Chapter 114: Anime Crossover: Pokémon from Hunter x Hunter Chapter 48

Luo Ge planned to take the tail of the Slowpoke and use it for barbecue.

The Slowpoke's tail has a high fat content, which can further bring out the aroma, and the preparation is simple.

"Bui..."

Eevee stood on Luo Ge's shoulder, licking the corner of its mouth with its tongue, equally curious about how fragrant the Slowpoke's tail would be.

During this month and a half, Eevee had also been training diligently; Luo Ge had once asked Eevee about its views on evolution.

However, it seemed Eevee did not really want to evolve.

It preferred to keep its current form.

Regarding this, Luo Ge did not force the issue; after all, Eevee could still increase its strength without evolving, not to mention there were Z-Moves.

A Z-Move is a special skill.

After equipping a Pokémon with the corresponding Z-Crystal, the power of a specific move can be changed.

Eevee has a specific Z-Crystal named Eevee Z.

As long as it possesses this, Eevee can unleash even more powerful strength.

Of course, this is just like the situation with Gastly; it depends on luck to obtain it.

However, Luo Ge always felt that Eevee was taking care of Gastly's emotions, which was why it didn't really want to evolve.

On the other side, Nidoking was lifting a huge rock, constantly exercising its strength.

Its purple arms were filled with solid muscles, containing explosive power within.

Even though its strength increased greatly after evolution, it did not slack off in the slightest, still persisting in exercising every day.

Although Nidoking's ability destined it to be more suited for a special attack route, this did not mean it needed to abandon the physical attack route.

It sought comprehensive development.

Not far away, Gastly and Duskull were training together, mainly training special attack skills.

Especially the application of Ghost-type energy.

After long-term contact, Luo Ge discovered that Duskull was not sleepy, but simply had not obtained sufficient energy replenishment.

This was why it had remained in a sleeping state for a long time.

Now that it did not lack energy replenishment, it had become energetic, usually running around behind Gastly.

After the night talk a month and a half ago, Gastly had also become much more ambitious.

There was no dead soul for it to eat here.

However, it could improve its strength by training the precision of its skills and the control of its energy.

It even learned the 【Nasty Plot】 skill on its own one night, greatly increasing its strength.

【Nasty Plot】: Activate the mind, greatly increasing special attack.

The 【Nasty Plot】 skill is very important for special attackers; originally, Gastly needed a 【TM】 to learn it.

Through its painstaking study, it had now mastered it without a teacher.

Buzz—

The Slowpoke's tail was placed on the grill; streams of oil flowed out, producing crackling sounds as they roasted.

Accompanying the sound, an enticing aroma spread out; the meaty scent full of oil made one's fingers twitch, and saliva was secreted wildly in the mouth.

"Bui~"

Eevee's eyes were hazy, crystal-clear drool flowed from the corner of its mouth, and it swayed unsteadily on its feet, wanting to pounce up and take a bite.

Machi, quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbed Eevee in one go and whispered softly: "Not yet, it is not ready now; wait a little longer."

"Bui..."

Eevee suddenly woke up; learning it still could not eat, its ears drooped in disappointment, and its small face was full of sadness.

Luo Ge chuckled helplessly; while roasting the skewers in his hand, he asked: "Do you have a direction for your Nen abilities?"

Machi and Shizuku only began contacting 【Nen】 after refining their bodies, so their progress in these nearly two months had advanced by leaps and bounds.

They had already mastered 【Ten】, 【Ren】, and 【Ko】 among the Four Major Techniques.

Only the last one remained—【Ryu】.

【Ryu】 is each person's own Nen ability; this is what Machi and Shizuku are about to develop next.

Each person's Nen ability is unique.

It is related to one's talent, personality, hobbies, personal experiences...

Machi and Shizuku exchanged a glance, then said in unison: "Luo Ge, what Nen ability do you think suits me?"

Beside them, Biscuit was eating a large mouthful of curry rice with tree fruits, quietly watching the three discuss.

Menchi, meanwhile, was on the side, unable to interject.

She did not know much; she only knew that Nen ability was a magical ability like Luo Ge's.

Luo Ge turned the skewers; facing the firelight, he pondered for a moment before slowly speaking: "What kind of Nen ability, you ask?"

"Nen ability is a manifestation of a person in many aspects."

"If I were to evaluate, Machi, you should be suited for a Nen ability that transforms Nen into threads."

"First, because you are of the Transmutation category, you are very skilled at changing the nature of Nen."

"You can use this to create very sturdy threads that cannot be torn apart."

Machi nodded slightly.

She recalled the battle she encountered at the Heavens Arena Auction; indeed, very sturdy threads were needed.

"Second, threads are the weapon you have used since childhood; you are already proficient and very skilled with them."

"Third, threads can also bring out many functions."

"For example, sturdy and unbreakable threads, threads that can stitch wounds, or even connect nerves, or use threads to create Nen beasts for attack."

Sewing wounds and even connecting nerves is a Nen ability of Machi in the original work, so she can indeed do it.

