Chapter 29
-Machi's POV-
"Why are we traveling by boat?! I'm having seasick now!" Nobunaga keeps complaining on the way to Diego.
"Shut up," I stare at him, giving the only response I have to give. His voice is way too annoying.
"Just because of your intuition..." before he's able to complete his sentence, he throws up into the sea. I glance at him, then looking at the sea again. There's no point arguing with him, in fact, we're in a 5-star private yacht now, of course, stolen from a rich womanizer.
What is the real reason Danchou came here? He could have been waiting patiently for Hisoka, if it wasn't for a very important matter.
Whatever it is, I have a bad feeling.
"Look, an airship!" Nobunaga shouts all of a sudden. I look to the direction he points to, there's indeed an airship in the midair.
Bad... I thought to myself.
I check the GPS in my cell phone as soon as reaching the beach. To my surprise, the mark that represents Danchou is getting closer to the mark that represents Hisoka.
"We must get into the forest, right now!" I say without looking at Nobunaga. I dash to the direction showing in my cell phone, while Nobunaga is catching up.
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"I don't think we should interfere..." Nobunaga whispers while we're up in the trees using In, watching the fight between Danchou and Hisoka.
Somehow, Danchou got back his Nen. It's highly possible that Danchou went all the way to Diego to find an Exorcist to do him that favour. Everything is explainable now.
"No, we don't need to interfere," I reply, grasping my fists as I see Danchou is injured by the bullet controlled by Bungee Gum. "There is no way Danchou will lose, I'm positive about it."
It's a tough fight between the two of them. It's hard to tell who'll win at the end, though I believe it'll be Danchou eventually.
It proves me right. When Hisoka is attacking Danchou, his body is slowly vanishing, or rather, being eaten by some kind of unseen conjured carnivore. Even using Gyo, Nobunaga and I are unable to see what is really making the effect on Hisoka.
Hisoka himself focuses on the attack, despite his speed, strength and aura is decreased rapidly. It's weird, although he's resistive to pain. Then the only explanation is he doesn't feel anything, and it's part of Danchou's ability.
It's coming t0 an end, I know, when Hisoka stops his pointless attack and, judging from his expression, he does realize this would be his last words.
Both of us focus on his speech, Nobunaga is obviously curious about what's in the mad magician's mind, while I have bad premonition about what's going to slip through his lips.
"You don't know Machi is really fancy of you, do you?"
Nobunaga turns his head and look at me, seeming unbelievable. Shit! Shut up! I yell in my heart, but remain as emotionless as always.
He then goes on talking about how much I like Danchou, how much I like Danchou, how much I like Danchou, blah, blah, blah...
Why? I didn't even notice him peeping me!
How and why did he do so? How can he just tell my secret feeling to Danchou?! Just because he's dying?
I'm kind of furious, but I can do nothing but stay as cool as I used to be. I stare at Nobunaga who is about to burst into laughter at any second, reminding him we're still spying.
I look back to where the two speak, accidentally meet my eyes with Hisoka's. Instead of any other possibility, he locks his eyes into mine; he must have already known we're hiding on the branch.
He's a beast after all.
To my surprise, he's smiling genuinely, while his eyes are drowned in tears, which eventually overflow. I'm afraid of hearing whatever I'm going to hear, because...
"I love her, deeply, since the first day I saw her."
Because... I knew it. I just, pretended not to notice at all.
Hisoka's light breath is not heard any more not long after.
A tiny droplet of liquid loses itself from my left eye. I'm glad Nobunaga is at my right.
Before I can think of anything else, a shadow, no, two shadows appear in the bushes opposite to our direction. Both Nobunaga and I are alert, ready to take whatever action that would be necessary. We see one of them take a step out of the bushes at the same time.
He's no one but the chain guy.
