[ A/N : Sorry if the quality of grammar in this chapter has decreased. ]
In his Dojo right now, Heisatsu was seen shedding cold sweat when he saw Negative Ki slowly entering Reo's body, making him roar in pain.
He grasped the Shinai who was lying beside him tightly if at any time Reo lost his control. Heisatsu wants to believe in his students but on the other hand he is haunted by bad memories that keep appearing in his mind.
'I can't believe why I can do this for the second time ... But for the second time I want to trust my students again. '
Heisatsu's face looked calm, but he could not hide the worry in his heart towards Reo's safety.
Heisatsu's concern is not without reason, in fact this is not the first time he has tried to open up another person's Ki stream. The incident occurred about 9 years ago, when the Central Hunter Association had just been formed. At that time, the Shirogami Dojo that was passed on to him was still open to the public.
Heisatsu has a student, he has mastered the Shirogami swordsmanship at the age of 17, Heisatsu praised the talent that child has. He has a clear dream and an optimistic personality. A child who is usually the main character in a Shonen story, a special child. Seeing the attitude and motivation of the child, Heisatsu no longer had any doubts about continuing Ki to him.
Until one day, Heisatsu made a big mistake, in the end the child is still a child who has an unstable mentality. His will was devoured by the Negative Ki which was emitted from the wooden box.
He went crazy and all the Negative Ki inside his body seeped out, increasing his strength drastically in a short span of time. And to stop the humans who have been dominated by monsters inside him, Heisatsu was forced to face his second nightmare.
That day, his sword was covered in blood from the boy, Heisatsu cut off the head of his own student in the Dojo, he killed him. Heisatsu finally understood, why his father called himself special. Although he got caught up in the law because of the murder case, Heisatsu was finally released and was found not guilty after he was convicted of murder to protect himself. And the criminal case was then closed.
But not with the scar left in Heisatsu's heart, he will never forget that bloody day, for whatever reason he tried to say to himself, he was still a bad teacher, a teacher who killed his student. And starting that day, Heisatsu closed his Dojo to the public and began to stop teaching Shirogami swordsmanship to others.
'Is the action that I did this correct? Allowing my student to go through something like this ... But his gaze on that day ... '
Heisatsu recalled the cold gaze given by Reo when he saw his mother's dead body before his eyes. A cold, heartless look emanating from his golden eyes.
Heisatsu realizes that Reo is a special child, he does not have monsters in his body like how other humans have a negative side deep within them. He is different, Reo doesn't have that, that's because ...
'He is a monster in itself ...' Heisatsu thought.
* sigh *
Heisatsu sighed and started lighting his cigarette to calm his mind.
"Fwuh ~, roughly what is that brat doing in his subconscious now?"
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"Nice to meet you, my pathetic self."
Reo smiled sweetly towards the negative figure of him who currently stood only a few meters away from him. His golden eyes stared into those eyes without eyeballs that emitted endless darkness.
"You ... me from the opposite side. Did you come here to defeat me?"
The voice echoed in Reo's ear, the exact sound of his, but cooler and full of hatred, there was not the slightest softness behind the sound.
"No, I came here to talk to you. So how about we sit and talk?"
The expression on Reo's face cannot be described as someone who is telling the truth, but also not vice versa. Hearing Reo's question, no answer came from Negative's mouth.
While Reo casually sat cross-legged in his place and stared at the figure in front of him.
'So this is what the old man meant ... The monster inside every human being ...'
Not getting any response, Reo spread his hands and spoke in a persuasive tone to Negative.
"Come on, you're also here to kill me, right? If you kill me, I'll die ... and before I die in your hands, I have a final request. Do you want to listen to it?"
Reo gave a look like a girl who wanted to be understood, his attitude was really strange. But the Negative who sees it seems unaffected.
"I don't care about your nonsense, and in the end you will die and your existence will be completely forgotten. Whatever you say will have no meaning at all."
"Well, it's a pity." Reo did not lose the smile on his face, but his mind currently continued to spin to find a way to face the figure in front of him at this time.
Although Reo can only rely on his senses as an ordinary human being who has been honed in such a way, but he realize that the Negative figure of himself is not really a reflection of him. He felt another influence that drastically strengthened this figure in front of him.
'Was it influenced by Negative Ki who came from the box? So you could say, Ki flow can be opened by force by injecting a very large number of Negative Ki into a person's body. And that's the way I'm doing right now ... '
Reo then looked around and all he saw was a stretch of calm puddles that humans could tread, and a vast blue sky filled with clouds. A place that is completely empty and without life, an imaginary world created just for him.
' Forgot about the sword, in this place there isn't even something I can use as a weapon or at least a tool that I can use to defeat this person ...'
When Reo was thinking hard, suddenly a Negative voice rang in his ears.
"Don't waste my time any longer, let's finish everything here, my other self."
Negative can no longer stand calmly in front of Reo. While Reo who heard that was silent for a moment before he slowly stood up.
"Well, I guess I'm the stupid one for trying to convince someone who was created to kill me," Reo said, thinking.
'I don't think I have any choice but to rely on the physical strength to deal with him. '
Suddenly the sound of an iron clang drew Reo's attention, slowly a black light formed on Negative's palm. The particles emitted by the light then form a katana with black blades that emit a reddish aura.
Seeing that Reo raised his eyebrows, before he muttered.
"Wait a minute, I wasn't told about this ..."
"You have become such a weak figure, aren't you ashamed of yourself?" Negative said with a cold expression. Making Reo raise his eyebrows because he did not understand the nonsense that was being talked about by the negative figure of himself.
"What is that disgusting smile on your face !? That's not the expression that you should have on your face, even though you can fool others with your smile, but you can't lie to yourself."
Hearing that, Reo's smile slowly disappeared and Negative continued.
"Do you want to continue to convince yourself that you are one of them? the facade that you attach is only an expression of your concern for solitude, and you call me a pathetic? Wake up from your delusions!"
"In the end you are not different from your old self, you were born different from them, you are a special person, equating yourself with lowly humans is an insult." Negative stared coldly at Reo and continued his words.
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He spread his arms and continued to insult Reo.
"Your place that should be above, stepping on all humans under the soles of your feet, is a place that is destined for someone as special as you. As much as you try to identify yourself with them, it does not make you one of them and change the fact that you are a ' monster '. "
"Pfft ... Hahahaha." Suddenly Reo burst into laughter and caused Negative silence. Reo then smiled mockingly and looked towards Negative with a condescending look.
"Don't compare me to an ugly creature like you."
