Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 214 Scabbard Characteristics x New Ability Ideas

In the end, Moro did not interfere with the Chimera's growth, but only left a star on the Chimera.

Afterwards, he bid farewell to Menchi and, with Kurapika and Kalmod, headed to the departure port and boarded a ferry leaving the Kingdom of Ryuo.

Inside their separate cabin, Kurapika and Kalmod were focused on their training.

Both of them have a strong belief in becoming stronger, and they spend almost all their free time improving their strength.

Moro did not participate; instead, he sat by the cabin window and picked up the scabbard he had obtained from the Bamboo Grove Shrine.

This scabbard was used to suppress the short sword left behind in the prison after the death, and the scabbard was surrounded by a spiritual energy even stronger than that of the Crimson Jade Bird Sword.

According to the information provided by the old man at the dojo, this spiritual energy should have originated from an unknown Onmyoji.

Moro had already examined the scabbard; apart from the raised, crisscrossing silver diamond pattern on its surface, there was nothing else particularly special about it.

So it's completely unclear how that Onmyoji managed to do it.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that the Onmyoji is no longer alive.

Therefore, Moro can absorb the Nen energy from the scabbard at any time if he wants.

But he did not absorb it.

On the one hand, he has already filled the energy of the second growth ring.

On the other hand, the strength of the spiritual energy on the scabbard was stronger than that of the Crimson Jade Bird Blade. Given this, he felt that keeping the scabbard might come in handy.

It looks a bit strange to wear the scabbard on your body alone.

Moro fiddled with the scabbard, then suddenly thought of something—

You can try inserting the Red Jade Bird Knife into its sheath.

However, even if you don't try it, you should know what the outcome will be.

It's absolutely impossible for them to match.

But Moro still casually drew the Red Jade Bird Knife and sheathed it.

During this process, there was no feeling of the blade being pressed tightly against the sheath.

The scabbard was clearly too large for the Red Jade Bird Knife.

Thinking this, Moro was about to draw the Crimson Jade Bird Knife.

But when he gripped the hilt and exerted force, he felt a resistance.

It was as if a force was drawing the Red Jade Bird Blade from within its sheath.

Upon discovering this phenomenon, a look of curiosity flashed in Moro's eyes. He then increased the force with which he drew his sword, finally managing to pull out the Crimson Jade Bird Blade.

What's causing this suction force?

Moro raised the scabbard, staring intently into the interior, even using his special ability to focus his gaze, but found nothing unusual.

So he inserted the Red Jade Bird Knife back into its sheath and then tried to draw it.

The result was the same as before; when I drew the sword, I could clearly feel a resistance.

If you don't use some force, you really can't pull it out.

"interesting."

Moro wasn't sure if this was an inherent ability of the scabbard. Instead of drawing the Crimson Jade Bird Blade, he gripped the scabbard and swung it around a few times.

Just as he had anticipated, some force within the scabbard drew the Red Jade Bird Blade in.

So no matter how much he shook it, the red jade bird knife, which was not the right size to fit in its sheath, remained firmly fixed inside.

In this way, the Red Jade Bird Knife can be put into its sheath in the future.

This unexpected discovery sparked Morrow's keen interest in the scabbard.

"Is the phenomenon of adsorbing the poultry knife an inherent ability, or... is it responding to my needs?"

Moro stared at the steady, solid Nen aura emanating from the scabbard.

"If it's the former, then we need to study its functionality carefully; if it's the latter, then it's even more interesting."

As he pondered this, Moreau's interest grew even stronger.

He gripped the scabbard tightly with his right hand, then closed his eyes, like a child, and poured thoughts such as the idea of ​​an energy sword appearing out of thin air into the scabbard.

After a while.

The scabbard did not react.

Moro opened his eyes and couldn't help but chuckle.

The essence of thought is a combination of life energy and spiritual will. While it can be understood as the manifestation of "the power of the mind," it doesn't mean that you can easily get whatever you want...

Moro only thought there was a possibility, but after trying it, he inevitably realized that he had been too naive.

"Right, let's try injecting 'Nian' into it..."

With a thought, Moro tried to slowly channel a wisp of his mental energy into the scabbard.

A stream of spiritual energy flowed from his fingertips, but instead of wrapping around the surface of the scabbard as expected, it seemed to be attracted by something and seeped directly into the scabbard.

"Ok?"

