Nen users starting from Highschool of the Dead

Chapter 205 How many steps does it take to become king?

"Is this what reading is?"

Inside the room, Diana looked at the energy gathering in her hand and murmured to herself, "It's completely different from magic."

"Besides life energy, it seems that there is something even more magical mixed in with it."

"It's highly malleable, able to change into different shapes at will, and it seems to be able to replace magic in driving its own ARM."

As Diana sensed the energy within her body, she summarized the advantages of Nen abilities according to her own understanding.

Under her experiment, Nian kept changing various shapes in her hands.

Even beyond her body, a circular domain should be formed to cover her.

However, it ultimately failed.

It wasn't that the skill of making circles was difficult for her; after all, she had been a witch for a long time, and she could even use ARM to perform precise operations on the invisible wind.

It's simply because she didn't have enough Nen extracted from her body to use techniques like the Enma technique, which consumes a lot of Nen.

Diana looked up at the sky outside the window and murmured, "If it's this kind of power, perhaps..."

She didn't say the second half of the sentence because she realized someone was coming.

Diana turned her head and looked toward the doorway.

Su Yan's figure suddenly appeared at the entrance.

Diana didn't speak, but just stared at him without blinking.

His eyes seemed to ask, "Why are you here again?"

"Diana, you really work hard."

Seeing Diana practicing her Nen abilities, Su Yan greeted her.

They weren't worried that the other party might practice Nen abilities haphazardly and cause any accidents.

Although he has not awakened any new Nen abilities in the past six months.

However, there has been some progress in terms of contracts alone.

For example, when using a contract, this ability transmits the contract's contents into the contractor's mind.

Therefore, he added some things to the parchment that had little effect on the contract.

Knowledge about Nen abilities.

The four basic practices that form the foundation of mindfulness cultivation.

Advanced techniques for using Nen abilities, as well as things like the Water Vision technique.

Firstly, it saves the trouble of explaining Nen-related knowledge to the new contract holders later.

Secondly, knowledge transmitted directly to the brain through a contract is often more profound than knowledge taught through words, making it less likely for the contract holder to forget.

One of the main reasons Diane had previously asked Su Yan and Bai Xue to leave was that she wanted to verify the information about Nen abilities that had appeared in her mind.

Only a small portion of the cases were due to a lack of understanding of how to deal with Su Yan.

"Speak your mind."

Diana glanced casually at Su Yan as he entered and said.

In just a short while, because of the extraction of thought from the body.

She discovered that her five senses had become more acute than before.

In the past, he would have waited until Su Yan was closer to him before he noticed her presence.

Because the other party has no magic, it is not even possible to detect the other party before they get close.

But now, she spotted Su Yan the moment he appeared at the door.

No wonder Su Yan's not-so-exaggerated body could unleash such powerful force, shattering my attack with the East Wind Scepter in one punch.

Su Yan looked at Diana, who hadn't secretly changed back into her old clothes after he left, and said calmly, "Let's go eat together."

Diana asked疑惑地问道, "Let's have dinner together?"

"right."

Su Yan nodded in response, "And Bai Xue, and Xiao Luo Ke."

"I'm not hungry."

Diana shook her head, directly declining Su Yan's invitation.

She could more or less guess what Su Yan was thinking, but this kind of thing was too troublesome for her.

She didn't want to waste her time on this kind of thing.

Compared to these useless things, she would rather train her Nen ability on her own and become stronger.

To realize the ideal of ruling two worlds, bringing true peace to both worlds, and ultimately bringing happy smiles to everyone's face.

"No, you're hungry," Su Yan retorted.

"I'm not hungry."

Diana argued forcefully.

"You're hungry."

Su Yan stared into Diana's eyes and spoke again.

"Okay, I'm hungry."

In the end, Diana surrendered and admitted defeat.

Diana, her face slightly flushed, said, "So, can you let go of my hand now?"

"certainly."

Su Yan responded and withdrew his hand from Diana's slender waist.

With a slightly teasing tone, she said, "So, like Dorothy, Diana's waist is a sensitive spot?"

Diana felt a chill run down her spine and couldn't help but shiver.

It wasn't just because of what Su Yan said, but also because of what happened when he pulled his hand back.

She even secretly gave her waist a light pinch.

Diana rolled her eyes at him and said, "This is a one-time thing, and there won't be another."

Su Yan countered, "What are you referring to?"

Diana was taken aback.

It seemed that she hadn't expected Su Yan to ask her such a question.

