Kurapika loans Little Eye to Oito through Stealth Dolphin, linking their minds. Vincent is drained by Steal Chain and kills himself rather than face a bluffed 'confession-forcing' ability — Balsamilco duly misfiles Kurapika as a Manipulator and posts Babimyna as the replacement. The reader learns Emperor Time's terms: one hour of lifespan per second.
- Nen revealDay 1CanonicalLittle Eye is loaned to Oito
Via Stealth Dolphin, Kurapika transfers the stolen Little Eye to Queen Oito, linking their minds until she deactivates it. The queen who boarded expecting to die becomes the room's reconnaissance operator.
InvolvedKurapika · Oito Hui Guo RouLocationRoom 1014 (Woble & Oito) - DeathDay 1CanonicalVincent's aura is stolen; he takes his own life
Kurapika drains Vincent with Steal Chain and bluffs an ability that 'forces confessions.' Vincent kills himself rather than talk; Balsamilco reads the bluff as evidence Kurapika is a Manipulator — exactly the misdirection intended. Babimyna is sent as Vincent's replacement.
InvolvedKurapika · Bill · Balsamilco Might · Benjamin Hui Guo Rou · BabimynaLocationRoom 1014 (Woble & Oito) - Nen revealDay 1CanonicalEmperor Time's price is stated
The reader learns the cost under everything Kurapika does: while Emperor Time runs, every second burns one hour of his lifespan.
InvolvedKurapikaLocationRoom 1014 (Woble & Oito)
- Benjamin's camp now believes Kurapika is a Manipulator — by design
- Stealth Dolphin can lend stolen abilities to another mind
- Emperor Time's cost quantified: one hour of life per second
