Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 370: Talking about Colonial Voyages with President Netero
A ray of sunlight shone through the gap between the curtains that were not completely tightened, sewing on Germain's closed eyelids like a golden thread.

The discomfort brought him back to life.

After regaining consciousness, he stared at the light grey ceiling for a long while before he felt the heavy yet soft weight pressing down on his upper body.

Xiaodi lay in front of his chest which was covered with darkening rune marks.

The pair of bulky black-framed glasses were casually thrown on the bedside table, and her sleeping face looked lazy, relaxed and indolent.

The side of her face hit German's chest, which made her mouth look like it was pouting, revealing her tiny teeth slightly. She was really sleeping like a baby.

Her smooth and slippery body always made German feel as if the fingers he placed on her back would break her skin if he applied a little force.

This made German feel an indescribable feeling of pity every time he hugged Xiaodi.

He turned his head and glanced at the electronic alarm clock on the bedside table, which showed 9:02 am.

At this time, it's time to get up.

German knew very well that he couldn't indulge in such a gentle embrace, but he was reluctant to wake up the sleeping Xiaodi.

So he could only move Xiaodi away little by little, then pull away and slip away from the bed.

Fortunately, Xiaodi is always quite relaxed when sleeping with German.

Even though she sensed Germann's movement, she only mumbled softly, reached out and hugged the pillow beside her, rested her head on it, and continued to sleep without opening her eyes.

German closed the frosted glass door of the bathroom and stood in front of the large mirror. While brushing his teeth, he recalled the madness of the entire Limilu Castle last night.

He, Xiaodi and Mo Laowu are like generals returning from victory, and the "No Man's Stone" is like the head of the king of the enemy country.

The entire castle was celebrating their victory.

Those who attended the banquet were all acquaintances, but there were also a number of unexpected and expected members present.

An amazing feast prepared by Granny Linnie and her disciples almost turned last night into a sleepless night.

Fortunately, President Netero took the initiative to stop the young people's activities that were running around in a cycle of high energy and excitement.

The celebratory dinner ended here.

However, as the crowd dispersed, President Netero quietly said to Germain, "Remember to get up early tomorrow and come see me. I have something to talk to you about."

When German came out of the bathroom, he ran into Xiaodi, who seemed to have just woken up.

She was wearing only an open-necked white shirt and tight pink shorts, and walked towards the bed barefoot.

I don't know if she forgot or didn't want to, but she still didn't wear glasses on her nose, and her eyes were narrowed into two slanting downward lines.

Although she squinted her eyes, Xiaodi was able to sense temperature like a snake and moved closer to German.

She stretched out her hands and placed them on German's shoulders, then bent over, raised her hips, and drooped her head, looking like she had not gotten enough sleep at all.

Shirt collars and majestic snow-capped mountains are forced to succumb to gravity, the latter taking on a startling, mochi-like arc.

Of course, this is a scene that German often sees, so it is not surprising.

"Did I wake you up? If you didn't sleep well, do you want to go back to bed and lie down for a while?" German asked with concern.

Xiaodi held his shoulders, still bending towards him, motionless, which made him feel that Xiaodi might have fallen asleep again.

After a while, her confused voice was heard: "Um... wait... wait a minute... let me... let me do this... it will be fine in a while..."

Finally, three minutes later, Xiaodi stood up with the help of German's shoulders.

She opened her eyes and looked at German, then closed them again, yawned, and went into the bathroom shaking her head.

German leaned against the door and said, "I have to go see President Netero. We made an appointment last night. You should go have breakfast first."

"Hmm..." Xiaodi, who was sitting on the toilet, responded weakly.

Arriving at President Netero's door, Germain just raised his hand to knock on the door when he heard President Netero's voice from inside: "Come in, the door is not locked."

Judging from Germain's experience, President Netero must have known that Germain was in the corridor and waited until Germain made the move to knock on the door before speaking.

President Netero likes to tease the people around him over all kinds of insignificant little things, and almost no one can escape his "clutches".

Germain pushed the door open.

"You're here earlier than I thought." The pale long hair and beard that President Netero had trimmed during the Chimera Ant Crusade grew back. He stroked his beard with a smile, "Haha, I thought you and Xiaodi would sleep until noon."

At this point, no one in the entire Limeilu Castle and the Ancient Labyrinth Castle was so dull that he didn't know the relationship between Germain and Xiaodi. President Netero motioned Germain to sit on the sofa and handed him an iron box filled with various candied fruits: "Eat some?"

"Thank you." German picked a plum that looked salty and sweet and put it in his mouth.