"It can also wrap threads around other creatures' joints to control them like puppets on strings."

"It can also enlarge the threads, trapping countless creatures inside like a birdcage."

Luo Ge borrowed moves from Doflamingo in One Piece to give Machi some creative ideas.

"Although these involve Manipulation and Emission, two categories far from Transmutation."

"But that doesn't mean you can't use them well."

Biscuit's eating motion paused, her eyes suddenly brightening as she thought of something she had never considered before.

Machi looked curious and asked, "Why can I use them well?"

"I remember Transmutation shouldn't be good at Emission and Manipulation abilities, right?"

Luo Ge continued, "Common sense says so, but have you thought about why Transmutation isn't good at these two?"

Machi thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "It's because Transmutation requires changing the nature of Nen, which has high demands on the transformation of Nen."

"If it's like Manipulation, controlling objects, that requires high precision of Nen."

"If it's like Emission, releasing large amounts of Nen to create Nen beasts would deplete the Nen, leaving it only near the body and unable to go far."

"Just like me."

The last sentence was spoken by Biscuit.

Biscuit is also a Transmuter, but her Nen ability belongs to the Emission nature, the Nen beast 【Miss Cookie】.

So 【Miss Cookie】 can only stay by her side; if it goes too far, it disappears, possessing only supportive abilities.

Clap, clap, clap.

Luo Ge clapped his hands, raised two fingers, and said, "Exactly, those are the two problems."

"Transmutation is strong in changing nature, making Nen diverse, but its range and precision are far inferior to other categories."

"But you are different. First, what you transform is threads, which don't require much Nen quantity."

Machi understood, a flash of realization passing through her eyes.

Threads are very thin; even with several more, they remain thin. Making very long threads is easy and doesn't consume much Nen.

This way, the range can be easily expanded; one just needs to create long enough Nen threads.

Luo Ge's words were not spoken casually; in the original work, Machi demonstrated long-range Nen threads.

In the plot, Uvogin was taken away by Kurapika.

It was Machi who left one end of a Nen thread on Uvogin and followed to track him.

Thus, although Nen threads are a Transmutation ability, due to the low Nen requirement, long Nen threads are easy to create.

Luo Ge continued, "The second point is precision. Since childhood, you have used threads, and your control over them is supreme."

"In terms of precision, it can be said to rely mainly on your talent, achieving effects comparable to Manipulation."

"Of course, this is just a hypothesis. You can start by using Nen threads to sew wounds, gradually improving precision."

Machi's Nen ability in the original work is 【Nen Stitching】, which can use threads formed by Nen to sew wounds and even nerves.

Even severed hands and feet can have muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and so on sewn back together.

Not only are there no scars left, but the limbs are restored to their original state.

This shows that Machi controls Nen precision very well; it is worth trying.

Biscuit continued eating her curry rice, but now her attention was mostly on Luo Ge, with flashes of sharp light frequently appearing in her eyes.

Shouldn't one say she is indeed a prodigy?

Not only is her character good, willing to train, and highly talented with rapid progress, but she also has high insight, easily peeling back the essence of the Nen system.

She just imagined Luo Ge's explanation and found it very reasonable; by researching this way, Machi could potentially become an all-rounder.

She has studied 【Nen】 for so long and truly never thought of this point, yet Luo Ge was able to do so.

It felt like the disciple had already surpassed the Master.

Shizuku blinked, her pair of cute big eyes looking at Luo Ge, and asked curiously:

"What about me? What Nen ability do you think suits me?"

Luo Ge sprinkled tree fruit powder on the skewers, thought carefully for a moment, and said:

"Shizuku, you are a Conjurer, so your Nen ability must conjure something."

"This thing can be something you are familiar with, like, or want."

"Then it is what kind of ability you want to have, which can perfectly match the characteristics of this thing."

"Take the killer we met before as an example; he conjured a small knife because he liked killing."

"His knife was quite sharp and could suck blood to feedback to himself, which relatively matched the characteristics of a knife and was the effect he wanted."

"So, what kind of thing and what kind of ability do you want, Shizuku?"

Shizuku propped her chin and thought; a single ahoge quietly sprouted on her head. Seeing this, Machi casually smoothed it down.

After a moment, Shizuku said softly, "I would prefer to be able to quickly go to other places; that would save time and effort and be very convenient."

After riding an airship before and seeing Manhattan City and Yorknew City, Shizuku really liked the feeling of traveling with Luo Ge and Machi.

She liked traveling and seeing new things with everyone, but she didn't like the time consumed traveling back and forth in between.

"Such an ability seems a bit mismatched with Conjuration, right? Or should I conjure a vehicle?"

Machi said, puzzled, feeling that Shizuku's idea might be impossible to realize.

Luo Ge, however, exchanged a glance with Biscuit, both understanding the meaning in each other's eyes.

A Spatial-type Nen ability.

This is the ability Shizuku wants: to shuttle through space more conveniently and quickly.

In the original work, Nobu's Nen ability 【Dimensional Apartment】 could achieve this.