Reality Modification X What Is the Price?

Pairo reopened his eyes, his Fiery Red Eye still intact.

He looked at everyone and said, "I... I think I know what kind of price I have to pay to activate this state."

Was it an instinctive perception? Kevin had to admit that the Kurta Clan's eyes held profound secrets.

"What price?" Rosana couldn't help but ask, worried that the price might be too heavy.

She knew that Kurapika and Pairo were determined to seek revenge, and that her Fiery Red Eye state would undoubtedly be a powerful weapon in their quest for vengeance.

If entering and using this state frequently becomes too costly, what should be done?

She was filled with worry and silently prayed that the price wouldn't be too heavy.

However, what Pairo said next shattered her hopes.

"It's about lifespan. Each time you activate the Fiery Red Eye state, you lose more of your future lifespan. I can't determine the exact amount, but the percentage is definitely not small."

"I have a vague feeling that entering this state might reduce my future lifespan by one hour for every second I go."

"Moreover, I can feel my mental and physical strength being rapidly depleted. If I maintain this state for a long time, I may faint from exhaustion."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

Nion, who had been listening quietly the whole time, couldn't help but widen her eyes and instinctively cover her mouth.

The cost is far too high.

Kevin also fell silent.

Without a doubt, such a price is top-tier, after all, it comes at the cost of precious lifespan, and the proportion is extremely exaggerated.

What's even more absurd is that you can't predict exactly how much longer you have to live. What if you only have a few years, or even a decade or so left?

It's quite possible that it might suddenly die while you're using it; lifespan is unquantifiable, and the cost becomes unpredictable.

An hour has 3600 seconds. Entering the Fiery Red Eye state consumes an hour's worth of lifespan for every second, a staggering ratio of 1:3600.

This is still Pairo's current perception; his actual qualities will depend on his deeper understanding.

But Kevin also had to admit that, from a certain perspective, the price was not entirely unbearable.

Upon closer examination, this is undoubtedly a powerful trump card in combat.

When victory is impossible under normal circumstances, or even requires paying a heavy price, entering Fiery Red Eye state to turn the tide and win is a viable option.

It's obviously easier to consume your future lifespan than to die on the spot.

Faced with death now, or with a shortened lifespan later, most people would make a choice.

However, the power brought by this state comes at a price. If one gets used to this power and overestimates one's own strength, relying on it in every battle, then one is also accelerating the depletion of one's lifespan and is more likely to die.

Because of their Fiery Red Eye, the Kurta Clan is an emotionally charged race, making them prone to the situations described above.

It's full of disadvantages.

To ensure this becomes a trump card rather than a death sentence, one needs sufficient rationality and unwavering willpower.

This requires finding a balance, and only the user can grasp that balance.

It's very difficult; not everyone can do that.

At this moment, Kevin finally understood why the Kurta Clan, despite their immense strength, chose to live in seclusion and why their numbers were so small.

This Fiery Red Eye state, whether called a gift or Curse, is indeed enough to drive this race to destruction in certain intense conflicts.

Suddenly, all my previous questions were answered.

"In my Fiery Red Eye state, the First Stage of my eye activation is instantaneous, meaning that anyone who makes eye contact with me will definitely be marked," Pairo continued.

As he spoke, he closed his eyes.

Kurapika quickly stepped forward and grabbed Pairo's shoulder. "Wait a minute, Pairo, this—"

Pairo opened his eyes and interrupted him, "I know what you're trying to say, but it's necessary, isn't it?"

"You understand, this is an absolute trump card. At the very least, we need to have it, and at the very least, we need to understand what it can bring."

"We may not use it in the future, but we must figure it out and understand it. It is both Curse and a gift, something we must bear."

"So let's be rational. At least for us now, this is a gift, a gift from our people," Pairo said loudly.

His words silenced Kurapika.

Rosana stood to the side, watching the two of them, her eyes filled with pain, her lips tightly pressed together, yet she didn't know how to offer any words of comfort.

She couldn't stop them from using this ability, just as she couldn't stop them from seeking revenge.

Pairo closed his eyes again. He was still in a state of Fiery Red Eye, and he needed to understand all the changes as soon as possible to avoid paying too high a price.

He was well aware that this situation would come at a high price, but he didn't see it as a curse.

For him, this was a gift, a powerful weapon for achieving revenge.

This convinced him that he had the ability to avenge his people.

He was willing to bear the so-called price.

He reconnected with Kurapika's eyes.

On the surface, nothing seemed different, but Pairo could sense that his modifications to the other person's vision had become more subtle, faster, and smoother.

Apart from that, there seem to be no other obvious changes.

Is that all?

But that's completely disproportionate to the cost.

After a moment's thought, Pairo resumed his actions.

Kurapika was looking ahead when suddenly, a small Rock flew out of nowhere.

He knew this was an illusion created by Pairo, so he did not try to escape.

