Swardani City, Hunter Association Headquarters, Vice Chairman's Office.
Pariston was wearing a yellow suit as usual, and he looked neat and tidy, giving people the impression that he paid great attention to his appearance.
Click.
Slowly hanging the telephone receiver back to its original place, Pariston habitually clasped his hands together under his chin, with a hint of surprise floating in his dark and deep eyes.
Such an obvious emotional change is extremely rare for Pariston.
"This is a bit sudden."
Pariston lowered his eyes and murmured quietly.
As if by appointment, large-scale disappearance incidents suddenly occurred one after another around the world.
It was only natural that the International Permit Agencies, which was responsible for such work, was alerted. And the Hunter Association, which often had to undertake various difficult commissions from V5, naturally couldn't stay out of it either.
V5 has already issued related requests to the Hunter Association, and Pariston, as the Vice Chairman of the Hunter Association, is mainly responsible for the personnel mobilization. Therefore, in addition to accepting the commission, he has also received firsthand information.
Although these disappearance incidents hadn't yet been officially classified by the V5, Pariston's views and attitudes were no different from that of the International Permit Agencies.
Even if this large-scale disappearance has nothing to do with the Five Great Calamities of the Dark Continent, it still warranted the highest level of response.
Dealing with this matter with the same attitude as dealing with a Great Calamity from the Dark Continent would be beneficial, not just for the V5, but for all of human society.
Those in high positions will always only consider the issue of 'cost and loss'...
But in the face of such a significant event, they won't be not so stubborn as to be unable to adapt.
In just a few seconds, Pariston anticipated the subsequent response of V5 and the International Permit Agencies.
However, for him, this matter was nothing more than using his power again to mobilize the members of the association, draft a low-risk and high-return commission, and then further solidify his position with amidst the association's members' tearful gratitude.
The only thing he has to worry about is...
These sudden, bizarre incidents might indirectly affect his future plans to go to the Dark Continent.
'It seems that we can't be too perfunctory.'
Pariston pondered over the next commission arrangements.
He had originally intended to use the 'backup plan' left by the Phantom Troupe to test Moses a little...
But right now, he has to deal with these sudden disappearance incidents first.
'What a shame, but I can't let it go to waste...'
Pariston's thoughts shifted, his hands lowering to rest flat on his desk.
In the underground world, there was a 'certified' bounty, with a staggering reward of 70 billion.
When the reward amount was first announced, people who had been active in the underground world for many years erupted in excitement.
A bounty of 70 billion...
This was unprecedented in the underground world.
And the target of the bounty was none other than Moses Isaac, who was currently at the peak of his fame.
As for who initiated this unprecedented bounty, few people have bothered to investigate it.
Because most of their attention was focused on the 70 billion and the name Moses Isaac.
After learning about this, Pariston had taken a keen interest and investigated the person behind the bounty, and he got a very interesting answer.
This bounty...
Was actually issued by the deceased.
The issuer was none other than Chrollo Lucilfer.
Clearly-
The leader of the Phantom Troupe had considered the possibility of 'failure' before officially hunting Moses.
Thus, a bounty that would only activate upon 'death' was created.
It is not a Post-Mortem Nen, but it is better than a Post-Mortem Nen.
Pariston found this development utterly fascinating, so much so that even though Chrollo was already dead, he couldn't help but feel a slight interest in him.
As a result, he had considered getting involved. However, the current situation didn't allow it.
However, although he couldn't be a participant, he could still be a spectator enjoying the show.
'It looks things are about to get busy.'
Pariston's lips slowly curled into a grin.
…
With a bounty of up to 70 billion, almost anyone would be tempted.
Especially those people from the underground world.
But the bounty target is Moses Isaac, so anyone interested would have to first weigh their own strength.
Only the A-Class criminals didn't need to hesitate.
Not because they were confident they could kill Moses, nor entirely because of the staggering 70 billion bounty, but because they had a sense of crisis.
The Erimo Bandit Group and the Phantom Troupe had fallen at Moses's hands, so there is no guarantee that these A-Class wanted criminals won't become Moses's hunting targets in the future.
This was the natural dynamic between criminals and Blacklist Hunters.
A-Class wanted criminals who have a team will feel relatively safer, but A-Class wanted criminals who are used to working alone had no choice but to consider this issue.
After the 70 billion bounty was announced, it actually became an opportunity.
An opportunity that would bind these A-class criminals together like a rope.
And their goal is naturally to kill Moses.
Not just for the astronomical bounty that everyone coveted, but also to eliminate the threat Moses posed to them.
As a world-famous assassin family, Zoldyck Family was naturally among the 'invited' ones.
But even with such a lucrative reward, the Zoldyck Family had no intention of accepting the mission at all.
There is no other reason, just because the target is Moses Isaac.
"Could this bounty information shorten the 'promised time' by another month ♡?"
At the airport terminal of a certain city, Hisoka smirked as he looked at Moses, who had just disembarked from the airship.
Menchi and Shizuku followed closely behind Moses, looking at Hisoka with a hint of vigilance in their eyes.
Despite having worked together to take down the Phantom Troupe at Heavens Arena, they still feel that Hisoka is a dangerous individual.
To be more precise, it's his personality that is dangerous!
A pervert like him must always be watched and guarded against at all times!
Hisoka ignored the stares from Menchi and Shizuku, and looked at Moses with great anticipation.
Moses didn't respond immediately, but instead subtly glanced at the crowd moving about in the distance. He could sense a few pairs of eyes on him.
'I was being watched, but the surveillance was amateurish.'
'A 70 billion bounty, huh…'
'Even in death, Chrollo couldn't rest.'
'Tsk, this was exactly the kind of thing someone like Chrollo would do.'
'Compared to this, leaving behind a Post-Mortem Nen would have been more straightforward.
'However, given Chrollo's personality, it is basically impossible for him to leave behind any Post-Mortem Nen.'
Moses mused to himself, then met Hisoka's expectant gaze and calmly countered, "Do you think I care about something like this?"
Right now, all he wanted was to get to the Dark Continent as quickly as possible to find the Nitro Rice.
As for Chrollo's final move, no matter how many people it attracted...
He would kill every one that comes.
Hearing Moses's retort, Hisoka shrugged regretfully.
Of course, he didn't think Moses would care about this, but he had hoped to use this information to get Moses to shorten the promised time once more.
Moses saw through Hisoka's intentions and said calmly, "Since you were kind enough to provide this information, I'll fight you with one hand tied behind my back when the time comes."
"…"
Hisoka was momentarily stunned, then narrowed his eyes and said, "That won't be necessary."
"Don't be so quick to refuse..."
Moses was about to continue when a cheerful voice interrupted him.
"Moses, here, here!"
Pyon weaved through the crowd in the airport terminal and waved energetically at Moses from a distance.
Moses turned toward the voice, but his attention was drawn to Kanzai, who was following behind Pyon.
He hadn't expected Kanzai to come.
For this journey to the Dark Continent, the need for combat strength was far less important than various specialized skills.
So, in the initial team roster, Moses hadn't considered Kanzai...