completely baffled. Another trip to the airport? He had just come from there!

She quickly flagged down a taxi on the roadside. Just as the driver was about to ask where she was going, Dia pulled out two large denomination rings.

"Get to the airport, the sooner the better!"

The driver's eyes lit up, he snatched the banknotes, and without saying a word, he shifted gears and launched into the start!

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Shila-

With the sound of tires rubbing against the ground, the taxi came to a steady stop in front of the airport terminal.

Diya flung open the car door, bent her knees and leaped out, landing nimbly in a half-squat position, and then dashed into the hall in a few quick strides.

As soon as she entered the hall, the sharp-eyed Diya spotted a striking green figure in the crowd.

Keedo Yorkshire wore a classic white and green dress with a cross pinned to the neckline, white knee-high boots, dog paw gloves that seemed to be deliberately cute, and a green patterned round hat that covered most of her head and her long green hair, with two fluffy dog ​​ears swaying on her head from time to time.

'Will she wear this even to the court hearing? That's outrageous...'

With some disrespectful thoughts lingering in her mind, Dia quickly stepped forward and greeted Qiduo.

Qiduo turned to look at Dia, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. Clearly, she hadn't expected Dia to change so much so soon after graduation.

However, according to the intelligence report, it's quite normal for someone's personality to change after surviving a life-or-death situation.

"We're here relatively quickly. Do you have something urgent to do? If not, could you do me a favor and come with me?"

"You can store your luggage at the airport for now; I'll explain the details later."

As she spoke, Qiduo pulled out a badge from somewhere, handed it to him, and then took out her phone and started operating something.

Diya looked closely and saw that the upper part of the badge depicted a simplified scale, with a sharp sword piercing through it from bottom to top. The lower part of the badge read "Scribe".

This is... a work permit from the secret court?

Because the confidentiality principle of secret courts only applies to the content of the trial, things like staff identification can be found online.

Dia knew him, but he didn't know why Qiduo was giving him this.

Let him be a court clerk? He's not even a civil servant!

Although there were many things to think about, time was tight and there was no room for careful consideration. Dia instinctively felt that Qiduo would not harm him.

Moreover, this is a good opportunity to build a good relationship with her and prepare for testing her telepathic abilities.

So Dia simply nodded and replied:

"Okay, I'll be right back."

He then ran to the counter to store his luggage.

When he returned with the credentials, before he could say a word, Qiduo hurriedly grabbed his arm and rushed him toward the tarmac.

The helipad was not far from the hall, and since the two of them were both very fast, they soon crossed the walkway and caught up with a small airship.

After entering the airship, Qiduo found a quiet spot to sit down and waited until the airship had stabilized after takeoff before speaking:

“You should recognize that badge. Next, you will be coming with me to a secret trial. You will be the clerk, and your job is simply to take notes. You are perfectly capable of doing that.”

"The court hearing will be held on Baihuan Island, an island in the lake 120 kilometers away from Roy!"

"Don't worry about your identity. I've already asked a friend in the Ministry of Justice to help you register in the system. You are now a government-registered civil servant."

So, we've made it ashore already?

Dia said he had underestimated the power of a three-star hunter.

Chapter 8 Underground Ruins × Officer Sanli

The Island of a Hundred Rings is located in the very center of Loch Ness, within a nature reserve outside of Lloyd.

Besides the central island, Baihuan Island is surrounded by thirty-seven layers of ring-shaped reefs, hence its name.

Below the central island of the Hundred Rings Island, Dia and Qiduo walked one after the other in an underground passage.

The underground passage was only lighted, and the walls were made of some old-looking bluestone.

On the airship, Qiduo explained to Dia why she had chosen him to come here, and the reason was—