Moro raised an eyebrow slightly.

In that instant, a faint light suddenly appeared inside the scabbard.

Immediately following, with a hiss, a burst of energy like a tongue of fire erupted, and a ball of energy the size of an infant's fist shot out from it, striking Moro squarely in the cheek.

Snapped!
The gas cloud exploded the moment it touched Moro's cheek, turning into specks of fluorescent light that dissipated into the air.

Fortunately, Moro had manifested his aura to protect himself, and the power of this thought was weak, so it did not cause any harm.

"This……"

Moro stared at the scabbard, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, how could he have imagined that this scabbard could not only absorb external spiritual energy, but also convert it into energy and spray it out?

This discovery suddenly reminded him of something, and he hurriedly grabbed the Red Jade Bird Knife to examine it closely.

He was worried that the scabbard might have absorbed the spiritual energy of the Red Jade Bird Knife.

Moro ran his fingertips over the crystal-clear, sturdy blade, examining it repeatedly to make sure that the psychic energy of the Crimson Jade Bird Blade had not been absorbed by the scabbard before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Moro then considered that he would be storing the Red Jade Bird Knife in this sheath in the future, so he decided to conduct a more rigorous test.

He carefully sheathed the Red Jade Bird Knife.

Next, he would draw his sword every few moments to check his aura.

Only after the third inspection, confirming that the power of the Red Jade Bird Knife remained stable, did the anxiety in his heart finally subside.

"It surprised me that……"

Moro put down the Red Jade Bird Knife and turned to examine the scabbard carefully.

Judging from the intensity of the surrounding Nen, the scabbard is actually only slightly stronger than the Crimson Jade Bird Blade, but it has an effect that is almost like Nen power.

Moro truly had no idea how that Onmyoji had endowed the scabbard with such power...

Was the original intention merely to absorb the death intent of the prison dagger into its sheath?

But as time went by, the scabbard and the prison room underwent some kind of evolution or change during the long tug-of-war.
Moro couldn't imagine it, and given the lack of information at the moment, he was too lazy to delve into it.

He just wants to test the strength of the scabbard now, and maybe discover other functions.

However, being on a ferry right now, it seems we lack the conditions for testing.

"Moro, what just happened?"

While I was pondering, I heard Kurapika's voice asking me a question.

Moro snapped out of his reverie and looked at Kurapika and Kalmod, who had stopped their training and come to stand before him. Meeting their questioning gazes, Moro raised the scabbard in his hand and smiled, "I just discovered an interesting ability."

"what?"

Kurapika and Kalmod were even more confused.

Moro immediately gave a live demonstration.

When a small amount of spiritual energy is attached to the surface of the scabbard, a force immediately draws that spiritual energy into the scabbard.

next moment.

The scabbard's mouth, like a gun barrel spewing flames, propelled out a small ball of Nen that struck Moro's other palm.

Kurapika and Kalluto were both astonished upon seeing this.

"Very interesting, isn't it?"

Moro smiled as he observed their reactions and shook the scabbard in his hand.

Kurapika stared at the scabbard, asking curiously, "How did you do that?"

"I'm not sure either; it must be an ability inherent to the scabbard."

Moro explained.

After discovering the scabbard's unique properties, he was glad that he hadn't absorbed the Nen from it.

Seeing the curiosity in Kurapika's eyes, Moro handed him the scabbard.

Kurapika took the scabbard, intending to infuse it with a small amount of Nen like Moro had done, but suddenly noticed Kalluto's fixed gaze.

"Uh."

Seeing this, Kurapika was in no hurry and offered the scabbard to Kalpao.

Kurt didn't stand on ceremony. He took the scabbard, picked it up with some curiosity to look at it, and then manipulated some scraps of paper to stuff into the scabbard.

Kurapika was stunned and had no time to stop him.

After stuffing scraps of paper into the scabbard, Kurt quickly turned the scabbard opening forward.

However, the anticipated "paper spraying" did not occur.

"Not fun."

Kalluto instantly lost interest and tossed the scabbard to Kurapika.

Kurapika caught the scabbard, smiled helplessly, and then controlled a small amount of Nen to attach to the scabbard.

As the scabbard absorbed his Nen energy, a surge of Nen energy erupted from within the scabbard in the next instant.

Although the energy was weak, it was enough to flick away the scraps of paper that Kurt had just stuffed in.

