__________ POV Ashton__________
There's not much to do while sitting on a ship. Even on one as big as this one. Its simplistic design makes it feel even emptier than it actually is.
Well, I did take out Pitou for this journey, and danger's already passed after all.
And I don't need to worry much about other people seeing her with me. We are in the middle of open waters, with no sign of civilisation in sight.
Well, even when I was on the Black Whale I didn't worry about that. I did take her out for ice cream after all.
But I don't really feel like complicating things with the hunter association by telling them I am basically raising a Royal Guard from a species that's considered a threat to all humanity.
Well, Pitou herself wasn't exactly having fun. She finally came up to me and asked me to train her after a few days of travel.
I guess she took some time to think things over. She should be able to master Nen quite easily, I just hope she has the willpower necessary to do so.
"Straighten your back!" I lightly slapped her back as she trembled a bit.
I'm just asking her to meditate a bit, but she seems to get distracted easily. I don't want her to have a disorderly and beastly aura. I want her to have discipline.
Having a pristine state of mind is difficult, and not that many humans managed to do so. Netero was a good example, he could reach a perfect state of mind, but he couldn't keep it all the time.
He could get emotional and angry. I am quite the same, although I can somewhat control myself. My only qualm is how prideful I can get sometimes.
Being prideful isn't always a bad thing, but when you add that to my heightened sense of superiority over every single member of the human race...
Well, let's just say I didn't always respond kindly to any of them being disrespectful to me. Well, I am still quite prideful, just maybe a little less... Aggressive?
At least towards people that didn't do something directly to me.
I wonder how Momoze has been faring all of this time... Well, I don't expect everything to be fine and dandy. I have a few suspicions as to why too.
I did eliminate a great threat to her brothers by getting rid of Tserriednich, but someone else seemed quite ok with the idea of murdering her brothers and sisters.
Camilla was one of the original members of the alliance though, killing her at the time would've likely burned any bridge I had built with both Momoze and all of her other siblings.
I doubt Camilla can do anything to Momoze, the mark I put on her also didn't inform me of anything wrong.
There is also that Nen Beast I gave her, which is more than capable of protecting her. Oita and her kid should also be fine, she had Kurapika guarding her.
I don't know much about the rest thou-
"This is so boring~" Why is my disciple complaining about something as simple as meditation? Did I really spoil her that much?
"Don't give me that! Didn't you want to get stronger? Get to it!" This is the method I used with Chrollo, and he learned quite fast...
Now that I think about it. It may not be a great idea to use the same methods I used on Chrollo. I mean, he didn't really turn into the greatest accomplishment of mine.
"Change of plans! Get up." I said as I pulled her up. Not giving her any chance to do so herself. She just looked a bit confused.
"What's wrong?"
"I think we need to repeat the basics first a bit. Meditating in this state might not get us all that far..." I remember actually drugging Chrollo to reach that 'calm' state. I don't want to do the same for Pitou.
"Hmm? But I remember them clearly. I envelop myself with Aura with Ten~" She did just that as she spoke
"I keep my aura from leaking with Zetsu~" She retracted all of her aura inside her body. She's not that bad. I guess that's just her talent showing itself.
"I project my aura outwards using Ren~ I can also tinge it with hostility to scare people~" She did just that, spreading her Ren quite far.
It's the same feeling I had when I met her in that forest. Well, maybe a little less bloodthirsty.
"And finally. Hatsu, which I can use to project my aura to fulfil different functions..." Good thing I thought her Doctor Blythe. Now she has something to showed me.
"Good. I'm glad that you've been paying attention. But you haven't truly mastered any of them." I said as I patted her head a bit.
"Your Ten has a habit of leaving you a bit open on the sides. Your Zetsu is slow and unstable. Your Ren is decent, but it lacks polish. As for Hatsu... I would recommend you create something yourself." She looked up at me a bit.
"Hatsu should be a form of self-expression for a Nen User. A way for them to show their knowledge and to craft something personal." I shook my head a bit, I somewhat regret teaching her Doctor Blythe now...
"I taught you one for convenience sake, but I want you to have something you can truly call your own." Her eyes shined a bit as she nodded her head.
At least she understands the importance of this. I doubt she will come up with something anytime soon, but at least she's trying.
"You should practice on the first three for today. I want to see some progress tomorrow." I said with a smile.
I also need to find a reward for her, success begets a reward after all. At least that's what I need to try.
I already show her a lot of affection, but I do have a few things I can give her to become stronger.
I still have a week to reach the continent Momoze is on. So Pitou has enough time to progress. She's already about at the same level she was when I met her.
With her talent, she will become stronger than the Zodiacs in two or three months.
Well, back to laying on my beach chair and sipping on my cocktail. I like some peace after a journey filled with stressful situations.
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