[Hunter] Flowers and Hymns

When Veronica came out of the bathroom, Melody heard that her heart had calmed down, like a black rock, icy cold.However, Melody already knew how hot lava was boiling under the rock, and what a terrifying force it was to forcibly suppress the lava.

...This is, what a deep hatred and resentment.

Veronica nodded to Kurapika, and her red lips curved into a charming arc.

"The spider has entered the web."

He was obviously smiling, but those eyes were like pitch-black swamps.

"What you do next is your own choice."

Kurapika was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked an irrelevant question.

"You said before that you don't hate the Phantom Troupe itself." His voice was low, "Then, why did you do this?"

"Because I hate him."

Veronica said softly.Her left hand unconsciously clenched the cross on her chest, and the veins on the back of her hand bulged and trembled.Between the fingertips, the god statue that has long lost its glory is watching gloomyly.But in Melody's ears, her heart was still calm, but fell deeper, deeper... down.

To the black abyss, to the silence of death.

In such a heartfelt voice, Veronica smiled again.

"I hate Chrollo Roussillo."

she says.

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Chrollo Rusilu looked at Feitan's body expressionlessly.The blood-stained No. 2 spider tattoo was reflected in his pitch-black pupils. There was no light in those eyes, and they were condensed into an extremely pure blackness.

cluck——

The knight crushed the door frame he was holding on to.

"Falish." Kuroro finally spoke, "Please tell me what happened again."

The woman standing in the corner of the room turned her head sideways upon hearing this.She has dark brown curly hair, and her gray-blue eyes are foggy. When she looks at people, she always looks erratic, as if she is sleepwalking.Even more striking than that was her body—the right half of her body had been replaced almost entirely with a mechanical one.She scratched at her hair with a metal prosthetic, as if forming words.

"I didn't see Feitan after I returned to the base yesterday, so I came out to look for him. When I found this place, I saw this." She tilted her head and motioned Kuroro to look at the wall facing the window. "Didn't you see the rose cross next to the corpse of Flay Lev? I went up to take a look, and then I saw Feitan."

Follow the blood-stained footprints upwards, turn the corner, open the door, and you will see Feitan.

Feitan was torn into several pieces and placed neatly on the ground, even the blood on his cheeks was wiped clean.On that pale head, the golden pupils were still staring ferociously.

"...And then I'll call you, Captain."

"The rose cross is the symbol of Queen Marianne." The knight looked at the pattern on the wall and said, the brown blood painting had already appeared in his eyes, turning his pupils into a gloomy green, "It seems that our murderer is still A Mariana admirer!"

"Rosicrucian? Mariana?"

"The desert rose has always been the symbol of the royal family of the Principality of Castile. After the dictator Iberia overthrew the royal family, jasmine was used instead of the desert rose. Until the royalists once again supported the restoration of Princess Mariana. After the restoration war Among them, the Pope of the Orthodox Church gave them considerable support. After Mariana came to the throne, she not only strongly suppressed the Protestant Church to support the Orthodox Church, but also added the cross of the Orthodox Church to the rose symbol of the family in order to express her gratitude to the Pope. Treat her After his death, Edward V who ascended the throne was a proponent of Protestantism, and while he vigorously promoted the Protestant Reformation, he also removed the Orthodox cross from the family crest." The knight explained to Falish, "Because of this, Rose The cross is a unique symbol of the Marianne era."

Kuroro covered his mouth with one hand, lost in thought.

"Provocative?...No, it's not that simple. Mariana's nickname in history is 'Mariana the Avenger' besides 'Bloody Princess'...Revenge? But, why did that change ?”

"... Captain?"

The knight interrupted Kuroro's soliloquy.

"Although it was done by the same person. But there is a little difference." Kurolo looked at Feitan's body and said, "Falan Lev was stripped of his spider tattoo, but Feitan's tattoo is still there. Why?... Knight , can you tune in to all the video footage of the nearby surveillance within these 72 hours?"

"I've already dialed it, Captain." Xia Ke waved his phone, "Do you want to watch it now?"

Kuroro nodded slowly.While recalling a series of oxidized and blackened brown bloody footprints on the stairs, he gave instructions to the knight.

"Find a thin young woman between 1 and 65 meters tall. Judging from the footprints and the blood on the wall, Feitan should have seriously injured her from behind, from the right waist to the shoulder from bottom to top. One knife—that is to say, Feitan should have followed her into this building. With Feitan's character, he would wait until he entered this building before attacking, probably for the purpose of torture. That woman should have brought her and Feitan will come in after her when Feitan sees something related to Peeling Lev."

"...Actually, Captain, I have already found the video of Feitan's accident." The knight said in a low voice, "But there are no women. Feitan entered this building alone."

Chrollo turned his gaze.

"let me see."

In the video, Fei Tan stopped in front of the door of this building. He raised his head slightly, as if he was looking at something. Then he adjusted the umbrella in his hand and entered the building.

