Neo-Digital: 20 chapters? Oh man ... in slow steps we will finally achieve something soon ... (at least I hope ...)
Gon: Wasn't that planned?
Neo-Digital: The idea of the story had been in my head for a long time ... but for so long ... was surprising even for kich ... well.
Gon: What else is going to happen?
Neo-Digital: first meet strange people before you meet Kaori again.
Gon: Okay! I am ready for anything!
Neo-Digital: Yes. That is the fighting spirit.
Author's Note: I do not own Hunter x Hunter!
Chapter 20 - The people of the Klyns
The trio consisting of Gon, Kurapika and Leorio stood in front of a strange entrance, a village.
"Is that… a simple gate? Is that an entrance?" Leorio asks suspiciously.
"There is the village Trynch." Kurapika explains. "It's the closest to Himiki Castle. We have to go through this village ... but I don't know whether we will be attacked or not. "
Gon shrugs. "We don't really want anything from the villagers, we don't want anything bad, we just want to get through! So we probably won't have to fight. "He smiles innocently.
"Optimist…." The man in the suit grumbles slightly.
"If it's too much for you, then you better go Leorio." The blonde kurta says with a frown. "Is it too dangerous for you now?"
"No! Of course not! Stop talking rubbish like that! "
"Then ..." Gon nods to the two of them. "Let's go!"
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While Gon and his two companions took their first steps into the village, a few people were already watching them….
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"We have visitors."
"Intruders? Here in the village? "
"Yes. Three persons."
"How do you look?"
"A little boy with a spiky hairstyle, he wears green clothes and has a backpack with him. The second person is a tall man, wearing a normal suit and holding a briefcase. And the third person is a blond young man. His clothes look different from others, I think he belongs to some clan or something, but I just can't sort it out. ... he also has a bag with him! "
"I see ... and what are you doing here?"
"No idea. If you ask me ... don't they look hostile. "
"... so should we just leave her alone? Our job is to stop every intruder, …maybe they want to go to Himiki Castle. "
"To the castle? But ... why ? "
"Miss Kaori has returned with Jinsei. I have a bad premonition ... "
"Then do we stop them ...?"
"Naturally! Finally do your duty! "
"Yes sir!"
"Have they noticed you yet?"
"They don't want to show any weaknesses in any case ... they are very vigilant."
"….understand. Then we will probably not be able to surprise you ... "
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The blonde kurta looked around. 'We are being watched ... how many are there?' he asks himself.
Gon suddenly stopped. "We're being watched." He said. "But I don't think there are any hostile intentions."
"Do you also think we don't have to fight?" Leorio asks.
"Hmm ..."
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Before Gon could answer Leorio's question, several people came out of their hiding places and surrounded the group of three.
"Where do they come from all of a sudden?" The man in the suit screamed.
"We ask the questions here." One of the men said. "Who are you and what do you want here? If you have bad intentions, get out of here. We don't want to start an argument. "
Gon took a step forward. "Sorry, we have no bad intentions. We just want to go to the village to get to Himiki Castle as quickly as possible. "
"Was? Himiki Castle? What do strangers like you want there? You have no business there!"
"I want to see Kaori!" Gon says firmly. "I will save her."
These words shock some of the people. "To ... Miss Kaori?"
"Save? Did you hear? He wants to save her ? "
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After a short silence, an elderly woman emerged from the crowd.
"Village elder ..." one of the men wanted to stop her. "Be careful. These are intruders!"
The older woman looked at her people and shook her head slightly. "That's fine. Take a closer look ... "she points to the three people. "Look them in the eye ... and you see: They have no bad intentions at all!"
"But… village elders…." One of the men says. "Isn't that a pretty naive way of thinking?"
"No… please go and leave me alone with the three of them. Trust me ... as you've heard, it's about Miss Kaori. "
"Well ... for their own safety ..." With that the men left, leaving the village elders, Gon, Leorio and Kurapika alone ...
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Then the village elder looked at Gon. "Tell me boy, are you telling us that you are friends with Miss Kaori?"
"Yes! That is why I am here."
"What are your names?"
"I'm Gon Freecss! And that's Leorio and Kurapika. "He points to his companions.
The woman nods. "Do you have a moment? I would like to have a short talk with you three ... it's about Miss Kaori. "
"About Kaori?"
"Don't worry, I'll try to be short." The woman says. "But if someone is here for Kaori, I want to get rid of something specific."
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"You must know, Miss Kaori used to be here for a short visit sometimes. She always said she secretly snuck out of the castle. ... And before Miss Kaori was born, the late Lady Emiko always came to see us. Since she was actually a perfectly normal woman with no fame or great fortune, she always understood our poor situation best. "The older woman told.
"May I ask a question?" Kurapika asks politely.
"What is your question, young man?"
"What kind of person was this Lady Emiko?"
