It was dawn and most of the Phantom Troupe members were awake. Uvogin was still not back yet. Machi and Nobunaga left when everyone woke up, saying they would try to lure out the chain user. A few hours passed and they found it futile to lure him out. However, they did attract two kids.
"Gon, do you get a feeling we're not the only ones following?" One whispered to the other.
Gon looked around. He whispered back, "I don't feel or see anyone, Killua." Killua softly hummed in reply. They hid behind an abandoned building watching Machi and Nobunaga. Nobunaga looked back, giving them eye contact. Gon and Killua split to run away. To their demise, they were caught by two other Phantom Troupe members.
Machi looked back. "So these were the two that were following us." Gon and Killua looked at their captors. "Do you know anything about the chain user?" Gon and Killua looked at each other before shaking their heads.
"Chain user? Who's that?" Gon said.
Machi looked to Pakunoda. "Are they lying?" Machi asked. Pakunoda shook her head as a no.
The four walked back to the hideout with two kids.
"We're back." Machi called. "We had two kids following us."
"They're completely unrelated to the chain user."
"Isn't that the kid you lost to in an arm-wrestle, Shizuku?" Franklin said and pointed to Gon.
"Arm-wrestle? When? I don't remember losing." Shizuku questioned.
"When you used your weak arm against the kid."
"It's useless. She won't remember." Feitan said.
"Wait, I want to arm-wrestle the kid." Nobunaga said. The troupe surrounded a block of cement where Nobunaga and Gon were going to arm-wrestle. Gon struggled to defeat Nobunaga as he lost multiple times. In the middle of one arm-wrestle, Nobunaga strikes a conversation. "You should arm-wrestle Uvogin. He's not here right now. He's been missing for a day by now. He really made this place rowdy and fun, probably the most enthusiastic out of all of us." Nobunaga teared up remembering when Uvogin was in the hideout.
"Why don't you feel guilt for everyone else you've killed?" Gon said.
"What?" Nobunaga replied.
Gon released his nen and slammed Nobunaga's arm down. "You all have killed so many people, yet you only feel sorrow for someone who's killed with you. I bet you even manipulated (Y/N) to join you."
Feitan noticed the activation of Gon's nen and took hold of Gon's arm. Gon was locked down on the table. "Careful." Feitan asked.
"Gon!" Killua shouted.
Hisoka then put a card at Killua's neck as Killua tried to run towards him. "Don't move or else I might cut you."
"Feitan, release him." Nobunaga interjected. "Stop doing what you're just about to do."
"You think you know what I'm going to do?"
"You're going to break his arm, no?"
"I said stop it."
"I don't need to listen to you." Nobunaga and Feitan exchanged glares.
"Naga," Franklin intervened.
"Did you forget the rules?" Machi asked.
"There's no fighting between the Troupe members." Shizuku added.
"Disputes are decided through a coin toss." Nobunaga finished.
Nobunaga flipped the coin and caught it.
"Tails." Feitan called.
"It's heads, so release the boy." Gon jumped away.
"You're watching over them." Feitan said without another word.
Later in the evening, Shalnark entered the room with sheets of paper. "This is the list of the Nostrade employees. None of them is the chain user though. Uvogin said so when we released him. However, we can try to find an employee who knows the chain user. I'd say we should be back at 10, so we can meet up with Chrollo. Also let's be in pairs so we don't lose each other." Shalnark explained. The Phantom Troupe members nodded.
"That reminds me, where's (Y/N)?" Shizuku asked.
"I think Chrollo said she's scouting around the Nostrade Hotel." Shalnark replied. "Alright, let's get moving." Everyone, but Nobunaga left the abandoned building, looking for the chain user.
Meanwhile, Chrollo was with Neon Nostrade. They were in a private room with a windowed view.
"Thank you for letting me walk with you."
"It is not a problem. A gentleman shouldn't let a pretty girl roam on her own." Chrollo said. "Anyways, I heard from your father that you have a fortune-telling ability."
"Here," Neon gave Chrollo a sheet of paper and pen. "Just write your name, full date of birth, and blood type." Chrollo wrote down his information for Neon to tell his fortune. Neon activated her ability and an imp-like creature appeared. She started writing on the paper. When she was done, she gave the paper to Chrollo. "With my ability, all I need is for the person to handwrite their name with any aliases, their full date of birth, and their blood type. If they're not present before me, I'll need a picture of them. I write their fortune in the form of a poem. Each stanza represents a week this month. You'll need to decipher the metaphors and if there's anything unfortunate, there's warnings and advice. I can't remember the fortunes I write nor can I predict my own fortune." While Neon explained, Chrollo shed a single tear as he read the first poem in his head. Uvogin died.
Neon looked up at him from her drink, noticing the tear cascading down. "Let's get going shall we?" Chrollo said. Neon didn't question and followed him. Without any bodyguards on watch, Chrollo quickly knocks out Neon and places her hand on his book. He called for help as multiple guards started rushing over. The guards took over and Chrollo went up to the rooftop. He flipped out his phone. He called the Troupe members, "Attack Yorknew City while you infiltrate the Cemetery Building... " He paused. "And make it a show."
Along the streets, the police and Mafia members were massacred by the Phantom Troupe members. Feitan heard a loud roar behind him. He looked back to see bright lights glaring at him. The motorcycle stopped. "Get on. We're storming inside." (Y/N) said. Feitan narrowed his eyes at her but sat behind her still. She powered up the engine and they zipped through the streets of Yorknew City. "Now that I'm wanted, I can do whatever I want." (Y/N) shouted and laughed. "Where's Kortopi?" Feitan pointed at a small figure in the distance. "Watch this." (Y/N) zipped by Kortopi and picked him up off the streets.
Kortopi's eyes were closed and he was shaking. When he opened them, he realized he was holding onto Feitan. They neared the entrance of the Cemetery Building where the other members were killing the guards. "Hold on." (Y/N) said. Through the center, she drove through the open entrance and up the bumpy stairs. They stopped at a vault door where (Y/N) swiped a card and the door opened. "Do your magic. I'll keep watch."
"The Spiders of Phantom Troupe have been killed. The Underground Auction will now start." The intercom sounded.
Kortopi used his ability and created duplicates of the auction goods while Feitan looked for the ones called by the auctioneer. (Y/N) helped Feitan transfer the goods to the 10th floor. The other Phantom Troupe members joined them. "Are you done, Kortopi?" (Y/N) asked.
"Almost," he replied. With that, he creates one last copy. "Let me create the fake corpses and we'll be on our way."
"I have a pickup request. I'll meet you all back later. Don't die or celebrate without me." (Y/N) said as she powered up the engine. Her figure gradually disappeared down the hall and the other members made their way back to their hideout.
(Y/N) drove to an empty room and opened the door. Rubble laid on the sides of the room. Her motorcycle disappeared back into her portal and she walked over to the man sitting against the wall. She lowered herself to reach Chrollo's level and put her hand on his cheek. Her thumb smeared the blood on the cut he received. "Chrollo, don't tell me you almost died here." Chrollo scoffed. Her hand retreated. "I still need to kill you one day. Don't die before then." She smirked.
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Waiting for Spring || Chrollo Lucilfer x Reader
Fanfictioni resented our encounter in the spring and even the miracle that happened long after. the worst of it was that i genuinely enjoyed everything until the end. the end was inevitable, but we had just enough time to tell each other everything. i'll see...
