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"No need, no need."

Sensing the atmosphere suddenly become tense, Light Nostrade quickly waved his hand.

He wasn't arrogant enough to act recklessly or to declare war against all the other mafia families.

However, upon seeing his peers around him, who, upon hearing that he wouldn't take action, all let out a sigh of relief—their previously tense bodies relaxing, their eyes filled with fear and apprehension...

Light Nostrade felt a surge of immense satisfaction well up inside him.

That electrifying, thrilling, and wonderful sensation coursing through his entire body... Wasn't this exactly what he had always dreamed of?

"As I thought, I knew that Neon's prophetic poem would never be wrong; it's absolutely accurate!!"

Light Nostrade raised his head, his eyes blazing with fervor, locking onto Moarik in front of him.

"This is the person I've been looking for!!"

He extended his hand towards Moarik , formally introducing himself, "Light Nostrade!"

"Moarik."

With the exchange of names, their hands firmly clasped together at that moment.

"Please take care of me from now on~"

Moarik chuckled lightly, "Boss."

"We're in this together."

Seeing this, Light Nostrade could no longer hide the smile on his face.

Even though his Nostrade family was just recently established, with Neon's miraculous prophetic poem paving the way internally, and a capable talent like Moarik supporting them externally, from whichever angle he looked at it, the Nostrade family's rise to power seemed just around the corner.

Light Nostrade even felt that the heavens were on his side.

"One day, I will reach the highest position and replace the Ten Dons, I certainly will!!"

With Light Nostrade's burning ambition and under the wary gazes of his fellow mafia members, the vehicle belonging to the Nostrade family slowly drove away from the scene.

Dusk fell, and darkness once again shrouded the abandoned land.

Meanwhile, Moarik , riding in the car, distanced himself from the night, heading toward a future filled with even more light and hope.

...

After several transfers, Light Nostrade's current temporary residence hadn't yet reached the level of a luxurious mansion or estate as it would later. But as a minor leader under the Ritz family, he still had a small villa.

"The environment is a bit rudimentary for now, but this is only temporary."

Light Nostrade walked ahead, giving Moarik a tour of his current home.

"It won't be long before we move to a newer, better environment!"

He was confident and ambitious, filled with expectations for everything in the future.

Moarik glanced around, looking for any blind spots suitable for setting up.

"The other bodyguards haven't arrived yet, have they?"

Not finding any familiar faces, Moarik accepted a wiping towel from the old butler nearby and thanked him.

This old butler was later sacrificed without hesitation by Dazone during the test for Kurapika and other bodyguards to join the team.

But since Moarik arrived here first, there was no need for Dazone afterward.

"Your identification will be ready in a couple of days, and Zaharraba will explain all the basic information about the outside world to you in detail."

Light Nostrade pointed to the old butler, "And you, Moarik , my most trusted right-hand man now."

He solemnly stated, "From this moment on, you are the captain of my bodyguard squad."

"Although the bodyguard squad is currently understaffed and still in its early stages,"

"But I believe, with your abilities, you will definitely be able to build an excellent team."

"I am giving you full authority over all matters regarding recruiting and managing personnel for the bodyguard squad."

He clenched his fist and pounded his chest firmly, his gaze steady: "As your boss, this is my absolute trust in you."

Hmm, quite a big promise he's making.

Although Moarik had just come out of Meteor City and hadn't had a meal yet, Light Nostrade's promises were almost filling him up.

But all things considered, Light Nostrade indeed lived up to his words.

Originally, he truly gave Dazone complete control over the bodyguard squad without even knowing how many or what kind of people were in the team.

He always only interacted with Dazone directly.

It wasn't until Dazone's death that he learned about someone like Kurapika.

Then, through interacting and conversing with him, he acknowledged Kurapika and made him the new head of the bodyguard squad.

Having obtained such significant autonomy, Moarik humbly spoke some formal words, expressing his commitment to 'never let the boss down.'

Afterward, under the guidance of the old butler, Moarik freshened up and then enjoyed a sumptuous dinner.

"Speaking of which, why haven't I seen any maidservants? Don't we have any maidservants here?"

At the dinner table, Moarik was peeling the shell of a green crab, eating the green crab meat inside, and casually asked.

This was a unique high-grade seafood delicacy in the Hunter world, discovered by gourmet hunters.

The Nostrade family didn't have much stock of such high-grade seafood delicacies.

Today, it was specially prepared to welcome Moarik .

"The maidservants are all on the young lady's side."

The old butler, Zaharraba, replied honestly: "Because of the young lady's peculiar tastes, many maidservants could not accept them and resigned, resulting in not many maidservants currently."

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