"Oops!"

Kurapika suddenly cried out in pain, took two steps back, and rubbed his forehead.

"Really?" he exclaimed in surprise.

The sensation of the Rock flying towards me, the pain of it hitting my forehead, and the slight ache in my forehead at this moment all indicate that the Rock is real and not an illusion.

Kevin stood to the side, watching all of this quietly.

He saw Kurapika look up and take a few steps back as if he had been hit on the forehead.

Indeed, a red mark appeared in the center of Kurapika's forehead, indicating that he had been struck.

Based on his past experience and rich imagination, Kevin quickly grasped the changes in Pairo's abilities when he was in his Fiery Red Eye state.

Goodness, isn't this getting a bit too outrageous?

Kevin was somewhat incredulous. If this were true, then this Nen ability was far too fantastical and abstract.

At this moment, Pairo wore a bright smile, clearly aware of the changes that had occurred to his eyes.

"Kurapika, look at me," Pairo said.

Kurapika turned to look at Pairo still had his eyes closed.

Then he saw a slit suddenly appear on Pairo's clothes, as if it had been cut by a sharp blade.

Pairo's sleeves were also torn.

Kevin also keenly noticed this scene.

The cut marks on Pairo's sleeve made his eyes widen in surprise.

Can it get even more amazing?

Then, in Kurapika's eyes, tiny scratches appeared on the back of Pairo's hand.

Suddenly, the state changed, Pairo opened his eyes.

His forehead was covered in sweat, and he was breathing heavily.

The eyes have returned to normal.

Ha! Haha! Hahaha!

He was panting and laughing, his joy overflowing.

He stared at his arm in shock; besides the tear in his sleeve, there were also tiny scratches on the back of his hand.

"How did I teach you? Can't you even control your own emotions?" Kevin's voice came sternly, his dissatisfaction quite obvious.

After learning the price the other party would have to pay, he decided to intensify the willpower training of the group.

They must strike a balance.

Otherwise, they would all die of old age before long, which is not something Kevin wants to see.

Pairo immediately stopped smiling, closed his eyes, and it took him a while to calm down and restore his eyes to normal.

He lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, Uncle."

Kevin simply sighed and gently patted Pairo's head, "I know, I've always known that you harbor deep hatred in your heart."

"It's normal for you to be excited about gaining the power to take revenge, and it's certainly something to be happy about."

"But I hope you won't let excitement cloud your judgment, let arrogance blind you, or let revenge affect your thinking."

Pairo nodded and responded emphatically.

Kevin then smiled and patted Pairo on the shoulder, "Alright, tell me what you've gained. Look how happy you are."

A smile returned to Pairo's face. He hadn't been this excited since the extermination of his clan. He exclaimed, "Amazing! Although the price was huge, the gains are beyond imagination!"

He described the changes his eyes under the Fiery Red Eye state. "Besides being able to alter what the other person sees,

I can also turn the modified illusion into reality. Of course, this is extremely physically and Nen taxing, and currently it can only change some minor details.

"But as long as my physical strength and Nen continue to increase, and reach a sufficient level, I will be able to change more of reality."

"It can not only change what the marked person sees, but also change other things the marked person sees."

Of course, he cannot achieve this change through his own vision; he must rely on the vision of the person being marked.

"Achieving such a change requires extreme focus, so it's necessary to simultaneously steal the other person's eyes."

"Pairo added this necessary condition."

Everyone present was astonished upon hearing about the change in Pairo's abilities.

This has really become unbelievable.

Kevin couldn't help but exclaim, "This is outrageous! They can even modify reality?"

Given time, if Pairo's abilities were to reach their full potential, he might even be able to take a person's life in the blink of an eye by using their own light.

To be honest, before this, Kevin thought that Pyro's original Nen ability wasn't particularly strong.

Consider the Nen abilities Kevin knows about, and then look at Neon, who possesses the outrageous ability to predict the future, and you'll understand why he thinks that way.

Compared to predicting the future, stealing someone's vision and altering their perception to a certain extent is more effective.

It's certainly within an understandable range, and not even particularly powerful.

It can only be described as ordinary.

Nion's abilities possess a unique numerical aesthetic, while Pairo's original Nen ability can only be described as having a good mechanism; how much power it can unleash depends on the individual's abilities.

However, in his Fiery Red Eye state, Pairo's Nen ability undoubtedly possesses a unique and aesthetically pleasing mechanism.

Of course, the corresponding price paid is also enormous.

Kevin crossed his arms and exclaimed, "Today I've truly witnessed what powerful Nen ability are like. But I still maintain my previous statement..."

"Your future is full of endless possibilities. Don't waste your potential and future on revenge; it's pointless."

As he spoke, Kevin pointed to himself. "With my help, you won't need to rely on the Fiery Red Eye state at all."

They will surely be able to achieve revenge.

