Brat X Chitchat

Sparse woods.

The group was walking slowly down the road.

The tall trees are sparse, with dense, thick leaves at their tops that cannot block out the sunlight.

Rays of light shone down.

Melusina was bathed in the radiance, and on her neck rode the Three-Tails Beast.

He was holding two stalks of grass that looked like foxtail grass in his hands, swinging them back and forth, shaking his head and humming a song he had made up.

"We're going back, we're going back~ We can't see those dark Rock anymore~ La la la~"

Fortunately, the Three-Tails's voice isn't unpleasant; in fact, it's quite pleasant.

The song sounds out of tune, but it's not exactly jarring.

She was genuinely happy to be able to leave the boring Gravity Zone.

"Gon, isn't your father going back?"

Melusina asked as she walked.

Gon, who was standing next to him, shook his head.

"Jin isn't very interested; they're focused on improving their strength right now."

"What's the use of hard training? Reaching the Lord is definitely not an easy task."

Qikuang walked to the side, waved his hand, and said.

As he got closer to the limits of Knight, Qishou realized more and more that breaking through those limits was not a simple matter at all.

Breaking through the limits of human potential are two completely different concepts.

A million units of thought is the limit of life; its difficulty is incomparable to the so-called limits of humankind.

Gon and Qishou's current Nen levels are between 800,000 and 900,000, fluctuating constantly, so it's impossible to pinpoint exactly where they are.

But every bit of improvement has become extremely difficult.

It cannot be achieved simply through high-intensity training.

"Looking back now, Kevin was really shameless; he could achieve that just by taking pills."

At this point, Qishou couldn't help but feel envious.

He had never envied anything like this before, nor had he ever imagined that he would be stuck here.

"Sister Melusina, are you coming soon too?"

Gon turned around and asked curiously.

He felt that Melusina's strength had improved much faster than before during this period.

I thought Melusina might have made some progress recently, which is why she brought them to the Gravity Zone for training.

Its improvement speed is even faster than gold.

Keep in mind that Jin had traveled for a year and fought against various races in the Grand Arena.

The experience and understanding he gained were enough for him to digest for a long time.

Melusina simply smiled at Gon's question, then sighed.

"It's not that simple."

She originally thought that by borrowing Kevin's Nen ability and through drug use and crazy training, she could improve her strength and steadily break through to the Lord.

In retrospect, it's not that simple at all.

Her mental capacity is now approaching one million.

And the body has been trained to the point where it can withstand it.

However, things are not that simple.

She's taking it too lightly.

Kevin's Nen ability did indeed allow her strength to advance by leaps and bounds, rapidly approaching the threshold of a million Nen.

It seems that taking just one more step forward will lead to the Lord.

However, this is where the problem lies.

She couldn't break through using Kevin's Nen ability, because that was Kevin's Nen ability.

Even though their Wedding Ring symbolize their union, ultimately, this Nen ability does not belong to her.

Reaching a million is a perfect integration of itself, where everything has reached a perfect balance.

Therefore, she must rely on her own strength to cross this threshold.

Having realized this and figured it out, Melusina decisively gave up on continuing her training.

No matter how much you train, there will be no results.

In addition, Shalnark is gradually approaching her due date, so she has to hurry back, otherwise she won't be able to see Shalnark's baby born.

"So is there any trick?" Qishou couldn't help but ask.

They want to take a shortcut.

Rely on yourself.

That was the only answer Melusina could give.

"That line again. I really did rely on myself," Qishou retorted.

"So you don't need to rush. With your talent, you will eventually break through this limit and reach the Lord."

Qishou's talent is all-encompassing.

There was nothing that held us back.

If I had to pinpoint a reason, it would be age.

They are still relatively young.

Gon sighed beside him, saying, "There's no way to learn anything from other people."

This is something he regrets.

The first person you can learn from is Kevin, but you can't learn Kevin's path.

He himself couldn't understand why he could break through to the Lord relatively easily, while others found it so difficult.

When Kevin first broke through to the Lord, Kevin didn't think it was easy. But after seeing how difficult it was for others, he realized that his difficulties were relatively simple in comparison.

