Preparing Melusina's Nen Ability

Kevin finished reading the last page, which contained the other person's final thoughts.

The other party's act of designing the Festival was not wrong in itself; its purpose was to make the snake hidden in Resentment reveal its true form.

At that time, the snake was still in its Infancy, hiding within the Resentment and growing slowly.

This is a way to protect the young; the Resentment also provides the young with ample "nutrients," helping them grow slowly.

The entire Festival was actually a scheme to lure the Saintess into revealing the young Resentment Snake.

Once the cubs devour the Saintess, it's like shedding a skin, shedding a layer of restraints and growing rapidly.

When the Festival reaches this point, it is the best time to eliminate the cubs.

According to their estimates, this growth process could take hundreds of years.

Although a lot of Resentment has accumulated around the Village, these vengeful spirits are not of high quality; they are mostly just piled up because of their large number.

Although the Festival can accelerate the growth of the cubs, the "nourishment" provided by these Resentment is ultimately limited for such powerful creatures originating from the Dark Continent.

The human world, compared to the real world, can only be considered a barren island.

It's just a small island in a lake.

The fact that the Succession Ceremony has lasted for over two hundred years, yet the Giant Snake remains in its juvenile stage and the Succession Ceremony is still ongoing, provides clues to this.

The snakes are malnourished during their hatching and growth.

Regarding the methods to break the Curse, the other party provided two options.

The first is to eliminate thoughts, the second is to eliminate.

At first glance, these two methods may seem the same, but in reality they are fundamentally different.

Records indicate that the snake reveals its true form at the very end of the Festival.

After it devours the Saintess, it will enter a molting state, leaving behind a corpse.

However, it should be noted that this is just an illusion, since it is Resentment Snake, and its body is not the key.

The villagers would share the corpse, which was considered one of the world's finest delicacies.

The sacrificial Succession Ceremony designed by the opposing side was intended to solidify the Curse by having the villagers devour corpses, ensuring that the protective barrier around the Village would continue to function.

The core of the corpse is given to a couple who consume it, and after they unite, a new Saintess will be born. The new Saintess will then repeat this sacrificial process.

This is the complete process of the Village's sacrificial Succession Ceremony: snakes eat people, people eat snakes, and people give birth to new sacrificial offerings, and so on in a continuous cycle.

"This Succession Ceremony is utterly disgusting."

Kevin felt disgusted.

The crucial moment to disrupt the Succession Ceremony must occur before the Saintess is devoured.

Once the Saintess is devoured, the entire Succession Ceremony will proceed steadily. At that point, killing the Giant Snake will be of little use, as it will leave behind its body.

Therefore, action must be taken before the Saintess is devoured.

After killing the Giant Snake at this stage, the most important Resentment will remain in its core, which is the true form of the Resentment Snake cub.

If a powerful Exorcist were present at this moment, capable of removing the vengeful spirit from this organ, then the Resentment Snake could be completely killed.

This method is much simpler than directly lifting the Curse on the Village.

This is the first solution.

The second method involves using special Nen ability to transform the properties of organs or the chains on them.

How exactly the transformation occurs depends on the characteristics of Nen ability, but this transformation can also achieve the effect of annihilating the Resentment Snake, thereby allowing the Curse to disappear naturally.

The Post-mortem Nen are based on these two methods to find their target.

After his death, they searched for people who could use these two methods through [the Coming sound].

All those who can hear the [Coming sound] are essentially doing so because their Nen ability are more compatible.

"So, the second method is actually what I can use?" Kevin recalled the previous prophecy that he had arrived as a shooting star, which meant that he might be the most suitable person to solve the problem at this stage.

His Nen ability seems to actually have that kind of power.

"But, after all, those are creatures from the Dark Continent. Even if they are just cubs, their material grade should be at least B-Rank Peak or at least A-Rank, right?" Kevin pondered.