Hearing that, a look of displeasure could be seen on Negative's face. And not stopping there, Reo continued to say insults to Negative.
"Creatures like you who don't even have eyeballs want to influence my mind with crap coming out of your mouth? Try searching for one of your eyeballs and look in the mirror, maybe you'll be embarrassed just to talk to me, heh."
Blue veins appeared on Negative's forehead when he heard the words coming from Reo's mouth.
"What did you say just now ..."
Reo then smiled sweetly and said in a soft tone.
"Didn't you hear that? I said ... You are an ugly and disgusting creature, should I repeat that again?"
"Bastard !!"
Negative patience had reached its limit, an expression full of anger clearly displayed on his face, he radiated an enormous killing intent towards Reo and roared loudly.
Seeing that, Reo just muttered.
"What's with those uncontrollable emotions, are you really the other side of me?"
Reo could only laugh when he saw Negative, it was because he showed an emotion that he had never felt before. Anger. Reo was never angry, he was not created to feel that. And at this time, before his eyes, someone who claimed to be another figure of himself roared at him only because of a small insult.
'I knew there was something suspicious about this ritual ... But what is it, who exactly is the creature in front of me right now? '
Reo's expression became serious, it was because he realized that the figure in front of him at this time was not the negative figure of himself at all, the actions and attitudes he showed did not reflect him on the slightest. Just a cheap imitation made by a bad actor.
'Well that doesn't matter ...'
Reo smiled, it was a smile of someone who had just gotten something he wanted. At first Reo did not believe in winning against Negative, mainly because his senses kept warning him that Negative was a very dangerous person.
But the response given by Negative to his words made Reo regain his confidence. Because no matter how strong a person is, if he can't control his emotions when fighting, then he will still be inferior to someone who can analyze the battle situation with a cool head. Because of that, the soldiers who were to be sent to the battlefield had been trained to suppress their emotions as much as possible and prioritize each of the most logical choices for the sake of his side.
Because if not, not only will harm himself and his side, but a lot of people will die because of the emotional decisions he made. That was the reason why Heisatsu thought Reo was the perfect person to fight, because from the beginning he was not sensitive to something called emotions.
"Congratulations, you have made me angry. Your body will be chopped into pieces of meat before I devour it."
* fwuosh *
* fwuosh *
Negative then puts on the familiar stance, he holds the black-bladed katana he previously created from his negative Ki using his right hand, and crosses his legs. Seeing that, Reo looked a little surprised.
"That stance ..."
"Are you surprised? Are you now aware of the fatal mistake you have made, that is true ... this is the swordsmanship you have practiced, and I will use it to kill you here ... right now."
* blink *
In a blink of an eye, Negative has appeared before Reo with quick steps. He then raised his katana up and swung it vertically and tried to cut Reo's body into two parts.
" Die!! "
However, using Shirogami's swordsmanship to Reo was ridiculous, it was like an amateur chef trying to challenge a Michelin star chef, an act that was truly ridiculous.
Reo calmly avoided him by tilting his body slightly to the side, his golden eyes then glowed. With skilled movements, Reo immediately grabbed Negative's wrist and caused him to raise his eyebrows because he didn't understand what Reo wanted to do.
"Using my sword technique with random movements and such imperfect attitudes, I can see 165 mistakes in your movements," Reo said.
Hearing that Negative put on an ugly expression, and tried to scream.
"Wh-"
But before Negative could finish his words, Reo immediately twisted his body in the air and locked Negative's two hands using both of his legs, causing him to be unable to move his hands.
'The center of his body's balance rests on his heels, and he says that he can perfectly imitate my sword technique? What a bad joke ... '
Reo spoke like that because it was different from the original Shirogami sword technique, Reo did not use the heel as the axis of his movement, but the tips of his toes and waist. That is the key to the speed and agility that characterizes his version of Shirogami Itto-Ryu.
Without wasting time, Reo then immediately kicked back to the face of the Negative using his feet before he turned his body in Negative's hands like a snake and grasped both Negative's ankles.
"Hup ~, now it's your turn to lay on the ground."
He released the lock in Negative's hands and jumped back while pulling Negative's legs who immediately lost his balance.
"Argh!"
Negative roared angrily as his body was forcibly dropped by Reo and made him lie on the ground, and his head hit the floor which was flooded with water below.
* bump *
But it did not stop there, after successfully bringing down Negative, Reo immediately ran towards him and kicked his hands with all of his strength causing Negative to release the katana in his hand by force.
* badump *
'Damn, that's hard. Reo felt numbness in his legs after he kicked Negative's hand, as if he had just kicked a very hard lump of iron. While Negative, he could not process what had just happened, everything happened so fast.
"You Bastard !!"
Negative tries to pounce on Reo's body by relying on his physical body but unfortunately, Reo has his black-bladed katana in his hand, and ...
* swing * * spurt *
With a quick swing that couldn't be followed by the eyes, Reo immediately sent a slash and cruelly cut off the two Negative hands who were trying to grab him.
"Ack!"
Negative confusion as he lost control of his two severed hands, his face contorted in annoyance. Black blood began to flow from his severed hands and stained a puddle of water underneath.
"Do you know what you just did !! I will devour you directly !! " Still not giving up on his efforts, Negative anger became even more out of control and he madly tried to devour Reo's body and open his mouth wide.
But Reo had mounted a solid stance, and positioned the black katana on his waist.
"Shirogami Itto-Ryu, Iai-ken, Senbonzakura."
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* swing * * swing * * swing *
Reo's golden eyes shone, and in a very short time he launched dozens of slashes into the Negative body at random and cut them into minced meat.
"Blargh-"
Negative silenced, he could not say anything else after his body was mutilated by Reo in an instant. The atmosphere became silent, there was no longer the sound full of anger coming out from the Negative's mouth or his screams that were only filled with hatred.
Reo who saw that then exhaled before he returned to his original posture. He looked at the Negative body part with a flat expression.
"Then what next?" Reo looked around but nothing happened, the atmosphere became like in the beginning when he first entered his subconscious. This, of course, made Reo confused because at this time there were no signs that he had successfully completed the process.
But while he was waiting for something to happen, something really strange happened. The tense aura that was previously emitted by Negative was felt again. The blackish red aura that had previously surrounded his body slowly formed a humanoid body.
"I never thought I would have to re-manifest this form again, you really have pissed me off, kiddo," said Negative who this time turned into an old man with a body completely made of a collection of black-red aura.
After seeing that figure, finally the question in Reo's mind could be answered. A figure disguised as a negative side of himself is none other than a collection of Negative Ki originating from a wooden box that was specifically used by Heisatsu to open his Ki stream.
