Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Doumian's voice grew softer and softer as Netero's gaze became increasingly serious.

After a long silence, Netero spoke:

"You also think that kid Dia won't be coming back?"

"Huh? Didn't you say that after listening to Mr. Mitchellston's report by Lake Rusty, and you even got into a fight with Ms. Kita because of it?"

"It was I who beat her up."

Netero stroked his beard and corrected him, saying that although Kido had gained the power to fight him through the forced contract with the Yorkshire Scribe.

But it was only a one-off battle. After seriously using the [Hundred Styles of Kannon], Netero quickly brought the crazed Kido back to his senses.

"When I said that, I was just trying to get Xiao Qiduo's opinion..."

A deep thought flashed in Netero's eyes.

If at that time, Qiduo had not refuted him, but had silently accepted his words, thinking that Dia would not return.

Then Netero would immediately appoint Pariston as vice president.

After all, Kido, who has lost trust in his companions, certainly doesn't deserve to be called a hunter.

In contrast, Pariston possesses all the qualities of a hunter, including trust.

Fortunately, Kito did not disappoint him and bravely refuted him.

This rebuttal was just too forceful; anyone else might have been killed on the spot…

“Oh… if Mr. Dia can come back, he will be the new vice president.”

The Bean Man scratched his face. If that were the case, he would have to revise the inauguration speech.

The current manuscript is based on the assumption that Keita will become the vice president.

"..."

Netero stroked his beard silently, pondering for a moment, before saying:

"It's hard to say what choice he'll make if he comes back, after all, that kid Pariston has never shown any sign of admitting defeat..."

But this time, contrary to his usual behavior, he didn't do anything strange. Instead, he hid somewhere, seemingly waiting for something.

This is based on the fact that Netero had already asked him by phone whether he agreed to Kito succeeding Dia as vice president.

This series of unusual actions also alerted Netero, a true bystander, to something amiss.

"...Wait a minute, President, you're changing the subject again. It's Ms. Kita who's angry with you now. She's refused to attend this year's Zodiac meeting!"

The Bean Man suddenly realized that Netero was changing the subject again.

“She is indeed angry, but it has nothing to do with me.”

Netero stood up, looked out the window, and said calmly:

"As for who she's angry with, only she can answer that..."

Chapter 233 Ocean Fishing × She will definitely forgive me

The boundless vacuum, darkness is the eternal backdrop.

Diya looked around and felt as if she had entered outer space, floating helplessly in the darkness.

'But it's still different from Kars's...'

After stretching his muscles, Dia thought to himself.

Space is dangerous not only because of gravity and thin oxygen, but also because of its extremely low background temperature.

Any living organism with heat will rapidly lose body heat once exposed to space, even with only a small amount of thin heat transfer medium.

The famous ultimate life form, Mr. Katz, crashed in space after freezing up, making it impossible for him to gain kinetic energy by discarding his body parts, thus losing his chance to return to Earth.

However, in this vacuum, because it is a genuine vacuum, there is no extreme low temperature as one might imagine.

This phenomenon, which conforms to common sense in physics, is undoubtedly good news for Dia.

He doesn't need to expend energy endlessly maintaining his body temperature; as long as he keeps the diving suit on, his survival pressure won't be too great.

Speaking of this, we must mention the reason why Dia dared to barge into this place: his extremely abnormal endurance.

At this moment, Dia's Ripple Breathing was maintained by the oxygen in the oxygen tank of his diving suit, and the materialization of the oxygen came from his Nen.

When Dia maintains Ripple Breathing, Nen will quickly recover as the Ripple is generated, thus continuing to materialize the oxygen that sustains Ripple Breathing.

A self-sufficient cycle was thus created; frankly, Dia's endurance was unfathomable.

However, in the end, the process of having Dia, an "emission type," generate oxygen through materialization involves considerable energy loss, meaning that the process cannot be completely self-sufficient.

If she stays in this environment, Dia's stamina will eventually run out.

"Wuwu, come out and get to work!"

Dia's muffled voice echoed from inside the brass helmet, but did not travel into the vacuum.

The summoned [Atmosphere Creator] black figure flashed and floated beneath Dia, lifting him up.

Then it waited quietly for Dia to give it a command.

There was nowhere to take hold in the boundless vacuum, but luckily the mist could carry him and make him fly around in the air.

'If all else fails, I can summon the [World] to help me fly forward.'

Diya had, of course, prepared multiple contingency plans for the above situation.

What? You're saying that a Stand pulling its user around doesn't comply with the law of conservation of momentum?

Then go and talk to Jotaro and Dio.

This isn't the first time a Stand user has suddenly flown into the air during a fight.

Next... comes the crucial [Beacon]!

rustling sounds—

From inside Dia's heavy diving suit, a series of furtive, rustling sounds could be heard.

Then Dia paused, grasping something she hadn't touched in a long time—

It was a seed.

'【Mother and Daughter Species】...'

Dia quietly sensed the structure of the seed.

This seed, given to Keido by Lady Yorkshire and then passed on to him by Keido, possesses the ability to [guide each other].

Moreover, as early as on the airship heading to Lake Rusty, Dia had already studied how the [mother seed] could germinate without soil by using ripples.

Then, we can use the sprouting seeds to point to the [seed] that he had hidden on Qiduo long ago!

Moreover, while stimulating the mother seed will not cause the offspring seed to sprout prematurely, it can still cause the offspring seed to generate fluctuations in spiritual energy.

'That way, I can let Qi Duo know I'm safe in advance, to prevent her from overreacting and digging my grave...'

Diya thought to herself, just about to transmit the ripples.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

A sudden knocking sound rang out.

"Um!?"

Dia stopped what she was doing, startled.

What the heck? There's something alive in this vacuum?!

Feeling a chill run down her spine, Dia quickly looked up and peered outside through the transparent window in her helmet—

A pair of lifeless eyes stared straight at him.

Doll Mumu Ze: ?

Dia: "...What are you doing?"

Boom!Boom!

The doll banged on his helmet, then waved its little hand, pointing in a certain direction in the vacuum.

'This is……'

As Diya watched the puppet waving its little hands erratically, a sudden realization dawned on her—

She was pointing in the direction where Mumu Ze was!

In other words, it refers to the actual location.

"So you're still a [Beacon], little thing."

Dia grinned excitedly.

This way, we can save this precious seed!

As for what I said before about letting Qiduo know that he was safe?

'Never mind, I'll just explain it to her later. She'll definitely understand...'

Without giving it any further thought, Dia quickly controlled her spirit beast and flew off in the direction the puppet was pointing...

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West of the South Pacific in 1997.

"Damn, bro! We actually pulled something out!"

"What else? I saw it fall in with my own eyes, and it definitely wasn't some meteorite or anything!"

Along the winding coastline, a lone small fishing boat drifts on the calm sea.

On the boat, two black figures of different heights could be seen frantically pulling at something; upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a fishing net.

The taller figure pulled desperately at the fishing net in his hands, shouting excitedly:

"It was still glowing when it fell, so it must be something good. At the very least, it would make a lot of money if you sold it!"