Time rewinds to one minute earlier.
Law threw out a probing question to Hisoka, and Hisoka released a powerful resentment in response, essentially answering Law's question directly.
Seeing that resentment, whose mere presence could kill ordinary people instantly, compared to Machi and the others' shock, Law remained very calm.
If his Nen Value hadn't reached 100%, he probably would have been excited.
But now, even though the White Smoke Font hinted that this resentment was absorbable, his personal desire for it had dropped to a very low level.
Still, Law remained curious: What would happen after absorbing the resentment from Hisoka?
The black Nen emanating from Hisoka brushed over Law's body like a thin mist. A cold, unnatural wind lifted the hem of Law's robe and his hair.
"It's you, isn't it, Law?"
The resentment was like countless fine tendrils, thoroughly discerning Law's true nature.
At this moment, Hisoka was so sensitive that the slightest stimulation could have made his little bird stand up, though he currently had no such bird.
Then, through the Aura, he confirmed the identity of the man before him.
Immediately, an indescribable mix of anticipation, excitement, ecstasy, and killing intent made his face twist into an extremely fierce expression.
Law didn't respond, instead adjusting his Aura to a state most suitable for exertion.
In contrast, hearing Hisoka's words, Machi and the others instinctively looked towards Law.
"I... have been waiting for this moment for so long."
Not getting a response from Law, Hisoka didn't mind. He directly withdrew the aura field, letting the black Nen swirl around him, poised to devour.
He firmly believed that him standing here, encountering Law, was the result of fate's favor.
Back when he died by Law's hand, he never imagined he'd get a second chance.
He should be thankful to the woman named Elaine. If she hadn't discovered him, a resentment lingering in the world, and absorbed him into her body, how could he have seized the opportunity to take over?
Not only that, but it was also a particularly special and useful body.
Elaine was a Nen Exorcist. What made her different from conventional Nen Exorcists was that she only dealt with resentments from the dead, not living people's life force.
The reason lay in her Nen Exorcism method: she absorbed resentments into her body and slowly digested them. What was special was that the digested resentment could be converted into her own power.
This was an ability similar to Law's White Smoke Font, except Law's White Smoke Font ability came from the jade he brought from Earth, while Elaine's ability was developed within the Nen System.
This was the uniqueness of Elaine's ability, including her body, which was also special.
Because of this ability, Elaine had always kept a low profile, traveling the world constantly seeking resentments left behind by humans. She was essentially indiscriminate… no matter how big or small the resentment, she would absorb and digest it.
But, the more powerful an ability, the greater the corresponding limitations or even costs.
Resentments were fragments of spirit left behind after a person's death. Like with Law's White Smoke Font, after absorbing a resentment, he was sometimes forced into a spiritual space, experiencing the memories there as a firsthand participant.
Even with the protective function of the White Smoke Font, Law was sometimes slightly influenced by the spiritual energy attached to the resentment.
Elaine didn't have such privileges as Law.
Previously, absorbing resentments big and small had gone smoothly, until she encountered Hisoka, this pervert...
From initial ease, to mid-term difficulty, to final despair.
She couldn't withstand Hisoka's erosion and thus paid the price, having everything taken by Hisoka.
Absorbed resentments would become one's own power. When Hisoka used this power, perhaps due to his personal peculiarities, when converting the power, it became exceptionally strong.
Nen after death becomes extremely powerful.
Hisoka, after death, wielding this power.
This wasn't simply 1+1.
Hisoka retracted the Aura Field into his body. The Aura covering his body surface was enough to repeatedly change the expressions of Machi and the other four.
Even the many Nen Users still some distance away would be astonished by the Aura Field Hisoka had just released and would label it as powerful.
Now, what Hisoka wanted to do was cruelly kill Law, satisfying the desire he had always pursued.
"Law, it's different from back then now. With you, I can definitely have a good time."
Hisoka extended his tongue, circling his lips. The surging, fluctuating resentment suddenly pressed tightly against his skin, transforming into black Nen Armor.
Extreme defense, also extreme offense.
Carrying this powerful resentment, Hisoka transformed into a streak of black light charging at Law, choosing a direct, forceful assault.
"Oh, is it different?"
Facing Hisoka's frontal assault, Law replied casually.
Immediately, he also erupted with powerful Aura, directly meeting the incoming streak of black light.
Under the gaze of Machi and the others, whose eyes trembled with shock, the two streaks of black and white light collided.
When the light faded, Hisoka's body lay fallen on the ground, blood gushing like a fountain from his neck, while Hisoka's head was already held in Law's hand.
The previously immense Rrsentment slowly retracted into the body like melting spring snow.
Now, the ferocious, terrifying expression had completely disappeared from Hisoka's face, replaced by a look of bewilderment.
'How could this happen...?'
'The accumulated resentment, amplified by the body and his own spirit, how could it not withstand Law's frontal attack?'
'No, the result shouldn't be like this.'
'After all I went through to get here...'
"Hisoka, you worked hard."
As consciousness gradually blurred, Hisoka's ears caught Law's words, carrying an inexplicable meaning.
'What does that mean?'
He didn't understand.
He only knew that it seemed he wouldn't get a second chance.
If he could start over, he definitely wouldn't choose a frontal assault.
Unfortunately, there were no ifs...
The light in Hisoka's pupils completely faded.
Holding the head, Law walked towards the corpse. Between his palm and the head, wisps of black energy were being transmitted.
Soon reaching the corpse, Law casually discarded the head, reached out, and placed his hand on the corpse, following the White Smoke Font's guidance, absorbing the undispersed resentment contained within the corpse into his own body.
'Hmm?'
Law's consciousness entered the White Smoke Font. Above the 100% Nen value, a bar similar to an energy gauge appeared. The resentment absorbed from Hisoka was filling the bar with a shallow layer of black.
'What is this thing?'
Law wondered in confusion.
Just as he focused his attention on the White Smoke Font, he didn't notice Machi and the others slowly approaching him, looking at him with strange eyes. He also didn't know that a young man in the sunshade area had been frightened by him.
At the same time, he didn't notice the flame tattoo on the back of his hand disappearing.
That tattoo represented Kuro, meaning Kuro was disappearing.
It seemed because he killed the troublemaker Hisoka, under the influence of karma, the number of white pages suddenly surged dramatically.
The resulting consequence was... the alternation of white and black, day and night.