'Did the previous Ki users also have to defeat this old man? But he said 'for a long time', it could indicate that he did not display this form to Heisatsu or Ki users before him. '
After thinking for a while, Reo seemed to have lost the smile on his face. He put on a bored expression, and the interest that had previously radiated in his eyes had disappeared.
"Hey old man, I don't want to be in this place anymore so I will give you my last question ... What exactly are you?"
Negative who hears it smiles broadly, an arrogant expression can be seen on his face. Well that looks stupid.
"Me? I am a collection of Negative Ki of Ki users body that i entered, continue to gather strength to satisfy my hunger. An old spirit that has existed since the past." Said the Spirit.
"So basically you are the remnants of negative Ki from humans who continue to infiltrate other people's bodies when the Ki opening process starts, no, more precisely the negative Ki of the person itself, then eats a portion of it before returning out of that person's body. "
What Reo meant by simple, basically, the wooden box passed down from generation to generation by the Shirogami family was the home of the figure in front of Reo at this time. And when the ritual is done by opening the box, the negative Ki collection in the box enters the body of the person and the Ki stream will open automatically.
And then he provokes the negative Ki from that person to come out by provoking him persuasively to be influenced by his words, and when the negative Ki from the person he possesses comes out, the old spirit will get his food. But when he tried to do that to Reo, he failed.
Reo then sighed and looked at the old spirit in front of him using his golden eyes.
"In the end, all the previous Ki users were only fooled by this old asshole, huh ..."
"Therefore, with this form, I will devour you and make your dirty mouth no longer be able to say-"
But, before the old Spirit can finish what he said. Reo had mounted the stance and judging by the bored expression on his face, he was fed up with the nonsense that was thrown by the old man. He straightened his legs and positioned his katana diagonally on the left side of his body.
"Shirogami Itto-Ryu Kenjutsu, Hiken ..."
Feeling the killing intent emitted by Reo, the old spirit immediately looked panicked.
"W-wait a minute, I'm still not done talking."
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While Reo completely ignored what the old man was saying, because he knew that the old spirit was still gathering his strength and getting used to his old form, so this was a golden opportunity for Reo, because if he continued to buy time, then that old spirit will only continue to grow stronger.
Without wasting time, he then immediately glided towards the old man with incredible speed.
* tap * * fwuosh *
The eyes of the old spirit widened when he saw the figure of Reo who was suddenly in front of him, staring at him with a gaze that exuded the intent to kill as cold as ice. He looked panicked and tried to run away and avoid Reo's attack.
"W-wait-"
But the old man's words were immediately interrupted by Reo who mumbled softly.
"... Tsubame Gaeshi."
* buzz *
* swing * * swing * * swing *
In an instant, the world around Reo seemed to slow down and at the same time he swung his sword at the old spirit who was trying to escape from three different directions. Tsubame Gaeshi, a technique that pursues the perfection of an attack that cannot be avoided even by gods. An attack that mocked the concept of time itself, that was the true form that Reo wanted to achieve through Tsubame Gaeshi.
* Wufff *
"Aaaaarrghhh !!"
The old man roared in pain as his body, which was like blackish red gas, was cut off by the black katana in Reo's hands.
'Well it worked, previously I doubted whether his body that looked like gas could be cut or not, but it seemed like it could be cut by a sword he had created by himself.' Reo thought.
The sound of screams continued to echo in the empty puddle of water, before finally completely disappearing and returning a calm and quiet atmosphere.
"Is it over?" Murmured Reo, he then approached the Negative body which slowly disappeared and thought.
'Looks like what the old man said 3 years ago is also true. 'Reo thought while remembering what Heisatsu said to him 3 years ago.
[When you open your Ki stream later, you will encounter a creature that you will not be able to deal with only by relying on your hunting and survival abilities. ]
Reo then looked to the sky and mumbled again.
"Well, in the end I can't talk to the negative side of myself at all. It's a pity."
The atmosphere then became quiet, initially nothing happened, but suddenly a very large crack appeared in the blue sky filled with clouds.
'Hm? What is that? Reo tilted his head in confusion as he saw cracks in the sky.
The crack then continued to spread throughout the sky and caused a horrifying but wonderful sight, as if the sky itself would collapse.
And slowly, the blue sky disappeared and was replaced by a unique glowing white sky that wasn't dazzling at all. Reo was a little stunned when he saw the amazing view, he then also realized that the place he was standing on was also starting to be replaced with a glowing white floor.
Reo looks confused, because he has no idea what is going on.
"What is going on right now?"
Then, the black bladed katana in his hand slowly absorbed into his body through his fingernails and gave a strange sight. Reo felt his hands warm as if his body was currently being flowed by hot water.
' This feeling... '
When the katana in his hand had completely disappeared, Reo then looked at his palm which was slowly enveloped by an energy shaped like a white liquid.
'Is this Ki? It seems like this really is Ki, then why are the colors not blue or red, but white? Ah forget it, that old man might know the answer '
* buzz *
'Hmmm I think it's time to get out. '
Reo suddenly felt his body go numb, he felt dizzy before slowly losing his consciousness and his body split into particles of light and scattered into the air.
***
Meanwhile, in the real world. Heisatsu still couldn't take his eyes off from Reo who was still seen meditating calmly, it had been more than 3 hours but he was still watching him without stopping.
And suddenly, Reo's body shook and it suddenly made Heisatsu alert.
'This is the time, whether he succeeded or not. Everything will be answered now. '
Heisatsu became very alert because this was the most important and risky phase, because if what came out of Reo's body at this time was a red aura, then Heisatsu would immediately kill him.
However, the scene that appeared in front of him was contrary to the expectations Heisatsu had.
"This feeling ... What happened?"
Suddenly, a transparent white aura leaked out from Reo's body and covered his entire body with a liquid-like aura. Seeing that of course Heisatsu was very surprised, he could feel that the aura surrounding Reo's current body was Ki, but he was completely unable to determine his Ki type even when he used Observation Ki.
'Why can't I indicate the type? This is not negative Ki or positive Ki. '
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Heisatsu can only be stunned because of these unexpected and sudden events. But he immediately realized that there was something he had to do at the end of the ritual.
'That's right, I have to re-enter the negative Ki from the box that came out of Reo's body back into the box. '
Heisatsu then covered his entire body using Ki and prepared to act if at any time negative Ki came out of Reo's body, but his worries were in vain because actually Reo had killed the negative Ki collection in his subconscious.