The best material he currently has is that Crystal Bone, which, according to Jin, is a souvenir brought back from the Dark Continent.

However, the snake's unusual ecological characteristics suggest that its material grade is obviously higher, especially since it involves a core part, Kevin's deduction should not be wrong.

"And we also need to prepare auxiliary materials and Fusion Agent; if they're not properly combined, they won't work at all." This is also a thorny issue.

On the one hand, he lacked suitable ingredients.

On the other hand, the material grade is too high, and with his current mental capacity, he probably wouldn't be able to support the operation.

"If I use all the potions I have to temporarily boost my Nen, my Nen should be able to reach 90,000 temporarily."

"It's barely enough," Kevin thought.

There's still a month until the Festival. If I train like crazy during this month, I should be able to improve my Nen level.

At worst, I can have Men Qi and Xiahara prepare nutritious meals for me to replenish my energy, and then use Digestion Potion to speed up my metabolism.

In this way, it might be possible to barely reach 100,000 units of mental energy with the help of medicine.

In that case, I would need to contact Locke and ask him to send me the medicine I need, since what I have on me is far from enough.

Furthermore, to completely resolve the problem, more medication needs to be prepared as a backup.

Suddenly, Kevin slapped his head.

"I'm so stupid, what was I thinking? Why did I have to look for suitable auxiliary materials? Why did I have to have enough mental energy?" His habitual way of thinking had led him into a dead end.

What exactly was his purpose? It was to destroy the core containing the Resentment before Resentment could escape, thus eliminating both the core and the Resentment.

Even without suitable materials, the resulting product might be a failure, but as long as it's completed, the purpose has been achieved.

Moreover, what does it matter if the amount of recitation is insufficient?

Even if the production fails and the materials are destroyed, the goal has still been achieved.

It might waste a valuable material that could be A-Rank, but it's a last resort.

The best outcome, of course, would be a successful and perfectly effective potion, but that possibility is extremely slim.

Secondly, the medicine was successfully made, but the effect was not entirely satisfactory; however, at least some progress was made.

The worst-case scenario is that the production fails, but the good goals have already been achieved.

All things considered, I'm not at a loss.

Since the primary objective has been achieved, the different methods simply result in greater gains.

Kevin wasn't greedy about this.

At that moment, the last line of the prophecy immediately flashed into Kevin's mind.

"I already possessed the dagger to defeat my opponent."

That's absolutely true.

Having figured all this out, Kevin suddenly felt much clearer-headed and relaxed.

"It's time to go back." Kevin carefully packed Ann Vipera's body, along with the box, and headed towards the Village.

Upon arriving at the Village, he buried the box, Notebook, and the skeletal remains wrapped inside the village outside.

These items cannot be brought into the Village for the time being.

Because it is tainted by the Resentment of the outside world, it can only be removed after the Curse is lifted.

Kevin returned to the Village alone, and soon after, Men Qi and the others gathered at the inn.

"Judging from your appearance, you've had quite a haul," Men Qi said with a smile.

Kevin nodded. "I have completely figured out the cause and effect of the Village's Curse, as well as its deeper structure."

Bianluoke stood behind the counter, his eyes filled with confusion.

What's going on?

Weren't we all completely confused before?

How come Kevin knows everything after being away for only a few days?

Kevin recounted in detail all the information he had gathered.

However, when discussing information about the Dark Continent, he only emphasized the origin of the snake.

After all, the Dark Continent is far too dangerous, and this must be explained to everyone.

After Kevin finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

Men Qi and Buhaci deeply. They hadn't expected the danger behind this to be so extreme, and the secrets hidden in this Village to be so profound.

Bianluoke was completely confused and had no idea what everyone was talking about.

Gowen was equally confused; he had no recollection of a place called "Dark Continent."

Is it some hidden island?

"So, that Dark Continent— " Gowen began, but Kevin interrupted him.

"It's a long story, I'll explain it to you in detail later."

