"As per the young master's request, this time it's two million volts. The passing requirement is the same as always: two minutes. Young master, please bear with it."
Inside the training room.
Roy swiftly took off his shirt, revealing a set of well-defined muscles.
Luke, holding an electric baton, reported to him while cautiously sneaking glances. A strange feeling bloomed in his heart... 'The young master seems to have gotten taller and stronger in just a few days.'
It was as if he were a bamboo shoot after the rain, suddenly shooting up a whole section. He was growing so fast.
Luke was an observant man. Compared to a few days ago, Roy's "constitution" had indeed doubled. Even though he was controlling the speed at which he absorbed "life energy," some changes in his appearance were inevitable.
"Let's begin," the young man said, placing his hands on his hips, his feet nailed to the floor as he stood perfectly straight.
Luke said, "My apologies, young master."
He thrust the electric baton forward. Empowered by "God's Script," the electric light exploded, so bright it was impossible to keep one's eyes open.
"Creeak~" Illumi pushed the door open and walked in. Noticing the scene, he began to count silently... ten seconds, twenty seconds, thirty seconds, one minute, two minutes... Wait, why hasn't he passed out yet?
It was as if Roy felt nothing at all. He stood there quietly, allowing the electric current to course through his body, remaining completely still. He didn't even let out a muffled groan.
This was... simply unbelievable!
"Young master, you've passed."
Two minutes were up, and Luke's hand began to tremble.
"Continue. Don't stop until I tell you to."
This... Luke steeled himself and increased his Nen output. The number on the electric baton jumped to "2,100,000 volts."
"Have you not eaten? Continue."
The number jumped again to "2,200,000 volts."
"More! Let me see your limit!"
"Young master, you're forcing my hand!"
"Young Master Illumi, you're here too. Please be my witness!"
Cranking his Nen to the maximum, Luke let out a low roar and released his Ren. In an instant, the number leaped to "3,000,000 volts"!
The young butler had gone all out... It was as if a "clap of thunder" had erupted on level ground!
The electric light condensed into a sphere and exploded... Roy finally staggered back two steps and collapsed...
Luke, caught up in the moment, looked at Illumi with reddened eyes. "Young master, how many volts do you want?"
Illumi fell silent...
After a long pause, he said, "I'll stick to the usual, one million volts... I guess..."
"BZZZT..."
The electric baton struck. Everything went dark...
Two hours later, two heads slowly regained consciousness in the garden. They glanced at each other, then simultaneously turned their heads away.
Lying on the grass between them was a Milluki-pig... it was just something Luke had dealt with on the side after Roy and Illumi.
"Three million volts doesn't prove your strength, it only proves your resistance to electricity."
A gust of wind blew, swaying the willow branches. Illumi spoke with a dry, hoarse voice, "Nen users ultimately have to rely on Nen. If I had used Ten for defense, I could have blocked it too."
Roy didn't speak. Illumi turned his head back again, staring straight at Roy. "Why aren't you talking?"
Roy simply closed his eyes.
"Was I wrong?"
"Shut up!"
"Fine."
The world fell silent...
It wasn't until evening, as the sun set and cast a crimson glow, that things changed.
Roy finally regained feeling and was the first to climb out of the crater, shaking the dirt from his body.
Hearing the noise, Milluki grunted and opened his eyes. He looked up at him, then glanced at Illumi. With a "huff," he scrambled up from the ground, trotted over to Illumi, pushed his pants down to his ankles, and squatted...
"You must be tired of living!"
"BANG!" The dirt exploded. Illumi leaped out of the pit, grabbed Milluki, and hauled him towards the training room.
"Seems the shock was too light!"
Roy could vaguely hear the young man's frantic inner thoughts. He stood under the willow tree, quietly watching the sunset glow get devoured bit by bit by the darkness. A moment later, he started walking toward his bedroom.
The lamps in the old castle's long corridor were already lit. The dim yellow light stretched the young man's shadow very, very long. At a certain moment, he stopped and bowed forward in a salute.
Maha was standing by the window, enjoying the night view. He turned around, smiled, and beckoned to him.
Roy quickened his pace and came to his side. The old man squeezed his arm and nodded in satisfaction. "You've been out for a few days, but your meals haven't been lacking. Now that you're back, remember to cook more. Look how thin this old man has gotten, I can't even get it up in the morning anymore..."
'Hmmm... could the inability to get hard be due to other reasons?'
Roy pretended not to hear Maha's crude joke and nodded. "Okay."
"Mmm... remember to slice some more sausage into the dishes. Your Grandpa Zigg loves it..."
"Okay...! Who?" Roy suddenly looked at Maha.
The old man leaned against the windowsill, gazing at Kukuroo Mountain, and repeated, "Your Grandpa Zigg."
Then, his tone became distant, and he waved his hand listlessly. "Go back and prepare. Someone will come for you tomorrow."
Roy: "..."
He gave him a deep look. "Yes."
Brushing past his shoulder, he turned the corner and disappeared from sight...
After he left, a shadow in a dark corner stirred, revealing a man with white hair and a white beard... Zeno, with his hands behind his back, came to the window. He stood where Roy had just been, appreciating the night view with Maha, and said softly, "Grandfather, isn't it a bit too early?"
"The family has its rules. There are many ways to learn Ren. There's no need to call on Father right from the start..."
'This is a privilege reserved for the family heir.' The former head of the Zoldyck family left this part unsaid, but he believed his grandfather understood his meaning.
A country has its laws, and a family has its rules. By strictly adhering to the rules, from top to bottom, inside and out, a large family can avoid chaos. The premise is—
"I am the rules!" Maha turned and glared at Zeno. "I can't reach. Squat."
Zeno's body stiffened. "Grandfather, I have grandchildren of my own now. Could you please..."
"Do I care if you have grandchildren? Squat!"
"...Yes..." Zeno covered his head and squatted down. Maha raised his hand and delivered a sharp rap, making his head buzz...
The old man said angrily, "Rules are dead, but people are alive. In the past, the family only had you and Silva as the sole heirs. Your father had no choice. Now... what, just because no one's being born with white hair, we should just abandon the family?"
"Silva is trying."
"Get lost!" Maha kicked Zeno over again. "It's decided. If anyone is dissatisfied, tell them to come find me... This old man would like to see if you all have gotten any stronger over the years!"
"BANG!" The door to the small room was slammed shut.
Maha vanished.
Zeno patted his clothes, got up from the floor, and stood blankly at the door for a long while. He tilted his head and glanced in the direction of Roy's bedroom, then shook his head and walked towards his own room.
The night grew deeper. Cartoons could be heard again from the small room... Roy returned to his own bedroom, took out the notebook Maha had given him, placed it on the desk, and stared into space...
Behind him, Gotoh was silently arranging his dinner.
He suddenly said, "Tell the kitchen to prepare some ingredients for tomorrow. I'm going to cook."
Gotoh skillfully pulled a pen and paper from his pocket and began to take notes...
"I want a pig's head, no, forget it... I don't know how to braise it... Just chicken, fish, seafood, vegetables... and, sausage. Remember, prepare several extra sausages."
"Anything else, young master?"
"Also..." Roy looked up, watching the bright moon climb to its zenith through the glass window, and narrowed his eyes, "a bunch of chrysanthemums."
"Make them yellow."
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