White Book × Restriction

"Go, big brother! Go, big brother!"

Pharmaceutical Room, the Three-Tails was jumping around, adding fuel to the fire with its own childlike voice.

Melusina walked in, saw the situation, rubbed her forehead, and rolled her eyes.

He scooped the bouncy Three-Tails fox into his arms and pinched her muzzle.

"Waaaaah!"

The Three-Tails struggled to speak.

Melusina whispered in her ear, "Don't disturb your brother while he's doing his work; he needs a quiet environment."

"Who taught you to cheer like that? Are you Kiy again?!"

With a helpless expression, Melusina hugged the other person and led them away from the Pharmaceutical Room.

The Pharmaceutical Room returned to silence.

Kevin sat there cross-legged with his eyes closed, the Resentment scroll of "The Master of Stealth" floating before him.

His attention was completely focused on the book in front of him, so he was completely oblivious to any external distractions.

This naturally includes the noise from the Three-Tails.

During this time, everyone has been diligently cultivating, and Kevin, in addition to using [Full Body] daily to increase his Nen power,

Most of the time, he was trying to figure out how to modify the object of his Resentment.

Not long after, Kevin opened his eyes.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He grabbed the book in front of him, placed it on the ground beside him, and lay down on the floor.

Staring at the ceiling.

He underestimated the difficulty of transforming this object of Resentment; he underestimated the Resentment of humankind.

It was a kind of obsessive fixation, a dark thing produced at the cost of death.

Before making proper Nen tool, Kevin wanted to use this to practice.

The result was unexpectedly difficult.

This is not even in the realm of practice.

The essence of "The Master of Stealth" is the Resentment of Chrollo, the Chrollo of the Phantom Troupe, after his death.

Furthermore, because it originates from human Resentment, things imbued with Resentment possess a natural aggression towards humans.

Having been on the Dark Continent for so long, Kevin has also spent a considerable amount of time with Resentment creatures like the Resentful Eater Snake.

He already understood the true nature of Resentment.

This world clearly contains consciousness and soul, while Nen Aura is something that arises from the development of life.

As long as there is life, there is Nen Aura.

The only difference lies in whether it can be controlled.

Once you can control it, it means that your consciousness and soul are playing a role in it.

However, under normal circumstances, the degree to which Life Energy is controlled, and the formation of Nen Aura and soul are involved, is even smaller.

By analogy...

It's like consciousness and soul are threads wrapped around Life Energy.

But Nen ability are different.

Nen ability is essentially the fusion of will and soul with Life Energy.

It is a product that is even more integrated with the Nen Aura.

Therefore, whether it's Bargain and Vow, various subconscious behaviors, or past experiences, all can affect Nen ability.

Although the creatures of the Dark Continent are not stupid, even the less intelligent ones, if powerful enough, possess an intelligence equivalent to that of a ten-year-old child in the human world.

More powerful creatures are no different from humans.

This is why these creatures can also harbor Resentment.

They possess intelligence and the nature of living beings.

It will cause pain, fear, and madness.

This extreme emotion, coupled with the concept that life ends upon death.

This will give rise to Resentment.

The Snake Venom of the Resentful Eater Snake is a catalyst for this substance.

They eat this.

However, since they are ultimately more instinctive beings, even if they possess intelligence, they cannot transform it into wisdom due to the lack of civilization.

Without civilization, some things lose their inherent meaning.

Without this, emotions cannot be richer, and one cannot possess more extreme or obsessive emotions.

Even the meaning of death cannot be amplified.

Therefore, Resentment becomes so great because of its immense Life Energy.

But the actual danger is not as exaggerated as the Resentment people feel.

Because of civilization, human beings have given more meaning to many emotions and things.

Therefore, when death approaches, obsessive emotions can lead to extreme Resentment.

Although the quantity is small, its lethality is extremely high.

This is a qualitative difference.

If the Dark Continent has a biome composed of civilizations, the Resentment caused by death would be the same.

For example, Machine Lifeform like Tuck.

Kevin possesses the ability of [Resentful Snake Venom], which gives him an extremely strong control over Nen.

Therefore, he possessed the ability to modify <The Master of Stealth>.

In normal human society, Kevin knew this through Kim's teachings.

