As the conversation ended, Roy and Silva exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.
Illumi: "...."
His gaze shifting between Roy and Silva, he waited until they resumed their steps, supporting each other as they headed toward the ancient castle.
The young boy's long, silky black hair swayed in the wind, his eyelids slightly lowered, quietly following behind....
Approaching noon, the sun shone brightly, piercing through the lush green forest, casting patches of light on the three of them, stretching their shadows very long...
After a few minutes, feeling the dry Nen within him replenish somewhat after a brief adjustment,
Roy gently said to Silva, "Father, I can walk by myself."
Silva said nothing, just continued to carry Roy on his back, finally speaking, "I don't get many chances to carry you,"
Roy was slightly taken aback, recalling past events. Through the natural Nen emanating from Silva's head, he saw a bit of determination and cherish... Ging, and warmly smiled, "Alright."
He quietly lay on Silva's back.....
"Tap... Tap...." As the three of them walked, their footsteps left faint imprints on the shaded path.....
Illumi, walking beside them, enviously looked at Silva, opened his mouth and said, "Should I take over?"
"Dad, take a rest. Let me carry Nissan~"
Silva cast a sidelong glance at him,
Illumi immediately closed his mouth, his eyes looking at his nose, and his nose towards his heart, focusing on the path ahead, no longer speaking.
Roy found it amusing, but said nothing, his consciousness delving inward. He briefly glanced at his status panel; this battle had, imperceptibly, provided him with a significant amount of experience points.....
[Name: Roy Zoldyck]
[Constitution: 3070.9 [Name: Roy Zoldyck]
[Constitution: 3070.9→3071.9 (Note: A normal human is 1, Sun Breathing daily base increase is 1 point)]
[1. Manifested Nen Amount: B (380,000/1,000,000) (Note: Rating uses ants as reference, reference Yupi: B (400,000/1,000,000))]
[In terms of the Hokage world, referencing "One Tail"—Shukaku, chakra amount approximately 50 units (Kakashi)... The host's current Nen amount is about "40 units", equivalent to 0.8 Shukaku]
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[2. Potential Qi Amount: B (990,000/1,000,000) (Note: If Yupi is used as reference, Yupi: B (400,000/1,000,000), still above Yupi, infinitely close to Ant King)]
[In terms of the Hokage world, referencing "One Tail"—Shukaku, chakra amount approximately 50 units (Kakashi)... The host's potential Nen amount is about "200 units," equivalent to 4 Shukaku]
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[3. Nen Ability Form Change: Level 4 (70,000/100,000) → Level 4 (80,000/100,000) (Note: +10,000 experience)]
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[4. Nen Ability Property Change: Yang: Level 4 (78,000/100,000) → Level 4 (88,000/100,000) (Note: +10,000 experience)]
Yin: Level 5 (470/1,000,000) → Level 5 (20,000/1,000,000) (Note: Mangekyo fully awakened, pending development, 980,000 to go until host reaches LV6, entering next stage, unlocking "Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan")
Fire: Level 4 (21,000/100,000) → Level 4 (35,000/100,000) (Note: +10,000 experience)
Water: Level 4 (5,000/100,000) → Level 4 (15,000/100,000) (Note: +10,000 experience)
Wind: Level 3 (8,741/10,000) → Level 4 (9,000/100,000) (Note: +10,000 experience)
Earth: Level 3 (6,415/10,000) → Level 3 (9,574/10,000) (Note: +3,159 experience)
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Rating: B (slightly superior to Silva, not inferior to Nephelpito, Yupi, Shaiapouf, etc.)
Evaluation: First-line top-tier, below peak (the host has already stepped into the ranks of the strong, as long as no B-level or above appears, life is worry-free)
Roy glanced at the evaluation. The claim of "life without worries," even now, when he had tangibly reached the level of Nephelpito, Shaiapouf, and Yupi, still felt somewhat ironic and even... absurd.....
"Tick-tock~ Tick-tock..." The curse branded on the back of his left hand continued counting down his life like a clock,
Even though he had made some substantial progress and delayed some time, in front of that unknown existence, his B-level strength was clearly not enough, let alone dispel its gaze, or even... dream of raising his sword in front of It.....
The joy of victory for the young man vanished instantly,
Seemingly sensing something, Silva glanced back and asked, "What are you thinking?"
"Nothing,"
"What is 'nothing'?" Illumi asked after Silva's prompting, also noticing that Roy seemed a bit off,
It wasn't due to weakness, but... the heaviness in his heart,
The young man's cat-like face leaned toward Roy, staring with hollow eyes, examining him carefully, "Why are you sighing?"
"I'm not."
"You are, inside."
Roy: "....."
After a moment of silence, with a forced smile, he said, "Alright,"
"I just feel that I'm still too weak."
Silva X Illumi: "....."
Their lips twitched,
Roy suddenly felt an emptiness below, being directly dropped onto the mountain path.
"You can walk by yourself." The young man, without waiting to gather his senses, glanced back at Silva,
The man with his beautiful silver hair draped behind his head, spoke without turning back. In a moment, he stepped with Dark Step and vanished like a ghost into the dense forest.....
A gentle mountain breeze blew, widening the distance between the father and son.....
Roy turned to Illumi and asked, "Why is he angry?"
Illumi glared back coldly, turned his head, and walked away, "Because you went too far."
Following Silva's footsteps, stepping with Dark Step, he leaped several times and disappeared from Roy's sight.
"Hohoho... Young people being humble is a good thing, but being overly humble won't win favor...." In the dense forest, by the clear pool, a robed sleeve flicked with the wind, as a figure slowly appeared next to Roy, standing shoulder to shoulder with him, watching Silva and Illumi, soaring toward the mountaintop, casually glancing at Roy.