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

On the other side.

Moses soon arrived at the nest.

This time, the nest gave a completely different feeling from before. It is now shrouded in a layer of deathly silence that was visible to the naked eye.

[En]

Out of habit, Moses first deployed a shadow clone for reconnaissance before expanding his En and gradually walked towards the nest's upper levels.

After he left the bottom level of the nest and went to the upper level, a sound of heavy breathing suddenly echoed from a dark corner.

The source of the sound was a Chimera Ant wearing a hooded coat and with obvious chameleon features.

His name was Meleoron, and he is also one of the Squadron Leader. He possessed a rare Nen Ability called [Perfect Plan].

This ability allowed him to turn completely invisible by holding his breath.

Even if someone accidentally touched him in this state, they will not be able to sense his presence.

To be more precise, they would subconsciously ignore his existence.

Thanks to this effect, even En, who has the ability to search for enemies, couldn't reveal his existence.

Meleoron was certain of this.

However-

Just as Moses was walking towards him with his large-scale En, Meleoron felt a sudden palpitation in his heart

Then, he instantly followed his almost intuitive judgment and decisively withdrew from the range of Moses's En.

Before making this move, Meleoron didn't understand why he had reacted this way.

He had simply trusted his gut and felt that he should be extra cautious at that moment.

So he did not choose to believe in his own abilities, but made corresponding decisions based on his instinct.

'Am I being too cautious...'

Looking at the direction where Moses was walking away with lingering fear, Meleoron thought to himself.

'No!'

'It's always better to be cautious.'

'At the very least, it minimized various risks anytime and anywhere.'

With this in mind, Meleoron glanced at Peggy beside him.

Having awakened his human memories, he knew that the short Chimera Ant next to him, who looked similar to a penguin, was his adoptive father during his human days.

So, in order to protect Peggy, he had to minimize any potential threats.

"That human is also a monster. Let's leave quickly."

Retracting his gaze, Meleoron spoke in a deep voice to Peggy.

Whether it is the three Royal Guards and the King, or the humans who can rival the Royal Guards, they are all utter monsters in Meleoron's eyes.

Apart from [Perfect Plan] and his secondary ability, [God's Accomplice], which allowed him to turn others invisible, Meleoron's combat prowess was only on par with a low-tier Peon.

It is precisely because of this self-awareness that Meleoron's mindset is very simple, which is to stay as far away from the 'monsters' as possible.

"But Colt is still up there..."

Hearing what Meleoron said, Peggy instinctively hugged the book he carried tighter and looked towards the upper level of the nest with some concern.

Meleoron fell silent for a moment after hearing this.

In his opinion, Colt, who insisted on guarding the Queen's body, would most likely be discovered by this human monster and then killed...

But there was nothing he could do.

"Our abilities... have 'limits'."

Meleoron stared in the direction of Colt's location and murmured softly, "Besides, this was Colt's own choice."

"…"

Peggy sighed when he heard this.

Then, the two of them silently left the nest.

Meanwhile,

Moses swiftly ascended through the upper levels of the nest.

Soon, his En detected two distinct Auras.

Following the trail, he arrived at a spacious cavern, where he immediately saw the Queen's mangled corpse and a Chimera Ant standing beside it, releasing an oppressive Aura.

Moses vaguely recognized this Chimera Ant.

In the original work, it was this Chimera Ant that raised the white flag and surrendered to Morel and Knov for the safety of the Queen.

'It seems his name is Colt.'

Moses briefly recalled the relevant information about Colt, then ignored Colt's warning-laden Aura, and instead lowered his eyes to look at Colt's arm, which he is hiding behind his back.

'My En had sensed two Auras.'

'One belongs to Colt, and the other couldn't possibly be the long-dead Queen, so it is most likely Kite who survived by using his ability.

Noticing Moses's gaze, Colt's Aura became noticeably stronger.

He had no confidence in defeating this human in front of him, but in order to protect the Queen's posthumous child, he could not retreat at any cost.

Moses read this determination in Colt's Aura, but he didn't pay much attention to it and retracted the En he released.

"I'm here to confirm something."

Suppressing his own Aura, Moses locked eyes with Colt.

Despite the lack of hostility in his gaze, Colt still felt a tangible pressure.

For some reason, he instinctively placed Moses on the same level as the Royal Guards.

Even though there is clear disparity in life force between them...

Moses didn't know what Colt was thinking, and continued, "If you cooperate, then there will be only benefits and no harm for you."

"…"

Colt's expression shifted, and his body began to tremble slightly, revealing his internal struggle.

"...Fine."

After a while, he finally compromised as he did not sense any killing intent from Moses.

Then-

Moses only exchanged a few words with Colt, and then he saw the embryo-like newborn Chimera Ant lying quietly in Colt's palm as he wished.

'This…'

'should be Kite's reincarnation.'

Seeing Moses remain relatively amicable after seeing the embryo like Chimera Ant, Colt secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

And Moses pulled out his phone.

He didn't know that he was under real-time monitoring by Palm's ability, so he simply edited a message explaining the situation and sent it to Morel.

After sending the message, Moses dialed Kurapika's number.

After a few seconds, the call was connected.

Moses asked, "Where are you?"

"About twenty minutes from the Republic of Rokario's border."

Kurapika's calm, steady voice came through clearly.

Moses said: "Okay, I'll meet you at the NGL checkpoint."

"Understood."

Kurapika acknowledged, and the call ended.

Moses put away his phone and turned back to Colt.

As for the subsequent handling of this Chimera Ant and whether or not to wait and confirm whether the Queen's posthumous child was Kite, he had no intention to care too much and just left it all to Morel and the others.

What he had to do now was to wait for Kurapika to join him, and then kill the Chimera Ants leaving the nest as quickly as possible.

It would be best if he could get rewards from Perception.

But even if that is not possible, it can still increase the strength of All Extinct's killing intent and sharpen his skills in battle.

…

Half a day later.

Morel and the others arrived at the nest.

Moses briefed them on the possibility that the Queen's posthumous child was Kite's reincarnation.

After that, he didn't care how Morel and the others reacted. He simply exchanged positions with his shadow and teleported away from the nest.

Afterwards, Moses went straight to the NGL checkpoint, where he met Kurapika.

"Yo, Kurapika."

Seeing Kurapika stepping out of the truck, Moyu raised a hand in greeting.

Kurapika also saw Moses, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and a smile slowly appeared on his originally stern face.

Moses put down his hand and looked carefully at Kurapika who was walking towards him.

He could clearly sense how much more mature Kurapika had become.