Chapter 103: Comprehensive Anime Spirits: Starting from Hunter x Hunter Chapter 41

Taking the Variation system as an example.

According to the Nen hexagon diagram, the Enhancement and Conjuration systems on either side can achieve 80% effectiveness.

The Emission system, farther away, can achieve 60% effectiveness, while the Specialization system is unique—non-Specialization users cannot unleash its power.

The Manipulation system, opposite to Variation and the farthest away, can only achieve 40% effectiveness.

If Machi did not develop her Variation Nen but instead pursued Manipulation, she would naturally sever half her innate talent.

Her future achievements would be greatly diminished.

Bisji crossed her arms and pointed a finger seriously:

"I emphasize this because you will soon be developing your own Nen, and this point is especially critical."

"Once Nen is formed, it can only be extended from its original foundation—the core nature cannot be changed."

"If you take the wrong path and develop a Nen unsuited to you, it's equivalent to destroying your own future."

"I've seen some with great talent who, due to lack of guidance, developed the wrong Nen—it's truly regrettable."

Hearing this, Luo Ge recalled a similar person from the original story.

Hua Shidoulang, who appeared in the Sky Arena Arc of the original, developed the wrong system and wasted his talent.

He was called by the fruit farmer Hisoka "a waste of talent."

Machi and Little Drop nodded repeatedly, vowing they would never make such a mistake.

Seeing both understood the importance, Bisji's stern expression faded subtly, and she whispered:

"You're already doing well—keep pushing forward."

While Bisji was giving her advice, Luo Ge also activated his Nen for today.

"Obtained item: 【Insect Repellent Spray】 x3."

"Obtained item: 【Leftover Food】."

"Obtained skill: 【Sweet Scent】."

【Insect Repellent Spray】: After use, no beasts or other creatures will appear for five minutes.

Very useful while traveling.

The second item is 【Leftover Food】, which looks like a half-eaten apple.

【Leftover Food】: Every minute, restores one-eighth of your HP.

Luo Ge's first thought was—

What if he carried eight 【Leftover Food】 items?

Since there is no real-world limit on the number of items he can wear, he could carry as many as he wanted.

And since items are fundamentally Nen, he could store them inside his body, use them anytime, and carry as many as he pleased.

If he possessed eight 【Leftover Food】 simultaneously, it would be like adding a permanent healing status to himself.

【Every minute, he regains full HP!】

In other words, as long as an enemy couldn't defeat him within one minute, he could never be defeated.

Of course, this is an exaggeration—【Leftover Food】 only restores HP, not Nen.

If his Nen was exhausted, an enemy would find it easier to kill him within a minute.

But overall, without a limit on item quantity, the effects of items like 【Leftover Food】 are terrifying.

Notably, his items fall into two categories.

One type requires no Nen consumption to use, including Poké Balls, Berries, Leftover Food…

The other type requires Nen consumption to activate, including Black Glasses, Poison Needles, Spy Cloak…

Mostly combat-oriented items.

The last one is the skill 【Sweet Scent】.

【Sweet Scent】: Emits a unique fragrance that greatly reduces enemy evasion rates.

After use, it attracts nearby creatures.

Luo Ge thought this skill might prove useful in battle—when crucial moments arrived, enemies inhaling this scent would be unable to dodge in time.

The second effect is also excellent, almost the opposite of 【Insect Repellent Spray】, drawing creatures toward him.

…

In the following days, Machi and Little Drop followed Luo Ge's path, training their bodies while beginning the Four Basic Techniques.

As for Luo Ge, he began new training.

Before a rock half his height,

Bisji casually picked up a palm-sized stone and said to Luo Ge: "Watch closely."

The next moment, Nen enveloped the stone, as if wrapped in a transparent plastic bag.

Bisji hurled the stone at the half-height rock with casual force, like an egg striking a boulder.

Boom!

The palm-sized stone, as if blessed by divine power, became unbreakable and effortlessly shattered the far larger rock.

With a sound like thunder, the rock split into fragments, scattering across the ground.

The palm-sized stone remained perfectly intact.

Bisji tossed the stone in her hand, a faint smile in her wine-red eyes.

"This is one of the advanced techniques once used by that man in the suit."

"A technique that further develops the Four Basic Techniques' 【Wrap】 into 【Coil】."

"Simply put, it involves using the 【Wrap】 technique to encase any object you touch in your Nen."

"Thus reinforcing the object's properties."

"If you envelop the stone with 【Zhou】, you can increase the stone's hardness."

Luo Ge nodded; the man in the suit had used this move to injure him quite a bit before.

Bisigi continued, "Among advanced techniques, 【Zhou】 is the simplest, aside from 【Nen】."