The only way humans can transform and manipulate Resentment is through Succession Ceremony.

Essentially, it reinforces Resentment, rather than transforming it, and there's no way to transform it.

Like the national treasure of the Kakin Empire, that Pot of Poisonous Insects.

He was the King's original Nen ability, which, after his death, arose from his obsession with the empire's power.

Because it can influence future King, and those future King, after their deaths, will become part of the amplified power due to the lingering Resentment.

Strengthening step by step.

There's no way to modify it.

Kevin is now facing a problem that he simply cannot avoid.

That is the Bargain and Vow of <The Master of Stealth>.

Chrollo's death, and his obsession with the legacy of the Phantom Troupe.

This means that users of this book must be born in Meteor City and must join and endorse the Phantom Troupe's ideals.

Then the Chrollo of the Phantom Troupe can use it.

The restrictions are undeniably stringent.

The idea is to use cruel deaths to intimidate the outside world, so that outsiders will not dare to easily bully Meteor City.

So whatever the reason, Kevin could never allow the Phantom Troupe to reappear.

This Resentment can only be used after the conditions for its use have been met.

However, this Resentment itself has its own limitations.

The conditions for acquiring Nen ability are stringent, and even after acquiring Nen ability, the Nen ability user will lose their Nen ability.

The Nen ability after the original user dies.

The only advantage of Resentment, besides its longevity and ability to be passed down, is that it can be formed over time.

All that remains is the new function of Nen ability stolen through Resentment, which means that the Nen ability will not disappear after the original owner of the Nen ability dies.

If we consider it as Nen ability, then the most essential ability of this book is to acquire Nen ability and store them within the book.

In other words, it allows the use of multiple Nen ability.

This is the essence.

Everything else is a condition that makes this essential ability work better.

Kevin modified him in order to possess this essential ability.

Therefore, this essential ability cannot and should not change.

Once things change, this book will lose its purpose.

However, any attempt to adapt it to suit their needs still cannot escape Bargain and Vow.

Furthermore, because of Chrollo's deep Resentment attached to it, it is necessary to simulate the other party's conditions.

Even if the simulation is successful, the ability may not necessarily be enhanced; it may even be weakened to some extent.

There's nothing we can do about it.

After all, it's about transforming the enemy's Resentment into Nen tool that one can use.

Moreover, it involves significant modifications specifically targeting obsessions.

Being able to make changes is already quite an achievement.

Preserving even a fraction of one's true Nen ability is considered a success.

It seems they've had enough rest.

Kevin sat up and picked up the book next to him.

Gently wipe the paper with your hand.

The book then underwent a change.

It changed from its original color to a pure white book.

After this period of effort, Kevin has eliminated his Resentment and original obsession.

Pure manual labor.

The current step is to add to it, to add Restriction that are more suitable for them to the original framework.

"First of all, this Nen ability definitely requires a team, specifically to counter the Phantom Troupe."

Although they were an expedition team, they did not actually form a cohesive unit.

"Hmm----The team's philosophy is to explore the Dark Continent. After all, both the goal and the process are extremely dangerous. Without the ability, it's impossible to join this team."

"The team's name is [Dark Probe], and we also need a team icon. Ugh, so flashy."

Kevin rubbed his temples.

"Then it's a rhombus, with a thin needle protruding from its tip—simple and direct."

The icon has been decided, and the team has been assembled.

The entire surface of the book immediately changed.

The white color of the book remained unchanged, but a pattern appeared on the originally pure white, paper-like surface: a diamond with a needle protruding from its bottom, occupying the center of the book.

"We also need to provide the birth environments of the team members, which limits us to humans. Although it's a bit rough, the goal is to explore the Dark Continent, so it's a kind of framework constraint."

Kevin muttered to himself, continuing the design based on the framework.

Because the scope is too broad, the final result will inevitably be further weakened.

But it has become more applicable.

Kevin actually only had one requirement for the entire book: as long as that one requirement was met, everything else could be compromised.

"The acquisition of Nen ability is no longer about stealing others' Nen ability, but about sharing the Nen ability of team members, and being able to copy the Nen ability of team members into the pages of a book."

