[Congratulations on clearing the Hunter World. Beginning settlement.]
[Main Mission One: Survive for one month. (Completed)]
[Side Mission One: Become a Pro Hunter. (Completed)]
[Side Mission Two: Heavens Arena. The higher the floor you reach, the higher the rating you will obtain. (Reached the 200th floor)]
[Side Mission Three: Visit the Zoldyck Family. (Completed)]
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[Passing Menchi's Test: Rating increased! Saving Bodoro: Rating increased! Defeating three opponents on the 200th floor of Heavens Arena: Rating increased! Influencing certain individuals: Rating increased.]
[Settlement complete. Congratulations on obtaining an S-Rank rating. Rewards: One S-Rank evaluation, 100,000 points, and an S Rating Treasure Chest!]
[Would you like to open the S Rating Treasure Chest now?]
When Takeru regained his senses, the most prominent information was the stream of messages from the Reincarnation Space...
"Open the chest." Without hesitation, Takeru chose to open it.
[Congratulations on obtaining 50,000 points. Congratulations on obtaining 100 Attribute Points. Congratulations on obtaining an Intermediate Character Manifestation Card. Congratulations on obtaining Nen Seed x1. Congratulations on obtaining Inventory Expansion Permit x3. Congratulations on obtaining an Advanced Skill Enhancement Scroll x1. Congratulations on obtaining a Nen Fruit.]
Seeing the items from the chest, Takeru was momentarily stunned, then quickly examined them.
[Intermediate Character Manifestation Card: Can manifest one instance world character to the main world to become the user's ally. Can be summoned using points during Reincarnation mission worlds. Note: The manifested character's individual attributes must not exceed 300 points at the time of manifestation. Requires a minimum of 80 favorability towards the user.]
[Nen Seed: After consumption, gradually awakens Nen in the human body with no risk. The time required varies from one week to one month depending on individual aptitude.]
[Advanced Skill Enhancement Scroll: Raises one skill from Intermediate level to Advanced level.]
[Nen Fruit: Greatly increases the amount of Nen within the body. Also provides deeper understanding and mastery of Nen. Slightly increases Nen recovery rate. No side effects. Note: Requires Nen to already be awakened.]
Seeing these item descriptions, Takeru paused briefly. These items were clearly more valuable than those from the previous S+ Rank reward, likely because the Hunter World was a higher-level world than Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash.
This aligned with Takeru's speculation: as long as he continued achieving high ratings, the rewards would keep improving.
Besides these, another notification caught his attention...
[Ding! Congratulations to Reincarnator No. 3, Nara Takeru, for obtaining an S-Rank or higher rating three times in a row. You have received a Special Treasure Chest. Would you like to open it now?]
"Special Treasure Chest? Open it." Takeru nodded without hesitation.
[Ding! Congratulations on opening the Special Treasure Chest. You have obtained a Talent Enhancement Potion.]
"Talent Enhancement Potion?" Seeing only one item from this special chest, Takeru was puzzled. He then casually took out the potion.
Looking at the blue vial, he wondered if something this valuable should have come from three consecutive S-Rank ratings.
[Talent Enhancement Potion: Enhances personal aptitude and possesses special effects. Must be consumed orally.]
With this brief description, Takeru couldn't fully gauge its value, but one thing was clear: any item that improved aptitude was extraordinary.
Without further thought, he opened the vial and drank it...
As the potion entered his system, Takeru felt a pleasant warmth spread through his body. An indescribable relaxation washed over him, like soaking in the most luxurious hot spring after an exhausting day. Comfort continued to well up within him.
Simultaneously, he felt his power subtly increasing, a sensation so soothing it was almost lulling him to sleep.
However, Takeru's mental fortitude was strong. He quickly resisted the drowsiness induced by the comfort. It wasn't the time to fall asleep during the settlement...
[Congratulations on obtaining an S-Rank rating. You may manifest 4 pieces of equipment or 20 items from the instance world. Will you manifest?]
