"Who are you?"
Moses put down the tissues and looked at Pyon with a puzzled expression.
Pyon did not answer, but instead looked at Lisha next to her.
As an outsider who has just arrived, it would be more convincing to let Lisha handle her introduction.
"She is a member of the Hunter Association's Twelve Zodiac, Rabbit Pyon. She came here this time to investigate the incident at the Detana restaurant, and it is also related to the fact that those people, including Torlan, turned into black unidentified substances after their deaths. They seem to be a type of existence called 'Swamp People' and pose a considerable danger."
Lisha timely helped Pyon introduce her identity and revealed more information to Moses.
Moses nodded to Lisha, then looked at Pyon and asked: "So, are you here for me specifically? You're not planning to arrest me for 'intentional murder', are you?"
"Oh, you're quite humorous."
Pyon habitually lay on the table, held her rabbit-ear phone in front of her eyes, tapping the keys while quickly speaking:
"Although the Association is currently struggling to define the issue of whether Swamp People are still humans or not, in my opinion, how can normal human beings suddenly turn into swamp-like things? Since they are not humans, how can there be a charge of intentional murder?"
"In that case, I can rest easy."
Moses nodded calmly.
Pyon observed Moses's reaction and sighed: "Stop trying to change the subject. In order not to waste time, let's be straightforward and said things openly. First of all, I have a question..."
Halfway through her words, she suddenly let out a cry of surprise, her gaze locked onto the phone screen, and she curled her lips as she said, "Where did this bastard come from? How dare you steal my resources when I wasn't paying attention?"
While saying that, she pressed the keys rapidly, even using her Nen to create a soft and stable Aura around her hands and the phone.
"…"
Seeing this scene, the corners of Moses's eyes twitched.
'Are all Twelve Zodiac's members these crazy…'
On the other hand, Lisha, who is frowning beside her, had her doubts confirmed.
Even though she had realized Pyon's eccentricity at Detana restaurant, this scene still refreshed her understanding.
About half a minute later…
Pyon seemed to have finished the battle in her phone, slowed down her tapping speed, and said angrily: "No way! There really is a fool who steals resources without leaving a way out? You deserve to be defeated."
Seeing that Pyon was so immersed in the game, Moses couldn't find the opportunity to intervene for a while.
Fortunately, after Pyon finished her in-game battle, she remembered the main business and looked at Moses again.
"Little handsome guy, let's continue our previous topic."
"…"
Moses remained silent.
As if nothing had happened, Pyon asked: "Why can you absorb those unidentified substances that look like swamp mud?"
Rather than directly answering Pyon's question, Moses pretended to frown, showing a hesitant expression.
This is a necessary prelude.
Because the ability to exorcise Nen was equivalent to a Nen Ability, and it would be abnormal for a normal Nen User to give straightforward answers to questions involving their own abilities.
Pyon stared at the phone for a while, then observed Moses's reaction.
In fact, before raising this question, Pyon concealed a crucial piece of information.
According to the information collected so far by the association, after the death of a Swamp People, their corpses had no difference from normal human corpses, and they wouldn't turn into black unidentified substances resembling swamp mud at all.
This is also the fundamental reason why the Association and official institutions are temporarily unable to define whether Swamp People are still human or not.
If it weren't for the difficulty of distinguishing normal humans from Swamp People, resulting in too little material meeting the experimental conditions that can be used to verify the conjecture, they should have been able to obtain more information by now.
Pyon actually thinks that heavyweight criminals who have been sentenced to hundreds of years in prison can be used as experimental materials. Unfortunately...
Those troublesome departments above used 'human rights' as an excuse, saying that such matters required discussions from multiple parties.
At the same time, taking into account various reasons such as influence and national image that gave Pyon a headache, the decision on this application was delayed for several days.
Pyon thought—
Since these criminals had committed heinous crimes deserving hundreds of years in prison, was there any meaning in reforming them? Wouldn't it be simpler to just use them for experiments?
But that's how the law works.
Pyon found it foolish, and feels that some institutions are simply ineffective, but at most, she could only vent her frustrations by complaining here.
But the problem now is...
Why did the Swamp People killed by Moses turn into unidentified substances resembling swamp mud?
This is what Pyon wants to figure out.
"I can exorcise Nen."
After being silent for some time, Moses finally answered Pyon's question.
"You're a Nen Exorcist, huh? No wonder you can absorb those black swamp-like substances so calmly."
Pyon had already had such a guess in her heart, so she was not surprised to hear Moses's answer at this moment.
Although abilities of Nen Exorcist differ, the method of Nen Exorcism is generally similar.
Basically, it involves transferring the Nen that needs to be removed to oneself and then purify or eliminate it.
However, despite Pyon's apparent enlightenment a moment ago, she suddenly changed her tone:
"I did notice that when the first 'Swamp People' turned into swamp mud after death, you didn't seem to be surprised at all. Did you already know that he was not a normal human before taking action? Or did you know that he would turn into swamp mud after death?"
"The reason why I wasn't surprised is that I had already encountered a Swamp People once before."
Moses's expression was as calm as still water.
Hearing this, Pyon lowered her phone slightly and said seriously: "If possible, please verbally recreate the situation when you first encountered a Swamp People. This is very important."
"No problem."
Moses nodded, and began recounting the encounter with the pedophile pervert he had faced when checking into the hotel a few days ago.
After hearing Moses's story, Pyon dispelled her doubts.
However, she hadn't figured out the most critical question yet.
Why did the other Swamp People leave normal corpses after death, while the one killed by Moses turned into swamp mud?
Is it just because Moses is a Nen Exorcist?
To figure out the difference, she would inevitably have to reveal the information to Moses that the information that 'Swamp People leave normal corpses after death'.
But this would obviously put her in breach of confidentiality regulations.
Pyon, as one of the more reform-leaning representatives in the Association, often found herself helpless against the meticulous rules of the association or the country that need to be strictly followed.
In order to turn Moses from an 'outsider' into 'one of their own', Pyon came up with a solution.
"Kester."
Pyon finally let go of her phone, placing it on the table.
She looked at Moses with a solemn expression.
She also changed how she addressed Moses from 'little handsome guy' to 'Kester'.
"The Hunter Association needs your ability. Therefore, I am now inviting you, on behalf of the Hunter Association, to join the 'Swamp People Phenomenon Emergency Response Team'."
"…"
Moses remained silent.
…
At the same time.
The other members of the Zodiac Twelve found the family of three Swamp People that Moses had encountered on the airship.
At present, it is challenging to find many Swamp People through various means, such as the location of human-shaped scorch marks, monitoring, and even interviews of.
In order to find an efficient method to distinguish between Swamp People and normal humans...
The Hunter Association can only hope that Saccho Kobayakawa's 'The Counseling Room' will be effective.
Otherwise, the alternative would be to find the suspected mastermind behind the Swamp People, the author of 'Swamp People' book, Davidson, as soon as possible.