Chapter 104: Let's Talk About Dreams

About one day after returning to Yorknew following the hostage exchange with the Phantom Troupe.

Gon and his friends were not currently returning to the Inn to avoid the Phantom Troupe's attacks, instead hiding in a slum in the opposite direction of the Phantom Troupe's hideout.

For the time being, it appeared they were not searching for bounties; if they followed Kurapika's readings, the probability of being attacked was very low, but precisely because they knew Kurapika's readings, they could be outsmarted, so everyone had been besieged in an abandoned building for nearly a whole day.

Gon anxiously lowered his head and asked what the main reason was for him being so cautious.

"What if Kurapika has a fever?"

After Kurapika completed the hostage exchange, Sora fell asleep; Sora woke up, said "Welcome back" to her, and then immediately fainted.

He had a high fever just like Sora, who had been captured by the Brigade, and he continued to sleep in a drowsy state; this was the reason he was taking precautions now.

"It won't go down, but you're probably out of Qi just like me, it's fine, you just need to sleep and rest to recover your aura."

Responding to Gon's answer, Sora smiled while changing the wet Towel on the sleeping Kurapika's forehead.

Of course, what Sora said to Gon was not wrong, but she herself thought it was not good.

Sora did not yet understand Kurapika's ability well and was very wary of people like Pakunoda who possessed the ability to steal memories and information. The ability consumes my aura for a long time.

Therefore, now that Kurapika was running a high fever and could not wake up, continuing to sleep in pain, he thought it was all his fault, but when he voiced his thoughts, Gon, who had been a hostage, was about knowing he would care about me, so I tried to convince myself, but Sora smiled gently as if to prove there was nothing to worry about...

"Ah..., this is fine..."

"... Sora. I'm not saying you shouldn't smile for a while, but it's bad for your heart, so don't use feminine speech. Use masculine speech as much as possible."

"You guys, why have you been acting so suspicious toward me since yesterday... what? Huh?"

Sora's smile did not make Gon relax; Gon smiled slightly awkwardly, and Killua, for some reason, cautiously issued an incomprehensible injunction. This woman was very self-disciplined when responding to Killua's requests, even though she was angry and somewhat confused.

Although Sora was fine, it was also fine that Gon, Killua, Senritsu, and Leorio and the others watched the three of them interact with bitter smiles.

From the state of "her" that "she" spoke of on that airship, everyone thought it wasn't the case that she would just casually come out, but even so, if Sora spoke in a feminine way and acted like "her," they would inevitably become vigilant.

Also, although she wouldn't just come out casually, it was basically because "she" had no meaning or value in this world, so if she really came out, it would be on a whim, without any reason, and without any warning. Remember.

However, although she was the mother-daughter of Mobius who kept her alive, Sora of course did not remember anything about "her," the source of Sora's greatest trauma and madness. It was impossible for Sora to know this. Gon's behavior was suspicious and awkward, so in Sora's view, poking in was an instinctive reaction.

But of course, I could not answer the reason for Gon's reaction.

She was such a crazy woman that she had self-awareness and consciousness, basically believing and listening to people's stories rather than doubting them.

No, I cannot believe it; if you don't believe me, it doesn't matter, and it is for the best.

The problem is, if Sora believed she knew exactly what her body was and remembered what she had experienced to get here...

She lived frantically because she did not want to die, but once she remembered that she had already completely died, she would collapse; in this fragile and strange balance, not even a trace of sanity was patched up. It was visible.

So, to Sora, who was glaring at Gon and the others with slight dissatisfaction, she said: "It's nothing, don't worry."

I will make her forget, as she wishes, without knowing it.

"... I don't know what's going on either, but if it doesn't go down today, shouldn't you see a doctor, even if it's a little dangerous? If the hospital is dangerous, I'll call a doctor I know."

Just as Sora began to pout with her cheeks puffed out in dissatisfaction at everyone's response, Zepile, the connoisseur who was the only one besides Sora who had nothing to do with "her," corrected the course and restored the story to its original state.

Sora herself had also said that being angry at herself was troublesome, so following his words, Gon's dissatisfaction with his doubts disappeared, and he looked up at him and answered: "Thank you."

Then, with a very beautiful smile, he continued his words.

"But if you are already out of Qi, without an aura, then showing it to a doctor won't have much meaning."

"Why!? Stop!!"

Sora's sudden, inexplicable remark was naturally shot down by everyone, including Senritsu and Zepile, as well as Gon and the others.

However, if he backed down to this extent, let alone Sora's surroundings, Sora herself would not be as troublesome as she was now.

"No, of course I wouldn't let you drink that much. Humans aren't meant to drink a cup of blood."

"Not there!!"

For a moment, Sora was startled by the full-force attack and immediately followed up, saying that even if she said something so crazy, it wouldn't attract attention, but she was wrong. It wasn't this.

After the second round of encirclement, Sora finally realized that her idea was impractical, and this time she explained it just right.

"Ah, sorry. I didn't explain enough.

Look, my body is really different from others, isn't it? Because of the Magic Circuit, my bodily fluids, not just my blood, are Magic Aura, so if you drink my blood, it should be able to directly replenish the insufficient Qi.

... Well, I haven't tried it, so this is almost a desktop theory. I think even if it can't provide it, there shouldn't be any disadvantages in principle, but since I don't have any evidence, I'd rather not do it."

With Sora's supplementary explanation, everyone except Zepile seemed to finally remember Sora's 【Magic Circuit】, and everyone said "Ah" in agreement.

Zepile was of course left behind, but Sora didn't explain much more, just saying: "You don't need to think too deeply."

Sora trusted Zepile; she said she could get a doctor for Kurapika, and Kurapika and Kurapika had no direct relationship. I didn't do it because I felt it was very disadvantageous to Zepile, and no one objected.

And Zepile was also a person who dabbled a bit in the underworld and behind-the-scenes business, so he was also good at saying things that could be thrown into one's head; if he poked his head in, maybe he would get his head chopped off? So just like Sora said, I decided not to think too much about it.

By the way, I told Senritsu last night that I came from another world.

As for Sora, Senritsu, like Zepile, trusted her more than he did, partly because she hid her after the battle with Uvogin, but even if she got rid of the situation she couldn't afford, she was slow to speak about complicated things. I haven't recovered to that extent yet, so at least I don't want to talk about it, but for some reason, Gon and the others started explaining to Senritsu without me speaking, and Senritsu was ridiculously convinced and believed it. I wonder.

Senritsu understood that Sora doubted whether he could easily believe a story that was too absurd even for Nen users, because the heartbeat of his heart was completely different from "her" and honestly reflected his emotions. However, she continued to pretend not to notice it.

Once in front of "her," the role of a heartless body with divine functions, saying she came from another world or was a Wizard's apprentice, could only be considered cute, rather than all sorts of things; I couldn't say it because the parts I didn't understand and doubted had already been resolved, so I tried my best to respond.

"I see. But I think Kurapika wouldn't want Sora to get hurt and recover as soon as possible, so if it looks like it's okay, you should stop."

Gon, persuaded by Sora's explanation, warned her that he already knew.

This woman, even if Zepile didn't speak, she knew it in her heart, but she was worried that Kurapika would slit his wrists, even more than taking out a Sword, so everyone except Zepile nodded deeply at Zepile's words.

And the person herself also had many thoughts and would make such a reaction; he gave a dry laugh, as if to deceive him, and said: "That shouldn't happen."

When thinking about "possibility," it is difficult to decide whether to treat honesty as a virtue or as an idiot, even if people have no reason not to realize that they wouldn't trust you at all.

"Ahahaha, yeah, I'm really sorry for making you worry.

But the energy efficiency of supplying energy with blood Magic Aura is extremely low, and even if you have evidence that you are recovering, if you don't supply energy immediately, it's just an emergency measure that might kill you, so if you are lacking energy like now, there is no rush. Therefore, for those who have such a big disadvantage, I won't provide any Magic Aura."

"...?

... Besides drinking blood, is there any other way to effectively recover Qi?"

Killua stared at Sora's excuse, as if saying "I cannot believe your excuse," discovered a part of Sora's statement that made him feel troubled, and then asked, almost out of curiosity.

And just at this moment, Sora stood up with a basin to change the water, but suddenly stopped as if a pause button had been pressed.

Everyone felt puzzled by Sora's eccentric behavior... this was normal conduct, but it was rare to see it for the first time.

Senritsu was also completely confused, but since she could understand the other party's state of mind from Sora's heartbeat, the mystery deepened, and she tilted her head.

For some reason, Sora's body was as stiff as if it had been petrified, and his heart emitted a sound as if it were about to explode.

For Senritsu, the names of the rhythms were "confusion," "impatience," and "shame."

"…………………………Yes."

Tens of seconds later, even though Killua and Gon were calling out to Sora, Sora remained stiff, but he slowly moved his head away from Killua, his movements as eerie as a robot doll without oil, and he answered with a squeezed voice.

For some reason, there was a long pause, but the polite answer left everyone somewhat puzzled.

However, given Sora's eccentricity, everyone guessed that it was best not to ask in detail about the "highly efficient method." "Okay."

"……First, the Magic Aura can be said to be integrated into the blood, which is the source of Life Energy. ……But, as I said before, humans are not born able to drink that much blood. Spit it out after drinking a certain amount."

"……So, replenishing Mana by sucking blood can only be used as a first-aid measure in a real emergency. …………If the person I am supplying has enough physical strength or something within a certain period, I definitely would not do it."

"………………Other methods are more efficient, the supply side can do it, there is no risk of injury or anemia, and it is easy to adjust the Spiritual Power given…………, I will definitely choose this first. I will do it."

"...... First of all, if there is no evidence of recovery...... in the worst case, there might be some kind of side effect....... Other than that, it should be safe to say that there are almost no disadvantages or risks...... If you are trying it again………… this should be better. ……If you are going to recover here...... I have evidence, even blood can recover......"

Sora explained clumsily and intermittently while grabbing the basin and leaving little by little.

……This woman was convinced that "artificial supply" was an act that should be treated on the same level as "artificial respiration," because her twisted mage-like sexual perception and human-like ethics were a demonic unity.

In other words, the selfishness of "I don't want to be Together with anyone except the person I love" is unforgivable as a human being, and I think it should be treated as a straw to clutch at, even if I have the most inseparable mentality.

Therefore, although Sora did not specify, he honestly and politely said that the "highly efficient method" had no particular disadvantages.

What was even more confusing was that there was no specific explanation, but Sora's words did sound like they were squeezed out, and of course, the others could not ask either.

However, the more Gon listened, the more he discovered something more interesting than the "highly efficient method" itself.

"? Then why doesn't Sora do that to Kurapika?"

Of course, Gon had no Malice. I had no intention of blaming Sora. I just asked because it was strange.

In order to let Kurapika recover as soon as possible, why would Sora, who is more willing to hurt himself than Kurapika, adopt that "highly efficient method that should have almost no risk or disadvantage even if there is no recovery"? I didn't understand, so I asked.

Kurapika's physical strength seemed to be draining away, but no matter how I looked at it, Kurapika's physical condition was draining away just like his aura, and I thought they wouldn't say "almost none," so I was even more curious.

Gon asked this question inadvertently, and Sora immediately dropped the basin he was holding in his hand.

Fortunately, Sora had already moved to the doorway himself, so Kurapika and the others sleeping nearby were not splashed by the water, but Sora's feet were soaked, and he didn't seem to notice at all, still muttering something while holding his head with both hands.

"Eh? ……Sora? Did I say something strange?"

"Wait…… what exactly is wrong with you!?"

Gon panicked, worried that his question should not have been asked.

He ran over to find out. What was Sora muttering while holding his head?

"……With Kurapika? ……Eh? With Kurapika…… do you want me to do that? No, if I were to let Kurapika die, I think I might do it without hesitation…… uh?"

"Ah…… do you want to imply? This is all a dream, and that other person is not me, but Kurapika's favorite…… no no no no, muri muri muri!!"

"What are you talking about?"

For some reason, his face was as red as it was during the fourth exam with Hanzo, and he was muttering with a look of not understanding, looking like he was about to cry at any moment.

After speaking, Sora's thoughts started again a little, and he seemed not to notice Killua at all, turning to Killua with tears in his eyes, and stated the conclusion he had reached.

"……What should I do…… Killua…… impossible…… I can't……"

"If I do this, I might die immediately after I do it, and Kurapika would too."

""Why!?""

Killua and Gon rushed toward Sora, and Sora had reached an absurd and meaningless conclusion.

Giving up a hundred steps, Sora would die because of his own Life Energy. I was giving the Magic Aura to the other party, so I firmly believed that if I gave too much I would die, but why Kurapika as the recipient would also die was a mystery.

"……Ah, ……yeah, you might die. Or rather, don't die. If you are Kurapika, you will definitely die."

"【Eh!?】"

However, among the three adults stunned by Sora's abnormal quirk, Leorio raised his voice as if he understood, leaving Gon and Killua confused.

But looking closely, among the three, only Zepile still didn't understand the meaning of Sora's words and actions, and Senritsu also covered her head with a red face for some reason, although not as much as Sora.

Then she walked up to Sora and said: "Sora-chan…… sorry, let me listen just to confirm."

The rest of the men, except for Kurapika who had been asleep for a long time, silently wiped the water spilled on the floor with the rags on their bodies.

Zepile asked Leorio while wiping: "Hey, what's wrong?"

Sure enough, even Zepile, who knew nothing about Magic, could understand the reason why Sora would die. But if you understand this, you cannot understand the reason for Kurapika's death.

In fact, Kurapika, and of course, Sora's death did not require Magic or knowledge, so Leorio made a face as if he had boiled a bag of sugar into honey, and let out a huge sigh.

"……Listen. Remember Sora's words. He said it was best for his aura to be integrated into his blood, but he also said it was integrated into all body fluids."

"So, if sucking blood is inefficient, even without blood aura, you can let the other party drink a large amount, or let the other party's body absorb his own body fluids. …………The lightest one is 'this'."

When Leorio took care of Gon and Killua and explained in a roundabout way, Gon didn't seem to understand, but Zepile and Killua understood the "this" that Leorio was referring to…… "Tongue".

The moment they understood, Zepile's face turned as if he were about to spit out sugar, although not as much as Leorio, and Killua's face was as red as Sora's, holding his head with both hands.

Their reactions further deepened Gon's mystery, and Gon shook Killua and asked: "Hey, what happened?" I couldn't say anything.

Leorio and Zepile put their hands on Gon's shoulders at the same time, and said to Gon, who was depressed by his good friend's cold reaction.

"……Hmm. One day, you will definitely understand, especially when you are a man, leave me alone."

"I mean, Gon. Don't ask me the same question again. Especially in front of Kurapika. He will die."

"So why?!"

Zepile and Leorio's surprised expressions were mixed together, and Gon replied: "Seriously, this guy" and "This guy is amazing." But no one answered.

By the way, about fifteen minutes later, when Senritsu returned after listening to Sora's story, everyone except Gon asked Senritsu with their eyes: "How was it?" Later, I said the same thing to Leorio and the others.

Moreover, it was about thirty minutes before Sora returned to the room.

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"By the way, is the money okay for Gon and the others? Didn't they bid on a game called Greed Island?"

Sora took nearly an hour to recover from the damage Gon had unintentionally caused him; seemingly not wanting to pursue the topic any further, he immediately spoke to Gon.

Gon was still curious about the increasing number of mysteries, "Say, do you like it?" Gon successfully suppressed his curiosity.

"Ah, I wanted to know that too.

Killua had said it before too... the Magic Aura, they wanted to forget the "supply method," recalling that they had completely forgotten the original intention of the Phantom Troupe, and walked toward Gon.

Zepile was also hired for this purpose, perhaps he was worried about the "secret plan," even if he only had a few days left to target items sold online, it could earn him billions. On the last day. He asked Gon: "What did you come up with?" By the way, Leorio, who shouldn't have had much to do with it, also bit into the "secret plan," Senritsu smiled bitterly.

Facing the biting of Zepile and Leorio, Gon looked puzzled.

"Eh~... although I'm sorry to Zepile and Leorio who were looking forward to it, but... the 'secret plan' I came up with wasn't to make money. But... look, what is my goal? G. I. I'm not going to play that kind of game, but to find clues about Ging in that game..."

"Are you going to become the player Battera is looking for?"

Sora answered Gon's puzzled explanation while exchanging the Towel on Kurapika's forehead.

"Sora!

Facing Sora's direct reaction, Gon, who had his mouth open for a few seconds, complained sullenly, but Sora ignored Gon's unusual sulking and apologized with a smile.

"Ahahaha, sorry, sorry. Well, I did hear that after doing some research on the game, I thought of it after learning about Battera.

But as a Hunter, money is important. It's hard to live in this world, but what you can do with or without money changes a lot. That's why I thought it would be good research and didn't ignore it. If you hadn't noticed, you might have started recruiting players after the bidding, so all you had to do was tell them after the Auction ended.

... The result is the current situation of the Brigade, I don't know if my judgment was right or wrong."

Finally, although it seemed a bit distant, are you really going to apologize? Gon and Killua were also a bit angry, and when asked why he didn't point out that he didn't have to go out of his way to make money, they were silent.

Of course, this time reminded me how easy it is to use money and how effective it is to reach a goal, especially when conquering the Brigade rather than the original purpose of the Auction.

Gon and Killua learned from this incident that information is not only important for capturing bounties, but also for acting as a Hunter.

And what is needed most to obtain information is a reliable information network, but I learned that money is the most effective way to quickly obtain a reliable information network.

Like Leorio, neither of them needed money, nor did they have any interest, but when they saw the Wall of power that cannot be avoided when working in an economic or civilized society, they felt pain just as Sora said.

"Well, for now, I don't have anything to worry about regarding G. I.

... By the way, Sora. Do you have any plans after the Auction ends?"

Killua changed the subject to get rid of the worldly mood.

Just as he looked away from Sora for a moment, covering his slightly reddened face with his chin, Killua also noticed that almost everyone guessed what Killua wanted to say and looked at him with lukewarm eyes, but he didn't have a plan to "punch you later," and I just suppressed the urge to jump up and say "What's wrong with those eyes!!"

By the way, Sora was also in the plan. Of course, the reason was that he was the only one who didn't understand what Killua wanted to say.

"Hmm? Well, when I checked the homecode before, I hadn't seen the specific content, but there was a job request, so I guess it depends on the content?"

Killua was irritated by Sora, who didn't understand what he wanted to say, saying that even if he continued to say what he wanted to continue, it would end with "impossible," although he knew it was unreasonable. More, but I was a little relieved, the reason for that "impossible" was not Kurapika, he hadn't woken up yet and was being taken care of by Sora.

... I still don't accept it. I don't want to admit it.

After another while, Killua wanted to have a "dream," he didn't even realize he was having a "dream."

I also want to see that faint "dream" that I think is real, not knowing if it will become reality one day.

Even when told he had a chance of winning, Killua did not break the Spell of "do not fight an enemy you cannot win against."

Once you understand that your chances of winning are slim, you can no longer see this "dream."

So, he still denied that he was not dreaming, dreaming.

However, I don't know if the people around me are trying to be kind, but Killua's "dream" faces a "dream" that transcends.

Sweet and short, however, it presents a "dream" that might become a powerful "eternity," even overcoming things that distort reality.

"Sora!

From now on, we are going to meet Mr. Battera at the Auction and hear about recruiting players, but I think Sora will definitely be able to become a player regardless of the conditions, and if he plays, we will be at ease. Together with us!"

Before Killua finished the story with "I understand," Gon said what Killua wanted to say without hesitation and proposed with sparkling eyes.

Taking this opportunity, Leorio also said: "Well, you said you quite like games." After finishing, I felt interested, and even Senritsu added: "Considering the characteristics of the game, it might be more convenient to avoid the Brigade for the time being."

Gon's proposal was probably mostly because he just thought "It's definitely fun to be Together with Sora." Killua glared at the two with a red face, thinking they were going to do it.

In his heart, he wanted to shout: "You guys, don't say unnecessary things!!" It was as if he wanted to bite someone, so he barely swallowed the voice that came out.

"Actually, needless to say, I'm quite interested in that game..."

Just as Killua was trying to suppress his angry voice, Sora looked at the sky and muttered while thinking about something. Leorio is a good example of an otaku, and he has a good relationship with his second brother. It seems he is interested in my game, regardless of Gon's father Ging's clues.

However, although he was interested, he was not keen on it. It wasn't that he was lamenting that he might not be able to participate due to work reasons, but that he was in trouble, so Gon and Killua repeated: "But?"

"... That game is a game where players enter the game world directly to play, right?"

Sora was still staring at the air, arms crossed, conducting a little research by himself. Gon and the others also confirmed the uniqueness of the game G. I.

"Yeah. That's what it says in the Hunter website's data and the manual in the catalog."

"Is it 'Departure' in front of the hardware that is running after setting up the software?"

Gon and Killua confirmed Sora's words by digging into their own memories, but Sora still frowned as if he wanted to think more, and continued.

"... The fact that players enter the game world depends on the type of game, but if G. I. is an RPG, then the monsters and enemy characters that appear are due to the game creator's Nen Ability. Or rather, that world itself is a Nen Ability."

"?... Well, that's right."

"Think about it again, that game is the work of someone with amazing ability."

When Sora asked for confirmation, Gon was an endangered species who had never played a game since birth, so he couldn't answer. I knew as much as Sora, so I gave a vague answer.

Instead, Senritsu casually interjected.

Among them, except for Sora, Senritsu, and Kurapika who continued to sleep, everyone was an amateur at "Nen." It seems he didn't quite understand how this game of mine was made with advanced technology.

If the performance is exactly the same as what Sora and the others confirmed, then in that game, when the object "fires" in front of the item that the target is "enchanted" with, the soul is very likely to escape and enter the game world. The difference in the Manipulation System ability between object manipulation and living body manipulation has quite advanced capabilities.

Besides extracting the soul, if you want to transport these souls into a "game world" you created somewhere, you must have not only control skills but also special or Materialization skills.

Although it has been released for more than 10 years, the aura of the software still exists, I can imagine. Even with his special traits, the burden on one person is too heavy, so it is very likely that many people are creating and maintaining this game.

Senritsu understood that a Nen Ability game of this scale was, in itself, more than just a game.

That was why she felt Sora was being cautious, but upon listening closely to her heartbeat, she realized that rather than caution, the emotion her heartbeat emitted was more akin to "suspicion." Like Gon and Killua, I don't know. I don't know what Sora wants to say.

Sora finally answered their question.

"…What would happen if I used my 'Direct Death' in the world of the Nen Ability?"

"A..."

"?"

Sora's simple question was the answer to Sora's worries and hesitation.

Except for Zepile, who did not know about "Direct Death," the voices of the others rose, and at the same time, they held their heads and looked down.

Zepile, not understanding why, asked: "What do you mean?" Killua answered weakly.

"…If this person plays in the game and uses that 'Direct Death' thing, the game will be forced to end, and everyone will return to the real world."

"Correct."

Killua hung his head, literally stating the most peaceful possibility so far.

If Sora could not only destroy enemies in the game but also use "Immediate Death" to destroy plants, buildings, or even trivial items in the game, and if it hit a "point" rather than a "line," then even if only enemies or objects "died," the possibility of death occurring within the chain reaction of the game system itself was very high.

And if the system itself died, at best the game would be forcibly terminated and all players would return to the real world, but basically, it was best to assume the worst result those eyes would produce.

If even the system for returning to the real world were killed, or if the players were incorporated into the game system when they entered, the players would certainly die.

Moreover, not using Sora's ability was too cruel and too dangerous.

I still didn't know the type of game, but I couldn't believe that when it was specifically for a Hunter, combat wasn't the main focus.

Of course, Sora wouldn't use it on Fugura, who didn't need it, but if a monster that looked like a game character appeared, or if an enemy character that was clearly not a living person but was created just in case was quite strong, because it was someone you usually didn't need to stop, there was a high possibility you would end up using it suddenly.

If it wasn't a living thing but an inorganic object, like breaking a Wall to escape, it was clear you would forget the rule of "not using Direct Death because it's in the game," which was for your own sake as well as for all the players in the game.

So at this moment, the stubborn Gon and the stubborn Killua both obediently gave up.

"…Sora, I'm sorry."

"Rather than you, don't participate."

Of course, if you used it on a whim against a final boss-level opponent character, even if you destroyed a Wall or something else to escape a Fugura opponent, let alone the game, life itself would be entangled. Sorry, Killua didn't notice Sora's G. I. refusal to participate at all.

"Even so, it really is a foul 'eye'.

…Come to think of it, Kurapika said 'kicking ghosts with a physical body,' right?"

Facing Gon and Killua's change of face, "I thought so too, but they were all cold!"

In early September, when time was still calm, Kurapika heard it on the roof of that building, not knowing whether to laugh or be surprised… I brought up the topic I remembered while playing.

Hearing Senritsu's words, not only Zepile, but even Leorio said: "What are you doing!?" Leorio knew a little about what "Direct Death" was, so he noticed even the slightest detail and said: "Well, when you kick someone, the eyes don't matter!"

Gon and Killua didn't rush in; for some reason, their gazes looked into the distance.

From the two of them, it was no longer an incident that could be rushed into; they were learning about the zombies in Heaven's Arena.

As for Sora herself…

"? …Eh? Which story are you talking about?"

"Which!?"

After listening to Senritsu's words, I turned my eyes, looked at the sky again, tilted my head left and right, and asked again.

"Wait a minute! Which story, you have too many thoughts!?"

"Hmm… before I became these eyes, kicking ghosts was already a daily routine."

"What have you been doing all this time!?"

If she had completely forgotten and remembered nothing, that would have been a surprise, but saying she didn't know what story she was talking about because she had too many thoughts was also too unexpected, and she was pushed further away by Killua.

"Well, my eyes are a type of magic eye; even before I died, it was easy to find ghosts and things like 'the world is uncomfortable,' so I saw ghosts every day. It's important, so it's a good idea to get rid of them."

"…You said you kicked him and hacked him to death, now I remember."

Sora seemed not to endure Killua's push and answered, making those around her shrink back.

I had seen her crazy behavior countless times, and I thought I could no longer shrink back; she was a woman like a beach suitable for digging clams.

Senritsu added another thing Sora helped Sora with, thought about it, and Sora clapped her hands to remember, which was fine, but the others pulled back even further.

"! Ah, that! How nostalgic… so that's how it is. Kurapika remembered me."

Sora remembered, looked down at the sleeping Kurapika, and smiled happily; Killua's mood dropped suddenly.

No matter how you looked at it, it was the first time Sora and Kurapika met, so it was clear Killua didn't like it, but Gon's curiosity stirred his best friend's curiosity.

When Sora first met Kurapika, she was still very new to this world, let alone seeing it with her own eyes.

Sora smiled happily and immediately accepted Gon's request.

"Okay. That was the second day I knew Kurapika."

"The second day!?"

Of course, Gon, who asked about the old story, Senritsu and Leorio, who were more interested in Sora's story, Zepile, who didn't know the situation well, and the sullen Killua were all terrified and truly shocked.

At the same time, I also felt sad for Kurapika.

I didn't know if it was okay to be afraid when meeting someone, or if one should be grateful because one was great, or if it was the first time being surprised like crazy, a heartfelt sympathy.

A dream.

A dream that connected to real memories.

Was it because of the calm chat around me that I had such a dream?

Or perhaps I just wanted to see it for myself.

Kurapika had a dream he couldn't put into words.

I don't know when it started, but I had a dream.

When I wake up, I believe I will forget it as soon as I do.

I had a dream that was erased by reality.

"Help—"

The boy just looked at that blue fellow's face and pressed tightly against the fellow's face.

"--Okay."

The Goddess's dregs found the meaning of life in that red.

This is a dream that will one day be shattered by reality, but what we encountered was not a dream, but a fact.

Because I woke up, and because I understood the truth that this life and my own life are happy as long as I am awake, I continue to see dreams, a contradiction.

I don't know if true happiness is reality or a dream.

I don't know, but... this is what I know.

"May Kurapika be happy."

I just can't let go of this reality-dream.

—Let's talk about dreams.

In the scene where Kurapika falls asleep without oil, I decided from the beginning of the episode that I must bring up the topic of providing Mana, so I am very satisfied (laughs).

Note here that Sora will participate in the first part, but Sora's participation in the game is scheduled for the time when Killua completes the Hunter Exam.

The reason for not participating from the beginning is the same as the main storyline. At this stage, I didn't know that G. I. was in the real world, so I decided that using Direct Death there would be dangerous, just like in the main story.

Due to original reasons, the first half of G. I. is the Training arc, so even if Sora is there, he is really "just there," and there is nothing left to write.

There is another reason, but since it is a bit of a spoiler, I will write it in the live report, so please take a look.

In this way, G. I. will be much later, but don't worry.

Clown, just discard him. I will definitely do that, so don't worry.

And Mr. Sora, I don't know when, but I am really, really sorry.