"I'm back."
Su Yan returned to the room with the items needed for the Water Divination test, noticing the lingering smile on Miyamoto Rei's face.
He couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "What's making you so happy? Care to share?"
"Yan... Yan-kun?"
Su Yan's return snapped Miyamoto Rei out of her daze. She shook her head quickly and said, "No, it's nothing. We should get started with the test."
Su Yan tilted his head and looked at Marikawa Shizuka, trying to read something from her expression.
But he found that she still had that same ditsy look on her face; there was no telling if anything was wrong.
Minami Rika, on the other hand, had a somewhat strange expression.
"All right then."
Su Yan didn't intend to dig deeper as long as they weren't fighting.
He then placed a cup filled with water on the floor and signaled Miyamoto Rei to come over for the Water Divination test.
Seeing this, Miyamoto Rei composed herself and sat down in a seiza position. Following Takagi Yuriko's previous example, she placed her hands against the sides of the cup.
She glanced at Su Yan, and after receiving his nod, she slowly began to channel her Nen into the cup.
It was worth noting.
Unlike many homes in the East, Japanese households typically didn't use floor tiles.
Instead, they opted for wooden flooring, applying a layer of natural beeswax as a protective coating.
They usually cleaned by using a damp cloth to wipe away dust.
This was a common sight in most anime.
Furthermore, people in Japan generally changed into clean indoor slippers upon entering a house.
Although Marikawa Shizuka was normally a bit lazy, thanks to Su Yan's presence, the floors in Minami Rika's house were kept quite clean.
Everyone sat down, focusing their attention on the water cup in front of Miyamoto Rei.
Before long.
As Miyamoto Rei began to pour her Nen into the cup.
The once-still surface of the water began to ripple.
The leaf floating on top rocked back and forth like a small boat in the waves.
'Is she a Manipulator?'
No, that thought only lasted for a fleeting moment.
The water in the cup began to overflow, quickly wetting the floor around it.
'An Enhancer?'
The answer seemed obvious.
"Rei, that's enough..."
Having seen the result, Su Yan was about to tell her to stop.
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as if he had noticed something.
He spoke up again, stopping Miyamoto Rei as she was about to pull away. "Wait, don't stop yet. Keep pouring your Nen into the cup."
Miyamoto Rei didn't know why Su Yan had changed his mind.
However, she didn't object and obediently kept her hands on the cup.
She continued to slowly channel her faint Nen into the water.
"Huh?"
Marikawa Shizuka was the first to notice something strange. "That's weird. Isn't Miyamoto-san an Enhancer? Why is the water in the cup changing color like it did during my test?"
It was true.
Though it wasn't very obvious.
The water in the cup had indeed begun to turn a very faint shade of blue, shifting from its original transparency.
If one didn't look closely, they wouldn't even have noticed the water changing color subconsciously.
"What's going on?"
The three women all looked toward Su Yan in unison.
Their knowledge of Nen came entirely from Su Yan; if they wanted an answer, he was the only one who could provide it.
However, even Su Yan was seeing this for the first time.
But he speculated that this might be a miraculous chemical reaction caused by the fusion of their Nen through the contract after awakening.
Could it grant someone the talent to learn two different Nen systems simultaneously?
"It's actually sweet?"
Before Su Yan could figure it out, Marikawa Shizuka picked up the cup and took a small sip.
Hearing this, Su Yan quickly snatched the cup from her hand.
He took a sip as well.
Immediately, his face was masked by pure shock.
Just as Marikawa Shizuka said.
The taste of the water...
It had turned sweet.
What exactly was happening?
At this moment, even Su Yan was bewildered.
If she simply had talent for two systems, it could be argued that Miyamoto Rei wasn't like a typical Nen user whose talent fell on a single point of the hexagonal Nen chart.
Instead, her talent might lie on the line connecting the Enhancer and Emitter categories.
But possessing talent for three systems at once?
Could this be a manifestation of the Specialization category?
To be honest, this was a bit exaggerated.
In Hunter x Hunter, whenever Kurapika activated his Scarlet Eyes, he would turn into a Specialist and enter a state called Emperor Time.
In this state, he could utilize 100% of every Nen category's power.
But the price was heavy: every second spent in Emperor Time consumed an hour of his lifespan.
Su Yan looked at the confused expression on Miyamoto Rei's face and couldn't quite wrap his head around it.
If only he could travel to the world of Hunter x Hunter and properly learn Nen from a master.
Finally, Su Yan decided to test it himself, using the Emission abilities he had previously synced from Marikawa Shizuka.
It definitely felt much smoother than before.
Even when using the same amount of Nen, the range of his En was significantly larger than when he had used it previously.
While it still didn't match the exaggerated 300-meter radius of Killua's grandfather's En, it was by no means small.
After a series of tests.
Su Yan finally reached a conclusion.
Miyamoto Rei wasn't a Specialist who possessed talent in three categories simultaneously.
She was still fundamentally an Enhancer.
This was because her proficiency in Manipulation and Conjuration—the categories adjacent to Specialization—didn't have the 80% efficiency typical of a Specialist.
Like a normal Enhancer, it was only 60%.
Thus, Su Yan believed this was likely due to the contract she signed with him after her awakening.
However, her efficiency in training Manipulation and Transmutation—the categories adjacent to Enhancement—was unexpectedly high, at least over 90%.
This was why she showed different traits during the Water Divination test, though they weren't particularly distinct.
In this scenario, Miyamoto Rei could perhaps be considered a unique kind of Specialist.
Having talent in three systems had its pros and cons.
The benefits went without saying; having two more choices was hardly a bad thing.
As for the downsides?
It was easy to spread one's energy too thin, resulting in being a jack of all trades but a master of none.
Of course, she wouldn't end up like Kastro from Heavens Arena.
After all, he brought that upon himself.
He was an Enhancer by nature, yet he chose not to train his primary system, opting instead to focus on Manipulation and Conjuration, where his efficiency was only 60%.
One could only say he deserved his fate.
Take Gon's Jajanken, for example; it was a technique that incorporated Enhancement, Transmutation, and Emission without any issues.
Thinking of this, Su Yan couldn't help but look at Minami Rika with anticipation.
If just signing a contract after awakening had such benefits, what would happen if she managed to realize her own Nen before signing?
Would it increase the training efficiency of all systems?
Or would it push the proficiency of adjacent Nen talents to 100%?
"Good job."
Su Yan thought for a moment before turning his gaze back to Miyamoto Rei. He once again toyed with the two cowlicks on her head and praised her.
"Mm."
Miyamoto Rei felt a surge of joy and nodded.
Although she was still slightly annoyed with Su Yan for playing with her hair.
Regardless, she had already signed a contract with Su Yan.
This way, she finally had the confidence to initiate a night raid on Su Yan.
Miyamoto Rei looked around, her eyes sweeping over Marikawa Shizuka and Minami Rika.
Of course, she had to make preparations in advance.
She didn't want to work hard only for others to reap the rewards because there were too many competitors for too little reward.
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