Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Kenzaki stammered, his eyes darting around.

The person in front of her had left such a deep impression on her that it was like a nightmare.

This made her a little afraid when facing Kim.

After being let go by Jin that day, Kenzaki originally wanted to go straight back to his hometown of Lupo to avoid trouble.

No sooner had she entertained this thought than a huge sum of money and a message were transferred into her top-secret account, which no one else knew about.

"This is your payment for working for me. Since you're short of money right now, I'll give you a portion in advance."

The message was unsigned, and the number was just a temporarily registered phishing number.

But Kenzaki knew very well who had done it all.

What shocked her was not only that the other party had found her account.

Jin's attitude of transferring the money to her without hesitation, without any concern that she would run away with the bucket, was simply because she was short of money.

Kenzaki admitted that this man named Kin did indeed possess a unique personal charm, as if he were a born leader.

So she gave up the idea of ​​running away.

'Let's follow him and see how it goes, if it doesn't work out, then we can slip away...'

That's what Kenzaki thought.

Faced with her question, Jin replied as if it were a matter of course:

"Because you are my partner."

"..."

Kenzaki lowered his head and said nothing more.

Before long, several low-key black luxury cars drove up from a distance and slowly stopped in the airport.

As Diya and Xiangpu stepped out of the car, the first thing they saw was Jin, who had been waiting at the airport, and the strange woman beside him.

He walked over and asked curiously:

"Jin, you haven't left yet? And who is this?"

"...Kensaki."

Kenzaki's body was somewhat stiff.

The moment she heard Diya's voice, she immediately recognized him as the man who had shouted that he would beat her to death a few nights ago.

Judging from the fact that he and Kim were able to become partners, that statement about their strength is probably not just empty talk...

Upon hearing the name, Dia understood her identity and did not ask any further questions.

After all, she was originally an assassin sent to kill the royal family, and Xiangpu just happened to be nearby.

Jin opened his mouth and said:

"Before I leave, I need to see Spectrum and Dijkstra, so I came here specifically to say goodbye and leave you with a message."

Dia and Kim left for different reasons, so they couldn't possibly leave together.

Hearing Jin's words, Dia curiously prepared to listen, and then heard Jin say:

"You should know that I've been studying the 'Last Day Memorial' inscribed on the 'Snake Path' recently."

Dia nodded. Even Xiangpu had asked about this out of curiosity, so basically everyone knew about it.

“That ancient text was written in Nankuru, which is very different from the ancient script of Guganyu. Although I can read both, this language difference already tells me something.”

"Kim said."

His expertise in ancient languages ​​like Nankuru is so profound that even the ancient script professor at Barbour University is impressed by him in the original manga.

"Clearly, the person who carved the text in the [Snake Path] was not an ancient Ganyu person, and the fact that the 'Lament for the End of the World' could circulate in the ancient Ganyu Kingdom is probably because the ancients translated it and spread it."

As he spoke, Jin gestured to stop Xiangpu, who was about to speak with a look of astonishment on her face, and continued:

"That's not the important thing. What's important is the content of that legend. Rather than calling it a myth, it's more like... a kind of historical record!"

"Uh, wait a minute..."

Dia couldn't help but interrupt:

"Jin, it's not that I don't believe it, it's just that you said that legend describes the story of a giant serpent destroying the world, how could it be a historical record?"

Jin shook his head and said:

"So I just said 'like' rather than 'is.' Aside from the world-destroying aspect, too many details in this story match real history. Maybe it's just worrying unnecessarily, but since you and Xiangpu are here before I leave, I'll just offer this reminder."

"In the 'Last Days of Mourning' in 'The Way of the Serpent,' there is an extra line compared to the common folk version: 'Mortals steal the divine molt and incur mountains of sins. The gods curse them with darkness, loneliness, ruin, and death.' The so-called gods are the 'serpent' that swallowed the sun."

So, "divine molting" is "serpent molting," and Diya roughly understood.

Jin was worried that their act of stealing the snake's skin from the Third Imperial Tomb would coincide with the legend, so he gave them a special reminder.

However, Dia never believed in gods or ghosts. She thought, "Even Dio can go to heaven, which means that gods are nothing special."

However, out of respect for Jin's research findings, Dia nodded solemnly.

Seeing this, Jin prepared to turn around and leave.

Suddenly, Dia seemed to remember something and quickly called out to him, saying:

"Hey, wait a minute, Jin, come here."

"?"

Jin moved a little closer, puzzled, and saw Diya holding up her phone with her back to him, looking for the right angle.

'Is this... for a group photo?'

He immediately understood, found a good angle, and stood upright.

With a "click," Diya put down her phone and glanced at it.

"Huh? How come you guys got filmed too?"

Diya turned her head in confusion and spoke to Xiangpu and Kenzaki, who had somehow wandered into the frame.

In the photo that was originally taken on a whim, two unexpected figures were suddenly added—

Xiangpu, smiling demurely, and Kenzaki, carefully making a peace sign!

"Hey, didn't you want everyone to take a farewell photo?"

Xiangpu was even more confused than him; how could a group photo only include a portion of the people?

"..."

Dia was speechless.

He was just thinking that he would definitely see Gon again in the future because of Killua.

If he had a photo with Kim, wouldn't he be able to easily coax the child into becoming an embryo?

Anyway, it's just a minor move, and one photo probably won't have much of an impact.

When doing such boring things, Dia always takes it a little more seriously than usual.

"Never mind, let's part ways here."

Dia didn't care; since the gold was already in, it would be enough.

After a few casual words, Jin took Kenzaki away from the airport, and Dia's airship arrived at the airport just in time.

Just as they were about to board the airship, Xiangpu handed Dia a gift box and said:

"I can't entertain you any longer. I guess it will be hard to see you again in the future. Consider this a parting gift. In the end, it's your spoils."

Diya opened the package and took a look.

This is a short sword engraved with various divine characters, placed in an exquisite silver scabbard.

The short sword looked extremely sharp, and even in the sunlight it seemed to gleam with a cold light; it was truly a treasured sword.

"This is the knife that the assassin who committed suicide carried. It's a fine knife, so I had a craftsman forge a scabbard for it. It's a shame to leave it here. Take it."

"It's like a cattail," Xiangpu said earnestly.

"Actually, I don't know how to use a knife either..."

Dia looked at the knife, scratched his head, and didn't know what to do.

He prefers to smash his enemies' heads with his fists; a knife only limits his power.

"I don't care, you've already accepted it, so it's yours."

With that, Xiangpu tossed her long purple hair, turned around gracefully, waved goodbye, and said:

"I'm leaving now; I still have official business to attend to."

Seeing this, Dia had no choice but to accept the gift, say goodbye, and head towards the airship.

Although you don't need a knife, it's perfectly fine as a souvenir.

Soon after, the airship took off from the ground on time, turning into a small black dot and flying into the sky.

In a corner of the airport, inside a black luxury sedan, Xiangpu calmly watched the airship depart before calling to the driver that they could return to the palace.

Looking back on the past few days of being forced into things, she couldn't help but sigh wearily.

Bloodline curse, tax reform, diplomatic visits, power transitions...

The pressing circumstances at hand do not allow her to remain naive; she must grit her teeth and mature.

And those documents recorded in classified files seem to point to a new path for the future.

She gave a wry smile, thinking:

'Hunter's Guild... Dark Continent... Dia, I hope we won't meet again in thirty years...'

……

On the airship.

Diya looked at the messages on her phone with an even greater headache.

It was a text message sent this morning by [Mumu Ze].