Kurapika had also found an employer who seemed to suit him best, and the development of his Nen ability was already being put on the agenda.
Roy had mentioned it to him before: when Kurapika was in his Scarlet Eyes state, his performance with Nen was different from when he was not. At the same time, he had warned him not to let hatred devour his heart, and to develop the Nen ability that suited him best in a rational way.
After giving it a great deal of thought, Kurapika ultimately still chose chains as the basis of his ability. However, compared to the original version, the settings of his chains had undergone some slight changes.
Meanwhile, Leorio, thanks to the outstanding grades he had earned through hard work, along with his Hunter License exempting him from the enormous tuition fees, successfully got into a famous medical school.
…
While everyone was making moves of their own, back in Old Silver Mountain City, at Roy's residence, Nine Kings Manor—
Android 18 returned home carrying the enormous fortune she had earned from Heavens Arena.
And at the same time she returned, Roy also finished his training.
"Hm?"
Looking at Roy, whose build had clearly become much sturdier, Android 18 raised a brow. "You've gotten stronger~"
Sensing the deep, faintly flowing aura coming from Roy, the corners of Android 18's lips lifted slightly.
"That's only natural."
Roy could naturally feel the changes in his body as well.
During this period, he had not actually done much self-destructive training. Most of the time, after gaining explosive bursts of power from his Saiyan bloodline, he would stop and focus on understanding it, mastering it, and bringing it under control.
If he only possessed great power but lacked the state of mind to match it, then sooner or later, just like before, darkness would be born in his heart again, and another Ilo would come into existence.
As for the Ilo he had separated out, it was nothing more than a collection of negative emotions born from his swelling pride after his strength had increased.
It was like stripping away arrogance and impatience from a person. Those were negative emotions to begin with, and they could be removed without affecting the person's core self.
For example, Leorio had corrected his irritable temper and become calmer and more composed.
And the Ilo Roy had separated out was the same kind of thing, as though he had peeled away the parts of himself that were arrogant and impulsive. It did not affect Roy's original personality in the slightest. There was absolutely no way he would turn into some saintly pushover just because he had removed his darkness.
That kind of thing was impossible. For Roy, stripping away darkness was no different from correcting bad habits. It would only make him more mature. His original personality and way of thinking would not change in the slightest.
"You've built up your muscles nicely~" Android 18 traced little circles across Roy's broad chest with her slender fingers.
Her intentions could not have been more obvious.
Roy looked at her and smiled. "It's not just my muscles that are well-developed, you know~~"
…
Ever since setting out for the Hunter Exam, and later the trip to the Zoldyck family, Roy and Android 18 had never really had a chance for any deeper intimacy.
Now that everything had finally come to a temporary end, it was only natural for sparks to fly. A short separation only made the reunion sweeter, and the two of them thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Especially since both of them were adults, both had trained their bodies quite well, and maintaining a harmonious home life was, after all, very important.
Well, Roy was only seventeen, but his mental age was unquestionably that of an adult.
Only after some very friendly exercise did the two of them finally calm down a little.
Afterward, in order to test the results of Roy's training, Roy and Android 18 deliberately flew to an open valley and began a second round of combat training.
…
Boom!
Bang!
Clang!
After a fierce exchange of explosions and repeated clashes of fist against fist, the two finally stopped.
"Hah… You really have gotten a lot stronger."
Android 18 brushed back the hair the wind had blown out of place, her breathing slightly heavy.
She had never expected that in such a short span of time, something could have happened to Roy that would make him this much stronger.
While Android 18 was inwardly astonished, Roy swung his arm, feeling the surging power roaring through his body, his face filled with delight.
"With my current strength, if I fought Isaac Netero again, it probably wouldn't be a case of us being evenly matched, with me only barely edging him out through the advantages of youth and physical condition. At this point, he probably wouldn't even last more than a few moves against me. I have to say, Saiyan bloodline really is terrifyingly powerful!"
Roy could not help feeling emotional. If he had not deliberately limited the number of times he pushed himself through self-destructive training, all so that his rapidly increasing power would not disturb his state of mind, then by now he could probably wipe out the Six Continents with ease. He would be only a step away from transforming into a Super Saiyan, lacking nothing but enough S-Cells.
"I wonder what that guy Ilo is doing right now. There doesn't seem to be any news about him online at the moment, but he definitely isn't the type to stay honest and behave himself~~"
…
Somewhere on the Yorbian Continent, in a dense forest with a stream flowing beside it—
There was a person floating in the stream, along with three large, mud-like hulking figures.
"Why did you knock Franklin out?"
A cute, airheaded-looking girl wearing large round glasses and a black skintight outfit asked with an innocent expression as she looked at the man in front of her, who was dressed in grimy black clothes and wore a wicked grin on his face.
"Because what I'm about to say is a secret just between the two of us. Don't worry, we're comrades. I only knocked Franklin out. I'm not going to do anything to him."
Ilo smiled as he stared at Shizuku.
After spending this period of time traveling together with Franklin and Shizuku, Ilo had more or less figured out their personalities and gathered a certain amount of information about them.
That big guy Franklin might look fierce on the outside, but his personality was surprisingly straightforward, and he cared a great deal about his companions. In particular, he took especially good care of this pure-faced, short-haired girl with indigo eyes.
As for this girl, who usually dressed casually in a black turtleneck sweater and jeans, wore black-framed glasses and an inverted cross necklace, was left-handed, a little absentminded, and naturally gave off a quietly sensual charm despite her vacant, cute demeanor—even though she was polite, her personality was unexpectedly cold and ruthless.
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