The inheritance of an ancient kingdom is sedimented over vast stretches of time. Especially for a super-ancient major power like Kakin, the underlying foundations it possesses are unimaginable to outsiders.
Law was very curious about the source of Nasubi's power, but he knew he couldn't get the answer from this battle.
Just like himself, his current strength largely credited to the White Smoke Font… a secret unlikely to be discovered by others.
Nasubi's displayed power surely had reasons behind it, as it wasn't an achievement obtainable solely through time, effort, or talent.
Though curious, Law's thirst for knowledge wasn't strong enough to drive him to take incongruous actions.
Especially after his close contact with the Spider Mother, the White Smoke Font hinted it was absorbable.
From that moment, Law regarded the Spider Mother as prey.
Although he still didn't understand the function of the newly appeared energy gauge in the White Smoke Font, it didn't hinder him from filling it.
Law's words sounded utterly inexplicable to Nasubi.
He understood the Spider Mother's power better than anyone.
'That 'white wolf' that charged over earlier indeed seemed to have considerable strength, but it was far inferior to the Spider Mother.'
Nasubi didn't acknowledge Law's words, focusing solely on transmitting his Aura.
Even though this round of confrontation made him realize Law's strength, it wasn't enough to dispel his desire to turn Law into a puppet under his command.
That sense of need, as a monarch, to recruit subjects was extremely intense.
Torrential Aura surged from within his body, coursing along Nasubi's arm continuously towards Law.
The evenly matched confrontation created the current stalemate.
But was it truly evenly matched?
Law broke the stalemate abruptly, using a soft force technique within the clash.
A slight pat sound was heard.
Nasubi only felt a pain in his arm before an invasive force entered from his palm, traveled along his arm, and struck his chest. Caught off guard, he was sent flying backward.
Surprise appeared on his face, unable to comprehend what technique Law used to injure him in such a stalemate.
Before he could think further, to guard against Law taking advantage of his airborne state to press the attack, he swung his body while flying backward, attempting to adjust his posture mid-air.
However, the force from Law didn't dissipate but continued wreaking havoc within his body.
'What is this...?'
Nasubi frowned slightly. Airborne with no leverage, he simply couldn't adjust his body.
Helpless, he could only shift his focus, paying attention to Law's possible follow-up attack.
He then saw that after sending him flying, Law didn't press the attack but instead... headed towards the Spider Mother.
'Abandoning such a good offensive opportunity to deal with the Spider Mother instead?'
A sharp glint flashed in Nasubi's eyes.
Even if Law could kill the Spider Mother, he could spend Aura to resurrect it.
This was the Nen Beast mechanism.
So Law's actions felt incongruous to him, and he couldn't understand Law's motive.
Normally, the target should directly be the Nen User. As long as the Nen User is killed, the Nen Beast naturally vanishes.
In this situation, Nasubi recalled Law's earlier words, but the existence he trusted most in this world was the Spider Mother… both its strength and its role.
He wasn't worried at all.
Outside the combat area, Beyond watched Nasubi being sent flying by Law, arms crossed, unmoved.
Law appearing here, Nasubi actively seeking out Law… none of these could stir any emotional ripples in them.
"Did Law use some technique?" Pariston asked with interest.
His strength wasn't weak, but ultimately, he wasn't a main combat member, unable to discern the intricacies in that instant.
Marione, ranked second in combat strength within the team, said softly, "I didn't see it either. At that moment, the aura flow and output were very stable, no obvious fluctuations or changes. Logically, he shouldn't have been able to repel the evenly matched Nasubi."
"It's Gentle Palm, the school technique of that old woman Linne," Beyond revealed the mystery in one sentence.
"Gentle Palm...?" The girl murmured.
"Yes, a technique capable of 'issuing' strong destructive force from a static state. It's very troublesome in close combat, requiring constant vigilance with utmost attention. In a sense, it's a despicable, underhanded move."
Beyond seemed to have suffered at Linne's hands, as his tone became somewhat unfriendly while describing this technique.
Pariston and the girl sensed something amiss but wisely didn't probe further.
Then, Pariston posed a question to Beyond that he found quite interesting.
"If you were to face Law or Nasubi, do you have confidence in winning?"
This question also served as relatively important information gathering.
Pariston never ruled out the possibility of encountering Law and Ging on the Dark Continent. What changes that might cause, even he wasn't sure.
But since they weren't in the same camp, there was a possibility of standing on opposing sides.
Therefore, Beyond's combat capability was a crucial reference value.
"Hmm..."
Hearing Pariston's question, Beyond didn't avoid it. Stroking his beard, he pondered.
"Hard to say. Neither of them have killing intent at the moment, let alone going all out."
"Oh, so it seems Law still has some reservations," Pariston smiled. Of course, he knew the reason Law lacked killing intent… after all, the opponent was the King of Kakin.
If Law killed Nasubi, the ensuing consequences couldn't be borne by a single Nen User alone.
Even if the Kakin Empire couldn't do anything to Law, they could threaten people and things important to Law through other means.
As for Nasubi also lacking killing intent, there probably were reasons too.
…
Within the combat area.
Law didn't pursue the fallen Nasubi but focused on the Spider Mother.
At this moment, Hakuro and the Spider Mother were locked in combat. On the surface, Hakuro's size gave him the advantage, but he was actually at a disadvantage in the exchange.
The miniature Spider Mothers released from the meat balls seemed unlimited.
On one side, a wave was already sent to trouble Uvogin, and on this side, another wave was released during the fight with Hakuro.
Restricted by the self-detonation power of the miniature Spider Mothers, Hakuro was being firmly suppressed by the Spider Mother. Mainly, Hakuro remembered Law's warning, not wanting the miniature Spider Mothers to touch his body.
Who knew if the miniature Spider Mothers had other abilities besides self-detonation, like control?
Hakuro's cautious style, while not giving him an advantage in the fight, at least prevented immediate defeat, managing to keep the Spider Mother tied down here.
Law's arrival directly changed the situation.
The reason Nasubi wasn't worried about the Spider Mother was his belief in its strong offense and defense, not easily defeated.
Another crucial reason was that even if the Spider Mother was killed, he could spend some Aura to resurrect it.
However, Nasubi's understanding of Law was quite lacking.
Law seized the timing created during the Spider Mother's engagement with Hakuro.
With a single dash closing the distance, he tore off the Spider Mother's human head with one hand.
Nasubi, just getting up from the ground, saw this scene, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
'To breach the Spider Mother's defense so easily.'
Outside the combat area, Beyond's trio also watched quietly.
Then, a strange scene unfolded.
The Spider Mother's head, held in Law's hand, transformed into wisps of Aura, silently merging into Law's palm.
Seeing this, for some reason, Nasubi felt a sense of dread.