𝐸𝑚𝑟𝑖𝑠 [𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤 𝙇𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙛𝙚𝙧]

Chapter 4: Feelings Conflict

The red and orange hues of the sunset skies spilled into the tiny closet, showcasing the many scars littered across Lihbi's back, as she zipped her dress. The black body-con dress glided from her hips to her thighs, stopping a few inches above the knees. Her emerald eyes glinted as she admired herself in the mirror, the black dress had taken ages to put on without guidance, the last time she had put the dress on was with Chrollo.

She walked out of the small closet attached to her office, as a sparrow flew in and dropped off an item then flew back to the window and exited. Making her way towards the item, she grabbed her hand bag, as well as her cellphone. The item was the book she had been waiting for from earlier in the day; retrieving the old book, A Spine's String, she started on her way towards the auction.

The ride towards the bar, prolonged as the auction was scheduled to be a few hours later. The golden lighting of the afternoon brought a natural glow around her and the rush was gradually decreasing as she was brought to the front of the tavern. Lihbi stepped out of her car, once parking it near the side of the road, then proceeded towards the entrance. Music came from the establishment, and by taking one glimpse from the front anyone could tell there definitely wasn't anything going on there.

"There must be another entrance," Lihbi thought, taking a right towards the corner of the empty alleyway. Finding her target, she immediately spotted a second entrance, suffocated by smokers and crazy drunkards being ripped off of money. The area wasn't letting just anyone and it was clear as day, as loads of people were being pushed out of the bar entrance.

Just as she stepped foot into the tavern Lihbi was approached by a tall dark-skinned man. He had an all black suit, a tie too tight for his neck that made the fat spill over the collar. Seemingly a harmless looking old man, with deep circles surrounding his dark black eyes. The man's eyes scoured her figure and reached within her eyes, looking for something that was long gone, replaced with a fake foreign sense.

"May I help you sir," asked Lihbi, her tone was sickly sweet as if it dripped honey from her tongue. The goal in mind to coax the man out of the way to let her, she dropped her purse in front of her with two hands clutching the bag. Bending forwards showcasing the plush mounds of flesh on her chest, Lihbi fluttered her eyes towards the man. At the same time she took two of her fingers to the back pocket of her purse pulling out her hunter license; she stood back up, in a flash, showing her license and passing through the crowd to find the people she had been here for.

Weaving her way through the hoards of people in the pub, looking for three people; just to find them sitting on the bar stools. The group, at the time, had relaxed before their job was about to begin; so then, sensing her nen, they all came out of their seats approaching her instead. All three young adults could be seen in the group, as well as the slight fright dancing in their pupils once they approached Lihbi.

"We have a job to gain information about the scarlet eyes and the phantom troupe," started Lihbi. "I want Rior to head the job, and you three can go together, I am meeting with the client in a few minutes. Stay and introduce yourselves and then I will proceed with you."

The group before her nodded and bowed in front, when Lihbi proceeded to smack them in the back of the head. "Stop acting like I'm scary, I haven't done anything yet, loosen up!"

They all jumped slightly, as their shoulders relaxed and they started to all laugh slightly. "Thank god she didn't find out," One of them breathed out. Lihbi looked at them skeptically then asking "What did you-" though she was cut off by her new client.

"Excuse me? Am I interrupting something," The new voice came from Kurapika that had just arrived along with the other bodyguards. There stood a short female and a broad shouldered, as well as a slim male- standing beside Kurapika. One by one they introduced their names to Lihbi, which were Melody, Basho, and Squala; just afterwards Lihbi's associates took it as their turn to introduce themselves.