Restrictions X Jin Arrives

So here's the question.

What are the costs of Substitute Death someone else's place?

Kevin looked at the Maid Number One in front of him and pondered, "A-Rank potions are just so troublesome."

Even after drinking the potion, it began to provide information, but it still couldn't fully reveal the information about the potion.

You have to do the research yourself to discover the details.

Moreover, Kevin looked at the Maid Number One in front of him and realized that she did not have the ability to Substitute Death in his place.

And medicines do indeed possess this ability.

Sensing the difference, Kevin once again raised his hand and channeled more power into the maid's body.

Not enough?

The existence of Nen Beast inherently involves diverting a portion of the user's own power.

When Nen Beast is present, the user's own power will be reduced until the Nen Beast returns or disappears.

However, the maid's strength is limited. Even if Kevin gives her the limit, before using the potion, the maximum she can obtain is around 20,000 Nen.

Don't underestimate this limit of Nen power; many Nen user combined don't even have that much.

But now it's different. After using the potion, the power it can withstand seems to have increased more than tenfold.

Only after the amount of Nen transmitted reached two hundred thousand did the Maid Number One in front of him finally convey the message.

The function of Substitute Death has emerged.

Two hundred thousand?

This magnitude is certainly acceptable to Kevin, but completely unacceptable to others.

Even if all the mental energy in their bodies were poured into them, it might not amount to 200,000.

An even more serious problem is that the existence of the growth period will divide a portion of the entity's spiritual energy.

Kevin spent more than ten minutes studying the maid before finally understanding the effects of the potion.

Well, it's very effective, but it also has quite a few limitations.

First, the user must possess the Nen ability to materialize Nen Beast.

Using the potion will increase the strength of the Nen Beast's Nen ability, and this increase in strength is permanent.

The enhancement results in increased capacity and autonomy.

Secondly, and importantly, is the function of Substitute Death.

However, to activate [Substitute Death], certain conditions must be met during the duration of the potion's effect.

Taking Kevin himself as an example, first, he needs to materialize a Nen Beast.

The materialized Nen Beast will then be fixed as a [Substitute Death] unit, and its effect cannot be transferred to other Nen Beast.

The amount of thought required to materialize this unit Chairman.

Simply put, this Nen Beast is already fixed. Although you can take it back, the portion of Nen that was taken back has been fixed by [Substitute Death] and can no longer be used by yourself. It can only be transferred to this Nen Beast when you materialize it.

Then, during the duration of the potion, a total of 200,000 units of Nen energy were injected into the Nen Beast that was identified as the Substitute Death.

For example, Kevin, the Maid Number One.

Kevin materialized it and ensured it had a certain strength, setting it to its original limit.

With 20,000 units of Nen, this 20,000 units of Nen is the core. Once the potion's effects are activated, Kevin will no longer be able to use these 20,000 units of Nen.

Then, over the course of thirty minutes of the potion's effects, use whatever method you have to infuse the Nen Beast with a total of two hundred thousand units of spirit energy.

In this way, this Substitute Death Clone Chairman.

It retains its original function, but care must be taken not to let it be destroyed in battle, as this would mean the dissipation of Nen energy, and thus the effect would be lost.

When attacked fatally, the doll will take the damage in its place.

The fatal damage will then be transferred to the doll.

Once the damage is transferred, all of the doll's Nen will completely disappear.

The doll then disappeared.

In other words, once the effect is used, Kevin will permanently lose 20,000 of his maximum strength and directly lose one maid's position.

The four-member Maid Corps was reduced to three.

As for how powerful the potion is, it's definitely powerful, but is it worth it?

That depends on the person.

If it were Kevin, it would certainly be a very worthwhile exchange. Firstly, because Kevin has a huge amount of Nen, even if his limit is reduced by 20,000, in exchange for Substitute Death in his place, it would still be a huge gain.

Moreover, the manifested Nen Beast are of little use to Kevin himself; he rarely uses them in combat.

Its most common uses are fetching things or assisting with pharmaceutical preparations.

They are only used when it is safe to do so.

Increased autonomy is actually a good thing.

Imbuing Kevin with 200,000 units of Nen within 30 minutes is a trivial matter, as he already possesses sufficient Nen to provide.

Similarly, this potion would still be effective if used on Melusina.

