HxH: Noah’s Heart

"Is that so? It seems that the child named Noah still doesn't fully have the qualifications to be a butler."

Inside the Zoldyck Family's estate, a silver-haired man watched as Illumi walked out of the room and muttered to himself. If Noah were present, he would surely recognize the identity of the silver-haired man.

The current head of the Zoldyck Family, Silva Zoldyck.

"In the past two years, it seems that the quality of the butlers we've recruited has been lacking. It's time to implement the training camp program for the future generations," Kikyo, dressed in a light pink gown, emerged from the darkness, speaking slowly to her husband.

Silva remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Tsubone."

With a call, a tall and imposing elderly woman in a purple-black tailcoat suddenly appeared at the door of the room. This elderly woman had her hair twisted into two braids on the sides, giving her a somewhat comical appearance. However, the oppressive aura emanating from her made it clear that she was no ordinary elderly woman.

"Lord Silva," Tsubone greeted respectfully.

"Establish the training camp. From now on, all incoming butlers will undergo training there. Currently, you and Gatoh will cultivate several suitable individuals who can take over this job in the future. Especially that child named Noah, his potential is quite good, and he has the qualifications to become an exclusive butler."

"Understood." After accepting the order, Tsubone disappeared from the room's doorway.

"An exclusive butler? I didn't expect you to have such expectations," Kikyo remarked with some surprise after Tsubone left.

Silva slowly leaned back in his plush chair, closing his eyes as he said, "Tell Illumi not to make contact with Noah."

"Understood."

At this moment, Noah was still unaware of the decisions being made within the Zoldyck Family. He sat on his bed, contemplating what kind of ability he should develop.

The development of Nen abilities depends on an individual's personality, upbringing, and thought processes. Different people develop completely different abilities.

Furthermore, while developing these abilities, one must consider the relationships between the six categories of Nen abilities.

It's not as if, for example, Noah, who belongs to the Specialist category, can only develop Specialist abilities and not other categories.

On the contrary, as a Specialist, in theory, Noah has the potential to develop abilities from all categories of Nen.

However, the success rate of developing abilities gradually decreases as one moves further from their inherent category in the Nen hexagon.

For someone like Noah, who is a Specialist, developing abilities from the Specialist category is the easiest, followed by the Manipulation and Conjuration categories.

Developing abilities from these two categories would be more challenging, and then there are the Emission and Transmutation categories. Finally, the Enhancement category is the most difficult.

In other words, for Noah, who is a Specialist, if he wants to develop Enhancement abilities, it's the most challenging, and there's a high possibility of facing failure even after a lot of time and effort. It's a thankless task.

On the other hand, if Noah chooses to develop abilities from the Specialist category, Manipulation, or Conjuration, he can achieve much more with less effort.

However, Nen training should not be too rigid. In addition to the primary system, one should diligently practice the adjacent two categories to develop abilities that perfectly complement their own.

"It just had to be the most difficult Enhancement category for a Specialist like me," Noah sighed softly.

He realized that in order to leave the Zoldyck Family, having sufficient strength was a necessity.

But Noah also acknowledged that even if he were given three to five years of training, he still couldn't compete with individuals like Silva or Hisoka.

At this point, having an ability that could assist him would be crucial.

"Think carefully, what sets you apart from the others? It's not just your status as an apprentice butler or your specialization in Nen abilities," Noah muttered with a thoughtful expression.

At that moment, a bright idea crossed his mind, and he blurted out, "Of course, it's information!"

As a transmigrator and an avid viewer of the Hunter x Hunter anime, Noah realized that his advantage lay in his knowledge of relevant information. Among this information, the most crucial aspect was his understanding of the characters: their names, ages, personalities, and Nen abilities. These were the advantages Noah possessed.

For example, Illumi. Noah knew very well that this guy would become a formidable brother-lover (Bro-con).

He also knew that Illumi was a Manipulator when it came to Nen abilities and that he could control people with his Nen needles.

With these thoughts in mind, Noah began to form a rough idea of the abilities he needed to develop.

As night fell, Noah emerged from the bathroom and suddenly noticed a tall figure standing by the window in his room.

The instant he saw this figure, Noah immediately went on guard. "Who's there? If I remember correctly, I'm on vacation now. What's the matter?" Noah asked while looking at the person in a butler's uniform just like his own. His brain was working frantically.

When did this person enter? What's their purpose for being in my room at this time? And that hairstyle, it seems familiar?

As Noah pondered, he suddenly felt a pair of hands on his shoulders. He looked closely, and the figure by the window had disappeared without him noticing. However, a heavy pressure was coming from behind him.

Shock filled Noah's heart. He knew that his current strength was significantly different from before.

Approaching him without him noticing was nearly impossible, at least according to his own judgment.

Yet, this person not only entered his room unnoticed but also managed to come up behind him without Noah realizing it.

For a moment, bone-chilling dread surged from Noah's back.

Weak! He was still too weak!

Following this realization, a strong surge of emotions flooded him, including anger, self-blame, and frustration.

Noah was certain that this figure was definitely not a member of the Zoldyck Family. Moreover, judging from the butler's uniform the person wore, they were also a butler from the Zoldyck Family.

To be inferior even to a fellow butler, not to mention Silva and Zeno, Noah now saw how naive and childish his previous thoughts had been.

"As Lord Silva mentioned, your potential is good, but your mentality is lacking. Overall, you are unqualified," a deep, hoarse voice came from behind Noah.