A Nen User permanently losing the ability to use Nen was akin to a world-class billionaire going bankrupt overnight. The impact it causes is enough to leave one utterly despondent.
However, after watching the video Cheadle showed him, Moses had to admit his worries were indeed unnecessary.
Hawk, in a sense, is quite open-minded.
Although his way of showing it was a bit…
Moses shook his head and sighed in his heart, then looked at Rat Jewel again.
Because Rat Jewel now needs to 'recharge' to maintain its form, it is naturally impossible for it to stay with Hawk could no longer use Nen.
This might be the reason why Cheadle had brought Rat Jewel here specially. Of course, it might also be because of Hawk's request.
Moses quickly grasped this.
"Did Hawk say anything?"
"…"
Upon hearing this, Cheadle fell silent, her brow furrowing as she recalled Pyon lying in Moses's bed and what Hawk said when she left.
"Please help me ask which one is Moses's target, or is it all of them?"
Those were Hawk's exact words at the time.
Cheadle, of course, wasn't going to help Hawk pass on such a message. She had merely told him to ask himself and then left without looking back.
Now, hearing Moses's question, and remembering Pyon's behavior earlier...
Cheadle calmly said, "Nothing."
"Alright."
Moses nodded slightly, thinking that if Hawk had anything to convey to him, he could always call him, so there was no need to ask Cheadle to pass on the message.
This time, Cheadle came here specifically just to bring Rat Jewel here.
"Moses, I'll leave Rat Jewel in your care. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be going first."
At this moment, Cheadle's mind was full of Pyon's pretentiousness.
She didn't want to stay here any longer, and the last thing she wanted to see was Pyon coming out of the room later.
"Ah? Leaving so soon?"
Hearing that Cheadle was about to leave, Moses immediately tried to persuade her to stay, "It's snowing so heavily outside. Why not stay for a meal and leave when the weather is better?"
"No, I have something to take care of."
Cheadle Cheadle replied, heading towards the main hall's door. She habitually adjusted her glasses, then glancing briefly at Moses' room.
Moses keenly noticed Cheadle's subtle glance towards his room.
Just as he was about to say something more, he saw Cheadle gathered her Nen at her feet, and swiftly dashed out of the hall, her green figure disappearing into the snowstorm.
"Uh…"
Watching Cheadle leave without hesitation, Moses felt a bit puzzled. He stood where Cheadle had been, then glanced towards his room.
'Could it be that Pyon did something?'
Moses thought to himself.
"Rat Jewel."
Then, he turned around and looked at Rat Jewel who was having fun in the corner.
Hearing Moses's call, Rat Jewel retracted its tail and its pair of blue eyes, which occupied most of its face, swept towards Moses.
"Chirp!"
It chirped happily and ran towards Moses, its tiny legs making a 'chirp-chirp' sound with each step.
Moses looked at Rat Jewel coming to him, squatted down and asked: "I remember you didn't make any sound when you walked before."
"Chirp?"
Rat Jewel tilted its head slightly, as if it suddenly understood something, and the vertical mark on its forehead glowed green.
Then, it made a motion of stomping on the spot a few times.
But this time, its stepping didn't make any sound, as if stepping on cotton.
After the demonstration, Rat Jewel looked up at Moses, and the Aura bubble on its tail condensed into a smiling face.
Moses smiled as well, "Rat Jewel, come with me."
After saying that, Moses stood up and headed towards his room.
Rat Jewel bounced happily behind.
After a moment.
A moment later, Moses entered his room and immediately noticed Pyon, who was nestled in bed playing a game.
When Pyon heard the noise, she just looked up at Moses briefly before burying her head in operating her phone, seemingly at a critical point in her game.
"Did Cheadle come in?"
Moses stepped aside to let Rat Jewel in, then closed the door to block out the cold wind swirling outside.
Pyon didn't say anything. Her head is still lowered as she stared at the screen of her phone, and her fingers rapidly tapping away.
Seeing this, Moses shook his head slightly and decisively yanked the quilt away.
Then, he saw that Pyon was only wearing her underwear, with large areas of smooth, white skin exposed to the air.
Previously, when they were in the same room, he had never seen Pyon take off her pajamas, but now...
"You?"
Moses was startled and threw the quilt at Pyon again.
Pyon looked up and rolled her eyes at Moses, then immediately lowered her head again to focus on her game.
About ten seconds later.
"Ah, much better~"
Having pulled off a comeback victory in the game, Pyon exhaled a long breath and lazily stretched her arms, seemingly unconcerned about the blanket slipping off and exposing herself.
Moses turned away and calmly stared at the bookcase in the other direction.
Unsure of what to do, Rat Jewel jumped onto the desk and began playing rock-paper-scissors with its tail bubble.
After stretching, Pyon didn't care about Rat Jewel's existence at all. Instead, she looked at Moses with her eyes slightly narrowed, and a mischievous smile on her lips.
"Hooh, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person."
"That's my bed."
Moses said, not turning to look at her.
Pyon changed the subject and asked, "Has that 'preacher' left?"
"You haven't answered my question yet."
Moses countered.
However, when he saw Pyon take off her pajamas and throw them aside, he roughly guessed what had happened.
"She was here."
Pyon picked up the pajamas she had just taken off under the quilt and said with a playful smile.
Still staring at the neatly arranged books on the shelf, Moses said calmly, "Put on your clothes first."
"Got it."
Pyon replied, but only waving the pajamas around without any intention of putting them on. She then said, "Okay, done."
Upon hearing this, Moses turned to look at her.
However--
What he saw was Pyon, who was still wearing only a tight garment on her upper body. Bathed in the soft yellow light, her beautiful body seemed to emit a hazy halo.
This time, Moses didn't avert his gaze but calmly assessed her figure.
The first time had been unintentional, so he naturally couldn't be so blatant.
The second time, Pyon was deliberately showing off her figure, so there was no need for him to look away.
"Pervert."
Seeing Moses's boring reaction, Pyon pouted, then casually put on her pajamas in front of him.
Moses shook his head slightly and asked, "So, when Cheadle came in earlier, you were confidently showing off your figure like you are now?"
"No."
Pyon slowly pulling up the zipper of her pajamas and said seriously, "I just showed her a bit of my collarbone. Well, with her figure... if I showed more, wouldn't she be dead with jealousy?"
Moses sighed softly, feeling a bit helpless about Pyon's 'liveliness', and planned to remind Pyon again that 'ten days are up'.
However, Pyon spoke first, "Moses, do you want to date me?"
"?"
Moses was taken aback.
Pyon's face showed a hopeful expression.
Being able to play games with Moses, even if it was just her being one-sidedly abused...
Pyon was still very happy.
She thought that this change in emotion was probably what people called love.