Chapter 99: A Story About a Future That Does Not Exist Now

Leaving the hideout, Pakunoda suddenly realized that if she continued with these two, she would face the biggest problem, so she turned and said:

"Hey, if you say 'you' like that, won't the chain bastard misunderstand something?"

"One..."

Gon also noticed Pakunoda's words, made a silly sound, and awkwardly looked up at Sora, who was holding hands with him.

Just as she said, the condition imposed on Pakunoda was "bring Sora and Gon to Lingoon Airport by 00:00, without any Manipulation," so Pakunoda correctly followed this condition, but this "Sora." If you take A, it will definitely become complicated.

Because of this, Boyuetian hinted, "It's troublesome to bring them, but it's better than being criticized by the chain bastard, go to sleep quickly."

"It doesn't matter, Kurapika will know I'm not 'Sora' when he sees me coming to the airport from the Airship, but it's no problem."

"Where should I feel safe!?"

Pakunoda rushed into the Goddess, she wasn't sure if she was vicious or natural, she declared that there was nothing to be reassured about.

Indeed, even Pakunoda, who had only spent a few minutes with Sora, could easily distinguish between them.

The obvious differences in language and facial expressions, and the decisive difference, even if you can't see the eyes, that is, you are uncomfortable with your own behavior that is so natural and symbolic of feminine beauty, the longer the time, the easier it is.

But even so, if you look at those who came to the airport from the Airship, from the distance visible through the window, they are all the size of a dwarf.

To be honest, Pakunoda was a bit reluctant about Kurapika, he noticed that the "inner self" without any changes in appearance was different, but Pakunoda was a bit reluctant, but recalling the communication on that Airship from Sora and Sora to Kurapika, I am sure, "He can do it. I love this girl very much."

Thinking of these trivial things, Pakunoda realized that Sora had been mocking her with innocent and childish gestures, teasing her for no reason, and couldn't help but blush a little.

Even when it was "Sora," I didn't know what to do, but this "Sora" believed what he said, he didn't want to do anything, he thought everything was meaningless. It is precisely because he is desperate about his principles of action being nothing more than "somehow" capricious, I was reminded again that it is completely impossible to predict what he will say or what is more than Sora.

"This—'Sora'! Tell me why it doesn't matter!"

In the end, Gon followed up and told him to return to the main topic, which made Pakunoda even more unbearable, but the Goddess didn't care about human reactions at all and responded immediately.

In a calm and soft voice, but with hollow words that could be read aloud even in an answer book.

"Since he knows about Karna, I think the first possibility is that the Phantom Troupe is manipulating Sora 'just in case,' the situation is similar to Karna.

Or rather, if I were manipulating it, I would pay more attention to my own movements so that I wouldn't expose a little more, if it's too troublesome, I'll just bring the sleeping Sora, so 'if I see obvious behavioral differences, it's being manipulated. On the contrary, he judged the possibility to be low, so you don't have to worry about the Leader.'"

After all, "she" fits the name of "God" that Pakunoda understands, although he himself denies it.

I was angry, but I was persuaded by the reason "it doesn't matter" said by "Sora."

Of course, if you let Chrollo control Sora, in order to kill Kurapika, let the Sora who controls him slip into his space, you have to be very careful not to feel uncomfortable with your own words and deeds. Like manipulation, sending a sleeping Sora is faster, and the possibility of detecting anomalies is greatly reduced.

Such a person, can't think of such a thing, and there is nothing shameful at the moment.

First of all, Kurapika saw the "Sora" full of discomfort that "Sora" said, rather than the possibility that Pakunoda broke the condition and imposed some kind of craft, if he knew Karna, he would say: "Again. Ha!", and would think Sora is the reason.

Even if I think I am being manipulated, if there is still a possibility of canceling the operation, I will not kill the Leader who is effectively canceling the operation in the negotiation. On that Airship, Pakunoda was also told that he was not a stupid child who would go crazy and kill the Leader shortsightedly.

For Pakunoda, it is easy to walk alone, but even so, being with this Goddess cannot make her feel at ease in many ways, so she hopes she will fall asleep or disappear as soon as possible, but obviously she doesn't want to disappear, nor does it have any meaning, although there is none, but in order to satisfy Sora's request, he seems to intend to go to Kurapika "empty."

Pakunoda didn't ask because he didn't want to know what Sora wanted, or what he asked "her" to do.

"Sora" said Sora didn't care about the Leader, Pakunoda knew without saying. That's why I don't want to ask the Leader if he doesn't intend to do anything.

I don't want to ask and I don't want to know.

Once I knew her, I knew I looked more like her than Nobunaga.

I believe you will see the remnants of Uvogin, and the remnants of your other companions.

For his friends, for others, for others, Pakunoda didn't ask because he felt he was sympathizing with the life of struggling to protect things that couldn't be seen from the outside.

I don't want to ask what Sora wants. I don't want to know.

But I asked.

Pakunoda only asked about the one thing that really bothered him.

"……Why don't you run away?"

"Because it's meaningless."

To Pakunoda's question, "Sora" didn't even look at me, gave the answer directly as usual, and Gon gritted his teeth and answered.

