"So, what is the Nen ability?" At this moment, the naïve gon, who had been listening attentively, asked with a curious expression.
Beside him, leorio and Kurapika immediately perked up their ears.
Judging from the captain's reaction, this seemed like some taboo topic… but that only made them more curious.
leorio wondered if this ability might help in the Hunter Exam or give him some advantage.
Kurapika, however, wondered whether this ability could be a powerful force.
Although the kurta tribe had few members, their combat power had always been strong. Yet the entire clan was annihilated by just thirteen members of the Phantom Brigade—forcing Kurapika to think deeply.
The red-nosed captain looked up at the sky, deliberately avoiding gon and ignoring his question.
Roy, however, smiled faintly and said, "The Nen ability means—"
"Ahem!"The captain coughed violently, interrupting Roy.
Roy didn't mind at all and continued, "Maybe from the perspective of ordinary people, certain rules in this world are not supposed to be revealed. But I don't care."
Hearing this, the red-nosed captain simply shrugged, turned around, and walked back into the cabin.
gon seemed to understand something and said gently, "If there's something you can't say, then Roy, you don't have to say it."
Kurapika and leorio both nodded. Although they wanted to know what Nen was, they still had their principles and would never force someone they respected.
Roy smiled lightly. "It's fine. What I want to do—no one can stop."
Indeed, with Roy's current strength, there truly wasn't anyone in this world capable of stopping him.
Not to mention No. 18, who might be the strongest existence in this world…
So whatever "unspoken rules" surrounded Nen ability—he didn't care at all.
"In fact, Nen is the ability to manipulate life energy—Ki. It's the power to freely control the life energy or aura released from one's body. The force used for attack or defense is called Nen. Learning this skill is also one of the requirements to become a true Hunter."
"People who learn Nen—whether it's physical fitness, strength, or speed—become far superior to those who haven't learned it. Basically, when someone without Nen fights someone with Nen, they lose horribly and have almost no chance of winning."
"Of course, not everyone who learns Nen is a fighter. Some people obtain their own specialist Nen abilities."
"For example, there's a young lady from an underworld family who is a natural Nen user, but she has no combat ability at all. Yet she possesses a very powerful Nen—predicting the future."
"The Nen ability is a branch of mind…"
"There are four major Nen lines…"
"As for how to learn Nen…"
Without hiding anything, Roy explained all aspects of Nen to the trio.
When Roy finally finished speaking, gon, Kurapika, and leorio were left in stunned silence.
"This… this is called the Nen ability?"
After a long while, leorio swallowed hard and asked in a dry voice.
Kurapika bit his lip, clenching his fists tightly.
"So… all members of the Phantom Brigade can use Nen? And at an extremely strong level…?"
Kurapika's face grew solemn. But no matter what, nothing could stop his desire for revenge.
"So this is Nen? It feels amazing," gon said, having no concept of becoming stronger—he simply felt it was cool.
Suddenly, he remembered something and asked, "Then my father, Gin—he's a Hunter. So he's also a Nen user, right?"
"Well, Nen users aren't necessarily Hunters. But Hunters must be Nen users."
"By the way, since your father is Gin, he should be Gin Freecss."
As he spoke, Roy raised his right hand. A golden light appeared on his fingertip, filled with Ki, and he tapped it gently against his forehead.
"Gin Freecss—one of the world's Five Great Nen Users, one of the Twelve Branches of the Hunter Association, and one of the five strongest people in the world. His merits are more than enough to become a Three-Star Hunter, but he doesn't bother applying. He's also one of the creators of the Hunter game 'Greed Island,' has an extremely high IQ, excels in biology, archaeology, linguistics, geology, games… He's a truly remarkable person."
The sudden golden light shocked the trio, and after seeing Roy seriously using Nen, everything became clear.
"This is… Nen? Is this Roy's Nen ability?"
gon's face lit up, excited as if he had discovered a new world.
"Well, something like that." Roy said as he gleefully misled them.
No. 18, seeing Roy teasing the three like this, couldn't help but smile and turn her head away.
Roy's little performance gave the trio an even deeper understanding of Nen.
Kurapika and leorio, remembering the earlier Saint Elmo's Fire incident, nodded solemnly.