Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 159 "The Three Major Gangs of Kakin"

1998 8 Month 7 Day.

The journey across the Ulupiian continent on foot took more than a month, and Germain and Kurapika finally arrived at the agreed port town under the guidance of Xiyou.

The fishy smell of the port town wafted in from afar, and carts loaded with sea fish covered with ice cubes and ice chips passed in front of German and Kurapika.

Xiyou told the two men to wait nearby, and he left quickly.

There are people coming and going on the fish stalls on the street, all busy with their own business, shouting as if to compete with each other to attract more customers.

German thought for a moment, then calmly picked up his phone and sent a message to the "Stage Coach Group" to let them know he was safe. Then he thought for a moment and sent another text message to another person.

I don’t know what effect these two text messages will have in the future.

Kurapika stood beside him, carrying a suitcase.

Half a month ago, he was still carrying the "Fire Red Eye Container" and wrapped it with layers of thick cloth, holding it in his hand like a birdcage.

However, considering the long journey and the inconvenience of carrying the "Red Eyes", Germain helped Kurapika deposit it in a "Hunter Association Branch".

Yun Gu and Zhi Xi will first take the "Fire Red Eye" from the "Hunter Association Branch" and return it to the mansion base. After that, the master and apprentice will leave the mansion base and start their journey.

If German guessed correctly, their destination was most likely the Sky Arena, where Zhixi would begin a new round of training.

With Kurapika's encouragement, Zhixi's "Nen training progress" has become much faster than the original timeline, and he will most likely reach the 200th floor faster.

And it is even less likely that Kurapika would forget to practice.

As long as he is in a safe place, Kurapika will start training. Even now in the streets is no exception. In this kind of environment, he has his own way of training.

Today, Kurapika, under the guidance of Germain, has progressed to the point of honing the "Entanglement Training Method", "Ring Finger Soul Chasing Chain", "Middle Finger Binding Chain", and "Healing Thumb Chain".

He has been able to stably materialize the "chain" and wrap it around his hand. To outsiders, it looks like a real chain.

Such disguise is actually a good thing for Kurapika, as it sometimes increases the cost for the enemy to judge his "Nen ability system".

However, Kurapika would certainly not use the ability of "Chains" in public.

He mostly used the "circle" to detect the surroundings and the "flow" to guide the "mind energy" in his body, doing basic practice.

The teacher often said that this was necessary practice, and that they should be trained to become instincts like blinking and breathing, so that one could be one step ahead of others in a battle.

Kurapika agreed.

He is not very skilled now, but sooner or later he will be able to reach the level required by the teacher.

After a while, Xiyou, who had been away for a quarter of an hour, came back.

"Let's go. I've checked over there and there's no problem. Everything is ready. We can set off as soon as we get there."

So, Germain and Kurapika followed Xiyou through narrow alleys, walking into secluded corners, and finally arrived at a desolate seaside.

There is an old port not far away, surrounded by weeds and vines, and garbage can be seen everywhere.

A group of people in casual clothes were standing scattered in the old port, originally staring vigilantly in all directions, but when German and his group appeared, all their attention was focused on them.

Their hands were all in their pockets, so they were probably carrying pistols, German judged.

Behind them, a small cargo ship with a rusty hull was docked at the shore, loaded with many wooden boxes and the flag of the Kajin Empire flying on the mast.

"This is an abandoned port." Xiyou explained, "The people who picked us up loaded the goods and deliberately came here to wait for us to board the ship."

German nodded and observed the group of people who came to greet them. They were said to be members of one of the three major gangs in the Kajin Empire. During this period of time, as long as the transportation field that the "Ten Old Men" could be involved in was guarded by their members. In order to save trouble, Xiyou asked the gang members of the Kajin Empire for help.

Xiyou knows quite a few people in this regard, or in other words, his resources are very useful compared to Yangde or Pariston.

German and his group quickly boarded the cargo ship under the watchful eyes of a group of gang members.

Xiyou greeted the captain, and then the captain gave orders for all the gangsters to get on board.

After a while, the cargo ship slowly sailed away from the abandoned port.

German and Kurapika were in one room, and Saiyou was in the next room.

They will spend a week on the ship, waiting for the cargo ship to cross the ocean diagonally and arrive at the Kajin Empire.

The voyage at the beginning was indeed not very adaptable. Kurapika vomited several times, but later he felt nothing anymore and walking on the deck felt like walking on flat ground.

The cargo ship did not sail forward all the time, but instead stopped at a nearby island for a period of time every day.

These are fixed routes, so the islands are often inhabited, and it is possible to replenish fuel and food, and occasionally purchase some rare goods.

On the first night of the voyage, Xiyou revealed to Germain and Kurapika the gang to which the cargo ship belonged.

"The mafia territories of the six continents are now in chaos, and it's all thanks to you two. Of course, it's also a problem that the "Ten Old Men" can't control those ambitious people."

"The internal turmoil has not yet been resolved, and external forces are also expanding wildly."

"The three major mafia families in the Kajin Empire, the Xiuwu Family, the Aiyi Family, and the Jiaxia Family, have extended their reach beyond the Kajin Empire and have had many conflicts with the Ten Old Men."

"However, how much territory the three major Kakini gangs can actually take over depends on their own abilities."

"Which family is sending us to the Kakin Empire now?" German became slightly interested. He sat on the chair without stopping flipping through the book.

"Of course it's the Xiuwu Family." Xiyou paused and explained, "Among the three major gangs in Kajin, only cooperating with them is relatively easy."

"As for the 'Gasha Family', many members of this family admire the style of the 'Phantom Troupe'."

"If you were still a member of the Phantom Troupe, you could get in touch with him, but it's definitely not possible now."

Hearing this, Kurapika, who was originally looking at the scenery outside the window, couldn't help but turn his head to take a look.

He also knew about the feud between the teacher and the "Phantom Troupe", so he was not surprised in this regard.

He was surprised that the "Gasha Family" actually admired and hated the "Phantom Troupe".

"The last one is the Aiyi Family." Xiyou scratched his ear with his pinky finger and crossed his legs in a relaxed manner. "They are simply a bunch of lunatics. They have no bottom line in what they do."

"If we cooperate with the Aiyi Family, it is possible that they will suddenly attack us halfway. That is not a problem that can be solved with money. They just have this hobby."

"The leaders of the "Three Major Kakin Gangs" are all "Second Linemen", that is, "illegitimate children of the Kakin Empire's royal family". They are born with two scars on their faces with a razor blade as a mark."

"Behind them are three princes from the royal family of the Kakin Empire. It is precisely because of the close relationship between the "Three Major Kakin Gangs" and the royal family of the Kakin Empire that they have been able to grow to their current size."

"In summary, the only family we can cooperate with right now is the Xiuwu Family. Ah... it's already this late..."

Xiyou looked up at the wall clock, stood up from the sofa and stretched his muscles.

"It's getting late, let's all go to bed early. This week may be a bit boring, but we just have to make do with it. After we arrive at the Kajin Empire, things will be much better."

He touched the golden hoop on his head and slowly went back to his room.

(End of this chapter)