Find suitable materials, make them into a potion, and find a suitable area and training methods to strengthen the body.

They complement each other and Spiral upwards.

He naturally became Lord.

Combined with the Ant King's medicine, it's perfect.

It can only be said that, looking back at the outcome, Kevin believes that what played a significant role in it might not have been [Moment's Dream].

It was actually his own creation, the [Blank Meteor].

[The Blank Meteor] was something that belonged to him from the very beginning.

[Moment's Dream] only became entirely his own after he became Lord.

"I should have asked that old man when I had the chance," Qishou with some regret.

He previously found Netero somewhat annoying and disliked communicating or fighting with Netero.

This old man always likes to play tricks on people.

But ironically, Netero might be the next individual to become Lord.

In Kevin's words, Netero only needs to advance step by step to easily reach the Lord; he already possesses the qualifications to become Lord.

However, his previous life in human society had been a constraint on him.

Humans are ultimately creatures influenced by their environment.

Having witnessed more in the Dark Continent and been filled with passion, Netero's strength improved at an astonishing pace.

Now they've moved on to the Grand Arena.

It can only be said that when Netero is seen again, Netero will most likely be a newly Lord.

The reason Netero was able to achieve this level is because of the perfect fusion of Netero mind and body.

It's a skill that can't be learned.

"Are you two going back this time? After visiting Shalnark, it should be time to return."

Melusina, watching the two from the side, asked.

These words made the two of them fall into deep thought.

As a result, the Three-Tails was the first to call out.

"I want to go! I want to go!"

"No."

Melusina immediately asserted her parental authority and refused on the spot.

"Why? I want to go out too! I want to go back too! Aaaaaaah!"

Seeing that the Three-Tails had started throwing a tantrum again, Melusina grabbed it off her Three-Tails and punched it on the head.

With a loud bang.

A large bump immediately swelled up on the Three-Tails' head, and it looked at Melusina with teary eyes.

"Stop pretending. You've learned everything, you haven't learned anything else."

Melusina would have been fooled long ago if it had been before, but now she has enough experience.

"Snort!"

With a snort, the Three-Tails broke free of the grasp, jumped down, and walked forward on its own.

Melusina walked behind her, watching her, and said, "You're too willful. Once you go back, no one will be able to control you. And if you don't want to come back, no one will be able to catch you."

The harm and destruction you would cause to human society is unimaginable. Don't tell me you won't; I know you definitely will."

The Three-Tails, who had just turned around to say something, was immediately interrupted, its mouth pursed.

The Three-Tails is not purely human; if you were to calculate her age strictly, she would be considered elderly among humans.

She had only been human for a few years; to her original race, she was still an Infant Form.

Therefore, by merging the bloodlines of the two and adding its own original race, it became the Three-Tails, a being similar to Demi-human, and has maintained its current immature state of mind.

Immature mind does not mean that the Three-Tails is not intelligent.

On the contrary.

She has a strong learning ability.

However, due to their immaturity, they are willful, mischievous, and troublesome—they are all present.

It's not that she doesn't understand; it's just her personality.

It truly gave Melusina a real taste of the difficulties of raising a child.

Especially for children with Three-Tails, the difficulty is ten or even a hundred times greater than for ordinary children.

Were you two like this when you were little?

Melusina looked at Gon and Qikuang and asked.

"How could that be!" Qishou was the first to react, loudly retorting.

How could he possibly be like the Three-Tails when he was a child?

If that were the case, his father would definitely hang him up and beat him, even though he was indeed hung up and beaten like that when he was a child.

But that was for training, not for me to be naughty.

Qishou thought he was a pretty well-behaved child when he was young.

Kind and polite, she's simply not the Zoldyck Family should have produced.

He's always been popular at home, okay? Who would say he's naughty or mischievous?

Thinking this way, Qishou was really overestimating himself.

Even Gon, standing nearby, couldn't help but retort, "I definitely wasn't like this when I was little. Aunt Mito is very at ease with me."

Aunt Mito has always had a lot of complaints about Ginger, but she really likes Gon.

Why aren't you like this in front of your father?

Melusina couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing this question, the Three-Tails Beast came running over with a grin and clung to Melusina's back.