"Many advanced techniques require combining two of the four major applications, or even more, making them difficult to learn."

"First, master 【Zhou】, then I will teach you what comes next."

Bisigi pointed at the stones scattered all over the ground and said, "What you need to do is very simple, just as I did just now."

"Hold a stone, use it to shatter a rock far larger than itself, and keep the stone intact."

"If you can achieve this, your 【Zhou】 will be considered qualified."

Luo Ge looked around and realized there were indeed many rocks here, understanding why Bisigi had brought him here to train.

According to Bisigi's estimate, given Luo Ge's comprehension, he should be able to master 【Zhou】 before all these rocks were shattered.

After giving the instructions, Bisigi went over to teach Machi and the other two, leaving Luo Ge to complete the task alone.

Luo Ge bent down, picked up a stone, and imitated Bisigi by wrapping Nen around the stone, though the Nen fluctuations were quite large.

At one moment it seemed about to dissipate, and the next it swelled up on the stone.

When first learning, he could not control the amount of Nen input well, easily making it too much or too little.

This places high demands on 【Ten】; if your foundation is not good, you cannot even think about mastering 【Zhou】.

Holding the stone, Luo Ge randomly picked a rock and smashed it down.

Boom!

The rock instantly shattered into pieces, as if blown apart by a cannonball, yet the stone in his hand also crumbled into powder.

Holding it like sand, the stone dust flowed from between his fingers, blown away by the breeze before it even reached the ground.

"It seems there is indeed some difficulty."

Luo Ge shook his head; he needed to practice more. This kind of technique requires proficiency to succeed.

"Bui bui!"

Eevee stood beside Luo Ge's feet, encouraging him; it believed Luo Ge could master it quickly.

"Okay, okay, I definitely can."

Luo Ge smiled and patted Eevee's small head; the silky texture was easy to get addicted to.

Thus, a series of explosions, some light and some heavy, echoed across this training ground.

Training time always passes quickly; in the blink of an eye, the afternoon was gone, and the sky gradually grew dark.

Night fell, with countless stars hanging high in the sky, yet their brilliance could not compare to that single full moon.

The four of Luo Ge sat in a circle, enjoying tonight's dinner.

Tonight's meal included the item 【Big Mushroom】 and pork from 【Beast Forest】, made into a mushroom stew.

The freshness of the 【Big Mushroom】 and the aroma of the pork blended perfectly, forming a unique rich fragrance that made one unable to stop drinking.

"Well done! From now on, you must be my personal chef; this adds another benefit to taking you as my disciple."

Bisigi laughed heartily, but her hand did not stop, scooping spoon after spoon of soup.

Luo Ge:...

Luo Ge helplessly said, "Then you had better spare me; I have no intention of becoming a chef, I just happen to love good food."

Glancing past Luo Ge and the other person, Shizuku looked up at the moon in the sky and muttered, "Today is a full moon."

Machi scooped a spoonful of soup, thought for a moment, and said, "It seems the actual full moon is in a couple of days; the moon will be even rounder then."

At this moment, Bisigi abruptly put down her spoon, looked toward the forest, and a hint of confusion flashed through her wine-red eyes.

The three of Luo Ge frowned and, without exception, followed Bisigi's gaze.

If an ordinary person were in such dim light, they would mostly not be able to see clearly what was there.

But the four present were Nen users, so they saw relatively easily that a figure had appeared behind a tree.

They saw that the figure seemed to sense something, its body swayed, and it wanted to leave.

But for some reason, it stopped its steps and continued to stay there, only poking out a small head to look at the four of them.

Stare—

And...

A string of crystal-clear drool hanging from its mouth.

The four of Luo Ge:...

Machi's cold face showed a look of confusion as she asked in a low voice, "A girl?"

"And a gluttonous girl," Shizuku added without mercy.

That string of drool was clearly visible to all four of them.

Bisigi spread her hands and said with a smile, "This child is quite interesting; what do you think?"

Luo Ge pondered for a moment, then stood up and said, "Just let her come over and eat a little; otherwise, it's a pity for so much drool to flow."

Luo Ge waved toward the tree and said:

"Come over, we'll treat you to some food."

Hearing this, the girl wiped her drool and moved her feet step by step, like an angel unable to resist temptation, about to fall.

Later, as if realizing this movement was too slow, the girl properly walked out from behind the tree and approached the four of them step by step.

Only then did the four of them clearly see the girl's full appearance.

The girl was about the same size as Shizuku, roughly eight or nine years old, with short blue-green hair and a pair of green pupils.

She wore clothes similar to linen, or perhaps sewn from some kind of beast skin, which were quite loose on her body.

The girl's figure was relatively balanced and athletic, except for her face, which was a bit chubby, looking like it would feel good to pinch.