Funeral Butterfly X An Ability That Grows

Kevin noticed the strange, Spiral- patterned Butterfly that flew out of the Training Ground the moment it appeared.

This scene was truly bizarre.

Right beside them, a Butterfly flew out without warning.

This was no ordinary Butterfly; Kevin could clearly sense the Nen Aura emanating from Butterfly.

Upon closer inspection, it is clearly a Nen Beast.

Others noticed it too.

"How did a Butterfly appear? Where did it come from?" Kurapika asked warily, frowning.

Pairo stared at the Butterfly, and for some reason, his eyes suddenly became somewhat blank, and he even slightly stretched out his hand.

The Butterfly gently landed on his finger, and then another Butterfly appeared.

Two Butterfly rested quietly on his fingertips, like two exquisite sculptures.

Without a doubt, these two Butterfly are indeed Nen Beast.

Kevin frowned and began to observe carefully.

First, let's look at the appearance.

The Butterfly's wings were covered with Spiral patterns, a Spiral that was all too familiar to Kevin and everyone else present.

This is a Specialization feature of the traditional clothing of the Kurta Clan; they wear such patterns on their everyday clothes.

These Spiral patterns connect with each other on the wings, eventually forming a pattern that slightly resembles an eye.

The two Butterfly are different.

It is clearly visible that the Spiral patterns on their wings are visually divided into two styles, one on the left and one on the right.

One Butterfly has all its patterns leaning to the left, making it asymmetrical; the other Butterfly has all its patterns leaning to the right, perfectly corresponding to the first one.

"So, what is this?" Kevin asked, looking at Pairo.

In fact, he already had a basic idea in his mind: this Butterfly should be Pairo's Nen Beast, which means that this thing is part of Pairo's Nen ability.

Although the specifics of the ability are still unclear, based on the current situation, it seems to fit Kevin's vision of Specialization Type ability.

Without the enhancement of Fiery Red Eye, Pairo's Nen ability is indeed not considered powerful; it can only be said that it might produce good results depending on the individual.

If it could be further expanded and extended, it seems to fit Kevin's vision of a powerful Specialization Type ability. The key question is, what exactly is this Butterfly's ability?

"They are—they are Funeral Butterfly," Pairo said slowly.

"Funeral Butterfly?!" Kurapika and Rosana exclaimed in surprise.

Hearing their surprised exclamations, Nion and Kevin turned to look at them, clearly recognizing the object.

Rosana calmed herself down and explained, "This is one of our Kurta Clan's totems. Legend has it that the Spiral patterns on our bodies originated from this Butterfly."

"When a member of the clan dies, the Funeral Butterfly guide our souls, leading us peacefully into the cycle of reincarnation." These Butterfly are usually in pairs, and legend has it that they will rest on the eyes of the deceased, one on the left and one on the right, before fluttering away, as if truly leading the soul away.

This is an ancient legend passed down through generations of the Kurta Clan, and every child in the tribe hears it when they are young.

Especially when a member of the clan passes away, similar Succession Ceremony are held, so this legend is extremely memorable for them and everyone is familiar with it.

This can be considered their unique funeral culture, which is of great significance to ethnic minorities like them.

Kevin nodded slightly. Hearing that it was related to funeral culture, he could roughly guess the purpose of this Nen ability.

He looked at Pairo.

Pairo didn't speak, but simply gazed at the Butterfly, then turned his gaze to his father's eyes reflected in the glass jar.

He murmured, "Can I... can I take my father's eyes out?"

Kevin nodded slightly, indicating that he could proceed.

In front of everyone, Pairo opened the lid of the glass jar and reached his trembling hand into the liquid inside.

The viscous liquid in the jar acts as a protective barrier, shielding the eyes from the erosion of time.

It took Pairo quite a while just to get the eyes out of the liquid.

It took him quite a while to complete the action.

