Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 122 "Conditions for Germain to Teach Nen" (Part )
"In order to obtain the "Fire Eyes" that become more colorful when excited, the "Phantom Troupe" forced the Kuruta people to watch the whole process of how they tortured and killed their relatives and friends."

"After they were done, they left behind the famous words of Meteor City, 'We welcome everyone, so don't take anything from us' and the 'Spider Mark of the Phantom Troupe'."

"This is to prove to the world that this was indeed done by them, and that Meteor City is under the protection of the Phantom Troupe."

"And Shira learned about the Phantom Troupe's plan. She knew where the Kurta tribe settled during a recent trip."

"She wanted to come earlier to persuade the Kurutas to move away, but she arrived too late and the tragedy had already happened. So she called the police in a nearby town and left."

When German finished telling the whole story, he found that Kurapika was already furious, and blood kept dripping from his bitten lip onto the sofa.

Kurapika now looked like a wounded, vicious beast, or a child sobbing in pain.

It took him a long time to suppress his emotion and turned to look at German.

"I don't understand why you told me this story. You want me to sympathize with the Phantom Troupe?"

"Hehe, to be honest, it doesn't matter to me why they started doing evil. The most important thing to me is their absence."

"You may have misunderstood my intention." Germain waved his hand, stood up and poured a glass of water for him and Kurapika, then brought it to the front, "Let me tell you another story."

He always tells the story slowly and with slight modifications.

"In a world of ice and snow, there once lived a man who was blessed with 'rebirth'. He lived with his sister in a village where food was scarce."

"In order to fill his stomach, a man chooses to sacrifice himself and share his body. Anyway, he can regenerate continuously."

Kurapika frowned when he heard this. He didn't want to believe that there was such a ridiculous thing in the world.

But is there any case of cannibalism in the six continents? The answer is yes, he had to admit.

Germann did not stop telling the story even though Kurapika frowned.

"But a soldier learned about the cannibalism in the village, so he brought a group of people to kill everyone here, including the man's sister."

"He lit another raging fire and burned this place to the ground."

"After the soldiers led the team away, the man did not die due to his regenerative ability, but his entire body was wrapped in flames, which continued to burn without extinguishing."

"Thus, a monster named 'Flame Fist' was born. He was consumed by flames all the time and suffered great pain all the time. With the will of revenge in mind, he began to move forward continuously."

"After who knows how many years, he finally found his former enemy, the soldier, only to discover that he had changed his appearance and become the adoptive father of a dozen orphans."

"He said he regretted what he had done, that he was in pain, and that he wanted to turn over a new leaf. The group of children protected him, and their eyes revealed their love for their adoptive father."

"What else can 'Flame Fist' do? You can't burn these innocent children to charred corpses with the flames on your body, right?"

"Besides, isn't that enemy already repenting? 'Flame Fist' thinks that enemy may not be a villain. He just doesn't want to leave the cannibalistic bloodline to be passed down..."

"Boring story!"

Kurapika suddenly stood up from the sofa.

"You mean, the Phantom Troupe is this soldier, and before Sarasa was killed, they were actually good people? You want to persuade me to let go of my hatred and sympathize with the Phantom Troupe?"

"Ha... I found the wrong person. I must have found God, otherwise why would he advise me to become the Virgin Mary?"

He sneered and staggered around the coffee table, crossed the hall and walked towards the door without stopping.

The whole process, Germain just watched, without any intention to keep him, but picked up the cup and drank the water slowly, moistening his lips and throat. Kurapika walked out of Germain's room quickly.

He prepared to go back to his room to pack his luggage and leave tonight.

But when he put his hand on the doorknob of his room, he paused involuntarily.

His rapid breathing gradually calmed down, he loosened his hand, and after hesitating for a moment, he returned the same way and walked into the living room of Germain's room.

German was still drinking water and didn't seem surprised at all to see him come back.

"And then." Kurapika couldn't help asking, "How do you make the 'Flame Fist'?"

German gulped down the water in the cup, placed it on the coffee table, and turned to look at Kurapika.

"It's simple. He turned around and came back just like you did."

Kurapika stood there in a daze, and it took him a long while to understand the meaning of German's words.

The "Flame Fist" ultimately chooses to seek revenge at all costs, no matter who stands in his way.

He is different from "Flame Fist", but also somewhat similar.

"Since you have turned back, the flames of anger and pain in your body will only be extinguished after you cut off your obsession. However, in the flames of revenge, you will lose the direction of your life and burn out completely."

German tells two stories in order to answer some questions in Kurapika's mind and to make him realize something, while leaving some room for maneuver.

"I'm taking the trouble to tell you so much for two reasons."

"First, I don't want you to be blinded by anger and then hesitate at the last minute and lose track of who your enemy is and who your friend is."

"Second, I don't want you to regard revenge as everything in your life and end up falling on the road of revenge."

"I can teach you 'telekinesis'," said Germann, "but if you choose to burn yourself in revenge, then you should find someone else who can teach you."

"If you want revenge, I won't stop you, but I won't teach someone who is destined to die. That doesn't make any sense to me."

"In addition to taking back the "Red Eyes" of my people and taking revenge on the "Phantom Troupe", I need you to help me do something else. This is my condition."

"'Something else'?" Kurapika looked at Germain.

"I'll tell you later." Germann replied, "In short, if you agree to my terms, then I will teach you the "telepathy ability". If you don't agree, you can leave now."

Kurapika fell silent.

His mind gradually calmed down, and the redness in his eyes faded a lot. Finally, he closed his eyes for a while, opened them again, and made a decision.

"I promise you that I will not burn my life just to retrieve the "Fire Eyes" of my people and for revenge. I will follow you. Please teach me the "Nen ability."

"Yeah." German nodded. "It's late now. Let's continue tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Kurapika put a hand on his waist and bowed slightly, "I'll bother you again tomorrow."

Then he walked out of the room, closed the door for German, and turned away without any hesitation.

(End of this chapter)