"It's not meaningless! The reason we don't run away is because Sora and I are both Kurapika's partners, and we both care about Kurapika!!"

"We don't want Kurapika to kill, so we must go with Pakunoda so that Kurapika can keep his promise!!"

"Even if I take you home alone, Kurapika will only throw Chrollo in a random place and won't kill him."

However, Sora didn't even look at Gon, and answered Gon as usual.

The Goddess said indifferently, as if she had seen enough, as if she were tired of looking.

"As you wish, even Kurapika doesn't want to kill. Especially, I will never commit a murder that makes Sora think 'Kurapika dirtied his hands because of me.'"

"So, even if you return to Kurapika yourself, or go back with Pakunoda, if you and Sora return safely, unless you are in a situation where you cannot solve any problems without killing Chrollo, he will not kill Chrollo or anyone else."

"It's too meaningless. No matter how you act now, or how the future develops, it will only converge to the conclusion that 'Chrollo Lucilfer has been safely released.'"

"……Ah, that's why you said it's meaningless."

After being startled by the "hollow" answer, Gon smiled as if he were upset and agreed.

Because of the confusion, I couldn't help but smile slightly, but the word "Sora" made me very happy.

That's why he squeezed "Sora's" hand harder and said:

"……But it's not meaningless after all."

"At the very least, 'Sora' will leave Pakunoda here, and the deal between Kurapika and the Phantom Troupe... if I break my promise and come back, I will unilaterally accept the Phantom Troupe that agreed to trade with Kurapika, no matter what, it's so frustrating. I always felt that I deceived you, betrayed you, and I did something wrong, so I am glad that Sora kept his promise to the Brigade! This is not meaningless!!"

"Yes."

"Hmm?"

Even if Gon was vague, even if it was just a whim, even if it had no meaning to "her," one could choose another action that led to the same future, instead of "returning arbitrarily," "terms of trade." He was really happy that he chose to act like that, but Sora still didn't look at him and said.

As he spoke, Gon saw it.

Looking at Pakunoda, who was lowering his head and biting his lip, as if regretting his question, he didn't know what was wrong with his words, but he immediately realized that he had hurt her. I understood, and just like that, I couldn't speak.

The words "I'm sorry" were not spoken. Pakunoda rejected them even before he said them.

I don't want to hear any apologies.

It is not because he is not bad that I do not want to hear him speak, but because I cannot bear to apologize to someone who is not my ally or friend.

I do not think I have a Conscience. This is why Pakunoda tells herself that this pain and suffering are due to his own immaturity and stupidity.

Like Uvogin, like their own comrades-in-arms, I do not want to let them hesitate, choosing to act for their comrades even at the cost of harming their own interests.

I only need one guy from the Phantom Troupe, but I do not want him to become an extension of my heart, even if I am not a member, so I did not become an object of sympathy.

If you have not found any meaning yet, if it is just on a whim, run away now just as "she" said, Phantom Troupe, I want you to betray me.

I want him to become an object of hatred without hesitation.

"... I feel like I am going to hold a grudge against Phinks."

Pakunoda muttered, continuing to walk forward.

No matter which commander it is, he now admits that without any casualties, letting the Brigade walk the path of awakening this "Goddess of the Sky" is the best outcome.

However, Pakunoda's heart is different from his own, or rather, he is furious at his own intentions and emotions, which should have been sealed by becoming a member of the giant Spider known as the Phantom Troupe. There is, "she" said, he wants to stop Phinks from hurting Sora and Gon, who are the ones who decide whether "she" will wake up or the "Guardian" will wake up. Even though I am one of them, I know this is unreasonable, but thinking "Why did you give up?"

"Yes. For you... Phantom Troupe, it would be better if Karna woke up and lost five legs."

Despite his own complaints, and despite knowing it is unreasonable, Pakunoda feels repulsed by the word "Sora" and looks back.

I am very annoyed by his remarks, as if he wants his comrades and himself to die. Pakunoda hopes that the future where the guard wakes up might be better than the current situation, because "she" said there is room for change so that the Phantom Troupe will not lack anyone. Saying there is a future where Kurapika and others can be driven to a dead end without hesitation in his heart, so he turns back and opens his mouth, asserting that he has high hopes for this.

"-Pakunoda. Shall we check the answer?"

I will tell you how you got Neon Nostrade's Prophecy wrong, and what it originally meant."

However, gentle fingertips touch those lips, closing them.

Although we have walked more than a meter, before we knew it, the 【Goddess】 was already too close to us.

And Gon, holding "her" hand, is looking up at "her" with the same face as Pakunoda.

He widens his eyes, as if saying: "When did this happen?!"

Ignoring the reactions of the two, "Sora" smiles like an adult teaching a child something, like a mischievous child... eyes... telling of a despair filled with helplessness in his eyes.

"If you regret it now, I will tell you.

The future that has already passed, has already passed. Accelerated the world's destruction Pruning Event future can we talk?

Releasing his fingers from Boyuetian's lips, "Sora" does not listen to her answer, but spontaneously talks to Gon and begins to talk to himself.

