Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

'Is that her, Kakin's messenger?'

Qiduo was suspicious. The girl in front of her didn't look like a well-trained soldier or a maid trained by the royal family.

Why was she chosen to represent the Kakin royal family?

If it wasn't her, then there's no one else around...

"Ah, Miss Qiduo, you've arrived. This is the representative of the Kakin royal family I just mentioned."

The staff at the front desk immediately noticed Qiduo approaching and their eyes lit up. They quickly introduced her to the girl, which also served as a reminder that the person she was looking for had arrived.

It really is her...

Qiduo frowned slightly. The Kakin royal family is gone? That's impossible.

She could clearly see that this person had no trace of Nen training; he was a completely ordinary person.

"Hello, I'm Qiduo, the current vice president of the Hunter Association. Is there something you need?"

Qiduo cut straight to the point, more concerned about why the Kakin royal family would suddenly send someone to deliver something to her out of the blue.

"Hey, Vice President, isn't he a man?"

The girl seemed very surprised, and even stammered a little when she spoke.

"You mean the former vice president, right? We just had a leadership transition."

"That's what Qiduo said."

Diya's appointment announcement came before hers, so if the intelligence wasn't thorough enough, it was indeed possible to mistakenly believe that the current vice president was still Diya.

"I see... Well then, I'll leave this to you. I hope you can pass it on to the former vice president..."

The girl from Kakinlai spoke haltingly, but her hands moved quickly, skillfully pulling a box from the bag behind her.

Kido subtly checked it with her ability, and finding nothing wrong, she reached out and took it.

Seeing this, the girl secretly breathed a sigh of relief and decisively turned to leave.

"Wait a moment."

Before you see him, you hear his voice; suddenly, a lazy male voice comes from around the corner.

The girl subconsciously turned around and looked back blankly, as if asking, "Are you calling me?"

"Yes, it's you."

Dia ran her fingers through her hair, looking exasperated, and then cut to the chase:

"Would you mind telling me your identity? As far as I know, when the Kakin royal family carries out foreign missions, they usually choose to use either the prince's private army or the royal army. You don't seem to be either of those?"

The appearance of Dia surprised both of them.

'Why did he wake up? Doesn't he usually sleep until midnight?'

Qiduo sensed something unusual; Dia's sudden awakening was rather unusual.

Only Dia knows what it feels like when you're sound asleep, feeling no danger whatsoever, and suddenly your head is bitten off by a doll...

That's right, just now, the doll Mumuze, which had been in a deep sleep, was suddenly taken over by her and bit him without saying a word.

When he woke up looking bewildered, she put her hands on her hips and pointed to the door, signaling him to come downstairs.

The reason why the girl from Kakin was stunned, or rather, felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, was quite simple—she recognized the guy in front of her.

'Dia...'

The girl recalled the experience with Youkexin a few months ago that changed her life, and now, at the second turning point in her life, she has encountered this guy again.

For a moment, Pokson almost wanted to run away and carry the airship away overnight.

But the next moment, Poxon, regaining his composure, forced himself to calm down:

"Stay calm. The logistics department did a very good job of disguising my appearance. Right now, he just thinks I look familiar."

She even felt she could be more optimistic, considering she and Diya had only met a few times.

Although for her, this man was a nightmare-like, painful memory that she couldn't forget even if she wanted to.

But for him, Miss Poker felt there was nothing memorable about her...

Thinking about it this way, Miss Poker felt a little sad. The difference between people is just that big.

What might be a deeply memorable experience for you could be just an ordinary part of daily life for someone else.

"I... my name is Pochi, and I'm the twelfth prince's apprentice maid. This matter was arranged by His Highness at the last minute. The royal army didn't want to waste soldiers, and His Highness didn't have any private troops, so I was the only one who could handle it..."

Using the voice-altering skills he learned at the senior military academy, Pokson, like a natural-born actor, perfectly portrayed a timid and introverted maid.

"A maid..."

Dia stroked her chin and suddenly asked:

"Is Head Maid Stana alright now?"

"...The head maid is Miss Anna, she's in very good health..."

Poxon paused for a moment, then stammered.

It seemed like she was just correcting Dia's mistake, but she was deeply shaken.

The question posed by the other party was too probing. If she hadn't carefully studied the information about the people around the Twelfth Prince before setting off, her disguise would probably have been exposed in the first encounter.

"Oh, I see. I must have remembered it wrong."

Dia chuckled, then waved his hand and said:

"Thank you very much for your transport. Goodbye."

Pokson pretended to bow nervously, then turned and hurriedly ran away, relieved that he hadn't been exposed.

As Qiduo watched her departing figure, she suddenly asked:

"Is there something wrong with her?"

"Ah."

Diya put away her lazy expression and said:

"It's probably another one of Kakin's spies or something."

"How was that determined?"

“Miss Anna is always meticulous and rigorous in her work. If she were truly healthy, she would never have allowed a trainee maid to deliver things. There is a contradiction in her words.”

Dia said it casually, but there was a more direct reason he didn't mention.

Chapter 253 Three Items × Examination Venue

'That hair looks familiar...'

That's the reason why Dia didn't say it aloud.

But even he felt that this reason was a bit far-fetched.

Besides, what Kakin wants to do with spies is none of his business.

However, Qiduo's focus was clearly different; she glanced at Dia indifferently:

"You seem to know this place quite well, right? It's the palace of the twelfth prince of Kakin..."

"Click-clack!"

The Mumuze doll, which had been quietly perched on Dia's head, suddenly let out a fierce cry at Qiduo, but no one could understand it.

A white spirit beast silently emerged from Diya's hair, wrapped around the doll, and sealed her senses of the outside world.

Knowing she couldn't resist, the doll gave up like a helpless child, glaring fiercely at Qiduo while accepting her imprisonment without any resistance.

"I'm not really familiar with that palace. I only witnessed the head maid's behavior when I was in Yorkshire last time."

Dia made up an excuse on the spot, then looked at what Qiduo was holding.

It was an exquisitely patterned square wooden box, probably specially made, as its contents were completely hidden from the outside.

The two returned to the vice president's office upstairs, sat on the sofa on either side, and opened the wooden box.

The three items that come into view are very obvious, neatly set in the box.

They are a brass mechanical pocket watch inlaid with rubies, a custom-made black fountain pen studded with diamonds, and a letter with a pink cover.

Dia checked it briefly and found that everything was normal, with no Nen traps or anything like that.

First, there's that pen.

"Gesellschaft's latest custom model, with the most advanced mechanical structure, is set with 156 diamonds all over its body, and only 10 pieces will be released worldwide."

Qi Duo recognized the pen as easily as reciting a menu, and then calmly said:

"This one must cost close to 100 million Jenny. She's been quite good to you, that twelfth prince."

Dia chuckled dryly and said:

"It's just a small gift; 100 million isn't a huge number."

For hunters like Qiduo and Dia, one hundred million is indeed not a lot.

But that's precisely why this pen is such a perfect little gift—neither too expensive nor too cheap.

Next was the brass pocket watch, which looked a bit old, but was clearly not an antique. Dia examined it closely but couldn't figure out what it was, so she put it aside for the time being.

Then there was that pink letter…

Dia held the envelope, remained silent for a long while, and then glanced at Qiduo beside her with lightning speed.

"Why don't you open it and see? Maybe it's addressed to me?"

Qiduo said "with great interest," her two decorative ears standing up, showing no intention of avoiding suspicion.

"..."

Dia squinted and said nothing, then turned and opened the letter. The first sentence that caught her eye was:

“Dear Teacher Diya, although we see each other very little…”