Gowen nodded, not paying too much attention; he was just simply curious.

Clearly, they had heard of Xiahara and Men Qi from the Dark Continent, and their reaction was completely different from the others.

"So what are your plans?" Xiahara asked.

"First of all, now that we have found a solution to the problem, we must take immediate action."

"The first step is to determine if the Succession Ceremony has changed. After all, hundreds of years have passed, and no one knows what changes the Village have made to the Succession Ceremony."

"Then, you should go and make contact with Rabik and the Village Chief, reveal a little information, and probe their views on the Succession Ceremony."

After all, this Succession Ceremony has been going on for so long. Do the villagers still remember the original meaning of the Succession Ceremony? Do they still agree with it? This will determine whether they can stand on their side.

It's not impossible that some people genuinely believe sacrificial Succession Ceremony are sacred and inviolable.

Judging from current indications, the Village Chief's faction seems to have this inclination. The key lies in the Village Chief's personal thoughts, since he has relatively more information.

As for Rabik's faction, to be honest, they still don't know what these people's specific demands are.

But freedom was undoubtedly their goal.

"After we understand these things, we will decide on the specific plan for our next action."

"Before that, I need to improve my strength and increase my basic Nen power as soon as possible."

After assigning the tasks, Kevin made a phone call.

Night.

On the Castle tower.

Kevin and Melusina reunite here.

Melusina nestled in Kevin's arms, listening quietly as he recounted his experiences over the past few days.

"You don't need to hide it from me, I roughly know about your Festival. I will absolutely not let you become a sacrifice." Kevin held her hand tightly and said firmly.

Melusina gazed at Kevin with her red eyes, a happy smile first appearing on her face, then gradually turning melancholy.

"When I was very young, the Village Chief told me what my mission was."

"I am his granddaughter, the Saintess born to his daughter. From the moment I was born, my duty has been to sacrifice my life at the Festival to protect everyone in the Village."

"Otherwise, the Village will face annihilation, and many people will die."

Kevin held her gently, without interrupting, and listened quietly in the moonlight.

Because this is not a lie.

"Perhaps that's why the people in the Village have always been very kind to me since I was little. I used to think they really loved me." As she said this, Melusina turned around, buried her face in Kevin's chest, and held his hand tightly.

"However, after my Nen ability awakened, I was able to feel everyone's emotions, and I realized that all that so-called love was fake."

I can sense good and evil, and you can sense love, right?

Kevin thought to himself that although he didn't know exactly how old Melusina was when she awakened her Nen ability, she was definitely still young.

For young children whose minds are not yet fully developed, such a blow is indeed significant.

He reached out and gently stroked Melusina's head.

"Actually, Lorraine and the others treated me the same way when we were little, but I eventually won them over with my charm."

Melusina changed the subject, her tone tinged with smugness.

"Because you're cute."

Kevin said with a smile, gently pinching her cheek.

"Hehe, right?" Melusina smiled brightly, gently tapping Kevin's cheek with her finger, and said, "So you liked me the moment you saw me."

"Nonsense! I was just admiring it."

Kevin denied it on the spot, calling her a despicable woman.

Who told you to look like that?

I miscalculated. Did she see through me from the very beginning? No wonder this woman was so confident in making her move; she knew I wouldn't refuse.

"So, even though they don't truly love me, their actions are real, and I must protect them; I must make Sacrifice."

Although Melusina was destined to make Sacrifice from a young age, she has always been cared for by the villagers as Village for so many years.

She couldn't disregard the lives of more villagers just because she wanted to live.

"So let me help you repay this debt of gratitude and help you break free from this Cage." Kevin stared at Melusina, his tone resolute.

I advised these villagers not to be ungrateful for a good year.

"But this is too dangerous! I know you're amazing, like a hero, but this is just too dangerous!"

"That monster is lurking in the shadows, watching me. I can feel its presence. It's so dangerous." Melusina gripped Kevin's clothes tightly with both hands; she really didn't want Kevin to be in danger.

