Time flew by, and in a blink, it was Diluyi and Illumi’s third birthday. After today, both of them would officially begin their Zoldyck Family assassin training.
“Enjoy this last day of peace. Starting tomorrow, you will undergo brutal training to become qualified assassins,” Sliva said at their birthday party.
The next morning, Diluyi was taken alone before Sliva.
“From now on, your training will be personally overseen by me.”
“What about Illumi? Isn’t he also supposed to be trained?”
“You are different from him. You must have felt it yourself.
Although it’s cruel, this is reality. There are innate differences between individuals. The word ‘talent’ is a cruel manifestation in this world where the strong prey on the weak.
Therefore, to avoid being completely devoured by the strong later, you must make good use of your talent.”
“First, look at my hand. What do you see?” Sliva extended his index finger and said to Diluyi.
At this moment, Diluyi had already seen the number 1 formed by Nen on Sliva’s hand. He knew Sliva was testing him.
{Is Sliva just showing me ordinary Nen, or is he trying to test the ability of my eyes?
If it’s the former, that’s fine. After all, as a Nen user, I can naturally see the number on his hand.
But if it’s the latter, what if he applied an advanced technique like ‘In’ to the Nen? With no Nen Ability training, it’s impossible for me to spontaneously learn ‘Gyo.’ If I say the number, it will expose part of my Sharingan’s abilities.
(It was mentioned in the first chapter that the protagonist has a natural Three-Tomoe Sharingan. I’ll add a setting here: the Three-Tomoe Sharingan’s inherent ability allows one to see through ‘In’ without using Nen, meaning even in a ‘Zetsu’ state, one can see all Nen.)
However, if he hasn’t added an advanced technique and I say I don’t see it, the consequences would be even more severe.
Of two evils, choose the lesser. Exposing a part of the Sharingan’s ability is currently acceptable, as there is no Mangekyo Sharingan yet.
But the Double Full Hand ability absolutely cannot be exposed at the moment. In battles between Nen User, information is a crucial part, besides Nen quality and technique.
The more I expose, the more uncertainty increases. Even family members must be guarded against.
One must rely on oneself. Reborn into this life, I only trust myself.}
After making up his mind, Diluyi immediately replied, “I see the number 1.”
“Why did you hesitate for a moment before giving the answer? I felt your mental fluctuations just now. What were you thinking?”
As Sliva spoke, his sharp gaze, carrying an oppressive aura, shot directly at him.
“I was just thinking how you did that, Dad. It’s so amazing. I’ve never seen a number appear like that before,” Diluyi blurted out.
{Oh my, is Sliva’s perception that sharp? That’s terrifying. It seems I need to be even more cautious in the future. Fortunately, my current body’s thinking and reactions have been enhanced (mentioned previously).}
{Diluyi’s answer seems fine for now. After all, I strictly forbade anyone from displaying Nen Ability in front of him before.
So, his reason for seeing Nen-formed numbers for the first time is acceptable for now.
Furthermore, the pressure I applied during my sudden questioning should be too much for his current age to handle calmly, so his blurted-out answer is highly credible.
According to this result, Diluyi cannot yet use his Nen, let alone learn a technique like ‘Gyo.’
However, he saw my Nen with ‘In’ applied, which means his eyes can automatically see through Nen’s disguise, possessing an inherent ‘Gyo’ effect.
And if he doesn’t have to actively use it, it can save some of the energy used to maintain ‘Gyo’ during combat.
After all, all techniques in combat consume the user’s mental energy. Even the most skilled Nen User need to divide their attention to operate different techniques.
In battles between Nen User, even such extremely subtle advantages can determine the outcome of a fight in an instant.}
While Sliva was making his judgment inwardly, he said to Diluyi, “Now, look closely at the number on my hand.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the number formed by Nen in Sliva’s hand changed rapidly, and the speed became faster and faster, almost to the point of being a blur.
“Now tell me, how many numbers did you see me change just now, and what was the last number?”
“I saw it change 16 times, and the last number was 6.”
{Can he see the sixteenth out of twenty numbers? His dynamic vision far exceeds that of an ordinary person, just as I suspected.
So, there are currently two known abilities, both of which should be inherent talents.
Whether there are other abilities, or whether other abilities can be developed, requires further observation.
Also, it remains to be seen if Diluyi will develop other abilities for these eyes after training, but for now, it seems highly likely to be a Specialist-type. }
“I can now explain the ability I just used, including the power you’ve had since birth.
This ability is called Nen… (The definition of Nen will not be elaborated on here to avoid unnecessary words. Anyone who has watched Hunter knows it. Newcomers who don’t know can look it up online. By the way, are there even any newcomers reading Hunter fanfiction these days? )”
Sliva then took a cup filled with water (Here, it’s worth noting that the Water Divination is exclusive to the Shingen-ryu. The Zoldyck Family might have their own method of appraisal, but it wasn’t shown in the original work. For convenience, Water Divination is used directly here).
Then he casually plucked a leaf and placed it on the water, saying, “Inject your Nen into this.”
Seeing this, Diluyi knew what his father was going to do. In fact, he was quite curious himself.
Because the Sharingan was a system cheat, and his previous life was a Leo. According to Hisoka’s personality theory, he should lean towards Enhancement-type.
(Here, the content mentioned in the original work is Hisoka’s summary based on his own experience, and it’s not stated to be 100% accurate. So, people with strong self-centered tendencies aren’t necessarily not naturally Enhancement-type.)
The problem is that this current body is not a Leo, but his own personality hasn’t changed, so he doesn’t know what the result will be.
Just as Diluyi injected his Nen, the first reaction was the water overflowing from the cup, and then the subsequent reactions caused the three people around him to fall into momentary silence.
Why three? Because Zeno had already stood behind Diluyi the moment he injected his Nen, though Diluyi didn’t know it.
The leaves in the cup instantly looked as if they were spatially divided, separating into several parts along with the water surface, and then the water surface immediately returned to calm.
Then, a portion of the leaf instantly disappeared as if sucked into some space;
A portion of the leaf was shaking as if manipulated by something;
A portion of the leaf, after separating, showed no change in Diluyi’s view;
Strange symbols appeared on a portion of the leaf, like engravings;
A portion of the leaf had a coating like a skeleton on it;
Finally, black flames ignited on the last portion of the leaf, instantly burning the leaf to ashes before automatically extinguishing.