Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

"Then you want..."

Qiduo turned around to ask further questions, but suddenly her voice faltered, and she stared blankly at Dia's side.

There, a half-grotesque, platinum-gold figure floated silently, its eyes bloodshot.

Dia said with some distress:

"The problem is, I haven't finished testing this evolved [stand-in] yet."

"puff."

The figure opened its mouth and spat out a dazzling red gem, which landed in Dia's hand.

Qiduo recognized the gem at a glance.

It's the same Flawless Sage from Roy City last year, but compared to the size I remember, this one seems to have shrunk by more than 90%.

But how did it end up here?

A barrage of questions filled Qiduo's mind, causing her to instinctively look at Dia.

Half an hour later.

"...After obtaining the third fragment, the [world] underwent unexpected changes. Not only did the pause time reach an unprecedented ten seconds, but the cooldown time was also shortened by five seconds, and the Stand's appearance changed to this..."

Dia stroked her chin and pointed to the left side of [The World].

Its right half remained unchanged, but its left half was covered by a layer of fine white-gold metallic armor, making it look exceptionally magnificent. Sharp thorns extended from its shoulders, elbows, crown, feet, and knees, with the thorns on its head pointing towards the sky, like half a king's crown, exuding a unique majesty.

The world floats silently, its half-body grotesque and majestic, like an emperor who rules over everything, exuding a terrifying sense of oppression even when it does nothing.

"Whether it has evolved or not, I don't know either."

Dia held her forehead in distress.

Having listened to the whole thing, Qi Duo's eyes were glazed over, and her brain was working so hard it was practically steaming.

"Wait, wait... You mean this thing called a Stand is something only people like you can see? You call yourself a Stand user, so why can I see it now?"

Qiduo stammered anxiously, gripping Dia's arm with both hands, her eyes full of curiosity.

A completely new field had appeared before her; how could she not be anxious?

"This is another aspect of evolution."

Dia controlled the World, raised her arm, and moved closer to Qiduo.

At that moment, she saw it.

There was a strange "spirit" covering the surface of the substitute's body.

"Entangled?" she asked hesitantly.

Dia nodded:

"Yes, its own [Entanglement], although it seems to still use my spiritual energy, it definitely won't dissipate naturally like before. The previous one was more like [Circulation]."

"After being imbued with [Tether], the Stand can be seen by Nen users. Even after entering [Zetsu], only I can still see it. Of course, ordinary people can't see it no matter what."

Similarly, "firm" and "hard" are the same, but "hair" is still mine, there is no difference."

"also……"

Chapter 455 Weather Forecast × Mumu Ze's Peeping

"In addition, my Nen ability has also undergone some changes."

Diya summoned a white cloud-like spirit beast, letting it float silently in the air.

Qiduo gazed at the familiar Nen beast.

At some point in the past, through the effects of the [Exchange Contract], she had also become a user of this spirit beast and was quite familiar with it.

In her eyes, the beast before her seemed unchanged, still as soft and fluffy as before.

however.

Under Kido's watchful gaze, the Nen beast's shape silently changed, gradually transforming into a human form...

After some time had passed.

A humanoid "creature" with empty eyes, a pure white body, bulging muscles, and spikes on its head appeared before the two.

"call……"

Faintly, Qiduo seemed to hear the breathing of the Nen beast in front of her.

"The Atmosphere Maker can now transform into a Weather Forecast form, but I haven't yet experimented with how far it can go."

Diya stared at the seemingly plausible "weather forecast" in front of her.

It was definitely not the invincible substitute that I had in mind, I was absolutely certain of that—this was his [Mind Beast].

There is a fundamental difference between a substitute and a spirit beast.

But why the Nen Beast would change in the direction of the Stand was something that Dia couldn't understand at all.

After all, when he designed his Nen ability, he didn't intend to create an exact replica of a weather forecast Stand.

Although Kido later discovered that the "Devil Rainbow" proved that Dia had, to some extent, subconsciously projected the "weather forecast" onto her Nen ability.

