Chapter 193 : Killing People Seven Out of Ten Months!!

Germain gave up trying to catch the "Aura Ball" with his eyes and instead used "En."

The "Aura Ball" suddenly entered the heart of the "En," closing in on Germain!

As the "Aura Ball" traced a strange arc and abruptly turned toward his side, Germain reacted!

He jumped upward with all his might, barely dodging the "Aura Ball's" strange arc attack!

Boom—

The "Aura Ball" hit the ground, causing a massive explosion in the wilderness. A shockwave of Nen, shaped like an inverted bowl, erupted.

Rocks flew in all directions!

Razor's heart sank.

"So it was dodged?" Razor hung midair for a moment before descending. But even from this distance, he could see that the attack had failed. "What incredible speed. Where did he go?"

Before he could process it, a dark shadow flashed before his eyes.

Razor's eyes, which had been half-closed, widened fully. A hand pressed against his face.

He couldn't help but shiver!

"Does this mean I won?"

Razor looked through the gaps in his fingers and saw Germain's black eyes, along with the "Firearm" pressed against his chest. He froze for a moment, then smiled in resignation.

"Yes, I lost."

The two of them landed in the ruined wilderness, touching down smoothly.

Germain released his grip on both his palm and weapon, standing to the side.

Razor dissipated his Nen.

List, who had been watching, was quite surprised. While Germain managing to deal with Razor's "Nen Beast" didn't surprise him, 

Germain's ability to quickly assess the erratic path of the "Aura Ball" and instantly overpower Razor was impressive.

No wonder Ging held him in such high regard and was even willing to share some of his stock...

List gently clapped his hands.

Bisky, Shizuku, and Kurapika paused for a moment before joining in the applause.

At that moment, Dwun suddenly shouted, "Ahh! Razor, look at your 'Aura Balls'! What have you done to the ground?!"

Razor squinted his eyes and laughed, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, with 'Game Master Privileges' and a few 'Cards', I can fix it."

"You idiot... Do you think the power of the 'Cards' comes for free? Do you know how long it takes to collect them?"

Dwun, wearing slippers, marched over and started pointing at Razor's nose, scolding him.

Razor raised his hands in surrender.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault, it's my fault."

At that moment, Ging walked over and stood beside Germain.

"Razor chose to challenge you after realizing the gap in strength between you two."

"On one hand, as long as the difference isn't too large, 'Nen Ability Battles' where the weaker side wins aren't uncommon."

"On the other hand, this is a form of endorsement. The fact that you defeated him quickly will soon spread to other members of the 'Greed Island Team,' which will establish a sense of 'credibility.'"

Germain glanced at him sideways. "I know."

He thought for a moment and added, "You have a friend who will back your decisions with concrete actions."

"I know," Ging answered calmly.

That evening, the banquet in the castle was lively and lavish. Every member of the 'Greed Island Team' who could escape their duties came to show their faces.

For example, the silver-haired twin sisters, Eta and Elena, entered the hall hand in hand. They spoke briefly with Ging, whom they hadn't seen in a while, before going to greet the other guests.

However, their work seemed quite busy, and half an hour later, they both left.

Ging, Razor, and Dwun were all drinking heavily, and when Germain and the others left the banquet, they were still at the table, enjoying their drinks.

List had arranged private rooms for everyone in the castle, providing all the necessary amenities, so much so that Bisky kept praising him.

Later that night, while Germain was lying on the sofa listening to music, he received a text message from Abengane.

Abengane: "Mr. Germain, sorry to disturb you so late."

"I heard you've dealt with two 'Phantom Troupe members,' is that true?"

Germain didn't try to hide anything and replied, "Yes."

After a while, just when Germain thought the other person had gotten busy with something else and wouldn't reply in time, he saw another text message come through.

Abengane: "You are the most incredible 'Professional Hunter' I've ever met…"

"The 'Ten Dons' have been forced to lift your bounty; this is the second time they've done this."

"Their bounties are rarely removed… Both times they've made exceptions, it's because of you."

Abengane sent two more messages:

"The likely reason is that the 'Phantom Troupe' has disappeared, and the 'Zoldyck's' are unwilling to take on the assassination mission. The 'Ten Dons' are also busy dealing with internal strife and resisting the expansion of the 'Kakin Empire's Three Mafia Family'."

