Chapter 206: Hunter's situation: torture instruments × interrogation × anti-poison...
“…”
The player unconsciously holds their breath when Ilmi approaches.
The man was so close to her that their noses almost touched, but he didn't do anything.
After saying that unwavering "No," the pressure on the back of the player's head loosened, and the arm that was restraining her movements was withdrawn. The air, which had been nearly stagnant, began to flow again with this signal.
Illumi calmly stood up again, his attitude the same as before, as if the tense conversation not long ago had never happened. He took the player to gradually tour the entire picture of Zoldyck.
As the first stop that determines the guest's impression of Zoldyck, the host will inevitably choose the one that he is most satisfied with and proud of, which is -
The player was led by Illumi to... uh, the prison cell of the Zoldyck family.
For a moment, I didn't know whether to be surprised that Illumi's house even had a prison cell dedicated to the Zoldyck family, or to complain about the other party bringing players to visit the prison cell.
Ilmi tilted her head, her long, smooth hair falling as she moved. Her face was expressionless, yet somehow conveyed a natural cuteness: "?"
Player: ...Prison cell exploration is also a good idea.
Ilmi methodically introduced the prison's facilities to the player, using the tone of a product introduction: "This is an electric chair with adjustable current intensity. It has handcuffs and leg shackles to secure the limbs, and it also comes with a cardiac stimulant."
The player touched the electric chair seriously: "Oh..."
"Do you want to sit on it and experience it?" Ilmi asked.
It was unclear whether it was an illusion, but there seemed to be a glimmer of expectation in his lifeless eyes.
The player opened his eyes wide and shook his head harmlessly. "Uh-huh, no. I'll try again when I don't want to live anymore."
“…”
Ilmi said nothing, and his back looked a little disappointed.
Ilmi took down the whip hanging on the cell wall and explained it in a serious manner: "It's made of special material and is not easily damaged."
He seemed to be waving his hand casually, and there was a sharp sound of breaking through the air.
"Usually used in conjunction with the chain over there."
Following the direction indicated by Ilmi, the player saw shackles hanging not far away. Judging from the height, they were a torture device used to hang people in mid-air.
"Ah, um..." The player moved closer, gestured, and uttered a few meaningless and vague syllables.
Ilmi came to the player silently, without saying a word, staring at the player with his chin raised in thought.
"Isn't this height a bit unreasonable?" The player circled the shackles a few times, comparing them to his own height. "It's very different from anything I've seen before."
After observation, it can be found that there are subtle differences between the torture instruments in front of you and the ones players see in the dungeon of the Hong Kong/Black Building.
"For example?" Ilmi tilted his head, showing a listening attitude.
The player stood on tiptoe to demonstrate. "Look, at this height, the person is completely suspended in the air. If we change it to a height where the person's feet can barely touch the ground, it would help the interrogation process."
"Hmm..." Ilmi really began to consider the feasibility of the player's words, but soon he shook his head, "As for general torture methods, it's like this."
"But the purpose of this at home is to strengthen our physical fitness and endurance from a young age, not just torture."
Ilmi finished speaking in a flat voice, paused, and gave the player a look that barely showed approval: "I'm very pleased that you can draw inferences from basic torture instruments to come up with torture methods."
"...Oh, so you're just going to beat me without asking any questions?" the player said dryly.
It turns out that the torture instruments in the cell were used to beat the Dyke family themselves...
After learning this, the players couldn't help but feel strange when listening to Ilmi's introduction.
After visiting the cells, we went to the training ground, the indoor training room... and there was even a kitchen.
According to Illumi, the food that Zoldyck members take also contains toxins, which allows their bodies to build up resistance to toxins over time.
——As expected of a killer family!
Listening to Ilmi's simple introduction in a calm tone, one can vaguely get a glimpse of the manpower and financial resources spent behind the scenes.
Ilmi also confirmed this later.
As the tour drew to a close, he raised his lifeless cat's eyes and stood still. "Zoldyck's annual fixed expenses for hiring personnel and maintaining training facilities are approximately 20 billion Jinis."
Ilmi paused, then slowly turned his head to look at the player: Stare...
What's going on...
What attitude are players going to show now?
The player looked at Ilmi's reaction and guessed uncertainly.
"Wow... so enviable." The player read.
He seemed to have ignored the player's perfunctory response and instead nodded as if he was very satisfied with the player's attitude. "Yes, maintaining these machines is very time-consuming and laborious, so only the members of Zoldyck can enjoy them every day."
Soon, players will experience the Zoldyck-style practice of taking advantage of every opportunity.
Sitting on the sofa in the reception room, the elegant woman who had taken care of her personal affairs asked the butler to bring the afternoon tea prepared for the players - the kind with added ingredients.
【QTE verification successful! 】
Player who just picked up the spoon: ...?
"Hehehe..." Seeing the player staring at the spoon in his hand, Ji Qiu covered his face with his fan and chuckled softly, explaining, "Feel that? All the tableware is specially made. It looks no different from normal tableware, but it weighs twenty kilograms."
"This is the weight Kurt used when he was three years old. It was able to push open the gate of Hades, so it should be easy for you. Next time, I will ask Wutong to change to the same tableware as us."
Ji Qiu used the handle of the fan to push the porcelain plate of dessert closer to the player, and the bottom of the plate rubbed against the table, making a heavy sound.
"Try it and see if it suits your taste."
The player picks up the plate, and there is another QTE judgment, which is obviously specially made.
This is simply...amazing!
Fushimi Kyoji saw the [Stamina +1]! that kept appearing as he pressed the QTE, and couldn't help but think of this.
Take a spoon and scoop out a bite of the exquisite dessert and chew it.
The energy bar on the personal panel dropped a bit.
【Endurance】+5!
When the energy bar reaches zero, it will be forced to jump to tomorrow. It is currently within a safe range, so players can chew and chew with confidence.
Standing silently aside, Ilmi opened his cat eyes slightly wide as he watched the player eat the poisonous food without changing his expression.
A bored magician far away in another city during the Spiders' collective off-season received a troubling message from Ilmi.
[: What to do if it’s too popular.]
[Hisoka: ……]
Hisoka didn't even have the habit of putting the suit symbol of the playing cards at the end.
Perhaps out of envy. Ilmi was so convinced that he didn't even wait for a reply before continuing to share his recent "troubles."
[: The girl I mentioned to you before seems to like me to a certain extent.]
[: In order to fit in with Zoldyck, he ate the poisoned food without hesitation.]
Ilmi expressed his distress sincerely.
[Hisoka: Hmmmm…]
It took some time before they replied to him.
[Hisoka: Although I don't know the specific circumstances, I can't confirm the 'love' you mentioned.]
[Hisoka:But seeing as you're paying so much attention to her, it's certain you like her (heart)]
Ilmi's lifeless eyes widened slightly, and even the words he sent out carried a tone of sudden enlightenment.
[: So... we actually love each other!]
[Hisoka: ...Are you still using the mind needle inserted into your head to disguise yourself lately?]
Those who have never experienced a love that has been firmly chosen will not understand the feeling of being in love.
Hisoka stared at the message on the phone with a strange expression, then chuckled and clicked on the last message from Illumi.
"Hmm—never been firmly chosen? Not necessarily."
He put down the phone, knelt down and sat on a relatively clean platform in the ruins, supporting his face with one hand, looking at the spiders being slaughtered below, but his mind was thinking elsewhere.
"Between me and Zoldyck, someone chose me over Zoldyck."
Hisoka muttered to himself, then chuckled in amusement.
"Hehe, prepare a gift for her~"
As for when this gift will be delivered...
——The answer is probably if there is a chance to meet again in the future.
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