Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 378: Killua removes the mind needle and enters the next stage
"'Mind Needle'?!" Killua was so surprised that he pulled his hands out of his pockets, and the box of chocolate candies hidden inside fell to the ground with a clatter.

"You mean, Ilmi stabbed me with the "Needle of Mind"... How is that possible? When did this happen? Why don't I have any memory of it?"

"Killua, this is one of the characteristics of the "manipulation ability"... However, you will soon remember the specific time point."

German stretched out the index and middle fingers of his right hand, poked Killua's forehead, and whispered, "Relax."

Killua felt the cool touch beneath his white bangs and couldn't help but frown, but out of trust in Germain, he slowly relaxed.

laugh--

As fast as lightning, before Killua could react, German accurately found the "Mind Needle" and pulled it out.

A streak of blood fluttered in the air, fell, and disappeared.

"Ilmi's "Thought Needle" can completely control a person and make him his captive until his death."

"Even in a state of incomplete control, it is enough to change a person's way of thinking and block certain memories of a person."

"You are obviously in a more sophisticated, incompletely controlled state. When the 'mind needle' is pulled out, you will break free from the constraints of your thoughts, and your forgotten memories will return."

German shook the golden "meditation needle" in the sunlight and threw it on the ground.

Without the "thought", it is just an ordinary golden needle.

Kurapika and Gon both looked at this scene in astonishment, and developed a new understanding of "people with telekinetic abilities" in their hearts, becoming more vigilant.

This kind of "control" that is done without anyone noticing is really terrifying.

Before this, the "manipulation-type telekinesis user" they had come into contact with the most was Zhixi.

However, Zhixi has not yet mastered the use of "Psychic ability" to perfection, and the sense of oppression he brings to people is insufficient, which has led to errors in their understanding of "operational Psychic users."

A drop of blood oozed out from the middle of Killua's forehead, slid down like a tear, along the bridge of his nose, and slid to the left side of his nose.

He stood there with a dull expression, like a plaster sculpture, with empty eyes.

The hedgehog-headed Gon asked worriedly, "Killa? Killua? Are you okay?"

After asking several times, Killua finally responded: "I... I'm fine..."

He was involuntarily lost in the flashback of memory, and it took him a while to wake up when Xiaojie called him.

Then he wiped the blood off his forehead with the back of his hand, and the small needle hole quickly stopped bleeding.

"German, when did you know there was a "needle" in my head?"

Killua looked up at Germain. His eyes had regained clarity and he had obviously remembered all the missing memories. His gaze changed from confusion to determination.

German thought about when he "should" know about this, and finally he chose the last time they met.

"This is my second time visiting the Zoldyck family," he said half-seriously.

"At that time, my strength had improved by leaps and bounds compared to before, so Ilmi's tricks were ineffective in front of me."

"Why didn't you tell me at that time and help me take out the "Mind Needle"? "Killa was doubtful.

"I had just gained custody of you," German said, "and I didn't want to do something that would offend the Zoldyck family right away."

"Illumi was able to implant the "Mind Needle" in your brain, which must have been approved by your parents and grandfather."

"I'm also a member of the Zoldyck family." Killua frowned.

"You are indeed." German said, "Besides, I think the existence of this "Nian Needle" is a good thing for you at a certain stage."

Killua opened his mouth to retort, but the facts left him speechless.

After his memory was restored, Killua knew the function of this "thought needle". It implanted a "thought" - when encountering an opponent that you cannot defeat, run away quickly.

Even Killua, who really disliked Illumi's actions, had to admit that the "Mind Needle" had saved his life more than once.

Without that "mind needle", he would most likely have fought many formidable opponents and ended up injured, disabled or even killed.

Not everyone who has been provoked by Killua is someone like German. They will not be merciful to a young man.

After thinking all this through, Killua now had very complicated feelings towards Illumi. He couldn't be completely angry, nor could he completely forgive him. Being in the middle of nowhere was the most uncomfortable.

"Why are you suddenly willing to tell me and pull out the "Mind Needle"? "Kiya thought for a moment and asked again.

German replied: "I am your temporary guardian, and my approach is to take different protective measures for you according to different stages."

"You already have the basic framework for your "Nen ability". All that remains is to continue to hone it and achieve rapid growth."

"Before this, the 'Nian Needle' did protect you, but now it has become an obstacle to your progress."

“「念针」就像是揍敌客家族对你的爱护、我和云古等人对你的监护的具现化，但是，你迟早是要离开我们的羽翼之下的。”

"At this stage, you can no longer avoid fear. On the contrary, only by accompanying fear can you break through your limits again and again." "Besides, there is one more thing I need your help with." German stared at Killua.

