Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Even if a military base that houses thousands of soldiers has few personnel coming and going, it is impossible for it to be completely devoid of personnel.

Following the [Ripple Radar], we found a passageway that resembled an entrance.

On the ground, Dia ran all the way from the center of the inner city to near the middle level before finding a seemingly inconspicuous abandoned open space.

In the abandoned vacant lot lived some homeless people who didn't seem very friendly.

If anyone gets close, they'll smash them with the bottles they have, making it so that no one in the area dares to approach.

From their behavior and unusual violence, Dia deduced that their true identities were likely the soldiers Benjamin had placed at the entrance.

They are specifically responsible for driving away irrelevant people.

This also proves that this open space was the true entrance to Benjamin's headquarters.

It's about halfway into the inner city from Benjamin's palace, no wonder Dia's previous search yielded nothing.

Having found the entrance, Diya didn't rush to alert the enemy. Instead, she patiently waited for the moment when the soldiers on duty opened the entrance, and then quietly slipped inside during the pause.

After rushing a considerable distance along the tunnel, Dia finally arrived at the main part of the military base and began the actions mentioned above.

As she was pondering this, Dia suddenly heard some faint noises.

He looked in the direction of the sound.

It was an unremarkable side passageway with a yellow and black number—47—posted at the entrance.

At the end of passage number 47, there is a large steel gray door, no different from the other passages, with a small crack open.

Quietly approaching the door, Diya immediately recognized the voice—the same voice that had just been used in the news that morning to explain the cause of the Ninth Prince's death to the nation—as Benjamin's voice.

It seems that he did not make any special markings for his command room, but lived in a standard single room like other soldiers.

Thinking this, Dia tilted her ear and listened carefully to the conversation inside...

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"Based on this medical examination report, it can be confirmed that Your Highness's body is perfectly healthy and strong, just as usual."

Barusamirko handed the report to Benjamin.

Benjamin's face looked rather pale under the bright, direct white light.

The report listed his physical indicators in detail and also included several imagined CT images.

He said in a low voice:

"What about psychological testing? If the physical indicators are completely normal, then the problem must be with your mental state, right?"

Barusamirko said calmly:

“I do not recommend that any psychologists get close to you. This is also a direct order you gave yourself that no psychologist or hypnotherapist should be allowed near you under any circumstances.”

"But I have amnesia! I don't remember saying that!"

Benjamin, like an enraged lion, glared at Barusamirko, breathing heavily.

"That bastard, he made me unable to use Nen, erased my memories, and left me unconscious for so long, and now you're telling me my body is perfectly fine?"

“Yes, Your Highness Benjamin. Also, the word ‘bastard’ is not appropriate to refer to His Highness the Ninth Prince. According to our report, he is very likely your brother from the same mother, rather than the son of the Second Princess Doyazir.”

Barusamirko's calm voice echoed in the room, seemingly calming the enraged Benjamin down a bit, and he stopped making a sound.

After waiting for a while,

Benjamin seemed to have calmed down completely and said:

"Regardless, Harkenbrug is dead. The most important task now is to find out what changes have occurred in my body."

"Barusamirko, repeat everything that has happened before and after I fell into a coma until now."

"Yes."

Barusamirko began his narration in a steady voice:

"At around 9:50 a.m. this morning, the Ninth Prince, Halkenbrug, along with five private soldiers, forcibly broke into your palace."

"After failing to find you, the Ninth Prince issued a proclamation, claiming that if you do not appear before him within thirty minutes, he will immediately begin to slaughter your princess and offspring, and then sit cross-legged in place to wait."

"During this process, all the soldiers who dared to resist were easily killed, which was undoubtedly due to the effect of Nen abilities."

"At around 10:10, you arrived at the palace. After a brief greeting, His Highness the Ninth Prince suddenly gathered everyone around him and instantly unleashed a powerful Nen aura that could only be used by a multi-person collaborative Nen ability."

"According to observation, the Ninth Prince's Ninth ...

"After the arrow was shot, due to its excessive speed, you were unable to dodge in time and were hit on the spot, falling into a state of unconsciousness."

"Then your soldiers who were present launched an attack on the Ninth Prince, and ultimately shot and killed his private soldiers and the Ninth Prince himself on the spot."

"Ten minutes later, the medic arrived, checked your condition, and took you to the hospital."

"Three hours later, you woke up and began broadcasting the Ninth Prince's death process on television. After that, you rushed to the First Military Hospital for a full-body checkup."

"At the same time, you find yourself in an abnormal state of amnesia, forgetting all important military details and secret passwords, including your Nen ability [The One Who Inherits the Stars]. You then try to activate your ability, but find yourself in a state of [Forced Zetsu], which you remain in until now."

"That is all the information we have."

Benjamin pondered for a moment, then said:

"Don't reveal a single word about my amnesia, and also about the [Forced Annihilation], find a reliable Nen expert immediately to resolve this matter."

“I will not leave this military base until then. All matters are in your hands, do you understand, Barusamirko?”

After speaking, Benjamin closed his eyes, looking somewhat tired, and lowered his head.

Barusamirko's eyes narrowed, and without hesitation, he saluted with his legs together, replying firmly and forcefully:

"Yes!"

After he finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the door.

Swish!

Something seemed to flash by the moment Barusamirkola opened the door.

He frowned and looked curiously at the door.

The long corridor, the stark lighting, the rigid numbers—nothing was different from usual, and there was nothing superfluous.

Tread-

Barusamirko cautiously pulled the iron gate behind him, and after confirming that the latch was engaged, he stepped out of the passage in front of him, looking left and right once again.

There was still nothing there.

However, a strange and abnormal atmosphere seemed to be present in this white passage.

Nothing has changed, yet everything seems to have changed.

It's as if, in the midst of an otherwise ordinary day, some irresistible beast has suddenly appeared, its bloodthirsty and brutal gaze subtly and indistinctly watching you.

"!"

Barusamirko blinked in astonishment.

next moment.

That strange feeling disappeared again.

It receded like the tide, leaving no trace.

At the same time, footsteps came from passage 43 not far away, pulling Barusamirko's thoughts back to the present.

"Who?"

He nervously reached for the pistol at his waist and alertly called out in that direction.

"it's me."

Unexpected or as expected.

Shulikov emerged from passage 43, frowning as he looked at the tense Barusamirko, and asked:

"What's wrong? Why are you so nervous?"

"..."

Barusamirko looked closely at Shulikov's face, then breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his pistol, and said:

"It's nothing, I was probably just too stressed and had a few hallucinations."

With that, he led Shulikov toward the exit.

The two walked quietly for a long distance, one in front of the other.

Shulkov suddenly asked:

"Is that person really His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Barusamirko glanced back at him, not particularly surprised, and calmly said:

"My body is still intact."

"But what lives inside the body is absolutely impossible."

Shulikov's face darkened, and his observation was confirmed by Barusamirko.

This essentially confirms the validity of the conjecture.

“Amnesia is a good excuse, and his acting skills are also very good, but those habits and movement patterns that you have been together with day and night cannot be changed by amnesia.”

Barusamirko said calmly:

"He cleverly forced himself to remain in a state of absolute power, so that the guardian spirit beast would not appear and his identity would not be exposed."

"His understanding of the royal family, that kind of composure that can't be faked, the person currently residing inside the eldest prince should be the ninth prince, Harkenbrug."

"Given the magnanimity he possessed at the time, achieving the transfer of his soul was not a pipe dream."

Shulkov asked in a deep voice:

"Where is the eldest prince's soul now?"

"Two possibilities."

Barusamirko replied:

"First, it's still inside that body."