Hunter x Hunter: The Gadget Master's Journey
Chapter 23

Becoming a Gadget Master Starting from Hunter x Hunter

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"So, that miraculous power is called Nen?"

Feitan sat in the corner, his small frame appearing even more so.

His fingers twitched incessantly, betraying his inner turmoil.

"Once we find a suitable city, Morin and I will help you open your Aura Nodes.

Chrollo said with a smile, "The sooner you learn Nen, the better you can improve your strength."

Pakunoda nodded, and Feitan's fingers gradually calmed down.

However, both of them felt even more anticipation.

"Oh, speaking of which?"

Chrollo turned to look at Morin, Machi, and Nobunaga.

"I don't know your Nen attributes and categories yet. I'm a Specialist."

He introduced himself first.

"Categories?"

Nobunaga leaned against the car, yawning. "Uvogin and I are both Enhancers, Machi is a Transmuter. As for Morin... hmm."

He hesitated. "In his words, he should be a Conjurer and a Specialist."

"Two categories?"

Chrollo raised his left hand, thumb against his chin, right hand supporting his left elbow, and looked at Morin with a puzzled expression.

This was his usual posture when deep in thought.

"During the Water Divination, two phenomena appeared, those of a Conjurer and a Specialist."

Morin answered concisely.

"I see?"

Chrollo nodded as if suddenly enlightened.

Then he revealed a smile full of interest:

"In that case, your Nen ability must be very special, right?"

His eyes sparkled slightly. "You've already developed a Nen ability, haven't you?"

"Mm, I have."

Morin smiled and nodded, then turned his hand and took out the Gourmet Tablecloth again.

Upon seeing this, Machi and Nobunaga immediately sat up straight, their eyes filled with undisguised anticipation.

"This is..."

Chrollo looked at the tablecloth. "A Conjurer ability?"

"Something like that?"

Morin smiled. "Come, it's so late, let me treat everyone to a late-night snack?"

He snapped his fingers to order, and several bowls of steaming hot food immediately appeared on the tablecloth!

At the bottom of the bowls were crystal-clear noodles, topped with cucumber, shredded radish, peanuts, and... a pile of dark, mushy-looking but fragrant meat sauce.

"Zhajiangmian, a famous noodle dish from my hometown."

Morin said with a smile, and under the slightly dazed gazes of Pakunoda and Feitan, he picked up a bowl.

He skillfully mixed it, and after stirring evenly, the white noodles turned a meat-brown color.

"Slurp~"

Morin slurped the noodles into his mouth with large mouthfuls.

Seeing Morin demonstrate the eating method, Nobunaga and Machi, who had been impatient, eagerly picked up bowls.

They quickly mixed the noodles like Morin, then brought them to their mouths.

"Wow, so fragrant!!"

As soon as the noodles entered their mouths, their eyes lit up.

They couldn't help but speed up their slurping.

The entire carriage was instantly filled with a fragrant aroma.

"An ability to conjure food?"

Seeing how deliciously they were eating, Chrollo had no doubts. He picked up a bowl of noodles and examined it carefully. It had excellent color, aroma, and taste. Even though his palate hadn't experienced much, Chrollo could tell.

The cooking level of this bowl of noodles was absolutely not low, even by external standards.

037 Our most important step is to become stronger

"No, a category that shows phenomena of both Conjurer and Specialist cannot develop such a simple ability."

Chrollo shook his head inwardly.

Of course, if the owner of a Nen ability is obsessed with food, then it's possible.

But from Chrollo's interactions with Morin, the other party doesn't seem to have that kind of personality.

"If it's a Manipulator ability, then it's very possible that there's a rule like 'make others eat food that you've conjured, and if they find it delicious after eating it, the condition is met.'

"But Morin clearly isn't, so..."

His focus shifted to the tablecloth Morin had taken out.

"Is it because of this tablecloth?"

"That's right."

