"Hey, Biscuit, let's end this game and get back to the dojo."
"Why? We're free for the next few days, right? Let's have fun." Seeing the man catch the ball and have no intention of throwing it again, Biscuit asked in surprise.
"You're right, but wouldn't it be better to use this free time to improve your progress? You want to open your Aura Nodes soon, won't you?"
"You're right, let's go back now!" Almost forgot, she really needed to train! Playing with Ives was fun, but she wanted to use Nen as soon as possible!
"Hey, calm down a little bit; no need to be so hasty." Pulled by the girl, he could only smile as he quickened his pace.
"There's no time to waste, and I want to see if I could use it before the old man returns," Biscuit said excitedly.
'This girl...' He muttered.
Without realizing it, April came so quickly. Biscuit had been training day and night to awaken her Nen, and today was the day she would receive the reward for her hard work.
Together with her, they came to meet Netero.
"We're here." Biscuit said, greeting Netero.
"Give me your hand." Standing up from his cross-legged position, Netero approached the girl while making a request.
"For what..." Biscuit pulled her hand away while looking at the old man suspiciously. This old man was quite a pervert, and she knew it well.
"Come now, you said you wanted to awaken your Nen." Netero opened his mouth and made a misunderstood expression.
"Okay, but listen, if you try anything suspicious, I'll punch you," Biscuit threatened. The relationship between their teacher and student was indeed a bit strange. Usually, students should respect their teachers, right? But not here, and Netero himself didn't mind. You know that Netero is a rather strange person.
"Hohoho, alright, alright. Let me see." Netero chuckled and shook Biscuit's hand. After two seconds, he nodded.
"Now turn around. Your progress has reached a sufficient stage. I will stimulate your Aura, and hopefully, this will be enough to open it."
"Finally! Okay, old man, I'm ready anytime." Biscuit said cheerfully. Finally, this was the day she had been waiting for!
Knowing this method, Ives immediately asked, "Isn't this quite risky?"
"Normally, yes, but since Biscuit has been practicing a lot and is very close to awakening, she can handle this stimulation easily." Netero gave his assurance.
"Alright." Getting a positive answer from Netero, he nodded. Natural awakening or not didn't matter, and Biscuit herself had been training for quite a while, so she would be fine. It would be different if the one who was forcibly awakened were someone who was wholly unprepared or didn't even know about Aura; then it would have fatal consequences, meaning their death.
"You will feel a little shock, so be prepared. Remember to calm your mind and imagine your Aura stay and enshroud." Netero reminded.
"Okay, I'll try my best."
At that moment, Boom! Something like a warm shockwave hit Biscuit. Biscuit was stunned but quickly regained her composure.
"How do you feel, and what do you see?" Netero took two steps back. He crossed his arms with a satisfied smile.
"Is this... Aura?" Raising both hands, Biscuit stared at the steam-like thing emanating from her body in awe. Like she had felt before, it felt warm, and she felt rejuvenated, too, even though she herself was still very young.
"Ives, what do you think?" Netero turned to his other student with a grin.
"Explosive." Approaching Netero's position, he watched Biscuit's awakening with curiosity and amazement. "Control your Aura, Biscuit; it's starting to deplete."
"Ah, you're right." Waking up from her trance, Biscuit concentrated and imagined the Aura floating around her body.
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