Chapter 463 ( Activated Missions )
"I see you had a good night" - Clook said as she walked in the direction where the two watchers were, only to see how Piyon was sleeping on Cloud's legs with drool running down her cheek.
As for Cloud, he was with his eyes closed, though from his breathing, it was obvious that he was not sleeping, but meditating.
"It would have been better if a certain girl hadn't hugged my leg like a pillow" - Cloud replied while opening one eye.
"Hmm, I guess this is good material to tease Piyon when she wakes up" - nodded Clook as she moved the bunny-eared girl to prevent the others from seeing her in such an embarrassing situation.
Cloud watched this in silence, though he had to admit he was curious as to why Clook had done this.
"It's because I don't want someone else to know about this more than I do" - Clook replied as she noticed the curiosity in the blond's gaze, only to avert her gaze.
"Ah, I see, a Tsundere" - nodded Cloud soulfully as he closed his eye, not noticing how Clook froze and began to blush at the blond's words.
"N-No that's not it!" - Clook exclaimed as she shot him an annoyed glare, only to snort when she noticed how Cloud had started his meditation again - "Tch!"
"Huh, Clook, what time is it?" - Piyon asked as she rubbed her eyes sleepily.
"It's about 9am, now get up and wipe the drool running down your cheek" - said Clook disdainfully - "Unless you want others to discover this new side of you?"
"Huh? Eeeeeeeh?" - Piyon jumped up in embarrassment and ran to a river to wash her face, not noticing how Clook shook his head.
It wasn't that the two zodiac women got along badly, it was just that their personalities made them butt heads every now and then, though at the same time this made the two of them know each other quite well.
Clook looked in Cloud's direction one last time before turning back to the others to tell them that she would start with the preparations for breakfast.
"Daddy!" - Sapphire exclaimed as she flew over to Cloud with a smile on her face.
"Sapphire" - smiled Cloud as he opened his eyes and looked at the little winged girl who looked to be no more than 8 years old.
"She calls you daddy?" - Piyon asked in surprise after returning from washing her face, after all, it was the first time she had heard Sapphire speak.
"She has followed me since she was a mere harpy who could only follow her instincts" - answered Cloud as he looked fondly at Sapphire, who was rubbing her cheek against his - "When she gained the faculty to reason and learn, she learned that the people who raise and protect when you are young, are called parents."
"I see" - Piyon nodded as Clook looked curiously at Sapphire, or rather her beautiful feathers that showed why she had been given that name.
"I see Sapphire-chan is awake already" - said Menchi as she came out of her tent - "Well, this was to be expected".
"Kyu ~!" - Sora slowly got up from her resting place and started to shake her body to drive away the discomfort from lying still for so long.
All these noises caused Mimi to wake up as well, and confused she looked around because she could still feel how a treasure was nearby.
"I guess it's time to get up" - Cloud said as he put Mimi on his shoulder and started to stretch - "Not a bad night of training".
"I see everyone is awake" - Kyoko said as she walked out along with Kyōka from their tent and watch as Cheadle and Gel came out of theirs at the same time.
"It was a good night's rest after all the training I did yesterday, now if you'll excuse me, I need to go take a shower at the river" - Kyōka said as she stretched.
Without a second thought, she took off her clothes and walked naked towards the river, all this before the astonished gaze of the other women.
"T-This is normal?" - Cheadle asked in embarrassment as she watched the seductive blue-haired woman walk campily toward the river.
"Well, there are no other men but Cloud, so she's much more liberal" - Kyoko said as she shook her head.
"Uh, makes sense, I guess" - Piyon said as she shook her head - "So, what are we having for breakfast?"
Menchi gave her a blank look before shaking her head.
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A week had passed for the group, time they had all used to get to know each other better.
Cheadle had decided to return to the association because she had a lot of work to do, being followed by the other Zodiac women.
They were no longer so defensive of the blond, after all, he had shown no signs of losing control, or lying to them during his stay with them, though that didn't mean they wouldn't be in constant contact with them.
Menchi had started her training again, one that was now much more fruitful because she had good teachers, such as Kyōka, who did not hesitate to knock her unconscious during her training.
At the moment, the group was leaving some underwater ruins, one of the last dangerous places in this country, and they were thinking about their next destination.
"It's a pity we couldn't find any interesting animals for her to tame" - sighed Kyoko, who had changed a bit during this little time.
Her attitude was a bit more assertive, and her fearful temper was less and less.
Starly, Kuro, and Mimi, had grown in power, though this was not noticeable because their appearance had not changed in the slightest.
Kyōka had managed to perfect her Nen ability during this short time, all thanks to her experience and control.
Cloud had managed to reach the intermediate stage of his special ability, though he felt that it had become stagnant for some strange reason, though over the past few days, he seemed to have come to a conclusion, he had to consume some skills first.
"Let's see, I have to consume at least one skill of each type in order to further improve my [Nen Devourer]." - Cloud muttered as he started to think - "The problem is that these can't just be any skill, they have to be compatible with me."
"Cloud, it's time for lunch, and today, like the last few days, it's seafood" - said Menchi as she walked to the blond, only to notice how he was with his entire upper body naked, with only a strange necklace hanging from his neck.
"Thanks, I'll be right there" - Cloud replied as he shook his head - "I guess there's not much I can do for now with my ability".
"Your ability?" - Menchi asked curiously.
"Exactly, I'm getting to the final part, and I just need a few finishing touches" - Cloud replied calmly, only to frown - "For this, though, I need to use it first."
"What kind of technique is it?" - Menchi asked while looking carefully at the blond - "Can you talk about it?"
"I have no problem" - answered Cloud while shrugging his shoulders - "First, I need to see the skill and analyze it, second, I need my opponent to say the name of that technique, third, it has to be compatible with me, fourth, I have to be the one to kill my target."
". . ." - Menchi was silent when she heard this - "I understand, your skill has certain similarities to that of a wanted criminal."
"Oh?" - Cloud raised an eyebrow when he heard this.
"Chrollo Lucifer, he is the current leader of the [Ghost Brigade], one of the most dangerous criminal groups in the world" - Menchi said seriously - "According to one of the survivors and he can steal the abilities of the others after fulfilling a strict number of rules"
"Interesting" - said Cloud while squinting his eyes - "Now I wonder what would happen if I devour that technique?"
"I admit, I'm also a little interested at the idea" - replied Menchi with a small smile, after all, Cloud had to kill Chrollo in order to get his ability, that meant that one of the most dangerous villains in the world had his days numbered.
Cloud only shrugged when he noticed the woman's clear 'euphoria' at hearing how he wanted to kill Chrollo, though it wasn't as if that was one of his priorities.
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[World Mission has been generated]
[Mission: Bounty Hunter]
[Kill at least 100 criminals of different levels of danger]
[Criminals(D): 0/50]
[Criminals(C): 0/25]
[Criminals(B): 0/15]
[Criminals(A): 0/9]
[Criminals(S): 0/1]
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[Secondary Mission: Gourmet]
[Consume at least 100 exotic dishes, the more additional dishes, the better the rewards]
[5/100 (+0)]
[Reward: +100 to all Stats minus LUK and INT]
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[Secondary Mission: Poacher Hunter]
[Hunt 20 rare creatures of danger level A or higher]
[Reward: +20 to all Stats, +500,000 HP]
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[Hidden Mission: Master Nen]
[Perfect your Nen skill]
[Reward: Skill [Master Nen]]
[Master Nen: Reduce Nen consumption by 50%, you can teach the use of Nen without Dimension restriction]]
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