And slowly, the white Ki which seeped out of Reo's body slowly subsided and it re-entered his body slowly. Heisatsu who was still confused could only be stunned, while Reo finally opened his eyes slowly.
"Phew ~, it looks like I did it, old man." Reo said as he exhaled his breath.
Hearing that, Heisatsu felt stupid for having worried about Reo.
" Yeah... it seems so. "
Even though he said that, but it is undeniable that he is currently very relieved and proud of Reo's success. Although at the moment there are some strange things that he does not understand, but from Reo's actions and attitudes that have not changed, he concluded that Reo was at least successful in the process.
"But there are some things I want to ask you, what really happened in your subconscious?" Heisatsu asked.
Hearing that, Reo who was still unfamiliar with Ki's flow that continued to spread throughout his body answered Heisatsu's question with his eyes closed.
"About that problem, actually ..."
Reo then tells Heisatsu what happened in his subconscious. Reo did not want to hide anything because he also did not know what was happening to his body right now. And Heisatsu who listened to Reo's story was in deep shock.
"No way ... So far we have only been used by the old spirit," Heisatsu said with an inexplicable expression.
"Well, that is also an inaccurate statement because the old spirit indirectly also triggers the flow of Ki that is inside us to open up when he devours some of the negative Ki. But well ... I think so."
Hearing that, Heisatsu gritted his teeth, realizing that the mistake he had made was really the result of his stupidity. He gripped his hakama cloth tightly, before returning to try to calm his mind. Reo then asked Heisatsu.
"That part makes me confused, if you didn't kill that old spirit then, then who did you fight with? Is that your negative side?"
Hearing that Heisatsu came to his senses before nodding.
"Yes, the process I went through at that time was very different from what you said just now. That doesn't mean you went through the wrong process, it's just that I didn't meet the old spirit at all, or maybe he didn't bring himself out, but rather a perfect reflection of myself who fights with me. "
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Reo heard that silent. He thought, is it possible that the old spirit must be disguised as a negative figure because he does not have it in him, a monster that is deep in the heart of a human. But thinking about it now would also be useless.
"Well, forget about that, after all, the process is now complete and I can feel Ki in my body too, even though I don't know what kind of Ki is this," said Reo, his golden eyes staring at Heisatsu and asking for an answer. But Heisatsu only shook his head.
"Me too, I have never seen anything like this before, my father also never mentioned it even in the Ki training he gave me, but there is no mistaking that the white aura coming out of your body is Ki," said Heisatsu.
Heisatsu then returned to using his Observation Ki to check Ki circulation in Reo's body, and everything could be considered normal, even though the one inside his body was not blue, but white.
"Alright, because I made it through the process smoothly. I think it's time to teach me about the techniques of using Ki that you said before," Reo said, and made Heisatsu sweat.
"Oi, you have just finished opening your Ki stream, your body still needs time to get used to it. So you should rest first, we will start your Ki training in 3 days."
Hearing that, Reo was silent, and only nodded lightly. His face looks tired, his stamina is quite drained now. And when the atmosphere became quiet, suddenly the Dojo door opened and displayed the figure of a black child who was around 8 years old.
*brak*
"Heisatsu, Reo-nii ... are you still not done yet?" The boy was none other than Phillip, he still looked cheerful as usual. Looking at Phillip, Heisatsu smiled.
"Oh Phillip, we're done, how about the walk?" Heisatsu asked. Then Phillip immediately ran towards the two of them before he stopped and sat seiza beside Reo with a big smile.
"That's so exciting !! Iris-nee bought us a really big ice cream to eat together, about this big," Phillip said, moving his hands.
"I see, you all seem to enjoy it very much."
"Um ~." Phillip nodded with a smile, he then said.
"Because of that, Iris-nee told me to call you guys to eat the ice cream together. When you are done, let's go, everyone is waiting in the terrace."
Phillip then stood up while jumping and immediately came out of the Dojo while humming.
"Ice Cream ~ Ice Cream ~."
Seeing that, a sincere smile appeared on Heisatsu face and Reo who saw that was also holding his chin.
"As Phillip said, let's go ... this morning training is over. We will start again in 3 days, after your body is completely accustomed to Ki. And at that time, I will teach you all the techniques of using Ki that I know to you and learn about the white Ki in your body. "
Reo said nothing. And suddenly Heisatsu patted Reo's head and caused him confusion.
"Uh?" Reo then saw a smile on Heisatsu's face that he had never seen before.
"Congratulations Reo, you've graduated."
Heisatsu felt the burden in his heart slowly disappear. As for Reo, he felt a strange vibration in his heart, it was only for a moment but it became an important starting point for him. Because of what made Reo what he is now, it was also due to the influence of his family environment during childhood.
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He was treated with great care by his mother, and he also had someone he had to protect, his younger brother. Reo was lucky to be born into a warm family, a family that gave him a place to go home. Although in the end he did not feel any special sentiments, but it was because of them that Reo became interested in human emotions.
Because of their role, Reo did not turn out to be just a cold-blooded killer, and because it was because of them that he was who he is now.
"Yes?..." Reo said in confusion.
While Heisatsu thought in his mind.
' I'm very grateful to you, really. '
And with that, Reo fourth spring in Japan begins. 3 more years before he can finally officially register as a Hunter to get his license.
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***
Meanwhile, in one of the secret laboratories of the Indonesian Hunter Association in Jakarta.
"Sir, look at this ... finally we managed to re-activate this object," said one researcher who was there to a man beside him
The man has short red hair, black eyes and a handsome face. His facial features indicate that he is in his early 20s. The young man was none other than Ardian Reynaldi, who now has served as a Chairman of the Indonesian Republic Hunter Association.
"Good job, so how did it go?"
The researcher nodded.
"Well, so basically this thing has a way of working that is similar to a water pump. The only difference is the pumped substance."
"Magic energy," Ardian said and the researcher nodded.
"That's right, we call this thing the Magic Pump. Initially we wanted to test how the mechanism of this tool, but we can not do it because the material used to make this thing we have never seen before." The researcher explained.
Hearing that, Ardian nodded.
"I see..." he paused before he felt his cellphone ring.
"Hm? Why suddenly ... Wait a minute." Ardian muttered as he looked at the screen of his cellphone. He paused for a moment before he walked out of the laboratory.
'Magic Pump huh, who is the person or group that was behind the disaster 3 years ago. Actually who is the true enemy of mankind ... Monster or Human itself. '
And the same question 3 years ago, is still a big question that has not been answered in Ardian's mind until now.
