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While Ashton was performing and distracting everyone, and Kurapika and the princes were infecting the patrolling guards.
The Phantom Troup was also moving, Chrollo already knew the location of the treasure, which made things easier for him.
It was located in a secret chamber, the only entry point being the King's room.
As for how he knew of this... He had disguised himself as a guard, one of the ones tasked with protecting the king at night. He managed to do so while the man was heading for the king's room.
The change was done quickly and Chrollo now had access to the King's room. Meanwhile, he sent one of the members to the security room to tamper with the surveillance footage.
He had 3 hours to observe the room, that time was used to understand the layout. He managed to find it with luck, while also not rousing any suspicion from the other two guards.
Now, the night of the banquet, he was to silently enter the room and steal the treasure. It wasn't heavily guarded, as it was supposed to be in a secret location.
But the King's room was guarded. So, he used a distraction in the form of a corpse. A former patrol member that was unlucky enough to stumble upon Chrollo.
He threw the corpse in the hallway and the people gathered to check on it. Which left the door momentarily unguarded.
That was the opportunity Chrollo needed to sneak into the room. There were more guards in the room, but they were taken by surprise and killed.
Chrollo wasn't taking any chances of his face being discovered. He cleaned up the bodies using the copied Hatsu of one of his members.
A vacuum cleaner manifesting itself in his hand and sucking all of them up. He temporarily stole her Hatsu for the smooth completion of this mission.
After he cleaned them up, he opened up the secret entrance, a trapdoor blended into the floor and placed underneath a carpet. The carpet itself had been nailed to the ground.
Chrollo carefully removed two of the nails and raised one side of the carpet in order to uncover the door.
The treasure was inside, he only descended a flight of stairs and found it on a pedestal. There it was, the fabled Seed Urn. A large clay pot that also happened to have facial features.
Conjured by the first King of the Kakin Empire. Capable of giving the members of the royal family Parasitic Nen Beasts. And it was now Chrollo's target.
It was guarded by a laser alarm system. It was unconnected to the surveillance room, if it was to be triggered it would alarm all of the royal guards instantly.
But, the system wasn't something the professional thief was unaccustomed to. And he had the right assortment of Hatsus to overcome it.
Using his bookmark, he copied two different Hatsus at the same time. One being the 'Fun Fun Cloth' that could shrink every item it covered to the point where it could be held in one palm.
And Machi's Nen threads. The threads carefully grasped the Fun Fun Cloth as it shrunk in order to get through the laser alarms system.
The threads carried it over to the urn as Chrollo carefully controlled the size of the cloth to cover the Seed Urn.
The national treasure shrunk and Chrollo carefully pulled it from the pedestal. His actions were slow and meticulous, as the gaps he pulled the threads through were extremely narrow.
By the end, he was covered in sweat, but he still managed to get the Seed Urn. He kept his Fun Fun Cloth activated to transport the Urn with more ease.
Exiting the basement and perfectly covering up the trap door in the exact same way was easy for him to do.
But, by now, the guards were already back to their posts, as a cleanup crew arrived on the scene as well. Making the situation a bit more complicated for Chrollo.
He peeked through the keyhole, choosing one of the furthest guards. The one that wouldn't be noticed by the others. And teleported it to him. Using another one of the many abilities he held in his book.
Swiftly killing the guard, wearing its clothes and cleaning up the body in a minute.
He silently left the room and calmly walked away. Only getting a few odd looks for 'shirking his duty'.
And just like that, the mission was a success. Now, he just needed a cover-up. Since people were aware of his presence on the ship.
He needed to divert their attention to someone else so he could safely leave the ship the next day. When the last stop before the Dark Continent was to happen.
And, he had already made the preparations. Ashton was the one he chose as a distraction. He knew that it was a dangerous gamble, but he doubted his old teacher was going to find out about it soon.
All he needed was enough time to run away. He also didn't think his teacher would be in any danger.
Even though he didn't actually care for him, at least, if he was found out, he would be able to claim that he didn't consider this situation to threaten Ashton.
His plan was thought out. But he didn't expect to already be dancing in Ashton's palm. Him doing the robbery tonight was what the old scientist expected.
This is why he disguised himself as Chrollo and departed early. Leaving an impression on both the King and the Royal Guard Captain.
When the King found out about the stolen Urn, and when the Royal Guard Captain found the king's body, the first person they would think of would be the familiar-looking individual that attended the banquet.
Therefore, while Chrollo planned to pin the robbery on Ashton, Ashton planned to pin the king's assassination on him.
Everyone present at the banquet, and even the alliance between the princes in order to kill the king. They were pieces on Ashton's board.
It was Ashton's way of showing his former student that playing chess games with him was a dangerous pastime.
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