From Hunter x Hunter to Gadget Master

Well, he estimated that even if he trained to the level of Netero's formidable Nen, he might not be able to sustain activating the Super Strong Bomb~

"I'd better focus on improving my own strength first."

Morin silently resolved.

Only with strength could he have the capital to walk in this dangerous world.

And Nen ability was the foundation of that strength.

The ability to manipulate life energy—freely controlling the life energy emitted from the body, commonly called aura, and using that power for attack or defense is known as Nen.

Mastering this technique is also a prerequisite for becoming a true Hunter.

Nen can be trained through one of the four main techniques, Ren, and anyone has the potential to learn it.

Therefore, to prevent it from being exploited by evil forces, it is a technique not easily disclosed to others.

The four main techniques of Nen training are:

Ten, which stabilizes the aura flowing throughout the body. In combat, the strength of Ten equals the defense against Nen attacks.

Zetsu, which tightens and seals off the body's aura and presence, making one's existence faint. In a state of Zetsu, defense against Nen attacks approaches zero.

Entering a state of Zetsu while fatigued helps restore physical strength.

Ren, which releases the aura refined within the body all at once from the Aura Nodes, emitting more aura than usual.

Hatsu, the culmination of Nen ability, allowing free manipulation and application of one's aura.

That is, based on one's own circumstances, developing and creating a signature Nen ability akin to a finishing move. Each person's ability is unique.

In this world, there are many schools that practice [Nen], the most mainstream being the Shingen-ryu upheld by the Hunter Association.

And these

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four main techniques

were largely summarized by Shingen-ryu

as content suitable for every Nen beginner to learn.

But this is only the beginning. The advanced skills of Nen, such as [Ken], [Shu], [Hard], etc., even for the most gifted individuals, without the guidance of an excellent master, it is very difficult to comprehend, understand, and skillfully apply on one's own.

"Although I have this [Four-Dimensional Pocket] item Nen ability, if I want to become stronger, I absolutely cannot isolate myself and work behind closed doors."

In the world of Hunter x Hunter, where Nen ability has existed for who knows how many years, Morin was not arrogant enough to think that just because he had watched the anime, he was somehow superior.

Although he had the advantage of foreknowledge, when it came to the perception and understanding of [Nen], people like Netero and Zeno Zoldyck were far more profound.

"But with the super-powered items from the 21st and 22nd centuries, surpassing them is not a difficult task!"

Morin did not belittle himself either. His gaze gradually steadied, filled with confidence.

003 First Item!!

Furthermore, Morin originally wanted to see what category of Nen ability his [Four-Dimensional Pocket] belonged to.

But looking at the desolate scene—bare walls, where even a rat would cry upon arrival, not even a cup or a drop of water—he had to give up.

"Let's first see what item I can sign in and draw today."

Morin's mind and consciousness immediately immersed themselves into the Nen ability.

The space of the Four-Dimensional Pocket was a vast, gray expanse, its area seemingly boundless.

Morin also sensed that besides storing items here, it could serve as an enormous storage space.

After all, Doraemon's

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Four-Dimensional Pocket could hold anything; it was itself an item for storing things.

With a thought from Morin, a strange

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square object appeared before him, with black dots on it, something like a brick.

"Draw!"

"This is... Translation Jelly?!"

In reality, Morin took this soft, squishy thing out of the pocket and held it in his hand.

From immersing his mind in the pocket to drawing the item, and then taking it out, this whole series of processes felt like it took some time to Morin.

But in the external reality, it was only an instant.

When the Translation Jelly appeared, he recognized it at first glance.

This little item had an incredibly high appearance rate; it showed up in almost every Doraemon movie.

Item: Translation Jelly.

Effect: A translation tool, often used when one cannot understand another's language or when speaking a language other than one's mother tongue, to solve language problems.

This was Morin's own summary while organizing the items.

When using it, one generally just needs to eat it, and then they can understand any strange language, whether foreign or alien, and also communicate with others.

The same effect applies not only to spoken language but also to written text.

Of course, it also has a drawback: one piece of Translation Jelly only corresponds to one language.

