Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Qiduo glanced away guiltily.

What cheating? She's never done anything like that since she was a child!

How could the president think like that!

Unlike Qiduo, Dia thought to herself:

'If we don't cheat, are we just relying on luck?'

That's impossible.

The problem is that now all three people are speaking at the same time, which means they are truly speaking simultaneously, and there is absolutely no possibility of predicting what the other person is going to say in advance by reading their lip movements.

Putting aside the fact that only Qiduo had studied lip reading, almost everyone present could produce sounds without moving their mouths.

So there's only one way to cheat...

“The three agree. Mr. Mitchellston’s proposal is valid. Next up is Miss Kitto.”

The opening of the bean-faced structure confirms the fact that Mitchellston passed through.

Next up is Qiduo.

'Dia currently has the most dissenting votes. If my proposal passes in this round, he can avoid elimination and advance to the [two-person duel].'

In fact, now that such rules have been introduced...

The optimal solution has changed from "to prevent Pariston from causing trouble, so keep him in the game" to "let him pass the proposal first to prevent him from causing trouble in the game".

'What a pity, that guy caught us at such a perfect time, there wasn't even time for the chairman to patch it up.'

Due to procedural constraints, once Parstone completed his proposal, they had to vote immediately, leaving no time to ask the chairman about the next rules.

In these games where the rules change at will, the optimal solution one second may become the worst solution the next.

"I propose that [candidates may only choose one collaborator, and they cannot be candidates for the same collaborator]."

With a solemn voice, Qiduo repeated the earlier declaration: Now it's time to take a gamble!

"I object!" ×3

The three voices rang out simultaneously.

The meeting room fell silent.

Everyone looked at the three people who spoke in unison, some with surprise and others with doubt.

Pariston's smile gradually faded, replaced by calm.

Jin, who had been silently watching the battle, suddenly frowned, carefully examined Dia beside him, and looked thoughtful.

'Something's not right...' ×3

At this moment, Pariston, King, and Mitchellston, who were relatively close by, all noticed something was amiss.

That lingering, inescapable warning from their honed hunter's instincts—

Dia and Qiduo definitely cheated!

'The probability that they would all simultaneously express "oppose" is as high as 25%, which is a very high number and theoretically absolutely possible.'

Mitchell tried to analyze the situation as calmly as possible:

'But what was that feeling, that feeling that someone had definitely tampered with it…'

He looked at Qiduo, who was keeping her head down, not letting anyone see the change in her eyes.

Pariston remained silent, staring intently at the two men.

There was no obvious flow of energy, no eye contact, and no gestural cues. Could it really be a coincidence?

Impossible, Pariston absolutely trusted his intuition.

They absolutely cheated in some way right under our noses!

Doumian glanced at the astonished crowd with a strange look and said:

"No one objects, Miss Kita proposes..."

"Wait a moment."

Pariston's calm voice rang out.

He rested his hands on his chin, leaned forward against the table, and stared intently at the two people in front of him, saying:

"Mr. Dia, Miss Qiduo, shouldn't cheating result in immediate elimination?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, please don't waste your time. → [子]"

Dia spoke in a calm tone, still using the same tone as Qiduo.

Qiduo also chimed in:

"If you mean we cheated, then please provide evidence." → [子]

Pariston frowned, watching the two men whose tone of voice was gradually synchronizing, and secretly guessed:

'Could it be a [Manipulation] ability? Is the same way of speaking a trigger condition?'

Dia gave him a loving look.

With his mind racing, Pariston realized that this was undoubtedly a challenge launched against him by the two of them!

I'm cheating right under your nose, so go ahead and expose me if you dare!

Hehehe...

'Alright, let's decide the winner in this round!'

A hint of madness flashed in Pariston's eyes.

For him, the best solution at this moment was to ignore their provocations and stall until the chairman's fist fell, which would at least confirm some of Dia's strength.

However, there is no foolproof way to win in this world. It's just a gamble. If you can't enjoy the game, you might as well not play at all!

“Mr. Dia cheated through his own abilities.”

Pariston stated it as if stating common sense, and said it casually:

“But I have no evidence. How about this, let’s make a bet. If I lose, the rest of the voting can be skipped, and I will unconditionally agree to Mr. Dia’s rules…”

He gazed into Dia's calm eyes and said:

“But if I win, Miss Qiduo will be eliminated, and I will still unconditionally agree to Mr. Dia’s rules.”

Chapter 164 [Absolute] × Telepathy?

'They've started sowing discord.'

Dia felt a little amused.

Logically speaking, refusing such a bet, which is absolutely advantageous to Dia but completely disadvantageous to Qiduo, would be the best option to maintain their trust.

Even among trusted partners, if they choose to agree to such a situation, no matter how much they try to convince themselves otherwise, a lingering resentment will remain.

However, Dia and Qiduo are not normal people.

"I agreed on his behalf. → [子]"

Qiduo raised her head and said calmly.

Trusting one's companions is an essential lesson for any hunter, and Kido is an exceptional hunter.

When necessary, sacrificing oneself is also a choice that must be made.

Besides, they are not going to lose this bet!

The next moment, as if hearing the starting gun, Diya's aura suddenly began to recede and gradually disappeared.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he entered the state of "Absolute" without hesitation!

The onlookers were immediately taken aback, realizing that Dia was using this method to respond to Pariston's statement that "Mr. Dia cheated through his own abilities."

"That way, I won't have to worry about you cheating with my abilities anymore. → [Zi]"

Dia smiled brightly, but that smile seemed so jarring to Pariston.

While killing, don't forget to destroy their spirit.

For Dia, to win, he had to win decisively, leaving Pariston no room for excuses to admit defeat!

"Now you can rest assured, right? → [子]"

Kido followed closely behind and decisively entered the [Absolute] with Dia, speaking to Pariston.

"Hey, how did it suddenly come to this?"

Kang Jae was sweating profusely by this point; he genuinely had no idea what these people were talking about.

All he knew was that the two of them were in an extremely dangerous situation at that moment.

If someone were to attempt an assassination on them, they would be utterly defenseless!

At least that's what most people think.

But is there anyone in this world who would dare to launch an assassination attempt in front of Chairman Netero and all the Zodiacs?

Kido felt the [ripples] constantly surging into her body, those ripples vibrating and spreading continuously in her muscles and bones.

Before long, with her deliberately loosened restrictions, Diya's ripples spread throughout her body without hindrance, forming a weak protective layer beneath her skin.

With this ripple effect, even if some clueless idiot attacks her, she will have enough time to react and use the extremely fast [Flow] to exit the [Absolute] state.

"Let's begin. As long as Mr. Dia and Miss Qiduo vote three times, whatever the result, if I can't see any cheating, I'll consider it a loss."

Pariston was not intimidated by their actions; on the contrary, he became incredibly calm.

'Such actions could have two possibilities. One is a special ability that can only be activated in the [Absolute] state, but that usually requires a Nen beast that still exists in the [Absolute] state. That is, storing Nen energy in a special Nen beast beforehand for use at any time, but there is absolutely no trace of a Nen beast around here.'

'The second possibility... telepathy?'

Pariston stared at the master and apprentice strangely for a long time; they didn't seem to be related by blood at all.

Is Dia the illegitimate son of Sherlock?