Regarding the fleeting golden light phenomenon, Law glanced at the situation, thought for a moment, and still decided not to disturb him.
Without Law's participation, Ging, Biscuit, and a few others discussed the matter.
The core of their discussion was whether that fleeting golden light could have been caused by the 100-Type Guanyin.
They discussed this point, but it was hard to reach a specific conclusion.
Even if the golden light was Netero's 100-Type Guanyin, they couldn't risk going to provide assistance under these circumstances.
The black disc hovering in the air was like a guardian deity, capable of keeping them completely out.
Compared to Ging's somewhat meaningless discussion, Law's side was focused on the deep involvement between Kuro and Coo.
He had to pay such meticulous attention, always on guard against accidents.
Under his watch, Kuro was certainly diligent, but Coo's reaction was not meeting his expectations.
At this rate, the possibility of extracting information from Coo was becoming very low.
Feeling helpless, Law also began to consider when to eliminate Coo.
In his view, since he couldn't extract information, he would have to eliminate the potential threat as quickly as possible, giving Coo no chance to act.
In the makeshift room, Kuro didn't know Law's thoughts. If he knew, he would probably come out and argue with Law immediately.
Now, his entire focus was on conquering Coo's body.
Conquer the body first, then conquer the heart.
That was his simple plan.
Time passed bit by bit. It was midnight.
Surveillance of the disc wasn't important enough to waste Lichen.
So, Nique withdrew his ability, and Sheila called Ai-chan back into the Hide-and-Seek Dimension.
Team members went to bed one after another. In this absolutely safe space, no one needed to keep watch.
However, anyone could sleep except Law. He had to keep watch over Kuro and Coo.
But Law had to admire Kuro's displayed fortitude and tenacity... he had been at it for such a long time without stopping.
Upon reflection, it made sense. Kuro, that guy, was fundamentally different from ordinary Nen Beasts.
Whether due to his Nen mechanism, the White Smoke Font, or being a protagonist template, Kuro's very existence transcended any other Nen Beast.
One of the most crucial points was Kuro's identity as an energy storage blue bottle.
Kuro could store Nen for his own use, and that Nen was independent of his master, which is quite special.
Because of this, Kuro could be so enduring and resilient.
Even if Law succumbed to rest, Kuro could continue his deep involvement with Coo, unlike Sheila, whose Nen Beast would be forcibly recalled when she needed rest.
Nothing happened overnight.
At morning, Law sat cross-legged outside the makeshift room.
He hadn't slept all night, and Kuro and Coo's deep involvement hadn't stopped either.
It sounded exaggerated, but only a combination like Kuro and Coo could achieve this.
If not for Coo's physical foundation, in her current state, being plowed by Kuro like this wouldn't have lasted a day... she would have been ruined in half a day.
Law observed like this for a day. During this time, he also decided on the time to eliminate Coo.
Three days.
That was the time he was giving Coo, and Kuro.
In the next two days, if there was no progress, Law would kill Coo.
Of course, until then, Law still held some hope.
During this wait, team members woke up one after another, and Buhara soon brought Law breakfast.
Law thanked Buhara softly, receiving a head-pat and a silly grin in return.
After hastily finishing breakfast, Law continued to watch over Kuro and Coo in the room.
Honestly, he had lost count of how many times they had deeply involved. The only thing clear was that Kuro's momentum hadn't waned at all.
After breakfast, Nique and Sheila resumed the outdoor surveillance, keeping an eye on the disc's movements, while the idle members gathered around the feed, watching the outside situation.
Time reached the afternoon.
The disc above the ruins showed no sign of leaving, and Kuro was still hard at work.
Soon, a day passed. The morning of the third day arrived.
Kuro hadn't stopped for two days, and Law hadn't closed his eyes to rest for two days.
Then, at noon that day, the stalemate saw a change.
In Law's perception, Kuro stopped for the first time and didn't move at all.
That reaction made Law's heart skip a beat. He quickly checked on Coo's condition, only to find it was a false alarm.
But with En alone, he couldn't tell exactly what was happening inside.
A moment later, Kuro turned to smoke, emerged from the room, and materialized before Law, his face full of bewilderment.
