Chapter 195 Music Score

Anyone who doesn't know Law well enough, even someone as knowledgeable as Biscuit, wouldn't be able to analyze his Nen Ability from a single battle.

Since entering the tomb, the abilities Law has displayed have been diverse, making it impossible to identify a common theme.

Biscuit stared at the process of Law repairing the palace with curiosity.

'If there had to be a common point, it would likely be that field of his, similar to En, which allows him to manipulate, reposition, and even restore objects within its range… such as when he stopped the falling debris and sent it flying.'

'But there is that book, and the peculiar trait of wounds not bleeding.'

After pondering for a moment, Biscuit decided to stop thinking about it. If she wanted to know, she could just ask Law directly in the future.

The collapsed palace was gradually restored, though minor imperfections remained, which was inevitable. Law had also cleared out the rubble from the stone pillars.

After repairing the palace, the remaining Aura in Law's body was almost exhausted.

"All done…"

After retracting his Domain, Law looked at the restored palace in front of him with a faint smile on his face.

"You should open a shop specializing in repairs. Business would be booming." Biscuit looked at the palace and suggested sincerely.

Her tone didn't sound like a joke, leaving Law unsure of how to respond.

"Help me carry the harp."

Skipping over the topic, Law bent down and gently cradled Stargie's body in his arms, asking Biscuit to carry the harp for him.

Seeing that Law had no interest in her idea, Biscuit dropped it and effortlessly lifted the heavy stone harp with one hand.

She was talking about repairs rather than mending. After all, many treasures in the world had lost value due to damage, and countless ancient artifacts were in the same situation. If Law's ability could achieve perfect restoration, it would be an even more lucrative profession than exorcising curses.

After all, there aren't many customers in need of exorcisms, but there are countless valuable items that need to be repaired.

The two ignored Atomu, who remained seated in the distance, and pushed open the palace doors to step inside.

The palace was empty, with only a few strangely shaped stone statues. In the innermost part was a coffin with several stone shelves next to it. The shelves were filled with things, but not gold and silver treasures, nor jewelry or gemstones.

Before coming in, everyone thought that there would be a lot of treasures in the palace. Or at the very least, there should be gold or silver coins from the era of Palo City, but there was nothing like that here.

Logically speaking, the tombs of nobles would have a great number of precious burial objects, let alone that of a city lord.

Biscuit subconsciously touched the gemstone pendant in her pocket. She couldn't help but wonder, 'Could this be the only piece of jewelry among the burial objects of the famous Stargie?'

As for Law, he wasn't surprised by the contents of the palace, though he was slightly disappointed. It's because none of the objects on the shelves contained Nen, but there was one in the coffin.

He walked toward the coffin holding Stargie in his arms. The object with Nen in the coffin was likely the music score of the Sonata of Darkness.

Biscuit followed Law and came to the coffin. She placed the stone harp next to the coffin and then walked around the shelves. She wanted to see how meager Stargie' burial offerings were.

The lid of the coffin lay to the side, and there was nothing in the coffin, only a scroll similar to parchment lying quietly on one side.

There were wisps of black Nen coiled around the scroll, exuding an unsettling presence at first glance.

'So this is the Sonata of Darkness...'

Law's eyes flickered, and when he saw the scroll, the sensation generated by the white smoke font became more intense than ever before, seemingly very excited.

'Come to think of it, when I saw so many ancient relics with Nen in Ellie's mansion, the white smoke font didn't respond this strongly. It can be seen that the Sonata of Darkness is very different from the ancient ruins I had encountered before.'

Instead of immediately taking the scroll, Law first set down his sword and gently placed Stargie into the stone coffin. Only then did he pick up the Sonata of Darkness.

When Law touched the Sonata of Darkness, he did not absorb the Nen from it immediately.

This was because his current average data was already 36%, and the Sonata of Darkness seemed to be very special. If he absorbed it, it would most likely increase his average data value to over 40%.

After absorbing the collections in Ellie's home, his average data value exceeded 20%, resulting in him being forcibly placed into Zetsu state, unable to use Aura.

This time, he was more cautious and wasn't in a hurry to absorb it. After all, the item was already in his hands.

When his data increased to 30%, Law had been a little worried. Although nothing happened afterward, the data was also fine when it was at 10%, but the problem occurred when it reached 20%. So, he had to seriously consider the situation since it is about to reach 40%.

Though he wasn't planning to absorb it yet, he could still take a look at it.

The rolled-up music score felt cool to the touch, unlike parchment. It seemed to be made of an unknown animal hide, pale yellow in color with marble-like black veins running across it.

As he unrolled the music score, densely packed tadpole-like notes were neatly arranged across the surface. Despite having the entire composition and playing instructions engraved in his mind, seeing it in reality left him completely baffled.

"What is that?" Biscuit came over at some point. As a Nen Master, she habitually used Gyo to observe things, and now, she was focusing on the Nen emanating from the sheet music.

"Sonata of Darkness." Law rolled up the music score. Although he knew how to play it, he couldn't actually read it.

"The legendary solo piece composed by the Devil King?" Biscuit asked in surprise.

Law nodded. Judging from the intense reaction of the white smoke font, this Sonata of Darkness truly lived up to its legendary reputation.

"I heard that this music score is very dangerous. No wonder just looking at it feels uncomfortable. You'd better not handle it recklessly." Biscuit reminded.

"I plan to exorcise the Nen on it." Law replied.

"Oh?" Biscuit looked surprised, but then calmed down. Thinking of Law's Nen Exorcism Ability, she said no more.

She suddenly turned her attention to Stargie inside the stone coffin and said, "The reason her body has remained intact is because of the lingering Post-Mortem Nen. Now that you've placed her here, it won't take long before her body starts to decay and eventually turns to bones. If you take her outside..."

"She won't rot." Before Biscuit could finish her words, she was interrupted by Law.

"What are you planning to do?" Biscuit asked instead of refuting.

It is normal and acceptable for a corpse to rot, but Stargie is like a work of art. Whether it is Biscuit or Law, they felt it would be a great pity to see her body decay.

That was why Biscuit had spoken up.

"I have a way."

After saying this, Law stuffed the music score into his pocket. Then, he lifted the coffin lid and covered it, leaving a small gap. Then, he activated his Domain once again, enveloping the stone coffin and Stargie's body inside.

Using his Nen, he meticulously removed all microorganisms, followed by extracting the air. He then manipulated the lid to close tightly and modified the coffin with his ability to create a perfect seal, leaving just a tiny bit of Aura inside.

After completing the process, Law exhaled deeply, fatigue washing over him. His exhaustion was now evident.

Biscuit silently observed the entire process but didn't fully understand what he had done. However, she didn't ask. After all, this involved Nen Ability, so even if she wanted to ask, she had to wait until their relationship was closer.

After dealing with the coffin, Law walked a few steps and adjusted the stone harp that Biscuit had casually tossed aside.

This stone harp is also a valuable item, but Biscuit knew that Law was not going to take it away. Even so, she had no plans of leaving behind the gemstone pendant she had acquired.

With everything done, Law glanced at the shelves. They held everyday items, including utensils, but none of the ancient books Chrollo wanted. Presumably, in that era, books were very valuable and would not be easily used as burial objects.

"Let's go."

Law picked up Shin and walked out the door.

Biscuit followed and suddenly remarked, "Even if you leave everything as is, someone else will eventually come and take them."

Law nodded. He had a plan for this. Just as he was about to speak, muffled sounds suddenly came from the hall, coming from above.

Hearing the noise, the two's expressions changed slightly. They exchanged glances and immediately dashed outside.