The Nostra Family mansion is vast in scale.
As the controller of the city's underground mafia, in the realm of the city's dark forces, in a sense, the head of the Nostra Family—Light—is like a local emperor.
This mansion, located on the city's edge, with pleasant scenery and a vast area, is a powerful testament to his authority.
The surroundings are quiet, with black vehicles coming and going, and those guys in suits and sunglasses.
In the corridor behind the hall, Kevin stood by the window, his gaze fixed on the garden within the mansion.
In the garden, Light was leisurely drinking tea, flipping through some reports in his hand.
After all, it's the entire city's underground industry, and Light spends most of his time dealing with various matters.
He is more like a chairman than a mafia boss, only his methods are more inclined towards violence.
Beside him, Neon, surrounded by a group of maids, ran happily around the garden, her clear laughter occasionally drifting over.
On the surface, Kevin was looking at the scenery outside the window, but his mind was not there at all, but was deep in thought—he was plotting many upcoming matters.
First, the three Kurutas must be properly settled, and it must not be done casually.
After all, no one knows what the Phantom Troupe people will do, whether they have given up the investigation or not,
and how far the investigation has progressed now.
Have they given up or not?
Kevin understands Post-mortem Nen, but not deeply.
He doesn't know what specific damage Mito caused to those people at the time.
The pair of eyes he is currently keeping is still entwined with resentment, without the slightest sign of dissolution.
In this situation, he doesn't dare to touch them at all, nor does he let the three Kurutas touch them.
Resentment is something too personal, illogical, and harmful.
Only by figuring out the exact state of that pair of eyes will he dare to return them to Pairo.
Otherwise, he would be harming the other party.
A Father's eyes killing his son—just thinking about it is hard to accept, it's hellish.
Furthermore, as he promised before, these three must desire revenge, and seeking revenge against a group of Nen Users is no small matter.
For this, they need to learn Nen Ability.
As for talent, honestly, Kevin is not particularly worried.
Because he discovered during the previous tragic massacre that the Kurutas seem to be generally talented in Nen Ability.
That [Scarlet Eye state] has a very significant amplification effect on Nen, which can be clearly detected with [Gyo].
This characteristic can almost be called a [racial trait].
That is to say, even if these three are not particularly outstanding in Nen Ability talent among their own race, they must be much stronger compared to ordinary people.
Moreover, after spending time together these past few days, Kevin found that both Pairo and Rosana have excellent learning abilities.
Many times, Kevin has to admit that people with strong learning abilities often don't have bad talent in Nen Ability either.
For example, his former self, with the spontaneously awakened Specialization type ability.
And Kurapika, Kevin is sure he is also a very talented type.
Although Kevin only officially met him today, he had heard many stories about Kurapika from Pairo and Rosana before.
For example, at a young age, he could quickly self-learn external languages, writing, and various information, and successfully passed the test, then embarked on a journey of travel.
You should know that under normal circumstances, only adults are eligible to participate in such exams and trials, and not everyone possesses such ability.
From various signs, these three are quite talented in Nen Ability.
"Hiss—is this a coincidence? Or were the Kurutas truly all talented in the past?"
Kevin thought to himself.
After all, Mito, whom he knew, also had talent.
Alas, this race was destroyed just like that.
At this moment, Kevin is facing the problem of time being tight.
He has to start preparing for the Hunter Exam; today is already December 10th, and the Nen Ability exam is scheduled for early January, calculated generously, there is less than a month left.
Moreover, he doesn't know exactly how long the exam will last; he heard from Yun Gu and Menchi and Hakkahalla, who participated in the previous two exams, that the exam might take about a week.
Calculated this way, by the time he finishes the exam and returns, it will probably be late January.
Before that, he must arrange everything properly.
Just in case, he also needs to find someone to provide security for the three Kurutas.
"Hmm—" Kevin became troubled, he had limited Nen Users he knew, and even fewer he could trust.
Bisky, Ging, Begetto, Yun Gu, Menchi, Hakkahalla, these people flashed through his mind one by one.
Ging is definitely out of the question, and Begetto is also busy with matters at the moment.
Menchi and Hakkahalla... honestly, in Kevin's eyes, their strength is a bit weak.
They still need to train.
After thinking it over, only Bisky and Yun Gu were left.
But Kevin really didn't want to trouble Bisky too much anymore.
