Deception X Choice

Analysis!

Baishi's eyes flashed as he quickly scanned the panel projected by the wheel in his consciousness.

Ding!

[Subject of Analysis: Tonpa]

[Nen system: Transmutation (unawakened)]

[Nen Ability: unknown]

[Talents analyzed: Deceptive Affinity (white), Poison Mixing Technique (white), Danger Intuition (green), Intelligence Gatherer (green)]

[Deceptive Affinity (white): Can lower the guard of those meeting him for the first time through a deceptive appearance...]

[Poison Mixing Technique (white): Skilled at mixing various laxatives, sedatives, and poisons into drinks...]

[Danger Intuition (green): Possesses a keen intuition for assessing risks and identifying the strong and weak in dangerous environments. Based on a sense of self-preservation, he will instinctively avoid direct danger...]

[Intelligence Gatherer (green): Possesses the habit and patience to observe, record, and analyze a target's appearance, words, actions, and ability inclinations...]

[Advent Emulation uses: 1 purple, 1 blue, 1 green]

[Emulate a Talisman?]

Worthless!

Baishi frowned slightly. He had originally held some expectations for Tonpa, but after scanning his talents, he couldn't help twitching his lips.

This was the first time he had seen Analysis information for white-grade talents. As expected, they were no different from those of an ordinary person.

He had initially thought that, since this guy had taken the Hunter Exam so many times, he ought to have at least a blue-grade talent...

And this was all he had?

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"N-no, I'd better not!"

Ducking down, Tonpa hurriedly slipped free of Baishi's restraining arm. He gave the three an "apologetic" smile and explained as he ran.

"I already made plans with someone, and I have to hurry over there now!"

Before his words had even faded, he hurried around the corner and disappeared from the hallway.

"Something about that guy just feels strange..."

As he watched Tonpa leave in a hurry, Kurapika's weary expression showed a hint of thoughtfulness.

"But he does have a point... If, while we're asleep..."

"There's a good chance of it!" Leorio, who had looked drained of energy, straightened up and frowned. "I don't have a very good impression of Tonpa, but what he said..."

Tap, tap, tap!

"I suggest you don't overthink it!" Baishi waved a hand and walked in the direction Gon and the others had gone, a teasing note in his voice. "If you fall into that guy Tonpa's verbal trap, your precious rest time will go down the drain!"

"Don't forget what the Hunter Exam is for."

"The purpose of the exam..."

Hearing that, Kurapika thought for a moment, then showed a hint of realization.

"Of course, it's to select the applicants with the strongest overall abilities... I understand!"

Huh???

Listening to their conversation, Leorio was dumbfounded, as though question marks were about to pop up over his head.

"Wait, what? How do you understand already? What are you two talking about?!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't walk away! Can someone explain it to me..."

Tap, tap, tap!

Tap!

After moving away from the crowd and finding a secluded spot with no one around.

Leaning against the metal wall, Baishi narrowed his eyes slightly and focused on the wheel, rubbing two strands of hair of different lengths between two fingers.

The two strands came from Gon and Leorio. He had replenished the missing strands during a spare moment while boarding the airship.

This time, however, his target for Advent Emulation was not a blue-grade talent, but a green-grade one.

Compared with the other two grades, whose emulation consumed large amounts of Nen Aura, green-grade Advent Emulation was clearly very easy.

As a talent of genius grade, leaving everything else aside, Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory's ability to integrate and analyze memories alone had helped him immensely!

But...

As Baishi considered the two men's green-grade talents, he hesitated for a moment.

[Exceptional Physique (green): Possesses basic physical abilities far beyond those of ordinary people, including outstanding endurance, physical recovery speed, and motor skills...]

[Robust Physique (green): A robust constitution with basic strength, endurance, and resistance to blows superior to those of an ordinary adult man. It can withstand intense physical exertion and a certain degree of physical impact...]

Both were physique-type talents that set their bearers apart from ordinary people.

Compared with support talents such as Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory, they were not outstanding, especially since he had already awakened Nen.

Even if his initial physical condition fell somewhat short of theirs, with years of reinforcement from Ten, wouldn't he quickly surpass them anyway?

Wouldn't they then become useless Talismans occupying a spare socket?

What was more, the Talismans socketed in the wheel all provided enhancements. For a physique enhancement to remain effective, it would inevitably have to occupy an active socket for a long time.

For Baishi, who had only three sockets, that was undoubtedly a major inconvenience, to say nothing of the fact that both required him to raise their proficiency!

Still, come to think of it, raising proficiency in green-grade talents is easier than with blue or purple ones...

Baishi glanced at the proficiency of Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory (green/proficiency 91%), his expression thoughtful. Perhaps after emulating one of them, he could quickly satisfy one of the conditions for the evolution Restriction!

But compared with those two, he was more interested in Buhara's Extraordinary Appetite and Hisoka's Card Magic!

Buhara's Extraordinary Appetite had the potential to reach blue grade, allowing him to digest several times his own weight in food in a short period, while Hisoka's Card Magic was clearly related to his killing and manipulation techniques.

Whichever one he emulated would give his combat power a decent boost at his current stage!

Hmm...

Looking at it this way, emulating a green-grade physique talent is the least cost-effective choice...

Having analyzed the matter this far, Baishi's strong urge to emulate one immediately faded considerably.

There was nothing he could do. He had too few Advent Emulation uses, so he had no choice but to consider carefully.

If he had unlimited Advent Emulation uses and wheel sockets, why would he need to think so much? The best and most straightforward choice would be to take them all.

What about blue-grade ones...?

Baishi had intended to set the matter aside for the time being, but he stared at the wheel's panel in his consciousness, a thoughtful look on his face.

Before boarding the airship, he had already analyzed the blue-grade talents he could currently emulate.

He couldn't touch Hisoka, so Hisoka was a pass for now!

Menchi's and Buhara's blue-grade talents leaned toward cooking, so they were a pass!

Kurapika and Leorio were much the same as the others above, with talents leaning mainly toward mental traits, so they were a pass!

Of the remaining talents for which he had what he needed...

There were only Gon's Wild Instinct and Killua's Reflex Nerves!

As monster-level blue-grade talents, both could help Baishi a great deal. Thus, after much hesitation, and considering that he might have an opportunity to intervene in Netero's game later, Reflex Nerves would undoubtedly be more helpful than Wild Instinct!

That's the one...

Seeing how indecisively he was wavering, Baishi finally made up his mind. He put away the other strands, leaving only Killua's hair, and silently invoked Advent Emulation!

[Advent Emulation - Reflex Nerves]!

Hum-

The strand of hair turned into translucent blue particles.

Using them as a foundation, streams of translucent blue information related to it rushed into his consciousness and converged in large quantities within the wheel!

They continued until an illusory, translucent blue octagonal Talisman formed and flickered!

[Ding! Solidifying blue talent Talisman... A large amount of Nen Aura is required... Passively drawing Nen Aura...]