"A deal?"
Wing froze for a moment. He hadn't expected Lin Yan to bring up that word in such a tense atmosphere.
He asked instinctively, "What kind of deal?"
"One that benefits us both."
Lin Yan's gaze remained strikingly clear amid the air warped by the searing heat. He pointed toward the room next door, where Gon and Killua were staying.
"You're worried about their safety, and you want to teach them Nen Abilities, right?"
"That's right!" Wing answered without hesitation. That was precisely his main reason for coming.
"And I need time, as well as an absolutely quiet environment, to finish my 'artifact forging.'"
Lin Yan paused before continuing, "Most importantly, I don't want anyone unrelated to this disturbing me during the next few days of forging."
Although he had laid down a formation, its primary functions were gathering energy and refining materials. Its defensive capabilities were limited.
If Hisoka or another expert from the 200th Floor was drawn by the strange phenomena here and forced his way in, the consequences could be fatal.
He needed a guardian.
And this legitimate successor of Shingen-ryu standing before him was undoubtedly the best choice.
Wing was strong enough and levelheaded. Most importantly, he bore Gon and Killua nothing but goodwill.
Wing immediately understood what Lin Yan meant.
"You want me to... stand guard for you? And teach those two children at the same time?"
"Not for me."
Lin Yan corrected him. "It's for them.
I need you to take them to your room and systematically teach them the basics of Nen Abilities in your own way.
Let them learn what 'Ten,' 'Ren,' and 'Hatsu' are."
"Well..." Wing hesitated.
Didn't this bring them right back to yesterday's argument on the balcony?
Hadn't Lin Yan insisted on using his own theory of "freezing