There was a long silence, except for the door swinging suddenly, no one came out.

"... Knight." Kuroro suddenly paused the video, "Look here."

At some point, a bloodstain appeared on the ground.

Kuroro slowed down the time three times.The bloodstain suddenly appeared on the ground out of thin air.

"Is there blood but no one is visible? An invisible person? No, Feitan clearly saw her. So is it manifested for a specific target? No matter what it is, it is certain that the murderer is an invisible person with telekinetic ability. Maybe That's how she killed Shelf Lev."

"There were no traces of fighting when Farev died, but Feitan injured that woman." The knight thought, "Why did she go out of her way to lure Feitan?"

"...She has a companion." Kuroro put down his hand, his eyes sank, "This also explains why she didn't peel off Feitan's tattoo. Judging from the wound near the tattoo, she had already started peeling off, but Stop - because her companion stopped her. They disagreed on this point, so the companion left her and left first. Feitan is the fastest member of the brigade, and the wound he left on that woman is definitely not It will be very light, which can be seen from her footsteps coming down the stairs. She didn't cover up her footprints, and she didn't cover up the blood. What's the difference? She's hurt... hurt."

Kuroro covered his mouth and mumbled.

"Judging from the blood on the surveillance camera, she didn't avoid the camera. Would someone who could kill Fei Tan be so negligent? Unless at that time...she no longer has the energy to pay attention to her surroundings. The wound Fei Tan left Is it serious enough? But she can still arrange Feitan's body very carefully, so the wound is probably not that serious...or is it the price of her ability to read?"

"It's fine no matter what, Commander." Falish clenched her fists, "When can we avenge Feitan?"

Kuroro paused when he heard that.When he raised his eyes, the air was inexplicably stagnant.

"November 9."

"Ah!" The knight suddenly realized, "National Museum of Castile!"

Falish's eyes became even more confused: "What do you mean?"

"Every four years, the National Museum of Castile hosts an exhibition of the era of Mariana. This year also includes royal jewels that have not been exhibited in nearly 30 years, including Mariana's famous crown - which encrusted the world The crown of the largest ruby ​​in the world, the 'Nation of Roses'.—that was one of our original goals."

Kuroro's eyes stopped on the rose cross painted with Feitan's blood on the wall.

"The structure of the 'Kingdom of Roses' is the Rose Cross, and that crown is also the symbol of Marianne."

Falish instantly understood what Kuroro meant, but this understanding made her grip the metal prosthesis tightly.

"That guy... is he declaring war on the brigade?" She punched the wall, and a spider web-like crack spread instantly, "It's almost like saying 'I'm right here'!"

"That's probably her purpose." The knight smiled coldly, "Led us to Astasia City. I don't know what kind of traps are waiting for us there!"

Chrollo nodded.

"The character of the invisible person is very cautious. After killing Feitan, she did not come to attack Falish who was also in Atlan, which proves that she has probably left Atlan. An invisible person, there is no way to guess her whereabouts...the only clue is Astacia."

Kuroro slowly raised his eyes, those eyes were darker than midnight.

"Knight, Falish, let's go to Astasia City first."

The spider's web spread out.

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At the same time, Veronica pushed open the door of the hotel and smiled at Jay and Chiya.The sun fell on her long flaxen hair, reflecting a warm red color, and even her smile was dyed the color of sunlight, soft and warm.Her eyes narrowed happily, and the ends of her long eyelashes were slightly raised, which was a bit indescribably charming.

"I found a clue about my sister." She said with a smile, "She went to Astasia after she left here. Would you like to go with me? I have a hunch that my sister's whereabouts are there."

"Congratulations, Veronica!" Xiaojie was very happy for her, "Okay, let's go together! It would be great if we can find your sister!"

Qi Ya thought about their original purpose... Well, the Marianne Era exhibition to be held in Astasia will exhibit a stone tablet from the royal family collection, and that stone tablet contains the key to the Turan ruins they are looking for this time. clue……

So he nodded reluctantly.

"Just to accompany you by the way."

He put one hand in his trouser pocket, turned his head and said coolly.

Veronica put her left hand behind her back, tilted her head and looked at the two cutely.

"Then, you have two choices next." She held up two fingers, "Option A, we go to the train station to take a train, and we can reach Astasia in just one day. Choice B, we will now go west of the city, pass through Desai Nature Reserve, this reserve includes the second largest desert and the largest grassland in the world..."

"BBB!!!" Xiaojie jumped up and chose B almost as soon as he heard desert and grassland, "Let's go on foot!!!"

Veronica smiled deeply, and the lines of her eyes became softer because of this.

"Okay then, let's go."

The author has something to say: Kuroro started picking up on Veronica's background.

BGM: Koji Takanashi - "The Flower of the Other Side"

☆、September 2003, 9, Golicin

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