'Vanessa Siren...Kohler Spencer...'
Roy lay in bed savoring the dream, silently memorizing these two names. Reflected in his mind were a dog and a snake—demi-human monsters different from humans yet possessing partial human physical characteristics. He couldn't help but think of the Ants...
Aside from the Ant Queen, the three Royal Guards including Meruem—Menthuthuyoupi, Neferpitou, and Shaiapouf—as well as numerous Squadron Leaders, all possessed humanoid characteristics like Vanessa and Kohler. They were... intelligent species!
They all possessed the potential to develop into believers!
'Unfortunately... the [Generalized Domain Gate] is limited by my own aura capacity and cannot be opened frequently. Even the quota for pulling people in is currently limited to two... Therefore, to hold a formal knighting ceremony for Vanessa and Old Kohler, I have to wait at least a week for the cooldown period to pass.'
Roy quietly glanced at the panel...
[[Generalized Domain Gate] cooling down. Cooldown time: 1/7 (Days)]
He let out a light breath, shaking off the ethereal feeling. He then rolled out of bed, but the moment his feet touched the ground, he suddenly sat back down, his entire soul visibly shuddering!
Unknowingly, a wave of dejection... despair... negativity... and depression suddenly welled up from the depths of his heart. Like a winding, twisting snake of shadows, it climbed up his chest and strangled his heart, making it impossible for him to breathe for a moment!
"What is going on?" Roy gripped the edge of the bed and bit the tip of his tongue, using the pain to force himself to calm down. He immersed his mind and immediately activated [Eye of Delusion Breaking]... looking towards these "dark and depressive" negative emotions...
"Puff~" Two suns ignited within his pitch-black pupils...
'So gloomy... I don't want to do anything... Why am I still alive... It would be better to just die...'
Countless suicidal thoughts popped up in his mind in an instant... His hand uncontrollably reached towards Yukibashiri, attempting to slit his throat and commit suicide...
"Whoosh~" A taste of wind blew in, lifting a corner of the curtain... Through the hazy moonlight, Roy realized instantly... This was the backlash from [Nature]!
Grandpa Zigg once said in the "West Continent Records"... 'Using "Faith" as a medium to sixteen the Nen abilities of others will inevitably incur the backlash of [Nature].'
Since he had developed Vanessa and Old Kohler as believers and received their offerings, then as a price... these negative emotions were the counterattack from [Nature]!
Images recounting Vanessa and Old Kohler struggling on the survival line to support their families, and the accumulated negative emotions from their past, exploded in the depths of his heart!
"Close call!"
Before the "shadow" could fade... and the depression dissipate... Roy regained his rationality. He immediately withdrew his hand, holding onto the edge of the bed while gasping for air, cold sweat making his back sticky...
At four in the morning, a touch of fish-belly white appeared in a corner of the thick night; it was the prelude to dawn dispelling the darkness!
Wait... Sun!
Roy took a deep breath, simply opening his heart completely and allowing all the negative emotions to surge towards his chest... There lay his [Visualization], the core of his [Nen]—the Sun!
Break through confusion... Eliminate falsehoods... Then, image after image peeled away like silk from a cocoon, gradually appearing before Roy...
The negative emotions went from ecstatic, thinking they were about to win, to being instantly melted in less than a second.
The notification sound of the panel echoed...
[Sun in the Heart: Utilizing the characteristic that "the sun can dispel darkness", as long as the host's Nen ability is strong enough and aura quantity is sufficient, all "filth" and "curses" can be cleared, including the backlash of [Nature]...]
So hot!
Scalding!
"Sizzle~"
Roy's visible state went from a vigorous young man to instantly losing vitality, leaning against the headboard and paralyzed on the bed like a frosted eggplant, completely wilted!
"Did I consider that a self-dispelling of the backlash?"
"I couldn't kill it... which only proves... my aura capacity is still not enough. At least, right now... I am far from being a [God]..."
Whatever the case, the gloom was gone, and the morning glow was about to be born... This time, Roy stood up to his full height, his feet planting firmly on the ground. After a simple wash, he sat directly at the dining table and opened the "West Continent Records" to read... shortly after, Gotoh pushed the dining cart in and arranged a sumptuous breakfast one by one. It was so dazzling!
Roy took a shallow sip of the cream of mushroom soup and turned to page 7—[Further Conjectures on "Faith"]. Suddenly, his ears twitched. The chair opposite him was pulled out, and a skinny little old man sat down.
"Old man thought I was coming to collect your corpse today. You didn't die, what a pity..." Maha took a bite of a bacon sandwich and spoke loudly.
"Grandpa, should I beat him to death right now?" Zeno suggested.
"Is that so... Great-Grandpa, don't say that. I was actually really sad for a few seconds just now." With a head of white hair waving, and shadows writhing where he walked, a man approached with his hands behind his back. The eight large characters "One Kill A Day, Active Career" were boldly printed on his chest. Without further explanation, he pulled out a chair next to Maha and sat down, scooping a spoonful of egg custard into his mouth.
"Old Ancestor... Great Master..." When Gotoh saw the newcomers, he hurriedly bowed. His gaze drifted, seeing another person approaching, and he said respectfully, "Master."
Silva, hands in his pockets and expressionless, sat down next to Roy. He snatched the spoon from Roy's hand, and along with the plate of cream of mushroom soup in front of him, smelled it into his own mouth. He said coldly: "Rash!"
"Punishment: no eating for you today!"
Maha stared: "Shut up!"
Zeno slowly pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth... Maha barely managed to swallow the last bite of his sandwich with a mouthful of milk, sighing faintly: "I'm getting old, my teeth are no good..."
Sounds of drinking soup, eating meat, and gnawing on bread... Four generations of Zoldycks—old, middle-aged, young, and child—gathered in Roy's bedroom...
The boy raised his head and sat in a daze for a moment. As the grandfather clock in the corner row with a "dong"...
Silva didn't say a word. He waved his hand to dismiss Gotoh to prepare more food. A moment later, after finishing the soup, he put down the spoon, turned his head to pollize Roy, and said, "Tell us, what happened?"
"Great-Grandpa... Grandpa... Father..." Roy felt warmth in his heart. He took a deep breath and said, "You...all knew?"
Roy shrank into a corner of the dining table, sorted out his thoughts, scratched his head, and said truthfully: "I accidentally became a 'Nen Exorcist'... just like that..."
In the future, there was no need to look for any "Nen Exorcist". He himself was a "Nen Exorcist". As long as it was a "Nen" that he deemed as "Malicious Nen" and labeled as such, it would be illuminated and killed by him using the characteristic of "Sun in the Heart"!
Roy came back to his senses, rubbing the "curse" on the back of his hand, realizing something clearly—