Chapter 36

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[Congragulations on winning the second match. Wins remaining : 8/10.]

Sachiko checked the progress of the mission after the match and saw that she still needed eight wins. If Sadaso and Gido wouldn't show up in their matches, she would get two more wins, making the remaining wins 6.

But, afterwards, Sachiko knew it wouldn't be easy anymore.

It became harder to level up the nen proficiency progress after getting to Competent level so Sachiko only had proficient level in Ten, Ren/Ken, Zetsu, Gyo and Ko. As for Ryu, In and Shu, she was stuck in Competent level. She had also started learning En but since she couldn't focus on it much, she was still at Advanced Beginner.

While that much nen proficiency paired with her other tricks was enough to deal with Gido's group, Sachiko knew it was far from enough to fight on equal grounds with actual experts.

"It seems like I need to develop my own nen abilities to step up my game.." Sachiko muttered. She wanted to wait until she got Advanced nen knowledge but to get that reward, she needed to clear the System mission first.

It was like a whole cycle where she needed this reward, but to get this reward, she needed to clear a mission. But to clear the mission, she needed that specific reward that she would get only if she clear the mission.

She was stuck to be honest.

"System, can I really not buy nen knowledge?"

[Your level is not high enough to do this.]

"....thanks, I guess." Sachiko rolled her eyes. It had been the same when she opened the aura nodes back then too. Thinking about how she managed to open the aura nodes by herself, Sachiko felt a sense of pride and restored her confidence again.

"That's right. I don't believe I can't defeat those so called experts. In any case, there's no time limit on the mission. So I can totally take a bit of time if I need to." Sachiko told herself.

Then, she decided to leave the matter for a while and gave a signal to Killua and Gon. Now, it was time to sit back and watch what Killua would do.

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Killua broke through the chains when Gido and Sadaso were distressed because of Sachiko, and helped Gon break out from his chains as well.

"Gon, wait here. I'm going to have those two idiots register a match with us." Killua said. Sachiko told him he could do what he wanted once he got the signal so he planned to do just that.

"Okay, I want to fight already and test out this new power." Gon agreed as he had been waiting for a chance to test out his nen in a fight.

Killua nodded and made his way silently to where Gido and Sadaso were. Then, he took out his sharp nails and put it near Sadaso's throat.

"If any of you move, you will die." Killua said.

"What-what do you want?" Sadaso asked, sweating buckets on his forehead as Killua's nails broke his skin a little. He then realized this boy was scarier than he thought and his life was basically in his hands.

"I've been wanting to say it's not nice to kidnap people and blackmail their family." Killua said.

"Lucky for you, Gon wants to fight you two and I think it might not be bad to test out nen. So, register for the specific dates I ask for and I'll let you go." He continued.

Sadaso and Gido found themselves nodding to Killua's demand.

"It's a promise then. Register these dates after your match with my sister. Don't even think about breaking the promise. I'll hunt you down and kill you both if you try that." Killua said.

When Killua and Gon left, Sadaso and Gido could only think about how they had might have been set up all along.

After interaction with Killua and his threat, both of them realized that if Killua never wanted them to kidnap him, they wouldn't have succeeded in the first place. In other words, both Sachiko and Killua knew they were going to kidnap him or it could even be that all the information they found out about Sachiko was all a set up all along to make sure they would do exactly what Sachiko wanted them to do.

It brought them shudders to think about that possibility.

"After registering for the matches, I'm leaving.." Sadaso said. He had a feeling that if he tried anything, he would really be killed. If that possibility he thought of was true, then it would mean that Sachiko was a terrifying figure he couldn't afford to mess with or even stay near with.

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The next day was Sachiko vs. Gido's match and the next after that was Sachiko vs. Sadaso's match. They both forfeited their matches by not showing up and they registered for the matches as they promised to Killua.

[Wins Remaining : 6/10]

Looking at the mission progress screen, Sachiko smiled, quite happy with the progress. It might take some more time but she already told herself that it was fine to take her time since there was no time limit for the mission anyway. So, she held a celebratory dinner with Killua and Gon, and even invited Wing and Zushi for their party.

Then, she talked about Killua and Gon's nen training and discussed a little with Wing to help them find out their nen categories. As Killua and Gon's matches were a week later, Sachiko planned to have them figure out their nen category first.

"In that case, why don't we do the Water Divination tomorrow?" Wing suggested, "It also happens that Zushi needs to find out his nen category as well."

"That's great! They can find out their categories together." Sachiko said happily with a clap.

Just like that, the plan was set.

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The next day, Wing and Zushi came to Sachiko's mansion for the Water Divination.