She actually thought about it seriously for a moment, and then gave Su Yan her answer: "Let's have dinner together—"

"So, you don't object to this kind of thing?"

As he spoke, Su Yan couldn't resist putting his hand back on Diana's waist and giving it a light squeeze again.

Diana glared at him but didn't answer.

This undoubtedly tacitly approved of Su Yan's behavior.

Diana's silent response almost left Su Yan speechless.

He doesn't mind physical contact with her, but he doesn't want to eat with them.

What does this mean?

Is it because you hate snow?

Su Yan scratched his head.

However, this is naturally impossible.

As the creator of Snow White, Diana can be considered Snow White's half-mother in a sense.

In the past, she often treated Snow White as her own sister, venting her past feelings for Dorothy on Snow White.

Until one day she suddenly realized that she would have to kill Snow White herself for the sake of the magical world, in order to open a passage connecting the two worlds.

Therefore, in order to avoid his feelings for Bai Xue becoming too deep, he made a complete 180-degree change in his attitude towards Bai Xue.

This transformed the kind and gentle stepmother who had once treated Bai Xue with kindness into a vicious queen who filled her with dread.

It's better to die at the hands of someone you hate than at the hands of someone you love, right?

That's what Diana was thinking.

This is also reflected to some extent in the plot of anime.

Before the main characters grew to the point where they could fight against the Chess Legion, she had countless opportunities to send members of the Chess Legion to bring Snow White back to the castle.

Even in the very beginning, before Snow White joined the main characters, the chess squad's pursuit of her seemed rather perfunctory.

Only Ian, a castle-level chess piece, and some soldier-level chess pieces were sent.

Rocco does possess knight-level strength, but he doesn't put in the effort and doesn't even use his ARM once throughout the entire process.

As for the Pumpkin Head Halloween event, he focused all his attention on Allen, who had merged into Edward's dog companion.

A Snow White who barely reaches the level of a bishop, plus a dog follower who isn't even at the level of a soldier and whose future is uncertain, but could become a knight-level Uncle Allen.

The fact that the two were able to escape from the Chess Legion's headquarters in Lesterwalde was truly a miracle, if not for Diana's deliberate decision to let them go.

After that, Diana allowed Snow White to stay with the main characters, letting them spend their last precious moments outside.

It wasn't until the later stages of the war game, when Snow White needed to return to complete the mission of opening a passage between the two worlds, that the game ended.

Only then did they send out the most concerned knight, the magician Law, to fight and bring Snow White back to the castle.

Diana seemed to sense Su Yan's doubts and patiently explained, "For the future of the magical world, I must devote myself to cultivation and gain greater power."

"So please don't invite me to meals anymore. I don't want to waste my time on such meaningless things."

"As for this—"

At this point, Diana lowered her head and looked at Su Yan's mischievous hand on her waist.

They didn't continue.

In her view, it is only natural that you have to put in effort if you want to gain something.

It's as if by choosing to form an evil organization like the Chess Legion for the sake of the future of the magical world, she was tacitly allowing them to temporarily act arbitrarily in her beloved magical world.

The same reason.

Su Yan brought her a new power that was different from magic and ARM.

And she was given a chance to be reborn after death.

So, whatever Su Yan wanted to do to her, in her view, was perfectly reasonable.

The only thing that restrained her was preventing her from actively reciprocating Su Yan's kindness, thus negating the benefits she had gained.

Perhaps his only concern is for his younger sister, Dorothy?

Su Yan shook his head.

Instead of removing his hand from Diana's waist, he wrapped his arm around her waist.

He pulled her into his arms and whispered in Diana's ear, "Whether it has meaning or not is not up to you to decide."

A warm breath brushed against her ear.

Diana's body trembled involuntarily in Su Yan's arms.

This was the first time Diana had such close contact with a man, causing a thin layer of mist to rise in her eyes.

Seeing that Diana didn't react, Su Yan released her and said softly, "Alright, let's go. Don't keep Bai Xue and the others waiting."

"Um."

Diana gave a soft "hmm".

Some of them seemed not to have reacted yet.

Su Yan then led her to the terrace of the main building in Lesterva.

This is a large terrace, which is very common in castle-type buildings in anime.

It is located in front of the main building of the castle, probably on the third or fourth floor or higher.

When announcing something important, the person in charge will usually stand on the terrace and speak to the people gathered below.

Therefore, this location can be said to have the best view in the castle.

You can get a panoramic view of the entire castle square below.

However, when Su Yan arrived at the terrace, he found that only Bai Xue was waiting for him there.

