Hunter x Hunter : Germain Joins The Hunt

The news of Germain and Shizuku returning together to the Limeiro Castle spread quickly among the entire Greed Island management team.

They also brought back news that made everyone overjoyed.

First, they visited Granny Linne, and then they were surrounded in the castle hall by Dwun, List, Razor, Sanbica, Buhara, Abengane, and others.

Everyone was eager to know why only the two of them had returned and wanted to hear more details.

Germain, who was more organized in his explanations, took the lead in telling the story.

Shizuku occasionally added details, but her comments often confused people rather than clarifying things.

The entire experience unfolded before everyone like an old scroll being opened.

When they learned that the Wasteland was a strange and dangerous place, and that the disease spreader was even more vicious than described in the incomplete records of Journey to the New World: East Volume, the listeners were deeply worried.

But Germain's team still managed to succeed and retrieve the alchemy plant, which filled everyone with excitement.

This wasn't just a victory for Germain's five-member team; it was the result of the quiet efforts of the entire group.

Even the members who stayed behind on Greed Island played a crucial, irreplaceable role.

The cards Germain's team carried were a culmination of everyone's hard work.

As for Bisky and Menchi's decision to stay behind in the labyrinth, no one was particularly surprised.

Since Ging had set the precedent, everyone quickly accepted it.

In addition, they realized that more members would likely head to the labyrinth in the future to establish a major base there. This seemed to be the inevitable trend.

Buhara patted his large belly like a drum and declared,

"Next time, let me go with you! If Menchi has decided to stay there, how can her partner fall behind?"

The selection of the next group to head to the Dark Continent's Labyrinth is still undecided. Germain isn't in a hurry to make a decision, especially since the teleportation lantern won't be available until November 8th at the earliest.

Right now, the most important thing is to showcase their current achievements. It's crucial for boosting the team's morale.

The Alchemy Plants, contained in a solution, were displayed and attracted the attention of the crowd. Granny Linne was given special treatment and allowed to view them alone before anyone else.

Everyone marveled at the beauty of the Alchemy Plants.

They were different from the plain medicinal herbs and truly resembled the "Philosopher's Stone" that alchemists often talked about.

There was a lot of discussion about their "enchantment" effects.

"Give me and List one month... no, half a month."

Dwun squinted his eyes, hands resting on the glass jar, staring at the Alchemy Plants inside.

"We'll figure out a way to fully develop and utilize them."

List, with his hands behind his back, spoke elegantly:

"The design for Greed Island's update is almost finished. After that, we'll have some time to research the Alchemy Plants."

Greed Island had announced several days ago that it would undergo the biggest update since the game's launch, which would take months.

During this time, players would be forced offline, and they could only log back in once the update was complete.

However, they would receive special benefits for being veteran players.

Even so, this announcement upset many players.

Though no one had cleared the game in nearly ten years, many teams believed they were close to doing so now.

Leaving Greed Island for a few months and then coming back to a major update might erase the advantage they had built up.

They didn't know that, even without this big update, the game's internal struggles had kept no team from reaching the end.

It wasn't until the original timeline's Gon, Killua, and Bisky arrived that Greed Island finally saw its first clear.

However, when Granny Linne appeared as the retired consultant for Greed Island, all the players suppressed their dissatisfaction, especially the professional hunters from the Hunter Association.

There were also some players who were actually happy about it.

These players couldn't get the card to leave Greed Island, so they had been stuck here for years, even over a decade, mentally and physically drained.

For those who weren't strong, Greed Island felt like hell.

Just when they thought they'd be stuck here for life, the forced server downtime due to the big update gave them a chance to make a fresh choice.

Most of the weaker players probably wouldn't be coming back.

Now, to get back on track. After showing the core team the Alchemy Plants and their abilities, they were handed over to Dwun and List for research.

Then, Germain received several messages, both good and bad.

First, of course, there was Kurapika's side.

He had reclaimed several pairs of scarlet eyes and made a name for himself as a rookie hunter.

An "Rookie hunter" refers to someone who isn't officially licensed but still works with a core team of professional hunters, and might be a Nen user, scholar, or expert in a particular field.

For example, the team members around Kite were considered rookie hunters.

Even though they didn't have a hunter's license, they were all specialists in their fields.

Kurapika became a rookie hunter due to an opportunity.

On his journey, he met a music hunter named Melody and formed a partnership with her. They were now working together on missions.

Germain was still very interested in Melody, so he asked Kurapika to invite her to Greed Island when the chance came up.

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