From the very start, Joey had intended to force Machi to choose to turn back.
Having entered the opening first, he had not simply come here. He had also used the brief moment he disappeared from Machi's sight to make preparations.
The simplest preparation was leaving the First Bomb near the opening.
As long as Machi's movements brought her into contact with certain spots near the opening, the First Bomb would send her off perfectly.
But Machi moved with equal caution. When she rushed outside the ship, Joey noticed that she was not relying on her feet to move. Each time she took a step, Nen Threads braced against the ground and propelled her a considerable distance forward.
This unusual method of movement was not only fast, but also allowed Machi to avoid a great deal of danger as she moved.
And when Joey saw the black aura drifting over the hull, he understood why Machi was doing this.
Machi was avoiding any dangers that might be hidden beneath the black aura!
It was precisely because of this that Joey gave up his chance to attack as Machi passed over the First Bomb and chose another battle plan.
As Joey released a humanoid aura sphere toward Machi, the Weather Nen Beast bent the light around him, making him disappear.
At the same time, Joey dismissed the Clone still moving in the distance and created a new Clone beside him, one carrying very little aura.
Meanwhile, his En gradually began to change, and he changed direction, circling around Machi's En to return to the opening.
The hardest part of accomplishing this was determining the size of Machi's En.
Fortunately, Joey had plenty of experience with this, especially since Machi had released her En inside his own. That invisible expansion and probing