[En] Evolves × Heart Worm × Razor and Ging's Shock

He immediately accepted the offer without hesitation.

He was neither a "hypocrite" nor a "False High-Minded," and all his thoughts and actions were in accordance with his true heart. The moment the sun tore through the darkness and leaped out of the sky, it was "upright and honest," and it was meant to "nourish all things" and "save all living beings."

Points of light gathered in the Sun-Earring Boy's hand, and [Eclipse] appeared. Roy caught it with one hand and lightly tapped the shoulders of the Himejima Gyomei.

Panel notification... ["Bestowal Ceremony" has been completed...]

[Believer: Himejima Gyomei]

[Physical Fitness: 47 (Note: Average person's score is 1)]

[Nen Ability: None (To be activated)]

Roy's gaze flickered, comparing Kyojuro's current physique... Himejima Gyomei Aura Nodes were not yet open, yet he relied solely on his innate strength to nearly match Rengoku Kyojuro, who had already opened his Aura Nodes and learned to continuously strengthen his body using [Entanglement]... The "Stone Hashira," the "Head of the Nine Pillars," truly lived up to his name...

"Praise the Sun." The Bestowal Ceremony concluded. Roy sheathed his sword, gently helping Himejima Gyomei his feet. The hazy, dreamlike feeling in his heart grew clearer, especially the moment he touched Himejima Gyomei. The Sun-Earring Boy's eyes flickered, rippling with emotion, and he vaguely saw a thread of cause and effect, one end hooked onto Himejima Gyomei, the other onto him. The fog in Roy's heart trembled slightly, and even the unbreakable barrier between them began to crumble...

It's both a bond and a cause and effect... an illusory Thread of Causality connects us all...

Roy was completely absorbed, and through this thread, he vaguely saw the past of Himejima Gyomei —his joy, his sorrow, his anger, his happiness, his suffering, his despair... everything about him...

At this moment, Himejima Gyomei was like a hard-boiled egg, its shell peeled off, and from then on, he had no secrets from Roy.

I control everything, and I can also vaguely see the lives and deaths of my Believer... Just a little bit more... Just a tiny bit more...

"Whoosh~" The thin veil in his heart seemed to shatter at any moment, as if it would break in the next instant. Following the Thread of Causality, Roy keenly sensed a deep longing hidden in Himejima Gyomei's heart, a desire he wanted but didn't know how to express... It seemed to be related to "Divine Power"...

Clearly, all the pillars present, even... the Ubuyashiki Kagaya, had the will to live and couldn't help but feel a longing.

He smiled slightly, formed a palm with one hand, and gently patted the broad chest of Himejima Gyomei. His Nen Qi surged like a tidal wave, directly engulfing the tall monk... As if something had broken, Himejima Gyomei suddenly heard Roy say, "Focus your mind and try to guide the ' Divine Power ' back to itself."

The moment the Aura Nodes opened... milky-white Nen Qi immediately erupted from the center of the Himejima Gyomei...

The monk felt as if the previous twenty-three years had been wasted. Once he shed his Mortal Body and entered the world of "Nen Qi," the power and the exhilarating feeling of having his body's treasures unlocked were intoxicating.

"Amitabha!" The chanting began, and then, "Slap!" A palm the size of a fan suddenly slammed shut.

Following Roy's instructions, Himejima Gyomei controlled the flow of Nen Qi back to his body. His blind eyes flickered as he stared intently at the thin membrane of Nen Qi on his skin, exclaiming, "This is Divine Power!"

The storm of Nen Qi subsided... Everyone looked at him, as if looking at Rengoku Kyojuro, unable to describe their feelings. They only felt that the monk's temperament had become even more profound, seemingly the same as before, yet different, truly mysterious, and filled with indescribable envy. "Praise the sun. Congratulations, Gyomei." Rengoku Kyojuro stood behind Roy, able to see "Nen" more clearly than the others. The storm of Nen Qi that had just surged out from Himejima Gyomei's body was even more powerful than when he had awakened before... Rengoku Kyojuro was truly happy for Himejima Gyomei.

"All thanks to Lord Eiichiro." The intuitive feeling is that others are not as good as you are. Only by experiencing it firsthand can you truly understand how big the gap is between "Nen" and "Nen user" and ordinary people. At least, Himejima Gyomei felt the surging power in his body. Compared to himself a second ago, he was definitely more than one level stronger. And this was only after he had just opened his Aura Nodes and had not yet started to temper his body through [Ten].

[Hint: A message of worship and gratitude from Believer Himejima Gyomei... "Power of Faith" +1...]

