Ging's body suddenly froze in place.
He never expected to see his son here—on Greed Island, in this city.
Ging had just spotted Gon and the others, and naturally, they had noticed him as well.
Originally, Gon and Killua had come to this city to find a way to save Kite. The process had been complicated, but just moments ago, Gon received a call from Dwun, asking him to come.
Inside the castle, Dwun and List looked at the screen, watching the scene unfold outside. They couldn't help but celebrate.
Ging, you bastard, looks like it's finally your turn!
Ging's friends knew all too well about his attitude toward his son, so seeing this moment unfold was nothing short of delightful for them.
...
The resemblance was unmistakable. That feeling of blood connection—it stopped Gon in his tracks the moment he saw the man.
"He is…"
Gon stared at the figure blankly, his mind momentarily lost.
Killua, walking beside him, also paused. He took one look at Ging, noticed his slightly evasive eyes, then recalled the phone call from Dwun. It all clicked.
"That guy… Is that your father, Ging?"
Killua eyed Ging up and down. No matter how he looked at him, he just seemed like a scruffy, unreliable mess.
Wasn't he supposed to be really strong?
Why did he give off an aura of absolute irresponsibility?
Well, that part tracks…
But then, Killua noticed Ronnel standing next to Ging. The look Ronnel gave him made it clear—he understood exactly what was happening here.
Killua got the hint. With a knowing smirk, he grabbed Ronnel and quietly left the scene, leaving father and son alone.
...
With Killua and Ronnel gone, Ging suddenly felt a bead of sweat roll down his forehead. He looked at Gon, who was still standing there, frozen in place, and felt his hands become awkwardly restless.
He never thought he'd meet his son in a situation like this.
Gon kept staring at him. A thousand words were on the tip of his tongue, but as Ging's face became clearer, those words fell away, one by one. In the end, there was only one left—a name. No, a title.
"Ging—!"
Gon smiled as he called out his father's name.
"Uh… Hey."
Ging awkwardly raised his hand in a half-hearted greeting.
…Hi there?
Inside the castle, Dwun and List stared at the screen, speechless.
This… This is how a father and son start talking after not seeing each other for more than ten years?
But whatever. Seeing Ging all flustered was so satisfying that they didn't even care anymore. It was a rare treat.
What a joy.
...
A short distance away, Ronnel, who had been listening in with his enhanced hearing, couldn't hold back a laugh.
"This way of communicating… It's just so Freecss of them."
"Ronnel, what's so funny?" Killua blinked, looking up at him.
"Nothing~" Ronnel shook his head, deciding to tune out the bizarre father-son reunion. Instead, he turned to Killua and asked, "By the way, how'd you get here so fast?"
Ronnel had come straight here after the Chimera Ant incident wrapped up. Gon and Killua had left hours before him, but it wasn't easy to track down a game console that granted access to Greed Island. He was genuinely surprised they had managed it so quickly.
"Oh, when Gon cleared the game last time, he spent an entire night talking with the two GMs in the castle. They gave him special access to enter the game from any network just by bypassing the firewall."
Killua shrugged. "Gon doesn't really get all the technical jargon, but what he does understand is that as long as there's internet, we can enter Greed Island directly. So, we rushed to Peijin, found a computer, and here we are."
Ah, that must be the work of Ickshonpe, Ronnel thought. It made sense—Gon had special privileges as a 'passer' of the game.
"So, have you found a way to cure Kite?" Ronnel asked, already knowing the answer.
"Nope." Killua shook his head but didn't look discouraged. Instead, the corners of his lips curled into a grin. "But we found something better. Kite isn't dead—she's still on this island!"
"Oh?" Ronnel feigned surprise, then listened as Killua explained.
...
It all boiled down to this: Gon and Killua had come to Greed Island to look for a cure, so naturally, they sought help from Dwun and the other GMs. Since they were all friends of Ging, Gon had no reason to hide anything—he told them straight-up that he was looking for Kite.
As it happened, Kite—who had been reincarnated as a girl—hadn't regained all her memories yet. But she still remembered her name: Kite.
And, in the span of a single month, she had aged from a newborn to a four- or five-year-old child.
And as every parent knows, four- or five-year-olds are a nightmare.
Colt, who had taken Kite in, had zero experience raising kids. His younger sister, Reina, had never been as mischievous as Kite was.
So, it didn't take long for everyone on Greed Island to learn about the little hellion named Kite.
Then, Gon and Killua showed up and mentioned Kite's name while explaining their purpose for coming.
The GMs put two and two together: The child Colt is raising looks totally human, has the same name, and coincidentally appeared after the Chimera Ant attack?
Yeah. No way that was just chance.
List had immediately taken Gon and the others to meet Kite. And from there, everything fell into place.
After seeing Gon, Kite's past memories fully returned. The two had a long talk, and Gon's overwhelming guilt and self-blame finally began to fade.
Just as both sides were getting emotional, Dwun's call had come in—leading to the current moment where Gon and Ging had finally met.
In a way, it was ironic.
Years ago, Ging had brought baby Gon to Greed Island, leaving behind clues for him to follow. But Gon, too young to understand, had instead passed them to Kite.
Now, Gon had returned to Greed Island because of Kite—only to finally meet his father.
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