Chapter 106: Comprehensive Anime Spirits: Starting from Hunter x Hunter Chapter 43

It's hard to explain now; once Munji experiences 【Nen】, she'll naturally understand what Nen ability is.

"Alright."

Munji nodded, half-understanding, and did not press further.

Then Munji continued leading Luo Ge through the 【Beast Forest】.

Along the way, they found many items suitable as food seasonings.

For example, star-shaped grass—squeezing its star-like fruit releases an aromatic juice resembling sauce.

They found no creatures with special abilities or great strength.

Aside from the initial 【Hypnotic Mushroom】, there was nothing else.

"Shall we go deeper?"

"It's hard to find anything meeting our needs out here."

Munji pointed toward the forest's depths; for some reason, the light there grew dimmer, as if one were slowly walking into a abyss.

Luo Ge pondered for a moment, deciding it was better to wait—no need to force danger.

"No need. We'll enter the depths later."

The moment he finished speaking, the forest ahead suddenly trembled, and a ghostly figure flashed past like an arrow released from a bow, hurtling toward Munji.

Munji's pupils contracted, but she was too slow to dodge—in the critical moment, Luo Ge yanked her hand hard, pulling her aside.

"Sss…"

Munji quickly steadied herself; a bloody scratch had silently appeared on her arm—just now, she'd been clawed.

A single glance was enough to tear through thick beast-hide clothing and wound the arm beneath.

Munji was startled.

If Luo Ge hadn't pulled her away just then, the scratch would have been on her neck.

At this moment, Luo Ge squinted at the culprit a short distance away, licking its blood-stained claws.

The culprit was small, about the size of a cat, with reddish-brown fur and exceptionally sharp claws on all four paws.

Its eyes, fixed on Luo Ge and Munji, glowed with bloodlust and a distinctly human-like sneer.

A fox?

And a demon beast!

Its appearance clearly resembled a fox, yet its speed was astonishing—so fast even he nearly failed to react.

He reached out, shielding Munji behind him, and a faint blue glow appeared in his left hand.

Immediately, a shimmering droplet of water landed on Munji's wound.

Water technique—Life Droplet!

Munji was astonished to find her bleeding wound healing at an incredible speed.

In an instant, the injury was completely gone, and even the lost stamina returned.

If not for the tear in her clothes and the streak of blood, she'd have thought the injury was just an illusion.

"Let me handle it."

Luo Ge said gravely; without warning, a sword scabbard materialized in his hand, and he swept out several sword qi.

The sharp sword qi sliced through the air, four of them sealing off all four directions of the fox, trapping it like a celestial net.

The fox bared its fangs, its fur bristling, then used the tree behind it to scramble upward, dodging the sword qi.

The tree, however, was cut through by the sword qi, splitting cleanly in two; the upper half toppled straight down.

The fox seized the chance, kicking off with both hind legs, launching like a cannonball straight at Luo Ge's face, its sharp claws ready to slit his throat.

In an instant.

A thick, vivid pink light enveloped the fox entirely, immobilizing it midair.

Luo Ge regarded the ferocious fox with cold eyes, twisted his right wrist, and a brilliant sword qi cleaved the fox cleanly in two.

Having acquired multiple Super Ability skills and trained extensively, his abilities were now formidable.

He could control fast-moving objects—or things far heavier than himself.

Though still nowhere near Nen's level, unable to turn people into dolls like her, he was nonetheless a capable Super Ability user.

"Gather Trait activated: Obtained item 【Speed Ball】 x3."

【Speed Ball】: The faster the creature, the easier it is to capture.

The fox's corpse lay scattered on the ground; Luo Ge didn't even glance at it, asking Munji: "How's your wound?"

"Oh oh, it's fine now, Luo Ge, you're really amazing!"

Munji stared at the dead fox, amazed and praising him—she thought Luo Ge was incredibly powerful.

Not only could he swiftly kill a troublesome enemy, but he could also heal her injury with a mere gesture.

She felt Luo Ge was mysterious—as if he could solve any problem?

"It's nothing. I think we should call it a day; it's getting late. Let's go eat."

At the mention of food, Munji perked up instantly, saliva nearly dripping.

That's right, that's right—Luo Ge had another impressive trait: his cooking was excellent.

Hmm…

Munji felt Luo Ge was amazing in every way.

…

When the two returned to camp, Maki and the others had already begun preparing dinner—only Luo Ge, the master chef, was missing.

Bisji put down her men's magazine, gave Luo Ge a thumbs-up, and said eagerly:

"Get started, my good apprentice!"

