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

When the pitch-black night enveloped the world, humans, lacking evolutionary advantages, naturally become prey to be hunted at will.

The night was their domain.

Kodabi and his group of Chimera Ants had once firmly believed this.

Now,

Their bodies lay on the ground around Moses.

Humanity-

They weren't just food. They could also be powerful beings.

Kodabi and his comrades had proven this with their lives.

The few Chimera Ants observing the battle from a distance had also come to deeply understand this truth.

"I used to think..."

"Claws and fangs were the strongest weapons in the world. With just a single swipe, I could easily end someone's life. But..."

"That's not the case."

"There's always a mountain beyond a mountain. I'm not at the top. The price of dying once taught me this lesson."

"I must get stronger. I can definitely become stronger."

"Learning from my mistakes, and this newly acquired ability, are now my weapons."

A Chimera Ant with a lion's head and a muscular build silently stared into the distant forest.

His name was Leol, and if Moses could see him now, he would immediately recognize him. After all, he was one of the Squadron Leaders who had died at Morel's hands in the original work.

From Leol's position, he couldn't actually see what was happening in the forest.

However, his subordinate, Flutter, Chimera Ant with dragonfly genes, had incredible vision and could observe the battle from afar.

Through the electrical wave communication, Flutter relayed the terrifying details about the human to Leol.

"Arrogance only leads to defeat. Now... is not the time yet."

Leol turned around and strode away, with an inexplicable gleam in his eyes.

The deaths of his comrades weren't meaningless.

But even though they had provided him with valuable information, Leol didn't believe he could defeat this human.

Even if he could quickly gather a few squads to assist in the fight, the odds of victory were still nonexistent.

'It must be him... the human who injured Neferpitou-sama.'

A hint of deep fear quietly emerged in Leol's eyes as he looked towards the ant nest.

With the limited information he had, combined with the image of Moses's black sword, Leol was certain that Moses was the one who had injured Pitou.

This was why he had decisively given up the opportunity for a feast.

…

The Ant Nest.

Pitou sat cross-legged on the ground, her chin resting on her hand, her brow slightly furrowed.

In front of her was Urtaido, whose expression was blank and eyes devoid of light.

Pitou tilted her head to look at Urtaido and sighed, "I thought it would be easy, but no matter how many times I try, it just doesn't work."

After saying this, she let out another frustrated sigh.

Regarding the 'life force system'...

Or rather,

The Nen System, Pitou has already extracted a considerable amount of detailed information from the two captives.

Now, she wanted to use the so-called Manipulation-type ability traits to turn Captive No. 2 (Urtaido) into a formidable combat asset.

However, no matter how many times she tried, she couldn't replicate the process of creating abilities as easily as she had before.

The repeated failures left her both puzzled and annoyed.

If all she wanted was to simply control Urtaido in combat, she could just attach the strings of her Puppeteer ability to him.

This was the first ability Pitou had created, so executing it would be effortless and would fulfill the requirement of 'turning him into a combat asset'.

But what Pitou truly wanted-

Was to control Urtaido and make him use the ability that had previously restrained her movements.

She had assumed this wouldn't be difficult to achieve, but the results had surprised her.

"Is it because of that so-called 'memory capacity'?"

Pitou gave up trying for the time being, and couldn't help but think of the information about 'memory capacity' that she had extracted from Pokkle.

Under normal circumstances, most human Nen Users only possessed one Nen Ability.

The reason for this was related to the memory capacity system.

Additionally, the vast majority of humans had limited talent. To master a single Nen Ability, they had to invest a significant amount of time and effort.

When Pitou learned this information, she couldn't help but sigh once again at the hardships of humanity.

They couldn't be born with innate Nen like her, nor could they create Nen Abilities as freely as she could.

Now, Pitou had finally encountered an obstacle while trying to create her fourth Nen Ability.

This likely meant…

Even though she was born with amazing talents, she would still be somewhat constrained by the memory capacity system.

Thinking of this, Pitou let out another sigh of frustration.

She felt very uncomfortable because her curiosity and needs could not be met.

"Do you really have to achieve this goal?"

At that moment, Pouf's voice came from the shadows.

Pitou's thoughts paused and she looked towards the source, then saw Pouf was walking out of the darkness.

He was dressed as impeccably as ever, with white dress shirt and black trousers. The very image of a gentleman.

Even while walking, he maintained his signature pose, resting the back of his hand against his chin, as if perpetually lost in thought.

Seeing that Pitou didn't respond immediately, Pouf lowered his eyelids slightly and said coolly:

"I really hope you're simply slow to react. So let me ask again… is the ability you desire important enough for you to pay a price for it?"

"Of course."

Pitou seemed to finally grasp Pouf's meaning and nodded decisively.

The pinnacle of manipulation lay in fully unleashing the potential of those under her control.

Pouf slowly raised his eyes and said in the usual calm tone: "In that case, I fail to understand why you're troubled."

"Meow?"

Pitou tilted her head slightly, and the look in her eyes as she looked at Pouf gradually became strange.

Pouf didn't care about Pitou's reaction at all.

He glanced at Urtaido, who looked as dull as a wooden stake, and asked again: "Is the information you got only about the memory capacity?"

"Meow?"

Pitou was slightly startled, and then she thought of another system setting that could enhance her abilities.

"You mean... that thing called 'Vows and Limitations'?"

"The limitation is like self-binding in order to obtain a stronger ability effect in another place. This kind of thing is simple and easy to understand."

Pouf didn't directly answer her question. Instead, he pressed a finger to his temple and continued:

"I've said all I needed to say. Don't expect me to explain further. You know... my time is precious right now."

"…"

Pitou was speechless when she heard this, thinking to herself, 'If your time was precious, why did you beat around the bush just now? Wouldn't it be enough to just say that I should consider the Vows and Limitations from the start?'

Though she thought it, she didn't voice it aloud.

After these few days of contact, she had a basic understanding of Pouf's character and realized that even if she told him about this kind of thing, it wouldn't change anything.

'Imposing limitations on myself first...'

Pitou lowered her head, her eyes filled with thought.