Becoming a Gadget Master Starting From Hunter x Hunter Chapter 5

Machi nodded, then quietly ate her sweets.

After a few seconds of silence, however.

"How much do you think we could earn if we sold this food?"

"I don't think we'd make a single cent."

Morin scooped some food for himself. "If we brought this food out, people driven mad by hunger would immediately pounce on us and tear us to shreds."

Machi was silent.

Indeed, she had mentioned the importance of food in Meteor City before.

So, how important was food? Once this food was revealed, how much danger would they face?

This was something Machi didn't want to face.

But she kept staring at the sweets in her hand, her slightly flickering gaze making Morin feel a strange sensation in his heart.

Is she calculating how much she could actually sell it for?

Ah, right. Machi seems to have a certain pursuit of money. Otherwise, she wouldn't have lingered in Heavens Arena and done business with stitching.

Even Hisoka, who is nominally on their side, charges fifty million for the right hand and twenty million for the left.

"Just like that, seventy million earned. This is much faster than robbing a bank."

"Beautiful female characters in manga seem to like money quite a lot. Machi, Nami from One Piece, Android 18 from Dragon Ball... " Machi was silently contemplating the value of the sweets in her hand, while Morin's mind was wandering aimlessly.

Soon, the after-dinner sweets were also finished. Morin placed the cup of clear spring water containing the leaves in front of him.

"Next, I need to see what my Nen ability attribute is."

Machi watched from the side as Morin extended his hands towards the cup.

This was the Water Divination method, a diagnostic technique for identifying one's Nen attribute, founded by Shingen-ryu Karate.

The method involved placing a leaf on a cup filled with water and then activating Nen with both hands around the cup.

Each Nen ability attribute had a different manifestation, divided into six types.

I. Enhancer: Causes the amount of water to increase, spilling out of the cup.

II. Transmuter: The taste of the water changes. Different people will experience different tastes, which could be sweet, sour, bitter, or spicy.

III. Emitter: Causes the color of the water to change.

IV. Manipulator: The leaf floating on the water will move.

V. Conjurer: Crystals will appear in the water.

VI. Specialist: Any phenomenon that differs from the other five categories belongs to the Specialist type.

For example, Neferpitou's Water Divination caused the floating leaf to wither, which also falls under Specialist.

Morin also wanted to see what category his Nen ability belonged to.

"It should be Conjurer, right?"

The Four-Dimensional Pocket, drawing out items – doesn't that equate to conjuring items?

Morin thought this and activated his Nen with both hands around the cup.

Machi watched quietly from the side, not asking any questions.

Today was Morin's first morning waking up, marking the second day of their interaction.

In less than two days, he had given her so many surprises.

A rather mysterious guy?

Machi thought silently, her gaze also focused on Morin's actions.

Soon, under the joint gaze of Morin and Machi, crystalline substances quickly appeared in the cup.

"So it really is Conjurer?"

Indeed, with so many items, it should be Conjurer, right?

Morin, not surprised by this result, was about to withdraw his Nen.

But at that moment?

"Huh?!"

To Morin's slight surprise, the cup, after producing crystalline substances, did not stop.

Instead, under the effect of Morin's Nen, it continued to produce more!

Then, more and more crystals appeared, and they grew larger and larger!!

Finally~

Bang!

In Morin's stunned gaze, the cup could no longer contain the ever-increasing and growing crystals. Once it exceeded its limit, it burst with a bang!

It shattered like a scattering of celestial flowers.

00 This is because of Nen ability.

"What's going on with me?"

Morin was a little confused.

The manifestations of the Conjuration system he knew were not this exaggerated.

When Kurapika performed Water Divination, the particles that appeared were very small, nowhere near as large or numerous as Morin's.

"So, the appearance of crystals at the beginning is indeed a manifestation of the Conjuration system, but the phenomenon where the crystals grew larger and more numerous, eventually breaking the cup, is different from the other five categories."

"This can be considered Specialist, but..."

Morin scratched his head. "I have both the Conjuration system and the Specialist system, with phenomena from both. What does that mean?"

"So, am I a Conjurer or a Specialist right now?"

As Morin agonized over his Nen category, Machi, standing beside him, felt her world had been impacted like never before.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?!

Why did Morin, just by placing his hands around the cup, cause such numerous and large crystals to suddenly appear in a small cup?

Well, her worldview had been pretty much shattered when Morin took out the Gourmet Tablecloth.

This was just another shock to her system.

Machi looked at Morin, her expression quite complex.

He was just a boy she'd found by intuition in a junkyard, who looked quite ordinary.

But why did he feel like he was from a different world than her?

"What's wrong?"

Morin, having temporarily given up on his Nen category dilemma, noticed Machi's complex expression and asked with a smile.

"Are you scared by the commotion I caused?"

Morin tidied up the things on the table, then suddenly smiled and said:

"Want to know why this happened?"

He juggled the neatly folded Gourmet Tablecloth in his hand and asked with a teasing smile.

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Machi remained silent, but the slight glint in her eyes betrayed her thoughts. She was indeed very curious.

"This, it's actually very simple."

Morin snapped his fingers, putting the Gourmet Tablecloth away, performing another sleight of hand. Machi... well, she was almost immune to Morin's sudden transformations by now.

"It's because of Nen ability."

Morin said with a smile.

"Nen ability?"

Machi savored the term again.

"That's right."

Morin nodded.

Knowledge about Nen, although it shouldn't be spread carelessly for the sake of world peace and social stability.

However, in the future, Machi would also learn about the existence of Nen and open her pores to cultivate Nen abilities, thus developing the support ability [Nen Thread Stitching], which was quite powerful.

Since Machi would eventually enter the world of Nen and develop her own Nen abilities, Morin's use of these items would definitely be known to Machi in the future as the effect of Nen abilities.

Moreover, Morin had no intention of leaving anytime soon. Until his strength grew enough to protect himself or he obtained particularly excellent items, Morin planned to stay at Machi's place.

After all, it was dangerous for a boy to be alone outside!

Especially here in Meteor City, Morin was not familiar with the specific rules of survival or the various agreements made by the elders.

He needed a long-time resident like Machi to answer his questions and help him with various daily troubles.

Besides, with a ready-made house, Morin wouldn't go out of his way to find trouble and look for a place to live.

As a new face, who knew how much trouble he might stir up.

And the most important point was~~~

Morin, who recognized Machi, could he possibly leave her just like that?

That was clearly impossible!!!

Therefore, since he had decided to stay at Machi's home, he would naturally sign in every day to draw new items.

Who knew what new and very useful item he might draw tomorrow to use.

In such situations, living under the same roof, he would definitely not be able to avoid Machi.

Rather than let Machi run wild with her own speculations and potentially cause misunderstandings or trouble, it was better to be upfront now.

Not only could this earn some goodwill, but it might also bring them closer, allowing Machi to cover for Morin in Meteor City and live a more stable life.

This was why Morin hadn't hidden anything from Machi from the start, and had instead openly produced the Gourmet Tablecloth.

"Listen carefully, what they call Nen ability is..."

Just as Morin was about to explain the related Nen knowledge to Machi, who had perked up her ears to listen, Bang bang bang!

The old door let out a series of dull thuds, as if someone was pounding on it repeatedly.

Shua!

Machi, whose attention was interrupted, instantly grew cold, her hands moving swiftly. In a flash, she pulled out a thin thread.

The thread shimmered with a faint luster, and in the clear daylight, it emitted a chill.

The thread was Machi's weapon, and by now, she wielded it with practiced ease.

Morin also secretly gathered their energy, ready to act immediately if anything seemed amiss.