[ A/N : Sorry if the quality of grammar in this chapter has decreased. ]
In his Dojo right now, Heisatsu was seen shedding cold sweat when he saw Negative Ki slowly entering Reo's body, making him roar in pain.
He grasped the Shinai who was lying beside him tightly if at any time Reo lost his control. Heisatsu wants to believe in his students but on the other hand he is haunted by bad memories that keep appearing in his mind.
'I can't believe why I can do this for the second time ... But for the second time I want to trust my students again. '
Heisatsu's face looked calm, but he could not hide the worry in his heart towards Reo's safety.
Heisatsu's concern is not without reason, in fact this is not the first time he has tried to open up another person's Ki stream. The incident occurred about 9 years ago, when the Central Hunter Association had just been formed. At that time, the Shirogami Dojo that was passed on to him was still open to the public.
Heisatsu has a student, he has mastered the Shirogami swordsmanship at the age of 17, Heisatsu praised the talent that child has. He has a clear dream and an optimistic personality. A child who is usually the main character in a Shonen story, a special child. Seeing the attitude and motivation of the child, Heisatsu no longer had any doubts about continuing Ki to him.
Until one day, Heisatsu made a big mistake, in the end the child is still a child who has an unstable mentality. His will was devoured by the Negative Ki which was emitted from the wooden box.
He went crazy and all the Negative Ki inside his body seeped out, increasing his strength drastically in a short span of time. And to stop the humans who have been dominated by monsters inside him, Heisatsu was forced to face his second nightmare.
That day, his sword was covered in blood from the boy, Heisatsu cut off the head of his own student in the Dojo, he killed him. Heisatsu finally understood, why his father called himself special. Although he got caught up in the law because of the murder case, Heisatsu was finally released and was found not guilty after he was convicted of murder to protect himself. And the criminal case was then closed.
But not with the scar left in Heisatsu's heart, he will never forget that bloody day, for whatever reason he tried to say to himself, he was still a bad teacher, a teacher who killed his student. And starting that day, Heisatsu closed his Dojo to the public and began to stop teaching Shirogami swordsmanship to others.
'Is the action that I did this correct? Allowing my student to go through something like this ... But his gaze on that day ... '
Heisatsu recalled the cold gaze given by Reo when he saw his mother's dead body before his eyes. A cold, heartless look emanating from his golden eyes.
Heisatsu realizes that Reo is a special child, he does not have monsters in his body like how other humans have a negative side deep within them. He is different, Reo doesn't have that, that's because ...
'He is a monster in itself ...' Heisatsu thought.
* sigh *
Heisatsu sighed and started lighting his cigarette to calm his mind.
"Fwuh ~, roughly what is that brat doing in his subconscious now?"
***
"Nice to meet you, my pathetic self."
Reo smiled sweetly towards the negative figure of him who currently stood only a few meters away from him. His golden eyes stared into those eyes without eyeballs that emitted endless darkness.
"You ... me from the opposite side. Did you come here to defeat me?"
The voice echoed in Reo's ear, the exact sound of his, but cooler and full of hatred, there was not the slightest softness behind the sound.
"No, I came here to talk to you. So how about we sit and talk?"
The expression on Reo's face cannot be described as someone who is telling the truth, but also not vice versa. Hearing Reo's question, no answer came from Negative's mouth.
While Reo casually sat cross-legged in his place and stared at the figure in front of him.
'So this is what the old man meant ... The monster inside every human being ...'
Not getting any response, Reo spread his hands and spoke in a persuasive tone to Negative.
"Come on, you're also here to kill me, right? If you kill me, I'll die ... and before I die in your hands, I have a final request. Do you want to listen to it?"
Reo gave a look like a girl who wanted to be understood, his attitude was really strange. But the Negative who sees it seems unaffected.
"I don't care about your nonsense, and in the end you will die and your existence will be completely forgotten. Whatever you say will have no meaning at all."
"Well, it's a pity." Reo did not lose the smile on his face, but his mind currently continued to spin to find a way to face the figure in front of him at this time.
Although Reo can only rely on his senses as an ordinary human being who has been honed in such a way, but he realize that the Negative figure of himself is not really a reflection of him. He felt another influence that drastically strengthened this figure in front of him.
'Was it influenced by Negative Ki who came from the box? So you could say, Ki flow can be opened by force by injecting a very large number of Negative Ki into a person's body. And that's the way I'm doing right now ... '
Reo then looked around and all he saw was a stretch of calm puddles that humans could tread, and a vast blue sky filled with clouds. A place that is completely empty and without life, an imaginary world created just for him.
' Forgot about the sword, in this place there isn't even something I can use as a weapon or at least a tool that I can use to defeat this person ...'
When Reo was thinking hard, suddenly a Negative voice rang in his ears.
"Don't waste my time any longer, let's finish everything here, my other self."
Negative can no longer stand calmly in front of Reo. While Reo who heard that was silent for a moment before he slowly stood up.
"Well, I guess I'm the stupid one for trying to convince someone who was created to kill me," Reo said, thinking.
'I don't think I have any choice but to rely on the physical strength to deal with him. '
Suddenly the sound of an iron clang drew Reo's attention, slowly a black light formed on Negative's palm. The particles emitted by the light then form a katana with black blades that emit a reddish aura.
Seeing that Reo raised his eyebrows, before he muttered.
"Wait a minute, I wasn't told about this ..."
"You have become such a weak figure, aren't you ashamed of yourself?" Negative said with a cold expression. Making Reo raise his eyebrows because he did not understand the nonsense that was being talked about by the negative figure of himself.
"What is that disgusting smile on your face !? That's not the expression that you should have on your face, even though you can fool others with your smile, but you can't lie to yourself."
Hearing that, Reo's smile slowly disappeared and Negative continued.
"Do you want to continue to convince yourself that you are one of them? the facade that you attach is only an expression of your concern for solitude, and you call me a pathetic? Wake up from your delusions!"
"In the end you are not different from your old self, you were born different from them, you are a special person, equating yourself with lowly humans is an insult." Negative stared coldly at Reo and continued his words.
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He spread his arms and continued to insult Reo.
"Your place that should be above, stepping on all humans under the soles of your feet, is a place that is destined for someone as special as you. As much as you try to identify yourself with them, it does not make you one of them and change the fact that you are a ' monster '. "
"Pfft ... Hahahaha." Suddenly Reo burst into laughter and caused Negative silence. Reo then smiled mockingly and looked towards Negative with a condescending look.
"Don't compare me to an ugly creature like you."