"If, as I said before, if Phinks does not listen to your persuasion and tries to hurt Sora or Gon, Karna will wake up.

The personality swap between Sora and Karna is not as difficult as you think, but since their Qi is almost exhausted, Karna did not want to use Sora's body until the last moment. Palm on his chin, at least there is a 'coat' on his chin, Phinks was completely unexpected, but he was trapped in a leotard and did not wake up until around noon the next day."

Pakunoda tries to say something to Sora, as if Sora saw a future that should not have happened, but says nothing.

I do not know if he wanted to say "stop," or wanted to speak first.

Indeed, I do not want to hear about a future where friends die, even if it has been decided that it does not exist, but there are indeed some things I want to know, even if the future does not exist.

... I am wondering, if I walked into that "future" without any information from the future Prediction, which one I would choose.

Rejection or pride?

I really want to know which one you chose.

"... Um, sorry, can I ask you one thing? I have something to ask you..."

However, just as Pakunoda hesitates whether to stop or encourage him, Gon slightly raises his hand and stops talking.

It is broken, but for Pakunoda, who is still hesitating, this is a good choice, so I let him continue his question.

"... Is Karna referring to 'that' Karna?"

However, this question is somewhat unexpected, and Pakunoda is a bit worried.

From the time Sora made a fuss at the hideout, I knew Gon had a reaction to the name "Karna," but I thought it was a reaction meaning "Who is that?", but it seems he has an idea in his heart.

However, from his obviously overwhelmed reaction, it is also clear that he has never seen Karna, who changes personality with Sora.

Then, Pakunoda also wants to know what kind of relationship he has with Karna, and after hearing Sora's answer, "she" answers without hesitation.

"Yeah. As you know, it is that Karna who shoots beams from his eyes."

"You are going to bring it out!?"

Inserting the exposed lines is harmonious.

Even Gon, who should have received this Baptism of information that only has an impact, understands from the flow of the story that Karna will use Sora's body and appear in the current "Sky" state. eyes," he thinks.

However, sure enough, even Sora is asked: "What are you talking about?" I usually affirm without caring.

"I will let it out. I mean, its power is unusual, but if you apply Transmutation and Emission, you can reproduce Sora's personality instead of Karna."

"You don't have to!!"

"Sora" shows a tilting upward movement, making him sure that he and Sora are the same person. Declaration.

"Then why did you say that?" Pakunoda thinks angrily, but he does not say it.

I do not say it, because I already know the answer is "I don't have any meaning or reason. Just vague."

Gon also looks a bit tired because there is no "emptiness" in the conversation, but he asks, "... Why did Karna and Sora's personalities Split?" "Emptiness" does not answer.

She smiles as gently as a Goddess, but that smile does not even have the meaning of "smiling." He just smiles reflexively, evading: "I will explain later."

As expected here, Phantom Troupe I Pakunoda sighs, dispelling the faintest expectation, perhaps the better but completely dirty Karna than this Goddess will tell Sora why she possessed him.

Sora does not answer Gon's question, but continues to speak.

Pakunoda does not stop.

At first, actively encouraging the conversation is not enough, but the scale tilts over time so that it does not stop.

What the scale tilts is that I want to know what I chose, not the Certainty of how my comrades died.

"Once Phinks is unconscious, Karna will immediately pick up Gon and flee the hideout. Introduce yourself and ask how things are going."

And Nobunaga and Feitan are chasing Karna who is running away with Gon."

A member of the Brigade, especially a combatant, was immediately beaten until unable to act, and I do not know what to do."

Pakunoda initially had the same look as Gon, but when he mentioned his companion's name, his expression stiffened.

This is a story without any basis, so if you don't want to believe it, you just don't believe it, but you do believe it.

In that case, if Phinks were incapacitated in one blow and the murderer escaped, then those two would be the first to act, launching an attack and giving Pursuit.

If Uvogin is dead and Phinks is incapacitated, then the only combatants free to act are Franklin and Bonolenov; I would not take the same actions as the first two.

Franklin cannot use his ability when comrades are nearby, and Bonolenov must use his own body to play music to prepare for battle, so he cannot attack immediately; Nobunaga and the others can track him alone. If they follow Franklin and the others away from the hideout, only members specializing in logistics remain at the hideout, so those two would certainly remain calm enough to stay on-site to escort the logistics personnel.

This is why I am able to predict the outcome for the two people pursuing Karna.

However, these two, like Phinks, have short tempers and will lose control unless someone stops them.

Most importantly, Nobunaga has a "Death Prophecy."

Feitan is one of the people who cannot be predicted due to a lack of data.

"... Those two are dead if they pursue Karna."

Spoken from the mouth of "Sky," although it should have been a future decided never to happen, it felt as if it had already occurred. Eat something.

However, this Goddess is cruel and merciless.

"Mutsuki, who is always chasing the Shadow of the next month and the enemy,

Burning at the end of hesitation

Do not ignore your enemy

Because the Sun is at the end of the lost and wrong path."

"Do not pursue the guard

Don't even think about the question

At the very least, all should be lonely

Because you will become the Sun that burns Mutsuki to death."

