Some people brought others a winterlike chill, along with fear that pierced the depths of the soul.
Hisoka and Illumi were two such people.
Once amplified by Nen, their undisguised malice became an aura that ordinary people could never resist.
That was the fundamental reason Gon, Kurapika, and Leorio could barely move their feet.
Other people, however, brought a sense of safety as comforting as warm sunshine.
Moyu, who was emerging from the woods at that moment, was one of them.
His arrival instantly dispelled the sense of danger engulfing Killua and the others. Calling him a ray of dawn piercing the darkness would have been no exaggeration.
Illumi looked at the solid, steady Nen surrounding Moyu, a hint of surprise appearing on his face.
During the first phase of the exam, he had given Moyu a few extra glances because of that impossible-to-ignore Netero Card Mask.
But back then, Moyu had been nothing more than an ordinary person ignorant of Nen in his eyes.
Now, though—
"A disguise..."
Illumi lowered his eyelids slightly, growing cautious.
Being able to disguise himself so perfectly as an ordinary person meant his control over aura had reached an exceptionally advanced level.
This newcomer...
Was powerful!
The difference between Moyu's disguised and undisguised states alone gave Illumi an immediate sense of his strength.
Or rather—
It alerted him to the lower limit of Moyu's strength.
A Nen user with highly precise Nen Control could never be particularly weak.
That was a fact.
I miscalculated. Looks like I won't be getting a Hunter License during this phase.
A gloomy aura like black smoke rose behind Illumi as he murmured to himself inwardly.
He had thought Hisoka would be the variable most likely to affect his plan. He had never expected a fierce tiger to be