6 Druid

"So you're a specialist huh?" Netero commented from the side.

I had practiced for 4 months before being able to manifest my aura to the degree I could take the water divination test.

It took only one week to circulate the aura inside my body.

It was quite the shock for Sakamoto, breaking all the previous records. i contributed it to all the meditation i had done back home.

i was nearly there, i just didn't have the right technique.

just like my fighting. one thing i was proud to report was vastly improved.

Sparring everyday improved my fighting capabilities by a wide margin.

Netero still kicked my ass, but I could give some of the other students a good fight.

When I manifested my Nen around the goblet it started to warp and grow some fur. i was going to have a headache figuring out how to use that ability to fight.

"what a weird ability" Netero just loved observing and being an annoying commentator.

At least my swordsmanship was going quite well. i had learned all the sword katas and was quite proficient in using the sword to fight.

other than training i had started to wonder what goals to pursue. i had started to learn Nen and it was coming along nicely, i was quite talented if i say so myself. I could use all the basic principles.

not monstrously talented, but still way above average.

I had considered becoming a hunter of sorts. Animals and their behavior had always interested me. Zoology was practically an unknown field here compared to back on earth. with all the weird animals i had seen in the anime i had wondered if Darwin's theory of evolution actually applied here, or if Nen and other factors had a part to play.

How did Nen work on a cellular level?

I had many questions and little answers. i had visited all the bookstores around the city and there was no knowledge of cellular biology or Zoology.

all the books about animal classification contained where to find them, what they looked like, and if they were dangerous. if i was going to become a hunter i had to pick a field, and animals while still dangerous, was not as bad as humans trained to fight with Nen, nor as treacherous.

While my mind drifted the whole goblet had now a thick coating of fur.

my ability definitely had something to do with animals. The problem was how to weaponize changing something into fur.

this definitely needed some heavy thought.

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It had been a few weeks since the water divination test and I had finally figured out how to train my ability.

I had first tried to grow fur on my hands and after a couple of days I had started to see progress.

I had grown a small patch of fur on my backhand.

Sakamoto had also tried to go over vows and restrictions in an effort to help me.

And it made me realize that I could try the druid route. Transforming into an animal.

The first vow I made was to first touch the animal I was transforming into. I also need lots of information about it. Its diet, habitat and so on. It helped strengthen the effect tremendously.

I had yet to grow anything but furry claws, but at least now I had a path to follow.

Ideally I wanted to transform into an array of different animals, so I made sure all the vow and constrictions made that possible. While it did make me realize my Hatsu slower, I was patient and still need to focus on the basics. If i had to guess. It would take me at least a year before I was able to transform completely.

"Ready for a spar fuzzy hand?" Netero always had great timing.