Me too. Illumi is my favorite, and I too am interested to see how he and Kalluto interact since they are foils. Both of them are active in trying to get their brother back (for both of them likely it’s Killua too), but I somehow wonder if Kalluto’s loyalty to the Zoldycks is a bit… different than Illumi’s.
Yeah, I would like to see them interact with Morena. I definitely think she and Chrollo will interact because her ability to create murderous followers is a direct contrast to his Troupe. But Morena was scarred and cast out by her king father because she was illegitimate. Illumi and Kalluto were rejected as heirs by their parents (side note: I sincerely doubt it’s a coincidence Killua is the one who looks the most like Silva and was chosen as the heir. Ugh.) For Illumi this probably stings more because he’s the eldest, and frankly despite him never hinting verbally he has no problem with it his actions kind of betray that he does. He wants to have control of the family via Killua, but he also wants Killua’s love.
A fundamental characteristic of Illumi’s is that he is repressed. Even on the volume cover every other spider is frowning. Illumi has no mouth, fitting with the repeated comments that he is expressionless.
But we know he has those feelings.
Anyways all that to say I see the potential for an encounter with Morena, should one happen, provoking said repressed feelings in Illumi. (This arc already seems to be dealing with repression via the princes and their nen beasts.) Which I actually think would make him more dangerous to Killua and Alluka in the short-term but also gives me some hope for his character in the long run. But that’d be beyond this arc.
I think Illumi and Hisoka should interact. They’re engaged-ish, so we should see them. I’m also wondering, again, if Illumi is as serious about this as he says he is. He is emotional even if he’s repressing, so is he really a-ok with killing Hisoka, who is the closest thing he has to someone actually liking him? Does he really want to do it? Or might he find another solution? Illumi joining the Spiders is also a fundamental conflict of interest with his supposed loyalty to the Zoldycks, so… does he expect them to survive? Or is that conflict going to blow up in his face this arc or the next? I’m also curious to see if Kalluto and Illumi will have conflict, even if neither of them express it to each other.
Another note: neither of them are really at risk of dying imo. Illumi has too much unfinished business with Killua so there’s no way, and Kalluto also has that set up for finding his brother so I’m not really concerned for him either.
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