Under the old craftsman Mshihah of the Moose Centaur Tribe's "Enhancer: Ultimate of a Thousand Refinements," Morel's Giant Pipe had received an "enchantment."
"So this is an enchantment?"
"That's right. Give it a try. I have a lot of confidence in my craft, and I'd never waste a single Alchemy Plant Metallion."
Mshihah took a rough towel and wiped the sweat from his face.
Morel gripped the slender end of the Giant Pipe with both hands and stood it upright. Then he pushed up his sunglasses and carefully examined the mark branded onto the pipe.
"Alchemy Plant Metallion: Water Element Enchantment." The mark was shaped like a wave, and it shimmered whenever Morel activated his Nen Energy.
His Nen Energy would transform into water, taking on the properties of flowing water.
This was different from his Purple Smoke Fist.
He really did burn tobacco in his Giant Pipe, then used Emitter as a supporting system to amplify the smoke and his core Manipulation System to control it.
Now, with Water Element Enchantment, he had effectively branched out across the Nen System and gained Transmutation as a third supporting system, alongside Emitter and Specialization.
Morel gave the Giant Pipe, now imbued with Water Element Enchantment, a simple test. Combined with his Purple Smoke Fist, it let him create an ethereal, dreamlike scene of water vapor right there on the spot, like a mirage.
"Hahaha, this is great! Mshihah, I have to thank you for your craftsmanship!"
"It's nothing. I only did what I could. The help you humans have given our tribe—that's what really matters."
Mshihah modestly replied, then exchanged a glance with Morel. The two men laughed together.
For Morel, an "Enhancer Nen user" and an "Ocean Hunter," enchantment was a tremendous boon.
Mist and water, the two "companions" he