Morin swallowed a mouthful of noodles and said, "This tablecloth is called the Gourmet Tablecloth, and it can conjure all sorts of delicacies."

"My ability is to conjure various items, and these items each have different functions. The Gourmet Tablecloth is just one of my conjured items."

"I see~"

Chrollo nodded gently.

If that's the case, then the ability indeed suits Morin's category.

He thought this as he looked at the Gourmet Tablecloth.

With just a Gourmet Tablecloth, he could freely conjure food.

And judging by Morin's casual demeanor, even if there were strict conditions and limitations, they likely had very little impact.

No wonder he's a man that Uvogin and Machi both admire wholeheartedly?

For the first time, Chrollo felt a slight spark of fighting spirit.

"I can't fall behind either."

A slight fire appeared in his eyes. "The development of my abilities also needs to be put on the agenda."

However, the most pressing matter at the moment was to fill his stomach.

Chrollo also picked up his chopsticks and took a bite.

"It's indeed delicious."

Feitan and Pakunoda had also gone a whole day without eating.

Seeing Nobunaga slurping his noodles so deliciously, they quickly grabbed a bowl each.

As members of the same team, they didn't stand on ceremony.

"Slurp?"

The moment the noodles entered their mouths, their movements paused.

Then, they sped up their eating.

Their eating habits were no different from when Machi first ate the soup and dish Morin conjured for her.

Having grown up in Meteor City, the most common food they ate was black market currency, and their tongues had tasted less than some children outside.

Traditional delicacies like these, from a culinary nation with five thousand years of cultural heritage, could easily give them a spiritual baptism that reached the depths of their souls through their taste buds.

At least Pakunoda and Feitan didn't mind getting their mouths full of meat sauce.

One lost her ladylike demeanor, and the other lost his killer's resolve.

In front of a bowl of Zha Jiang Mian, they were both the most loyal diners.

"Hey! Morin, this is too much! You can't be eating in the back while we're in the front smelling it!!"

Uvogin, smelling the aroma from his seat, couldn't help but shout in protest.

Franklin, who was driving, didn't say anything, but the smacking of his lips and the swallowing in his throat showed that his mouth was also rapidly secreting saliva.

Morin handed a bowl to each of them.

Franklin drove, and Uvogin ate a mouthful, then fed a mouthful to Franklin.

The scene was surprisingly harmonious.

And so, the vehicle drove through the boundless wilderness, while inside, it was filled with the aroma of meat sauce noodles.

Soon, the outline of a city appeared at the edge of the horizon.

"We've arrived."

Uvogin shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice filled with irrepressible excitement and joy.

The outside world, they were finally going to start experiencing it.

As the vehicle slowly entered the city, the ancient, dilapidated city sign still stood firm in the dusty wind.

[Welcome to Kavale City.]

It looked like a very ordinary city.

Franklin drove the vehicle into the city without any questioning.

Observing the surrounding buildings, Morin could tell that although it was called a city, it was merely a small town.

After all, cities near Meteor City wouldn't be very prosperous or developed.

The vehicle slowly pulled into a dark alley, and a group of people got out.

"Let's find a place to stay first," Chrollo suggested. "Then we can find a qualified Nen user to learn more about this world and Nen. Our most important step is to become stronger."

He looked at Franklin, Feitan, and Pakunoda. "I'll also need to open your Aura Nodes first."

"If it's a place to stay, then it won't be that troublesome." Machi looked at Morin, who happened to take out the Door of Nothingness.

"There's nothing more suitable than this for a place to stay," he said with a smile, pressing the door sticker onto the surrounding wall. Machi also explained the item's function to everyone.

What a convenient item. Everyone thought as they looked at the opened door, revealing an apartment-style living space.

"Perfect. Since we're opening Feitan and the others' Aura Nodes, safety is the top priority for our lodging." Chrollo seemed quite satisfied with the environment.

"Then you all go and cultivate your Nen properly. I'm going to explore this city thoroughly!"

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