For more than a month after that, Germain wasn't able to leave the estate for his usual solo travels.
Firstly, Bisky kept him around, asking him, Shizuku, Menchi, and Buhara to help build a treatment room and training facility next to the estate.
With so many Nen users involved, the construction went smoothly.
Sanbica stayed at the estate instead of leaving as usual, quietly making suggestions on Bisky's treatment room design.
After all, both Sanbica and Bisky would eventually manage the treatment room.
Secondly, Kurapika was Germain's disciple, so he couldn't just leave his Nen training to someone else.
If he took Kurapika as a disciple, he had to take responsibility. That was Germain's principle.
Finally, it was June 21st.
It had been over two months since Germain accepted Kurapika as a disciple, and Kurapika was about to enter the "Hatsu" phase of his training.
This was relatively quick.
In the original timeline, Wing taught Gon and Killua Nen abilities like "Ten and Zetsu."
Aside from the month Gon needed to recover from injuries, they took three months to complete basic training, followed by advanced training under Bisky's guidance.
Meanwhile, Kurapika took about five or six months to go from knowing nothing about Nen to using his Scarlet Eyes and Nen abilities to defeat Uvogin, restrain Chrollo, and force Pakunoda to her death.
Although Kurapika's talent wasn't as high as Gon and Killua's, Germain had a deep understanding of Nen and taught more effectively.
Germain's focus on fully exploiting Kurapika's potential created a strong pressure, whereas Wing's steadier approach led to different training paces for the disciples.
Kurapika had reached the final stage of "Ren and Hatsu," while Zushi had just recently opened his Nen.
Zushi felt frustrated by his significant lag but still trusted his teacher, Wing, and persevered on his path.
Germain and Wing's teaching methods weren't necessarily better or worse.
Wing focused on a natural progression with an eye on the distant future, while Germain was more practical, streamlining the process to make Kurapika a combat-ready Nen user, combining theory and practice, and using combat training to strengthen him.
Those things that couldn't kill Kurapika would make him stronger.
Since Kurapika was entering the "Hatsu" phase, Germain decided to use the "Shingen-ryu" method of Nen ability assessment, "Water Divination," to evaluate Kurapika.
He knew that Kurapika, like himself and Shizuku, was a "Conjuration" type, but the process still had to be followed.
The most important thing was for Kurapika to understand the differences between the six types of Nen abilities from this test.
Without a proper understanding of the six major systems, it's easy to make mistakes like Kastro did, which can confuse the development of one's Nen abilities and delay progress.
In the "Water Divination," Kurapika had to use "Ren" on a cup of water with a leaf floating on the surface.
- If the water's volume changes, it's "Enhancement."
- If the color changes, it's "Emission."
- If the taste changes, it's "Transmutation."
- If the leaf moves, it's "Manipulation."
- If other substances appear in the water, it's "Conjuration."
- Any other changes are "Specialization."
As expected, Kurapika found out he was a "Conjuration" type.
Later, under Germain's guidance, he used his "Scarlet Eyes" for a second test, which revealed him to be a "Specialization" type.
Germain pointed out the key to Kurapika's confusion: his scarlet eyes and the power flowing through his blood.
This is a unique ability of their clan and also the source of their troubles, attracting the greed of many and the fear of many others.
In some special circumstances, "Conjuration" can turn into "Specialization," a rare phenomenon even Bisky found astonishing.
People began to see Kurapika's scarlet eyes in a new light.
At the same time, they were surprised that Germain had obtained the "One-Star Hunter" title in one trip and impressed that he found such a talented and hard working student like Kurapika.
Now, Bisky had no doubts.
Germain's insight was likely as sharp as hers, with the ability to discover "raw stones" and refine them into "precious gems."
This master and disciple pair might become quite famous in the future. Bisky reached this conclusion somewhat inexplicably.
Germain then set Kurapika's tasks: mastering "Hatsu," developing his "Conjuration" abilities, and learning Advanced Nen Techniques like Gyo, In and En.
Under Germain's guidance, Kurapika made rapid progress, showing no signs of defiance, and focused entirely on honing his skills, waiting for his talent and effort to bear fruit.
One day, Germain would voluntarily tell him the secrets about himself and Bisky and others, needing him to know.
Kurapika believed that enduring and waiting was worth it.
June 30.
Germain was preparing to leave the base to meet with "Nen Exorcist" Abengane for another "exorcism," and this time he would bring Kurapika along. They would continue their training on the way.
This time, Bisky didn't stop him. After all, the treatment room was built, and the training room was almost finished, so there wasn't a need for so much labor anymore.
Everyone at the residence came to see them off, except for Sanbica, who had returned to the Hunter Association to work some time ago and wasn't there.
Since it wasn't their first farewell, everyone wasn't too sentimental. They silently watched as Germain and Kurapika disappeared at the end of the path in the woods.
"Bisky, you were right,"
Menchi, who had five hair ties, said, "Germain really is someone who doesn't take care of things. Without you, Shizuku, and Wing, I can't imagine how this team would run."
Bisky put her hands on her hips and sighed, "You should know, this is the longest he's stayed at the residence, almost two months. I'm quite satisfied with that."
Menchi couldn't help but stick out her tongue.
Then, she saw Bisky handing her a stack of photos. "Take a look, how do they look?"
Menchi took them in surprise.
"What's up?" Shizuku, curiously leaning in almost face-to-face with Menchi, asked.
The warmth made Menchi uncomfortable, but Shizuku persisted in getting closer and was the first to see the content of the photos.
"What is this…" Shizuku's enthusiasm cooled as she adjusted her glasses, "It's just a photo of Germain and Kurapika together, isn't it?"
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