Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

It consists of a central palace, an outer area, and a fairly high wall surrounding the entire palace.

The surrounding area is very well-equipped, featuring not only a swimming pool and gardens, but also a sports field.

Diya often saw royal guards patrolling the roadside. They did not react to Diya's appearance, as if they had been informed in advance.

This also saved Diya from having to undergo repeated identity verification.

"Master Diya! Over here!"

Suddenly, an excited voice came from afar. Mu Muze was running and shouting at Diya.

She had changed out of her elegant princess dress and was now wearing loose white sweatpants and a top, with a white baseball cap on her head.

As Diya approached and saw her current state, he suddenly asked in surprise:

"Has your hair gotten thinner?"

The first thing that caught the eye was Mumu Ze, who had tied her long curly hair into a ponytail that swayed behind her. Although it was already quite thick, it was visibly shorter.

Mu Muze, who had been jogging over and was about to speak, suddenly froze, his excited expression pausing for a moment. He then asked somewhat uncertainly:

"Yeah...doesn't it look good?"

"Uh, that's not the problem. This is fine; it's very suitable for combat."

When Diya heard Mumu Ze's question, he was also taken aback. He had no intention of commenting on her appearance, but he felt that her decision to cut her hair short was correct.

Long hair is of little use in battle; even Chairman Netero deliberately cut off his long hair before going to war with the Ant King.

"Phew, that's good. Master Dia, come with me. Let's go back to the palace first."

Mumu Ze let out a soft sigh and turned to beckon Diya to follow her.

Chapter 133 Fourteen Children × Dark Basement

Walking beside Mumu Ze, Diya observed the [Entanglement] on the other's body while listening to the other's introduction.

“This is my private palace. Usually, only my mother and my brother Marayan come to visit me. So when the gatekeeper said that a man had come to pay his respects, I guessed that it was Master Diya.”

Mu Muze said triumphantly. At this moment, her state was almost completely different from when she was out in public. She no longer had that dignified and elegant demeanor and looked like an excited young girl.

Do all princes have their own palaces?

Diya didn't pay attention to the changes in Mumu Ze's condition. Instead, she nodded to herself in affirmation of the [Entanglement] on her body. She must have worked hard these past few months to reach this level.

"Yes, the Kakin Empire's princely palace complex was established a long time ago, and the number has remained unchanged, exactly fourteen."

"And each generation of the Cakin royal family has "just happened" to have only fourteen princes."

Mumu Ze recalled a few words his teacher had gleaned during his royal etiquette class, and said.

Upon hearing this, Diya suddenly frowned and looked at Mumu Ze, asking:

"Every generation? What if a female prince becomes king?"

Since the struggle for the throne is not limited to men or women, it means that there is definitely a precedent of a female king ascending the throne in Kakin.

That would be very strange.

Mumu Ze was taken aback upon hearing this, and hesitantly replied:

"They'll probably have...fourteen princes..."

As she continued speaking, her voice began to soften.

Mumu Ze thought about her own situation. If she were chosen as the heir to the throne, would she also have to have fourteen children?

If that happens, according to her father's methods, she should probably search for a royal consort among the common people...

Mumu Ze glanced at Diya discreetly, a bunch of thoughts flashing through his mind:

'Giving birth to fourteen? Wang Fu must be in excellent physical condition.'

Dia is the strongest person she has ever met.

"impossible."

Diya's soft voice interrupted her reverie, and Mumu Ze snapped out of her reverie, looking at Diya in surprise:

"The normal pregnancy duration for women is about 10 months. During the first three months of pregnancy, due to the risk of miscarriage, it is not possible to work for extended periods."

"The situation will be slightly better in the second trimester of pregnancy. In the later stages of pregnancy, it is almost impossible to do high-intensity work in order to ensure the healthy growth of the fetus."

"In other words, if a female king becomes pregnant, she will be unable to handle state affairs for almost five-sixths of the year. If there is an accidental miscarriage or stillbirth, the process will have to be repeated."

"And this happens fourteen times, all of which occur before the age of 38, the normal age for pregnancy..."

According to Mu Muze, given her current age, the window of opportunity left for her to ascend the throne is already extremely tight, not to mention her several older sisters.

In other words, either all the princes of the Kakin Empire are fertile and prolific, or it means that a female king who ascends the throne will become a breeding machine and be completely sidelined in political affairs.