"Sky" neither agreed nor denied Pakunoda's question; Ging did not understand the meaning of the words he hummed, and he tilted his head.

In the first half, Pakunoda only stiffened his face slightly, but in the second half, the cry of "Hmm..." left him speechless.

Looking back at the speechless Pakunoda, he giggled innocently, so he laughed harder than anyone else and answered.

The Goddess coldly taught only what she knew.

"The second half is the result of Feitan's Divination; if it had been foreseen, it would have come out long ago.

The person pursuing Karna will indeed be killed, but Karna will not take the initiative to kill. He likes to fight, but he hates killing; if Sora does not want it, he never kills, no matter how disadvantageous it is.

So they killed themselves.

Nobunaga felt despair because he chose the wrong "enemy"—the "enemy" he should have been pursuing was wrong—and Feitan was furious because his reason for existence was denied; that is why he died.

Feitan was so angry he couldn't control his ability, went mad, and burned himself and his companions to the ground, both dying."

"Impossible!!"

Pakunoda, unable to speak to Sora's answer, denied it with a scream.

It might be because it was raining, but Gon's face looked like he was crying. He shouted loudly.

"Impossible! Feitan's ability can indeed drag in those around him, but Nobunaga knows that, so he can leave early!"

"Nobunaga had a leg injury and could not escape Feitan's effective range alone; Karna tried to take Gon and escape, but was refused by Gon.

Feitan's death was an accident, but Nobunaga almost committed suicide."

"That's why you said it's impossible!!"

Sora immediately denied the reason Pakunoda shouted for a future with no divergence and no progress.

However, Pakunoda immediately denied the answer that was negated and supplemented by "Sora," and did not accept it.

It's frustrating, but I believe the information that "I couldn't escape due to a leg injury" would become entangled with Feitan's ability.

If you preserve Gon's Qi as much as possible for Sora, and while protecting Gon, try not to kill the two opponents you are prepared to kill, then the first thing to aim for is the leg to stop their movement. Of course.

And although he is strong in one-on-one melee combat, Nobunaga is not the type who can turn in small circles; he is easier to target than Feitan.

So, I accept that Nobunaga would die after being entangled by Feitan's ability, but I will absolutely not accept it.

I will not admit that Nobunaga's death was almost suicide.

Judging by his personality, regardless of whether Karna's act of letting him escape was true kindness, he undoubtedly felt incomparable humiliation, but even so, he only stubbornly refused and chose death. No.

If he were the kind of good person who gives up, he would have become a pawn to buy one second for "Sky" without hesitation, and Karna certainly wouldn't have caught up to him in the first place.

If they are tortured and get no help, they would rather die; if their companions come to save them, but if it is the situation described by "Sora," Nobunaga and everyone in the Phantom Troupe would die. I grabbed the hand Karna extended when she tried to help me.

Either pull the extended hand out and hug it, keeping Karna in place and letting Feitan burn it, or the moment you run out of the effect range, take advantage of the close-range attack on Karna. Everyone is different, but in any case, simply refusing Karna's hand and staying there waiting for death is impossible.

Pakunoda claimed that whether he lived or died, Nobunaga would not despair and would struggle to get by, but this claim was denied long ago.

His despair is Fixed, not only in the sky but also in the predictability and Certainty of the future.

"Yeah. If it weren't for the Prophecy, he might not have given up yet, but if he knew the Prophecy and the result was as expected, he would have given up long ago. Because he loves his best friend, he can't forgive himself for everything that happened, and he would lose the will to fight."

Affirming Pakunoda's accusation—this is the reason for Nobunaga's despair—"Sora" loudly denied her accusation while walking.

Hearing this, as if he understood her friend and childhood sweetheart better than she did, it made Pakunoda's head bleed. "When exactly did Nobunaga get it wrong with the 'enemy'? Yo!", Sky neither mocked nor pitied you, but smiled affectionately at even the ignorance, and immediately responded with eyes that had given up on ignorance: "It can't be helped."

"From the very beginning.

If he wanted to hunt down Karna with the intention of 'I will kill Sora and Karna' or 'I will kill him because he is Karna,' then he would have no problem, but he ended by saying 'I am no longer Sora, so I will kill him.'

This corpse did indeed kill Uvogin, but Karna did not suffer a Direct Death; he did not ask Sora to kill Uvogin, he was just another person temporarily using this corpse. Although he didn't, he determined that Karna was his 'enemy'."

He didn't want to kill his enemy Sora, so he tried to kill Karna, a complete stranger with no trace of his best friend.

And because Karna pointed this out, Nobunaga's whole person collapsed.

The enemy is Sora, but he couldn't kill Sora, but if his heart became Karna, he could kill him.

Although Uvogin didn't die in a way that made him want to take revenge, he died content and with dignity, trying to kill the other party with eight strikes, returning after getting rid of his sadness. Moreover, the other party wasn't serious at all, and I was also perceived by me to have a gap in ability; I was powerless, and I didn't even want to try. There is no doubt that this was also destined to fail."

The two characters "Sora" instantly made the rising heat in my brain and blood cool down like ice water.

I do not want to admit it, I want to deny it, but the words of denial cannot be spoken.