"Only members currently in the [Dark Probe] team and bearing the team's emblem can copy Nen ability into the book and use them."

The results were not ideal.

Kevin immediately removed this restriction.

Fortunately, he is currently in the process of modification and has not yet completely fixed the entire Nen tool.

It allows you to preview the results after setting certain conditions.

"Sigh, only more severe Restriction can achieve what I want."

The inherent Restriction of its use have weakened its original obsession.

Moreover, it's the opposite of the original obsession, only using a framework and transforming Resentment into a normal Nen tool.

This is yet another layer of weakening.

By weakening the requirements layer by layer, the final conditions for use must become even more difficult to achieve the desired outcome.

"Then we'll limit it to the current team leader's Nen ability being imprinted in the book for the team members to use."

This directly reverses the function, making the restrictions even more severe.

Because essentially, his Nen ability is simply having more Nen ability to deal with all sorts of situations.

By severely restricting this aspect, the strength of Nen ability was immediately increased.

But it remains the same framework.

Fortunately, this is a limitation of the Nen tool, not an individual's own Nen ability.

An individual's Nen ability is Restriction by their own subconscious.

Such an ability, if similar Restriction were imposed on Kevin himself.

In reality, it doesn't achieve the desired effect.

Because Kevin himself knew he had the Nen ability, he subconsciously didn't think that such a limitation was that great.

Because most people only have one Nen ability, and even if they have multiple Nen abilities, they are just supplements to their first Nen ability.

After all, the constraints Restriction Nen ability are stringent, essentially because they are perceived as extremely stringent by the user.

If others only consider it harsh, but you yourself don't, then it's meaningless.

Restriction are essentially self-imposed limitations.

Fortunately, it's about building connections, and on top of the existing framework, so it's precisely this that makes most people feel it's demanding.

Or rather, it made the original Chrollo feel it was harsh.

"This drastically reduces the number of Nen ability in the book, making it accessible to a wider range of people."

The strength is still not enough.

We need to add even greater Restriction to the framework.

"The Phantom Troupe originally had thirteen members, one head and twelve legs—so let's further restrict the members of the group. If they want to use Nen ability, they must obtain the Chrollo's permission and touch the book to gain a maximum of six hours and a minimum of fifteen minutes of Nen ability usage privileges."

"Furthermore, the Nen ability books can only be used by a maximum of twelve people at a time."

With these constraints and its fit to the frame, the strength was finally sufficient.

Kevin finally breathed a sigh of relief after finishing.

Only after verifying that everything was correct was the entire book finalized.

As the Resentment completely dissipated.

The books materialized, becoming real solid objects, and fell into Kevin's hands.

It has a heavy, hard case, and the back and spine are colorless, being pure white.

The book has a pure white background with a Dark Probe icon on it.

Kevin opened the book.

The first page of the book was revealed; he cut his finger, and a drop of blood dripped out.

Blood fell on the first page.

Kevin's name, his original name, appeared prominently above.

He touched his left shoulder with the index finger of his right hand.

The Dark Probe icon appeared on the left shoulder.

I have officially joined the team [Dark Probe].

In an instant, he gained access to the entire book.

Turning the page again, it led directly to a copy of the Nen ability page.

Place your hand on top.

A short while later, as the Nen ability surged, a detailed explanation of the [Moment's Dream] Nen ability appeared on the pages of the book.

Moment's Dream was copied onto the pages of the book.

Turn to the next page.

Then place your hand on top of it.

[Snake Scale] are preserved in the book.

That's feasible.

Kevin smiled.

Now, the most important point is...

Then turn to the third page.

When I placed my hand on the pages of the book again.

The new abilities were imprinted on the pages of the book.

[Blank Meteor].

It's done!

This is what Kevin wants.

With this capability, providing it to team members can rapidly enhance their abilities and achieve a significant increase.

During the use of Nen ability, the expansion of Nen capacity can also be used to increase Nen capacity.

Unfortunately Kevin's current Nen ability is already at a level exceeding one million.

It has already moved to a new level.

This book cannot record this level of Nen ability.

Just like you can't copy Mental Image.

But Nen ability below one million is sufficient.

After all, Kevin only wanted them to quickly break through to the Knight Rank.

My current Nen ability level is more than sufficient.