"So, you guys have learned Ten, Ren, Zetsu and Gyo. Now, we're going to move on to Hatsu!" Sachiko announced.

"Hatsu?" Killua and Gon muttered.

"Yep, it's the last one of the basic Nen principles." Sachiko explained, "After learning Hatsu, you can start working on your individual nen style."

"And, what we're going to do today is to find out your nen categories!" Sachiko announced.

"Nen categories?"

Seeing the confusion, Wing sighed and explained, "Let me explain a little more about Hatsu. Hatsu is the technique by which you control your nen. It is the culmination of nen and there are six distinctive categories. Enhancers are able to strengthen objects. Emitters can propel their aura. Transmuters can alter their aura's properties. Conjurers are able to manifest their auras. Manipulators can use their aura to control objects and creatures. Specialists are those with aura that doesn't fall within the other five categories. The key is to find the aura that suits you."

"The power that suits you?" Gon muttered.

"Nen is linked to an individual ability with two areas of particular prominence. First would be your natural potential from birth. Second would be a potential refined later in life. For example, Gon kun was born with a flexible, springy body. His acute senses were the product of a childhood spent in nature. From the moment of your birth, your nen aura falls within one of the six categories. It's rare but it is possible for your nen aura to change its type later in life." Wing explained.

He then continued, "If you attempt to learn an ability that does not fit your inclination, you will find it very  difficult." Wing drew a hexagon and wrote nen types on it like a nen chart. "This hexagon depicits the relationship among the six categories. The closer you are to a certain category, the higher your compatibility to learn it."

Wing explained about the categories and the compatibility in more detail.

"So, we're finding out our nen category first before we can work on our own style." Killua said.

"Yep, Wing san will help you with Water Divination to find out which category you belong to! Isn't it exciting?!" Sachiko replied.

"Yeah!" Gon nodded excitedly. "I'm excited!"

"Well, I guess." Killua shrugged.

"Are you a tsudere?!" Sachiko pinched Killua's cheeks. Did she accidentally turn Killua into a tsundere?!

Killua rubbed his cheeks in pain which made Sachiko laugh at his suffering.

"Seriously..eyepatch lady.." Killua rolled his eyes at Sachiko.

"Alright, let's move on to Water Divination!" Sachiko announced as Wing had already prepared a glass full of water with a leaf floating on top and a big bowl underneath the glass.

"Water Divination is a Shingen-ryu technique for classifying your aura. It's also used in your Hatsu training." Wing explained. "You place your hands beside the cup and use Ren. The result will reveal your category."

Wing showed the example by placing his hands beside the cup and using Ren. As he used Ren, the water in the glass started overflowing.

"If the amount of water changes, that means you're an enhancer." He explained, "This shows that my aura falls within the enhancer category."

"Okay, now it's your turn." Wing said.

Gon was the first to start. As he placed his hands beside the glass and used Ren, the water in the glass started to overflow a little. It wasn't as obvious as when Wing did it but it was still apparent that the amount of the water changed.

"You're an Enhancer!" Sachiko said.

"Gon kun, you are an Enhancer." Wing also said.

Then, Zushi also tried. At his turn, the leaf moved a little.

"If the leaf moves, that means you're a Manipulator." Wing explained.

Finally, it was Killua's turn.

"Okay, I'm the last one!" Killua said as he prepared to use Ren.

"Good luck." Sachiko patted Killua's head.

Killua rolled his eyes and started focusing on his Ren except nothing happened. So, he tried harder. Yet, nothing changed. Neither the water volume, quality changed nor the leaf moved. There was no visible anomaly in the glass.

"Do I not have any potential?" Killua asked, a little dejected.

"Kil, my brother, how could that be? You opened your aura nodes in six days. You were even a little faster than amazing me!" Sachiko said.

"How long did you take? You've never told us before." Killua asked, getting a little invested in Sachiko's progress in nen back then.

"Well, I took like eight days if you must know. I kept getting sidetracked and couldn't sit still for more than a few hours. I guess it was a miracle I even managed to sit for a couple hours meditating in the first place." Sachiko shook her head. That was the most boring thing she had ever done in this life. And, it wasn't even enough to break geniuses like Killua and Gon's records.

Meanwhile, Zushi thought, 'She's also a monster! Also, why's she acting embarrassed for taking eight days?! I took three months and already thought I was a genius...'

Now that he looked at the three's records, Zushi felt like he wasn't even a genius anymore.

"So, does that mean I'm more talented than you?" Killua asked with his eyes lightened up.

"Maybe." Sachiko shrugged, "But, I'm stronger than you!" She then proceeded to pinch Killua's cheeks more.

"It hurts!"