"What's wrong?" Law asked.
"I..."
Kuro looked up, staring blankly at Law.
The strange reaction made Law frown slightly. He pressed, "What exactly is it?"
Kuro opened his mouth, then glanced back at the makeshift room. He looked up at Law again, and with an inexplicably complex tone, said, "I... I think I'm going to be a father."
"What?"
Law was stunned.
Kuro's lips moved. He pointed at the room and said, "She... is pregnant."
"..."
Law fell silent.
'Pregnant?'
'Was that possible?'
'What had started as an offhand joke had now become reality?'
'But a Nen Beast and a Magical Beast mating and conceiving? That was utterly absurd.'
After a moment, Law looked at Kuro and asked skeptically, "Are you sure?"
"Would I joke about something like that?"
The complex expression on Kuro's face would linger for a long time.
Law rubbed his forehead, then glanced at Ging and the others gathered around the feed.
The sudden news was too shocking... Law wanted to share the burden with others.
But Law didn't tell them immediately. Instead, he used his ability to dismantle the makeshift room.
Coo was sitting on the ground, her right hand gently pressed to her slightly swollen abdomen, her face full of bewilderment and fluster.
She looked like she had lost her soul, so much so that she didn't react at all when Law approached.
Law glanced at Coo's noticeably protruding abdomen. The corner of his mouth twitched. He thought that if she really was pregnant, the development speed was equally absurd.
Thinking this, he released his En, reduced its range for higher precision, and gently seeped it into Coo's body.
Kuro cautiously stayed by Coo's side, looking nervous and at a loss.
The En, like flowing water, made a circuit inside Coo's body.
Law raised an eyebrow and silently withdrew his En.
There was indeed an extremely faint new life force inside Coo.
Coo probably knew she was pregnant too, which was why she was reacting like this.
But even with the evidence before his eyes, Law still couldn't believe it.
He gave Kuro a deep look.
'This bastard Kuro was quite extraordinary.'
Kuro was a Nen Beast, yet he had managed to get Coo pregnant.
It seemed that not only was Coo impregnated, but also deeply shocked.
Her dazed and wooden expression showed as much.
Probably, this was not something she could come to terms with easily.
As for Kuro, the instigator, he appeared unexpectedly struck as if by an arrow in the knee, along with nervousness and fluster.
He had previously told Law that he had left his essence inside Coo, but that had been nonsense. Who would have thought it would come true?
The three of them… one human, two cats, stood there silently, each with different expressions and moods.
Honestly, Coo's pregnancy had caught Law off guard as well.
In this situation, Kuro obviously couldn't continue.
Thus, the information extraction operation ended here, and logically, Coo should be eliminated.
But...
Law glanced subtly at Coo's abdomen, then at Kuro's complex expression, feeling the difficulty.
Kuro had left his seed. How could Law now lay a hand on Coo?
At that point, Kuro would probably jump out and oppose it with all his might, right?
Thinking this, Law rubbed his brow, feeling a headache.
"What happened?"
Ging's voice sounded from behind.
A few minutes earlier, Ging had seen Law dismantle the makeshift room, thinking a result was in, so he came to check.
But Law, Kuro, and even Coo's expressions were all off, prompting his curious question.
Hearing Ging's voice, Law signaled with his eyes for Ging to look at Coo, and said helplessly, "She's pregnant."
"Huh?"
Ging was stunned. His first reaction was that Law was joking.
Although he had previously mentioned the possibility of a research project on the reproductive viability between Nen Beasts and Magical Beasts, that was purely nonsense.
Now, Ging quickly realized Law wasn't joking... Coo really was carrying Kuro's offspring.
"This..."
Ging was a bit dumbfounded.
Even though the ceiling of Conjuration-type Nen Abilities is very high, the fact before him still transcended the framework and his understanding.
He looked at Law and finally understood why Law looked so troubled.
'Coo was pregnant, so extracting information couldn't proceed. Although the key point was Kuro's attitude, the result was predictable.'
Thinking this, Ging instinctively looked at Kuro, then shifted his gaze to Law, conveying an inquiring look.
