𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐲♤ : 𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉 𝐱 𝕷𝖚𝖘𝖙「❝𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘬𝘢 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯❞」

better to lose fairly than being ambushed

        To be honest, there was a small portion in Suzuran's inner mind that expected this to happen. When she first thought of the possible worst scenarios, 'this' was one of them. But she had dismissed the unpleasant idea. So to hear it now directly from Hanzo, it was unpleasant, but she couldn't show much reaction.

        "I see. So I'm Hisoka's target.."

         That makes sense. No wonder it's been too peaceful that it's weird. Now everything connects that she knows the one assigned to take her plate was the creepy magician.

         Then it explains why she hasn't sensed even one single person who's after her. Usually when it's like that, there are a two possibilities, it's either her perpetrator has already been taken out, or he doesn't bother with trying to find his target, be it because he has another plan (like Suzuran), or he simply doesn't know who his target is. With Hisoka's case, it was the latter.

        "What else did you hear?" Suzuran asked the male. His face was confused.

         "You seem to be calmer than I suspected"

          "At this situation, isn't it too late too back out?" Suzuran said with a sigh

           "Well..you're right"

          "When I signed up for this hunter exam, I'm well aware of the risk of losing my life. But still I took part in this exam. Even if I were to die during the exam , I wouldn't regret it. Afterall being here was my choice. My own will"

           Hanzo wished he could see what kinds of eyes were Suzuran making behind her mask.

         Is it a strong one, a melancholic one, a determinated one, or a painful one? He couldn't tell. But her voice was basked with the combination of all 4.

       "You're quite talktative today, that's refreshing" Hanzo grinned.

        "Of course I don't plan on just surrenderring my life. Will I fight, or will I escape.. I'll decide on the higher rate of survival."

        "Sounds good" Hanzo picked up a branch nearby and started to draw on the ground on what seemed to be a small rough map. "We're here now. The place where I met Hisoka was here. It's roughly a few kilometers from here. He'll definitely come for you"

         "That's nearer than I thought.. Oh, you mentioned something about the butterflies and blood, that-"

          "Hemotropic butterflies. They are attracted to blood, their appearance If I'm not wrong, they have a red body and a light red wings, the tips of their wings are a darker shade of crimson"

       'I think I saw one yesterday. Where was it again? Was it at the-'

         "What?" Suzuran asked. The man in front of her looked like he had something to say but was waiting for the right moment.

         "Ah, actually.. Uh" Hanzo stammered. He sounded unsure.

          "Speak up"

        "I might sound like a coward for saying this now, but now that I know Hisoka's after you, I can't meet up with you again until the end of the phase. Of course you'll understand too where I'm coming from, but-"

       "I got it. Are you sure? I haven't even helped you a bit with mori brothers. Hanzo, you risked your life to get that information and came all the way here to tell me right? That's more than enough"