The older woman thought for a moment, but then smiled warmly. "Lady Emiko was such a good-natured person as it rarely exists. She cared more about others than about herself. Although she ... was actually a relatively weak person ... "
"A weak person?" Leorio asks with raised eyebrows. "How exactly do you mean that?"
"Lady Emiko…." The woman began sadly. "Was a very sickly person. Even if she would never admit it herself ... her own state of health has always been very critical, as I once heard. "
"So bad is Kaori's mother?" Gon asks in a low voice. "Kaori said herself that her mother apparently lay in bed more often, but that it was so bad ... that ... she didn't say ..." He mumbles.
The older woman nods her head. "I can well imagine that Miss Kaori believed until her mother's death that Lady Emiko would get well again someday ..."
"Did she even have a real illness?" Leorio asks seriously.
"No…." The older woman bows her head. "I really don't think so ... she must have always been so sick, that was her fate in her life ... that was exactly her own burden that was given to her."
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After a very long silence between Gon, Kurapika, Leorio and the village elder, Gon slowly broke the silence.
"Was ... was that all you have to tell us?" He asks politely, but with a sad tone.
"When you have no more questions."
Kurapika just thought of something. "I still have one question, maybe you can answer it."
Both the village elder, Gon and Leorio looked at the blond kurta slightly questioningly.
"Please ask your question."
"When Kaori returned, was she out with a man?" The blonde Kurta asks.
"Do you mean Jinsei?"
When Gon heard the name, his eyes widened slightly. 'That's right ... that's what Kaori called him ...'
Kurapika nods. "Yes ... is he a soldier?"
The village elder shakes her head slightly. "He's the bodyguard of Mr. Yahiko. As far as I know ... for many years ... when Yahiko was still young, so shortly before our late King Yutaru went on a journey, he was saved by him as a child. "
"Saved ?" all three asked more confused than ever.
"Yes. Jinsei was found seriously injured by the then young Mr. Yahiko ... he was nursed back to health and since then he has been at home in Himiki Castle ... "The older woman says. "But ... please don't ask me why Jinsei was so injured, I still don't know that much."
"No, this information is enough for me, thank you very much." Kurapika bows slightly, then looks at Gon with a determined look.
The spiky-haired boy nods. "We have heard enough! Forgive me, but I have to go on as soon as I can! "
"We can go on, right?" Leorio asks.
"Yes. But I have one single request to you. "
"What's it?" Gon asks.
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"Please ... don't just save Miss Kaori ... save us all! Bring us the peace that the Himiki family has stolen from us for years! "
Gon nods. "Yes, I'll do that immediately!" With that he went on, followed by Leorio and Kurapika, to get out of the village….
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The village elder watched the group of three for a moment while one of the men approached them. "Are we really supposed to let them go on?"
"Yes."
"What ... what did you talk to you about?"
"That's a secret."
"Village elders ... when was the last time you were so nice to… strangers?"
"Hm ... I have to think about that first ..." she smiles slightly. "Believe me, it was a very good decision to let her go. They are really good people ... "
"... if you mean ..." the man sighs in defeat.
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~ Himiki Castle… ~
Jinsei stood on a tower by the castle and watched the area. ... after a moment he smiled slightly.
"I think ... he's coming." He mumbles. "Kaori, I think your beloved friend will be here soon." He says to himself.
The black-haired man scratched his head lightly. "I should probably report to the boss first ..."
With that he walked to the throne room at a fast pace.
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Yahiko looked questioningly at Jinsei. "Is what, Jinsei?"
"I think ... no ..." he grins. "I'm pretty sure we'll have visitors soon."
"Visiting?" Yahiko raises his eyebrows.
"The boy ... I told you about ... he'll be here soon."
"I see ... that boy Kaori met." He put his finger on his chin. "Do you want to take care of him?" He asks with a smile.
"If you give me permission, boss." Jinsei grins. "I think even this time I might even enjoy this fight…. I'm just sorry for Kaori ... because unfortunately I don't have to tell her until later that her beloved hero ... is dead. "He says coldly.
Yahiko nods. "All right, you have my permission, you can take care of him. Do what you want with him. Torture him ... or kill him right now. "He just says.
"With pleasure."
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Little does Kaori suspect that Jinsei is on his way to Gon to finally get rid of him.
While Gon for his part makes his way to Himiki Castle as fast as possible ...
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How will it go on….?
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To be Continued ...
Neo-Digital: Get Ready, Gon!
Gon: Okay !
Leorio: Hey! What about Kurapika and me ?
Kurapika: No plans for us, am I right?
Neo-Digital: I cannot answer this question!
Leorio: Wouldn't be anything new….
Gon: Leorio! Don't be so rude!
Leorio: Hey Gon! Which side are you on ?
Kurapika: Don't yell around like that.
Leorio: Are you looking for a fight again, Kurapika ?
Kurapika: ~ _ ~
Gon: + _ +
Neo-Digital: Hey! what's going on here now? Clarify that somewhere else!
Gon: See you next time! ^-^