Chapter 63: One of the Seven Beauties in the World

Kaizen opened the email and stared at the address.

It pointed to a city as bustling as Yorknew, but the exact location made him raise an eyebrow.

"A park?" he muttered. "Why would anyone live in a park?"

He leaned back, confused. Even if this person works there, it wouldn't be a dormitory. The whole thing felt off.

The TV mounted on the wall flickered with a notice that caught his attention.

A promotional clip for an upcoming match played. On one side was Juliana, the fighter who had recently defeated Carlisle. Her opponent? A Floor Master.

"A challenge against a Floor Master…" Kaizen murmured to himself, his gaze sharpening.

He leaned closer. I can't miss this.

The development of his Observer's Will had been stagnant for far too long, but a fight on the level of a Floor Master might spark some progress. And besides, Kaizen was genuinely curious to see this battle.

In the original storyline of Heavens Arena, only a handful of Floor Masters had ever been highlighted—Hisoka and Chrollo being the most prominent. Even the movie adaptation only introduced Zushi, while the others were barely named, serving more as background figures than characters.

But Hisoka, Chrollo, and Zushi were leagues apart in terms of power. The inconsistency between them made it hard to gauge the true strength of a Floor Master.

"Alright," Kaizen decided, a grin creeping across his face. "I'll watch the fight first. Then, I'll head to that park."

When dinner arrived, Kaizen made a quick call, and soon after, a staff member brought the food to his room. After taking what he needed, he handed the rest to Lina.

Kaizen glanced at his right hand. The injury from his fight with Zhengmei had almost fully healed. His opponent's poisonous techniques were no joke—even with his resistance to poison, Kaizen had needed to purge some of the tainted blood from his system.

"Still, compared to Chrollo's fight with Silva... Zhengmei's poison was weaker." He mused aloud.

"If Uncle Silva could endure Chrollo's attack, handling Zhengmei would've been child's play for him."

Lina sat nearby, awkwardly eating her share of the meal. Since her hands had transformed into claws, she couldn't use utensils, so she had no choice but to lower her head and eat directly, like a small animal.

Kaizen watched for a moment before looking away.

There were several reasons Kaizen had chosen to help Lina. For one, he wanted to be her friend. She was a kind soul, and Kaizen believed someone like her didn't deserve to suffer.

But beyond that, he saw potential in her. As he'd told Zeno, Lina's talent with Nen was promising. Forming a team with her could benefit him in the long run.

And then there was another reason—a more personal one. In his previous life, Kaizen had been deeply moved by Fullmetal Alchemist. He still felt sorrow whenever he thought about Nina's tragedy in that story. Seeing Lina's circumstances reminded him of Nina, and he couldn't shake the thought: If I couldn't save Nina, maybe I can stop Lina from suffering the same fate.

And the cost of helping her wasn't high. "That's practically nothing," Kaizen muttered. His time as a hitman had taught him that much.

His first job had involved hunting down five death row inmates. That mission had earned him a hefty 500 million Jenny, and he'd made even more looting the prisoners.

The second assignment was to take out a former martial artist named Jesse. Jesse had once competed in Heavens Arena but never made it far enough to challenge a Floor Master. After leaving the arena, he'd joined a gang, becoming one of their top enforcers.

Despite his failures in Heavens Arena, Jesse had refined his Nen abilities over time. His skill set was straightforward but dangerous. He specialized in enhancement Nen and had a unique ability called Pocket Fist.

The concept was simple: the longer Jesse kept his hands in his pockets during a fight, the more powerful his punches became. It reminded Kaizen of Phinks from the Phantom Troupe, who could increase the power of his strikes by rotating his arm.

Jesse's method was different, but the result was similar—one devastating punch that could end a fight instantly. Many fighters had fallen to him, their defeat sealed with a single blow.

Jesse had been Kaizen's toughest opponent since learning Nen, stronger even than Zhengmei and the butler of the Zoldyck family.

Of course, Silva Zoldyck was on a different level entirely. That wasn't a fight—it had been more of a lesson, with Silva offering Kaizen some valuable advice.

"In terms of pure strength, Jesse was far stronger than Juliana," Kaizen reflected. "If he'd challenged the Floor Masters again, maybe things would've gone differently for him. Sometimes it's not just about strength—timing and luck matter too."

In the end, Kaizen had completed the job, earning another 500 million Jenny for eliminating Jesse.

"Honestly, it wasn't worth it," Kaizen admitted. "Someone like him should've been worth at least a billion."

He leaned back in his chair, lost in thought.

Suddenly, a pink aura shimmered into view.

Kaizen reached into the Killer Queen's space and pulled out a peculiar egg—his most valuable find from raiding Jesse's home.

It was red, smooth, and warm to the touch. This wasn't just any egg—it was connected to one of the world's legendary Seven Beauties, the Colored Eggs.

Unlike the legendary eggs, which shimmered with multiple colors, this one was monochromatic. A degraded version, perhaps, but still remarkable in its own right.

Kaizen had already verified its authenticity with Zeno.

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