Once the effect of Kyoka Suigetsu disappears, it means one of two possibilities.
Either the target has dispelled the Kyoka Suigetsu, or the target is on the verge of death and can no longer provide the mental sustenance required to maintain Kyoka Suigetsu.
Moses wasn't present at the scene, so he couldn't determine whether the Kyoka Suigetsu on Pariston were removed because he was on the verge of death, or because they were removed normally through the methods of Zetsu or Nen Exorcism.
But the timely reward from Perception allowed Moses to confirm Pariston's death in that very moment.
And this had been part of his calculations from the beginning.
By using his abilities with foresight and considering multiple possibilities...
Even without being at the 'crime scene', he could execute the 'locked-room murder' method.
It's already enough to be free of suspicion.
'Conjuration Correction Rate +8%... Including the previous one, my current Conjuration Correction Rate has reached 96%.'
Moses looked out at the night sky of Swardani City and thought to himself:
'Given my current Black Sword ability system, if I can make the Conjuration System reach 100%, it would undoubtedly be a significant boost.'
'I remember that in the original work, the only person known to have achieved 100% in both Specialization and Conjuration was Kurapika...'
'But even if my ability system is more suited to Conjuration progression, what I lack more is Enhancement Correction Rate.'
'If my Enhancement Correction Rate can exceed 80%... I can basically bring out the advantage of my Manifested Aura.'
'Hmm... there's no need to think too much about it. My current overall strength is already more than enough.'
As his thoughts flowed, Moses shook his head slightly.
While he can still rely on Perception to continue to improve his strength limit, his current comprehensive strength already placed him near the pinnacle of human capability.
There is some meaning in continuing to become stronger, but it is not great.
However-
If there was a chance to raise all his Nen Categories to 100% under normal circumstances, Moses certainly wouldn't pass it up.
It would be an unprecedented achievement.
Most importantly-
He is still very young.
'Phase Force, a derivative skill of Gyo...'
Moses converged his thought and focused on the skill rewards given by Perception.
Including this derivative skill he just obtained, Moses now has a total of four derivative skills, namely Ken: Bone Plated Armor, Zetsu: Resurgence, En: Clairvoyance, and this Gyo: Phase Force.
The effect of Ken: Bone Plated Armor is to drastically reduce the damage of the first hit taken.
The effect of the Zetsu: Resurgence is that after entering Zetsu, his stamina, Aura, and wound-healing efficiency would significantly improve.
The effect of En: Clairvoyance is that while En was active, he could read the offensive intent of his target.
And the effect of this newly acquired Gyo: Gyo·Phase Force is that when Gyo is used in a localized area, he could forcibly draw an enemy's attack toward that point.
These four derivative skills of the Nen Techniques, which did not appear in the original work, had an extremely pronounced combat-oriented nature.
Moses himself couldn't understand why Perception gave such a reward.
The only vague information he can get is that the super ancient humans seemed to rely on these derivative skills to increase their survival rate in the Dark Continent.
'"Drawing in attacks... Feels a bit like Pariston's ability.'
Moses was quite interested in this newly acquired skill.
He thought this derivative skill shared the same origin as Pariston's ability effect.
But in reality-
Pariston's ability trait was negation.
Before being struck, it should have made his opponent neglect his existence, thus diverting the attacks into empty space.
However, with Moses's Manifested Aura far surpassing Pariston's, and combined with the mental resilience from Star of Mankind's Shine...
Pariston couldn't make Moses' attacks completely ignore him, resulting in the attacks being redirected to non-lethal areas instead.
But regardless, there are indeed similarities between the two.
Moses studied the effect of Phase Force and was somewhat curious whether this 'absorption-redirection' ability phenomenon could be used to target the enemy's Nen Abilities.
For example, Hisoka's Bungee Gum...
Using the effect of Gyo: Phase Force, could he suddenly pull Hisoka's Bungee Gum toward his own fist, which was covered in Gyo?
If this can be done, the effectiveness of this derivative skill would become incredibly powerful.
'It's a good opportunity to use Hisoka as a test subject.'
The idea excited Moses so much that he almost couldn't wait to find Hisoka immediately.
But before that, he had to help Netero deal with the threat posed by the King of Kakin Empire, Nasubi Hui Guo Rou.
Staring in the direction of Pariston's apartment, Moses finally gave up the idea of sending Black Sword to the scene to check the situation.
After all, the current outcome was already better than he had expected.
There was no need to do anything unnecessary.
'I always feel like I've already put in a lot of effort… but there's still so much left to do.'
Moses withdrew his gaze and turned to leave.
He still had to deal with the Nen Curse that could threaten Netero's life at any time, and also get rid of the bounty left by Chrollo.
In addition, he also has to help Kurapika regain the remaining Scarlet Eyes and deal with the Calamity attached to Hisoka.
As for the duel agreement with Hisoka-
It didn't even matter in comparison.
The night grew deeper.
Moses returned to his room in the Hunter Association's Headquarters and waited quietly for the news the next day.
…
The next day.
The news of the death of Pariston, Vice-Chairman of the Hunter Association, spread throughout Swardani City.
Instantly, the Hunter Association's Temp Hunters were thrown into mourning.
The reason they mourned for Pariston's death was not because they respected or worshipped Pariston.
Rather, it was because Pariston had been the one securing them low-risk, high-reward missions, the profitable assignments they could exploit without danger.
Now that Pariston was dead...
This is equivalent to cutting off their way of making money.
However, the persona Pariston had carefully crafted for the public ensured that he received an outpouring of mourning.
Many citizens of Swardani City spontaneously laid flowers in his memory.
After all-
In the eyes of most citizens, Pariston had been a man who always smiled brightly under the spotlight.
Gentle and considerate.
That had been Pariston's public image.
So, while alive, he was adored by the masses. And in death, he was mourned by them.
As for why the public didn't question how Pariston had died...
It was because the 'killer' was already dead.
To be more precise, the killer, Odom, and the victim, Pariston, had killed each other.
The whole case was straightforward.
But why would Pariston die at the hands of some insignificant Temp Hunter?
People speculated it was because Pariston had been too kind that he seriously underestimates the darkness in human nature.
Starting from this 'fact', some even imagined scenarios where Pariston had enthusiastically helped the Temp Hunter resolve an issue, only to be ambushed in return.
But in the end, Pariston had relied on his own formidable strength to drag that inhuman attacker down to hell with him.
When Moses heard these rumors, one can imagine how speechless he was.
But to be honest, he was perfectly happy to let these stories spread to every corner of Swardani City.
In fact, if Moses was a little more ruthless, he could also use this opportunity to spread some news such as Pariston embezzled the rewards of the Temp Hunter, which got himself killed in retaliation.
This would make it easier to tie Pariston's death to the Temp Hunter...
But Moses wouldn't do that.
For him, simply ensuring Pariston's death was enough.