“Based on the current combat situation, this kid is most likely a Emission type Nen user.
Given his age and physical foundation, even if he's exceptionally talented, it's impossible for him to possess both powerful Mind Bullet and martial arts abilities at this age.
This means close-quarters combat is his weakness, and judging by how he immediately created distance in his first move, my guess is highly probable. So, I need to find a way to close the distance.”
After roughly calculating Jack's manipulation range, Diluyi began to suppress his opponent with even greater ease.
Suddenly, he saw his opponent instantly accelerate and charge towards him, manipulating six daggers to surround himself once more.
“He's changed tactics, aiming for close-quarters combat now, probably thinking my martial arts are my weak point.
Well, I'll play along. It’s a good chance to see how far my martial arts have come, as training within the family and actual combat are two different things.”
Having made his decision, Diluyi swiftly changed his tactics, retracting his Nen, immediately converting it to Ken to envelop his entire body, and then rapidly charged towards his opponent.
The moment Jack saw this, he thought he had misjudged, but before he could even think, Diluyi had already reached him, forcing Jack to meet the attack.
The instant they made contact, Diluyi knew the outcome was decided; the quality of their Nen was not on the same level at all.
And the moment Jack made contact, he knew his Nen couldn't withstand the opponent's attack, so he instantly gambled everything, injecting all his Nen into one of the daggers, hoping for a mutual destruction.
However, the disparity in Nen quality prevented the flying dagger from piercing through Diluyi's Ken, while Diluyi's palm easily penetrated his opponent's chest.
The outcome was decided the moment they passed each other; Jack's pupils widened, then his legs gave out, and he finally collapsed face-first onto the ground, blood continuously flowing from the wound in his chest.
Diluyi, on the other hand, was unharmed, and in his deformed palm was a still-beating heart (imagining Killua's Hunter Exam scene).
At the same time, in a hidden spot not far from the main battlefield, two figures silently watched the entire scene from beginning to end.
These two, who stood there from start to finish without any leakage of aura, not even blinking, were none other than Sliva and Zeno.
As for why Diluyi, on a beginner's mission, was accompanied by two generations of family heads, it was because Sliva himself was the supervisor of this mission.
And Zeno, having just returned home after finishing a commission, heard about Diluyi's mission and, on a whim, came to take a look.
At this moment, Diluyi's attention was entirely on his system points; after killing Jack, he saw a three-digit point value (there's an explanation about points in this chapter's notes) instantly credited, making him both happy and annoyed.
He was happy that killing a Nen user yielded at least a three-digit point value, but he was worried that at this rate, if he wanted to exchange for Kamui, and if all were calculated based on this level of Nen user, wouldn't he have to kill at least a two-digit number (there's an explanation about points in this chapter's notes)?
However, thinking about it, it was understandable; after all, the price of each Mangekyo ability in the system was different, and an ability like Kamui was definitely among the best.
“Ah, I forgot I'm still in the middle of the mission. I can't get distracted. I need to be more careful next time.
Now to finish up the remaining work, after all, even a small mosquito is still meat.”
“As his first mission, what do you think of this child's performance, Sliva?”
“Based on the current situation, his growth rate is a bit faster than expected.
Over these past few years of my observation, his talent and training speed are top-notch, and his strength has grown very quickly, but I've also noticed a significant difference in his mindset compared to Illumi.
Aside from laziness, which is a biological instinct.
But I subtly feel that he harbors a deep-seated pride of being superior, which is what you call arrogance.
Although this might be his subconscious emotion, he hasn't noticed it himself, or perhaps he hides it very well externally.
However, after many years of observation, I can basically confirm that he has some of this emotion towards his surroundings, including people.”
As they spoke, they saw Diluyi preparing to enter the villa when three adult males rushed out of the villa; they should be Pawa's sons.
Then, three Mind Bullets were fired, all headshots.
Next were three women and a child, who screamed heartbreakingly as they exited the door.
“Noisy!”
After four Mind Bullets were fired, Diluyi looked at the scene, then entered the villa using En, and after confirming there were no other survivors, he returned to the crime scene.
Subsequently, he gathered the bodies and a large fire consumed them along with the villa.
“Hmm, perfect. I shouldn't have left any traces, and no one, not even the dead, has seen my face. Mission complete!” He said, stepping forward to return the way he came.
“Oh, he's cautious enough. Aside from the slightly unrefined technique, at least his thinking is good.
However, to be able to do this at his age, he can be called a genius, and he's suited for our line of work.”
“Ruthless and cold-blooded. While these are qualities an assassin should possess, to achieve this at his age and on his first mission, I always feel that his psychological growth is too fast, and I don't know if it will be a blessing or a curse in the future.
My true purpose for this mission was to have him experience danger or taste failure at Jack's hands while completing the mission, so he could rein in the arrogance hidden deep within him.
But now it seems it might have had the opposite effect.
Moreover, I highly suspect he knows someone from the family is monitoring him.
After all, according to our normal training mode, after he finishes dealing with the target, he should retreat immediately and not engage in unnecessary combat.
But he risked possible death to challenge a Nen user. Given his cautious and fear-of-death personality, it's possible he acted recklessly because he knew someone from the family was monitoring him, taking it as an opportunity for training and experimentation.
Or, there was enough profit to make him take this risk. If it's the latter, then it's very likely related to his eyes.
He might have awakened some ability or already knows how to awaken a certain ability.”
“Well, that's something you need to consider, Sliva, since you're the family head now. We should leave too.”
Just as Diluyi was about to return to the bus station the way he came, two figures appeared before him.
Unexpected, yet within reason.
It was within reason because Diluyi knew the family would definitely send someone to monitor and protect their talented eldest son, at least before Qijia Miao was born, he was the first in line.
It was unexpected that Sliva was there, but he didn't expect Zeno to be there too. Two family heads with nothing to do watching him alone, this treatment was a bit outrageous.
Back when he read the original work, Qijia Miao, as the white-haired heir, didn't even get this kind of treatment when he ran away from home.
However, despite the surprise, Diluyi thought for a moment and guessed a possibility.
That is, in the original work, when Killua returned home after meeting Gon during the Hunter Exam, Sliva's reaction and behavior showed that he believed he had Killua completely under control.
So he allowed Killua and Gon to become friends and leave home together, treating Gon as Killua's whetstone.
He wanted Killua to eventually abandon so-called friendship and even kill Gon with his own hands to complete his so-called transformation, thereby growing into a true assassin.
The old author still hasn't filled this plot hole, of course, he has too many other holes to fill, but I digress.
So, for now, Sliva feels that he cannot be completely controlled by him, so he needs to be constantly observed and monitored.
After considering this possibility, Diluyi stopped worrying.
Because as long as he endures for a few more years, once Qijia Miao is born, everyone's attention will be on him, and then he will have much more freedom.
Furthermore, he is confident that he can exchange for Kamui before Killua's birth. At worst, he'll become a workaholic now and take on more missions.
Especially low-difficulty missions against Nen User, because he's not confident in high-difficulty ones, and his life is important.
“Let's go. Ziponian is already waiting on the family airship. We can discuss other matters on the airship.”