Rocco was not seen among them.

Su Yan asked, "Where's Xiao Luo Ke?"

Bai Xue gently shook her head and said, "I couldn't find her."

"You're talking about that woman who uses the rare Dark ARM, right?"

Upon hearing this, Diana, eager to return to her cultivation, immediately asked, "Should I have someone call her over?" Su Yan first sensed the location of the magic cloth on Rocco's body.

Perhaps it was because of what he had said to her earlier that Rocco secretly left the castle.

After thinking for a moment, Su Yan declined Diana's suggestion: "No need, the three of us are fine. As for Xiao Luoke, I'll give her a piece of my mind next time I see her."

"Alright, please sit down first. I'll prepare your food right away."

With that, Su Yan opened the gate to the Infinite City and spat out everything he needed.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the two women, a barbecue grill was set up on the terrace.

Compared to making complicated dishes, barbecue is relatively simple to prepare, and you can eat it while it's grilling, without having to wait too long.

Moreover, without the restriction of a dining table, Snow White and Diana, who were enjoying a barbecue, could get closer and have some conversation.

In addition, Su Yan also brought out some modern-day "fat-otaku happiness water" and other beverages.

However, Snow White and Diana did not communicate as he had imagined.

Instead, she kept a certain distance, quietly sitting to Su Yan's left, lost in thought.

The other one stayed to Su Yan's right, immersed in the new power he had just gained.

The difference is clear.

"Snow White, didn't you just say you had a question for Diana?"

Seeing this, Su Yan took the initiative to speak and break the deadlock.

"this"

Bai Xue felt the slight coolness coming from the beverage bottle in her hand.

She first glanced at Su Yan, who was busy to the side, and then looked at Diana.

I hesitated about whether or not to ask that question.

"Ask whatever you want."

Upon hearing this, Diana immediately opened her eyes and looked at Snow White, saying, "For the sake of this man, I won't hide it from you."

"I--"

Snow White tightened her grip on the iced drink, looked at Diana in front of her, and took a deep breath.

Finally, he asked her the question that had been troubling him: "Did you kill my father and mother?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yan froze, silently thinking to himself.

Not good!

He had completely forgotten about this.

If Diana killed Snow White's biological parents, then she would be Snow White's father's killer.

Under these circumstances, how can we form a contract between the two so that they can live together peacefully in the future?

How utterly distorted must one's values ​​be to accept this?

Su Yan felt a chill run down her spine.

But nothing he said now was of any use, so he could only look at Diana and see how she would respond.

"So that's the question you wanted to ask me."

Diana first took a deep look at the snow-white figure in front of her.

Instead of answering immediately, she turned her gaze to Su Yan beside her.

He seemed to be thinking about something.

"This is very important to me, please don't avoid my question, Diana!!"

Snow White stood up, looked directly into Diana's eyes, and said with a serious expression.

Diana shook her head, a hint of apology in her eyes, and said, "Your parents' deaths are indeed related to me, but I didn't kill them."

"You're lying!"

Bai Xue said sternly.

"I have no reason to lie to you, after all, I had no reason to kill your parents, did I?"

Diana added, "At least there was no reason to kill your father."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xue's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Seeing this, Diana sighed and explained, "Snow White, do you think the people of a country would be more willing to listen to their king, or to a woman who is clearly a wicked queen?"

"Now that I have complete control over your father, there's no need for me to kill him and create trouble for myself, is there?"

"After all, issuing orders by controlling the king and issuing orders as the queen are two completely different outcomes."

"Therefore, I have absolutely no reason to kill your father."

"this--

Hearing this, Bai Xue's heart wavered slightly, but she was still reluctant to believe what the other party said.

"It's an oven!"

Diana gave a direct answer: "He's trying to take over your father's body and become the real king."

"It was only because your father's health was too weak that not only did it fail, but it also caused your father's death."

"After that, Furnace tried many more times to take over the bodies of people in the magical world, but without exception, he failed."

"If it weren't for that, we wouldn't have had to hand over the clown gatekeeper to Allen, allowing Allen to summon people from another world."

"And give that man the opportunity to grow, let the furnace take over his body."

Diana paused for a moment, then continued, "I have no reason to lie to you. If it weren't for Su Yan, I wouldn't even bother explaining these things to you."

"Of course, since the furnace was brought from Caludia by me, you can consider me your father's killer if you want, I don't mind that."

"I—I—I—"

Bai Xue found it hard to accept.

Looking at Diana's expressionless face, he was momentarily at a loss for words.