"Manifest ten Noggin Lugging Tortoise's Strawberry and ten Spider Eagle's Eggs." Takeru replied directly upon hearing the system's prompt.
The Hunter World didn't have many unique pieces of equipment or items. It was a pity he hadn't entered Greed Island, where he could have obtained better gear.
[Manifestation requires 1,000 points. Confirm manifestation?]
"Confirm."
[Manifestation complete. Remaining points: 295,000]
"System, use Inventory Expansion Permit x3." Checking his items, Takeru spoke again.
[Expanding inventory requires C-Rank evaluations x3 and 15,000 points, plus Inventory Expansion Permit x3. Confirm?]
"Confirm."
[Deduction successful. Expansion complete. Remaining: S-Rank evaluations x2. B-Rank evaluation x1. Points: 280,000]
"System, if I use the Nen Fruit and the Advanced Skill Enhancement Scroll now, will they conflict with the Talent Enhancement Potion?"
[Ding! They will not.]
Receiving confirmation, Takeru took out the Nen Fruit. Looking at the apple-sized, peculiar white fruit, he ate it in a few bites.
The Nen Fruit was tasteless, but upon entering his mouth, it quickly dissolved into a liquid that flowed down his throat.
Immediately, Takeru felt another change. A new wave of heat surged within his already warm body...
Most notably, even though Takeru was using Zetsu, his body began emitting vast amounts of Aura as if he were actively using Ren.
The powerful Aura kept pouring out, slightly raising the temperature around him.
Seeing this, Takeru understood it was the effect of the Nen Fruit. Simultaneously, he felt his Aura Capacity rapidly increasing. Though he couldn't quantify the increase, the sensation of continuous growth was unmistakable.
As for the Advanced Skill Enhancement Scroll, after some thought, Takeru decided to use it on his Armament Haki.
Compared to Observation Haki and Rokushiki, he felt Armament Haki was currently more suitable as his mainstay...
Upon using it, a massive influx of information rapidly poured into his mind...
Since his body was already undergoing transformation, the specifics weren't entirely clear.
Uncertain how much time had passed, by the time Takeru fully absorbed the advanced knowledge of Armament Haki, the Aura constantly emanating from his body had also ceased. Clearly, the Nen Fruit's transformation had concluded during that period.
Only the Talent Enhancement Potion continued its slow work, though the warm flow had diminished considerably...
"System, display my status panel."
[Reincarnator No. 3: Nara Takeru
Race: Human
Talents/Abilities: Photographic Memory, Telekinesis, Absolute Defense, Perseverance, Gluttony, Giant Killing, Nen
Strength: 168 (5) (Average human: 20)
Constitution: 175 (8)
Defense: 575 (258)
Speed: 158 (4)
Spirit: 188 (38)
Magic Power: 150 (376) (Average human: 0)
Cultivation Method: None
Skills: Meditation, Bomb Devourer, Armament Haki (Advanced), Observation Haki (Intermediate), Rokushiki (Intermediate), Light Healing (Advanced), Advanced Healing (Intermediate), Illuminate (Advanced), Purification (Intermediate)...
Evaluations and Points: S-Rank evaluations x2. B-Rank evaluation x1. Points: 280,000]
Seeing the significant changes in his status, Takeru broke into a happy smile.
He then allocated all 100 Attribute Points into Defense, raising it to 675. With Absolute Defense doubling it, that became 1,350. Adding the 258 from equipment bonuses brought it to a staggering 1,608.
After this round of upgrades, Takeru decided to hold off on further improvements for now and headed to the Reincarnation Hall.
Upon entering, he noticed not many people were present. However, Umaru, Yukino, Tsumugi, Mio, Hachiman, and Taihei were still there observing.
Besides them, Takeru saw several unfamiliar faces and noticed one Reincarnation Watch displaying the number '22'. Clearly, the Reincarnation Space had recruited new people again.
"Takeru!" Seeing Takeru emerge, Umaru waved. Takeru simply nodded in acknowledgment.
While they had agreed not to openly display their close relationships here, ordinary conversation was still permissible.