"Hmm." Roy grasped the monk's arm, gesturing for him to skip the formalities. He stepped aside, approaching Shinazugawa Sanemi, the very same monk who had challenged Roy's Wind Hashira in front of everyone. Sanemi lowered his head, avoiding Roy's gaze... clearly still harboring resentment over his previous "reckless" actions...

But that was also an extreme manifestation of loyalty. "Tap... tap..." Footsteps sounded, and a pair of straw sandals came into view of Shinazugawa Sanemi's lowered eyes.

The young man, his face contorted with Himejima Gyomei he met a pair of gentle eyes, his shoulders slumped slightly. Before he could say anything, a light hand pressed against his chest, and a burst of milky-white energy erupted from him.

"No need for further explanation, just hold your breath, concentrate, and focus on gathering your Divine Power."

"Roy's gentle words reached Shinazugawa Sanemi's ears, warming the Wind Hashira's heart. Even his stern eyes softened slightly, revealing a touch of tenderness.

"Yes!" he said.

Then... the panel displayed... Medal conferment successful, "Power of Faith" +1.

Roy immediately gained another Believer, and then... Tokito Muichiro, Uzui Tengen, Kochou Shinobu... even Obanai Iguro, who was jealous of Kanroji Mitsuri, were all awarded honors, and then Roy opened their Aura Nodes one by one...

The panel displayed: "Power of Faith" +1 +1 +1... In the blink of an eye, it had accumulated to nine points. Only in the corner of the front porch, Giyu Tomioka, dressed in a red, yellow, and green haori with a Nichirin Sword hanging at his waist, silently watched the Sun-Earring Boy, also waiting quietly.

"Senior brother."

"Eiichiro- sama.

The two former fellow disciples looked at each other, and less than half a year had passed since their Mount Sagiri. When they met Sun-Earring Boy, Roy had grown taller than Giyu Tomioka.

A rare smile appeared in Giyu Tomioka's usually cool eyes as he said, "It's finally my turn."

Roy smiled in response, "Actually, even if you hadn't said anything, I would have helped you with your studies."

"I believe you," said Giyu Tomioka. "Master is right. You are the sun, the nemesis of Demon."

"Eiichiro, kill Muzan Kibutsuji and restore peace to the world!"

The Thread of Causality connecting Giyu Tomioka is thicker and heavier than that Himejima Gyomei, Shinazugawa Sanemi, and even Tokito Muichiro Uzui Tengen, who have just opened their Aura Nodes!

As Giyu Tomioka uttered his expectant words... the fog that had been swirling in Roy's mind churned violently, "Sizzle~"

The sound shattered the thin layer of paper separating them, dispelling Roy's confusion and bringing him sudden enlightenment, making him understand everything clearly.

[Hint: [Circle] +10 +30 +45...]

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[Current [Circle]: lv1:(84/100)→lv2:(78/1000)]

[Note: Enhanced [Circle], range Amplification by 200 (meters), "Listen to the Heart's Voice" evolves into "Heart Worm"]

["Heart Worm": The host can use bonds to create a "Heart Bug" that forcibly burrows into another person's heart, following the "Thread of Causality," to glimpse their past and future (Note: The "Heart Bug" will show a glimpse of another person's future, and the angle will last for three seconds)]

Knowing the past allows us to glimpse the future... Through vicissitudes and the fleeting years, wherever the sun shines, there is the witness of the past, present, and future.

Roy placed a palm on Giyu Tomioka's chest, watching as his Aura Nodes opened, his Nen Qi surged forth, and he entered a state of sacred peace and meditation...

The spirit then unleashed itself, soaring onto the beams, piercing through the roof, riding the swirling winds, donning the cloud robes, and finally merging with the midday Great Sun...

Hunter World.

11 PM.

As always, the seaside town of Vibis on the western outskirts of the continent of Yorbian has officially entered its vibrant nightlife phase.

A honking sounded as a taxi drove by... accompanied by the driver's road rage, who rolled down the window and began cursing.

The hotel near the sea... where Jin, Roy, and Razor stayed...

Little Gold was yawning listlessly when he moved closer to Roy, nestled against the corner of the pillow, and quietly lay down. Suddenly, he sensed something, and his two beady eyes rolled around. Rarely, circles appeared in his small pupils, and he collapsed dizzily onto Roy's pillow.

Wisps and strands of "Nen Qi insects" could be vaguely seen as the Sun-Earring Boy on the bed unconsciously turned over in his sleep, using the [circle] as a means to spread outwards...

Still awake, Razor was carefully studying "Water Breathing" under the soft glow of the desk lamp, constantly correcting his posture and weighing his gains and losses. Suddenly, his brow furrowed, and he abruptly turned his head to look at a corner of the wall!

In the dim corner, a worm suddenly emerged, wriggling along the floor towards him...

