On the street outside the restaurant.
Kevin and Kurapika were walking side by side.
As Kevin walked, he said, "With your emotions so easily agitated, how can anyone feel at ease letting you travel alone?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt it was inappropriate, and after a moment's thought, added, "Of course, having gone through something like this, it would be abnormal *not* to be emotional; I completely understand that."
Noticing Kurapika was glaring fiercely at him, Kevin reached out and patted his shoulder: "Don't get so worked up.
If I really let you speak freely, there'd probably be even more trouble."
"But you're wearing colored contacts now; that's good.
Young people sure are quick to accept new things."
Kurapika continued to stare directly at Kevin, not making a sound.
Actually, it wasn't that he didn't want to speak.
"Stop looking at me like that.
What I just gave you to drink was [Mute Potion].
After drinking it, you can't speak temporarily, but there are no side effects."
'The effect only lasts fifteen minutes.
I believe that within these fifteen minutes, you'll be able to calm down.'
Having said that, Kevin stopped looking at Kurapika, and led him forward on his own, while speaking slowly: "Mito and I knew each other.
When the crisis erupted that day, I happened to meet him outside, and thus escaped the disaster.
But when the enemy was slaughtering your people, we rushed back.
The enemy was very strong; if we had rashly exposed ourselves, we would have merely added a few more corpses for nothing, so we could only find a way to save people."
"At that time, there were only two land birds, so we could only save two people."
In the end, the enemy still caught up, and Mito paid with his life to hold them off."
Hearing this, Kurapika slowly lowered his head.
Seeing this, Kevin gently patted his shoulder.
"Sadness and anger are human nature, and wanting revenge is understandable, but you absolutely cannot let your emotions control you, otherwise you won't be qualified to talk about revenge."
After a pause, Kevin revealed the information Kurapika most yearned to know: "The two people saved were one, your mother, and the other, Mito's son Pairo."
Upon hearing the news of these two, Kurapika looked at Kevin with extreme excitement.
He never expected that Kevin had saved his own mother and best friend.
In his excitement, he tightly grabbed Kevin's hand and shook it vigorously up and down.
Since he was temporarily unable to speak, he could only express his inner emotions in this way.
At this moment, the tears in Kurapika's eyes could no longer be held back, and even in front of a stranger, they uncontrollably streamed down his cheeks.
This was the joy that welled up after reaching the peak of sorrow.
Kevin scratched his head somewhat helplessly, thinking to himself: Kids crying and sniffling like this, I really don't know how to comfort them.
Kurapika looked mature, like a little adult, but he was only thirteen years old.
He was just a child.
Inside the Nostra Family mansion's hall.
Rosana paced back and forth in the hall; this state had lasted for quite some time.
Everyone in the hall could understand her feelings at the moment, so no one spoke up to persuade her.
Even Pairo, who always possessed a calmness beyond his age, was standing by the fireplace at this moment, his gaze fixed on the door.
Light sat on the sofa, a cigar in his mouth, seemingly dealing with the work in front of him, but his gaze occasionally drifted towards the door; clearly, his mood was also not calm.
Only his daughter, Neon, was sitting on the carpet playing, softly humming a tune.
At this moment, Light couldn't help but recall the conversation he had with Kevin on the airship that day.
The question Kevin raised at the time made his heart skip a beat, genuinely startling him.
Fortunately, Kevin seemed very understanding; after asking, he stated that his question was somewhat presumptuous and did not force him to answer.
But Light knew in his heart that some of the abnormal attitudes and behaviors he had shown earlier had already aroused Kevin's suspicion.
And today, it was time for another prophecy to be verified.
With a "creak," the large door was slowly pushed open.
The first thing that entered everyone's sight was Kevin's figure, followed by Kurapika, who walked in behind him.
"Mom!" Kurapika cried out, his emotions losing control once again at this moment.
"Kurapika!"
Rosana was already in tears, and dashed towards her son.
Mother and son called out to each other, embracing tightly, and spoke of their longing with choked voices.
Pairo also stepped forward, watching the reunited mother and son, and thinking of his friend's safe return, tears also flowed down uncontrollably.
Kevin stood beside Pairo, gently patting his shoulder and saying, "I thought you wouldn't cry."
Pairo didn't respond, only gripping the corner of Kevin's clothes tightly with his hand.
Neon carefully walked to her father's side and softly asked in his ear, "Daddy, who is that older brother?
Aunt Rosana looks both happy and sad."
"That's her child; she finally found her son again."
"Were they separated before?
How pitiful.
Neon doesn't want to be separated from Daddy."
Perhaps moved by the scene, Neon tightly hugged Light's shoulder, leaning her whole body into his embrace.
Hearing his daughter's words, Light showed a loving smile, gently stroked her hair, and nodded, saying:
"Okay, Daddy definitely won't be separated from Neon."
Having said that, Light turned his gaze towards Kurapika again.
He hadn't seen Kurapika before and wasn't sure what the child's original state was like.
But at this moment, he clearly felt that Kurapika was different from Pairo.
Perhaps because his mother was still alive, Kurapika was not enveloped by hatred and gloom like Pairo, sinking into dejected emotions.
"Dove"?
Although he didn't quite understand the child's personality yet, judging from the current situation, this description seemed quite fitting.
Thinking of this, Light stood up holding Neon, nodded slightly at Kevin as a gesture, and quietly left the hall, not wanting to disturb everyone's reunion here.
It was a while after they left before the mother and son gradually calmed their excited emotions.
"Pairo, it's so good that you're safe and sound too."
Only then did Kurapika look at Pairo and hug him tightly.
Although thinking this felt a bit selfish, the ones who were saved were his own mother and his good friend Pairo.
It was truly wonderful.
He didn't mention Mito, because he knew now wasn't the time to talk about it.
"Thanks to my father, and also Uncle Kevin," Pairo said.
Hearing Pairo's way of addressing him, Kevin couldn't help but rub his temples, feeling quite helpless.
He was only twenty-two years old, in the prime of his youth, how could he be called Uncle?
Although he and Pairo's father called each other friends and had a good relationship, Pairo was already thirteen, and the age difference between them was less than ten years.
But thinking about it carefully, this address didn't seem wrong either.
"Thank you, Uncle Kevin, I'm truly especially grateful to you.
I don't know how to repay your kindness," Kurapika said emotionally.
Although he hadn't completely figured out the whole story, he understood that Kevin must have played a crucial role in the entire incident.
If it hadn't been for Kevin, it's likely that even the only two remaining tribe members wouldn't have been saved.
This must have been a rescue operation that risked lives.
"Alright, alright, let's stop the thank yous here for now.
You definitely have a lot to talk about, so I won't disturb you."
Let's have a good talk about the future plans tomorrow."
Having finished speaking, Kevin waved his hand and turned to leave the hall.