Hunter x Hunter: The Gadget Master's Journey
Chapter 11

Becoming a Gadget Master Starting from Hunter x Hunter

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Nobunaga arranged the third one--

"There's no change."

After Machi activated Nen, the cup showed no change at all.

She couldn't help but look at Morin.

"You can taste the water."

Machi did as she was told, dipping a finger in the water and putting it in her mouth.

"It's a little bitter~"

She frowned.

"If the taste of the water changes, it's Transmutation."

Morin said, "Transmuters can change the nature or shape of the Aura they produce. Any change to Nen's nature uses this category, but no matter how it's changed, it still retains the nature of 'energy.'

"Additionally, the Aura of Transmuter ability users is mostly soft and malleable. Besides the nature of the Aura they choose to change into, they can also sculpt a variety of tools."

A variety of tools?

Machi touched the fine thread on her hand, lost in thought.

Finally, it was Nobunaga's turn. Like Uvogin, he was an Enhancer.

Afterward, Morin gave the three of them a lecture on how the other categories manifested in Water Divination and their respective characteristics.

"Morin," Uvogin asked curiously, "What category are you?"

"Me?"

Morin thought about the scene that morning, "I should be close to Conjuration and Specialization."

"Close?"

Uvogin and Nobunaga tilted their heads, confused.

Machi finally understood why Morin's cup had shown such a strange phenomenon earlier.

"Conjuration and Specialization?"

Machi silently committed it to memory.

"Then how should we train?!"

Uvogin asked impatiently, "And how does your ability work?"

017 Bed Collapse, Daily Life

"Nen ability is the free manipulation and application of one's Aura, designed as a finishing move. Each person's ability varies.

"We'll discuss the specific settings and limitations after you've fully mastered Nen.

Morin coughed slightly. "As for training, the most important thing is to rely on Ten.

"As I said before, Ten is a method of mental concentration. By practicing Ten more, you can increase your Aura capacity, and the greater your Aura capacity, the stronger your Nen will be.

"This is a universal training method for everyone, regardless of their category.

"However, for specific categories, such as your Enhancer and Transmuter types, further refinement of Aura and Nen will require some special training."

As Morin spoke, he slowly extended a finger.

"

The three of Uvogin looked at him in confusion.

"Use Gyo!"

Morin said speechlessly, "From now on, whether you're walking outside or in a fight, you must remember to use Gyo at all times."

"Otherwise, if you're trapped by someone else's Aura, you won't even know it."

The three of them suddenly understood and activated Gyo.

"It's a 1!"

Machi was the first to notice and said.

On Morin's finger, there was a number made of Aura: "1"

"This is a method developed by an old guy from the Hunter Association's Shingen-ryu school to train the Aura of Transmuter Nen ability users,"

Morin said.

Meanwhile, in a certain ruin, a blonde loli who was diligently searching for gems sneezed loudly.

"What's wrong, Biscuit?" her companion asked with concern.

"Nothing~" The loli in the yellow princess dress rubbed her nose. "Someone's probably gossiping about me. Don't let me find out who, hmph!"

Back in Machi's house.

"Create the numbers 1 to 9 with Nen within one minute. The ultimate goal is five seconds."

Morin said to Machi, "This is one of the methods for Transmuters to temper their Aura."

"Numbers?"

Machi thought to herself, her hands already beginning to try it out.

"As for the training methods for Enhancers?"

Morin looked again at Uvogin and Nobunaga, who were eagerly watching him, "It's also very simple: just smashing rocks.

"Smashing rocks?"

"That's right. You have to train to the point where you can smash a thousand other rocks with one stone in a single day.

"A thousand?"

Uvogin and Nobunaga fell into thought simultaneously. "If we put our minds to it, it's not impossible."

"When you smash them, you'll definitely have to wrap your hand holding the stone with Nen, right?"

"Yeah, otherwise, before you smash a thousand, the stone in your hand will break first."

"But this is how you train Nen, smashing rocks? Hehehe, it just so happens that Meteor City has no shortage of rocks."

"Let's go, find some rocks!!"

After a brief discussion, Uvogin and Nobunaga decided to go out and find some rocks to properly train their Nen.

"This is Biscuit's method for training Gon and Killua. It should work for Uvogin and Machi too, right?"

Morin thought to himself.

After all, Uvogin and Machi's talents were considered to be on the better side.

Nobunaga: "We're off, Morin!"

Morin: "Mhm, goodbye."

Uvogin: "Hahaha, we'll come find you again tonight!"

Nobunaga: "Yeah, don't forget to feed us when we get back."

Uvogin: "That's right, I want to eat an even bigger pig tonight."

Morin: o o o o o o

So they were treating him like a permanent meal ticket?

Watching the backs of the two as they left, Morin chuckled in amusement.

Still, he had finally managed to integrate into Meteor City, made friends with unusual people, and joined a small group.

"Next, I need to train properly too."

He looked at Machi, who was diligently cultivating her Aura and constantly changing numbers.

Morin sat down on the dilapidated wooden bed, intending to begin practicing Ten.

However?

Creeeak!

As soon as Morin sat down, the wooden bed let out a groan of unbearable strain.

Then it collapsed with a crash!

"I'm going to make Uvogin and Nobunaga pay for a new bed for me!!"

Morin's face was a mask of exasperation.

Well, now he didn't even have a place to sleep at night.

The commotion alerted Machi next door, and her gaze shifted slightly towards him.

Then, a subtle upward curve appeared at the corner of her lips.

Life seemed to be getting better and better.

In the evening, Uvogin and Nobunaga, with no sense of being outsiders, arrived at Machi's room precisely after the sun had set.

They devoured the meat Morin had produced with the Gourmet Tablecloth, nonchalantly agreeing to make Morin a new bed.

After they had eaten their fill, they went back and brought over their own beds.

The straw mats, which were even more dilapidated than his original wooden bed, left Morin speechless.

"How was your training today?"

Morin decided to drop the matter of the bed.

"It was okay?"

Uvogin mumbled, his mouth full of food.

Nobunaga, standing beside him, mercilessly exposed him:

"This guy didn't want to train properly at all. As soon as he learned Nen, he couldn't wait to find someone to fight."

Uvogin just chuckled, saying nothing more.

"And the result?"

Machi asked, her eating appearing elegant despite the speed at which she consumed her food.

"Luckily, I stopped it," Nobunaga said irritably. "Then this guy just decided to fight me."

01 [Door of Nothingness]!

Uvogin and Nobunaga worked together as partners, understanding each other's limits. Coincidentally, they both activated their Nen abilities at the same time, and both were Enhancers.

It could be said that for the two of them, they were the most suitable opponents for each other.

Taking advantage of the novelty of their newly awakened Nen abilities, the two of them had a good time playing around. Of course, in between their fights, they didn't forget the training method Morin had told them about.

Now they were picking up stones all over the street, leading the people of Meteor City who saw them to mock them for starting to collect junk.

After eating their fill, Uvogin and Nobunaga left arm in arm, with the agreement to return again tomorrow.

They had completely turned Morin and Machi's place into a spot for free meals and improving their diet.

"Those two?"

Morin shook his head with a smile.

Anyway, the Gourmet Tablecloth could conjure all these foods for free; it only consumed some Aura and Nen.

Furthermore, both Uvogin and Nobunaga had just awakened their Nen and needed plenty of nutritious food to supplement themselves.

The more impolite Uvogin and Nobunaga were, and the more they ate, the more it proved they considered Morin one of their own, and the higher the quality of their Nen would become.

Morin was happy to see the two of them grow stronger.

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