At this moment, Su Yan spoke up to smooth things over, saying, "Alright, let's all eat something first."

He handed each of the two women a skewer of grilled meat.

After hearing Diana's explanation, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If Snow White's parents were indeed killed by Diana, then he's truly out of options.

After all, he couldn't very well persuade someone to give up on avenging their father's death, could he?

That doesn't mean they treated her badly or were her abusive parents.

If it wasn't Diana who did it, at least there's still some room for maneuver.

However, while feeling relieved, Su Yan looked at Diana with suspicion.

It's like asking a question.

Did you really not kill Snow White's parents?

"You don't need to look at me like that."

Diana took the food Su Yan handed her and said calmly, "I have no reason to lie."

"All right."

Su Yan shrugged and stopped dwelling on the topic.

He asked Diana, "Where is the furnace? Tell me, and I'll go take care of him right now."

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Xue perked up instantly and looked up at Diana.

Under Snow's expectant gaze, Diana shook her head and said, "I don't know."

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Su Yan and continued, "Ever since you were taken to the castle by Halloween, I have lost my connection with the fireplace."

"I initially thought he was plotting something in secret, but after I was contracted by you and gained this new power, I finally understood."

"Perhaps he sensed the threat you posed to him, so he secretly left."

"Is that so?"

Su Yan touched his chin.

No wonder he didn't sense anyone stronger than Diana in the castle when he activated the circle.

He thought the furnace occupying Ginta's father's body was too weak; it turns out the other party had escaped.

Su Yan patted Bai Xue's head and comforted her, "It's okay, I'll help you find the furnace and avenge you."

"No."

Bai Xue shook her head, her eyes resolute, and said, "I will personally avenge myself against that guy named Honglu."

"The furnace is much stronger than me. With your strength, you have absolutely no chance of revenge unless—"

As she spoke, Diana deliberately drew Bai Xue's gaze toward Su Yan.

Bai Xue immediately asked, "Su Yan, can you help me become stronger?"

"sure."

Su Yan replied, "But you should eat something first. You can leave everything else to me."

"Um."

Bai Xue nodded gently.

He then stuffed the skewers that Su Yan had grilled for him into his mouth.

Take a small bite.

A flavor I'd never tasted before exploded in my mouth in an instant.

very delicious.

However, she was in a low mood and had no appetite, even though the food in front of her was indeed delicious.

Snowflakes only took a small sip.

Then he casually pulled a cold drink from the ground.

I unscrewed the bottle cap and gulped down a mouthful.

Su Yan continued to prepare food for the two of them.

Diana, on the other hand, ate her food quietly, taking small bites.

A short while later.

A buzzing sound suddenly came from the air.

The two looked in surprise toward the direction from which the sound came, only to find that it was actually coming from Bai Xue's mouth.

she cried?

Just as Su Yan was about to step forward to comfort her.

Snow White moved, her fists clenched slightly, and she stood up and pounced on Diana.

Diana didn't react in time and was tackled to the ground.

"Bad woman, bad woman, you bad woman—"

Snow White straddled Diana, slapping her body while cursing, "You wicked woman, you not only killed my parents, but you also want to steal my man."

"Bad woman, bad woman—"

Diana was somewhat dazed as she was pinned down by Bai Xue, letting the other's soft fists fall on her body, completely unaware of Bai Xue's actions.

It didn't hurt, but I felt a little confused by Bai Xue's behavior.

The sharp-eyed Su Yan noticed the empty wine bottle placed to the side.

She glanced again at Bai Xue, whose face had an unnatural flush.

Without a doubt, the wine that disappeared from the bottle ended up in Bai Xue's stomach.

The other person's behavior is clearly that of someone who is drunk and acting crazy.

"Well"

Bai Xue let out a burp.

Then, noticing Su Yan standing to the side, he immediately said, "I've pinned this bad woman down. Su Yan, come over here and help me teach her a lesson."

"Oh, this."

Su Yan glanced at Diana, who was pinned down by Bai Xue and hadn't yet reacted.

He glanced again at Snow White, who was drunk and inviting him to bully Diana.

What is this?

If a chess piece loses its king, will it invite you to become the new king?

"Hmm~"

Diana let out a muffled groan, her eyes suddenly widening.

Because Snow White had firmly grasped her two weaknesses.

And then he pinched Su Yan hard in front of her.

An indescribable sense of shame instantly welled up in my heart.

Bai Xue, however, seemed completely oblivious, and even urged Su Yan, "Su Yan, hurry up!!"

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