Hearing that, a look of displeasure could be seen on Negative's face. And not stopping there, Reo continued to say insults to Negative.
"Creatures like you who don't even have eyeballs want to influence my mind with crap coming out of your mouth? Try searching for one of your eyeballs and look in the mirror, maybe you'll be embarrassed just to talk to me, heh."
Blue veins appeared on Negative's forehead when he heard the words coming from Reo's mouth.
"What did you say just now ..."
Reo then smiled sweetly and said in a soft tone.
"Didn't you hear that? I said ... You are an ugly and disgusting creature, should I repeat that again?"
"Bastard !!"
Negative patience had reached its limit, an expression full of anger clearly displayed on his face, he radiated an enormous killing intent towards Reo and roared loudly.
Seeing that, Reo just muttered.
"What's with those uncontrollable emotions, are you really the other side of me?"
Reo could only laugh when he saw Negative, it was because he showed an emotion that he had never felt before. Anger. Reo was never angry, he was not created to feel that. And at this time, before his eyes, someone who claimed to be another figure of himself roared at him only because of a small insult.
'I knew there was something suspicious about this ritual ... But what is it, who exactly is the creature in front of me right now? '
Reo's expression became serious, it was because he realized that the figure in front of him at this time was not the negative figure of himself at all, the actions and attitudes he showed did not reflect him on the slightest. Just a cheap imitation made by a bad actor.
'Well that doesn't matter ...'
Reo smiled, it was a smile of someone who had just gotten something he wanted. At first Reo did not believe in winning against Negative, mainly because his senses kept warning him that Negative was a very dangerous person.
But the response given by Negative to his words made Reo regain his confidence. Because no matter how strong a person is, if he can't control his emotions when fighting, then he will still be inferior to someone who can analyze the battle situation with a cool head. Because of that, the soldiers who were to be sent to the battlefield had been trained to suppress their emotions as much as possible and prioritize each of the most logical choices for the sake of his side.
Because if not, not only will harm himself and his side, but a lot of people will die because of the emotional decisions he made. That was the reason why Heisatsu thought Reo was the perfect person to fight, because from the beginning he was not sensitive to something called emotions.
"Congratulations, you have made me angry. Your body will be chopped into pieces of meat before I devour it."
* fwuosh *
* fwuosh *
Negative then puts on the familiar stance, he holds the black-bladed katana he previously created from his negative Ki using his right hand, and crosses his legs. Seeing that, Reo looked a little surprised.
"That stance ..."
"Are you surprised? Are you now aware of the fatal mistake you have made, that is true ... this is the swordsmanship you have practiced, and I will use it to kill you here ... right now."
* blink *
In a blink of an eye, Negative has appeared before Reo with quick steps. He then raised his katana up and swung it vertically and tried to cut Reo's body into two parts.
" Die!! "
However, using Shirogami's swordsmanship to Reo was ridiculous, it was like an amateur chef trying to challenge a Michelin star chef, an act that was truly ridiculous.
Reo calmly avoided him by tilting his body slightly to the side, his golden eyes then glowed. With skilled movements, Reo immediately grabbed Negative's wrist and caused him to raise his eyebrows because he didn't understand what Reo wanted to do.
"Using my sword technique with random movements and such imperfect attitudes, I can see 165 mistakes in your movements," Reo said.
Hearing that Negative put on an ugly expression, and tried to scream.
"Wh-"
But before Negative could finish his words, Reo immediately twisted his body in the air and locked Negative's two hands using both of his legs, causing him to be unable to move his hands.
'The center of his body's balance rests on his heels, and he says that he can perfectly imitate my sword technique? What a bad joke ... '
Reo spoke like that because it was different from the original Shirogami sword technique, Reo did not use the heel as the axis of his movement, but the tips of his toes and waist. That is the key to the speed and agility that characterizes his version of Shirogami Itto-Ryu.
Without wasting time, Reo then immediately kicked back to the face of the Negative using his feet before he turned his body in Negative's hands like a snake and grasped both Negative's ankles.
"Hup ~, now it's your turn to lay on the ground."
He released the lock in Negative's hands and jumped back while pulling Negative's legs who immediately lost his balance.
"Argh!"
Negative roared angrily as his body was forcibly dropped by Reo and made him lie on the ground, and his head hit the floor which was flooded with water below.
* bump *
But it did not stop there, after successfully bringing down Negative, Reo immediately ran towards him and kicked his hands with all of his strength causing Negative to release the katana in his hand by force.
* badump *
'Damn, that's hard. Reo felt numbness in his legs after he kicked Negative's hand, as if he had just kicked a very hard lump of iron. While Negative, he could not process what had just happened, everything happened so fast.
"You Bastard !!"
Negative tries to pounce on Reo's body by relying on his physical body but unfortunately, Reo has his black-bladed katana in his hand, and ...
* swing * * spurt *
With a quick swing that couldn't be followed by the eyes, Reo immediately sent a slash and cruelly cut off the two Negative hands who were trying to grab him.
"Ack!"
Negative confusion as he lost control of his two severed hands, his face contorted in annoyance. Black blood began to flow from his severed hands and stained a puddle of water underneath.
"Do you know what you just did !! I will devour you directly !! " Still not giving up on his efforts, Negative anger became even more out of control and he madly tried to devour Reo's body and open his mouth wide.
But Reo had mounted a solid stance, and positioned the black katana on his waist.
"Shirogami Itto-Ryu, Iai-ken, Senbonzakura."
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* swing * * swing * * swing *
Reo's golden eyes shone, and in a very short time he launched dozens of slashes into the Negative body at random and cut them into minced meat.
"Blargh-"
Negative silenced, he could not say anything else after his body was mutilated by Reo in an instant. The atmosphere became silent, there was no longer the sound full of anger coming out from the Negative's mouth or his screams that were only filled with hatred.
Reo who saw that then exhaled before he returned to his original posture. He looked at the Negative body part with a flat expression.
"Then what next?" Reo looked around but nothing happened, the atmosphere became like in the beginning when he first entered his subconscious. This, of course, made Reo confused because at this time there were no signs that he had successfully completed the process.
But while he was waiting for something to happen, something really strange happened. The tense aura that was previously emitted by Negative was felt again. The blackish red aura that had previously surrounded his body slowly formed a humanoid body.
"I never thought I would have to re-manifest this form again, you really have pissed me off, kiddo," said Negative who this time turned into an old man with a body completely made of a collection of black-red aura.
After seeing that figure, finally the question in Reo's mind could be answered. A figure disguised as a negative side of himself is none other than a collection of Negative Ki originating from a wooden box that was specifically used by Heisatsu to open his Ki stream.