The only people this potion is unsuitable for are those who primarily use materialized Nen Beast in combat.

It may only have one Clone, or very few.

Its ability to Clone is powerful, but its own Nen energy is insufficient.

Using this medication in this situation would be pointless.

Alternatively, you can still use this potion to strengthen your Nen Beast, but don't use the Substitute Death function; just wait for the effects of the potion to wear off in thirty minutes.

However, using it this way would be a complete waste of the effectiveness of the A-Rank potion.

Characters that can be used include Kevin, Melusina, and Men Qi.

Among those who did not reap high profits, Biscuit was the most affected.

She is a purely supportive, functional Clone.

Using the Substitute Death ability is equivalent to directly losing Nen ability.

But looking at it another way, isn't it better than death?

Furthermore, Biscuit fights on her own; although her Nen ability creates a Clone to provide support, it is only for support outside of combat.

This is equivalent to adding an extra feature to her Miss Cookie.

However, the profits are definitely not as good as those of Kevin and his two companions.

From this perspective, this medicine does indeed have a wide range of applications.

And absolutely unsuitable is Goreinu.

His Nen Beast are also within his usable range, but these two Nen Beasts are very important in battle.

Damage during battle is quite common.

After all, one is changing oneself, and the other is changing the enemy.

It is inherently tactical, and its Nen Beast are used to absorb damage.

If the Nen Beast chosen to Substitute Death is destroyed in battle, its Nen ability will be completely lost, and its maximum Nen ability will be reduced for no reason.

Purely negative benefit.

As the effects of the medicine wear off.

Kevin grabbed Melusina and quickly ran back into the laboratory.

Along the way, she told Melusina about the effects of the potion.

"It's very effective, especially for you and me."

Melusina nodded, her face beaming with excitement.

Then, as if remembering something, he asked curiously, "Can they be stacked? Stacked Substitute Death dolls?"

"I thought of that too, which is why I was in such a hurry to get back."

The two returned to the laboratory as they talked.

Kevin placed the materials in front of him and carefully counted them.

The [Body of Substitution] potion's main ingredient is Neferpitou's Heart.

Although both byproducts are Grade B, which is relatively rare in the human world, they are still sustainable and renewable.

Neferpitou's Heart is absolutely unique and cannot be copied or used.

After careful calculation, the potion can be made into a maximum of thirteen more bottles.

Including the bottle we just used, the total number is fourteen bottles.

The overall quantity is relatively small.

However, considering its effects, the results are quite remarkable.

"Now there's a problem. You borrowed the ability to create Clone from me. If all four Clone Substitute Death and disappear, can you still borrow other abilities from me?"

Melusina asked thoughtfully.

However, all Kevin responded with a helpless shrug and shake of his head.

Who could possibly know?

The nature of Nen ability is very profound, and it is difficult to judge them based on experience alone.

Because the true nature of a person's Nen ability is impossible to determine.

Even in similar situations, their underlying nature may be different, leading to different outcomes.

"Never mind, this ability isn't very strong anyway. As long as I can share yours, it's fine."

Melusina said with a smile.

Her Nen ability is also complex, and it increases as the relationship between the two grows.

But aside from Clone, Kevin rarely uses other abilities because they are pointless.

She was different; Kevin's various abilities were all very useful, which made things much easier for Melusina in both combat and daily life.

Therefore, this ability is of different importance to the two of them.

For Kevin, if it can't be used, then it can't be used; it doesn't matter.

"Let's make another bottle and see. If they can be stacked, that would be interesting."

Having already succeeded once, there's naturally no need to waste time on a second attempt.

After some time, a new potion was created once again.

Kevin didn't hesitate and stuck it into his body.

Maid Number Two was separated.

They resorted to the same old trick.

"It works; we now have two Substitute Death Clone."

Kevin said with some surprise, "This means the potency of this medicine has increased."

However, after carefully examining his hands, Kevin looked at them.

"Two is the limit; any more than that won't work. And I can clearly feel that even if one effect has been used up, I can't add any more."

This adds another restriction.

In other words, a person can use a maximum of two bottles of medicine.

If we calculate it that way, fourteen bottles of potion can at most save seven people, giving them two extra lives.

"Overall, your potion is very powerful. Now I'm curious about what kind of abilities the other three hearts will provide."

