Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

The Phantom Troupe has expanded from the original 8 to 9 people to a confirmed 13 people, and all of them are "Class A wanted criminals."

Each member has his own number. The leader Chrollo is number 0, and the other members can choose freely from numbers 1 to 12.

Madge chose number 3.

But also in the same year, the Phantom Troupe lost two companions one after another.

Member No. 8 was targeted by the "World's No. 1 Killer Family" - the Beaten Hakka Family, and was killed.

Member No. 4 was killed by Hisoka.

But according to the theatrical version, member No. 4 was not actually killed, only his stand-in was killed, but that doesn't matter.

The Phantom Troupe lost two members, but they still adhered to the minimum number of 13 members, ensuring the principle of "a spider has twelve legs", and began to replenish members.

The way the Phantom Troupe recruits members is quite unique and very unique to them.

The first is that those who defeat or kill members can actively recommend themselves to join the Phantom Troupe.

Hisoka, who "killed" member No. 4, was replaced like this.

In the second type, the group leader Chrollo personally selects the group members.

Xiao Di, a member of the new No. 8 group who was also born in Meteor Street, was found by him between 1996 and 1999.

The third type is recommended by the group members and decided jointly by all brigade members in the assembly.

If there is a difference of opinion, the decision is made by tossing a coin.

In 1999, Nobunaga, the No. 1 member, tried to recommend new members Gon and Killua to join, but nothing happened in the end.

The fourth type, due to special reasons, was decided by the leader Chrollo to temporarily join the Phantom Troupe.

From 2000 to 2001, the two sons of the Beating Family, Ilmi and Curt, both joined the Phantom Troupe in this way.

Yes, the Phantom Troupe will not treat its members as targets of eternal death just because they died at the hands of someone or a certain family.

On the contrary, if there are common interests, the Phantom Troupe is willing to cooperate with them.

Of course, it may also be because the original No. 8 member was not the core of their initial group building, and they did not care so much about the life and death of the original No. 8 member.

If the people who were killed by the enemy family were the core members of the group, such as Wo Jin, Xiake and others, or even the group leader Chrollo, their attitude towards the enemy family might be different.

Due to the above four methods of recruiting new members, the Phantom Troupe has a high degree of freedom, and gatherings are often crowded.

It is also common for old members and new members not to see each other for more than three years.

The first year of the story of Hunter is 1999, and the current time is November 21, 1997.

Xiaodi, the new member No. 8 in the original timeline, has not yet joined the Phantom Troupe.

At this time, Germain had just killed the intermediary and started his solo career as a professional killer.

Since they were both from Meteor Street, it turned out that Germain was very interested in joining the Phantom Troupe.

After a chance encounter with Madge, he volunteered to become a new member.

Although Madge didn't like Germain, she still adhered to the principle of "doing business first" and recommended him to Chrollo.

She doesn't like Hisoka either, but she still won't object to Hisoka joining, and will sew Hisoka's wounds after he's injured.

But at this time, things changed very subtly with the appearance of Germain.

Chrollo did not decide directly on the spot, but held a "Phantom Troupe Gathering" that should not have existed in the original timeline.

All 12 members of the Phantom Troupe were present and were informed in advance that new members would join.

Both were born in Meteor Street, and both were telekinesis users. This gave the original Germain extra points, so most of the group members chose to agree.

Chrollo, however, unexpectedly chose to let Germain undergo two trials.

The reason is that he cares about Madge's intuition that he "doesn't get along with Germain."

However, the original Germain passed both trials successfully.

In this case, Chrollo finally chose to let him go.

However, on the night when Germain returned from the trial, a new Germain took his place.

This is probably a situation that no one expected.

While German was deep in thought, he heard a creak from the front.

He looked up and saw Madge pushing open the heavy wooden door and walking into the silent bell tower.

Germain slowly followed Madge's ponytail, always keeping a distance.

After climbing a spiral stone staircase, they finally came to the complex and precise mechanical parts inside the bell tower.

But now it is covered with thick dust and woven with fragile cobwebs.

Here Germain saw a group of strange people with different appearances, either standing or sitting.

Madge walked up to them.

The moonlight filtered in through the gap in the bell tower, as if a natural line had been drawn at his feet, separating him from the group of people in front of him.

Judging from their appearance, there is no mistaking them, they are definitely the Phantom Troupe.

Member No. 12, Kupi, whose hair is so long that it covers his face.

The No. 11 member Wo Jin is tall and burly, like a wild man.

Member No. 10, who was covered in bandages, peeled off his husband.

The blond woman with a high nose is Pike Noda, member of the No. 9 team.

Franklin, the burly No. 7 member with earlobes that reach past his shoulders.

The knight number 6 is a member of the group with short blond hair and piercing eyes.

Finks, the No. 5 member in sportswear, has eyebrows so light that they can barely be seen.

Hisoka, the No. 4 member, has burgundy flame-like hair and an unusually pale face with stars and teardrop makeup.

Madge, the No. 3 team member who brought Germain here.

Feitan, the short 2nd member of the group, whose lower half of his face is covered by a raised collar.

No. 1 member Nobunaga wears a high bun, a mustache, and a samurai sword at his waist.

Wearing a black coat, showing the cross mark on his forehead, Chrollo, the No. 0 leader, always has a slightly scrutinizing look in his eyes.

This is a group of undeniably vicious people.

They can use all possible means to achieve their goals against enemies or insignificant people, and they can use ruthless methods.

However, at the same time, they are very kind to their own people, especially the people in Meteor Street. They often sell the looted treasures for money and do charity activities in Meteor Street.

There is no contradiction between the two, this is the way of the Phantom Troupe.

To be honest, Germain doesn't want to be involved with this group of people now.

His stance can be regarded as that of a normal person.

It's perfectly normal for normal people not to want anything to do with the Phantom Troupe.

As for the specific reasons...

On the one hand, if he reveals the secret that he is not his original self, he doesn't know what unpredictable consequences will result.

On the other hand, he is unwilling to participate in the "activities" of the Phantom Troupe and attack innocent people unless necessary.

However, the situation has become such that he can only continue to act as his original self.

Germain has some knowledge of the Phantom Troupe.

If he had just ignored Madge and turned around and ran away, he would probably be a fresh corpse now.

Maybe it's worse. After all, Feitan likes to torture and abuse others, which must be an experience worse than death.

Germain could not refuse to join now.

From his point of view, the thing is simple: he doesn't like the Phantom Troupe's behavior and doesn't want to join.

But from the perspective of the Phantom Troupe, things get complicated.

This is also related to one of the trials he accepted.

Germain looked at the Phantom Troupe, and the Phantom Troupe also looked at Germain.

The two sides maintained a tacit silence like this, which lasted for about a minute.

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The novel contains some elements of Bloodborne and Darkest Dungeon, but it is mainly based on the world view of the Hunter. It has been modified to have a single female protagonist and less emotional drama. The current plan is to complete the work in the middle and late stages.