'Did the previous Ki users also have to defeat this old man? But he said 'for a long time', it could indicate that he did not display this form to Heisatsu or Ki users before him. '
After thinking for a while, Reo seemed to have lost the smile on his face. He put on a bored expression, and the interest that had previously radiated in his eyes had disappeared.
"Hey old man, I don't want to be in this place anymore so I will give you my last question ... What exactly are you?"
Negative who hears it smiles broadly, an arrogant expression can be seen on his face. Well that looks stupid.
"Me? I am a collection of Negative Ki of Ki users body that i entered, continue to gather strength to satisfy my hunger. An old spirit that has existed since the past." Said the Spirit.
"So basically you are the remnants of negative Ki from humans who continue to infiltrate other people's bodies when the Ki opening process starts, no, more precisely the negative Ki of the person itself, then eats a portion of it before returning out of that person's body. "
What Reo meant by simple, basically, the wooden box passed down from generation to generation by the Shirogami family was the home of the figure in front of Reo at this time. And when the ritual is done by opening the box, the negative Ki collection in the box enters the body of the person and the Ki stream will open automatically.
And then he provokes the negative Ki from that person to come out by provoking him persuasively to be influenced by his words, and when the negative Ki from the person he possesses comes out, the old spirit will get his food. But when he tried to do that to Reo, he failed.
Reo then sighed and looked at the old spirit in front of him using his golden eyes.
"In the end, all the previous Ki users were only fooled by this old asshole, huh ..."
"Therefore, with this form, I will devour you and make your dirty mouth no longer be able to say-"
But, before the old Spirit can finish what he said. Reo had mounted the stance and judging by the bored expression on his face, he was fed up with the nonsense that was thrown by the old man. He straightened his legs and positioned his katana diagonally on the left side of his body.
"Shirogami Itto-Ryu Kenjutsu, Hiken ..."
Feeling the killing intent emitted by Reo, the old spirit immediately looked panicked.
"W-wait a minute, I'm still not done talking."
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While Reo completely ignored what the old man was saying, because he knew that the old spirit was still gathering his strength and getting used to his old form, so this was a golden opportunity for Reo, because if he continued to buy time, then that old spirit will only continue to grow stronger.
Without wasting time, he then immediately glided towards the old man with incredible speed.
* tap * * fwuosh *
The eyes of the old spirit widened when he saw the figure of Reo who was suddenly in front of him, staring at him with a gaze that exuded the intent to kill as cold as ice. He looked panicked and tried to run away and avoid Reo's attack.
"W-wait-"
But the old man's words were immediately interrupted by Reo who mumbled softly.
"... Tsubame Gaeshi."
* buzz *
* swing * * swing * * swing *
In an instant, the world around Reo seemed to slow down and at the same time he swung his sword at the old spirit who was trying to escape from three different directions. Tsubame Gaeshi, a technique that pursues the perfection of an attack that cannot be avoided even by gods. An attack that mocked the concept of time itself, that was the true form that Reo wanted to achieve through Tsubame Gaeshi.
* Wufff *
"Aaaaarrghhh !!"
The old man roared in pain as his body, which was like blackish red gas, was cut off by the black katana in Reo's hands.
'Well it worked, previously I doubted whether his body that looked like gas could be cut or not, but it seemed like it could be cut by a sword he had created by himself.' Reo thought.
The sound of screams continued to echo in the empty puddle of water, before finally completely disappearing and returning a calm and quiet atmosphere.
"Is it over?" Murmured Reo, he then approached the Negative body which slowly disappeared and thought.
'Looks like what the old man said 3 years ago is also true. 'Reo thought while remembering what Heisatsu said to him 3 years ago.
[When you open your Ki stream later, you will encounter a creature that you will not be able to deal with only by relying on your hunting and survival abilities. ]
Reo then looked to the sky and mumbled again.
"Well, in the end I can't talk to the negative side of myself at all. It's a pity."
The atmosphere then became quiet, initially nothing happened, but suddenly a very large crack appeared in the blue sky filled with clouds.
'Hm? What is that? Reo tilted his head in confusion as he saw cracks in the sky.
The crack then continued to spread throughout the sky and caused a horrifying but wonderful sight, as if the sky itself would collapse.
And slowly, the blue sky disappeared and was replaced by a unique glowing white sky that wasn't dazzling at all. Reo was a little stunned when he saw the amazing view, he then also realized that the place he was standing on was also starting to be replaced with a glowing white floor.
Reo looks confused, because he has no idea what is going on.
"What is going on right now?"
Then, the black bladed katana in his hand slowly absorbed into his body through his fingernails and gave a strange sight. Reo felt his hands warm as if his body was currently being flowed by hot water.
' This feeling... '
When the katana in his hand had completely disappeared, Reo then looked at his palm which was slowly enveloped by an energy shaped like a white liquid.
'Is this Ki? It seems like this really is Ki, then why are the colors not blue or red, but white? Ah forget it, that old man might know the answer '
* buzz *
'Hmmm I think it's time to get out. '
Reo suddenly felt his body go numb, he felt dizzy before slowly losing his consciousness and his body split into particles of light and scattered into the air.
***
Meanwhile, in the real world. Heisatsu still couldn't take his eyes off from Reo who was still seen meditating calmly, it had been more than 3 hours but he was still watching him without stopping.
And suddenly, Reo's body shook and it suddenly made Heisatsu alert.
'This is the time, whether he succeeded or not. Everything will be answered now. '
Heisatsu became very alert because this was the most important and risky phase, because if what came out of Reo's body at this time was a red aura, then Heisatsu would immediately kill him.
However, the scene that appeared in front of him was contrary to the expectations Heisatsu had.
"This feeling ... What happened?"
Suddenly, a transparent white aura leaked out from Reo's body and covered his entire body with a liquid-like aura. Seeing that of course Heisatsu was very surprised, he could feel that the aura surrounding Reo's current body was Ki, but he was completely unable to determine his Ki type even when he used Observation Ki.
'Why can't I indicate the type? This is not negative Ki or positive Ki. '
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Heisatsu can only be stunned because of these unexpected and sudden events. But he immediately realized that there was something he had to do at the end of the ritual.
'That's right, I have to re-enter the negative Ki from the box that came out of Reo's body back into the box. '
Heisatsu then covered his entire body using Ki and prepared to act if at any time negative Ki came out of Reo's body, but his worries were in vain because actually Reo had killed the negative Ki collection in his subconscious.