"How could that be? I love Mom the most."

"Hehe, it doesn't matter. Kevin's pretty free lately anyway, so you can leave it to him to take care of you from now on."

"Don't want!"

"Hmph."

Just then, the Three-Tails seemed to smell something.

"Those Spawn have come again. I'll go and deal with them!"

With that, the Three-Tails fox dashed off in a flash.

Seeing this, the three who had just paused continued walking forward.

Although the Three-Tails may act like a child, it is far from intelligent.

The fact that she ran out at this point means that the Three-Tails had already sensed that this enemy was within her capabilities.

It's important to know that the Three-Tails's original animal form was renowned for its ability to conceal itself and avoid danger.

This instinct was not lost after we became human.

As expected.

Less than twenty minutes later, the Three-Tails returned, looking somewhat disheveled, but without any serious injuries.

She was still clutching a Unicorn Horn that she had forcibly broken off.

"This is Gift for Dad."

"You're really clever."

Melusina made a sarcastic remark, then steered the conversation back to the main topic.

So, are you two going back?

"Let's go back. Actually, I want to go back and take a look. Otherwise, in another five years, I might become Lord —hehe, then I won't be able to go back."

Qishou chuckled as if he had just thought of something.

Gon nodded. "I want to go back too. Aunt Mito must be worried about me. I want to go back and let her know I'm safe."

"Maybe we won't be able to go back next time."

"You two are dreaming. How could you possibly become Lord in five years? You're still a long way off."

At this moment, the Three-Tails didn't hesitate to pour cold water on the situation.

"The next one will definitely be Mom, and then that old man with the curled beard."

She was referring to Netero.

As she spoke, she tapped her chin and added, "And then there's that annoying Jin."

Apart from these few people, Three-Tails doesn't think anyone else will reach the Lord in a short time; it's a long way off.

"Your strength has improved again?"

Melusina looked at her and asked curiously.

"Hmph, of course, the Three-Tails is also very powerful."

As a product of fusion.

The Three-Tails' talents are quite strange.

It is not outwardly manifested in the amount of thought.

Perhaps it's because both her original race and her corresponding human age were Infant Form.

Even as time goes by, her Nen ability and certain characteristics still have a lot of room for growth.

"You can even smell this?"

The Qima was somewhat surprised.

That's an exaggeration.

"It's about the level of danger. I can't smell the Danger Level on either of you. If I can, it means you're close."

This will happen soon, meaning roughly five to ten years.

"You can smell the dangers of the future?"

"It's about the Danger Level, the Danger Level, don't you understand? Don't you ever study?"

You have no right to talk to me like that!

Qima couldn't help but complain.

Have you even been to school? How dare you talk to me like that?

However, I didn't expect the Three-Tails' Nen ability to deepen and become increasingly exaggerated.

It doesn't matter, though, the three of them are essentially one team.

This shows that the Three-Tails' reconnaissance ability has become even more exaggerated, which is a good thing.

"Hmph, you two traitors, go back now. By the time you come back, I'll have found my teammates, and I won't be playing with you anymore."

The Three-Tails is still holding a grudge.

The thought of these two betraying her and returning to human society made her feel terrible.

They got to enjoy it too.

"Hahaha."

Gon laughed when he heard this.

Melusina gave a helpless smile.

"Besides those two, who else could put up with you? Don't dream about it."

"Mom, how could you say that?!"

However, that is the truth.

Not everyone can handle the Three-Tails beast that acts like a brat; only Gon and Qikuang can barely manage it, and they've already started to get used to it.

"Nanika is fine!"

Three-Tails gave an example.

"Then you might as well say gold," Qima remarked from the side.

His sister is a good girl, and so is his brother.

"I don't like gold at all, I hate it."

The Three-Tails said bluntly.

Fortunately, Gon was listening nearby, so he wasn't embarrassed. After all, there were more than one or two people who disliked his father, so one more wouldn't make a difference.

"Alright, let's speed things up, it's getting dark soon, and there aren't any good campsites around here."

As soon as the words were spoken, the three of them shut their mouths and instantly increased their speed, shooting out like arrows released from a bow.

In the blink of an eye, they appeared in the distance.