Chased by blacklist hunters, Chrollo flees east. Driven to the edge of death, he ends up taking sanctuary in the home of a mysterious woman. Azuma, a former blacklist hunter, has been secluding herself for years. Looking for something of interest, and knowing she can hardly leave the man bleeding out on the damp forest soil, Azuma ends up housing the young criminal. ///Or: Azuma isn't taking shit, Chrollo is kind of really lost, and every spider needs a web. (The Phantom troupe shows up, eventually.) - |FORTUNE REFRESHER| 'Enjoy the interlude East is the direction to go Search out new allies You will find the one who awaits you' |AFTER YORKNEW ARC|

"You left the victim behind." "For three minutes." "You were supposed to rescue them." Killua frowned. "And let the villain escape?" "A hero's first priority is protecting people." "They weren't dying." "They shouldn't have to be." Killua paused. "...How was I supposed to know that?" Aizawa sighed. "That's what school is for." In which Killua discovers that an ordinary life asks something of him no mission ever did. Or perhaps, something he doesn't have a word for yet. ________________________________________ - Includes mild swearing - Cover fanart by mysticalflyte This story was inspired by the many HxH x MHA stories that came before it.