It is indeed salty and sweet.

"Back then, I was in love with my wife, and then we had Bi Yangde." President Netero stretched out his two fists towards German, "Martial arts and marriage, you have to grasp both with both hands, and both hands must be strong!"

Germann looked like, "If you don't talk about business, I'll just wait here with a plum in my mouth. Anyway, I'm very patient."

"Tsk, what a boring young man." President Netero curled his lips. "Every time I get to this moment, I can't help but miss Pariston. He always has a flash of inspiration to think of how to say something sarcastic to me."

"Since you are cooperating with Bi Yangde, don't you have the opportunity to meet Pariston, whom you have been thinking about all the time?" German asked sarcastically.

"I've met him once." President Netero stood up, walked to the desk not far away, and started rummaging through the boxes and cabinets. "He smiled and said, 'I'm so sorry to disappoint you, President Netero, but being able to work for your son can be considered a reconciliation between us'..."

President Netero's tone when he retold the story was so lifelike that it was as if Pariston himself was standing here, speaking in that pretentious and polite manner and tone.

Many people would be pissed off by his self-righteous tone, but the two people present were not among them.

"Sometimes, I just can't do anything about this guy. He is so shameless that he can shoot and kill someone in front of me, and he can also calmly put the gun into the dead person's hand and falsely accuse the dead person of suicide, which has nothing to do with him."

President Netero took out a stack of papers, put them in his hand, walked over, and threw them on the table: "Take a look."

German flipped the page and saw the first page had large bold letters printed on it - "V6 Member States". He stopped rolling the plum with his tongue.

"You'll understand after just one look, right?" President Netero sat back down on the sofa beside him, put his left hand into the wide sleeve of his right hand, and then put his right hand into the wide sleeve of his left hand.

While quickly reading the contents of the scroll, Germain listened quietly to President Netero's explanation.

"This is the current situation of the world after the changes in the few months since you left the Six Continents - the V5 member states have become the V6 member states."

"The Bergrose United Nations, the Saherta United States, the Ochima Federation, the Mingbo Republic, the Kukanyou Kingdom, and the newly joined Kakin Empire are the new V6."

"The Kajin Empire originally had the ambition to join V5, and King Nasby launched a tough declaration that V5 would lead all of humanity to colonize the Dark Continent, catching them off guard."

"This has given the Kajin Empire an advantage in public opinion, and V5 cannot underestimate the Kajin Empire's strength and influence in all aspects."

Germann had turned to the relevant paragraph, where the speeches of King Nasby and Bijand were transcribed exactly as they were during the live broadcast to the whole world.

Quite ambitious.

President Netero chuckled a few times and continued speaking.

"In order to save the gradually deteriorating situation, V5 was forced to incorporate the Kajin Empire into it and transform into V6, and asked to cooperate in the so-called colonization of the Dark Continent and share the profits."

"However, this is of course only a statement made to the outside world, with some concealment and guidance. The Kajin Empire does not really intend to colonize the Dark Continent."

President Netero leaned over, stretched out his hand, helped Germain turn to a specific page, and pointed to the simple map of the sea on it for Germain to see.

"The colonial army of the Kajin Empire, led by King Nasby and Biyander, will set sail on a huge ship called "BW1."

"At the same time, V5 will send five ships, led by our Hunter Association, to accompany us on this 'colonial voyage'."

German saw the comparison between the five ships of V5 and the "BW1", which was like the size comparison between a big blue whale and five small killer whales.

As a result, the Kajin Empire stole the limelight.

As long as this colonial voyage is fruitful, the event will certainly be recorded in history books, and the Kakin Empire will likely be praised as a great empire leading the world.

By then, the prestige of King Nasby and Byander will reach its peak... Of course, this completely excludes the situation on Germain's side.

Most people in the world don't know that German's side has already grasped three of the five major hopes.

President Netero pointed to the two obvious dividing lines on the sea map and said, "This voyage will begin on August 8 and is estimated to take two months."

"In three weeks, the BW1 and other ships will cross the first maritime boundary. Beyond this sea area is the sea area that has not been fully developed by humans."

"Five weeks from now, BW1 and other ships will arrive at the 'Dark Continent' that V6 announced..."

President Netero moved his finger and pointed to a continent.

"However, this is just a deception. It is not the real Dark Continent. It is just an 'outpost' where the colonial army of the Kajin Empire and the Hunter Association will be stationed."

"Those of us who know the situation call this place the 'hypothetical dark continent.'"

(End of this chapter)