She was hungry too.

Luo Ge looked helpless: "Rather than that, did you buy the things back?"

"Don't tell me you only bought a magazine of handsome men and didn't bring back the key items."

Bisgi shook her finger, naturally: "No, no, no, how could that be?"

"How could I only buy one? I bought back several issues of the handsome men magazine together."

Watching Bisgi, as if presenting a treasure, reveal a stack of magazines from behind her back, Luo Ge couldn't help but have a bunch of black lines appear on his forehead.

"You have no meal."

Luo Ge chose to use the most simple and unadorned method.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Bisgi hurriedly coughed a few times, put on a smiling face, and spoke softly: "Just a joke."

"I bought the cake back long ago; it's just inside the tent, ready to be taken out at any time."

"Alright then, you have a meal." Luo Ge forgave her.

Letting Bisgi go buy the cake was something he had instructed, because he remembered that today happened to be his birthday.

He had no particular interest in his own birthday; the idea of having a birthday came from what Machi said back then.

Both Machi and Shizuku came from the Phantom Troupe, not knowing when they were born, and having no concept of birthdays at all.

All they thought about every day was getting up early the next day to find more useful things in the dump to fill their stomachs.

Naturally, they didn't have the conditions to celebrate a birthday either.

For them, celebrating a birthday was something ethereal and unrealistic.

Their world was gray.

So he planned to have Machi and the other two celebrate their birthday with him, and from now on, all birthdays would be celebrated by the three of them together.

This wasn't just a simple birthday; it held more meaning as a celebration of their meeting with each other.

Since today was a day of celebration, Luo Ge also deliberately prepared a more lavish dinner, a full two large tables of dishes.

Coincidentally, today was also the day of the full moon, with a round moon hanging on the horizon.

"Delicious, delicious..."

Menchi buried her head and ate hard, feeling as if she had arrived in heaven, enjoying it so much.

Seeing this, Luo Ge and the others laughed helplessly, and told Menchi to eat with her belly open; she could eat as much as she wanted.

Luo Ge raised his juice, happily saying to Machi and the others: "Then, let's wish ourselves a happy birthday!"

"Happy birthday!"

Everyone said in unison.

"Bu-yi bu-yi!"

"Woo-woo~"

The Pokémon eating nearby also shouted along; whether humans or Pokémon, everyone was in a happy atmosphere.

After dinner,

Luo Ge and the others lay on the blanket, quietly admiring the round moon on the horizon; the bright moonlight cast a glow on Machi beside him.

Machi recalled the bits and pieces of her time with Luo Ge, until tonight's birthday party, and subconsciously turned her head.

Just at that moment, Luo Ge also felt something in his heart, and locked eyes with Machi; in their two pairs of eyes, there was only each other.

"Thank you."

Machi said gently; her originally cold eyes were filled with tenderness when facing Luo Ge.

She didn't know what to say, nor did she know what she was thinking.

She only knew that she liked being with Luo Ge, and that was enough.

Gradually, the distance between Machi and Luo Ge grew closer and closer; they could even feel the warm breath exhaled by the other.

At this time, a sentence suddenly cut in from the side.

"You're welcome."

Shizuku, expressionless, drilled herself between Luo Ge and Machi, pouting her mouth as she spoke.

Luo Ge and Machi were stunned at first, then unconsciously smiled knowingly, knowing that Shizuku was jealous.

Machi rubbed Shizuku's hair and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, my little sister is so good."

On the other side, Menchi was curiously watching the three, her pair of big eyes blinking, a strange feeling quietly rising in her heart.

She seemed a bit envious of Machi and the other two...

By the dining table,

Bisgi was drinking wine, shaking the crystal red wine in her cup, glanced at Luo Ge and the other four, and silently shook her head.

Although she liked youth and looked like a child on the outside, it didn't mean she was truly a child who understood nothing.

In fact, as a middle-aged person who had lived for thirty or forty years, she saw through the matters between Luo Ge and the others very clearly.

Machi, Shizuku, Zhu Di, and then Menchi...

Hiss... This eldest disciple truly has great romantic fortune.

Bisgi laughed helplessly, somewhat curious about Luo Ge and the others' future development; at least one thing she could be sure of.

There would be plenty of gossip to watch in the future.

As time passed bit by bit, amidst everyone's idle chat, it reached midnight.

Thinking that today was a special day, Luo Ge, facing the full moon overhead, directly used today's Nen ability.

"Obtained item 【Commemorative Ball】"

"Obtained item 【Awesome Earplugs】"