The Law of Equivalent Exchange X Remnants of the Old Era

He did it for Gon, yet he wasn't doing it for Gon...

Elena stared at Kim's retreating figure, finding the man increasingly unfathomable.

He was born with an "adventure gene" and didn't want to accept the constraints of "family," yet he married and had children. He personally built a "children's paradise" for his son on a vast island, just as his father had said...

After a man gets married, he's like a dog on a chain. Most of the time he can only "guard the house" and can't go anywhere. Once he has thoughts like "freedom," "adventure," or "wandering the world," he is often defeated by his "ties" and finds it difficult to go.

so...

"Jin, will you always be there for Vivian and Gon as they grow up?"

Elena suddenly spoke, only to be met with... Jin burst into laughter without hesitation. "Haha, how could that be?"

The young man grabbed his fishing rod, pulled it up, and hooked a flying fish. Watching the fish's tail spray a jet of Water Hashira in the morning glow, he said with bright and determined eyes, "Don't you understand me? I never belong to one family or one person; I belong to the world. I want to explore more ruins, uncover more civilizations, and realize my life's value."

"And what about Gon?" Elena suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for the unborn child. "He's still so small."

Jin stopped laughing and fell silent.

"Whoosh~" The sea breeze whipped their hair, making them sway. After a while, the man thought of Mito, the tavern, Whale Island, and his disciple Kite. Looking at the vast expanse of the sea, he murmured, "If he becomes capable in the future, he will naturally find me."

"At that time."

Jin's lips curled up slightly, and he said with anticipation, "It's going to be very interesting."

Elena:

This is insane... This is the epitome of a mad adventurer!

Elena cursed the scumbag under her breath, turned and left... She didn't want to see him again today, so she simply went to reply to Gotoh's letter.

"Young Master, meet me in Bronte, a coastal city on the western outskirts of the continent of Yulubisian, one month from now."

At Kukuroo Mountain in the Republic of Padokea, at the Zoldyck Family's Ancient Castle, Gotoh received the news and immediately reported it to Roy.

At 6:30 in the morning, there was still a full hour and a half before we had to leave for the training room.

The Sun-Earring Boy sat at the dining table, flipping through <The Record of the Western Continent>. He waved his hand to indicate that he understood, then became engrossed in searching page by page for the specific uses of "the Power of Faith," gradually gaining a clearer understanding of the connection between "Faith" and "Nen Ability."

The reason why [God] is powerful is that it can seize the "thoughts" of "Believer" through "Faith" for its own use, thereby achieving the goal of stealing the "authority of nature".

According to what Grandpa Jager saw and heard in the Samir Principality, [Storm] develops its Believer through the "Storm Church," using "Faith" as a medium to extract "Storm Power" from the "Believer" as part of "nature."

and...

The more numerous and higher the quality of Believer, the more thought [God]'s [storm] can draw upon, and the stronger the power that can be mobilized, therefore...

According to the Law of Equivalent Exchange, God's "illegal accumulation of thoughts" will inevitably be met with a backlash from nature!

Roy turned to page twenty-one and saw a case that his grandfather, Jager, had witnessed... The archbishop serving [Storm], a man named "Flynn Courtney," had once held a "Mass" on a Sunday to spread the Doctrine of [Storm]... but he couldn't withstand the backlash of [Nature], and transformed into a "monster," slaughtering everyone present!

This led to the infamous "711 Weston Massacre"...

After witnessing this event, I gradually came to understand that the so-called "Calamity" might very well have been the [bishops], [priests], [Angel], or even... [God] who were consumed by nature's backlash.

This is also the risk and price that humans must bear in their attempt to transcend nature and ascend to become extraordinary beings...

[This is also the fundamental principle behind the incredible power of this extraordinary mechanism of "Vow and Limitation"...]

Just like Gon, who was worlds apart from Neferpitou, could "lose his Nen Ability" to pray to [Nature] for a "future advance," summoning Adult Gon and killing Neferpitou...

For example, Kurapika, despite only recently awakening his Nen ability, managed to defeat Chain, who far surpassed him in both "temperament" and "physical strength," by swearing an oath that he "must never attack anyone other than 'spider' with chains, or he will die," and by praying to [nature], he could "specialize in attacking Uvogin."

Netero, at the cost of his life, pleaded with Nature to "imprison Beyond," forbidding him from entering the Dark Continent while he was still alive...

All of these examples illustrate the contradictory yet unified relationship between humanity and nature.

Seeing this, Roy suddenly understood why his great-grandfather Maha had insisted on dragging his grandfather Jager to the willow tree and giving him a good beating from the wolves. He also understood why Netero had confined Beyond, yet left behind a videotape after his death, encouraging the Zodiacs to venture into the Dark Continent...

Because, as those who have "been there, done that," they've always known that once Jager and Beyond learn the truth about "becoming gods," given one's wildly imaginative and resourceful nature and the other's ambitious and greedy nature, they'll most likely be unable to withstand the backlash, or rather, the erosion, of [nature]...

Conversely, it's better to guide than to block. Since he's destined to die, and knowing there's no way to stop Beyond, the only hope lies with the "Zodiacs," who, out of "old friendship," might be able to help hold him back... Even Netero himself knows he can't stop him, since besides being the "President of the Hunter Association," he also plays the role of a "father."

A father's profound love is truly moving...

A thousand thoughts raced through his mind. He realized that "Faith," as a medium for stealing the "authority of nature," was a double-edged sword that could pierce him at any moment... Roy rubbed the back of his hands, watching the "Curse" relentlessly count down his life, just as he had once told his great-grandfather Zeno and great-grandfather Maha... From the moment he was watched by [God], he had no choice but to [become a god] and steal the authority of nature.

However...

"Child, you've always had a choice."

At 7:40 a. m., there were still 20 minutes before we had to leave for the practice room.

Roy closed the book, calmed himself, sat quietly for a few minutes, and went outside. As he passed the dimly lit little room, he "coincidentally" encountered Maha... The old man stood with his hands behind his back by the window, watching the sunrise, seemingly waiting for him. He said to him, "I don't have many years left to live, so let me kill Him for you."

He looked at Roy with a smile and said, "I am a remnant of the old era; the new era no longer has a ship capable of carrying me."

"I've barely survived this long, and I'm fed up with it all. I've had enough."