Worio Bay

Worio Bay
Kana	ウォーリオ＝ベイ
Rōmaji	Wōrio Bei
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 403
Characteristics
Gender	Male
State	Alive
General Status
Affiliation	Kakin Justice Bureau Halkenburg Hui Guo Rou
Occupation	Staff Member
Nen
Type	Unknown

Worio Bay (ウォーリオ＝ベイ, Wōrio Bei) is a staff member of the Kakin Justice Bureau.

Appearance

Worio has a large, square jaw, prominent eyebrows, and a large nose. He has a thick head of hair parted to his right and wears a suit and tie.

Personality

Appearing quiet and reserved at first, Worio is very willing to show Halkenburg's mark and to explain the situation to Kaiser.

Plot

Succession Contest arc

During a conversation with Kaiser about people fainting in Halkenburg's presence, Steiner mentions that one staff member who was there during the visit from Halkenburg's supporters also fainted with the same symptoms, but at a different time and place. While asking Steiner where the staff member is now, Kaiser thinks to himself about possibly telling them about the situation to find out what Halkenburg is planning so they can form an alliance. Steiner tells him that he's waiting in his quarters under the pretense of medical observation. Kaiser then plans to conduct an interview and asks for both his name and room number. As Steiner tells him that his name is Worio Bay and his room number is E-6, Kaiser assures himself that getting information from Worio is the right decision since it would be too risky to meet with Halkenburg in person since his ability is still unknown.

Worio questioned by Kaiser

In Worio's quarters, Kaiser asks him what really happened and promises that he will never be censured at the Justice Department for his beliefs. He then says that they know mysterious abilities are being used in the succession contest, revealing that Kacho lost her life when she used hers to try to escape the ship. Worio visibly reacts to his words, and Kaiser adds that the ship is possibly covered by a barrier, with the King himself having something to do with it. Kaiser then gets serious and says that he doesn't waste time on vague nonsense, stating that supernatural abilities exist and that the Princes are using them as weapons. He assures Worio that, apart from his duties as the Justice Department's deputy chief prosecutor, he supports Halkenburg as long as Fugetsu's safety is guaranteed.

Worio then holds up his left hand, and Kaiser asks what it is. Worio replies that it's a mark he received from Halkenburg, who told him to tell Kaiser everything if he mentioned the topic of Nen abilities. Kaiser asks if Halkenburg anticipated that he would visit Worio, and Worio confirms it, explaining that Kaiser would obviously put the pieces together regarding the mass fainting and that if he didn't visit Halkenburg, it was proof that he was wary of him because he knew of the existence of Nen. After Kaiser praises Halkenburg for his astute judgment, Worio suddenly reveals that Halkenburg will die soon.

Nen

Just like Halkenburg's other followers (e.g., Yuhirai and Shedule) who can use Nen in a limited fashion, but can't control it themselves. Worio is presumably half-awakened after receiving the Prince's mark.

Manga Appearances

Succession Contest arc
340. Special Mission	Absent
341. Threats	Absent
342. Challenge	Absent
343. Invitation	Absent
344. Author	Absent
345. Signature	Absent
346. Options	Absent
347. Inauguration	Absent
348. Resolve	Absent
349. Worm Toxin	Absent
350. Prince	Absent
351. Battle to the Death	Absent
352. Troublesome	Absent
353. Cold-Blooded	Absent
354. Heat	Absent
355. Detonation	Absent
356. Unfortunate: Part 1	Absent
357. Unfortunate: Part 2	Absent
358. Eve	Absent
359. Departure	Absent
360. Parasite	Absent
361. Withdraw	Absent
362. Resolve	Absent
363. Nen Beast	Absent
364. Speculation	Absent
365. Choice	Absent
366. To Each His Own	Absent
367. Synchronization	Absent
368. Foul Play	Absent
369. Limits	Absent
370. Observation	Absent
371. Mission	Absent
372. Disappearance	Absent
373. Inheritance	Absent
374. Ability	Absent
375. Persuasion	Absent
376. Determination	Absent
377. Scheme	Absent
378. Balance	Absent
379. Collaboration	Absent
380. Alarm	Absent
381. Predation	Absent
382. Awakening	Absent
383. Escape	Absent
384. War	Absent
385. Warning	Absent
386. Hypothesis	Absent
387. Recreation	Absent
388. Reflection	Absent
389. Curse	Absent
390. Clash: Part 1	Absent
391. Clash: Part 2	Absent
392. Information	Absent
393. Plea	Absent
394. Hypothesis	Absent
395. Founding: Part 1	Absent
396. Founding: Part 2	Absent
397. Founding: Part 3	Absent
398. Search	Absent
399. Expulsion	Absent
400. Secrecy	Absent
401. Moonlight	Absent
402. Letter	Absent
403. Results	Debut
404. Speculation	Absent
405. Performance	Absent
406. Regalia	Absent
407. Negotiation	Absent
408. Negotiation: Part 2	Absent
409. Negotiation: Part 3	Absent
410. Negotiation: Part 4	Absent

Trivia

Intertextuality and References

• The name Worio Bay (ウォーリオ ベイ) is most likely a reference to the character of Benvolio from William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. In Japanese, the character's name is ベンヴォーリオ (Benvōrio). In addition, Yoshihiro Togashi's author comment for the chapter in which Worio was introduced mentions Romeo and Juliet among the plays recently seen by the author.