Absolutely Impossible!
3: Impossible.
Absolutely Impossible!
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Get comfortable, turn the page, and let’s see what this story has been hiding 🔥 ✦ Ordinary people who did not understand Nen allowed the aura inside their bodies to slowly leak away from the tops of their heads.
At that moment, Hawk looked exactly like that in Kieran’s eyes.
It was worth noting that Nen users could also disguise themselves as ordinary people by deliberately allowing their aura to leak away.
However, while anyone could theoretically learn Nen under normal conditions, only a tiny minority ever came into contact with it.
So Kieran naturally assumed this father he had inherited was an ordinary person.
‘Ten days, maybe half a month…’ Kieran stared at the morning light outside the main hall.
Hawk leaving home for half a month was good news for him.
During that time, he would definitely lock the temple gate and receive no visitors.
That would give him more time to improve his Nen.
He did not stay in the hall for long.
Instead, he went to the kitchen and casually filled his stomach.
By the time he finished breakfast and came out, Hawk had already left the temple.
The man truly did everything with decisive speed.
With Hawk gone, the large temple had only Kieran left inside it, making it feel especially empty.
After leaving the kitchen, he looked across the deserted courtyard.
A few memory fragments drifted through his mind for no clear reason.
In those memories, perhaps because Hawk often went on long trips, the body’s original owner had asked more than once to keep a cat or dog for company.
For reasons unknown, Hawk had rejected every request firmly, leaving no room for discussion.
If the temple had been able to keep a cat or a dog, it probably would not feel quite so lonely.
For that matter, there were no turtles or koi in the release pond, either.
Over time, it had become more of a wishing pond, with tourists throwing plenty of coins into it.
Kieran shook his head slightly, suppressing the memories that belonged to the original owner.
He crossed the courtyard, locked the temple gate, picked up a broom, and swept the courtyard clean as quickly as possible.
After completing Hawk’s instructions, Kieran returned to his room, sat on the bed, closed his eyes, and began his daily training.
The aura flowing out of his body gave off a soft glow, steadily covering the surface of his skin.
To know Ten, understand Zetsu, train Ren, and reach Hatsu.
These were the four major principles of Nen.
Once all four were mastered, a person could begin developing a Nen ability.
Kieran had already mastered Ten.
Next, he should have begun training Zetsu.
However, the information he had received about Nen exorcism had deepened his understanding of the Nen system.
Because of that, a thought rose unbidden in his mind.
Could he begin developing a Nen ability directly, even if all he managed to manifest was the earliest outline?
Kieran opened his eyes and murmured, “What Nen category am I?
If I can develop an ability, what kind of ability would suit me best?” Perhaps it was because of the exorcism information.
Once that thought appeared, it would not stop.
It spread rapidly through every corner of his mind like vines growing out of control.
Images that did not belong to this world, things that existed only in imagination, flashed through his mind like streaks of light.
Then…
In the morning light, something incredible happened.
The aura around Kieran flowed like water toward the shadow slanting across the bed.
More precisely, it merged into the shadow.
After absorbing the aura, the shadow began to swell slowly, forming a bubble.
Kieran watched the entire process.
He stared at the shadow as it evolved from a two-dimensional state into a three-dimensional one, and a word surfaced in his mind without warning.
Soul.
That was probably what made him most different in this world.
Combined with the influence of the exorcism information, his ability was born in a single thought, even if it was still only an embryonic form.
Pop.
The bubble suddenly burst, and the shadow returned to normal in an instant.
The entire process, from mimicry to rupture, lasted only three seconds.
At the same time, a sudden wave of exhaustion made Kieran collapse onto the bed.
‘Was that just now…
the first form of my ability?’ Kieran silently stared at the ceiling.
Awakening an ability before completing the four major principles should have made him thrilled.
Excited.
For some reason, he felt calm instead, with the strange sense that this was only natural.
At the foot of the mountain, the wooden stairs in the scenic area had fallen into disrepair.
Hawk walked down them, each step producing a sharp creak.
“If we ever have another chance to speak by phone, I hope you will call from somewhere quiet.” The phone in Hawk’s hand carried a woman’s voice without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
Apparently, the creaking wooden stairs had greatly irritated the woman on the other end.
“This is urgent.
I did not exactly have time to be considerate.
Still, it has been a long time, Cheadle, and you really have not changed at all.
You still love picking things apart.” Hawk answered while walking down the stairs.
Even though there was basically no one around at this hour, his eyes still habitually kept watch over his surroundings.
“Say what you need to say.” The woman on the other end clearly had no interest in wasting time.
Hawk did not drag it out.
He went straight to the point.
“Cheadle, I need your help.
If possible, I hope you can come here.” “…” The phone fell briefly silent.
Hawk stopped walking and quietly waited for Cheadle’s reply.
After several seconds, her answer came through.
“All right.” “…” This time, Hawk was the one who fell silent.
Because of certain unpleasant events in the past, he had already prepared himself to beg shamelessly.
He had not expected Cheadle to agree so cleanly.
“Cheadle, I am glad you are willing to help, but if I am being honest…
the fact that you agreed without asking anything is scaring me a little.” “If something could make you swallow your shame and call me for help, I can guess what it is without asking.” Emotion entered Cheadle’s voice.
Disgust.
Anger.
“Hawk, people always have to pay for the mistakes they make.
If I could choose, the person who should have died back then would have been you.
The person who should die in the future would still be you.” “Thank you for still being willing to help me, Cheadle…” Hawk was not bothered by the barbs in her words.
Instead, he thanked her sincerely.
At Hunter Association headquarters, Cheadle Yorkshire, one of the Zodiacs, stood before a floor-to-ceiling window.
After hearing Hawk thank her, she took a deep breath.
She had lost control.
From a practical standpoint, venting disgust and anger did nothing to advance a conversation.
Cheadle reflected on her behavior and warned herself not to lose control again.
Then she returned to her previous even tone.
“It is too early to thank me.
Also, please understand one thing.
I am agreeing to your request as a Professional Hunter.” “Yes.
That is for the best.” Hearing her say that actually made Hawk feel much more at ease.
Cheadle looked out at the blue sky beyond the window and continued, “Then submit the commission through the proper process.” “All right.” Hawk agreed, paused, and added, “There is one more thing.” “Speak.” “Kieran awakened Nen on his own while under the suppression of Divine Script.” After saying that, Hawk moved the phone away from his ear.
“Impossible.
Absolutely impossible!” Cheadle’s shout blasted through the phone.
Hawk’s wise movement had saved his ear.
He put the phone back to his ear and said in a low voice, “Cheadle, I thought it was unbelievable at first, too.
But there are always a few people in this world with astonishing talent.
So I was thinking…
why could Kieran not be one of them?” “…” Cheadle fell silent.
At that moment, Hawk had no idea Kieran had already manifested the embryonic form of an unknown Nen ability.
Intel: Divine Script is a technique that uses symbol-like characters as a medium to seal aura into them, creating effects such as enhancement, control, sealing, and even temporary storage of Nen abilities.
Because it is tedious to learn and has limited practical use in battle, very few people master it.
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