Although if he asked, there's a high possibility that Bisky would come to help, he felt he already owed Bisky too many favors.
Yun Gu—Kevin felt Yun Gu seemed like a good choice.
After all, Yun Gu has always regarded himself as a martial artist, and he must have been continuously training after graduation; even if his strength is slightly weaker than his own, the gap should not be too large.
Moreover, Yun Gu once said that he really wanted to try the feeling of training and teaching others.
He wanted to become a teacher, to teach more people, to teach those talented children.
Joining the [Xin Yuan Stream] wanted to teach their training techniques to more people.
However, since it is hiring a Nen User, payment must be made.
Kevin realized helplessly that he didn't have much money left, only less than 200 million.
"So annoying." Kevin couldn't help but scratch his head.
There are simply too many things to deal with.
He also has to find a way to make money; now that he can remove the negative effects of the potion, his Nen Ability [Special Potion] can be put on the market for sale.
"Wait—why do I have to be limited to making high-grade potions?
Why do I have to handle everything myself?"
Kevin looked at Light in the garden below, and gradually some ideas formed in his mind.
The outline of a plan, like a program, gradually took shape in his mind.
He needs to get Light to be completely honest, to figure out the reasons behind his series of actions, and to confirm whether he truly has some connection with the Kurutas.
At the same time, he needs to assess and verify the talent of the three Kurutas.
Finally, based on the results of these two aspects, he will make the final decision.
It's been almost a year since he came to this world, and in the past year, Kevin has deeply felt that this world is indeed somewhat bad.
There are quite a few Nen Users with bad character, and many are somewhat extreme.
He has to admit that Nen Ability is related to emotions and will; the more extreme a person is, the stronger their Nen Ability and talent.
He knows that if he wants to gain a foothold in this world, he needs connections, a team, and intelligence support.
Relying solely on himself to fight alone is completely unfeasible, not to mention he also needs a stable environment and residence.
He can't just travel around with materials like before; with a slight carelessness, an accident could destroy all the materials.
Just like this time, if he hadn't entrusted the [Thousand Ears Association] to bring back the suitcase from the hotel after he left, he really doesn't know how much loss he would have suffered.
As far as he knows, Ging possesses powerful connections and various professional teams.
Bisky is backed by the [Xin Yuan Stream] and the [Hunter Association], with an extremely wide network of connections.
She is highly popular within the Association, and he even heard from Yun Gu that the current Association chairman is Bisky's teacher.
Does that mean he is the chairman's grand-disciple?
Thinking off track again, pull back attention.
Kevin continued to think.
Begetto also has his own team, at least in Kevin's opinion, the level of professionalism is quite high.
Kevin already vaguely has his own goal.
If he wants to continuously improve his strength, he must rely on his own Nen Ability interacting with various factors, and among them, a key element that should absolutely not be ignored is [Materials], powerful materials.
However, the materials in the human world, whether in terms of strength or quantity, have certain limitations.
Especially B-grade, there is only one, and it is the top one.
The [Dark Continent] mentioned by Ging seems to be the only direction for breakthrough.
But if he really wants to go there, the preliminary preparation work, the improvement of his own strength, and professional team logistics support, just thinking about it is a headache.
So he must start thinking and preparing now.
Thinking of this, Kevin shook his head, trying hard to shake these thoughts, which were getting further and further, and more and more complicated, out of his mind.
"Let's just focus on the matters at hand first."
Kevin looked at Light in the garden below, then walked straight towards the garden.
At this moment, Light in the garden pavilion couldn't help but feel a hint of doubt when he saw Kevin walking towards him.
Immediately after, he seemed to sense something, took a deep breath, and waved his hand at the servants beside him.
The servants understood, nodded immediately, and respectfully withdrew, leaving only Light and his daughter Neon in the pavilion.
Kevin noticed Light's action and thought to himself: It seems Light knows the purpose of my visit.
Kevin walked into the pavilion and sat down opposite Light.
Light personally poured Kevin a cup of tea.
Kevin took a light sip, his gaze fixed on Light.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the pavilion became quiet, and even the lively Neon sat up straight for some reason.
Although she was always doted on by her Father, she was quite good at reading people's expressions.
She is also a young lady, and her upbringing is quite good; in formal occasions, she still knows etiquette.
"I am very grateful for your help during this time, I owe you a favor.
However, I have some doubts in my mind that I hope can be answered."