Pairo's eyes really were the most suitable pair.
Although Ronin had already guessed as much, actually evolving into the Eternal Mangekyō after merging with Pairo's eyes still left him incredibly excited.
When he looked in the mirror, he could clearly see that his eyes had changed again.
The previous pattern, which had looked as though people were standing on the tomoe, had undergone a transformation. It now seemed as if those figures had come to life and started moving across the tomoe.
The texture of his eyes had become deeper and more profound, spreading downward as though connected to an abyss.
The Mangekyō Sharingan evolving into the Eternal Mangekyō would not directly raise the level of his techniques. The greatest function of the Eternal Mangekyō was that it removed the side effects of the Mangekyō, allowing Ronin to use his ocular powers far more freely. Through that freedom, he could better understand them and dig out even greater power from them.
Without the Eternal Mangekyō, even knowing that his ocular power would recover over time after being consumed, he still could not use it with complete peace of mind.
Especially after his previous battle with Chrollo, followed immediately by his encounter with Beyond, Ronin's vision had already started to show slight problems.
It had only gone from normal vision to mild nearsightedness of one or two hundred degrees, but that was still a warning sign.
A sign that his eyes could be ruined by overuse.
But in battle, such usage was difficult to avoid.
Now, however, things were different.
Ronin could use the Sharingan boldly and without worry. Even if he overused it, his eyes would only become tired. There would no longer be any risk of vision damage or even blindness.
When he saw Kurapika again, Kurapika had already taken care of Pairo's matter.
After learning that Ronin planned to go to the Dark Continent to search for the Kurta Clan, Kurapika threw himself entirely into studying routes, preparing logistics and supplies, and overseeing the construction of the ship.
With Kurapika involved, Ronin suddenly had a much easier time.
But soon, a piece of news reached his ears.
Someone had sent Scarlet Eyes to Yorknew. However, the auction would take place three years later.
Once the news spread, ordinary people would only be slightly surprised. But for Ronin and Kurapika, this was clearly aimed at them.
After all, the number matched, and the three-year deadline was worth thinking about.
After doing a simple calculation, Ronin understood somewhat.
"Those Scarlet Eyes are all in the hands of Beyond's team, aren't they? Looks like he started making preparations long ago," Ronin said, voicing his thoughts.
He did not know when exactly he had entered Beyond's field of vision. Was it his contact with Adley? His contact with Muherr? Or something else?
But he did know that after he fought the Phantom Troupe in Yorknew, Beyond had already sent someone to interfere in the matter of the Scarlet Eyes.
Back then, Kurapika had mentioned that someone was collecting Scarlet Eyes.
At the time, Ronin and the others had all assumed that the people collecting them were the Phantom Troupe.
Now it seemed that was not the whole story.
But this was fine too.
After killing Chrollo and failing to obtain the Scarlet Eyes, Ronin had already lost hope of collecting the remaining ones.
Now that the Scarlet Eyes had not been destroyed and had merely fallen into Beyond's hands, that was actually good news for Ronin.
As for why the auction was scheduled for three years later, Ronin carefully estimated the timing.
"It seems Beyond's side simply can't finish their preliminary preparations in the short term. So three years is his own judgment of how much time his plan needs."
"It may also have something to do with your contact with Chairman Netero," Kurapika added. "He's getting anxious, and he still doesn't intend to give up on you."
"You mean Beyond guessed what kind of deal I would make with Chairman Netero, then confidently assumed he could use the Scarlet Eyes to make me return to Lake Mobius three years from now?" Ronin summarized.
At the same time, he was also thinking.
To be honest, after his Mangekyō successfully became Eternal, continuing to merge with Scarlet Eyes no longer held much meaning for him.
After all, above the Eternal Mangekyō was the Rinnegan.
But to evolve the Sharingan into the Rinnegan, one needed the chakra of Indra and Asura.
Ronin clearly possessed neither.
So evolving the Rinnegan through the conventional method was impossible.
That meant the only thing further Scarlet Eyes could provide him was aura reserves.
But aura reserves were something that could be continuously increased through training.
At least before reaching a bottleneck, Ronin could improve without relying on external forces.
Especially since his trip to the Dark Continent this time was for the sake of finding the Kurta Clan.
If he really could find members of the Kurta Clan, then the situation would change again.
So for now, the Scarlet Eyes Beyond had brought out were not very attractive to Ronin.
However, those eyes were extremely attractive to Kurapika.
This was caused by the difference in their feelings toward the Kurta Clan.
"Right," Kurapika confirmed Ronin's summary.
"Then what if we leave someone behind to bid on them for us?" Ronin suggested.
It was only an auction. He did not need to be personally present for it.
The only potential problem was that if the person collecting the goods was not Ronin, Beyond would definitely have prepared a backup plan.
"A candidate," Kurapika said, instantly understanding what Ronin meant.
Since they wanted someone to buy the eyes on their behalf, that person had to possess enough strength to be trusted with the task.
However, from Ronin's words, Kurapika could also tell that Ronin did not intend to participate in the auction three years later.
Kurapika had no objection to that.
After all, the place they were about to go was the Dark Continent.
A dangerous land that, in more than a hundred official exploration records, had only a single recorded return.
Who could say for certain that they would survive and come back from such a place?
Even if they did survive, could they really calculate the exact time of their return?
Beyond clearly was not a simple-minded person. That left only one possibility.
He was gambling.
If Ronin really came back alive, that would be ideal.
If he did not return, Beyond would lose nothing.
After all, the auction was three years away.
"Saiyu. Hisoka," Ronin said, naming two people in succession.
Saiyu owed him a favor from the incident last time, when Ronin killed Chrollo.
In Ronin's view, Saiyu would choose to help him with something like bidding on the Scarlet Eyes.
Ronin even had another thought.
If he really did not come back, or even regardless of whether he came back or not, during these three years of preparation, Beyond might try to recruit Saiyu again.
And no matter what Saiyu chose, Ronin would feel at ease if Saiyu helped purchase the Scarlet Eyes.
As for Hisoka…
That would be a commissioned transaction.
Although Hisoka loved to lie, he actually placed quite a lot of importance on promises.
If he took action, there was a high chance he could preserve the Scarlet Eyes.
After all, Hisoka's strength was indeed decent. He was someone who could be trusted in that regard.
Kurapika thought it over and found Ronin's proposal fairly reasonable.
The person he had originally considered was Milia, but Milia's strength was clearly somewhat lacking.
"Fine. Let's do it that way," Kurapika agreed.
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