It was depicted so vividly by my cold brain.

Nobunaga, not to mention Nobunaga, felt no guilt for killing someone who had nothing to do with him.

But this does not mean he does not feel guilty. If it were for someone very important to me, then of course.

Nobunaga regretted not going with him to avenge the chain bastard, and he felt guilty that Uvogin was lost and died because of it.

However, I think it is the target of revenge.

Seeing the remains of his best friend, Nobunaga, who wanted to retrieve him with regret, liked his hesitation more and more.

And this hesitation caused him to lose sight of the enemy and led him down the wrong path.

Sora, but not Sora, a person without Uvogin, the appearance of Karna, he is his enemy, and the weakness he tried to kill will determine his death.

I will not feel guilty for killing someone I do not care about.

However, even if you try to kill someone out of the motive of Uvogin's revenge, killing someone you know is not your enemy, but claiming it is your enemy is not revenge.

As "Sora" said, this is just a disappointment. If he said it was for Uvogin instead of saying "because he wanted to do it," his actions would tarnish his best friend's death and his evaluation after death.

When Uvogin wanted revenge, his best friend, who died gracefully and satisfied, seemed to have died with regret.

So, although Nobunaga's desire for revenge itself is an insult to Uvogin, if the person he killed was not an enemy but someone else, then it is as if Uvogin is saying, 'I cannot even tolerate the existence of someone similar to the person who killed me.' I can only think of him as a narrow-minded, cunning person.

Using Uvogin as an excuse, Nobunaga should not have killed Karna to avenge his best friend, but he said: "I want revenge, but I don't want to kill this woman who looks like my best friend." An existence that should not have existed, "another person who has the body of an enemy but no traces of a close friend" appeared, and he decided to kill Karna as an enemy.

I had an excuse to kill the enemy and an excuse not to kill the Shadow at the same time, so I stuck to it, but Karna saw through it and pointed it out, so I faced it.

Because mourning for the passing of a best friend, the heart of revenge intended as a memorial service, is nothing more than a selfish relief of sorrow, ignoring the best friend to make up for the sense of loss, and using his best friend as an excuse. However, Nobunaga's sins are heavy.

"………………!"

All room for opposition was stripped away... no, there was no room for opposition from the beginning. It was just because of Pakunoda's ignorance that he thought he was just fiddling with something that could not serve as a basis for opposition.

As "Sora" said, if something went wrong, if Nobunaga did not know the Prophecy, he might still be alive.

If he did not know, someone would point out that this is not revenge, just retaliation, and even if he wanted to die because of his own selfishness, Nobunaga still gathered the courage to save his honor. A good friend, did such a selfish thing, and lost his face. However, if I face the fact that I was warned, I will turn a blind eye and use my best friend as an excuse.

Nobunaga could not forgive himself for offending his best friend's reputation, pretending not to see, even though he was not unaware.

This is the reason he chose death.

To prove that he tarnished Uvogin's clean and satisfying death, he ended with the conclusion of "giving up and choosing death," isn't that very like the Phantom Troupe? He is not his best friend, but himself." The content of that Prophecy was the result of choosing death as atonement for the shame he brought to Uvogin.

The future of the greatest despair that Nobunaga could imagine was vividly depicted in Boyuetian's mind as if seen with his own eyes, avoiding that future, she could not let go.

Gon could not say anything to Pakunoda, who was trapped in the middle of the road with her head down, and could only look at her with painful eyes.

"Sora" still had a Goddess-like smile like flowers, stars, moons, and treasures.

"What will you do?"

The strange Goddess looked up at Pakunoda, tilted her head cutely, and asked the human where love and despair merged without rejection.

"Do you still want to know? Do you still want to know the future, the future where your pride is trampled, lost, and desperate?"

"Yes."

Seeing Pakunoda's quick answer and his wish to continue the story, Gon widened his eyes.

Judging from Pakunoda's expression, perhaps because he thought the future that had been avoided had no meaning, Gon believed he would refuse, but Pakunoda looked straight at the despair-engraved Celeste Blue, who answered with helplessness.

"Tell us. The future will come to us. Perhaps one day it may come because it was delayed.

I will not let you say this has no meaning."

As if declaring war on "Sora," she glared at him, wanting to continue speaking.

Nobunaga realized that this was a story that made me feel worse than I imagined.

However, this is why Pakunoda wanted to know how other people's deaths came about, so much so that he didn't care whether he chose pride or chose to admit defeat.

You must know.

After all, if he didn't know, Nobunaga might experience the same despair when he meets Karna on other occasions.

The Fortune Telling that "Sora" stole from the commander is based on "predicting" the highest possible future from available information.

In other words, even if you evade the prophecy of the future, if you still have the Material that is considered to lead to that future, then that prophecy will only be delayed, and it will not appear again when a similar situation occurs.

So you must know.

This time I was lucky enough to avoid it.

Because the seeds of "despair" are still buried in everyone's body.

That is why, in order to get rid of the seeds of despair, Pakunoda told "Sora" to give him the despair he shouldn't know, he shouldn't know.

"Sora" laughed at this answer.

