Hunter x Hunter: Call Me Master Inventor

"Commander von Clay, you're back!!"

Uvogin, that heartless fellow, was the first to grin and cheer.

"The Bon Clay!"

"Commander?!"

Uvogin's shout immediately drew the attention of the entire troupe.

Everyone's eyes turned to one direction.

All eyes were on von Clay!

"Hey everyone~"

von Clay smiled and raised his hand, facing the bright-eyed members of the group:

"Long time no see~!"

It's only been a couple of years since von Clay and his team left.

In addition, they can still meet in person from time to time through video calls.

Moreover, the people in Meteor City never care about the concepts of separation, death, reunion, or anything like that.

Even the Phantom Troupe of the future only reunited after three years and two months, setting their sights on Yoshinko City.

Moreover, the members of the troupe did not seem to care much about what happened during this period.

During their journey, they also discussed the personnel changes in the brigade over the past three years, as well as the purpose of the brigade leader's gathering of everyone.

Therefore, although it is not yet the Phantom Troupe of the future.

But at most, they were only slightly pleased with the return of von Clay.

Except for Salazar.

"Bon Clay, is the outside world fun?"

"Von Clay, have you seen anything interesting or new out there?"

"Bon Clay, is it really as dangerous out there as they say?!"

"Von Clay..."

Sarasa chattered on and on, asking all sorts of questions.

She was incredibly curious about the outside world.

In the past, there was Hilla she could pester and ask questions about.

But now~

Salazar felt a little lonely whenever she thought of the departed Hira.

But there's no time to grieve over the departure of former companions now.

What lies ahead is a brand new future!

"So, von Clay..."

Salazar's dejection quickly dissipated, replaced by anticipation as she looked at von Clay and said:

"What are you planning to do now that you're back?!"

Everyone in the group knew perfectly well why the others had left.

Basically, everything was in preparation for this moment.

Therefore, when they heard Salazar speak first, everyone immediately perked up.

Then he stared at von Clay with eager anticipation.

Even Nobunaga and Feitan, who had been tempered by the outside world, looked at each other with the same gaze.

Even Finks, who was still muttering about his clothes, stopped tidying up.

Well, to be fair...

Phinks's fashion sense has always been quite dramatic.

"That's right."

Von Clay didn't keep anyone in suspense and simply nodded in agreement.

And before Sarassa could even begin to cheer, von Klay continued:

"And it's not just me, you all need to get involved too."

von Clay chuckled and looked around:

"Since we've already said it, we're a team."

"In cases like this, of course we should all participate together."

"us……"

"Is it a team?!"

Sarasa couldn't help but get excited again.

However, her expectations collapsed the next second.

"It's a team, but..."

von Klay looked at Sarasa:

"You have been excluded from this operation."

Salazar: "???"

"Why?!"

She immediately puffed out her cheeks and glared angrily at von Clay.

It's as if it says, "If you don't give me a reason that can convince me, I'll cry and make a scene right now!"

However, she heard it~

"Your adoptive mother, she always wanted to go out and see the world, didn't she?"

Von Klay's words silenced Sarasagan.

"She's getting old now, and her health is getting weaker and weaker."

Von Clay seemed not to notice and continued talking:

"I remember that her biggest wish was to go out into the world."

"The question you want to ask me, Salazar, is actually on behalf of your foster mother, isn't it?"

Sarasa has her own family.

Although she wasn't her biological child, her adoptive mother and the family that took her in treated her very well.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have developed such an optimistic and cheerful personality.

When the tragedy occurred on the original timeline.

In their search for clues and whereabouts of Sarasa, Kuroro and his group even went to Sarasa's foster mother's house.

The fact that such a group of young men from Meteor City came to their house to ask questions shows that the homeowners are very gentle and friendly.

Now, those years have passed.

Sarasa's adoptive mother is also getting older.

Every resident of Meteor City harbors a dream of seeing the outside world.

This is especially true for the elderly.

The older you get, the more you realize that time waits for no one.

This feeling intensifies, making one even more determined not to let it become a regret in life.

"So, take your adoptive mother and go see the sights of the outside world."

As he spoke softly, von Clay produced two pieces of identification:

"These are the identification documents I asked a friend to get for you and your adoptive mother while I was away..."

Von Clay walked up to Sarasa, took her small hand, and placed the two identity documents in her palm.

"I still have Sheila's phone number here. Once you're outside, if she's in a place with a good signal, you can contact her."

"And not only her, you can contact all of us too~"

Von Clay looked at Sarassa, who was standing silently with his head bowed:

"We are also your strongest and most solid support."

Everyone else listened quietly as well.

When von Klay was speaking, no one said anything more.

Even though she felt sorry for Sarasa, Paknoda, who was closest to her, could not express any opinion at this time.

Ultimately, it is Salazar's own choice to make the decision.

"But……"

Salazar finally raised his head.

Those once bright eyes were now completely bloodshot.

"Didn't we agree to form a troupe together and perform in every corner of the world?!"

"This doesn't conflict with you taking your adoptive mother out to see the world."

von Clay smiled and said:

"We've always been great partners."