As he spoke, he reached out and picked up the thickest liquid storage tank next to him. Through the thick glass, he could see the heart floating inside.

"Especially the Ant King's."

"Let's put the other two subjects aside for now and focus on understanding the Ant King's heart; it's a bit more important."

With the medication provided by Neferpitou's heart as a foundation, Kevin's confidence in the other heart increased.

This made him even more curious about the effects of the King Ant King Heart 'Ant King Heart, so he decided to focus his attention on it first.

Even the effects of the Ant King Heart are still unknown.

When Kevin was completely absorbed in making the potion, time flew by.

Until a guest arrived.

In the hall.

Kevin sipped his tea, his brow furrowed, staring sullenly at the person in front of him.

The person in front of him seemed completely oblivious to Kevin's expression, as if he couldn't read the room, sitting there nonchalantly, utterly unconcerned.

--

He even complained, "Why doesn't this pastry taste as good as before?"

"Still eating pastries? What are you eating? Get to the point!"

Kevin snatched it away and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? I don't think I've done anything to upset you lately, have I?"

Jin leaned back on the sofa, looking at Kevin with a puzzled expression, and asked...

He knows he can be annoying in certain situations, but he doesn't seem to have done anything lately.

At least the things he did had nothing to do with Kevin.

"I'm sorry to bother you, I've been very busy these past few days."

He's been making progress in his research on the Ant King Heart these past few days, so naturally he's very excited. That's why Jin's visit is bothering him.

Under normal circumstances, Jin only appears in front of others when there is a reason.

Normally, he's just a missing person.

"The news can no longer be kept secret; it will likely spread globally soon. Let's wait and see."

"Information?"

Kevin paused for a moment, then immediately realized that what Jin was referring to was probably news about traveling to the Dark Continent.

What is the Kakin Empire trying to do?

What does "global spread" mean?

Kevin suddenly thought of something bad and couldn't help but sit up from the sofa.

Is the Kakin Empire planning to release all information about the Dark Continent to ordinary people?

This is a battle between a single nation and V5.

V5 will absolutely not agree to this. They will definitely Blockade the news and then launch a fierce attack on the Kakin Empire, claiming that the other side is using this kind of information to harm the judiciary and coerce the entire judiciary society.

Because this would lead to chaos in society.

For these countries, stability is more important than finding a partner.

"It's too complicated to explain now, just remember to watch TV later, it should be over soon."

He held up his watch and looked at it.

Kevin thought for a moment, then said something to the servant standing beside him.

During this waiting time, he looked at Jin.

Have you met with Gon?

"Gon? No."

Jin shook his head.

"You haven't seen him at all this time, does that mean you've already accepted that he's going to the Dark Continent Sect?"

Jin was clearly still keeping an eye on his son, and nodded without any surprise.

"I never treated him like a child. When he left his hometown to become Hunter x Hunter, he should have been responsible for his actions."

"Besides, I feel very safe with you, so there's nothing to stop me from doing so."

Upon hearing this, Kevin frowned.

"Come with me?"

"What else can we do? We can't let him stay in my harem, no, no, absolutely not."

Jin kept waving her hands, her resistance was more than just ordinary.

Seeing the other person's expression, Kevin couldn't help but shrink back.

"You don't... feel embarrassed, do you?"

"Huh? I'd be embarrassed, don't even mention Xiao Zong!"

"Tsk, you're being so awkward? Are you a child?"

"You're none of my business, you annoying sect!"

Jin's rare ability to break through defenses.

Casually making excuses.

"I'm going to explore; it'll be dangerous along the way. Your goal is to hunt and obtain resources, which means you're moving outwards from a fixed area."

"For Buddhists who go on exploration missions, his Nen ability isn't very helpful to me or the group, but for Buddhists who go hunting, his Nen ability is very suitable."

"Therefore, both emotionally and logically, staying with your servants is a hundred times better than staying with mine."

Kevin picked up his teacup, took a sip, and smiled.

"Even if you use a hundred times the amount, it's still a good move. Fine, then we'll leave the arrangements for our group's itinerary to you as compensation. After all, you've been preparing for so many years."

The Kakin Empire's actions caught Kevin and his team off guard.

After all, who could have predicted it would happen so quickly?