There was also the situation involving the elite Nen users of the Underworld Mafia, who were below the rank of Shadow Beasts.
In addition to the Seven Deadly Sins, there were three other similar teams. They were all very powerful Nen users.
"If this information were sold, it should fetch a pretty good price. For example, the elders from Meteor City would likely be eager to purchase it," Ron mused.
He selected a few pieces of intelligence and asked Chii to discreetly channel them through hidden means to be sold.
Soon, a large sum of money started pouring into Ron's accounts.
Not just one account, but many—some were anonymous, and others belonged to different people.
Ron didn't want his true identity to be revealed.
The phone rang.
Ron took out his phone and answered it.
"Grandfather Zeno."
"Ron, where are you now?"
"I'm on my way to Yorknew."
"Do you have any free time?"
"Is there something you need me to do, Grandpa Zeno?"
"There's a mission."
"A mission? What kind of mission?"
"The Underworld Mafia has put out a bounty for someone named Dandins, and they've entrusted the mission to the Zoldyck Family. I'd like you to handle it. You can collaborate with Milluki on this one."
Ron: "..."
"Is there a problem, Ron?"
"No, Grandpa Zeno. No problem at all."
"Good. Then it's settled. By the way, your meeting time with your great-grandfather is coming soon. Make sure you return on time."
"Got it, Grandpa Zeno."
Ron hung up the phone.
His expression became odd.
"I didn't expect this mission to land in my lap."
"But this mission... there's no chance of completing it."
"Dandins has disappeared."
"Under Killer Queen's abilities, he was completely wiped out."
"His body, his soul, even his deathly Nen have vanished."
"It's impossible for anyone to find him."
A message popped up on his phone.
Ron opened it.
"200 billion Jenny? The Underworld Mafia is really generous. I remember that in the original storyline, during the Yorknew incident, the Underworld Mafia only offered 2.8 billion Jenny per person for members of the Phantom Troupe." (t/n yeah it was 2.8 Bill, I checked the wiki, should I change it? seems too low and later random people have higher bounty than that)
"This shows just how much the Underworld Mafia has lost this time."
"They must be furious with whoever is responsible for this incident."
Before long, another call came in.
"Ron."
"Milluki."
"Ron, did Grandpa Zeno brief you on the mission?"
"Yes."
"How do you plan to split it?"
"Let's split it even."
Ron said, "Based on the information currently available, finding Dandins will be even harder than killing him. How about we each take half?"
"Sounds good."
"Then it's settled. Let me know when you have more details."
"Got it."
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The split seemed like a fair way to divide the task.
From the outside world's perspective, Dandins sudden disappearance from Aurean went unnoticed by anyone in the city. Under such circumstances, tracking down his whereabouts would be incredibly difficult.
Dandins wasn't particularly strong.
But to get information on Dandins, Milluki couldn't do it alone. He would need to cooperate with many other information brokers.
It would take a lot of resources.
"This isn't something we should talk about," Ron thought to himself.
"I didn't expect the Underworld Mafia to entrust it to the Zoldyck Family."
"Looks like Milluki will be doing some unnecessary work."
"And when he realizes there's no way to find any useful information, he'll likely give up."
The airship soared high above, with the clouds outside drifting away.
Ron sat by the window.
Compared to when he had left the Zoldyck Manor almost a year ago, Ron had grown a bit taller but still looked like a young boy.
"Excuse me, may I switch seats with you?"
A girl's voice came from beside him.
Ron turned to look.
A girl with long black hair, dressed in a small palace-style dress, a little older than Ron, sat next to him. She had no notable aura around her.
An ordinary person.
However, there was something slightly off about her face.
On the left side of her face, it seemed like something was covering it, trying to hide something. It was similar to her skin tone, so most people wouldn't notice it, but Ron wasn't just anyone.
"I'd like to see the scenery outside," the girl said with a hopeful look.
"A moment, please," Ron nodded.
"Okay."
Ron stood up and swapped seats with her. The young man sitting next to Ron glanced at him briefly before quickly looking away.
The girl curiously leaned against the window.
"So beautiful!"
"There are so many little birds, they look so pretty... they're so free."
"I envy them…"
The girl murmured softly, which made Ron slightly furrow his brow.
After saying that, she fell silent.
"I'm done now. Let's switch back. Thank you."
The girl looked at Ron.
Ron nodded.
They swapped seats again.
Two hours passed, and it was time for lunch.
On the airship, there were usually two ways to eat. One was to go to the ship's restaurant, where many chefs prepared various dishes. However, whether the food tasted good was another matter.
The other way was to eat at your seat.
This option mainly offered bread and desserts.
Ron had brought the "eat at your seat" option before boarding the airship.
The girl beside him had done the same.
"This is for you. Thank you," the girl handed him a dessert.
Ron hesitated for a moment before taking it.
"Thank you."
Normally, it was best not to eat food from strangers.
But Ron had received training in the Zoldyck Manor, including resistance to poison. His tolerance was no less than Killua's.
Ordinary poisons had no effect on Ron.
Even strong poisons would have very limited effect on him.
Additionally, Ron had a great deal of experience identifying poison.
In this situation, Ron accepted the dessert.
Just like in the original storyline, where Killua took the obviously poisoned drink from Topa.
It was poisoned, but it wouldn't affect Killua.
"Are you going to Yorknew too?" the girl asked.
"Yes, after all, the destination of this airship is only Yorknew," Ron replied.
The girl's face turned slightly red.
"Have you heard of Yorknew's auction?"
"I've heard of it."
Whether from the original storyline or after coming to this world, Ron had heard about it.
The annual Yorknew auction.
It was organized by the Underworld Mafia.
It lasted several days.
There would be many rare and unusual items for auction.
Among them, some items were illegal.
But since it was the Underworld Mafia's turf, there were few who could control what went on.
Through this auction, the Underworld Mafia made a huge profit.
That's why Yorknew was one of the core cities for the Underworld Mafia.