Chapter 44

Professional matters should be handled by professionals.

This is a consensus among all countries regarding certain phenomena.

Therefore, even the world's five most powerful nations, when faced with some relatively thorny issues, would directly entrust the Hunter Association to resolve them.

The "Gazing at the Stars" space covers the entire scenic area, and within it, there is something as dangerous as "Libra," which poses a threat level that cannot be ignored.

Thus, it is almost certain that the country will ask the Hunter Association to intervene.

Before this, as one of the parties involved, Kido has the obligation to report the specific reasons for the incident to the Association first.

However, she will conceal the secret about Moyu, only mentioning that everyone except her is trapped within the "Gazing at the Stars" space.

The call was answered after several seconds.

"Ho ho."

As soon as the call was answered, Netero's characteristic laugh came through the phone.

Hearing this familiar laugh, Kido instinctively tensed up.

Because she was about to lie to the president she had always admired and respected.

"President, there's something I need to report to you."

Kido got straight to the point, trying to keep her voice as calm as possible to mask her inner turmoil.

"Ho, such a formal opening, it must be something important," Netero's surprised voice came through the phone. "I'll have to put aside what I'm doing and listen to what you have to report."

"President."

Kido hesitated, "If you have something important to do..."

"Ho ho."

Netero said with a serious tone, "It's just a challenge to drink a liter of carbonated drink in one go using a 20-meter straw, not really important."

"..."

Kido was taken aback, imagining the image of President Netero, who was enthusiastic about playing, and sighed helplessly in her heart.

Then she directly told Netero what had happened here.

Throughout the process, Netero remained silent, listening quietly to Kido's report.

"Hmm..."

After listening to the report, Netero pondered for a moment.

Kido didn't speak, waiting cautiously for Netero's response.

For someone with high self-standards, concealing part of the truth in an important report was no different from a subjective mistake.

"Kido."

After a moment, Netero's slow voice came through the phone. "Sometimes, you shouldn't push yourself too hard."

"Uh."

Kido's breathing paused slightly.

She understood the implication in President Netero's words, realizing that what she had tried to conceal had likely been noticed.

"Ho ho."

Netero laughed, seemingly not minding Kido's behavior, and said seriously, "Anyway, I'll head over to your place now."

"Ah? Are you coming personally, President?"

Kido was surprised and uncertain.

The Association now had many capable people, so any tricky and troublesome commissions wouldn't necessarily require the President to take action personally.

Her purpose in reporting this matter to the President was merely to prepare the Association in advance, but she didn't expect the President to come personally.

"After all, it's a rare Nen space left behind after death. If we don't resolve it quickly, it will become a 'secret realm,' which will be even more troublesome. Moreover, according to your account, the threat level of the post-death object is also significant."

Netero rarely showed a serious attitude and tone.

"I understand."

Kido's expression was solemn, but then she changed the subject, asking, "There's one more thing. What do you plan to do about the remnants of the Seiren team?"

"..."

The other end of the phone fell silent.

After a long pause, Netero's slightly helpless voice came through, "Although they were my former colleagues, they have now completely left the Association, so the Hunter Ten Rules cannot be applied to them."

The reference here was not to "former colleagues of the Association," but to "my former colleagues."

This was because—

Before becoming the President of the Hunter Association, Netero was also a member of the Seiren team.

"I understand..."

Kido didn't dwell on this topic, speaking softly, "I'll wait for you here."

After a few more casual words, they ended the call.

That night.

Netero boarded the Association's private spacecraft and headed to where Kido was.

At the same time.

Moyu, wearing only a pair of briefs, walked along a small path toward a nearby village.

On the way, he stopped at a farmhouse, looking at the courtyard inside by the faint moonlight.

In the middle of the courtyard, there was a clothesline made of wooden poles, with many clothes hanging on it.

Moyu paused, closed his spirit holes, and entered the courtyard in a "Null" state.

He glanced at a large yellow dog sleeping by the gate, carefully taking a set of clothes of similar size from the clothesline, leaving a large bill, and quietly leaving the courtyard.

After putting on the clothes he "bought" from the farmhouse, Moyu quickened his pace, taking advantage of the night to reach the village.

It was already late at night.

The village, without any entertainment facilities, was quiet, with no one on the streets and few lights.

Moyu first went to the general store, slipping a few bills into the door crack.

This was the money owed by Haku for cigarettes and alcohol, which was supposed to be settled at the end of the month.

Then, Moyu went to the butcher's and the grain store, settling the debts owed by Haku one by one.

After doing these things, Moyu left the village without looking back.

"212 Yujin Street, Laxiang City, Suibian Law Firm, Liz..."

This was the information written on Kido's note.

According to Kido, Moyu needed to find this person named Liz, who seemed to be a professional lawyer.

"Laxiang City."

Moyu carefully put away the note.

He wasn't sure if Kido had given him all the necessary information, but Moyu thought it was important to keep the note.

After all, the "writing" on the note was the strongest evidence of his identity.

"Travel expenses are sufficient, but the problem is..."

Moyu glanced at the remaining money, speaking to himself with some difficulty, "Does Kido know that I don't have an identity card?"

Having been confined for a year, mostly spending time reading books in the temple, Moyu didn't know where Laxiang City was, how far it was from here, or how to get there.

However, with sufficient travel expenses, these issues weren't insurmountable.

The real problem for Moyu was—

He didn't have an ID card, and in a certain sense, he was a fake Meteor Street resident.

So even with sufficient travel expenses, he couldn't buy a ticket to Laxiang City.

"Let's go to the nearest city first and see if there's a place to get a fake ID."

Moyu roughly determined a direction.

Before leaving, he looked back at the Nen space standing in the night.

Gazing at the Stars...

He roughly understood the principle of the ability.

In terms of Nen removal, the most important method is not the transfer of Nen but the process of elevating Nen.

During this process, the risk borne by the Nen remover is failing to digest the transferred Nen within a specific "countdown," leading to the Nen backfiring.

Elena's Gazing at the Stars, after storing Nen in the space, uses a "time slowdown" mechanism to eliminate the time limit, thus providing ample time to digest the transferred Nen.

Now that this ability has become stronger after death and is suspected to have grown even more—

The area of the space is not to be mentioned, but now even "living beings" can be stored in the space. The "time slowdown" mechanism, after further enhancement, is likely close to "time stop."

Therefore—

Haku's "Nen" that was isolated outside hasn't disappeared.

Ah, right.

That Nen remover...

Moyu looked back again, mourning silently in his heart.