"Too bad I ain't stopping." Sachiko said.

"Seriously, at least tell me why I don't see any changes in that glass." Killua gave up on making Sachiko stop pinching his cheeks and said.

"Oh, that. Taste the water." Sachiko told him.

When Killua did so with some doubt, he found that the water was slightly sweet.

"It's sweet?"

Gon and Zushi also tasted the water and exclaimed. "It's kinda sweet!"

"Yeah, it's sweet."

Wing smiled and said to Killua, "That means you're a Transmuter."

"Yes!" Killua was happy with his category.

"Speaking of categories, what's your category, Sachiko san?" Gon asked as he was curious. So far, he knew Hisoka was a Transmuter, Gido was an Enhancer, Wing was also an Enhancer, Killua was a Transmuter, and Zushi was a Manipulator.

"Well, I'm a specialist." Sachiko lied as it would be quite difficult to explain her other nen category abilities later on if she said she was a Manipulator or a Transmuter. But by saying she was a specialist, it would give her more leverage to bullsh*t her way through explaining her nen abilities since Specialist category didn't exactly fit into the conventional nen abilities. She could also explain her Manipulation abilities by saying she was a Specialist as Specialists should have 80% compatibility with Manipulation. It wasn't so farfetched for Specialists to learn a bit of Manipulation and even Conjuration according to the nen chart.

"Really?"

"Well, that explains what you did during Hunter Exam." Killua muttered, remembering her taking off the eyepatch to kill the three prisoners. It was likely her Specialist nen ability.

"Yep. But I also use Manipulation abilities and Conjuration abilities a little." Sachiko replied.

Killua then remembered Sachiko pulling out weapons out of thin air and nodded, 'So, that was conjuration.' Killua felt that everything made sense now.

"Oh I saw you use flying daggers to injure Riehlvelt the other day." Zushi said, recalling the match he saw on the broadcast.

"Yep, that was an example of how I use Manipulation. In fact, it's quite common for nen users to learn their adjacent categories a little to maximize their potential power and do more complicated moves." Sachiko said, remembering what Bisky taught to Killua and Gon in the Greed Island arc.

"That's amazing.." Gon said.

"So, specialists have 80% compatibility for both Manipulation and Conjuration?" Killua asked.

"Yeah." Sachiko nodded. "That's why it made sense for me to get into those categories."

"Well, I must admit I wasn't expecting you to be a specialist." Wing said. He had thought Sachiko would be a Manipulator or Conjurer after hearing her feats during the Hunter Exam but it also made sense that she just got into learning adjacent categories to either compliment or make up for her Specialist nen ability since Specialist abilities were unique to one person and they could be totally unrelated to conventional nen abilities or even combat.

Seeing how everyone was buying what she said easily, Sachiko celebrated internally. With this, she could explain how she could do well in Mamipulation, Conjuration and even unconventional cursed techniques or subtle Transmution ability by saying she was a Specialist.

All in all, it was working great.

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Sachiko chan's update stats

Name: Nakamura Sachiko

Alias: None.

Age: 19

Relationships: Gon Freecs (Close Friend), Killua Zoldyck (Adopted brother), Kurapika (Friend), Leorio (Friend), Hisoka (Rivals), Illumi (Enemy), Geto Suguru (Enemy) Goio Satoru (Potential Romantic Interest), Wing (Acquaintance), Zushi (Acquaintance), Gido (Enemy), Sadaso (Enemy), Riehlvelt (Enemy).

Assets 225 million yen, 800 million jenny house, 2.65 billion jenny.

Hunter level: C

Jujutsu sorcerer level: Grade-1

Cursed technique: Cursed energy manipulation (Proficient), Time Manipulation Eyes (Competent), Nullify (Competent), Pain killer (Competent), Reverse Cursed Technique (Competent).

Cursed energy: 10,000/10,000

Cursed energy reserves rank: C

Nen Techniques: Ten (Proficient), Ren/Ken (Proficient), Zetsu (Proficient), Gyo (Proficient), Ko (Proficient), Ryu (Competent), In (Competent), Shu (Competent), En (Advanced Beginner).

Nen Abilities: None.

Nen Type: Manipulator, Transmuter.

Aura pool: 92,000 units.

Curse points: 3880.

Hunter points: 220.

Cursed tools: Special Grade Scythe.

Skills Intermediate Sword Skill (Competent), Assassins Art: Shroud (Competent), Assassins Art: Silent gaits, Rhythm Echo (Competent). Disguise (Novice).

Abilities: Enhanced sense: Eyesight, Super Hearing, Superior Strength (20x), Enhanced Reflexes, Pain resistance.