Pairo held his father's eyes in his hands, tears streaming down his face, his arms trembling, yet his hands remained remarkably firm.

"Father, I will definitely avenge you, and I will live on—so, so don't hold a grudge, don't harbor Resentment, and leave peacefully guided by the Butterfly," Pairo murmured to himself.

As he spoke, he simply raised his eyes upwards, knelt down on both knees, and lowered his head.

He began to mutter incantations.

Listening carefully, it seemed to be a deeply affectionate memorial eulogy, full of rich national characteristics.

Seeing Pairo's actions, Rosana and Kurapika also knelt behind Pairo, lowered their heads, and clasped their hands tightly in front of their chests.

This appears to be some kind of Funeral Succession Ceremony within their tribe, currently taking place in this makeshift Training Ground.

Kevin pulled Nion aside, giving them enough space.

Pairo was like the officiant at this funeral Succession Ceremony.

After the eulogy was read, the Butterfly that had been on him flew away.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Butterfly landed on the eyeballs, one on each side.

Kevin has been observing carefully with "condensation".

He saw it very clearly; the Resentment in his eyes gradually disappeared, absorbed by the spiral patterns on the Butterfly's wings.

Soon, the eyes returned to their normal appearance.

The Butterfly flapped its wings and slowly flew into the sky, its eyeballs still attached.

But this is Indoor Training Ground; there's only a ceiling above.

As everyone watched, the Butterfly flew higher and higher, gradually disappearing just before reaching the ceiling.

It disappeared into the air along with its eyeball.

Pairo wiped away her tears and calmed herself down.

Rosana and Kurapika were still staring blankly upwards, but all they could see was the ceiling of the Training Ground.

After the three of them had fully recovered, Kevin brought Nion over.

"The Butterfly will carry away the Resentment in my eyes and lead them to a place of peace," Pairo said to himself.

This is one of his Nen ability.

Funeral Butterfly.

"So, you're using this Nen ability to help your people with their burials?" Kevin asked.

Pairo nodded. "That's right, but after the burial, there should be other abilities left."

All eyes turned to him.

Kevin suppressed the urge to complain.

Just then, a pair of Butterfly appeared beside Pairo.

Everyone looked at the pair of Butterfly; compared to the previous Butterfly, these Butterfly appeared much more frightening.

Eyeballs appeared on the Butterfly's wings, their color a deep red, like Fiery Red Eye. If one didn't look closely, one might mistake them for a pair of eyes floating in the sky.

Seeing this, Kevin roughly guessed what would happen next.

"It's like giving me an extra pair of eyes, achieving the same effect as my previous Nen ability," Pairo explained simply.

After listening to Pairo's words, Kevin understood.

Previously, the biggest limitation of Pairo's Nen ability was that he only had one pair of eyes.

He could only choose to either connect one eye to a target to achieve maximum control and modification, or have one eye correspond to one target, which would greatly reduce the authenticity of the modifications but allow him to obtain more intelligence.

Such Nen ability can only be described as rather ordinary.

To be honest, in Kevin's opinion, even if one is not Specialization Type of Nen user, it is not difficult to create Nen ability with similar functions.

If it weren't for the Fiery Red Eye state raising the bar for Pairo 'Nen ability, the situation would likely remain the same.

But now that such Nen Beast has appeared, it matches Kevin's ideal form of Nen ability.

The Nen Beast can gain the ability to have a pair of eyes by Funeral the eyes of its clan members.

These two Nen Beast can observe for him, as if he had an extra pair of eyes.

Although this effect may sound strange, it does allow him to see more situations and scenes.

However, the First Stage of activating Nen ability still has to be completed through his own eyes, only now the number of "eyes" he can use to mark targets has increased from two to four.

He can maintain a connection with both pairs of eyes of two different people simultaneously.

However, when activating his second-stage Nen ability —stealing the opponent's vision and creating illusions—he can only focus on one person at a time.