"So I hope you understand that you have bright futures ahead of you, and don't bet everything on revenge. Those bastards aren't worth it."

Hearing Kevin's confident words, the group was somewhat stunned.

Kevin smiled, ignored him, and walked straight out.

"I'm going out for a bit. Wait here for me. There's something I think it's time to return to you."

Amidst the puzzled looks of the three, Kevin returned shortly after leaving.

He was holding a safe, which was wrapped with something resembling bandages, and the bandages were densely covered with special characters.

Kevin walked up to the group with the safe in his hand.

"What's inside?" Nion ran over, squatted down beside her, and asked curiously.

Rosana seemed to have guessed some of it.

Kevin didn't say anything, silently removing the bandages wrapped around it one by one, and then opened the box.

As the box opened, Kurapika and Pairo could no longer contain themselves, and their Fiery Red Eye activated instantly.

"Control your emotions!" Kevin reminded him again, frowning.

The two were panting heavily, taking deep breaths and trying to calm themselves down, gradually letting the Fiery Red Eye fade.

Inside the box was a Transparent Glass Jar wrapped with thin bandages.

The inner, thin bandages, like the outer, large bandages, were engraved with strange characters.

These are all God Text .

It was just something Yungu learned, and he helped him with.

This made Kevin wonder if he should even consider learning it himself.

He didn't want to learn it at first, but since Yungu was learning it, he had no choice but to learn it too.

In the high-grade liquid inside the Transparent Glass Jar, a pair of fiery red eyeballs floated silently.

Yes, these are the very eyes that Mito entrusted to Kevin at the end.

Nion glanced at them and had to admit that the eyes were indeed beautiful, but her expression carried a hint of disgust.

Having spent so much time with Kurapika and the others, she knows the pain they endured and the root of that pain.

Therefore, looking into those eyes, despite their beauty, she felt nothing but disgust.

It was precisely this beauty that brought them unbearable suffering.

Kevin took the glass jar out, placed it on the table, and looked at Pairo: "You should be able to sense it, and I think you probably know whose eyes these are."

Pairo; of course he knew.

"These are—these are Daddy's eyes."

Kurapika looked at Pairo in shock. He hadn't known about this before, and neither Pairo nor the others had told him.

Pairo couldn't help but recall the scene of his escape that day.

He had always known that the eye was in Kevin's possession, but he had never brought it up because he didn't know how to face it.

And Kevin never gave it to him, there must have been a reason, so he never asked about it.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Kevin suddenly took out his glasses.

"The reason I sealed it away like this is because these eyes have become evil."

"An evil object?"

Everyone looked puzzled; they couldn't understand how their people's eyes could have turned into evil things.

Kevin nodded vigorously and said seriously, "Now that you've thought about so many things today, I'll tell you everything at once."

"To avoid bringing it up again and again in the future, and repeatedly stirring up unpleasant memories, that would be counterproductive."

Then, he briefly explained the concept of post-mortem Nen to everyone.

Although it was the first time anyone had heard of this novel concept, they all listened intently with furrowed brows, and easily connected it to their own experiences.

In this way, it becomes clear why the eyes have become evil: it is the hatred formed from the pain and suffering they have endured.

Fortunately, after experiencing several emotional ups and downs, they are now able to control their emotions better.

Otherwise, they'll probably be envious again.

"Once you understand the post-mortem Nen,' I think you'll understand why these eyes turned out this way."

"I have had in-depth experience with these kinds of things before, so I can tell you frankly that these things are extremely harmful to ordinary people."

"By the way, I have some good news for you. I saw the eyes of one of your people at the auction in the city where I was after the exam, and I can confirm that those eyes are in the same state."

Upon hearing Kevin say that he had seen the eyes of his tribesmen outside, all three of them became somewhat excited.

Kevin raised his hand to signal them to calm down. "Don't worry, these are usually auctioned publicly, and if needed in the future, it will be easy to find out where they are."

"It may not be the right thing to say, but these eyes are indeed very valuable, so you can rest assured."

They will all be kept safe.

After listening, the three nodded, their emotions gradually calming down.

As long as I can get it, that's fine.

"And I have some good news to tell you, which should be considered good news for you."

"If every pair of eyes carries Resentment, then without a doubt, everyone who buys them will suffer the consequences of their actions and pay the price for their behavior."

While this may not sound like good news, it was undoubtedly a great comfort to the Kurta Clan.

Kevin continued, "Now, use [Concentration] to observe; you should be able to see a faint black aura floating above their eyes."

The three of them used [Condensation] as instructed, and as Kevin had said, they saw the aura emanating from the eyes.

"Now, this is back to you. Keep it safe. But I suspect you might choose to destroy it and return it to your father."

Kevin looked at Pairo and said.

Pairo looked into the eyes, reached out and gently touched the transparent glass, and nodded slightly.

At this moment, his aura involuntarily surged, and a pair of Butterfly flew out from his body.

What the heck?