Ian noticed.
The boy in front of him actually had light purple hair.
He was covered in dirt and grime, prompting Ian to take a few extra glances.
The other party ignored Ian.
After climbing to his feet, he glanced at the wild dogs surrounding them.
A hint of fear flashed in his amber eyes, and then…
he gripped the object in his hand tightly.
He seemed to be struggling with something.
Ian didn’t mind the boy’s cold attitude.
In a hellhole like this, just seeing another person was good enough.
He glanced at the object clutched in the boy’s hand and spoke softly.
“Don’t worry, I won’t steal your things…” “You should be able to tell that if I wanted to rob you, you wouldn’t have a chance to resist…” After Ian spoke, he pointed to the eight dogs beside him!
Seeing their master point at them, the eight vicious dogs immediately tried to back him up.
Even though they were all skin and bones, they still puffed out their chests and stood tall.
Standing in the breeze, they tried to look as majestic and imposing as possible.
“Th-thank you…” The purple-haired boy muttered his thanks.
After a moment of hesitation, he opened his small hand, revealing the object he was holding.
Ian looked closely and saw that it was a long, thin sweet potato.
It didn’t look rotten, but it definitely wasn’t fresh either…
Ian was a bit puzzled.
The purple-haired boy spoke in a low voice.
“I found this food first, but if you need it, we…
we can split it…” Hearing this, Ian froze, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
It was just a lousy sweet potato.
The boy didn’t say he would give it to him…
but rather, that they could share it…
Just where exactly was this place!?
This child in front of him was living a life…
even harder than people in refugee camps…
Ian wanted to say something, but the words caught in his throat.
He took a deep breath, forcing down the surging emotions in his heart, and spoke calmly.
“I’m not hungry right now, so you can keep it for yourself…” “But, as repayment for saving you, I want you to tell me where we are.” The boy paused, looking at Ian in surprise.
At that moment, he noticed the noticeably fair and delicate face of the boy in front of him, who was about his age, and those…
bright, gentle eyes.
“This is…
Meteor City…” Hearing this, Ian frowned slightly.
“Meteor City?” “That name sounds awfully familiar…” Ian pondered to himself until…
a sudden flash of inspiration hit him, and he remembered where he had heard that name!
His pupils shrank sharply!
It all made sense!
It made perfect sense now!
He knew exactly what world he was in…
Hunter x Hunter, an anime world full of adventure and the unknown.
And the most famous thing here was its power system—Nen!
Because of this, Ian finally understood what the power inside his body actually was!
“Nen aura, huh…” Ian muttered to himself.
At the same time, when he looked at the boy in front of him again, he couldn’t help but feel a trace of pity.
“If this is Meteor City, I think I understand why things like this happen…” This was essentially an abandoned wasteland.
Even if you scoured the world map, you would never find this country.
And the child in front of him was likely a poor soul who had grown up here since birth…
In the anime, the members of the Phantom Troupe were born here.
All in all, this was an incredibly dangerous place.
Ian didn’t know either.
Whether his appearing here…
was a good thing or a bad thing…
“Thank you.
Be careful on your way back…” “That guy from earlier probably won’t just let this go!” “You’d better find a few more companions.
Otherwise, being alone in a place like this is just too dangerous…” However, as soon as Ian said that, he felt like he had spoken out of turn.
The boy had managed to survive and grow this old here; he had surely already experienced whatever dangers there were.
Ian’s advice was pure nonsense.
He couldn’t help but smile bitterly in his heart.
‘Am I just a fool who only knows how to spout nonsense…?’ He really wanted to help the boy, but the current circumstances weren’t right.
He had to find a chance to leave this place.
A place like Meteor City.
Just didn’t suit him…
Hearing his words, the purple-haired boy hesitated for a moment before speaking in a low voice.
“I have companions…” “But my companion is injured, so I have to bring food back as quickly as possible…” Hearing this.
Ian was taken aback.
‘Is this…
destiny?’ His gaze sharpened as he made up his mind, and he spoke softly.
“Let’s go.
At the very least, let me escort you to your companion.
I wouldn’t feel right letting you go back alone…” The boy froze at Ian’s words.
Clearly…
this was a warmth he had never experienced in Meteor City!
This person…
he didn’t seem like someone from Meteor City at all.
No, perhaps he wasn’t from Meteor City to begin with!
He hesitated inwardly but ultimately chose to trust his instincts.
The other party didn’t look like someone who harbored any malicious intentions toward them…
“Then…
I’ll have to trouble you…” Soon, the boy led the way, and Ian, commanding the eight vicious dogs, followed him along the path surrounded by endless garbage, heading toward the purple-haired boy’s shelter.