"Next, I will go to the Zoldyck family. Your great-grandfather, Mr. Jaeger, promised to let me meet Alluka."

Hearing the name "Alluka", which had been blocked in his heart for a long time by the "mind needle", Killua couldn't help but tremble all over.

"Why...why do you know Alluka? And why do you want to see her?"

"Mr. Jaeger and his men told me. The specific reasons and process are too involved, so I can't tell you."

"Mr. Jaeger said that you and Alluka have a good relationship. I need you to go with me. You probably want to meet your 'sister' after a long absence, right?"

Killua really wanted to meet Alluka, he couldn't believe that he had forgotten someone so important in his life.

Even if it was the effect of the "needle of meditation", he could not forgive himself.

Killua hasn't been in contact with the Zoldyck family for almost half a year.

He once thought that he had broken free from the shackles of his family and would never have to return to that home and could travel around with Xiaojie forever.

Now he realized how wrong he was. From the beginning, his family knew very well that he would come back as long as he thought of Alluka.

Even without German, Killua would be able to detect the existence of the "Mind Needle" and remove it at a critical moment when he faced his fear.

Whether it was Illumi or his parents, they all knew that Killua would never abandon Alluka. They knew from the moment the "mind needle" was implanted that Killua would definitely come back.

This kind of "we are all doing this for your own good" calculation deeply hurt Killua's feelings.

Killua agreed to Germann, and was forced to return to the shadowy family to find the rare hope and gentle light he once had.

German did not set off immediately, but waited until August 8st because something important was going to happen that day.

The Hunter Association exploration team, led by Netero, will depart from Greed Island in batches and arrive at the colonial voyage assembly point of the Kakin Empire.

They will meet up with other members of the Hunter Association and members originally dispatched by V5 at that port to make final preparations until August 8th.

Everyone who remained on Greed Island said goodbye to the Hunter Association exploration team members who were about to leave.

This was a novel experience for Germain, because it was always other people who said goodbye to him and wished him a safe journey in the Dark Continent, but now it was the other way around.

German said goodbye to President Netero, Team Leader Mo Laowu, Vice President Qiduo, Vice President Micai Istrom, Nob, Kate, Pam, Xiu Tuo and others one by one.

Finally he came in front of Kurapika.

"Kurapika, be careful." German said, "We'll see you in the Dark Continent."

"See you in the Dark Continent." Kurapika placed one hand on his chest and bowed slightly solemnly to the teacher who had changed his future.

Soon, all members of the Hunter Association's exploration team left the secret training ground of Greed Island and divided into several teams, converging towards the Kajin Empire like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea.

At the same time, more personnel had already started working, and V6, especially the state machinery of the Kajin Empire, was running strongly and humming.

The stars are shining, BW1 is like the sun, and the five ships are like planets. They will set off on August 8, moving like the solar system, heading towards the depths of the universe.

Compared to the macro, grand journey, the micro, insignificant journey home of German, Killua and Gon has not received as much attention.

German and Killua went to the Zoldyck family for business, but Gon went more to accompany Killua, after all, Killua had just accompanied him back to Whale Island not long ago.

Halfway through the journey, Killua told German and Gon about what happened between him and Alluka.

Alluka is his childhood playmate, his younger brother, and his "sister", but Alluka prefers Killua to call her "sister".

Killua respects and accepts Alluka's gender identity, and in fact Alluka does behave more like a younger sister.

However, this is not the only strange thing that happens to Alluka.

One day, when Killua and Alluka were playing in the forest at the foot of Mount Kukurokuro, they came across a wounded bird that was dying.

At this moment, Alluka suddenly seemed like a different person, her pupils turned dark. She easily revived the dying bird and let it fly away.

Afterwards, Alluka quietly told Killua that there was another of Killua's sisters, Nanica, in her body.

Alluka wants Killua to pamper Nanika as if he were pampering her.

Killua agreed without giving it much thought.

The two innocent siblings at the time did not regard this as a trouble, but were very excited instead.

They believe that Alluka must have acquired super powers like the cleaning warriors, and will be there to maintain world peace in the future.

However, as Nanica became more and more active and displayed terrifying abilities, and Killua became more sensible, he realized that things were far from as simple as he had imagined.

Killua once tried to hide the abilities of Alluka and Nanica, but the truth was eventually leaked to his parents and brother.

(End of this chapter)