Boom…
Thunder rolled across the sky, accompanied by a downpour. Raindrops struck the tangled overhead wires, breaking apart like foam before cascading to the ground below.
Moses tilted his head upward, letting the rain fall on his face, his gaze fixed on the narrow slice of sky fractured by the crisscrossing wires.
'Perhaps having me teach Kurapika Nen wasn't the best option, but it certainly wasn't the worst.'
While Moses was staring at the gloomy sky, Kurapika was staring at Moses.
'The power called Nen...'
'Once I learn it, I can step into the world that this man lives in.'
'And Nen is also an indispensable weapon to fight against the Spiders.'
Kurapika's eyes were like the sky above the alley.
Narrow and gloomy.
Ever since that day-
His world had become so narrow that all he had left was revenge and finding the eyes of his people.
Apart from this, there is nothing more important, and he was prepared to journey straight into hell to achieve them.
"The rain is getting heavier."
Moses retracted his gaze towards the sky and said calmly, "Let's go and find a place to shelter from the rain first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Moses did not continue the previous topic, but turned and walked towards the outside of the alley.
Kurapika followed quietly behind Moses.
The two walked a few dozen meters apart, one in front and one behind, and they soon saw a figure holding an umbrella at the side of the alley. It was Shizuku.
When she saw Moses and Kurapika, bright Nen emerged from her other hand, and instantly conjured into her vacuum, Blinky.
Kurapika's pupils contracted slightly when he saw this.
Shizuku glanced at Kurapika, then ordered Blinky: "Umbrella."
"Chirp!"
Blinky's eyes rolled as it opened its mouth and spit out an umbrella.
Moses looked over and a shadow suddenly appeared and took the umbrella and placed it on his hands.
"Only one umbrella?"
After getting the umbrella, Moses looked at Shizuku with a little surprise.
Before coming here, he remembered to ask Shizuku to prepare three umbrellas.
Shizuku dismissed Blinky, tilted her head slightly, and said seriously: "There are two."
She gently waved the umbrella in her hand as if to prove her point.
Moses let out a resigned chuckle, understanding what had happened. Without dwelling on it, he handed the umbrella to Kurapika.
Then, in front of Kurapika, Moses conjured a sleek black umbrella using his shadow and held it above himself to shield against the rain.
Seeing this, Kurapika silently opened the umbrella in his hand, but his heart was filled with waves.
He couldn't wait to grasp the full scope of what Nen could achieve.
…
One hour later.
In a martial arts dojo in Solanum City.
Moses had booked this place. To be more precise, Fiona had offered it to him for free.
He vaguely remembered that Fiona's goal had always been to spread martial arts, so most of the money she earned was invested in the construction of martial arts dojo like this.
This dojo, which is part of her dream project, happened to be available when Moses arrived in Solanum City.
"It's very quiet here. It's a good place for training."
Moses said with his arms crossed. Looking at Kurapika in front of him who was wearing light clothes, he said: "If nothing unexpected happens, we will stay here until you've mastered the basics."
"Um."
Kurapika had no objection.
To him, the location of training was not an important matter.
Moses tilted his head to look at the calendar on the wall of the training ground.
It had been about a month since the Hunter Exam ended. He wondered if the other new Hunters had also started their Nen training.
Shaking off those stray thoughts, Moses turned back to Kurapika and said, "Be prepared. My training methods will be a hundred times harsher than you can imagine."
"That's exactly what I want."
Kurapika replied with a serious expression.
He had an appointment with Hisoka on September 1st in Yorknew City. So strictly speaking, he doesn't have much time left, only about seven months.
The time required to master Nen was uncertain, and Kurapika knew he couldn't rely solely on talent. Hard work was his only path forward.
"Then, let's get started."
Moses said calmly.
Kurapika's introductory training begins here.
There was nothing special about the training method in the early stage. It was mainly to instill some basic knowledge of Nen into Kurapika.
Kurapika is very intelligent and can remember everything after hearing Moses say it only once, so this phase progressed quickly.
"Remembering this knowledge doesn't mean you've fully understood it."
Moses cautioned.
Kurapika nodded to show that he understood.
Moses smiled slightly and raised his right hand, which glowed faintly with Aura.
"So, are you ready?"
"Um."
"Relax your body."
Moses slowly placed his hand, which was covered with a small amount of Aura, on Kurapika's back.
The moment the Aura touched his back, Kurapika tensed his body reflexively, but he quickly tried his best to relax his body at Moses's reminder.
Moments later-
Kurapika could clearly feel a warm current seeping into his body from his back, spreading to every corner of his body.
It felt like a gentle stream flowing inside him. It wasn't exactly comfortable, but he felt an inexplicable peace of mind.
He feels that, as long as this warm current remains in his body, there is no need to worry about his body being harmed.
But in the next instant, this gentle stream transformed into a surging torrent.
Kurapika's eyes widened in shock. He blinked, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself enveloped in a ball of bright light.
The light was like a torrent, gushing out in all directions with his body as the center. Kurapika could vaguely feel that something in his body was draining away at a constant speed.
"Is this… Aura..."
Without needing Moses's guidance, Kurapika quickly closed his eyes and began to try to control the Aura that was rapidly flowing out of his body.
Moses watched quietly from the side.
Unlocking Aura Nodes forcefully was the fastest shortcut into the world of Nen, but this method relies heavily on talent.
Moses had no doubt about Kurapika's aptitude, so he was confident that this straightforward and intense approach would work for Kurapika.
Not long after-
It took Kurapika less than a minute to grasp Ten naturally.
The Aura that had been gushing out like a torrent gradually stabilized under his control and tightly wrapped around his body.
"Very good."
Moses looked at the calm Aura surrounding Kurapika and said, "Now, recall the sensation you felt when your aura nodes were forcibly opened, and recreate that state."
"…"
Kurapika nodded silently and closed his eyes again.