"I understand. Give me three minutes—I think I have an idea." Gelman fetched a pen and a blank notebook. "Wait a moment."
"OK!" Biscuit made a gesture and continued swinging back and forth in the swing chair.
Shizuku opened a bag of chips and stood behind Gelman, crunching away as she watched with great interest what he wrote.
"Traveler"—ordinary person
"Apprentice"—awakened Nen ability, mastered the Four Great Principles
"Brave"—mastered advanced Nen techniques, Nen ability had taken shape
"Elite"—extensive Nen ability battle experience, Nen ability had evolved
"Master"—among the world's best, formed their own school, and capable of teaching Elites
"Champion"—the strongest Nen user in the human world
"Legend"—able to roam the Dark Continent freely
"Unknown"—unknown
Gelman set down his pen, spread the notebook open, and said to Biscuit and Shizuku, "This is just my personal opinion. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me."
This time, Biscuit also jumped down from the swing chair and quickly came to the tea table to look it over. Then she nodded.
"I roughly understand what you mean, but just to be safe, explain each point. Let's see whether we understand it the same way."
"Alright." Gelman readily agreed.
"'Traveler' means everyone who has not mastered Nen ability. They make up the vast majority of people in the human world."
"They merely take a walk through this world, experience birth, aging, illness, and death before vanishing, never knowing the truth of the world. That is why they are Travelers."
"'Apprentice' refers to those who have awakened Nen ability, or gone a step further and mastered the Four Great Principles."
"Have you heard of the Nostra Family? Neon, the daughter of the family boss, awakened Angel's Automatic Notetaking. She has the ability to divine the future."
"And then there are the examinees who