"Okay."

His eyes were as usual, without any expectation, eyes of despair, answering with a calm, gentle, soft smile, all the good things in this world are the same, but lacking humanity.

But for some reason, that smile seemed to be the happiest in his life to Gon.

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"As for Feitan, it is as I just said.

Karna has almost no communication skills, so it is just a question of what he does not intend to do, but his ability shows an overwhelming difference. I thought I was being abused, but this sentence sounded like I was just mocking and denying the existence of me and my friends.

What is the meaning of the Phantom Troupe Spider's lifestyle of cutting off heads to survive? The question is

"Sora" responded to Pakunoda's words, talking about the future that no longer exists, and walked without hesitation.

I never told "her" where to go, but I didn't care about "Sora," but walked in front of Pakunoda. Sure enough, Pakunoda already knew this seemed stupid, so she focused on "Sora"'s story without worrying about it.

"Leaving aside those who joined later, all the early members at the beginning of the establishment were attracted by the 'Phantom Troupe' organization itself. They do not follow the rules, they create them, and set the rules. You love Chrollo, and the Phantom Troupe is Chrollo himself, so you cherish him, don't you?

Precisely because they value and respect him more than anyone else, some people will absolutely follow the rule of 'cutting off your head'.

Feitan is one of them. Because Karna knows, he doesn't understand."

No matter how much you abide by the rules created by Chrollo, Chrollo no longer exists. The head is not Chrollo. The existence of the "Phantom Troupe" is indeed still alive, but if they lose their reason and perfectly abide by the rules, that is moving in the direction decided by Chrollo. The Phantom Troupe spiders must never be what the leader Chrollo once was, which is completely different from the way of life of the Brigade.

Using the same body, it will move the way Sora wants, but it will do things she cannot, did not anticipate, and does not want to do. I like Karna.

So Karna asked. What do you mean? What?

Even though we are still alive, we have experienced so much that we have become completely different people. Is it okay for a Brigade to be led by someone other than Chrollo? What?

Because Chrollo has a brain, is there any point in swapping the brain of the person he wants to protect with another person, and turning the thing he wants to protect into something else? From his perspective, it is really strange, which is why I asked him, but Feitan got angry; he wasn't injured at all, but instead cut open his own abdomen, releasing the greatest heat. Scorched by the sun, 【Rising Sun】 will be activated.

Karna is also silly.

In a sense, those who value rules are more likely to dream of the Phantom Troupe lasting forever than those members who want to help the leader even if they violate the rules. Although I do not.

Facing the story of "Sora," he spoke with a cruel smile due to the child's innocence; he agreed with Phinks's opinion, even if it meant risking killing Gon to kill the leader. It reminds me of Feitan trying to kill the chain bastard using 【Hatsu】.

It can be seen from his ability that he does not like working with many people.

If you like it, you must make it that kind of indiscriminate ability. Even if you are intentional, if your companion enters the attack range, you will step on the brakes unknowingly, causing the power to drop.

He likes to act alone, yet he is affiliated with a group called the Phantom Troupe; such a person can also think, "I want to come here."

He will never admit it, but he knew from the beginning that he values the existence of the Brigade just as much as the other members.

So I cannot forgive Karna's question.

After being shown the difference in ability that completely destroyed his self-confidence, Karna's existence is "the body is the same, but the inside is different," and it is the future of "a Brigade led by someone other than Chrollo." This is something worth showing off.

After my self-esteem was torn to shreds, I believed that the things I wanted to protect would turn into something else and would exist forever. How many people?

And because it is an indiscriminate, large-range ability that can be activated through pain and anger, Feitan cannot see himself or his surroundings when he is angry.

Feitan probably has no intention of committing suicide, nor does he intend to let his ability run wild. Unlike Nobunaga, he has no intention of dying. I don't even want to die with my companions.

However, I cannot forgive Karna, to the point where I cannot think of anything else.

I don't want to let him say another word, much less let him leave any trace of his existence, so I just want him to evaporate, without even leaving ashes, let alone bones.

Just like that, dying to protect the eternity of the "Phantom Troupe" that he wants to protect.

"... You idiot. This is not what the Prophecy suggested.

... If you want to protect it to the end, don't think about the answer to the question; ignore it and believe in it."

Pakunoda only said one word to Feitan, and Feitan was on the other side of the crossroads, heartbroken.

In a completely different way, I mourned the passing of a dear friend who had the same dream and wanted to protect the same things, even though we could not understand each other and were almost at each other's throats.

Presumably, we who walk in that future do not even know why Feitan died. Before I can mourn for him, I will die in that world.

Therefore, Feitan clearly did not want this, but Pakunoda still continued to mourn his death, praising him for fighting in his own way.

"Sora" said nothing, although he thought it might be meaningless.

Even pointing out that this is meaningless is meaningless to "her."

"Sora" held Gon's hand and continued to speak indifferently, without producing a tasteless whim to point out those meaningless things.

The final boarding time has passed; I opened the airport door, where only a private charter plane remained, "Sora" said while walking.

It was just a vague story continuing without any meaning.

"And the next person to die is Shalnark. Or more accurately, he is the first one to be killed."

