[Hunter X Hunter: Hisoka] The Hungry Salome

Plot summary: Hisoka is the illegitimate son of a nobleman, raised in a sunless slum. When he is seven, his sister, whom he has never met, suddenly appears: Sifles, a nobleman's daughter. What could this seemingly compassionate and pure, captivating young woman want with Hisoka's custody? To maintain their sham family ties? To protect the interests of the family heir? Or to conceal some enormous secret at the heart of it all...

Then an accident occurs. The bully who terrorized Hisoka every day suddenly dies. His drunkard mother falls to her death. Hisoka raises a piece of scrap metal to strike Sifles, but her strange smile makes him dizzy, and he loses consciousness... When he wakes, he finds himself in Meteor City.

Sixteen years later, the Phantom Troupe travels to the edge of a distant continent in pursuit of one of the Seven Beauties, and runs into Hisoka. Drawn to Chrollo's power, Hisoka resolves to join the already full troupe. Meanwhile, Feitan heads to where the troupe's Number Four is staying, only to find a shocking cannibal feast being held openly in the church...

Reader advisories:

1. The heroine has twisted values and is not a good person. Enter at your own risk.

2. This follows a serious plot and has a brutal style. Enter at your own risk.

3. The story focuses on adventure, leveling up, and solving mysteries, with romance as a secondary element. Enter at your own risk.

4. Finally... No matter how disgusting the things you see in the story may be, please believe that the author has sound values. For healing, try the author's humorous and funny family-teacher story.