Emerging from the shadows, this was clearly an Emission-type Nen ability containing spatial properties.
However, the intermediary knew nothing of Nen abilities, so he never understood how the other party accomplished it, even until his death.
Only in his final moments, with some limited knowledge, he recognized the opponent's origin and identity from their attire—
A ninja!
But there was a slight difference, or rather, a sense of incongruity.
A ninja, using a katana?
The intermediary's questions were buried in the darkness with his death.
Seeing their boss suddenly killed, the subordinates in the room were startled at first, then furiously drew their guns.
Unfortunately, in front of a Nen user, even if each of them had a gun, they were utterly incapable of avenging their boss.
A few minutes later.
The killing ended, with a dozen bodies lying on the ground and many spent casings scattered about.
From beginning to end, the scarred man remained seated, coldly watching his subordinates kill everyone the intermediary had brought.
During this time, many bullets were fired at his body, but they were all blocked by his Enhancement-type defense.
Among the scattered bodies, the heavily disguised ninja flicked his wrist, shaking the blood off his blade.
He looked at the Shingen in the scarred man's hand and asked, "Leader, Shingen's 'Nen intent' has disappeared. Does that mean..."
"Yes."
As if knowing what his subordinate wanted to ask, the scarred man interrupted,
"Without the Nen intent, we can't perform psychokinesis through it. However..."
At this point, the scarred man paused, thinking of the Onmyoji gentleman who possessed "Psychokinetic Power."
Even if he knew the other party's ability was mysterious and unpredictable, a clever cook can't make a meal without rice.
The prerequisite for psychokinesis was Nen intent attached to an object.
Without Nen intent, there was no way to proceed.
The scarred man shook his head, stood up with Shingen, and walked past the bodies on the floor.
"No need to worry, the 'keys' we can find... are not just this one."
Coming before the ninja, the scarred man's gaze was as hard as stone.
Feeling the scarred man's gaze, the ninja involuntarily lowered his head, saying apologetically,
"I lost my composure."
The scarred man slowly withdrew his gaze, then looked at the Shingen in his hand again.
His original intention was to take Shingen back to the country, but he couldn't help but be curious about how the Nen intent on the blade had disappeared.
It would be best to figure it out...
Perhaps there was still a possibility of restoring the Nen intent.
At worst, if they could acquire the method to dispel Nen intent, they could use it to weaken the ninjas of "Cloud Concealment Style."
And the national treasure Dream Scroll of Ryuo Kingdom, whose whereabouts are still unknown...
That damned "legacy" mechanism made it impossible for them to get their hands on it.
If that's the case, there might be an opportunity to destroy it in the future.
But the prerequisite was to understand the truth behind the disappearance of the Nen intent...
"Kahara."
The scarred man's thoughts shifted, and he suddenly looked at his subordinate.
Kahara immediately met the scarred man's gaze.
The scarred man said in a deep voice,
"You don't need to return to the country. I want you to do something..."
Upon hearing this, Kahara's eyes lit up with enthusiasm.
Executing missions was everything in his life, an irreplaceable meaning.
A home invasion, murder, and robbery case brought that rich man's numerous collectibles to the surface, and they gradually flowed into the market.
The famous sword Shingen was just one of those collectibles.
To say it was special, aside from the conspicuous Nen aura attached to it, its inherent risk during transactions was probably the second reason.
Moro remembered very clearly...
The colleague who mentioned Shingen to him once said that Shingen might be afflicted with some kind of curse.
When mentioning this, the colleague's tone was like he was joking, or perhaps jealous of the high transaction price.
Now—
Moro largely agreed with that statement.
However, it wasn't a curse, but the inherent risk of Shingen itself.
Moro was mentally prepared at first.
But his reason for wanting to sell Shingen as soon as possible was to avoid becoming a focal point himself.
For this, he didn't mind a reduction in profit; he would even agree if the selling price was cut in half.
And his attitude, in turn, shifted the risk onto the intermediary boss.
"What a pity..."
Moro mourned when he learned that the intermediary boss had been robbed by a fellow criminal.
He had planned to entrust future finds to the intermediary boss, but never expected things to be so unpredictable.
However, concerning one criminal robbing another, in this world...
Or rather, within the business influence of Yorknew City, such occurrences are actually not uncommon.
Before Moro learned Nen abilities, he almost died in a so-called criminal-on-criminal incident.
After learning Nen abilities, similar situations became fewer.
And such experiences not only gave Moro a deeper understanding of this world but also made him realize that to survive in this world, Nen ability was an indispensable asset.
After mourning for the intermediary boss, Moro continued his daily training.
With the upgrading ability as a safety net, Moro focused on consolidating his foundation.
The highest priority, naturally, was the mastery of "Hatsu."
This correlated with the comprehensive effect of Nen ability.
"Deceptive Meteor"
Moro raised his palm, bright Nen aura gathered within it, and then after one second, a fluorescent green Nen bullet the size of a shotput was condensed and fired.
A trajectory immediately cut through the air.
And at the end of the trajectory, an upright target was shattered with a bang.
Moro looked at the broken, scattered target and slowly exhaled.
"Too slow..."
"Power and speed still can't be combined."
"Perhaps it will improve when the level of 'Hatsu' is higher."
"For now... I should solidify the foundation first. When it's about right, I'll consider practicing the technique of 'In'."
Moro used his break to ponder his upcoming training plan.
Deceptive Meteor was not a purely offensive ability; it also had a certain degree of mechanism.
Theoretically, the essence of the meteor tended more towards its mechanism.
Just like its name, it carried a deceptive meaning.
So instead of focusing on power, it would be better to consider its application methods.
For example, while maintaining speed, increase the stable and controllable number of meteors, and then use the technique of "In" to conceal the attack trajectory of the meteors.
However, these ideas were too distant for Moro at present.
But with a sword hanging over his head, he definitely needed to be more diligent in this aspect.
After resting, Moro continued his training.
Before solidifying the foundation, it was basically impossible to learn advanced Nen techniques in a short time.
However, in terms of application, there was one ability that had to be mastered.
Moro had an idea, stretched out his palm, and fired a meteor at the air in front of him, setting a 1-second delay time.
Then, without looking at the meteor's movement, he immediately closed his eyes.
In mid-air, after reaching its maximum range, the fluorescent green meteor, like a taut rubber band, shot back towards Moro at an even faster speed.
At this moment.
Moro's eyes were tightly shut, and the meteor was aimed directly at his face.
Just as the meteor was about to hit his face—
Moro, relying on his sensitivity to the meteor's timing, suddenly turned his face.
Whoosh!
The meteor flew past his eyelashes.
Moro slowly opened his eyes.
He didn't see the meteor, yet he could accurately grasp its movement.
This was one of his training directions.
In the end, should he rely on feeling or timing?
Either way was fine.
As long as he could reduce the error rate to an extremely low level...
Then this technique could become a key part of his "tactics."
(End of Chapter)
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