She could sense the object of the sacrifice; that was what had been weighing on her heart all along.

Kevin gripped her hand tightly and gently turned her head to look into his eyes.

"You've read so many romance comics; if both parties act alone to protect the other, doesn't it always end in a tragic fate?"

"Doesn't this kind of plot make me feel dizzy and indignant every time I watch it?"

"So, I'm being honest with you, I hope you can face this with me. There's no need for that self-pity about Sacrifice alone."

"I like happy endings, so I will strive to make myself capable of deciding the ending I want."

Are you going to deny my determination, deny my efforts, Melusina?

Melusina gazed at Kevin with eyes as bright as rubies; at that moment, Kevin's image was completely reflected in her eyes.

Her heart was pounding.

She wasn't a coward herself, and since her beloved had made such a decision, there was no point in being coy.

"I will fight hard, so please come and save me, my hero."

"Yes, we have an agreement." Kevin held up his little finger.

"I know that."

Melusina smiled and extended her little finger, hooking it together with Kevin's.

"But in what capacity will you save me? A hero?" Melusina said, winking mischievously.

This is practically a direct invitation to Kevin.

"So, Melusina, will you be my girlfriend?"

"Yes, I do."

Her voice rose several decibels, filled with long-awaited anticipation.

Melusina wrapped her arms around Kevin's neck and leaned her face close to his.

The two were pressed together.

At the same time, her Nen ability activated, and pink Nen Aura flowed slowly as their lips touched.

In her tightly clenched hands, a pair of silver bracelets and bangles appeared, with a tiny ruby set in one of the bracelets.

After a long while, their lips parted.

Kevin looked at the bracelet on his left wrist, then at the matching bracelet on Melusina's right wrist.

"Now, we're in the Passionate Love Stage," Melusina said with a playful wink.

This is Melusina's Nen ability.

[Love Pass - Romantic Equation]

The foundation of this Nen ability is the capacity to distinguish between different types of love, including familial love, friendship, and romantic love.

Therefore, it is unacceptable to deceive under the guise of romance.

First, you need a romantic partner.

During the initial stages of having a crush, you can ask the other person a question related to romance by giving them Gift.

The Gift possess Nen ability, with random buffs, and can be wrapped. Opening the Gift when needed will grant the corresponding effect.

The strength of one's abilities is related to abstract feelings of love, and of course, it also includes a certain degree of anger.

So-called randomness will be distorted into a beneficial effect suitable for the moment in the face of strong love.

At the same stage, you can get to know your crush more deeply and explore their likes and dislikes.

Once enough information has been accumulated, solutions can be provided to help the other party resolve their problems.

These two abilities can also be used on people who are not your crush, but the effect will be less effective and there will be more limitations.

The stage of unrequited love will eventually develop into the Passionate Love Stage.

There is a limitation to entering the Passionate Love Stage: one cannot fall in love with someone else; otherwise, Nen ability will remain in the unrequited love stage forever.

Once you enter the Passionate Love Stage of being in love, the two abilities you had during the unrequited love period will be enhanced, although the limitations will also change.

Additionally, they will possess a new ability unique to the Passionate Love Stage —Dating Start.

This ability will exhibit uncontrollable random changes depending on the date location, the circumstances of the date, and the purpose of the date.

This is an ability that Melusina only learned when she was just entering the Passionate Love Stage. As for the upcoming Betrothal stage, she has no way of knowing the specifics of it until she reaches that stage.

"You really are a hopeless romantic."

Kevin couldn't help but marvel at how wonderful the world was.

He never expected that he would have such a unique Nen ability, especially since it was Specialization Type that had awakened on its own.

In some ways, it shares similarities with Nion.

One can awaken their Nen ability by watching the "Occupy" channel.

A manga enthusiast who awakens his Nen ability through reading romance manga.

And they all correspond extremely closely to their hobbies.