Chapter 25: Gastly with Strange Habits! Can Devour Dead Nen! (5/5, seeking data)

Luo Ge felt that as long as a Pokémon appeared, it would eventually be successfully captured.

They seemed to have a natural affinity for him, and the so-called "capture" was just a symbolic process.

Moreover, when a Pokémon appeared, only he and his existing Pokémon could see it; others, even Nen users, couldn't see it.

Only after successful capture would it become completely materialized.

Luo Ge placed the antique bottle on the wooden table, wanting to see what it wanted to do.

Gastly happily approached, and then, facing the bottle that had an unknown number of years of history...

It stuck out its tongue.

It was licking the bottle with its tongue.

Luo Ge: ...

You wanted these antiques just to lick them?

What kind of habit is this?

Seeing Gastly wearing a smile, licking the bottle as if it were a lollipop, Luo Ge couldn't figure it out.

Nidorino beside him also covered its eyes with its large ears, as if it had seen something spicy to the eyes.

Luo Ge suddenly felt that Nidorino’s love for eating wasn't a big deal; there was someone even more exaggerated here.

What was so good about this bottle? It was just old, and might even be a burial object for a dead person, which would be stained with some bad aura.

Wait?

Luo Ge suddenly thought of something, so he channeled his Nen to flow toward his eyes, covering them with a layer of Nen.

This was one of the basic techniques of [Nen]: [Gyo].

Simply put, it meant covering the eyes with Nen to see the Nen of other things; it was a very commonly used technique in battle.

The reason Luo Ge was using [Gyo] now was because he suspected there was Dead Nen on the antique bottle.

Dead Nen, i.e., Nen after death.

It usually formed when a person died with an intense will, for example, wanting revenge or unwilling to die like that.

Or it could be that someone loved something very much while alive, and over the years, the object would be stained with a touch of Nen.

By chance, this Nen might turn into Dead Nen; Dead Nen also usually appeared in ruins, tombs, etc.

If a burial object was stained with Dead Nen, it was also very normal.

Sure enough, after using [Gyo], Luo Ge clearly saw a relatively thick black gas on the bottle.

That was clearly Dead Nen.

And with every lick Gastly took, the Dead Nen on the bottle faded a bit; it seemed that a few more licks would eat it all up.

Luo Ge now determined that Gastly didn't have a special habit; it was just licking the bottle to eat the Dead Nen on it.

Could it actually eat Dead Nen?

One had to know that Dead Nen in the Hunter x Hunter world was extremely difficult to deal with; only a few people mastered the ability to clear Dead Nen.

These people were also called [Exorcists].

Only three [Exorcists] appeared in the original work; their numbers were very scarce.

Anyone who possessed the ability to exorcise Nen could easily become a guest of honor for various forces; no one would refuse them.

So, with this Gastly, couldn't he also moonlight as a rare Exorcist?

A flash of joy crossed Luo Ge’s eyes; while Gastly was eating happily, he took out the [Luxury Ball] he had just obtained and lured it:

"Gastly, do you like eating these things?"

"As long as you are willing to follow me, you can eat as much as you want in the future~"

Luo Ge wasn't worried at all about whether there was enough Dead Nen; one had to know that the Hunter x Hunter world was never short of Dead Nen.

There were countless ruins across the six continents, but only a small portion could be developed.

Was it because others didn't want to develop them?

No, it was because they didn't have the ability.

Ruins generally contained large amounts of Dead Nen, and it was precisely these ruins that formed barriers, blocking many people outside.

So Luo Ge wasn't bragging; as long as Gastly was willing, there would be an endless supply of Dead Nen to eat.

"Jie-jie?"

Gastly’s licking action paused, its large tongue out, its eyeballs rolling around, as if it were thinking about something.

Luo Ge wondered if he should take out a few more antiques to further lure Gastly.

As a result, Gastly took the initiative to touch the Luxury Ball.

The Luxury Ball was opened, Gastly turned into a ball of red light and was received inside, and the ball closed again.

"Ding-dong!"

After shaking twice, a crisp sound rang out, and the Luxury Ball stopped shaking.

This also symbolized—capture successful!

"Was it captured just like that?"

Luo Ge murmured; it was also simpler than he expected. Sure enough, his guess was right.

Luo Ge gently picked up Gastly’s Luxury Ball, feeling like he was watching the original Pokémon series when he was a child.

Back then, he was still young, and what he looked forward to most every day was watching Pokémon in front of the TV.

As Ash met more Pokémon and built bonds with more and more of them, he would also imagine himself having such experiences.

He didn't expect that these things wouldn't happen in the Pokémon world, but he had completed them in the Hunter x Hunter world.

Aside from a touch of excitement, there was a sense of emotion as if a dream had been realized.

When he captured Nidoran, he had a similar feeling.

"Woo-woo~"

Nidorino beside him also cried out in a low voice, its eyes curving; it was congratulating Luo Ge and welcoming the new companion.

After a brief moment of joy, Luo Ge put away the antique bottle and prepared to leave this place.

After all, he had snuck in here to kill Black; it would be a bit troublesome if he were discovered later.

Next, he would go to meet Machi and Shizuku and leave Meteor City together to see the new world! ===== CHAPTER 27 =====