""? The first? ""

The voices of Pakunoda and Gon, who involuntarily raised their voices in a strange way, echoed in the almost empty airport.

In "Sora's" story, Karna killed Phinks immediately after waking up, but did not actually kill him. It seemed to have dealt a fatal blow to the chin, and he didn't wake up until noon the next day, but that was all.

After saying this, he ran away holding Gon, escaping to an unpopular place far from his hiding spot, where there is no place in the world to kill.

Furthermore, Shalnark is the representative of support in terms of personality and ability.

Because he doesn't want to kill, is relaxed, and coupled with the personality that makes Karna nervous and drives Feitan crazy, the probability of Shalnark being killed by Karna is very low; thinking about it again, I don't know why he would die.

Before "Sora" told me, I had a vague concept of how Nobunaga and Feitan died, and the rough parts were mostly what I imagined, but until now, I am completely unclear about the story of Shalnark's death. Instead, Pakunoda asked: "What do you mean?"

"Half of the Spider's limbs will be taken away by the Sapphire Guardian; is Chrollo's Prophecy correct?

Karna is not the only defender. Directly and indirectly, Shalnark, the Phantom Troupe spider, it is not Karna who is holding your leg."

"! Wait! Then, we have a guard among us in the Phantom Troupe!?"

The urged "Sora" immediately answered without change; Pakunoda, who swallowed the meaning of that answer in an instant, raised her voice for the first time in a long while and shouted.

If Shalnark is the third person to die after Nobunaga and Feitan, I don't know if Karna and the others know they escaped, or if the Brigade announced it themselves. Since the hostage exchange was cancelled, Shalnark is someone on Kurapika's side; if he is killed by the Aogyoku Sapphire Guardian, is it too early to come to the hideout now? Other than that, I can still explain it.

However, if Shalnark was the first to be killed, then it is impossible for the people on Kurapika's side to have killed him.

If he had a friend with teleportation abilities, he shouldn't have done this kind of circuitous hostage exchange, so he should be able to tell.

Since the boy let go by Sora knows the location of the hideout, he thought for a moment that he had been hiding secretly from the beginning, but due to Kortopi's ability, it is impossible to judge; if Shalnark was the first, I can only think there is a traitor in the Brigade.

And "Sora" smiled and affirmed Pakunoda's thought.

"Yeah. Although you have heard this story, you must be surprised that Karna's eyes and voice are different from mine; although he is almost in an 'Absolute' state, Phinks and Nobunaga are protecting Gon, and Feitan's martial arts faction, as well as the nearby Shizuku, Machi, and you, were also cut down and fled, causing the Brigade to panic.

Taking advantage of this gap, Shalnark was killed. Killed and used.

Almost after Karna escaped, Shalnark received a call. Thinking it was a random call to confirm the safety of the hostages, he answered the phone without confirming who the caller was.

Immediately after, he was stabbed. There was an opportunity to use the Mobile Phone, which serves as a weapon, for something other than a weapon.

Afterwards, use the fact that he is the vice-leader to exploit him.

Give 'him' convenient instructions, twist and pass on information, use it casually, and use the rest as a shield; he will die.

After Nobunaga and Feitan died, his heart stopped beating completely, but by the time he was stabbed, his brain had already been destroyed. When he was stabbed, he was no longer Shalnark, but a 'Puppet' of 'him'."

Although Gon is an enemy, listening to the deaths of Nobunaga and Feitan, he had a painful look on his face, but the story of Shalnark was especially painful, and his face was almost in tears.

In his view, Shalnark, who unknowingly took on the role of destroying what he wanted to protect most, was more pitiful than the two who chose to act and fight, even if they were enemies. So, even if he is an ally of Sora, using his "defender" will be unforgivable.

However, after hearing the end of the story, Pakunoda's expression was more puzzled than before she knew there was a traitor in the Brigade.

Just like that, she repeated "Sora's" story for a while; no matter how she thought about it, the strange parts could not be resolved, so she pointed it out.

"... Who are you talking about? The only person in the Phantom Troupe who can do this is Shalnark himself, right?"

Even Pakunoda does not know the abilities of all members, but even if he had not been taught the lineage, most people know all of these.

Surprisingly, Shalnark is the only Manipulator in the Phantom Troupe so far.

Without a doubt, no one could use the gap in Shalnark to manipulate him except for the victim Shalnark himself, so Pakunoda tilted his head and asked: "Sora." Without looking back, he left the airport, headed toward the flight path, and replied indifferently.

"I said the guard was in the Phantom Troupe, but I don't remember saying he was a member."

I am not a member, when the two men were replaced with them before Sora and the others were taken to the hideout, one ensured freedom, and the other executed according to orders.

I changed my face and voice according to orders, and I found a gap according to orders. The Needle manipulated Shalnark, making the members who might get in the way head in a completely different direction from the direction Karna and the others were heading, thereby setting the desired direction. Outside the calendar."

Pakunoda did not need to ask to know who the traitor was.

The reason I tilted my head was because I did not know the details of that "traitor's" ability, but I knew it was a Transformation type.