And slowly, the white Ki which seeped out of Reo's body slowly subsided and it re-entered his body slowly. Heisatsu who was still confused could only be stunned, while Reo finally opened his eyes slowly.
"Phew ~, it looks like I did it, old man." Reo said as he exhaled his breath.
Hearing that, Heisatsu felt stupid for having worried about Reo.
" Yeah... it seems so. "
Even though he said that, but it is undeniable that he is currently very relieved and proud of Reo's success. Although at the moment there are some strange things that he does not understand, but from Reo's actions and attitudes that have not changed, he concluded that Reo was at least successful in the process.
"But there are some things I want to ask you, what really happened in your subconscious?" Heisatsu asked.
Hearing that, Reo who was still unfamiliar with Ki's flow that continued to spread throughout his body answered Heisatsu's question with his eyes closed.
"About that problem, actually ..."
Reo then tells Heisatsu what happened in his subconscious. Reo did not want to hide anything because he also did not know what was happening to his body right now. And Heisatsu who listened to Reo's story was in deep shock.
"No way ... So far we have only been used by the old spirit," Heisatsu said with an inexplicable expression.
"Well, that is also an inaccurate statement because the old spirit indirectly also triggers the flow of Ki that is inside us to open up when he devours some of the negative Ki. But well ... I think so."
Hearing that, Heisatsu gritted his teeth, realizing that the mistake he had made was really the result of his stupidity. He gripped his hakama cloth tightly, before returning to try to calm his mind. Reo then asked Heisatsu.
"That part makes me confused, if you didn't kill that old spirit then, then who did you fight with? Is that your negative side?"
Hearing that Heisatsu came to his senses before nodding.
"Yes, the process I went through at that time was very different from what you said just now. That doesn't mean you went through the wrong process, it's just that I didn't meet the old spirit at all, or maybe he didn't bring himself out, but rather a perfect reflection of myself who fights with me. "
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Reo heard that silent. He thought, is it possible that the old spirit must be disguised as a negative figure because he does not have it in him, a monster that is deep in the heart of a human. But thinking about it now would also be useless.
"Well, forget about that, after all, the process is now complete and I can feel Ki in my body too, even though I don't know what kind of Ki is this," said Reo, his golden eyes staring at Heisatsu and asking for an answer. But Heisatsu only shook his head.
"Me too, I have never seen anything like this before, my father also never mentioned it even in the Ki training he gave me, but there is no mistaking that the white aura coming out of your body is Ki," said Heisatsu.
Heisatsu then returned to using his Observation Ki to check Ki circulation in Reo's body, and everything could be considered normal, even though the one inside his body was not blue, but white.
"Alright, because I made it through the process smoothly. I think it's time to teach me about the techniques of using Ki that you said before," Reo said, and made Heisatsu sweat.
"Oi, you have just finished opening your Ki stream, your body still needs time to get used to it. So you should rest first, we will start your Ki training in 3 days."
Hearing that, Reo was silent, and only nodded lightly. His face looks tired, his stamina is quite drained now. And when the atmosphere became quiet, suddenly the Dojo door opened and displayed the figure of a black child who was around 8 years old.
*brak*
"Heisatsu, Reo-nii ... are you still not done yet?" The boy was none other than Phillip, he still looked cheerful as usual. Looking at Phillip, Heisatsu smiled.
"Oh Phillip, we're done, how about the walk?" Heisatsu asked. Then Phillip immediately ran towards the two of them before he stopped and sat seiza beside Reo with a big smile.
"That's so exciting !! Iris-nee bought us a really big ice cream to eat together, about this big," Phillip said, moving his hands.
"I see, you all seem to enjoy it very much."
"Um ~." Phillip nodded with a smile, he then said.
"Because of that, Iris-nee told me to call you guys to eat the ice cream together. When you are done, let's go, everyone is waiting in the terrace."
Phillip then stood up while jumping and immediately came out of the Dojo while humming.
"Ice Cream ~ Ice Cream ~."
Seeing that, a sincere smile appeared on Heisatsu face and Reo who saw that was also holding his chin.
"As Phillip said, let's go ... this morning training is over. We will start again in 3 days, after your body is completely accustomed to Ki. And at that time, I will teach you all the techniques of using Ki that I know to you and learn about the white Ki in your body. "
Reo said nothing. And suddenly Heisatsu patted Reo's head and caused him confusion.
"Uh?" Reo then saw a smile on Heisatsu's face that he had never seen before.
"Congratulations Reo, you've graduated."
Heisatsu felt the burden in his heart slowly disappear. As for Reo, he felt a strange vibration in his heart, it was only for a moment but it became an important starting point for him. Because of what made Reo what he is now, it was also due to the influence of his family environment during childhood.
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He was treated with great care by his mother, and he also had someone he had to protect, his younger brother. Reo was lucky to be born into a warm family, a family that gave him a place to go home. Although in the end he did not feel any special sentiments, but it was because of them that Reo became interested in human emotions.
Because of their role, Reo did not turn out to be just a cold-blooded killer, and because it was because of them that he was who he is now.
"Yes?..." Reo said in confusion.
While Heisatsu thought in his mind.
' I'm very grateful to you, really. '
And with that, Reo fourth spring in Japan begins. 3 more years before he can finally officially register as a Hunter to get his license.
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***
Meanwhile, in one of the secret laboratories of the Indonesian Hunter Association in Jakarta.
"Sir, look at this ... finally we managed to re-activate this object," said one researcher who was there to a man beside him
The man has short red hair, black eyes and a handsome face. His facial features indicate that he is in his early 20s. The young man was none other than Ardian Reynaldi, who now has served as a Chairman of the Indonesian Republic Hunter Association.
"Good job, so how did it go?"
The researcher nodded.
"Well, so basically this thing has a way of working that is similar to a water pump. The only difference is the pumped substance."
"Magic energy," Ardian said and the researcher nodded.
"That's right, we call this thing the Magic Pump. Initially we wanted to test how the mechanism of this tool, but we can not do it because the material used to make this thing we have never seen before." The researcher explained.
Hearing that, Ardian nodded.
"I see..." he paused before he felt his cellphone ring.
"Hm? Why suddenly ... Wait a minute." Ardian muttered as he looked at the screen of his cellphone. He paused for a moment before he walked out of the laboratory.
'Magic Pump huh, who is the person or group that was behind the disaster 3 years ago. Actually who is the true enemy of mankind ... Monster or Human itself. '
And the same question 3 years ago, is still a big question that has not been answered in Ardian's mind until now.
