"Actually, I'm leaving too," Kurapika said, much to the others' surprise.
"Haha, what a coincidence. I'm planning to go study for my dical license next, so I'll probably be buried in books for quite a while," Leorio said, scratching his head.
"What's with this? You guys asked out just to tell you're all leaving!" Killua said with a helpless look.
Gon quickly raised his hand. "No, I'm free! Killua, you can just co with ."
Best friends for life.
Killua couldn't help but laugh as he punched Gon's shoulder.
Parting was only natural.
Now that Killua was safe...
Whether it was Zane, Kurapika, or Leorio, all three had their own matters to attend to.
They bid farewell amidst laughter.
The original group of five began to walk their separate paths.
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"I see. I didn't expect the Zoldycks to be so reasonable."
In a villa sowhere, nchi rested her chin on her hand as she listened to Zane recount the trip to the Zoldyck estate, sounding quite surprised.
Several days had passed since the farewell.
This scene clearly showed that after Zane left the group, he had once again sought out his beautiful teacher, nchi.
"That's because we didn't show any malice. Otherwise, it would have been a different ending," Zane said, leaning back on the sofa with his hands behind his head, feeling quite reflective.
The trip to the Zoldyck estate seed safe on the surface, but in reality, his nerves had been taut the entire ti.
And for good reason.
The pressure Silva and Zeno exerted on him was too great.
Pushing open the seventh level of the Testing Gate was impressive for an ordinary person, but for figures like Silva and Zeno, it was likely sothing they could do effortlessly.
Even if those two hadn't entered a combat state, how could Zane not have noticed that invisible oppression?
nchi deeply agreed with Zane's sentint.
Although she hadn't gone herself, based on the Zoldycks' formidable reputation, she knew such a power was definitely terrifying.
"Alright, enough reminiscing. Next, I'll need your help, Teacher, to assist in developing my Nen ability," Zane said, sitting up straight with a serious expression.
nchi made an OK sign, indicating it was no problem.
Zane had called ahead before coming, so his presence here ant he already had nchi's consent.
While developing a Nen ability primarily relied on oneself, having a mature Nen user provide guidance would certainly be helpful.
Regarding the direction of his Nen ability's developnt...
Zane had spent many days during his cultivation on Newcastle Island thinking and planning.
In his mind, Nen abilities actually emphasized chanics even more than Paracia-type Devil Fruits.
At the sa ti, the Conjuration type was a category that relied heavily on chanical systems, which gave him many ideas.
*The so-called advantage is having what others don't. Since I can travel between two worlds, I naturally have an advantage others can't match. Therefore, the developnt of my Nen ability must revolve around this point.*
As he communicated his concepts for his Nen ability with nchi, thoughts flashed through Zane's mind.
The following days were spent developing the Nen ability.
During this ti, Zane would occasionally return to the Pirate World.
This wasn't to slack off, but to repay nchi.
nchi was a Gourt Hunter, and the best way to repay her was undoubtedly through cooking.
Zane couldn't help with cooking techniques, but he had an endless supply of ingredients.
Being an interdinsional rchant was truly incredible.
The Hunter World had all sorts of dream-like ingredients.
But the One Piece world was no slouch either, possessing rich culinary resources.
If nothing else, there were the Sea Kings.
When Zane specifically went back to the One Piece world to hunt a Sea King and brought a large piece of at to nchi, she was utterly amazed.
According to her evaluation, the Sea King's at quality was the finest she had ever seen, let alone it being an unknown species of ingredient.
That night, nchi showed off her skills and prepared a grand Sea King feast for Zane.
It was worth noting that nchi didn't ask questions about Zane's ability to occasionally provide unknown ingredients.
Or rather, nchi knew how to be tactful.
Since Zane didn't ntion it voluntarily, she had the sense not to press him.
Zane naturally noticed this behavior.
So he responded thoughtfully by being even more proactive in transporting various Pirate World ingredients to nchi.
One side provided guidance on Nen developnt, while the other provided favorite ingredients.
Zane and nchi's arrangent could be described as a perfect mutual exchange.
Just like that, a month passed in a flash.
In the villa's courtyard.
nchi stood still when suddenly, on the previously empty grass not far from her, Zane appeared.
This scene caught nchi's eye, especially when she saw that only Zane had appeared and the rabbit he had been holding was gone; her eyes lit up, and she hurried forward to investigate.
"It's a success!" Zane said with a smile and a nod.
Hearing this, nchi imdiately bead with joy. "As long as it's a success! Tonight, we must have a proper celebration."
"As we should. I'll go get so more ingredients in a bit," Zane said with a generous wave of his hand, his mood excellent.
Being in a good mood was natural.
After all, after a month, he had finally developed the Nen ability he had envisioned.
That night, after Zane made another trip between worlds, nchi received a large amount of top-tier ingredients.
The two celebrated properly, and it wasn't until late at night that they each returned to their rooms to rest, still feeling exhilarated.
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The Pirate World.
"What is the Captain trying to do? Why did he have us catch so many wild beasts?"
"Not just that, the Captain also had Big Brother Manlong go into the sea to catch a Sea King."
"Could he be hungry? That shouldn't be it, didn't we just eat?"
"..."
In the camp where they had been stationed for over three months, the crew mbers had been busy since early morning. It wasn't until after lunch that they finally welcod a break, drenched in sweat.
Similarly, while resting in their respective spots, the crew mbers also looked curiously at Zane in the center of the clearing.
The crew's busy work ca from Zane's command: capture the island's wild beasts, and the fiercer and stronger, the better.
Now, besides Zane, the clearing was filled with wild beasts that were either knocked out or bound by iron chains.
BOOM!!!
By the shore, the sound of a massive wave crashing echoed.
The crew mbers hurriedly turned to look.
A second later, amidst the exploding spray, Manlong dragged a Sea King that looked like a brachiosaurus onto the shore.
Although this Sea King wasn't as large as the one Zane had punched to death before, it was still nearly fifty ters long.
But even such a colossal creature was no match for Manlong's monstrous strength.
Not only had it been beaten unconscious in the sea by Manlong, but it had also been forcibly dragged onto the shore.
"Boss, I'm back!" After dragging the Sea King ashore, Manlong let go of its tail and strode over to Zane.
"Good work!" Zane nodded with a smile, his arms crossed, and then turned his gaze toward the Sea King dragged onto the shore.
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