Translation Jelly is most frequently used in the Doraemon long-form movies, appearing in at least eight or nine theatrical versions such as "Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic," "Nobita and the Haunted Ship," and "The Birth of Japan."

Facing underground people, undersea people, space people, sky people, and so on, Doraemon eats a piece of Translation Jelly every time he encounters a new race.

But the flaw doesn't outweigh the merit—this item is exactly indispensable for Morin right now!

"The world of Hunter x Hunter is full of those weird scribble-like languages and scripts. If I had to learn them from scratch, I'm not sure I could manage?"

Morin shook his head and directly sent the Translation Jelly into his mouth.

At the same time, his Nen power and aura decreased slightly.

Every use of an item consumes the Ability User's Nen power and aura, and the method for using Translation Jelly is to eat it.

"This Nen ability has two main restrictions for me: one is that I can only randomly draw one item per day, and I don't know what it does; the other is the consumption of Nen power and aura when using it."

Morin chewed the Translation Jelly while pondering his first use of the Nen ability and summarizing it.

"There's no way around the randomness—it depends on luck and fortune—but the items I draw, I can always know their effects."

"That means, for me, the real restriction is only the Nen power and aura consumed by using the items."

"So, can I strengthen one restriction as a condition to reduce another?"

"In other words, the so-called Restraints and Vows..."

Morin thought to himself, the square piece of Translation Jelly in his hand already half-eaten.

By the way, this Translation Jelly actually tasted pretty good, soft and sticky like taro.

And it was filling, enough to satisfy hunger.

After eating most of it, Morin felt somewhat full.

Just as he swallowed the last piece of jelly and was about to study how to improve his Nen power, enhance his aura, and the related Restraints and Vows—

Suddenly, a creak.

The old wooden door of this shabby but not dirty house let out a harsh screech as it was pushed open.

A girl with pink-purple hair and golden eyes walked in.

"You're awake?"

She asked flatly, her face expressionless.

Even in those beautiful golden eyes, there was no emotional ripple, like a calm, clear lake surface that stirred no waves.

"Yeah."

Morin responded calmly on the surface.

Inside, he breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Good thing the Translation Jelly worked—he could really understand!

Morin began to size up the girl before him. It seemed she was the one who had saved him from the trash heap.

This girl was petite, around eleven or twelve years old, with short, pretty pink-purple hair.

Her eyebrows were thin, her nose and mouth slightly delicate, and her eyes were a rare golden color, large and spirited.

She wore a white outfit that looked like a judo uniform, but the lower half was a skirt style, with a black tight shorts underneath, longer than the one-piece skirt.

Normally, sizing up an eleven- or twelve-year-old girl would easily lead to misunderstandings.

But first, Morin's current physical condition and age weren't much older than hers.

And second?

"Why does she look so familiar to me?"

Morin muttered to himself.

004 Machi!

"I traded your clothes for this."

As if sensing Morin's puzzled gaze, the pink-purple-haired girl crossed her arms, tapped her white clothes with a finger, and looked at him calmly.

"My clothes?"

Morin was momentarily stunned, then realized.

After crossing over, the clothes he had been wearing were gone.

In its place was a tattered, ragged hemp robe.

It was wearable, sure, but the holes were a bit too large.

Any more worn out, and he might have to go live in the wild with cavemen and Tarzan.

"Did you change my clothes?"

Morin stared at the pink-haired girl before him, the sense of familiarity growing stronger. A figure gradually emerged in his mind, slowly overlapping with her.

Connecting that to his current surroundings—the barren wasteland he'd arrived in, the mountains of trash...

"Where is this place?"

Morin swallowed slightly and asked the girl.

"Meteor City."

The girl smoothed her short hair and replied calmly.

"Meteor City, huh?"

Morin murmured. "Just as I thought."

"I really landed in a wonderful place."

Meteor City—a waste dumping ground, located in the north of the European Continent in the Hunter world. As early as fifteen hundred years ago, it had been designated as a garbage dump, a place where any nation was permitted to discard anything.

Trash, corpses, infants, industrial waste... anything deemed useless could be abandoned here.