Disdain X Gift

Kevin laid out the various potions he had made.

"My rapid growth owes a lot to this Nen ability too." He modestly downplayed it.

In truth, it would be more accurate to say that his growth had benefited from the synergy between Moment's Dream and Blank Meteor.

The two complemented each other, allowing Kevin's strength to increase at a rapid pace.

He then began briefly explaining to Biscuit how his Nen ability worked.

After listening, Biscuit could not help nodding. It was not far from what she had guessed when she first saw the Alchemy Table.

"Semipka or Qiduo would definitely love an ability like yours."

"Who?" Kevin had no impression of either of them.

Biscuit shook her head. "Friends of mine. Don't worry about them. Let's continue talking about your Nen ability."

With that, she picked up a vial of potion Kevin had made and looked at him. "You're saying that if someone else drinks a potion you made, there will be certain side effects?"

Kevin nodded.

"However, ever since I lost my memories, I haven't given anyone else any potions I made, so I don't yet know exactly what the side effects are."

"I only know that the side effects won't be greater than the effects of the potion."

"Hm..." Biscuit pondered for a moment, then said with some surprise, "That's a little strange. There's no doubt that your Nen ability is a logistical support type."

"As for abilities like this, the one thing that should never happen is causing side effects to the user."

As she spoke, she shook the potion in her hand.

Kevin felt inexplicably awkward upon hearing that.

There truly had been no side effects before, but they appeared after the original owner died.

Post-mortem Nen was just that extreme—just that selfish.

Even after his death, the original owner had not cared about getting revenge on Jin. All he had wanted was to continue brewing interesting potions.

That selfish obsession had caused the potions Kevin made after taking over this body to produce side effects when used by others.

"Still, I can understand this side effect."

Although Biscuit did not say it outright, Kevin understood what she meant and nodded knowingly.

"In my opinion, the price this Nen ability requires and the results it produces are simply not proportional."

As she spoke, a hint of disdain appeared on Biscuit's face.

"You have to prepare the materials yourself, there's a risk of complete destruction, you need specialized knowledge to analyze and research them, and using it forces you into a state of Zetsu. You didn't mention it, but it must also place demands on your own potential Aura reserves."

"With so many restrictions, this is all it can achieve?"

As she spoke, she shook the Power Potion in her hand again.

To be honest, Kevin had not expected Biscuit to think so poorly of this Nen ability.

He had always treated it like a cheat ability.

Was this ability really so terrible in the eyes of an expert?

If it had not yet been upgraded, would she have looked down on it even more?

"Among these conditions, Zetsu is quite a serious price to pay. With so many restrictions added on top, the potions should be able to produce better effects."

As she spoke, Biscuit suddenly moved closer and looked at Kevin.

"No, I need to take back what I said earlier. Tell me about the Enhancement Type Nen ability you created yourself."

"Of course, if information about that Nen ability is Lethal, then you don't need to tell me."

Biscuit added a condition.

By then, Yungu had quietly made his way to the door and was about to leave.

"Don't worry. My Nen ability can't be exploited against me."

Hearing Kevin say that, Yungu's curiosity got the better of him, and he silently sat back down.

Kevin briefly explained his new Nen ability, Blank Meteor.

After hearing it, Yungu felt there was indeed nothing to hide, nor was it likely to be exploited by others. He could not help letting out a sigh of relief.

Biscuit nodded at Kevin and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.

"Not bad. It seems you understand your own strengths very well, and you've combined them nicely."

Biscuit looked quite satisfied.

In her view, neither of Kevin's two Nen abilities was particularly impressive on its own.

But when combined, they became something entirely different.

"So, the favor you wanted from me was to ask whether I knew where to find high-grade rare materials, or how to obtain them?"

"That's right."

That was exactly what Kevin had been thinking.

The foundation for all of his Nen abilities was materials.

As long as he had sufficiently powerful materials, his strength could increase rapidly.

However, many materials could not be bought with money alone.

And Kevin still needed to confirm whether those materials met his requirements.

"Hehe."

Biscuit chuckled smugly and took two light steps forward.

She folded her arms and slightly raised her chin.

"Yungu."

"Yes!"

Yungu produced a box from somewhere.

"This is a Gift for you."

As a Hunter—and a Two-star Hunter at that—Biscuit's information channels and intelligence network were no joke.

She had always spared some attention to keep track of Kevin's movements from time to time.

Naturally, she had noticed him spending lavishly to purchase materials around the world through the internet.

It had been easy to guess that this was due to the needs of his Nen ability.

"Take it and see whether it's something you need."

Kevin nodded. "It's a Gift? You're so good to me. Thank you, Princess Biscuit!"

He said it loudly without the slightest restraint.

Biscuit greatly enjoyed the feeling. Then she suddenly asked, "Have you... looked in a mirror lately?"

"?" Kevin muttered to himself. What kind of question is that? Does she think I look gloomy?

Still, he answered, "No. I'm... a little resistant to looking in mirrors."

"Then you should take a look. Maybe you won't resist it after seeing yourself."

As she spoke, Biscuit directly took out a mirror and handed it to him.

Kevin silently accepted the mirror and looked into it. Then his eyes suddenly widened, and he quickly turned the mirror facedown.

"This... is this me?" His voice was filled with disbelief.

"When I watched your match earlier, I was really startled," Yungu said from the side.

Kevin looked at the mirror again.

His eyes could not help growing moist.

The face in the mirror looked remarkably similar to what he had looked like in another world—at least seventy percent alike.

The remaining thirty percent came from the original owner, who had already possessed decent looks but an overly gloomy temperament.

After the two had fused, Kevin had become a sunny and handsome young man. His former gloomy aura had vanished completely, replaced by a gentle, bright presence.

At last, he no longer had to stare at an unfamiliar face in the mirror and force himself to accept that it was his own.

This truly was an unexpected delight.

"Open the Gift and take a look. It's a rather nice piece of Spoils of war I acquired before."

Biscuit said.

Kevin nodded and opened the Gift box.