Can a force powerful enough override the rules?
It is undeniable that immense strength possesses the capital to dominate and control.
The Aura that Law exudes seemed as though it sought to dominate everything.
This may be his own will driving his ability, or his ability reinforcing his will.
Sanbica wasn't overwhelmed by it, but she could clearly feel the intent carried by Law's Aura.
She was thinking that if Law released his Aura at full strength and the gap in strength between them was too great, she might be compelled to surrender even before a fight began.
Law didn't know what Sanbica was thinking. Right now, he was highly focused, and all he wanted was to separate the unknown virus from the body of the infected person in front of him.
Viruses are countless times smaller than organs, bones, and blood vessels, making their precise manipulation extraordinarily difficult. Even isolating them was no easy feat.
But with a clear objective... the Nen constructed by Aura would assist him in achieving the desired outcome!
If you can conceive it, you can achieve it. Such was the nature of Nen.
Law slowly withdrew his hand, and on his palm was a transparent light ball the size of a basketball, and nothing visible could be discerned inside.
Then, he extended his hand toward Sanbica, his eyelids half-lowered, and he said with mild surprise: "It seems I have succeeded."
While the virus wasn't visible to the naked eye, Law could distinctly sense its presence. If he reduced the light ball from a basketball to something as small as a ping-pong ball, or even a marble, the sensation might become even sharper.
Hearing Law's words, Sanbica was stunned for a moment. Then, she walked over, put her hand into the light ball, and her eyes gradually changed.
She silently absorbed all the viruses in the light ball into her body, then stared at Law, who is right in front of her, and said, "You... are a monster."
"Huh?"
Law blinked and said with deadpan expression, "Are you insulting me?"
"You can take it as a compliment."
After walking past Law, Sanbica checked the patient and confirmed that the virus had been entirely removed from his body. Then, she turned around and stared at Law with an inquiring look.
The fact that Law had succeeded on his first attempt made Sanbica suspect that he had been playing her all along, that he had always been capable of isolating the virus from the start.
"I can sense the virus was absorbed by you. Are you going to be okay?" Law ignored Sanbica's gaze and voiced his concern instead.
Sanbica fell silent after hearing this. After a while, she looked at Law and said calmly: "My physique is very special. Not only am I immune to the effects of viruses, but I can also retain them within me."
"I can destroy them, combine them into more dangerous pathogens, or even transform them into tools for saving lives."
Law's eyes widened in surprise and he said hesitantly, "Is that your Nen Ability?"
There was a hint of bitterness in the depths of Sanbica's eyes, but her expression remained calm. She then said, "My physique is innate, and my Nen Ability is acquired, but it's okay to consider them one and the same."
Law stared at Sanbica blankly.
"My father believes that I was born to benefit all humanity, but I prefer to call myself... Pandora's Box." Sanbica said in an even tone, and Pandora's Box was the name she gave to her Nen Ability.
Law fell silent, and suddenly thought of biological weapons.
'As long as a highly dangerous and contagious virus was spread, the human population could be wiped out without any effort.'
'If Sanbica wanted to, by cooperating with the research institutions of any major country and leveraging abundant resources, she might create an unprecedented biological weapon.'
'Pandora's Box, huh...'
Law took a deep breath, then glanced at the unconscious patient, and said in a deep voice: "You shouldn't have told me that."
Sanbica looked at Law and said calmly, "Then let's exchange."
"Exchange?" Law wondered.
"Yeah, exchange."
Law paused and asked, "Exchange what?"
"Secrets." Sanbica said seriously.
Law looked at Sanbica's eyes for a while and realized that she is serious. He then sighed and said, "What do you want to know?"
He understood what Sanbica meant, by exchanging secrets, they will keep each other's secrets.
"Anything you're willing to share."
Sambica said casually despite the intensity in her eyes.
"Well, you have seen my Nen Ability many times." Law did not hesitate, then conjured the book, faced Sanbica, and said, "I'll answer one of your questions."
This was the second time that Sanbica saw the God Hand's book. In less than two days, she saw the number on the cover had grown from 104 to 327…
Before using his ability on the patient, the number was 326. Because Law successfully isolated the virus, the number increased to 327.
And because of the meticulousness of the virus isolation, this patient occupies a page of the book.
Currently, there are 67 pages that have been used, and 4 pages that have not turned black.
They are Hisoka on page 5, Vogt on page 9, the fat officer on page 66, and the patient on page 67.
In addition to these 4 pages, there are 63 pages that have turned black.
"What do these numbers mean? And I don't recognize those characters." Sanbica asked, pointing at the book.
It was technically two questions, but Law answered anyway: "The numbers represents how many people I've saved. These two words are written in English, which is translated as God Hand in common language."
"I understand. I will keep this secret." Sanbica nodded.
Law's eyes showed helplessness, and he said seriously: "Sanbica, from now on, you mustn't let anyone else know about your Nen Ability."
"The situation you fear won't happen. If that day does come, I'll completely seal Pandora's Box, but... I will promise you for now." Sanbica said earnestly.
Law immediately released a silent, bitter laugh, thinking to himself, 'Why was I, an outsider, was more anxious than the person directly involved?'
…
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
With the help of Sanbica, the team of doctors developed antibodies from mice that were resistant to the virus. They then conducted clinical trials with excellent results, successfully suppressing the virus.
As medical professionals, their success was a moment of universal celebration.
On the surface, the doctors had indeed exerted tremendous effort, but without the support from Law and Sanbica, failure would be inevitable, and this slum would have become a wasteland.
Moreover, while the unknown virus might have vanished temporarily, they might resurface in the future.
Not only did Sanbica expedite the medical team to develop antibodies in a short period of time, she also used her abilities to save dying people every day. It can be said that it was her existence that had greatly reduced the mortality rate during this period.
There was another person who also played a role in reducing the mortality rate, and that was Law, who turned the provisions into large communal meals each day.
In half a month, the number on the cover of the book had risen to 622 and then stopped.
After resolving the issue with the slums, Law and Sanbica did not stay long and departed directly.
The matter was able to be resolved smoothly thanks to Law's God Hand. After all, without the fat officer's full cooperation, things wouldn't have gone so easily.
After Law and Sanbica boarded the airship, Law blackened the page belonging to the fat officer.
During this period of time, Law had gained a lot and had also become closer to Sanbica. At the same time, the time for the Hunter Exam to begin was getting closer.
The destination of the airship is the Marvando City, and there are less than ten days left until they could board the ship.
Since the number of pages has increased to 622, it should be enough to support Law to go to Meteor City. However, Law still decided to take the Hunter Exam first. Not only to increase the pages, but also for the B-level ingredients.
He had already made plans. After returning from the Amaromi Forest, he would take Sanbica to Meteor City immediately, and then use B-level ingredients to make a delicacy that Machi and the others would never forget.