It simply allows you to switch between two people.

Regardless, the increased number of available targets is undoubtedly a significant improvement.

The real key is that this Nen ability still has the potential to continue to develop upwards.

To materialize a pair of Butterfly to help observe or switch targets, Pairo needs to keep the Butterfly present at all times.

Simply put, his eyes are connected to a goal, just as a pair of Butterfly are connected to a goal.

Whenever the target and ability of the Butterfly's eyes are involved, the Butterfly must be made to appear.

This will consume a significant amount of his mental energy; according to him, the amount consumed is not small.

According to Kevin, Pairo's potential energy level at this stage is approximately four to five thousand.

According to Pairo, a pair of Butterfly can consume more than half of the potential gas volume.

In other words, a pair of Butterfly consumes about three thousand units of potential energy.

With his current total mental capacity, maintaining a pair of Butterfly would likely be insufficient for a direct confrontation.

While anyone can improve their Nen (energy) through training, it must be acknowledged that Enhancement Type has a unique advantage in this regard.

Therefore, the Butterfly's role is currently more focused on support, but as it grows stronger in the future, it will be able to play a greater role in direct combat.

The upgrade mechanism Kevin mentioned is that the number of such Butterfly can continue to increase.

The prerequisite is that Pairo can retrieve more of his people's eyes and hold a Funeral Succession Ceremony for them.

For each pair of eyes successfully Funeral, he gains an extra pair of "eyes" to mark.

There are currently 33 pairs of eyes that are missing.

In other words, if all the links are collected and the Funeral is successfully completed, Pairo's link slots will reach an astonishing 35 pairs.

This is absolutely outrageous.

In Kevin's view, collecting all the eyes was not difficult; it was just a matter of spending money.

With sufficient channels and funds, it should be possible to obtain it smoothly.

If Kevin encountered a die-hard who refused to return the eyes, he saw no need to show mercy; stealing, robbing, or...

Threats and other means can be used.

However, Kevin has no intention of participating in such operations; he'll leave the collection of eyes to them.

In Kevin's view, given the three's potential and their future standing within the team, attracting attention will not be difficult for them.

Moreover, perhaps only by subconsciously taking back the eyes of one's people and holding Funeral could such an upgrade be achieved.

After all, considering the conditions for upgrading Nen ability, it's very likely that this is closely related.

It's just unknown whether Pairo is aware of this.

However, Pairo hasn't asked for his help yet, which suggests he should be aware of that possibility.

It has to be said that Pairo's potential has increased significantly.

Even without considering his Fiery Red Eye state, Pairo's original Nen ability becomes extremely strategic.

Its role will be significantly enhanced, especially in team operations where the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark.

They can work well with the team, and they are also quite good as individuals.

In Kevin's eyes, this would qualify as a qualified Specialization Nen ability.

However, the Fiery Red Eye state is such a powerful trump card that it cannot be ignored.

The combination of these two factors makes Pairo's abilities practically godlike.

Of course, this level of intensity is extremely dangerous.

It's best to use it sparingly, otherwise an early death will be inevitable.

Kevin patted Pairo on the shoulder. "I believe you understand the power of this ability. Make the most of it."

Don't let it down.

Pairo nodded, clenched his fist tightly, and murmured, "This is Gift from my father and my people."

Indeed, the appearance of the Funeral Butterfly is closely related to the clan, especially since it can purify the Resentment that already exists in the eyes, allowing the clan members to depart peacefully.

After the Funeral, the Butterfly will return to be his power.

In a sense, this process and its significance were indeed a precious gift from the Kurta Clan to him, who was still alive.

Moreover, the Resentment in his eyes was essentially caused by his father's experience.

So what he said is indeed correct.

Perhaps it was also his father's expectation of him.

Kevin didn't understand this aspect; the world of Nen ability was far too profound.

The three members of the Kurta Clan were all quite tired after receiving so much information today, and their emotions were fluctuating.

