"I will be your next opponent," said the prisoner, using Shundo to appear on the arena before removing his cloak.
The person standing before Touta was roughly the same age as him, with black hair, eyes of the same color, pale skin, and a fierce smile.
"I am Ken, a former martial artist, and now I am a criminal," Ken introduced himself with a smile. His Nen was leaking wildly, as if he were using Ren, even though he wasn't.
"Konoe Touta, nice to meet you," Touta smiled casually, as if he were visiting a neighbor rather than about to fight for his life. "By the way, Ken-san, is that thing surrounding you Ki?"
"Ki? This power is called Nen," Ken said, assuming Touta must be from a distant country where Nen might have a different name—or so he thought. "But you must be talented to sense Nen while still not having opened your Aura Nodes."
"Really? Thank you for the compliment," Touta said, entering a fighting stance. "So, how do you want this fight to go?"
"Of course, it will be a Death Match," Ken smiled excitedly, but then suddenly stopped. "But before that, show me your Shundo."
"Shundo? Sure, I guess," Touta said without hesitation, using Shundo to appear and disappear in different places across the arena.
Boom!
Suddenly, Ken appeared behind him and struck Touta's head with such force that Touta couldn't react to his speed, even though he could track it with his eyes.
"That's wrong!" Ken shouted in frustration. "Using Shundo depends on the soles of your feet. You're terrible at it!"
"Damn you, you brute!" Touta yelled, holding his head in pain and complaining. "I only learned Shundo two days ago, so of course, I'm bad at it!"
"Two days? Seriously?!" Ken suddenly collapsed dramatically to the ground, staring at Touta with admiration. "It took me three years to reach this level."
"Are you serious?" Touta asked skeptically. Even though he had only learned and trained in Shundo for two days, he hadn't put much effort into it, so he couldn't believe Ken for a moment. "It seems your talent is terrible, or maybe you just didn't train hard enough, you brute."
"Shut up, you damn brat! Do you think everyone is a monster like you?" Ken could only scream in frustration, feeling like Touta was rubbing salt in his wounds.
"What are they doing...?" Kuroumaru muttered helplessly. The atmosphere in the arena should have been tense since Ken had proposed a Death Match, but the two of them were joking around and messing with each other.
"Alright, you damn brat, I'll help you open your Aura Nodes and teach you Shundo," Ken said, staring at Touta seriously. "But in return, you'll make the fight against me enjoyable. Do you agree?"
"Seriously...?" Touta couldn't believe what he was hearing for a moment, but he didn't doubt Ken was lying. He felt Ken was sincere, and Touta trusted his instincts.
"I'm very serious," Ken said, locking eyes with Touta. "So, what do you say?"
"Alright, I'll make sure it's the best fight of your life," Touta smiled confidently without a second thought, as he was also excited for the fight.
"Then it's decided," Ken smiled and stepped toward Touta, his hand enveloped in Nen. "Now, I'll help you open your Aura Nodes by sending my Nen into your body."
"Alright," Touta nodded and removed his upper shirt. Even if his instincts were wrong and Ken was trying to deceive him, he didn't care—he was immortal and couldn't be killed.
"..." The three spectators stared at this with mixed emotions, while the other prisoner and Machi watched with interest. Kuroumaru was speechless, as he hadn't expected Touta to meet someone like Ken. Their personalities seemed similar—carefree and doing whatever they wanted.
Once Touta sat down, Ken touched his back and sent his Nen throughout Touta's body, forcing his Aura Nodes to open.
"So, this is Nen," Touta muttered, staring at the warm, sticky substance surrounding his body. It was a purplish-black color, different from Ken's gray aura.
In the next moment, strange information appeared in Touta's mind, explaining the abilities he had gained.
The first ability was that transparent door he had seen in his dream. It seemed he could move it to other places, though there weren't many details.
The second ability was that he could use six types of aura at 100%, but Touta didn't understand what the six types of aura were.
As for the third and final ability, it was Heal, which allowed him to restore others to their optimal condition, even regrowing severed limbs.
Not only that, but Touta could also copy the abilities of the person he used Heal on, along with their memories and talents. If he wished, he could steal them instead of copying them. Moreover, he could manipulate his own body and the bodies of those he used Heal on as he pleased. It didn't stop at the body—he could also manipulate their memories.
[Author's Note: It's Keyaru's ability from Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi.]
"Now, try to control your aura and prevent it from leaking aimlessly," Ken said. Though he was surprised by the color of Touta's Nen, he didn't comment, as he didn't care much. All he wanted was to fight Touta, which would be more interesting if Touta could use Nen.
"..." Hearing Ken, Touta snapped out of his daze and focused on controlling his aura, imagining it flowing around him like blood through his veins.
In a fraction of a second, Touta's aura stopped leaking randomly and calmly enveloped his entire body. Touta felt he could control it easily.
"Shall we start the fight, you brute?" Touta smiled, facing Ken, as he was excited to try out this new power.
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