__________ POV Ashton__________
"Well, I was originally planning on just capturing him. But he got annoying fast so I just killed him."
I said with a smile on my face, as I presented the Clowns head like it was a trophy.
The members all seemed satisfied with my capture, although some looked a bit disappointed.
I guess they would've felt better if they were the ones to do it. Like Machi, who looked like I just stole her puppy.
But they seemed to get some closure in seeing his agonized expression.
I guess they can use their imagination and put him in whatever painful situation they want with this face in mind.
"That was faster than I expected..." Muttered Chrollo.
"So Hisoka finally croaked huh?" Said the rude blond that winds up his punches.
"I guess..." Said the short black-haired man. Fei Fei, yeah, that's him.
It probably feels a bit surreal to them, especially since this guy killed two of their own.
And I guess I can see how. The guy was quite deadly. His Nen was also quite powerful, which is why I chose to trap it in a puppet.
It was interesting to see him sling himself around and dodge attacks with it. But he wasn't fast enough, unfortunately(for him).
The attacks on the Blood-Soaked Carnival get progressively faster as the ride gains more momentum. So the more he stood in its range the fewer chances he had of surviving.
"So... Any opinions? I was thinking of mounting it on a pole, but I couldn't find any." I said with a smile. Trying my best to break them out of their trance.
Well, at least those that were in a trance in the first place. The Zoldyck brothers didn't seem to care all that much.
Maybe Illumi's eye twitched a bit, but that's it. Kalluto just pouted, like I broke his toy or something.
When thinking about bloodthirsty assassins these two sure aren't what you'd expect.
Well, Illumi does have his moments, but I've yet to see Kalluto go for my head... The warehouse incident is long forgotten at this point.
The Troupe members all randomly took a seat somewhere in the room.
"So... Did he put up much fight?" Asked the swordsman of the group as he sat down beside me. I guess he's not the fearful sort, I can respect that.
"It was so-so. He was by no means weak. Just weak compared to me I guess..." I said as I poured him some tea. He seems the type to enjoy some high quality and exquisite tea.
He smiled and thanked me as he also started slowly sipping on it. Savouring the taste and smiling to himself.
"So much for Hisoka huh..." Sighed Machi. I'd almost say she looked a bit dejected. Did she get attached to the clown post betrayal?
"Too bad I didn't get my hands on him...": Feifei really showing some bloodthirst.
"Well, I didn't really want him to escape. I couldn't really use a lot of my moves because we are currently on a ship." I said in a matter of fact tone.
I also started pouring him some tea. Handing it to him, he just nodded, looking a bit weirded out.
And I finally noticed something odd. One of their members was missing.
I remember him from the Warehouse, he was the tall bulky one with large ears and scars on his face...
"Hmm? Maybe it's my imagination... But isn't one of you missing?" I asked, my smile tired into a bit of a frown.
The atmosphere in the room took a turn for the worst. I guess I should've been a bit less blunt... Oh, who cares? It's just water under the bridge at this point.
"Franklin... He passed away yesterday... We don't think it was the chain user..." Said Machi, looking at the ground and rubbing her elbow.
Great, another muppet looking to kill the Phantom Troupe...
Wait, wasn't that the Kurta Clan survivor? Well, if he is, then I don't really want him to die. I owe a lot to the Kurta clan. The least I can do is making sure their family survives somehow.
Their demise wasn't only my fault, but it started from me. Chrollo and his gang decided to take things a few steps further, killing everything that moved in their compound.
I just asked for a few pairs of eyes, a gesture that might've cost a few lives, but wouldn't have ultimately killed hundreds.
This Chain User's appearance is nothing but the past mistakes of the Troupe catching up to them.
"I see... The Kurta Clan kid is heading for the dark continent..." The people around me looked at me weirdly.
But they seemed to realise that I wasn't really part of their friend's group and just left me alone. At least most of them...
Chrollo didn't.
"Teacher... Can you please stop the Chain User from attacking us?" What? Does he really think our bond is that strong? Well, it isn't.
"If I remember correctly... This is the third time the Troupe asked me for hel-" I was rudely interrupted by my very own student.
"Please! I will be in great debt to you!" Ok, this kid is getting annoying.
He's really overestimating my relationship with him. I may help him once, help him twice. But this is a mess that he caused himself. Something he now wants me to clean up.
I looked at him coldly. My expression was completely dead. My eyes scanned his own for signs of weakness, they weren't hard to find, not to me.
My eyes seemed to turn into whirlpools, a powerful murderous intent seeping from me. Everyone in the room was startled by it. Although everyone in the nearby tiers should've felt it.
"Never... Interrupt me..." That was all I said. No fancy, 'I will squash you like a bug.' or 'I'll turn your bones to dust.'.
Sometimes colourful words aren't needed to form a threat.
"S-sorry..." He looked down at the ground for a bit.
"Well... If that is all. I will take my leave now. You can keep the tea." Saying that I left the room. All of my murderous intent was gone.
I cast one last glance towards the Zoldyck brothers as I opened the door.
They weren't all that bothered by my murderous intent. Again, Maha likely told them that I am a family friend of sorts.
No one made a sound as I left the room. My way back to my room was filled with silence.
But when I got to my room, I realised. 'Why am I still in this small room?' And started heading for the first tier.
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