Razor his hand and fired a Nen Bullet, controlling the force perfectly to kill the insect without destroying the floor or causing too much noise. But who knew...

"Thud~" The Nen Bullet pierced through the insect's body like a bullet, hitting the floor and leaving a shallow crater!

It's common sense that you can only deal with "thought" by "thought"!

But... witnessing the insect completely ignoring his Nen Bullet and continuing to crawl towards him unhurriedly, Razor suddenly stood up, raised his hand, and fired another Nen Bullet, followed by "da... da... da..."

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The Nen Bullet rained down like bullets, leaving a straight, thin line of craters along the path the insects had taken, but...

It still couldn't harm him in the slightest!

And... although the insect crawled slowly, it ignored Razor's attempt to distance himself and steadily closed the distance between them.

Razor's pupils contracted as he keenly sensed a hint of "rules"!

Someone is imposing rules on him!

[Rules], or [Settings], are a series of rules that a Nen user sets for themselves and specific objects using their Nen Ability.

For example... Kurapika's Noble Phantasm against "Spider"... Scarlet Eyes ' "Anger" triggering "Trait" mechanism... Each of the princes in Kakin is assigned a different "Nen Beast" through the Succession War Ceremony, which applies abilities and rules only to the princes and others.

Razor watched as the insect, following the Thread of Causality, unaffected by his will, burrowed into his heart and vanished in an instant.

This top expert of the "Emission, with a gloomy face and suppressing his anger, sat back in his chair, using the rules to calm his mind, wanting to see what this insect was up to!

If you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place. When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back into you. Roy unconsciously created a circle, which split into "Heart Bug". Along the Thread of Causality between him and Razor, through their bond, they pried open Razor's heart. At the same time, there were a second, a third, and even a fourth Heart Bug, each crawling in a different direction.

One of them went to the sofa next to Roy, where Gotoh rested and recovered from her injuries.

A creature pierced through the wall, traveled along the corridor, entered room 7415, and climbed up the girl's pale legs, finally reaching Elena's heart... The sleeping girl's beautiful eyebrows furrowed, she turned over, and a few drops of glistening liquid trickled down the corner of her mouth...

"Mmm~" accompanied the woman's dream...

The last Heart Bug, under the light of the corridor wall lamp, slowly crawled, and after a moment, rounded the corner and arrived at room 7403... It nodded slightly and slipped through the crack in the door. The Feicha's Parrot, Feicha, who was discussing the Golden Crow's (Little Gold's) status and abilities with Jin, chirped softly and peeked through the crack. Jin had taken off his hood, revealing himself wearing only a nightgown, and turned to look at him...

The milky-white "Heart Worm" moved slowly yet swiftly along the Thread of Causality Roy and King, constantly closing the distance between itself and King.

The man raised an eyebrow in surprise, his interest piqued.

He tilted his head and asked the parrot on his shoulder, "Sakura, did you notice anything?"

"Willpower... that feels so familiar..." Feicha's Parrot tilted its head, flapped its wings, and swooped down, its hooked beak precisely pecking at the Heart Bug, but it passed right through the Heart Bug, causing Golden Eyebrows, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed not far away, to twitch involuntarily!

"You can't peck at it." Jin squinted, watching as the illusory beak of Feicha's Parrot's Parrot pierced straight into the floor, then inexplicably pulled out. Tilting his head, he stared incredulously at the Heart Bug, explaining, "This worm isn't a physical object, nor is it Nen. It's more like... a vessel that carries someone's will or thoughts, differentiated by Nen according to rules."

"You've seen it?" Feicha's Parrot flapped its wings and flew back, its tiny, beady eyes fixed on the Heart Bug, watching it move along the floor, onto the bed, and step by step approach the gold.

The man's eyes gleamed as he recalled his ancestors' accounts in the * New Continent Travelogue * regarding [gods], [Calamity], [servants], and [Faith], and calmly said, "I haven't read it, but..."

"What exactly is it, and whose will does it carry? Once you get hit, you'll find out."

Jin's gaze fell on the Heart Bug, and he watched it quietly as it crept up to his side, climbing along his feet, up his calves, his knees, and all the way up, into his heart.

On this otherwise ordinary night in Vibis, he and Razor closed their eyes together, watching what Roy saw, concentrating on capturing the Heart Bug's movements, and gradually... "Past" because the Heart Bug burrowed into their hearts, presenting images that were then swallowed by the Heart Bug's open mouth.

Demon Slayer: World of Demon Slayer.

I just opened the Aura Nodes for Giyu Tomioka and received a notification on the panel... [Power of Faith +1]

Roy stood like an old pine tree on the wooden corridor, and many images flooded my mind...