How could a prince who survived such a brutal battle for the throne possibly accept this fate?

Therefore, Dia concluded that the Kakin royal succession battle probably did not restrict participation to only the king's own children.

This also matches the situation of the third prince, Qiu Lai, in the comic.

Hmm...it seems so...

Mumu Ze mumbled something, she had no idea what Diya was talking about.

This is normal, since at this time Mumu Ze didn't even know about the War of Succession to the Throne, and was practically an intelligence dud, unable to understand even Diya's close-up analysis.

Diya didn't offer much explanation at this point, as she was in the prince's palace and there were eyes and ears everywhere.

His words were based on information already available, but going further would involve things he shouldn't know at this point.

Moreover, discussing with a prince like Mumu Ze, who is essentially a part of the party involved, how many children a female king would have after ascending the throne is inherently abstract.

So he changed the subject, gently brushing aside the previous one:

"How's your skill level coming along?"

To avoid suspicion, Dia used some rather obscure words to refer to her Nen ability.

Upon hearing this, Mu Muze, who had been dazed just moments before, immediately broke into a smile and calmly said:

“We’ve made great progress. I’ll show you in a bit.”

The two chatted all the way and soon arrived at Mumuze's palace.

This uniquely shaped domed palace occupies a considerable area. Although it served only as the residence for Mumu Ze and her maids, it has a net area equivalent to a football field.

Mumu Ze led Diya through the palace with practiced ease, making all sorts of turns. Although it seemed like they were going up the stairs, they ended up in a place that looked like a basement.

Dia stared in surprise at the eerie-looking basement. His radar clearly showed that he had actually arrived in the underground palace.

"I don't know how long this palace has been built. Although it is relatively small, its interior structure is very ingenious."

Mu Muze pushed open the dark wooden door and casually said:

"I found this place when I was very young. Back then, no one in the entire palace played with me, so I wandered around by myself and ended up here in the dark."

"At the time, there was nothing here except a pile of bones and bloodstains of unknown origin, so I had the maid clean the room several times and used it as a storage room."

Looking at the scene around her, which resembled something out of a horror movie, and hearing Mu Muze's words, Diya inwardly scoffed:

"You were able to find this place in the dark when you were a kid, and you weren't scared even when you saw bones and blood. You're quite brave."

On the other hand, after careful recollection, it seemed that from the very beginning of their meeting, no matter what kind of crisis it was, Mumu Ze had never shown any fear.

I really don't know whether such extremely large nerves are a good thing or a bad thing.

The good thing is that she has no fear, but the bad thing is that she is too relaxed in the face of crisis. As a result, when everyone in the original work was on high alert for the succession battle, she calmly said some trash talk and then started knitting, and ended up being the first to be eliminated.

"Alright, come in, Master Diya, let me show you my work!"

Mumu Ze pressed the switch, and the surroundings were instantly illuminated, revealing the room's furnishings.

Besides a bookshelf and a desk, the most eye-catching thing is a blanket placed in the very center of the room.

On the stall, there was a pile of yarn and a human-shaped yarn doll that looked like it had just been finished.

Diya looked at the doll, and the more she looked at it, the more familiar it seemed... like himself?

Chapter 134 The Prince's Dark Side × Moe Gets Away

"Ahhh-"

The moment the doll appeared, Mumu Ze suddenly rushed towards it in a panic, trying to make a loud noise to get away with it.

Diya was startled.

With astonishing speed, she reached out and grabbed the doll in the blink of an eye, hiding it inside her clothes.

He then turned to Dia with an awkward smile and said:

"That's not it..."

After saying that, she looked around curiously, muttering to herself in bewilderment:

"Where did it go? It was just here a moment ago..."

splat, splat...

Dia frowned and looked into the dark corridor behind her.

In the deep darkness, several strange sounds suddenly rang out, their rhythm resembling some kind of footsteps.

He wasn't alarmed, because the Ripple Sensing didn't detect any dangerous aura.

At this moment, Mu Muze, who had been looking puzzled, seemed to have thought of something. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly:

"So that's where you were. How did you get out?"

As the continuous footsteps drew closer, the unknown voice in the darkness revealed its true form in the dim light of the dark room—

"Click..."

Against a dim backdrop, she resembled a tiny, exquisite doll abandoned in a dark alley, making sounds like gears jamming.