Lately, the Zoldyck family estate has been haunted!
"I heard the ghost has two heads, four feet, walks upside down, isn't afraid of the sun, and specializes in eating children~"
"Really? Really? I wanna see, I wanna see..."
"Huh? You're not scared?"
"What's 'scared'?"
"..."
On the halfway point of Kukuroo Mountain, where the butler's manor was located.
Two small kids, one black and one white, were bent over, pressed against a huge floor-to-ceiling window, gossiping about the recent "vicious ghost legend" that was causing such a stir...
They were suddenly startled by a head that poked in from outside the window!
They fell on their butts and shrieked.
"Waaaah A ghost Grandma The ghost is really here to eat us"
The "ghost" heard the noise, glanced over, and muttered, "7728... 7738... 8000..."
A crimson light flashed from its eyes. It grinned at them through the glass, revealing a "friendly" smile.
"Waaaah~"
"Canary, we're doomed~"
"The ghost has its eyes on us~ Grandma! Help!!!"
"What is it, Amane, Canary?" A figure flickered~
A silverback "mother gorilla" heard the screams and rushed in with a powerful aura.
Tsubone, sporting girly, Barbie-pink hair, pulled Amane and Canary behind her, one in each hand, and stared.
The "ghost" nodded at her, pushed off with its palms, and "ran" toward the large lake in the distance.
"So it's the Young Master..." The old butler let out a breath of relief. She flicked both Amane and Canary on the forehead. "Amane, Canary, you must not be rude to the Young Master."
"Eh? Young Master?" Amane stared with her big, round eyes, peeking cautiously through her fingers.
That ghost named "Young Master" was "running" straight for the big lake. It looked like he was going to jump in!
"Oh no! Grandma! The Young Master is going to drown!"
"Shut up!" Tsubone glared at Amane and pushed up the glasses on her nose.
Sean reached the lake's edge, leaped, and "stood" steadily on the surface, continuing to walk upside down as if on flat ground. This instantly made the old butler, who had served the Zoldyck family her whole life, narrow her eyes!
'Walking on water?'
'I didn't expect Young Master Sean's control over "Nen" to have reached this level.'
'No wonder the Master has been mentioning him so often lately.'
"Splash splash splash~" Water scattered like dust.
After a simple greeting to Tsubone, Sean sped across the lake's surface, recalling the two little kids he had just seen. 'I didn't expect... Killua's childhood friend, Canary, to have been sent to the Zoldyck family so young.'
'Then again, that stinky silver-haired little brother will be three after the New Year, and Canary is two years older than him, so it's not strange to see her.'
'As for myself... thanks to the boost from "Ninja-Taijutsu," my stats have finally jumped.'
'What used to be a one-point increase after a full day of training has jumped to three points a day. And now, half a month later...'
Sean even dared to attempt "walking on water," something he had been eager to try but never had before!
'And he succeeded on the first try. It just shows his progress during this time!'
'Imagine attaching "Nen" to the soles of your feet, just like putting on a sock...'
'This so-called "Chakra" control really isn't as hard as I thought~'
His confidence surging, the shore was in sight. Sean waded through the water, bounded out in one step, aimed for a thick tree on the bank, and "swished" up it!
"Thwack thwack thwack~" His palms struck the trunk, shaking off many leaves.
Passing the treetop, Sean did a swallow flip, landing stylishly. The tree let out a mournful cry, unable to bear the burden, and crashed to the ground!
Dust billowed. Today's "ten thousand steps" were complete!
The youth exhaled a breath of turbid air. His face was ruddy, his breathing long and steady, showing no signs of fatigue. The "Sage's" prompt sounded in his mind right on time.
[Congratulations Host, completed 10,000 steps of "upside-down walking," Constitution +3]
[Host's current Strength: 201→251]
[Speed: 101→151]
[Aura Amount: 151→201]
'Finally, I've taken another solid step toward cultivating the "Opening" gate, the first of the Eight Gates.'
"Now, only speed is left."
'Strength, Aura, Speed: 200.'
'Only 50 points short on speed...' Sean suppressed his excitement. He estimated it would take another half a month to reach the standard.
'Of course, if I want to be even faster, then I'll have to—'
'Redeem "Expansion Jutsu"!'
'I'll have to try combining a "multiplied body" with "Ninja-Taijutsu" and "a sincere heart".'
As the thought crossed his mind, Sean recited silently, "'Sage,' check my current 'Feedback Value' balance."
Half a month had passed, and two more issues of Pot Shadow Ninja had been released. Two more rounds of reader feedback had also come in.
Sean had been saving it, and now was the time!
[Affirmative]
[Current "Feedback Value" balance: 110 points.]
[Does Host wish to consume 100 "Feedback Value" points to exchange for "Expansion Jutsu"?]
"Exchange." Sean took a deep breath. As if enlightened, he closed his eyes.
Just then, the familiar flood of information poured into his mind. The secret art of Konoha's Akimichi clan appeared for the first time in another world!
["Expansion Jutsu" belongs to "Yang Release." It relies on burning the chakra in the body to achieve temporary partial or full-body expansion.]
[Representative — Choji Akimichi.]
[Derived Jutsu: "Human Bullet Tank," "Spiked Human Bullet Tank."]
[Congratulations Host, exchange successful.]
[Current "Feedback Value" balance: 10 points.]
'Empty again, huh?' The information transfer was complete.
Sean opened his eyes. He walked while savoring the activation method for "Expansion Jutsu." Before he knew it, he had entered the castle.
At this time, the sun was setting. The wall lamps lit up the ancient, dim stone corridors of the castle.
Milluki, clutching a bag of chips and swaggering on his way to the dining room for dinner, appeared in the corridor.
He turned a corner, saw Sean, and his breathing hitched. He turned and ran. 'Oh crap, why did I run into this menace again?'
You had to hand it to the Zoldyck genes. Even though Milluki was as obese as a pig, his movements were quite agile.
He was just about to escape Sean's line of sight when, unexpectedly~
A light chuckle caught up to him. "My dear little brother~"
"You see your big brother and don't even say hello? If outsiders find out, they'll say our Zoldyck family has no manners, you know~"
"Expansion Jutsu" — Go!
"Ye-hoo~"
The "Aura" in his body began to madly steam and expand. A feeling of swelling washed over him!
Sean reached out to grab Milluki. His right hand, like Luffy using Third Gear, suddenly enlarged!
It directly filled the entire corridor!
Milluki heard the commotion and turned his head to look...
He shrieked, "Mommy!"
He was scared out of his wits on the spot!
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