'Hunter Exam…'
Moses hadn't expected this twist.
Hunter Exam starts on January 7th every year, and now it was already late October, leaving only two months until the official start of the exam.
"Menchi, I won't join this year's exam and wait until next year."
Moses said after some thought. He decided to prioritize his retreat for now.
After all, the Hunter Exam happens every year, and more importantly, Moses didn't want to be distracted by other things.
The ten thousand sword swings per day does not mean that he can just swing it casually. The movement, speed, angle, strength and other factors when swinging the sword must meet certain standards before they can be counted.
Because he had never tried it before, Moses didn't know how much time it would take to complete 10,000 swings on the first day.
He vaguely remembered from the original story that Netero had spent nearly a day to complete 10,000 Punches of Graditude at the beginning.
Taking that as a reference, Moses had to mentally prepare himself for the time it would take on the first day.
If he failed, the buff effect of Edge Ten Thousand Sword Swings would disappear.
But what he could be sure of now was that he would definitely be able to shorten the time it took to reach ten thousand slashes in two months.
By then, perhaps there would be enough time to participate in the Hunter Exam concurrently.
But Moses held the belief that...
If you set one thing as a goal, then you should focus solely on achieving it.
This is the fundamental reason why Moses decided to prioritize his retreat.
Hearing Moses said that he would not participate in this year's Hunter Exam, Menchi couldn't help but fell silent.
Listening to the faint breathing coming from the phone, Moses knew without thinking that Menchi must be very disappointed.
"I'm sorry."
Seeing that Menchi didn't speak, Moses said apologetically.
Speaking of which, he felt like he really wasn't being a responsible mentor.
Last time, in order to deal with the Seirin Group incident, he left Menchi with Lisha. Now, he plans to find a place to retreat, leaving Menchi to stay alone in the Heavens Arena for at least three months.
"Master, I won't accept your apology."
Menchi was disappointed and a little angry, and her voice could not help but rise when she spoke.
She couldn't sit still when she thought that it would take at least three months for Moses to come back, and then she would have to give up this year's Hunter Exam.
"I want to come find you."
Menchi's voice, which could not stop rising before, now weakened again, and her pitiful tone was mixed with a hint of hope.
When Moses heard this, he did not object immediately.
But he thought that maintaining focus during sword swings would consume nearly a day of his time, so he had no time to take care of Menchi's training.
So, instead of letting Menchi come over to accompany him in his retreat, it is better to let her stay in the Heavens Arena and hone her proficiency in Nen techniques through actual combat.
But listening to Menchi's pitiful tone, Moses also couldn't bear to refuse.
"All right."
He finally agreed.
"Yeah!"
Seeing Moses agree, Menchi jumped up with excitement and celebrated with a series of punches toward the pillow.
"Bang bang bang…"
"What's that sound?"
Moses asked in doubts as he listened to the dull sound coming from the mobile phone.
"No, nothing."
Menchi said, her face slightly flushed as she looked at the pillow she had accidentally annihilated.
…
Two days later.
Moses's spaceship landed in Ganlin City.
He had made an appointment with Menchi to meet at a coastal port that can lead directly to Porter Island, but before that, Moses wants to visit Ganlin City.
Coming out of the airport, Moses went to the street to buy a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of wine, and then stopped a car on the roadside.
"Go to Gonglan Avenue."
"Okay."
The taxi driver responded.
Twenty minutes later.
The taxi stopped at the edge of a green belt on Gonglan Avenue.
Moses got out of the car and, under the somewhat puzzled gaze of the taxi driver, placed the wine and flowers in front of a low shrub on the green belt.
The taxi driver slowly withdrew his gaze, muttered a few words, and then drove away from the area.
With his back to the departing taxi, Moses lowered his head and stared at the wine and bouquets of flowers in front of the shrub.
A breeze brushed past, carrying away a soft whisper.
"Rest in peace, uncle."
After a long while, Moses turned and walked away.
The bouquet of flowers behind him swayed gently in the wind.
Leaving Gonglan Avenue, Moses set off on the road back home.
Two hours later.
Moses arrived at the outskirts of the temple's area.
Due to the existence of Post-Mortem Nen, this place had been designated as one of the special Nen management areas by the International Permit Agencies, and any outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering.
Even Pro Hunters couldn't step foot here without approval.
'It's heavily guarded…'
Moses looked at the soldiers stationed at various intersections from afar.
And most of the other routes leading to the temple's area were basically blocked by high walls.
But this couldn't stop Moses at all.
'Shadow Shifting.'
Moses exchanged places with the shadow that touched him.
At the next moment.
Moses appeared at the foot of the mountain, and the Nen Space adorned with twinkling stars immediately caught his eye.
'Nearly half a year has passed, yet nothing has changed here.'
Moses looked at the multitude of faintly glowing stars in the Nen Space.
At such a close distance, he could clearly feel the intense Aura emanating from the Post-Mortem Nen, as well as the dangerous feeling akin to a scorching sun.
Moses extended his finger and lightly touched the surface of the dark barrier of the Nen Space.
[Exorcise Nen?]
A choice emerged from his consciousness.
The only Nen Exorcism chance he has could easily break through the starry barrier in front of him, but the 'Libra' trapped inside was the more difficult presence.
Perhaps-
The existence of Perception is likely to be born from the Libra.
Moses slowly withdrew his hand.
After stopping here for a moment, Moses once again used the Shadow Shifting ability.
His figure disappeared in an instant, returning to his original position.
This time, his return was impulsive and also incidental.
Afterward, he would go directly to the coastal port to meet Menchi.
On the edge of the Nen Space.
A woman dressed in exotic clothing, with a totemic headband tied around her forehead, strode over.
If Moses was still here, he would definitely recognize the other party as Ella, the Nen Exorcist of the Hunter Association.
Back then, he had personally seen Ella's Nen Exorcism method. She could use her totem headscarf as a material to conjure into a real totem, and then use the totem to surround the target who needed to be exorcised.
'That person just now was...?'
Ella frowned as she arrived.
She is the only Nen Exorcist in the Hunter Association and is currently stationed here. Her main responsibility is to prevent any potential accidents.
After all, it is a Post-Mortem Nen with astonishing intensity and deserves to be treated seriously.
Just now, she saw a figure standing in front of the Nen Space's barrier from a distance, and rushed over to check the situation.
As a result, before she could come over, the figure disappeared into thin air.
Ella was surprised.
Although she couldn't see the face of the figure clearly, she felt that she had seen the other party somewhere before, but she really couldn't recall it for a moment.
"Why do I feel a strange sense of dread..."
"Who is that person?!"
Ella, who had experienced the events of the Eye of Sight, tried hard to think, but couldn't think of a reason.