Sensing Ging's gaze, Law slightly shook his head, indicating he didn't know what to do either.
Whatever he did to Coo now would inevitably affect Kuro.
Seeming to notice the silent communication between Law and Ging, Kuro suddenly said, "Law, I won't hurt her anymore, and I won't let you hurt her either."
Saying this, Kuro radiated a clear, masculine assertiveness.
Law and Ging looked at each other, while Coo, sitting on the ground, suddenly lowered her head, a flicker of complexity deep in her eyes.
Kuro stepped forward, positioning his body between Law and Coo, his expression exceptionally resolute.
Watching Kuro take a stand, Law sighed. "She is very dangerous."
Kuro was silent for a moment, then nodded. "I know."
"So, she has to die."
Kuro gritted his teeth. He also understood the threat Coo posed. So, from Law's standpoint, it was impossible to let Coo go, nor could they allow her any chance to recover her strength.
But even knowing this, he had to oppose any decision Law made.
Because if he backed down, Coo would lose any hope of survival, and her unborn child would go to the grave with her.
Suddenly, a striking, intimidating sharpness appeared in Kuro's silver eyes. He looked up at Law without the slightest hint of yielding.
He didn't argue verbally, nor did he beg for mercy. His silent gaze alone was enough to convey his stance, just like his defiant attitude when he was first created.
Law silently met Kuro's unwavering, sharp gaze. An image of Kuro's initial, unyielding arrogance surfaced in his mind.
'This guy...'
But Law wasn't angry.
Ging had once said he envied Law for creating such a unique Kuro.
That envy, at the time, had made Law roll his eyes.
But in truth, Law had to admit that Kuro, as a Nen Beast, had helped him tremendously along the way.
From initial unruliness, to eventual mutual benefit, to later cooperation.
Through all the changes, they were fundamentally symbionts.
If Ging were to say again that he envied Law for having such a special and powerful Nen Beast as Kuro, Law would now just smile and nod, agreeing with Ging's assessment.
As a Nen Beast, Kuro was indeed special and powerful, undeniable.
"I understand."
Law suddenly spoke, then turned and walked towards Knov not far away.
Seeing this, Kuro's tense nerves eased slightly, and he let out a long, slow breath.
For Coo and her unborn child, he had chosen to stand up and defy Law.
Of course, he had never held out much hope from the start, but some things, no matter how low the chance of success, had to be tried.
He never expected Law to actually compromise this time, surprising and delighting him.
Ging looked at Law's departing figure, then at Kuro's slightly trembling body, feeling he was an outsider, completely unable to interfere.
…
On the other side, Law went to Knov and inquired about some of the settings of the Hide-and-Seek Dimension.
After getting answers, he returned to Kuro and said calmly, "Knov will make a room for you two, but I won't give you much time."
"Okay."
Kuro didn't push his luck by bargaining... he simply agreed.
Then, Law had Knov send Kuro and Coo into one of the space's rooms.
When the door closed, Law instructed Nique to have the little fox Nen Beast accompanying Kuro sync the feed.
Due to the two-eye mechanism, Nique could simultaneously sync feeds from two little fox Nen Beasts at most.
So, monitoring the disc outside while also calling up Kuro's feed wasn't difficult.
Compared to the outside disc, Law placed more importance on Coo, so he didn't focus on the exterior but on Kuro and Coo in the room.
…
Inside the room, Coo sat slumped on the ground, with food Kuro had brought before her.
Kuro sat opposite, quietly watching her, not saying a word.
Coo lowered her head, her right hand pressed to her abdomen. A fierce, cold light flashed in her eyes, then turned to struggle.
She was hesitating...
The fetus in her womb had become an obstacle to her suicide.
Even given her special constitution, it would take at least a month for the fetus to form and be born.
Since Coo's head was lowered, Kuro didn't notice her turmoil. He gently pushed the bowl and said, "Eat a little."
Coo remained silent, not even looking at the food.
Amidst her struggle, she also thought about how things had come to this.
'Was it because...?'
Still lowering her head, she thought of her own origin.
"A long time ago, I was just like you."
"What?"
Kuro was puzzled.