I'm Really Not A Nen Exorcist (HxH Fanfic)

The knock on the gate persisted for a while.

As Moses was busy washing the dishes, he chose to ignore it.

Naturally, Cheadle didn't take the initiative to open the gate either. She just sat on the stone chair, silently watching the gate that slightly quivered with each knock.

The knocking persisted for about fifteen seconds, then faded into silence without the sound of anyone calling.

Cheadle listened carefully, hearing the gradually fading footsteps, then she withdrew her gaze.

A few minutes later, Moses came out of the kitchen after finishing his chores.

Cheadle glanced at Moses and timely reminded him, "The person who knocked just now left something at the gate."

"Hmm."

Hearing Cheadle's reminder, Moses wasn't surprised. He just nodded at her and headed straight to the door.

He removed the latch and opened the gate, then, he found several bags piled up at the doorstep, mostly containing daily necessities and food.

Given the time of day and the items left behind, the only person Moses could think of was Monica.

"It wasn't necessary."

He muttered to himself and proceeded to carry the bags full of items into the temple.

Cheadle sat upright on the stone chair and looked at Moses walk into the courtyard with a teasing look.

Although she had not stepped out when the knocking occurred, she obviously had a general understanding of the situation outside.

Moses pretended not to notice Cheadle's gaze, and walked into the kitchen carrying the bags.

After this minor incident, Moses found an excuse and returned to his room to continue training.

Cheadle was a bit disappointed by this. She wanted to chat more with Moses, but she didn't want to push him.

For the next two days, aside from preparing meals for Cheadle, Moses spent most of his free time training.

On the fourth day of Cheadle's visit, Hawk finally returned home after being away for nearly half a month.

To Moses's surprise, Hawk didn't return alone. He actually brought a skinny man with him.

However, something even more unexpected happened compared to the arrival of this skinny man.

"Hawk? You…"

Moses, somewhat astonished, looked at the stable flow of Aura around Hawk. It wasn't the freely dissipating Aura from half a month ago but a rather a stable and controlled Ten.

'Disguise…'

In just an instant, Moses drew a conclusion and silently stared at Hawk.

Facing his son's seemingly accusatory gaze, Hawk didn't know what to do for a while. Rubbing his bald head for a while, scratching his shoulder for a moment, looking particularly uncomfortable.

Moses remained silent, just quietly staring at Hawk.

Cheadle and the skinny man were observing silently on the side.

"Moses."

Hawk couldn't hold it any longer, lowered his head slightly, rubbing his bald head with one hand and weakly said, "This… it's quite complicated. Uh, let me explain, but be mentally prepared."

"Yeah, it's okay. You can take your time."

When Moses spoke, he glanced at Cheadle with the corner of his eye.

Considering the revelations about Hawk being a Nen user and the cryptic 'be mentally prepared' he said, and recalling Cheadle's sudden visit from far away, Moses vaguely associated it with the night of awakening his Nen.

He had been attacked by an intense and malicious resentment that night, which he initially thought was just a nightmare caused by fatigue.

That night, despite being overwhelmed by the malicious aura, he woke up the next day perfectly fine. Since Hawk appeared to be a normal person at that time, Moses dismissed the possibility that his body had been healed with Nen.

But now, Hawk, in fact, was also a Nen user…

Moses didn't continue to speculate. Instead, he waited for Hawk's explanation.

Hawk glanced at Cheadle on the side, and she nodded slightly.

If Moses had remained a normal person under the suppression of Divine Script, there is no need to worry that the cost of the Post-Mortem Artifact will be transferred to Moses, and he hoped that Moses can live an ordinary and safe life.

Under this premise, from Hawk's perspective, it is absolutely impossible for Moses to come into contact with anything related to Nen.

However, things have changed. Moses awakened his Nen despite the suppression of Divine Script, which is an unexpected development. But considering that Moses knew nothing about Nen, Hawk remained composed although he was anxious.

After all, without the solid foundation of Nen knowledge, a Nen user who self-awakened their abilities will have extremely limited growth rate in the short term.

There is nothing wrong with this judgment.

However, the problem lies in how Moses's growth speed has defied these norms.

To sum it up—

When continuous suppression failed to achieve the desired effect, Hawk had to admit that Cheadle's 'loosen rather than tighten' approach might be the right choice.

Hawk looked at Moses and said seriously, "Moses, first of all, don't be afraid."

"Hmm?"

Moses sensed a heavy meaning in Hawk's tone and instantly became serious.

Taking a deep breath, Hawk said, "You might be close to dying, but…"

"Hawk, just shut up."

Cheadle's expression turned dark as she walked briskly over, shooing Hawk away with a dismissive gesture. At the same time, she spoke with an unmistakable disdainful tone, "Go to the side, the farther, the better."

Though Hawk wanted to maintain his fatherly dignity in front of Moses, he could only obediently slink to the side upon facing Cheadle's dominance.

Moses frowned slightly but didn't say anything.

After sending Hawk away, Cheadle turned to Moses, speaking solemnly, "I definitely don't understand this matter as much as Hawk does, but if it's just to make you understand the ins and outs of this, my explanation should be sufficient."

"Yeah, go ahead."

Moses looked at Cheadle, waiting for her to continue.

Though he could easily tell that both Hawk and Cheadle were wary of what was about to be revealed, but Moses, who had already made some speculations, didn't feel overly anxious.

"The beginning of this whole event goes back to when Elena became pregnant with you…"

Cheadle started narrating, and Moses listened quietly.

As Cheadle spoke, Moses learned the whole story.

When he understood the reason for the wariness of Hawk and Cheadle, stemming from the threat of a Post-Mortem Artifact, Moses became even more composed.

"So, the key to breaking this curse lies with this gentleman?"

After Cheadle finished her narration, Moses turned his gaze to the skinny man on the side.

He is a rare Nen Exorcist, one capable of potentially removing Post-Mortem Nen. He was brought by Cheadle here for this very reason.

Meeting Moses's gaze, the Nen Exorcist didn't react much, his face is as expressionless as a zombie's face.

"Yes."

Cheadle nodded heavily, then furrowed her brows suddenly, "Hawk? What are you doing?"

Her eyes suddenly looked towards the release pond, only to see Hawk up and down there, busy with something.

Moses and the Nen Exorcist also looked over.

Under their gaze, Hawk was tirelessly scooping up the coins from the release pond.

"Don't we have to address the payment issue?"

Hearing Cheadle's question, Hawk, who had gathered a handful of coins, turned around.

"..."

Cheadle massaged her temples, looking exasperated.

The Nen Exorcist's mouth twitched imperceptibly.

Moses remained silent, his expression still neutral.

'Wasn't he supposed to be an elite tomb robber?'

'How did it come to this?!'