Kurapika gazed at the now-calm scabbard, gaining a more intuitive understanding of the "unexpectedness" of Nen.

In his view, this scabbard was no different from materialization ability; he just didn't know how it was done.

Moro watched Kurapika's reaction from the side and smiled silently.

"If the potential of this scabbard is high enough, perhaps it can..."

Then, Morrow thought to himself, "I'll use this against Franklin's emission-type attacks."

The thought flashed through his mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

Given his current abilities, it seems unnecessary for him to delve into the feasibility of this for Franklin's sake.

However, this idea reminded him of something else.

Now that we've escaped the threat of the death node, we have plenty of time and resources to consider developing a new release-type ability.

Currently, the main abilities we possess are three: Deceptive Flying Star, Starburst Condensation, and Flying Star Essence Stealing, which is based on the Flying Star system.

Among them, the Deceptive Flying Star is a skill he mastered before his death and rebirth.

However, due to this death and rebirth, he immediately mastered the skill after his mind was awakened, thus skipping the long and difficult development process.

Therefore, strictly speaking, this ability does not consume his Nen capacity.

The Starlight Condensation is an ability derived from the upgraded Love Practice Song after its mutation, and it also does not consume Nen capacity.

As for Flying Star: Devouring Essence, it was evolved from the power material of the thoughts after death, and is a product of special conditions.

"From this perspective, I do indeed have room to develop new abilities."

Moro fell into deep thought.

The three abilities I currently possess each have their own unique characteristics.

Deceptive Flying Star and Starburst Condensation possess both release and manipulation characteristics, while Flying Star: Stealth leans more towards the enhancement-type recovery effect.

According to the mountain-shaped cultivation philosophy of the Heart Source Flow, these abilities are already quite perfect and do not require further adjustment.

To develop new emission-type capabilities, he needs to clarify several key issues.

First, should this new capability be integrated with the existing system, or should it operate independently?
While collaboration can enhance the overall cohesion of a capability system, independent development may bring more tactical variations.

Secondly, should one choose to develop composite attributes or focus on pure emission?

While composite attributes are highly variable, single attributes often unleash greater power and effectiveness.

Most importantly, what are the fundamental requirements for developing this capability?
Is it simply to enrich combat methods, or to play a specific role in the upcoming guild hunting operation?

Moro was deep in thought.

Regardless of the direction chosen, the creation of this ability is not as easy as the creation of deceptive flying stars and starlight condensation.

However, since there is no time pressure now, the difficulty of the development process is irrelevant.

After much deliberation, Morroes still preferred to develop pure, single-attribute abilities, namely, abilities that emit attributes.

Given this premise, a choice must be made between "power" and "functionality," or both.

"If we disregard the interconnectivity, the current Deceptive Flying Star, while limited by its mechanism and not entirely controllable, is powerful enough..."

Morrow quickly made a decision regarding the choice between power and functionality.

Since power isn't really needed right now, we should focus on functionality.

Using this as a starting point, various functional emission abilities flashed through Moro's mind.

The first to be affected are naturally those emission-type abilities that allow for near-instantaneous teleportation.

As a time traveler, as long as you are familiar with various works, you can find a common point among them.

In worlds like One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach, there is a technique for moving at supersonic speed.

In this world, the ability to achieve ultra-high-speed movement belongs to the Emission type.

Thinking of this, the first thing that came to mind for Moro was the light-speed movement ability of the reborn Ant King, which left a deep impression on him.

However, that kind of ability is something he can't even dream of right now.

"Emission-type movement abilities can be broadly divided into two types: one is a movement method that involves traversing space, and the other is a speed that simply affects the body."

Moro rested his chin on his hand, pondering in his mind: "Abilities involving spatial properties are undoubtedly difficult to develop, definitely at an A-level difficulty. Speed ​​alone is relatively simple, but..."

Suddenly, an image flashed through his mind of Leorio using the Space-Traveling Fist to send Ging flying in the original story.

If the development focuses on high-speed movement capabilities involving space travel, then perhaps a space travel-based attack method can be derived from this foundation.

For example, with the star-marked locking assist ability, you can first go to the left or right target's defensive center of gravity.

At the same time, use this more covert method to attack the target's weak points in psychic defense.

In addition-

If such an attack method existed, there would be no need to rely entirely on the conditions for implanting starlight condensation...

(End of this chapter)