The days passed quickly.
Conrad and Reginald met at the bar, and Reginald ordered a beer for himself while Conrad did the same and ordered some snacks too.
They sat at the corner table, far from the other tables.
"So."
"Can you tell me why you wanted to meet with me?"
"There is not much to talk about between a winner and a loser."
Reginald said as he drank.
"You are wrong," Conrad said and then smiled.
"Our battle was just the starting point of a different kind of meeting..."
Reginald furrowed his brows and then thought for a moment. He was not sure of what this man wanted to do with himself.
"Can you explain more clearly?"
Conrad then started talking.
"I have two friends, both nen users and fighters at the arena."
"With them, I sometimes take private missions."
"I am a hunter."
Reginald nodded and did not cut Conrad down and waited for him.
"Basically."
"We are a team; we do not have an official name, as we do not have the numbers for it."
"Can you understand where I am coming from?"
Reginald nodded.
"Yeah."
"I am not dumb."
"So, you are inviting me to this team of yours."
Conrad nodded.
"I would be happy to have a powerful nen user like you on the team."
"But of course, this invitation is not official right now."
"It is just a heads-up when I find it officially."
Reginald closed his eyes for a moment, and he focused on the beer. He watched and then sensed everything around him.
"What is the purpose of this team..."
"The nature of it?" he asked. Some sort of a different energy was in his eyes.
Conrad thought and answered.
"I cannot give much detail."
"But I can tell you that we would not be an immoral organization that seeks money and those sorts of things."
"The main goal is to live and experience, discover and prosper."
"While we do these things, we will not target the innocent, the weak, or the people who have nothing to do with us."
"A neutral organization that protects each other and seeks to reach the heights no human group has reached."
"To go beyond what is known and make the unknown to be known."
Reginald smiled as he listened and could not help but imagine.
To tell the truth, after he was blacklisted by Heavens Arena due to forfeiting a death match.
He was lost.
Not that big of a deal, but for him, being a champion, especially finding a chance to reach Battle Olympia and win it for real, was a goal and purpose.
Now that he did not have a purpose, he was in an empty state.
The purpose Conrad gave him awakened something deep within his mind and soul.
It may be the human soul or the selfish mind; he did not know about it or want to explore it that much.
It was just there, and he wanted it.
"I trust you, and I owe you." Reginald said.
"If you wanted to take my life, you could do so without any repercussions."
"As I was the one who proposed a death match to you," he continued.
Conrad drank from his beer as he listened.
"Now that you come up with such an invitation for a future team."
"The purpose and morality are already there; I cannot reject them."
"I do want to join, not because I owe you, but from a selfish desire to know the unknown."
"Does it make sense?"
Conrad nodded.
"It does."
"I expected it."
"I prefer you to be wanting to be in the team instead of feeling indebted to me and joining for that cause."
Reginald smiled.
"Guess..."
"That seals it?"
Conrad nodded.
"Now."
"I will tell you something about your eyes."
The atmosphere changed for a moment. Reginald looked at Conrad and tilted his head right.
"The use of your ability, the damage being done to your eyes, is too much."
"You know it."
Reginald nodded.
"I do not like to compliment myself," Conrad added.
"But I have an extensive amount of knowledge on the matters of 'Nen' and use of conditions and limitations."
"I may help you use your ability with less sacrifice without the loss of power."
Reginald gulped.
"How?"
"I know there are monstrous people, but I am not sure I get what you mean."
Conrad smiled and nodded.
"It is normal to be shocked."
"Now."
"The known theory of "Nen" and "Aura" is that it is a life energy of the living beings."
Reginald said nothing, as this was common knowledge.
"The theory of nen is also supported by "conditions" and "limitations."
"These are used to increase the total power of the 'Hatsu,' the 'Nen Act,' and the ability."
Reginald took a sip from his beer and listened.
"There is also an aspect of emotion and connection to "conditions" and "limitations."
"Not to mention Divine Script and all those things."
"What I can offer you is help in the future."
"When I help and modify your ability to your wishes, you will have more power due to the use of "Nen" and its theories."
"I cannot tell you everything, as there is a plan for that."
Reginald smiled.
"If I am not wrong."
"You have something that you want to do with when the team is being formed."
"Am I right?"
Conrad laughed out loud.
"Yeah."
"How did you figure it out?"
Reginald added.
"Your nen abilities..."
"Your demeanor and actions are in line with a nen master."
"I suppose you know and are capable of acting on something in the matter of "Nen" that people are not able to do."
"This means that you keep holding back."
"You hold back because you wait for the right time..."
"For achieving the best result you can."
"Like a soldier who does not want to spend bullets on small targets."
"You are a like sniper..."
Conrad smiled.
"You are not wrong."
"So."
"What do you say?"
Reginald nodded.
"I am good with what you say, and I have a friend who may be interested in this team."
Conrad nodded.
"I would like to meet him too."
Reginald smiled.
"It is a she."
"I will call her; she will be here in a week."
Conrad nodded and smiled.
"Until then," he said and left his phone number and then left the bar.