After everyone dispersed, Kevin returned to his room.

His room was next to his pharmaceutical laboratory.

Stepping into the laboratory, various display cases showcase a wide array of pharmaceutical materials.

On the table in the middle of the lab, there were still materials left over from last night's experiment, and the table was covered with papers recording data. There was also a tablet computer next to it.

To be honest, when most people in the world were still using bulky desktop computers, the emergence of tablet computers was a rare occurrence.

But it does exist, only it's extremely expensive.

Those who are qualified to purchase and use it are either very wealthy or of high social standing.

Kevin walked over and sat down at the table.

He raised his hand and materialized the Alchemy Table.

"Following yesterday's test procedure, it should be almost successful today. I feel like today is my lucky day."

Kevin muttered to himself, clasping his hands together and shaking them gently, as if praying for divine protection.

Efficacy, ingredients, texture, and dosage.

These are all factors that need to be carefully considered when making potions, especially when it is necessary to combine three materials together, where even the slightest mistake cannot be tolerated.

Even the slightest difference can lead to drastically different drug effects.

Especially when making higher-grade potions, the requirements become more stringent; it's not enough for the materials to simply be strong enough.

Whether the material is added or subtracted by a single gram, or whether it is made into powder or kept in a whole block, such details must be carefully considered.

Kevin took a deep breath and focused on carefully preparing the ingredients.

The Record Book next to it was filled with notes on the dosage and texture parameters of the product.

As you can see, most of the previous records are marked with an "X", indicating that these were all failed dosage tests. Some of them are even circled and have been marked with detailed annotations.

Due to differences in dosage and preparation methods, the resulting medicines have varying effects. The circled ones represent areas worth further exploration and improvement.

Time flew by as I focused intently on the task at hand, and before I knew it, it was evening.

Kevin rubbed his temples.

"Am I just having bad luck today? Is it because I bumped my eye?" Kevin couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Let's try again."

This attempt finally succeeded!

"Phew, I finally succeeded. It wasn't easy."

Kevin's face broke into a delighted smile.

He wouldn't be so happy if it were just a simple potion that was successfully made.

The reason it took so long was that he used the strongest materials currently available to make the potion, all of which were top-tier C-Rank materials.

[Gold Scale: Two-headed Wolf Horn (Powder - 25g)]

[Silver Scale: Conspiracy Crow Brain (Powdered - 100g)]

[Copper Scale: Gold Vein Petal (Dried - 10g)]

[Effect: After the user administers the potion, their Qi will respond to and change according to their will for good or evil, whether it is the Qi of others or their own.]

Kevin is currently unable to determine whether the potion's potency is at the peak of C-Rank or at the beginning of B-Rank.

The quality of materials can be judged by touch, while the strength of a potion can only be inferred by considering the materials, the time spent in refining, and the amount of spirit consumed.

However, the effects of this medicine sound quite abstract.

But this is the effect that these materials can produce when combined. Previous attempts, whether unsuccessful or successful, have all been moving in the direction of the will of good and evil.

This is actually quite easy to understand.

Because the main material used is Two-headed Wolf Horn, not the empty shell that was merely superficial before, but a real piece that had fallen off, and it was a gift from its owner.

Considering the legend of the Two-headed wolf, it's not hard to understand why this effect occurs.

The same applies to auxiliary ingredients; the Conspiracy Crow is a Demonic Beast with extremely high intelligence.

It resembles Crow and can mimic humans by making strange noises. It can even control forest animals and small Demonic Beast.

It can even read books, learn knowledge, and then drive animals to set traps and carry out kidnappings.

Moreover, they harbor extreme malice towards humans because they are such easy prey to hunt.

It is a highly dangerous Demonic Beast and is not within the scope of protection. Once encountered, eliminating it will be absolutely no problem.

The combination of several materials makes the effects of the medicine somewhat abstract and difficult to understand.