No matter how good the talent is, first of all, it is not the story told according to the "Sky", but the opposite lineage, so I tilted my head.

However, if it were replaced with a supplement, the story would be completely different.

"The 'Defenders' do not include Kurapika and Gon. Because they are the reason Sora is in this situation now, they are not considered 'Defenders'."

As for the 【Sapphire Guard】 capable of breaking through that kind of situation, besides Karna, there are only two people who can cut off half of your leg.

"Because 'that which guides you to become a warrior next month' not only means that you and Karna will meet, it also means..."

These words were no longer directed at Pakunoda.

The subject of the answer match changed at some point.

Gon's hand slipped from Sora's hand like a magic rope, "Sora" walked briskly on the rainy airway like a stage, she turned gracefully like a Goddess, spread her hands, and announced with a smile like a Goddess's blessing.

As if starting from an "Absolute" state, the momentum gradually increased, and the clown appeared with a flamboyant look, smiling like a Cheshire cat.

"Sapphire Guard. Besides Karna, there are two others. One is... Illumi Zoldyck."

And the other is.................. the false Uzuki. Hisoka Morow. It is you."

"... Hisoka!!"

Pakunoda spat out Hisoka's name with disgust.

When "Sora" said "I was replaced," I could guess what the replaced person was doing, so I was not surprised by his appearance.

However, even though I knew from the beginning that he was betraying me, I felt very frustrated that I had foolishly thought he was betrayed by Kurapika's ability, rather than out of his own will.

Thinking about it carefully, according to my memory of Kurapika's ability, it was enough for Hisoka to say "the rule's Judgment Chain did not realize that stabbing was quite difficult," which made Pakunoda feel even more regret.

Ignoring Pakunoda's murderous intent to kill him, Hisoka grinned and bowed respectfully, acting too much, which was annoying.

"Nice to meet you, Goddess."

Far from waking up, before Sora came to the hideout, "Sora" had been replaced, so Hisoka naturally did not know who the "she" in front of him was.

Since it was someone facing the precedent of Karna, he accepted it without hesitation.

Kortopi's ability would discover if he entered the hideout, and the replaced Illumi was too lazy to contact Hisoka to understand the current situation, because there was a high possibility that Hisoka would be discovered, so Hisoka was forced to leave Pakunoda and the others in the hideout. I only knew from where he came out, and even if I was doing "Zetsu," if I got too close, I would be discovered, so I followed him from far away, so the rare words Pakunoda shouted were what he said. I couldn't hear them, so of course I didn't know what they meant.

Hisoka knew almost nothing about the situation at the time.

Even so, he knew who "she" was.

I remembered the discomfort I should have forgotten.

This solved the problem of why there were two words that seemed to represent Sora, "Sapphire" and "Goddess of the Sky."

Understanding that "Sapphire" represents Sora, and "Goddess of the Sky" represents "she."

There were many questions about who "she" was, why he knew her full name, the Prophecy, and the content of the original Prophecy instead of the person who gave false testimony, but Hisoka was more concerned that "she" would ruin her Prophecy.

Hisoka's original Prophecy had a warning similar to Chrollo's.

As long as the "Goddess of the Sky" did not wake up, Hisoka would be happy to see the person he had been waiting for. Although I bet on turning the situation around and was forced into the same situation, it would be a shame if it were ruined here; it wouldn't be boring.

Therefore, depending on the situation, Hisoka considered killing "her" right here and now.

If the Prophecy did not lead to the future Hisoka wanted due to the Goddess's awakening, then he would have no choice but to kill the Goddess and change the future he wanted.

Even if the other party was a "thing" more mysterious than Karna.

... Thinking this, Hisoka was gripped by a strange feeling; although on the surface she was still smiling as usual and had plenty of room, inside he was quite confused.

Even Hisoka, who is a battle maniac, did not know if "she" was worth fighting, and even Hisoka did not think he "wanted to" fight the opponent in front of him.

I don't think "I don't want to fight," but for some reason, I couldn't get the desire to fight actively.

"She" did not have the hostility and hatred that Sora had always attacked him with, nor did she show the vigilance that even Karna had. I don't know if he thought this battle was worthless, but even his sadistic desire to express himself when he was in front of "her" disappeared, weak to the point of being weak like a deflated balloon.

The only way to describe Hisoka's mood and emotions at this moment was "withered."

Even though it was an opponent more mysterious than Sora and more mysterious than Karna, Hisoka's eating habits were of no use at all, and fighting this opponent seemed meaningless.

How uninteresting, Hisoka's Mobile Phone rang, and he seemed to want to come up with a suitable expression to explain the cause.

Hisoka ignored Pakunoda, who was shouting "Why did you come here!!", and picked up the phone.

In Pakunoda's view, Hisoka came without permission, concluding that Kurapika had broken the conditions. Therefore, I even thought that if I wasn't good at it, I could anticipate that they would come here.

Then the question arises, how to kill this "Goddess" without hurting Kurapika, who holds Chrollo's life.

"—Hisoka.

Who is there?"

Kurapika asked in a cold voice that also revealed scorching anger, causing the withered Hisoka's motivation to instantly rise to near climax.