"It's truly incredible… You've forced them to swallow the bitter fruit once again, helpless."

After a moment, Abengane sent another message.

"If I said I'm planning to join your team, do you think I still have a chance?"

However, Germain had gone to take a bath and relaxed in the tub for a while.

When he wiped the water off his body and returned to his phone, half an hour had already passed.

He saw Abengane's message and replied happily, "Alright, I'll give you an address. Wait there, and my companions will come to pick you up."

Abengane almost immediately replied: "Okay, I'll be there on time."

Germain probably didn't realize how torturous the half-hour of waiting was for Abengane. When he saw Germain's message, he even felt his heart almost stop. Luckily, the result was good.

Germain then left his room and went to find Bisky, telling her about Abengane and asking her to pick him up.

"Sure, it's on the way," Bisky replied, not looking up as she applied nail polish.

Germain reminded her: "Still, be cautious. Though it's unlikely, he could still be a decoy sent by the 'Phantom Troupe' or some other enemy group."

Bisky nodded: "Hmm, you have a point. I'll be careful when the time comes."

"Isn't Kurapika's 'Dowsing Chain' able to detect lies? We can try that when the time comes to know for sure."

The next morning, Ging was supposed to take Bisky and Kurapika to the 'Fixed Teleportation Point' on the Yorbian Continent.

"Originally, we would need to get the corresponding 'card', and then teleport to the Yorbian Continent's 'Fixed Teleportation Point' through Elena (one of the twins)."

"Well, I have 'Game Master Privileges,' so this will be much easier... By the way, in a while, I'll grant access to a few of you."

Having privileges makes all the difference.

After explaining everything, Ging handed over the spare "Greed Island Game Console and Cartridges" to Bisky and Kurapika.

Then, he took out a "Card," similar to the "Game Master-Only Card: Eliminate" that Razor used on the Phantom Troupe in the original timeline.

Ging held up the card, much like showing a red card in soccer, presenting it to the two of them.

A massive wave of Nen enveloped both of them, and they were directly teleported away.

Watching Bisky and Kurapika disappear, Killua, intrigued, nodded in approval.

After a while, Bisky called.

"Germain, Kurapika and I have confirmed that we've indeed been teleported back to the Yorbian Continent. We're going to meet up with Abengane now."

"Good, but remember to observe him for at least an hour and confirm he's not a threat before you reveal yourselves."

"Got it, you don't need to remind me."

A few hours later, Bisky called again.

"How's it going?" Germain asked.

"I've met up with Abengane," Bisky's voice sounded strange. "I think he's fine, and Kurapika's lie detector test passed. But…"

"But what?" Germain asked, confused.

"What did you do to him?" Bisky asked in surprise. "Do you know how respectful he is towards us? I'm fine, but when he heard Kurapika is your disciple, he actually tried to flatter us."

Germain furrowed his brows. "I don't remember doing anything wrong to him... He did ask me about the Phantom Troupe and the Ten Dons last night."

Bisky sighed. "I think I understand what's going on now."

"What's going on?"

"We who know you understand you're not some ruthless villain. But the outside world doesn't know that. Think back to what you've done from last year to now, aside from the Dark Continent. What have you been up to?"

"What could I have done?"

"Last November, when we met, you killed four assassins after we saw each other. What about December?"

"I killed those assassins who came after me."

"What about January this year?"

"I got my Hunter License and killed a few 'Shadow Beasts.'"

"February, you were training. What about March?"

"I killed Phinks."

"What about April?"

"I killed Feitan and Franklin, and took Kurapika as my disciple."

"You stayed pretty calm in May and June at the 'base,' but in July, you wiped out the 'Shadow Beasts' after just filling the ranks. What about August?"

"Weren't you there? In August, we killed Nobunaga and Uvogin."

"Listen to yourself. Do you get it now? In 10 months, 7 of them were spent killing people, and quite a few of them were famous. If Abengane knew that this month you just took out a prince… tsk, tsk..."

Germain could somewhat understand how he must look to people who didn't know the whole story: "Besides the Fourth Prince, everyone else came to me first. I was just defending myself."

"Defending yourself, huh? You should tell that to the judge... Anyway, I don't think Abengane means any harm. I'll take him back to the 'base,' probably tomorrow morning."

Germain trusted Bisky's judgment, so he agreed.

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