His subconscious mind guided his Nen ability to develop in the direction of the weather forecast in his memory, a fact he himself was unaware of.

"After obtaining the fragment of the third arrow, he seemed to have skipped many steps and reached this near-complete state in one go."

Diya waved her hand, transforming the Nen Beast back into a cloud, and turned to look at Qiduo, saying:

"I can't understand why that fragment would have this effect?"

Qi Duo frowned slightly, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes, and suddenly spoke:

"【It will have this effect】" instead of "It will have this effect." Did you know it would have a certain effect before you even got that so-called fragment?

Dia's strange wording immediately caught Qiduo's attention, and she pointed it out right away.

She has always been sensitive.

Dia's gaze swept over her lips, and she nodded thoughtfully, her mind wandering.

Like a white and green matcha lava daifuku, the outer layer is thin and soft, and it bursts open when you poke it...

"What are you thinking?"

Qiduo's cold voice rang in Dia's ears, causing his eyes to dart around. He quickly said:

"Because before this, the fragments of this arrow had already given me various kinds of evolution. The first piece was obtained in Yorknew City, where my ability to stop time was simply enhanced."

"The real turning point was during the Phantom City incident. I obtained an unexpected second fragment from the secret realm, which was also when I was with you. In the end, that fragment not only strengthened my ability to stop time, but also greatly improved my Nen ability."

"This effect can probably only work on Stand users like me, otherwise this fragment wouldn't be considered a useless thing."

How to improve one's Nen ability?

"No wonder..."

A look of sudden realization flashed across Qi Duo's eyes:

"That's why your cultivation of spiritual energy has advanced so rapidly, and you've even suddenly become much stronger than me."

Her years of hard work were surpassed by Diya with a useless piece of broken stone. This world is unexpectedly cruel.

Qi Duo shook her head with a self-deprecating smile.

If that person wasn't Diya, she probably would have unconsciously felt envious and resentful upon suddenly learning about this.

As a hunter, Kido never underestimates her dark side.

Don't think about those things.

The key question now is why different quantities of the same "arrow fragments" have different effects on Dia.

"I've never heard of any treasure that can increase Nen; it's like something out of a novel, and it just appears out of nowhere when you're lacking it..."

Qi Duo paused, as if suddenly remembering something.

Whatever is lacking, it will come.

As if she had some idea, she asked Dia:

"Every time you get those fragments, are you thinking the same thing?"

Dia shook her head hesitantly:

"I don't know, I forgot."

"...I'd venture a guess that the real purpose of those fragments isn't just to evolve your Stand, but might also have an effect similar to a [Wishing Machine]."

Qiduo glanced speechlessly at his dull-witted disciple and simply stated his conjecture.

She had never heard of a stand before, nor did she know what an "arrow" was, but she did know about the wish-granting machine.

In the world of Nen, there is no shortage of abilities that can turn people's thoughts into reality, as well as... [living beings].

Perhaps those fragments were a kind of wish-granting machine that only worked on Dia.

'May your wishes come true...'

Diya felt a slight stirring in her heart and began to carefully recall the evolution she had undergone each time she obtained a fragment.

The first time, I wanted to extend the duration of time stop, and so time was extended. I also gained the ability to briefly break through the limits of time stop [Berserk].

The second time, the time stop was extended, and the training level of Nen ability was increased. At that time, I was probably more or less eager to improve my Nen ability.

On the third occasion, after learning of the existence of the [Demon Rainbow], the [Atmosphere Creator] was forcibly pulled forward, and could even briefly transform into the [Weather Forecast].

Although its abilities haven't been fully tested to see if they truly match that invincible Stand, they're probably quite similar.

In the original work, the evolution of the [Insect Arrow] also allows the Stand to evolve in the direction the user hoped for at the time. In other words, the [Arrow] responds to the Stand user's expectations...

Although there was no concrete evidence, nor a fourth fragment to verify Qiduo's conjecture, Dia had a vague feeling that:

"you are right!"

His gaze was intense as he looked at Qiduo, as if he had solved an extremely complex problem, his tone tinged with excitement.