Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Lu Pei solemnly assured King Naspi:

"Your Majesty, leave this matter to our Hunter Association. We'll stake our hunter licenses on it; we're confident we can deliver a perfect answer within the stipulated timeframe."

Beside him, Bu Sidora nodded along vigorously, her expression slightly exaggerated and stiff.

Clearly, Busidora is not good at this kind of situation.

As professional hunters of the Hunter Association, it's actually quite rare to see them like this.

Putting aside other things, a typical professional hunter can at least remain neither servile nor arrogant in the face of the powerful and wealthy, so this demeanor is already considered "flattery" to them.

Like Saqiu, who is far away from the crowd at this moment, this is the posture of a normal hunter.

Aloof, not very sociable, and out of touch with reality.

Such a temper is, of course, also related to Chairman Netero's own personality.

As followers of Chairman Netero, many people naturally followed suit and picked up some of his old habits.

However, it's not to say that Lu Pei and his group are any better. They usually act more arrogant than ordinary hunters, and this attitude is just to win the friendship of the Kakin Empire.

In order to rebuild the Qinglin team, they need the support of a strong political force outside the association.

"Oh? Then I look forward to your performance, Grey."

King Nasby, with his narrow eyes and a half-smile, said while holding a chicken leg.

Suddenly a commotion arose at the door.

People at the banquet all looked over upon hearing the sound.

A beautiful young woman in a gorgeous court dress walked in gracefully, escorted by guards. She was followed by a male and a female bodyguard.

"The twelfth prince has arrived..."

Whispers arose from the crowd.

As soon as Mumu entered the banquet, he ignored everyone else and went straight to Naspi.

"Father."

Mumuze smiled and bowed, his gaze subtly sweeping over the two strangers beside Naspi.

'Is it them...?'

"Mumu Ze, you're here. These two are experts from the Hunter Association."

Naspi pointed to Lu Pei and Bu Xidora beside him with the chicken leg in his hand.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

Lu Pei greeted him appropriately.

Mu Muze returned the greeting, and then she heard Lu Pei speak to someone behind her:

"And Mr. Diya, former vice president, good evening to you as well."

"good evening."

Dia replied calmly.

It wasn't surprising that the other person recognized him.

Lu Pei and Bu Xidora both attended that inauguration ceremony, and it's only been three months since then; it's hard to forget.

"Mr. Dia's attire is..."

Lu Pei looked Diya up and down and asked hesitantly.

Mumu Ze interjected:

"He is my bodyguard."

"I see..."

Lu Pei smiled awkwardly, but he clearly didn't believe the claim.

What kind of bargaining chips can a prince from Kakin offer to hire the former vice president of the Hunter Association as your bodyguard?

'Something's not right. There's something wrong with both Diya and the twelfth prince.'

Almost instinctively, Lu Pei sensed something was off about the situation.

As a professional hunter, he knew better than anyone how much benefit the position of Vice President of the Hunter Association could bring, even if he only held it for a few minutes.

'There's something wrong! He's suspicious!'

Lu Pei even had a vague intuition that Diya was definitely involved in the "Invasion of the Royal Palace" incident!

The moment Lu Pei saw Diya, he almost instinctively knew the truth!

But it's meaningless.

Diya looked at Lu Pei's gaze, which was subtly probing, and knew that the other party had begun to suspect him.

However, there are already quite a few people who doubt him, so it's all in vain without evidence.

He recognized Lu Pei and Bu Xidora the moment he saw them.

He was just a cannon fodder character in the original work, competing with Kita for the position of chairman, but was ultimately defeated by Hisoka alone.

The food was so bad it made you want to pick your feet.

Even if something is found out about such people, it's not a big deal. They can be crushed by Dia without even needing to stop time.

The real problem is that person...

Diya turned her head and looked at Saqiu, who was standing silently at the edge of the crowd.

That extremely conspicuous and bizarre horse head reveals his identity clearly—[Midday of the Twelve Earthly Branches], Sachi Kobayakawa.

Judging from his transformation of his appearance alone, he can be described as ruthless, a truly painful price to pay that brings tears to people's eyes.

This person is much better than Lu Pei and Bu Xidora.

“That’s one of the hunters we invited this time, Mumu Ze. Go say hello.”

Nasby chuckled and pointed at Saqiu.

"Oh, okay... eh..."

Upon hearing this, Mumu Ze looked over and was immediately startled by Saqiu's strange appearance. He instinctively grabbed Diya's arm and whispered:

"Why does he look like this?"

"That's from cosmetic surgery, not something you were born with. Be polite later."

Diya quietly explained the origins of the Twelve Branches to her.

Mumu Ze nodded as if he understood, and pulled Dia toward Saqiu.

"Good evening, Your Highness the Twelfth Prince. I apologize if my appearance frightened you earlier."

Before Mumu Ze could speak, Sa Qiu actually stood up first and said apologetically.

"Oh, no need for that, it was my rudeness..."

Mu Muze was surprised that Sa Qiu noticed her reaction even with so many people around, and said somewhat awkwardly.

At the same time, a sense of crisis rose in her heart.

The person in front of me feels completely different from the two hunters from before!

'This is the Zodiac? A hunter on par with Ms. Kita…'

Could this person be a potential threat...?

A barely perceptible malice flashed through Mumu Ze's mind.

'Um? '

Saqiu's gaze sharpened, and her [Three Thousand Threads of Love] instantly caught the fleeting malice on Mumu Ze's face!

'Malice? Upon closer inspection, it seems there's also fear...'

Dia noticed the change in Saqiu's eyes instantly and frowned.

Snapped.

A sudden, gentle slap landed on Mu Muze's back, interrupting her thoughts.

"Huh?"

Mu Muze was startled and looked at Diya behind him, wondering why he was patting him.

Dia was still pondering Satchul's reaction:

'Saqiu's expression changed strangely just now; she stared at the top of Mumu Ze's head without warning, as if there was something there.'

Even from the worst-case scenario, the other party might have some kind of ability to read people's minds.

In his previous phone call, the eldest prince explicitly mentioned that the royal family has specialized lie detectors.

Therefore, Dia had taken precautions against this when she arrived.

He even made a special trip to Caesar to find ways to deal with abilities like mind reading and lie detection.

"First of all, let me clarify that there is no such thing as 'mind reading from a distance' in this world. All lie detection and mind reading are conclusions drawn from physical reactions and psychology. It's just that some people have specialized their Nen abilities to an almost miraculous degree."

That's what Caesar said.

At the same time, he offered a solution:

"My ability has a form called 'Goddess of Justice Turns a Blind Eye,' which can suppress all unnatural changes in the body after lying or pretending at the observer level. In other words, all lie detection or mind-reading abilities will be ineffective."

At this moment, within Dia's body lay Caesar's power—a goddess statue with its eyes covered.

However, Mumu Ze does not have this ability.

Dia had considered this point beforehand, but thought that the royal lie detector would not dare to use lie detectors on the prince, so she took a gamble.

However, it now appears that the previous estimates were too optimistic.

'I must control Mumu Sawa's thoughts...'

Diya looked at the bewildered Mumu Ze, and an idea began to run through her mind.

Suddenly he stepped forward, leaned close to Mu Muze's ear, and whispered: