Chapter 150: Man VS Puppet

"Blow, wind. Blow away the man's heart..."

With crazy obsession flashing in his eyes, Omokage muttered in satisfaction on the stage he believed he had created.

As he wished, Illumi remained expressionless, and the Flame Soldier took a sorrowful step forward.

Standing behind Omokage, Hami tapped her fingers, triggering a heat-haze-like spatial fluctuation and spatial displacement in front of them.

Already within the Replacement Magic Flash Air, Kurapika and Leorio's expressions changed as they looked around, searching for the spatial fluctuation that should have been replaced.

"Sora! Watch out! That demon sister, Replacement Magic..."

"I know!"

He warned Sora, who had lost his eyeballs like Gon, but before he could finish listening, Sora took his favorite Ballpoint Pen from a coin shop, turned half a circle, and sliced through the space behind him.

Then, *pudding! * At the same time, the bodies of Illumi and the Flame Soldier had entered the spatial fluctuation, lost more than the front half of their bodies, and vanished from the street.

"Connecting" to another space, but "Exchanging Space A and Space B to make the world misunderstand" was correct; once the magic was forcibly canceled, the identification was corrected and restored. Kurapika breathed a sigh of relief, and Killua clicked his tongue in disappointment.

Speaking of the enemy's reaction, the Flame Soldier's sky-blue eyes narrowed, seemingly relieved that the spatial displacement had been forcibly canceled, but Illumi remained expressionless.

And Hami seemed not to be in a hurry, nor did she react.

"Hami! What is going on!?"

"Replacement Magic Flash Air, I just killed the barrier I was prepared to use. That child told me, 'Immediate Death' is not in the eyes, but in the brain, so don't be surprised. Annoying."

Hami replied with a very annoyed expression.

However, this answer did not in the slightest dilute Omokage's surprise and conviction.

To further enhance his ability, Omokage believed it was a subspecies of his Nen Ability. Replacement Magic Flash Air was ordered to be used as much as possible.

However, that magic was not her specialty to begin with, nor was it easy to use, so by creating a "Barrier" within a certain range, you can connect spaces at will within this range. I know.

And because that barrier was very important, Omokage himself confirmed that merely scraping off the Rune dug out somewhere, just like avoiding people's barriers, would not destroy it.

However, unlike others, no matter how much he knew about "Magic," just like Hami, at that moment, just by flashing in a seemingly empty space, that barrier was canceled... Omokage could not believe he had been killed. He shouted loudly at Hami.

After all, Sora would not deal with such an Omokage. Never seen it.

So Sora turned to ask Hami, and Hami ignored him too.

"... Hehe, Hami. Why is Omokage that guy, didn't you kill him?"

Everything he said came out of thin air, not to mention his comrades-in-arms, Retsu and Letz, and Omokage, who was angry at him for escaping reality from things he didn't want to understand, and even Illumi, who didn't know what he was doing. Thinking.

However, Hami, who was asked, remained expressionless and unresponsive. After being asked an obvious question, she kept silent with an annoyed expression, and Sora continued.

"... Hami, you're already tattered, right?"

Replacement Magic Flash Air does not fit our magic system, nor does it fit Hami's own magic system. First of all, it is not easy to use, so it is difficult to use in actual combat.... Hami paid more than just time and energy for preparation, but Hami herself, right?

Applying an unreasonable burden to the temporary Magic Circuit of that body and moving it, it is estimated that it has worn down to the point where even walking hurts the whole body.... That's why I told you, don't steal Killua's eyes during the day, and don't force yourself to become an Omokage?"

Omokage clicked his tongue at Sora's point.

As the creator, Omokage knew his orders put pressure on Hami.

Just as Sora said, in order to obey the Great Demon Omokage's orders and use the inconvenient "Replacement Magic" suitable for actual combat, Hami applied a huge burden to her own Magic Circuit, causing damage to ordinary nerves and blood vessels that were not Magic Circuits. Knowing he used an external method to convert it into a Magic Circuit, create it, increase it, and pass Mana through it.

Just as Sora said, the daytime was a perfect opportunity, but he stole Gon's eyes, left Killua alone, and ordered her to return. However, her body had already been damaged by the battle between Gon and Killua last night. Who broke in, making it difficult for her even to walk.

If you steal an eye, the owner of that eye, Life Energy Aura, I also thought about stealing Killua's eyes to restore Hami, but that should be fine, but giving the eyes to Hami, she is not a resident of this world, there is a special Pseudo-Nerve called a Magic Circuit. There is no guarantee they will recover normally, so I decided to withdraw during the day rather than have unforeseen circumstances.

I am well aware that if Illumi is used in the exchange during the day, Killua will not pose any threat, so I decided to let Hami rest a little and just be satisfied with Gon's eyes.

And in the end, even if she rested a little, she had hardly recovered, and although she knew she could not resist, she still determined that letting herself become stronger would be dangerous, so she decided to drain her "Magic" knowledge from her mind. As long as it is said to be safe, it is fine, and now I decided to use everything else to steal Killua's eyes.

Fortunately, not just to Omokage, but to anyone else, Hami still maintained her dignified and cold beauty, and even if the pain of her whole body's nerves burning, she did not change her expression. I thought the other party would judge me? Even if I am not sharp, it counts as bluffing, but my sister gritted her teeth and said she couldn't fool me.

However, being able to see through her burden, he remained expressionless. Unlike Omokage, even if information that put him at a disadvantage was seen through and exposed, he would not show any impatience or frustration.

However, she closed her eyes, looked at her sister, and listened to her story to the end.

"... Why did you follow him to this extent?"

In Hami, if it weren't for the freedom of thought itself, you would have set a trap and killed him long ago!"

You would rather kill such a person than be his slave!!"

Answer me! Hami!! The reason Hami followed him before pride, as he said, was to 'use' me to reach the 'Root'!? Answer me, stupid sister!!"

Perhaps sensing the calmness her sister showed despite not being able to see, Sora raised his voice in dissatisfaction to question her.

He spoke a cruel "answer," denying the "answer" Sora had found and chosen, and asked if it was true.

Please... please..., thanks, Fixed, death, hand, nine, reply, Sora asked his sister as if praying.

The sister opened her lips like cherry blossoms and answered softly.

"... In life, I thought about it for a long time, I didn't expect you to be nitpicking me, or rather, you quite like me."

"Ah, yes, yes, I love you, I respect you, but at the same time, I think you are an idiot, sister!! Just answer me, stupid sister!!"

Not knowing why, her sister said in an admiring tone that she did not doubt her pride, and this time she answered honestly and simply.

"No."

I denied it immediately.

"Or more accurately, according to Omokage, I don't seem to be a 'Magician'."

It seems they don't allow freedom to let people do meaningless things, such as reaching the 'Root', so if I am forbidden to do so, I would say 'I am not a Magician'."

No matter what he said to Omokage that he liked, Hami smiled and told him that he, like Letz, was a Puppet who could not go against him, as if it were someone else's problem. Also confused.

However, only Sora turned his face toward Hami, letting her see the wide-open eyes under the bandages, and continued to ask.

"... Then why are you still there?"

Answer me, Hami! If you are not a 'Magician', why are you still here, throwing away your pride!!?"

Hami was amused by her sister's question, seemingly insisting on something.

The atmosphere, originally as noble as a queen's, changed completely; she joked, teased, and laughed innocently while taking something out of her clothes pocket to answer.

The Ghost that bound Sora determined his current identity. The word scratched again, and shook.

A giant black feather, seemingly belonging to a crow, just like the magic wand used by a witch in a picture book.

"——There is no meaning there."

With a wave and a mutter, following the trajectory of his swing, a black ball the size of a tennis ball was shot out... it was exactly the same as the Gandr shot by Umi.

Heading straight for Kurapika.

"!? Kurapika!! Dodge! Don't you dare touch it!!"

It wasn't that I was careless.

However, even though he had been talking to Sora as if he hadn't noticed him at all, the fact that he attacked him so naturally felt strangely unreal, and Kurapika couldn't help but freeze for a moment. The sound of the scream pulled my consciousness back to reality, and I turned around, guarding my whole body with my aura.

The black ball hit the mantle that had been fluttering in the space where Kurapika was, and at the same time, it burst open like a water balloon.

The black "thing" that burst like a water balloon hung on the floor, corroding and weathering just like the dark blades shot from Kurapika's mantle that Umi called "failures" last night; a direct hit would have been safe.

"Jajanken!?"

"Kurapika!!"

However, Kurapika let out a short groan and fell to his knees.

Sora was the first to react to that sound. Until a few minutes ago, she had treated her as someone else; she seemed completely blown away. The fact that she was cut.

"!! Sora!!... Flame Soldier! Stop! Stop!!"

"I'm sorry, Kurapika. I didn't want to, but I couldn't resist."

"Also, Sora-san... I'm sorry. I have already stolen your eyes; if the real you dies, the puppet's personality replacement might go smoothly... that's why I was told I must kill you."

Kurapika screamed at the emptiness that should have been unbearable even without pain, but the Flame Soldier turned his back on him and struck Sora with a Wooden Sword. Obeying orders.

Fortunately, only Sora could see the Flame Soldier's line of sight and the "line" he was aiming at, so he was hit by the Flame Soldier's attack, but it seemed he was able to slip away from the "line" by a hair's breadth. Then, he immediately stood up and replied: "Okay!"

However, in order to avoid the "line," he moved to his vital solar plexus, his voice lacking persuasion; Sora stood up in pain, clutching his stomach.

Worried about Sora, Killua and Gon shouted "Sora!" letting it bend like that and kicking it away.

"Kill, then Gon. Your opponent is me."

The familiar voice made cold sweat seep down Killua's back again, so cold that it made the artificial voice seem more human.

However, this time, I put my hand on the smiling knee and glared back.

Killua swore that this time, this time, he would stick to his "truth" and not lose to his "instincts," sneering at his brother in front of him.

"Don't get in the way, you damn big brother!!"

Illumi against Killua and Gon, Flame Soldier against Sora.

Umi also approached with an incredibly light pace and confronted her target head-on.

I hesitated about Sora, but Sora said: "I'm the only one who can deal with this child's eyes, so please, Kurapika!" He raised his favorite small knife, but Umi probably didn't care about the Kurapika behind him, let alone him.

"If you don't understand, I'll tell you."

To prove it, she said to Sora, with her back to her, ready for whatever the Flame Soldier did.

"My goal is right now, this very moment. To fight your precious 'Kurapika'."

Umi laughed innocently and happily.

"Tch! Inside the front of life is empty, but I really don't know what he's thinking!!"

Facing the Flame Soldier, Sora clicked his tongue, giving up on trying to understand what his sister was saying, but Kurapika didn't push his sister away; instead, he pushed away Leorio, who had stepped forward to protect him, and asked Umi.

"... Umi. Are you following Omokage's orders, or are you fighting me of your own will?"

"That is correct."

"... Why is that?"

Kurapika's question was immediately answered by Umi, and when Kurapika further questioned the motive, she replied: "Don't you understand?" Considering his height and age, he proudly said his growth was not bad.

"My son-in-law scolded me."

"............ Teeth?"

Kurapika and Leorio widened their eyes and let out hollow sounds, as they were too bold.

It wasn't just the two of them; hearing Umi's declaration, Gon and Killua, who seemed to have lost their strength, also collapsed.

And Omokage himself, perhaps unexpectedly, raised his voice a little later than Kurapika and the others, saying "Hmm?" in the same way. Retsu, who was still sitting behind him, had the face of Omokage's younger brother, mouth agape.

Of course, my sister is usually angry.

"What are you talking about! Read the atmosphere seriously, you stupid sister!!"

"I don't want you to say 'read the atmosphere,' it's just for you."

"I told you to pay attention, even if I say so, you super self-disciplined idiot!"

"Sorry Flame Soldier! Wait a minute! I'm going to get a Lady Forklift for that silly sister, you wait a minute!!"

"Hmm... sorry. I want to wait for you, but is that impossible?"

Sora, provoked by the sexual harassment or whatever Umi said, began to make serious and unreasonable comments to the Flame Soldier facing him. Wielding two Wooden Swords.

However, even though his sister's shameless remarks made her blood boil, her madness never stopped.

Sweeping in from the Flame Soldier's right hand was Sora's aura-enhanced left arm.

Not only that, Sora also used the same method to reinforce his right arm, raising it to protect his head. The Flame Soldier narrowed her sky-blue eyes, realizing that this was a defense that fully understood the first martial arts move of the Kurta was "right-hand mowing" or "left-hand downward swing."

While wielding the Wooden Sword, she spoke to Sora, her eyes looking both happy and somewhat frustrated.

"... I know. Kurta, our martial arts."

"I know, it's only been about a month, but that's because I followed Kurapika's training!"

Sora did not foresee the movement of the Wooden Sword swung by the Flame Soldier, but responded with a dance-like lightness, as if he knew everything from the beginning, dodging and blocking.

Four years ago, we only spent about a month together, but for Sora, it was still an important memory.

Coupled with the memories of Sora's mental disorder and the dreams of crazy death, all of the Flame Soldier's attacks were blocked.

However, perhaps because Sora himself did not want to hurt the Flame Soldier, he did not launch an attack on her. Continue.

"……You really are a kind person."

The Flame Soldier, who continued to dance due to Sora's sympathy, said with a lonely smile.

"I am truly glad you are the first person to meet Kurapika. I am truly glad you are not the only one, but I have made a new friend... I thought I was Kurapika's only friend..."

"Huh? Wait, Kurapika's friend, just you alone? Among your generation, you should be the only one, right?"

"I'm sorry, I misspoke!"

While feeling glad that Kurapika was not alone and unable to find happiness because of the past, the Flame Soldier told the Flame Soldier that he was not there. I pulled it out, and emotions erupted from the Flame Soldier. Or rather, because the Flame Soldier realized this interruption in the air, the Flame Soldier's way of speaking was worse than Sora's.

Fortunately, Kurapika and the others had already started the sea battle, so it seemed Kurapika did not hear the conversation between the Flame Soldier and Sora.

The relieved Flame Soldier smiled awkwardly, but was happy.

"I don't know how to say it... this is crazy, but because you are that kind of person, Kurapika was able to forget us."

"I didn't forget. That is why you are here now, right?"

Sora blocked the heartless yet uncontrollable attack... He realized that if he relaxed even a little, his body would be severed, as if it had been designed that way from the start. He responded to the Flame Soldier's words with a smile.

The Flame Soldier's face twisted with guilt and sadness, because he was happy to treat the Flame Soldier as an ordinary person instead of protecting himself.

"Yeah... Kurapika never forgot me after I died, and still treated me as his best friend. That is why I am still alive. I am being manipulated by a powerful will that I cannot resist. Because I am still alive... I am going to steal the eyes of Kurapika's friend... I am going to kill you to save Kurapika..."

"I don't want to do that..."

As the Flame Soldier spoke, Sora's eyes were filled with tears of sadness and helplessness that could not resist Omokage.

Neither of them knew whether the emotions in those eyes were Sora's or the Flame Soldier's.

"I know I am not a 'real' Flame Soldier, but... but... I remember!

Everything, Elder Gisama, and Kurapika's mom and dad. Back to the era when there were only beautiful forests in that world...! Everything!!"

Amidst the Flame Soldier's crying, Sora looked somewhat sad.

However, even if fake, the Flame Soldier's desire to survive was not sympathy.

"……What you remember are 'Kurapika's parents'."

Sora did not show sympathy to the Flame Soldier, but whispered in a low voice, as if he felt regret for what he had anticipated.

Hearing this, the Flame Soldier looked like he was about to cry at any moment, but he still smiled very happily. Just like getting rid of what you Stick to.

"Ancestor-Cormorant is the world... a law of nature, that is why... that is why, Sora-san.

Please—do not hesitate."

A conversation without a subject. However, the two still understood each other perfectly; Sora regretted, and the Flame Soldier tried his best to laugh out loud, raising his Wooden Sword to beg.

Sora, who had been keeping his head down, looked up and blocked the Flame Soldier's Wooden Sword with his right arm reinforced with Aura.

"From the beginning, there has been no hesitation and no wavering!"

Suri and Sora withdrew from the dance with the Flame Soldier and ran away. As she slipped away from the Flame Soldier, she turned and left with a brilliant smile, which showed that she was beautiful even though most parts were covered in bandages.

"You are the Flame Soldier! Without a doubt, even if you are fake, you are real, more real than real, Kurapika's close friend Flame Soldier!"

I could not launch a follow-up attack on the unprotected back that ignored me. None.

Omokage did not luxuriously give detailed instructions and orders while manipulating three dolls, so this was a free moment.

The Flame Soldier would not waste the moment Sora made a move that Omokage did not expect.

"Truth," I think is unforgivable to myself, who knows it is fake. Even if it is fake, it is because the feelings and wishes produced by this heart are real, so I am reluctant to throw it away.

When I asked: "Can I live like the Flame Soldier?", the Flame Soldier replied: "You can."

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"What did that stupid sister say!?"

Seriously, don't just show your blood relationship in useless places!!"

Killua, after hearing Hami's words, finally regained his calm; he really didn't know how serious he was and spoke his heart out loud.

"If you are talking?"

But I was reminded that I could not do that.

A doll shaped like his brother amplified an ominous aura, and accompanied by an angry voice, announced the current situation to Killua.

("Ren"!)

Killua's knees mocked the elaborate Aura.

Illumi tilted her head and asked Killua, who could only press her hands on his smirking knees to stop him from turning and running away.

"……Kill, you still don't understand?"

Before he could answer, Illumi walked up to Killua.

Without footsteps, Illumi looked down at Killua in front of him, as if he had been there from the start.

(Fast!)

A moment later, Killua stepped back from Illumi. Killua was still echoing in his mind, gritting his teeth and saying this was an act completely permitted by Illumi's mercy. The Curse Illumi continued to resist the voice.

(I know there is a difference in strength with my brother. But...)

"This is useless."

When he told Killua, who was rejecting his cursed voice, Illumi turned around and kicked his brother behind Killua, who should have been far away from him.

Although not very serious, Killua was kicked down to the hall floor like a ball, his spine creaking; this was much more powerful than his Training at his parents' house.

"Killua!"

Gon, who could not see or do anything because Illumi's speed was too fast, let out a screaming sound, worried about Killua.

That voice erased the Curse in Killua's mind, if only for a moment.

So Killua stood up and smiled as much as he could.

"Cough... I won't lose to this extent!"

I told myself that I could still fight.

After deciding not to do anything irreversible, Killua grabbed the deep crimson Pendant and confronted Illumi.

However, in Illumi's eyes, Killua being as strong as possible was not a problem at all.

That is why he spoke as calmly as usual.

"——You are a black doll without a fever."

"！?"

Regarding this point, the light retort of "That's you!" did not appear.

Right now, the person I am dealing with is a true brother, even if he is a doll, but we are not in a relationship where we can joke around.

Killua's feelings for Illumi were not like brotherly affection or respect. However, the fundamental fear of "do not disobey him" was revived, as if a Switch had been flipped at that moment.

(... Am I... a doll...?)

It was undeniable.

Killua did not know what to say and could only call himself "Illumi's Puppet," because he was powerless, because his rebellion was completely taken away by this word.

Killua himself could only think so.

Once again, my heart betrayed everyone who believed in it.

However..., however..., still————

"That's not true! Killua is not a black doll!"

With his unseen eyes, even after falling several times, Gon would run over, rush over, jump in front of Illumi, and deny it.

Killua claimed he was not a doll.

Believe in Killua, do not doubt.

"Obstacle."

"Ah!?"

"Gon!?"

Illumi looked down at Gon with Gon's own eyes, a cold gaze that made it hard to believe he was Gon, and then brushed him aside with his hand.

Just as he said, Gon was nothing more than a trash Obstacle to Illumi. I did not understand his words.

Illumi said to get rid of Gon and calmly approached Killua.

As if to fix a bug, Killua explained the situation calmly, using an emotionless, inorganic voice and gaze.

"Only when you touch someone's death do you feel happy..."

There were no words of denial in my throat.

Although it certainly should have been "no," and I wanted to say "no," Killua's "wish," the "truth" of "how I want to live" was far stronger than this, and the fundamental "I don't want to die" was covered up by instinct.

My weak self whispered that if I didn't have to die, I might as well give up such hope. Full.

Such a powerful and heinous threat only amplified the wish of "I don't want to die" and covered up everything else, no matter how important it was...

Killua could not resist.

"Big sister, woooo!"

"！?"

Until the moment Sora, who was supposed to be fighting the Flame Soldier from behind, decided to use a truly light, gorgeous, and dynamic rolling sobat for Illumination.

The scream that came from a throat that couldn't even breathe was whether it was worrying about the brother who decided to do the sobat, or worrying about Sora who was so desperate for her brother. I didn't recognize myself.

I only knew one thing.

The moment Sora rolled onto Illumi, the only threat that could grab Killua's heart and bind him was that all his fears were shattered.

"Pah!"

However, even with a surprise attack, Illumi was not unprepared for Sora's back of the head. Although it was a bit small, I still protected it with an arm enhanced by Aura to avoid causing a concussion.

Then Sora tried to grab Illumi's leg because she lost her balance and was about to fall, but was it because she knew what the incomprehensible move Sora called "Lady Forklift" was, or did she not know? Perhaps it was because she had an Illumi who felt bad about this, and threw the stinger she had hidden in the air at Sora instead of trying to regain her balance.

Although Illumi's killing intent could not be seen, Sora still gave up on grabbing Illumi's leg and kept her distance from Illumi, while avoiding the Needles with acrobatic moves that would put a gymnast to shame.

"Hey! Sorry Killua! The Lady Forklift malfunctioned!!"

"I'm glad I did it! If my brother decided to do a huge swing and fall back from this Ryu, I wouldn't know if I should applaud or strike a brave pose!!"

"Killua!"

Facing Sora's apologetic apology, Killua rushed in, but since he only said it aggressively, Gon said: "Sure enough, I don't want to see my brother make such a move." Too bad.

"... Yeah. That's what Kill thinks."

"Uh..."

And Killua immediately regretted that momentum.

While checking the condition of the arm that blocked Sora's attack, Illumi read as usual, but muttered in a colder voice than usual; it was a slaughter scene that had lost its tension.

However, Sora completely ruined the slaughter scene.

Hahahahahahahaha!

Illumi! You, in this situation! In this situation, even if I was disturbed and turned into a fiction, is Killua the priority?!!"

Sora suddenly laughed out loud and pointed this out; Killua and Illumi were confused, as if to say "Huh?"

Killua noticed the voice, compared Gon and Sora, and asked: "Hey, what is going on!?" He had a serious look on his face and brandished his Wooden Sword to launch an attack at him.

At that moment, Sora still couldn't help but laugh, bringing a very high level of tension to Killua.

"Killua! What you are afraid of is 'Illumi'!? Don't worry! To you, that 'Illumi' might be more real than the real thing! To anyone other than you, even if it's a fake, it's not an overestimation!"

"Killua! That guy is not 'Illumi', so you can win!!"

"Huh? What do you mean!?"

What Sora gave was not a hint, but the answer.

This time it was from the front, so I could block it, but no matter how I look at the power of the kick, I can only think of it as real, Illumi himself.

Killua does not know what Sora was thinking when he said "That is not 'Illumi'."

Killua does not know.

But Gon knows.

"Killua! You are right, Sora! That is not Illumi!"

"Huh? What else are you saying..."

"Because if he did that to Sora, he would prioritize killing Sora instead of Killua!! I would!!"

"Killua! Killua might not be familiar with it, but Illumi is much more human in front of Sora than Killua thinks; he cannot ignore Sora!!"

Gon rushed to the side of Killua, who had been kicked by Illumi, and proposed the same argument as Sora. "No," he said, stating the reason.

Killua's eyes widened because of this.

I know that Illumi strangely dislikes Sora. After Sora learned that he was a member of the Zoldyck family, his first words were: "You are the eldest son of your family, do something." I heard he did it; I saw it with my own eyes, watching him launch an attack during the final exam incident.

However, to Killua, his brother is inhuman, a person who places the interests and losses of the family above his own killing intent.

Only during that final exam did Killua see Illumi reveal his emotions like an irrational human.

It was impressive, but that "exception" did not overturn my image of him.

So this is very natural for Killua.

But for Sora, it is extremely unnatural, and even Gon felt very uncomfortable; as soon as it was pointed out, he understood.

Illumi, possessing Gon's eyes, said to Sora "Don't mess around, it's dangerous" and "It's disgusting," but he did not strike back at Sora, nor did he show any killing intent, just ignoring him.

Perhaps, if these words were said by someone else, even if Illumi were real, she would have had no reaction as before, as if she hadn't even thought about the fact that she said such things, but for Sora, the situation is different.

I don't know if it's because Gon's guess about peeking at the third exam was correct, or if there is another reason, but Gon was convinced.

The doll they are dealing with now is by no means the real Illumi.

I don't know if Killua or Sora has a higher priority for Illumi.

But at the very least, even if he yells "normally disgusting" at her, or even if he decides to roll a sobat from behind, Illumi would not care about Sora enough to ignore her, as if it were someone else's problem.

No matter what it means, no matter what his feelings are, Sora is probably an "exception" to him.

Even if you cannot get Omokage's order, the Omokage doll will not react to Retsu, Pyro, and Hami. That is why I should at least hit him with the intent to kill, but I don't do that at all.

To Gon and Sora, it is extremely unnatural, but to Killua, it is natural.

Killua does not understand the interactive relationship between Illumi and Sora better than Gon, Kurapika, or Leorio; he is a person who has been ignored.

That is Killua's true, real Illumi.

Only Killua knows, and only Killua believes, that it is Illumi.

"That is why, Killua! You can win! Because that is the Illumi that Killua gave birth to... Killua's only Illumi... As long as you think Killua cannot win, even if Killua can defeat the real Illumi, I will never win... But if Killua thinks he can win, Illumi can win!!"

"Noisy."

When Gon told the stunned Killua why it was not "Illumi" and why he could win, this person appeared directly behind the defenseless Gon, appeared in front of the stunned Killua, killed them both, and kicked them away together.

No mercy, but still no killing intent. Just as I remember, the power used for torture was enough to break my heart. Again and again, this pain breaks my heart, carving fear into my heart.

This pain has been so deeply carved into Killua that it is hard to believe the person giving it is fake.

Even so, Gon, who was kicked with him, was in front of Illumi, so the damage should be greater.

"... You can win, if you are Killua, absolutely... Let's win, Killua... together."

Illumi approached me and said something, but I could only hear Gon's voice.

Gon holding my hand is hotter than the pain carved into me when I was born.

The wish of "I don't want to die" will not disappear.

However, the desire that transcends it overflows.

"--Ah!!"

Grab Gon's hand and stand up together.

I swear, I will not let go of the "I want to win" wish grabbed by that hand.

Kurapika's mind went blank after hearing such an abrupt sentence, but when he understood the meaning of Hami's words, his face turned hot, his ears turned red, and he hurriedly replied.

"Hey, what are you saying, you!?"

"What are you being serious about?"

"You have the worst personality, you!!"

However, the person who said this refused coldly and unexpectedly, and Kurapika immediately discarded his courtesy toward Sora's sister.

"... Umi, this is an interesting farce in itself, but take it seriously."

"Unless I'm joking, I can't do it."

When Omokage complained about their skit exchange, Umi lifted her hair and replied.

Kurapika was the one startled by this sentence.

"... Although you said you were looking for me, you don't intend to show your ugliness to the point where people say you can't do anything unless you're joking, right?"

"Idiot, the cause and effect are reversed. It's not because you exposed yourself that it's disgusting; I've already lost my motivation, I was just joking about getting involved with your will."

"Because you are joking, I will voluntarily become your partner. I cannot do anything serious to you."

Kurapika drew two Wooden Swords from his waist and raised both hands; Kurapika turned his face slightly to retort, but Hami immediately replied: "How can you not understand?"

Kurapika's low boiling point reacted to this answer, but Leorio said "Calm down," which calmed him down, and then he walked forward.

"Yes."

It is much better to be misunderstood from beginning to end than to feel that you only know what you are saying on the surface and be misunderstood by a half-baked understanding.

However, Hami seemed unwilling to talk about her feelings again, so she took out three things that looked like crow feathers again and threw them out like throwing knives.

"Light up and disappear beneath the water. The wings on the earth fall down. Justice on the guillotine is lost."

"! Leorio! Get down!!"

Responding to the things thrown at him and the murmurs of the sea, Kurapika jumped out, knocking away the thrown feathers with his Aura-imbued Wooden Sword and legs.

The feathers, just like the guns fired at the start, melted the moment they hit the Wooden Sword or Kurapika's legs, just like bursting water balloons, losing their shape and turning into a black sludge-like liquid that evaporated immediately.

"! Hey, Kurapika! Are you alright!!"

"No problem... As long as you carry Aura, you won't suffer any damage. As long as you don't misjudge the amount of Aura on your body, you won't end up in as unsightly a state as before."

"... But if you are hit in rapid succession, that is disadvantageous. Wrap yourself as much as possible, Leorio."

Putting aside the person hit by the Wooden Sword, Leorio first saw the damage to the person he had stepped on and knocked down, and hurriedly asked, but Kurapika answered without even looking at Leorio.

And I looked, and Kurapika's legs and Wooden Sword were different from the floor I first attacked, and Leorio judged that the meaning of his "no problem" statement was not very stubborn, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Seemingly to reinforce that sense of relief, Hami giggled and spoke in an admiring tone.

"Oh, by any chance, do you already know what 'this' Magic is?"

"... Sora created the ability based on your Magic."

Facing Kurapika's answer, Hami smiled charmingly, doing nothing and answering nothing. As if saying: "I will help you check the answer." They watched quietly.

Although his eyelids were still tightly closed, Kurapika felt the discomfort of that gaze which seemed to see through to the depths of his heart, but he still raised his Wooden Sword, thinking of buying time until a gap was discovered in the sea.

"... You must be something called a 'normal person'. Because you are an all-rounder type, possessing all Magic Attributes of the high-level 'Five Elements', you have the problem of not knowing what the attribute is. Priority. This is what I heard from Sora... and you are researching Magic that uses all five attributes instead of one of the priorities."

"... By mixing all five attributes, you can 'confuse Chaos', and further explore 'Chaos', the meaninglessness that exists because all things exist."

The previous attack was a byproduct of that research. Because all five attributes were mixed and fused together, it was a magical power that could do nothing but disappear without achieving anything. However, when it disappeared, it greedily devoured the Life Force of things near it, just like a Curse that disappears accompanied by damage.

Although it is Magic of the five major elements, it is an imaginary element like Sora's, and unlike Sora's 'Nothingness', it is 'Imaginary Number' attribute Magic that temporarily fabricates 'possible things' but does not exist in the physical world. Isn't this the Magic you are truly good at?"

To Kurapika's answer, a few claps of applause rang out.

"I truly admire you, just from that girl's story without any basic knowledge and understanding. You are more suitable to be a Magician than my stupid sister."

Although he said so, there was no ambition in his words, and I don't know how serious he was.

The only thing I knew was that I took out the number of crow feathers that looked like a feather fan amidst the applause.

"And, if I were to add, this Magic is 'Life Force' because its characteristics are similar to Black Magic, so even if it is not a gem, it can function if it is a living thing. So, although its effect is not as good as a gem, you shouldn't expect my gems to be few either."

In addition to adding creepy supplements, Hami would throw crow feathers filled with the Mana of the Mana-eating whale at Kurapika and Leorio like darts.

Leorio, who finally grasped it, amplified his own Aura, protected his entire body, and while running around, screamed: "You really are a Demon!"

If you run away in the state of 'Goo', the hit detection for the sea's Mana will be large, and it will only consume your Aura. Floor, so Kurapika was a bit surprised, but said nothing. Use it to shoot it down, closing the distance with the sea.

However, Kurapika still did not fully understand his opponent.

"Light towards the land of shadows, we mean all things are on the seabed, the sky is swallowed by bottomless idleness in the cage."

I did not underestimate the opponent's ability. However, I misunderstood how much of a "no choice" opponent the other party was.

"!?"

"! Kurapika!?"

Suddenly, this time Kurapika collapsed without a word, and Leorio, who had been running around, ran in front of him, but before that, Kurapika's neck was grabbed from the front, and his slender hand and fingertips reached deep into Leorio's throat. Airway.

That hand appeared in front of him, as if only the wrist tip was floating, strangling Leorio's neck.

Seeing this, Leorio struggled to break free from the hand, but was panicked by the scene he could not understand, while Kurapika collapsed all at once because most of the Aura on his body had been devoured. An unclear question.

"Why... why? Why... still... Replacement Magic Flash Air but..."

"Actually, why do you think it can't be used?"

The thrown crow feathers were bait. Never able to look away, unable to move his gaze away, releasing an attack that could not be taken lightly, making his own distance a blind spot, Hami once again used spatial displacement to create the gem that the Mana-loving whale drinker likes, at zero distance. I pushed it towards Kurapika to activate it.

I understand that. I understand. What you don't understand, what you don't believe is—

"... You... use... strange techniques... your body... isn't it already worn out!?"

Leorio, strangled by the sea, yelled.

Even if he screamed, he knew. I understand.

The girl's silk-like hand, struggling to take off her own neck, was too hot. That heat indicated that Sora's guess was not outrageous, this is a fact.

Even so, although she had a strange high fever that she hadn't fainted from at the seaside, her face was still beautiful with a hint of coolness, and her voice was as cold as frost.

"Yeah. Actually, breathing is difficult. But what does this have to do with you?"

Although he admitted that his body was already tattered, from his appearance and words, he could only see that there was room to spare. No weakness was shown. I couldn't see any weakness.

Kurapika and Leorio did not understand the true intention of the sea, and he said: "Unless you are stupid, you can't do it."

A thought flashed through my mind that she was ignoring her own will because of Omokage's order and forcing herself to do something, but from Sora's story and the small amount of information she obtained about her personality through her interaction with Kai, if this is the case, then it might be true. She didn't say, "Even breathing is difficult."

I firmly believe that if I were shaped into a Ghost, I would never say anything that sounded weak, even if it didn't look weak at all. If you are a normal girl who would say such things, you should have nothing to worry about.

So I understand. What she did was the will of the sea itself, not Omokage's order.

That is why I cannot understand anything.

Although it was only a temporary start, she wanted to "fight Kurapika" at the cost of her own body and life, despite this, she still declared "Unless I am joking, I cannot do it." Even in front of Kurapika himself saying "I am joking" and still unable to stand up, he was far from mocking him, his expression was cold and expressionless.

Although Kurapika and the others could sense anger that was different from Malice, killing intent, and hostility, they could not interpret the meaning of that anger.

That face saying "I don't know anything" was reflected in the mind by Magic, and the sea was as quiet and cold as the deep sea, mocking it expressionlessly.

"What's wrong?

Even if you are a Virgo who doesn't understand rhythm and technique, you are still young, try to squeeze out a little more."

"... Don't play with irrelevant things... what are you seriously thinking about?"

Kurapika stood up with the Wooden Sword as a cane, glaring at the sea, who mocked him with the worst words disproportionate to his appearance.

Usually, he would make his face redder than his eyes, and would say something that would annoy him, but he said he couldn't do it seriously, even though that was the sea's "purpose", to the point that he didn't care at all. It seems to prove that its behavior is unacceptable.

However, Kurapika's anger could not set off the sea's "seriousness".

... Right. It doesn't matter.

"...... That's good, it doesn't matter."

Just as he thought he had accepted Kurapika's words, the sea's fury erupted.

Both Kurapika and Leorio were swallowed by the rage, unable to move.

As usual, there was no killing intent or Malice. However, it was pure anger, anger striking at the image of "Direct Death."

"Vox-Gott Precept Quotation Es-Atlas Heavy Burial Return to Earth."

The two of them just looked at the sea, muttering something.

Although most of his Qi was exhausted by the seawater, he couldn't even recognize that the sea's hand had left his neck, so he remained unable to move.

After receiving a direct hit, Kurapika discovered that Hami, whose body had become light due to gravity Manipulation, jumped up lightly and gracefully, and a gorgeous rolling somersault, unsuitable for a Magician, landed on his head.

Are the sisters really all Magicians!? I can't think so. By manipulating her own weight, she became incredibly light like a human, closing the distance, but the moment the somersault hit Kurapika's head, she restored gravity, and this woman accurately stirred the opponent's brain.

Kurapika somehow managed to endure the impact that even cut off his consciousness. However, when I was conscious, I saw the spinning scene that made me feel nauseous.

"That's right, your chastity doesn't matter to anyone, and it doesn't matter. If it's not a joke, don't mention it. With that girl... unlike us 'Magicians'."

Kneeling on the lower abdomen where Kurapika had been kicked down, a hot hand grabbed Kurapika's neck and held it down.

Just then, Leorio finally broke free from the paralysis caused by the sea's deterrence, shouting "Kurapika!!" and rushed over, but it was all too late.

"Freeze and Capture."

The sea carelessly threw a blue gem to Leorio's feet, the same blue gem that had blocked Killua's movements.

After saying this, he didn't even look at Leorio, his left hand tightened on Kurapika's neck, and the fingertips of his right hand gently and gracefully caressed his lips.

"You have no sense of danger, nor do you get hot."

You have much more to understand and think about than understanding what my Magic is, don't you? A Wizard's bodily fluids have magical power. It is, can you know it for if you don't understand, please tell me.

For a Magician, chastity, chastity, is nothing more than raw material for extracting the highest quality Mana at once. Do you want me to practice a method of squeezing that Mana with higher purity?

Even more despicable and hateful than before, he spat out the worst, worst things.

Although it was the worst, it was common sense as a Magician. Even if one day they were subjected to Robbery and injury, they would face things that shouldn't make them aware of the wounds.

The sea was carelessly and messily disturbing Kurapika's heart, but even so, the voice remained cold and quiet.

Steaming hot, it reminded me of Sora, who had a fever after pushing the accuracy of Direct Death to the limit with the York God, gradually tightening and blocking Kurapika's airway.

"Very good. This time, what was taken away was not her life or her chastity, but her eyes... and there is a way to make them return to their original state."

Kurapika's current situation, his own weakness, stupidity, and lingering sacrifice, as well as his "failures" to date, were all mocked by presenting the "facts" that had already occurred, even if regained, they would not be lost, mockery.

However, mockery was nothing more than "playing" to her.

Teasing Kurapika, this girl was neither happy nor relieved. Instead, perhaps because he realized it was completely meaningless, although he hoped to be able to vent a little, Hami finally became a little more serious as he wished.

"...... It's really good. Although that kid doesn't want to die, he will hand everything over to others without hesitation."

"... Mother, father, dead souls, Magician fool guys............ because that's how I raised him. Everything, everything you have, everything you were born with, you were told to give to me, all you were asked for was that, you were raised just to be taken away!!"

While choking Kurapika's neck, he covered it with a face that looked very much like Sora's, a face that, although very similar to Sora's, was regrettably twisted to a degree I had never seen on Sora. I looked down and said.

Words like a Curse, hating the people around him, including himself, creating his sister in this way.

Hearing this, Kurapika felt a faint sense of incongruity.

However, the sense of incongruity was soon covered up.

The sea's Curse, from regret to anger and jealousy, was finished.

"...... Although weak, although you cannot give that child 'normal', although you let her lose the few 'normal' things you had, you only hurt her and make her sad. Although I failed to protect you, although I failed to protect you, although you didn't protect me... what is it to lose and be subjected to Robbery by the past Flame Soldier weighing? Can you not even be 'first' for that girl?"

--I will kill you."

Even the pain of the skin being dug out by claws on her neck was far from the current Kurapika.

Finally, I felt I could see the full picture of her anger.