What I Thought

Hunter Association Chairman Netero, the Zodiacs, and more than ten Nen Ability users of unknown identity.

Everyone's gaze converged on one spot, focused on Moyu like stage lights.

Coupled with Piyon's solemn introduction...

An invisible pressure immediately enveloped Moyu.

If he were merely participating as a Nen Exorcist, he should not have received attention of this caliber.

Moyu realized...

Piyon had most likely acted as an "accelerant," embellishing his image before Netero and the others.

That was why they looked at him with such surprise, disbelief, and curiosity.

When all was said and done...

It also had to do with his age.

Moyu roughly guessed the reason. He quickly withdrew his gaze from Piyon, then swept it across the Zodiacs present, spotting Cheadle's calm expression among them.

Without lingering, he continued looking toward the more than ten Nen Ability users of unknown identity.

The three Nen Exorcists Piyon had mentioned should be among them.

But what Moyu cared about more was whether there were any people from the Voyage Bureau in this group.

With the Voyage Bureau's uncompromising style of killing rather than risking a mistake, if they learned that his ability was connected to the Swamp Man, they would probably restrict his freedom at once.

His gaze rapidly swept across half the room before finally stopping on Netero.

With just one look, Moyu noticed the unusual nature of Netero's Ten.

"His aura... isn't moving?"

Moyu's heart jolted.

What he saw was Netero's aura, frozen as though time itself had stopped, showing no sign of movement and giving off an exceptionally quiet impression.

No, perhaps it would be more accurate to say...

Dead silence!

Aura was an energy that should have been brimming with vitality.

Yet there was not a trace of life in Netero's aura, even though it undeniably