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CHAPTER 5
- NEMESIS -

"Final Test, huh..." I muttered.

It's past 10:00 in the evening and Im already hungry... I can actually hear my stomach growling, screaming for food. But no. Not yet, until I actually finish this hell of a final test...

"Uh-uh-uh... I didn't say you can start working yet. I still have a final test for you."

"Final... test?"

She maintained a straight, stern face looking at me as she held the goblet with her right hand, taking another sip.

"You heard it right. Since I have been kind to you, revoking all of my attempts to get rid of you, might as well you prove your worth of being hired..."

I nodded. I was wondering what it was. I never actually knew anything about hiring servants so I have no idea what is she planning to ask me to do.

"Go find my firstborn Illumi..."

HUH? Find him? But.. why?

"I am not giving you any hints about his appearance and his personal information. I will give you until 12 in the midnight to roam around the WHOLE estate to find him. If not, we will cancel your employment and you can go out of this estate ALIVE."

That's gonna be a piece of cake to me. However, the difficult part there was that, I am still confused if using Godspeed, or En will be safe or not. And if I find that little brat Illumi at once, they will also find it suspicious as to why I am familiar with him all of a sudden.

"That's an order from my husband Silluva. Isn't he very generous? If I was just entitled to decide for this on my own, youre in Mike's plate right now. You should be very thankful."

"Certainly, madame." I bowed again to confirm my acceptance to her challenge.

"Then again, that will be quite easy for you. This afternoon he went to his Pain Endurance Classes and for all we know, he skipped it halfway upon pleading to take a leak and that's it, he never came back... (sniffles)"

There she goes again... I really HATE it when she does that! Why is she OVERLY dramatic? Why does she have to cry over petty matters like this?

"I am so worried about him... What if he actually ran away?! What if... what if someone kidnapped him! What if he... what if he is actually in danger right now?!"

For fuck's sake! she doesnt have to scream...!

"We shall not waste time... NOW DONT YOU JUST SIT THERE AND WATCH! GO FIND MY BELOVED SON RIGHT NOW! IM BEGGING YOU! PLEASE! HURRY UP!"

"Y-Yes madame! Right away!"

Sigh... I feel like turning back now. I take back what I said, this is actually no fun. I don't even know where the hell do I start searching without using En. And besides, I haven't even mastered the technique yet. I'm here stitting somewhere around this dense, boring forest in this estate, and I'm too hungry to move around. I still have around 2 hours though. Who would've known Aniki, I mean, Illumi would do such trickery when he was younger, haha!

Now this makes me think, how is Gon doing right now? Did he finally find the younger Ging? Did leorio find his bestfriend? Did Kurapika finally reach his hometown? Hah, you bet. I bet he is already having a hard time with that hard-headed younger him right now...

Hold on. I can feel that strange, curious aura around me again. It's not much worth of an enemy, but being on guard is still the safest. Now that nobody's around me... and no one's watching me, might as well grab this opportunity to catch this little snitch and...

"GOTCHA!"

Hahah! What an easy catch! I felt like I just grabbed either it's leg or arm... it's a human, and it was carefully watching me behind the bushes...

"Let's see what we got in here?" I finally pulled my hand out of the bushes to check it out. I can still feel it squirming around trying to free itself from my tight vice-grip.

"Woah, there a little... EH?!"

"LET GO OF... ME!"

The poor little thing squirmed harder however with futile efforts. It was a child. A very little one. More or less 5-6 years of age. I hoisted him up, with my hands holding its tiny left leg, hanging him up-side down. He has straight, short black hair, pale complexion, wearing sweatshirts and pants... I can't be wrong.

"I said LET GO!" He almost screamed. I finally let go of him. He sprinted away from me as fast as he could, leaving his other sneakers behind. He ignored it and continued running. However, he can't outsmart me. I picked the shoe up.

"BOO!" I dashed right in front of him.

He stared at me wordlessly, he was trembling while slowly backing off. Those eyes... those eyes that used to get me shivering... now Im the one bringing him the shivers...

"Don't worry... I won't hurt you..." I knelt down to his level and gave him a smile.

"Why were you following me?" I asked him. We sat next to each other on a log. He swung his legs back and forth before answering me.

"Why else? You're a new face here. I just did my job as a family member to guard the estate from intruders..." He answered me in his usual monotone, only with a tiny, squeaky voice.

"Oh really?" I tried talking to him like how I talk to Alluka. Sweet and gentle. I have to at least... no matter how disgusting it feels like. "But I'm not an intruder at all. I am an applicant..."

"Tons of intruders come here disguising as an applicant to get rid of me. They can't hunt my dad, my mom and gramps... so all they can do is hunt me down to either kill or use for blackmail..."

He's right. I hate to say it, but he was pretty smart for his age. He has always been.

"But they're hopeless... they just die even before they can get a hold of me. They're no fun at all. It only takes them a few shots and they're down... BANG!" He threw a couple of pins towards a tree right in front of us. "BULL'S EYE!"

I can actually feel a sudden rush in my veins. He's right besides me, weak, innocent and helpless... I have always waited for this occasion...

"Then, if that's the case, why don't you kill me yet. You have all the chance... didn't you see me as an intruder and have followed me all the way?"

"Are you stupid or something?" He gave me a wierd look. "That's something I'M supposed to tell you. Since obviously mom had officially hired you, it means you're no threat. And besides, you have caught me already and didn't do anything to me so you don't mean to kill me. I don't engage in a battle with anyone stronger than me. Dad strictly told me THAT."

This makes me laugh. No wonder why he drills on me that logic. I don't get if he's the family's puppet or he just enjoys the family's business on killing people. Although it's pretty expected for him to be extra obedient when it comes to family rules. He has always been like that.

"I wasn't officially hired yet. Madame gave me a final test I haven't yet passed."

"Nah, I just have a hunch that regardless your strength you cannot kill me." He slid down the log and started walking. "You can pass now."

"Huh?" I looked at him with confusion.

"You passed my test. You can bring me back to them now." He continued walking.

His 'test'? What a joke! And now he's talking like he intentionally ditched his classes and hid around to sneak behind me and test me. I can just knock him unconcscious and drag him back. He must be thankful I didn't resort to that. Rather I say, somehow I don't feel like doing that either. Maybe he's right. I just can't kill him.

"What are you waiting for?" He looked back at me.

"Alright, alright YOUNG MASTER..." I gave him a grin as I stood up from the log and started walking as well.

"Your name?"

"Kill..."

"Hmm... Kill..." He stared blankly in the air. "Nice name..."

"Say, young master, what made me pass your little 'test'?"

"Because you're cool... be grateful."

I somehow felt a bit strange complimented by him that way. Thats something more like I would do. Sparing people because they're cool.

"Hahaha, gotcha... Thanks Young Master...!" I stopped walking.

"Eh? why'd you stop?" He stopped as well to look back at me as I slowly approach him.

"You see, It's already 11:30 and I only have until 12 to hand you over so I can officially get hired... If you don't mind..." I scooped him up and hung him on my back for a piggy back ride.

"What are you doing?!..."

"Hold me tight and stay still, Young Master. We're going for a full-speed dash..."

"Eh?"

"It's gonna get a bit zappy, so just stay still... Here.. we.. GO!"

END OF CHAPTER 5