Chapter 51: Reunion

As Killua's figure slowly emerged from the underground tunnel, he extended his senses, scanning the area ahead as his eyes gleamed while he looked in the direction of the main gate.

With a swift movement, Killua vanished from sight, his figure melding seamlessly into the shadows.

After moving through the forest to where he felt a lot of presence at, Killua's eyes widened in disbelief at the sight before him.

"What just happened?"

Killua wondered, raising his eyebrows in surprise as he saw the destroyed forest ahead.

The trees were smashed and the ground looked like it had been hit by a big fight.

There were broken branches everywhere and big holes in the ground.

Smoke lingered in the air from the intense battle that had taken place.

Killua's heart raced as he tried to make sense of the chaos.

Who could have caused such destruction, and why?

"Kill! What the heck are you doing here? You were supposed to stay underground..."

Milluki's voice boomed with anger as he spotted Killua approaching.

Silva shot a glance at Killua before giving orders to the servants, "Send out scouts to sweep the mountain. Make sure those people are gone for good."

Gotoh nodded, and with a hand signal, the servants sprang into action.

They vanished into the shadows, swiftly moving to scout the mountain as instructed.

"Dad, what happened? Did you get into a fight with Grandpa or something?"

Ignoring Milluki's outburst, Killua hurried toward his father, noting the injuries Silva had sustained.

Before Silva could respond, Milluki intervened, his face red with rage, "You!" 

Milluki pointing his chubby finger at Killua, "How dare you ignore your big brother!"

"Whatever..." Killua merely yawned in response.

Seeing this prompted Milluki's anger to burst out as he charged at Killua.

Killua just clicked his tongue annoyedly as he sidestepped.

With a swift movement, Killua delivered a light kick to Milluki's ankle, sending him tumbling to the ground with a resounding thud, his face meeting the earth with a jolt.

Kikyo frowned disapprovingly at Milluki with her stern gaze.

"..."

On her side, Kalluto appeared to be amused, his eyes twinkling with delight.

"You mothe---"

Milluki attempted to fight back, but before he could finish, a loud smack echoed through the air, sending his face crashing back to the ground.

"Milluki, stop causing trouble!" Kikyo scolded, her voice sharp with reprimand.

Milluki rubbed his sore head where his mother's slap had landed, "But, mama..."

"I said stop it!"

Kikyo huffed in frustration, cutting off his protests.

"...I got it, mama."

Milluki's eyes burned with fury as he gazed at Killua's figure as he felt wronged by the situation.

Kikyo clicked her tongue disapprovingly before turning her gaze to Killua with a tender expression, "Killua, my dear, you shouldn't be here. Don't you still have your punishment to complete?"

"That's exactly why I'm here. I need to take Milluki back to finish it quickly," Killua replied, irritation evident in his tone.

He then turned to his father, ignoring his mother and Milluki's presence, and asked, "Father, what happened?"

"You don't need to worry about this," Silva replied, shaking his head and brushing off his family's antics.

Milluki was nursing his bruised ego after being scolded and smacked once more as he lowered his head and scratched it sheepishly.

Turning to Killua, he sneered, "You should thank me for leaving you in the chamber, or else you'd have been shiting pants!"

"We almost went to war with the person running Celestia Consortium! Raymond Celestia himself!"

Milluki's voice held a hint of admiration as he recounted the close encounter.

Milluki's tone was tinged with awe as he recalled the intense confrontation.

Despite their differences, Milluki couldn't deny his admiration for the games produced by one of Celestia Consortium's companies...

Ubihard!

He was well aware that some of the most popular games were designed by none other than Raymond Celestia himself which was why he couldn't help but admired him for giving him such a great gaming experience!

"..."

Milluki's clear tone of admiration for Raymond, the same person he had cursed during the confrontation earlier, prompted Kalluto to shoot him a look of disgust.

"Raymond?"

Killua exclaimed, his eyes widening in surprise at the unexpected name drop.

"Hmm? Do you know him?"

Silva's eyes gleamed with with a fierce light, urging Killua to respond.

Scratching his head awkwardly, Killua avoided eye contact, "Um, I'm not sure if we're thinking of the same Raymond, but I met this guy who was pretty cool. He could cook and even defeated Illumi during the Hunter Exam not too long ago..."

Silva's expression shifted, his surprise evident.

His features hardened as he processed the information.

"Consider your punishment finished, Kill. Meet me in my private room later. I want to hear all the details..."

Turning to Milluki, he instructed him to go about his own business as he started to walk back toward their residence, "Milluki, Kill's punishment was over. Go continue to do your own thing..."

"Alright, Papa..."

Milluki was about to protest, but the intense gleam in Silva's eyes silenced him, prompting him to comply with the order.

"Hmm?"

Silva paused as he prepared to leave with his family, his attention caught by something unexpected.

Everyone turned in unison, their surprise evident as they sensed several presences gradually revealing themselves.

It was Gon, Kurapika, Leorio, and Zebro!

"Killua?"

"Gon?"

Gon and Killua blinked in mutual surprise at the unexpected encounter.

"Gon!" "Killua!"

The two friends called out to each other, their voices filled with excitement as they ran towards each other, just like children eager to reunite with their playmates.

"When did you come here?"

"A few weeks ago!"

"Whoa? Did you open the testing gate!?"

They jumped around in joy as they closed the distance between them.

Kurapika and Leorio exchanged wary glances with Silva and the other Zoldyck family members before turning their attention back to Gon and Killua, as smiles slowly formed in their faces.

It seemed that Gon and the others had managed to open the testing gate after Raymond's departure.

Approaching Silva respectfully, Zebro bowed before providing a recount of recent events and explaining the identity of their unexpected guest.

Silva nodded in understanding, his expression thoughtful as he listened attentively to Zebro's report.

"Inform the servants to accommodate Killua's friends properly."

Turning his gaze towards Gon and the others, he regarded them silently for a moment before addressing Zebro.

Kikyo was visibly annoyed by the presence of Gon and the others.

She tightened her grip on her dress, seemingly trying to hold herself back on jumping at them.

"Let's return home..."

But Silva's decision was final.

Continuing their stride, the rest of the Zoldyck family slowly vanished into the thick fog, retreating back to their residence and leaving Killua and his friends to fend for themselves.

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