Chapter 001: Invention Master
Yorbian Continent, a place abandoned by the world.
This place is called Meteor City, bearing the world's garbage and useless things.
And precisely because of this, no matter what happens here, the world won't turn its attention here.
Including an outsider who shouldn't belong to this world, strangely arriving here...
"Phew, finally figured it out."
In Meteor City filled with piled garbage, a cluster of dilapidated houses stood out conspicuously among the trash heaps.
Inside one of the narrow, inconspicuous houses, a somewhat youthful young man let out a long sigh.
"Hunter x Hunter, Yorbian Continent, Meteor City..."
Mog looked at his hands, where life energy slowly dissipated, his tone full of complexity and emotion:
"And, Nen ability."
Mog never expected that while alone in his small eighth-floor home, working on some whimsical small invention items...
He then watched as a bus suddenly crashed through the wall, heading straight towards him.
Next, it sent him to this high-risk world, the dangerous and perilous world of Hunter x Hunter.
"Although I'm quite familiar with this world, and it restored my body to youthful childhood, but..."
The veins on Kaizen's forehead bulged, "I never had any intention of crossing over here!!"
He grew up alone since childhood, without many burdens.
After growing up, relying on his love for invention and design, he created some decent items that attracted some people online.
Through live streaming and short videos, he accumulated some savings, bought a small eighth-floor apartment in his hometown, and lived a relatively comfortable life.
Just when he thought life was getting better, who would have thought he'd directly switch worlds...
"But fortunately, after crossing over, I directly awakened Nen ability, and it seems there's an enhancement too..."
Since he's already here, what can he say?
Kaizen could only accept reality, his mind unconsciously immersing into his Nen ability.
Nen Ability: Invention Master
Description: Based on others' commissions and requests, can invent items from various worlds.
Ability Effects: 1. A True Master Is an Eternal Student.
2. Invention Has No Bounds, But Inventors Do.
[A True Master Is an Eternal Student]: One cannot imagine things never seen before. Any invention and creation cannot be separated from the foundation of predecessors. The invented items will come from the hands of inventors across various worlds, drawing widely from others' strengths and accumulating experience.
[Invention Has No Bounds, But Inventors Do]: The invented items, based on the commissioner's affiliation and the invention's purpose, will come from inventors of different affiliations.
"So that means, the things I invent require others' commissions and requests to create..."
This point Kaizen understood quite well. After all, isn't the essence of invention and creation to better serve the world and humanity?
Even those small inventions during his previous live streams were mostly made because top donors wanted specific things.
Similar to fulfilling wishes, not so shabby...
As for the latter two ability effects, the first one allows him to draw widely from others' strengths, with invented items coming from otherworld inventors.
"That's good too, much better than my own invention designs."
Kaizen nodded, clearly aware of his own capabilities.
He enjoys inventing, but can only create simple small inventions.
As for those with peculiar effects and functions, comparable to prop-like inventions...
Still need to rely on those other geniuses from other worlds.
As for the second point, Kaizen quite agrees. Things like boundaries are better clearly defined.
The purpose of items doesn't distinguish between good and evil; the difference lies only in the user.
Just like a kitchen knife can be used for chopping vegetables, or for attacking people...
But here in Meteor City, the definition of boundaries becomes very blurry.
"So it should mainly depend on the purpose."
Kaizen gradually understood. Like Gin from One Piece who just escaped, in terms of affiliation, he's genuinely from the evil pirate side.
But what he sought at that time was merely food to fill his stomach.
"Similarly, in Meteor City, food is also the most important..."
Kaizen rubbed his temples.
Since arriving in this Hunter x Hunter world, to understand the situation here, he hadn't gone out for two full days.
This is undoubtedly Meteor City, and the current house he's in probably originally belonged to a lower-class resident living on this trash mountain.
But two days ago, he seemed to go out to scavenge through trash piles and had an accident, never returning.
Coincidentally allowing Kaizen, who crossed over, to seamlessly take over this place.
Besides the activated Nen ability, it also came with knowledge of this world's Hunter language and this set of housing.
But in Meteor City, is it really start with a house, everything else depends on scavenging?
"The meager food left in this house before has all been eaten, need to replenish supplies."
Feeling the slight hunger in his stomach, Kaizen helplessly sighed.
What kind of situation is this? Finally crossed over, but can't even eat properly.
As for the idea of going outside to fight with those fierce characters in Meteor City for food, Kaizen immediately dismissed it.
In his currently relatively weak developmental stage, he should avoid conflicts as much as possible.
Even though he now has a Nen ability, barely qualifying as a Nen user.
But in Meteor City, where monsters hide among common folks, who knows when a hidden powerful individual might suddenly appear.
Better to be careful.
Moreover, he's an inventor. Using inventions and creations to solve problems is his approach and method.
Besides, the current Meteor City outside doesn't seem to be the familiar timeframe he remembers.
Kaizen looked at the empty room, at the tattered calendar hanging on the wall:
1983.
Uh... what year did this send me to?!!