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Those guys don't look like tourists to me.
My guess is that they're bounty hunters who've come to try to.. ...bring in members of the Zoldyck Family for the reward money The woman from the village probably.. ...thought we were planning the same thing Also, please refrain from standing or sitting backwards
while the bus is in motion.
All right, everyone if you'll look out the windows to your left.. Wow!
This is Kukuroo Mountain home to the infamous Zoldyck Family It's actually an extinct volcano surrounded by a beautiful, old growth forest It rises to an elevation of 3772 meters. Legend has it tha the Zoldyck family mansion is located on the summit.. but no one has ever seen it The Zoldyck Family consists of the great...
Well, this is... some gate, all right.
Um, this is the main gate to the Zoldyck Estate.
No one who has gone through those doors has lived to tell about it That's why it's known as The Door to Hades What the hell is Hades?
It's the underworld.
I see...
Excuse me... Uh, Kito-san Please, you can call me Coco-chan Do you know how we can get inside there?
Everything beyond that gate is Zoldyck Family property.
So this is as far as we go.
What?!
I had a feeling it wasn't going to be that easy.
But we're not anywhere near the mountain yet!
Are you telling me... we gotta go all...
That's right.
They own the entire forest as well as Kukuroo Mountain itself No way!
So the land from way out there, all the way here is their yard?!
Um, excuse me Kito-san?
Uh, Kito-san Coco-chan Yes, what is it?
How do I get through the gate?
Weren't you listening to what I just said, young man Yeah, but I...
You'll never make it out alive once you get in.
This is the home to assassins, remember Yeah, but I...
I'm not buyin' it!
The legendary family of assassins that nobody has ever seen.
Just the photos of them are said to be worth hundreds of millions For real?
Their notoriety is based on nothing but rumors I bet in reality they're not all that tough Wait!
What are you planning to do?
That's dynamite You're gonna blow up the gate?!
Please, stop!
Don't do it How reckless.
That didn't even make a dent!
Damn, that gate's a lot stronger than I thought No kidding.
Well, that was rather rough.
Things like that won't open the gate, you know.
The gatekeeper. How convenient.
Open the gate I'll be in trouble if I did that. My master would be mad at me.
Don't worry. We'll take care of your master.
But, this gate Just shut up and open it!
Open it right now Oh, those must be the keys Ow...
Ojii-san You all right Yeah, I'm fine.
Listen you two, I wouldn't do that if I were you!
Don't say I didn't warn you Let's start the hunt for the Zoldycks Don't drag me down!
Right back at you!
Oh, my.
Now they're gonna spoil Meki's appetite.
I'd better get ready Meki?
Is that a cat or something Don't know...
My master gave me strict orders not to let Meki snack between meals.
Hey, Meki! You wanna get fat?!
What a mess...
What was that thing?
You've just witnessed what happens to those who step inside.. Never mind that! Just get us out of here!
Jeez The bus is about to leave Oh, you go ahead.
We're gonna stay here.
Uh... sure, okay.
All right, let's go!
Friends, huh?
It's been a very long time since I last heard that word My name's Zebro, and I've been working here for twenty years but you guys are the first to come here as friends And it warms my heart... it really does As an employee of the family, I probably shouldn't be saying this.. But this is a very desolate place No one eve...
For a notorious family of assassins, I guess that's to be expected It's a cursed profession, don't you think Well, it was very nice of you to come all this way for a visit.
Thanks a lot.
It's no problem.
Hey, it's our pleasure I'm sorry...
but there's still no way I can allow you to pass through those gates You saw that big, grisly paw earlier, right Well, that belongs to Meki, the Zoldyck Family guard dog.
It's not a friendly dog and it only takes orders from family members It's still acting on orders given by its master over ten years ago "Kill the intruders. But he's not really supposed to eat them.
So I can't let you in, as long as Meki's on the job Especially if you're Master Killua's friends.. I can't let you get killed But why doesn't Meki attack you?
You have keys to the gate, which means you go inside.
Then why doesn't Meki attack you?
Isn't it obvious? He works here as a gatekeeper.
But he just said that Meki isn't a friendly dog and that he doesn't take orders from anyone other than family members Which means he has no control over him You also said that the orders are for him to kill the intruders I may be wrong, but under that order
even the employees wouldn't be safe on the other side.
You make a good point.
But you've only guessed half of it When I go through the gate I don't use a key Those keys are meant for intruders Like those bounty hunters today Most of them come to the front gate in broad daylight And they try to force their way in by trying to break down the gate It's rather inconvenient for us, you know So I went...
You're not really...
...a gatekeeper.. ...are you You're right, I'm not actually a gatekeeper.
I'm just the guy who cleans up after Meki.
And the reason you don't need a key and Meki doesn't attac when you walk through the main gate is because.. it's not even locked, is it?
You got it.
What?!
These doors won't budge, no matter what I do!
That's because you're not pushing hard enough.
You crazy? I'm giving it everything I've got!
Now, now...
This gate is also know as "The Testing Gate. If you can't even open it then you have no business entering the Zoldyck property Just watch As you just saw, the gate slams shut as soon as you release it so you have to move quickly Every year it gets a little harder for me to do that.
I'm desperate to keep up because once I'm unable, I'm fired.
You're very keen.
"Do not attack anyone who enters the property through The Testing Gate... That's the other order Meki's been given By the way, the doors of that first gate weigh about two tons each Two tons?! That's...
Did I hear you say first gate?
Yeah. See for yourself.
There are seven gates in all And with each additional gate, the weight is doubled Doubled?!
What gate number you open depends on how strong you can push.
By the way, when young Master Killua came home he was able to open up the third gate The third gate... That's...
Twelve tons!
Actually, it's sixteen, Gon...
Now you understand.
Just trying to get in takes this much effort They live in a completely different world.
I guess there's nothing we can do Of course there is!