The great battle was about to erupt!!! Dong~! Bang~!! Clang!!! Crash!!!
At least, when Machi arrived, following the chase, she already saw Uvogin, Phinks, and Feitan tangled up in a brawl.
Machi observed the battle from the side for a moment. After thinking it over, she casually picked up a broken stick from the ground.
She began taking cheap shots from the periphery, occasionally whacking Phinks on the head a few times.
Hmm, she actually wanted to hit Feitan too.
But Feitan was too short, and she couldn't track his movements.
Just like that, the trash heap of Meteor City descended into chaos.
Inside Moge's empty house, faint ripples of Nen Ability were emanating.
Who knows how much time passed like this~~~
"It's done~!!"
Inside the room, Moge, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.
During the time that had passed, he had finally found a way to reasonably reduce the amount of Qi consumed by his invention.
Furthermore, if it was feasible, this consumption would be reduced to the absolute minimum, even bordering on zero!!
"I guess this counts as a combination that reasonably utilizes my Transmigration cheat alongside my Nen Ability~~~"
Moge sighed slightly with emotion.
The method he found was a brand new condition and effect developed based on Restriction and Pledge.
Moge named it: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants.
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants allows one to see further, meaning one can utilize the wisdom and achievements of predecessors to help and surpass oneself. When receiving a request or commission to perform an invention, if one already holds a suitable invention in mind, inventing it directly will reduce the consumption of Qi and Nen accordingly.
In other words, if someone gives Moge a request or commission, and Moge performs the invention based on his own understanding and an existing finished product in his mind, then the consumption of Qi and Nen will be reduced.
Furthermore, the closer the finished product in his mind matches the conditions of the request or commission, the less Qi and Nen will be consumed.
Simply put, Moge's previous invention relied entirely on his inherent Master Inventor ability to produce a suitable invention based on the commission and request.
But now, with Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, it relies entirely on Moge himself, allowing him to truly find the finished product and invent it.
He no longer needs to rely on the Master Inventor; he relies completely on himself, cutting out the middleman!
For example, take the commission Uvogin gave previously, wanting to eat mochi.
If Moge already had the corresponding finished product, the glutinous rice cake machine, in his mind, he wouldn't need to rely on the Master Inventor to produce it directly.
Then, since this finished product perfectly matches Uvogin's commission, his consumption would be extremely low, even bordering on zero!!
"Therefore, I still have to rely on myself; I cannot overly depend on the ability..."
Moge let out a long breath: "This is also testing my own accumulated knowledge regarding invention~!!"
The prerequisite for this ability is also based on Moge being able to promptly find the corresponding invention that meets the conditions to fulfill the request and commission.
Just like wanting to eat mochi, he had to know about the glutinous rice cake machine.
Similarly, if Uvogin wants to eat something else, Moge must also know of an invention that roughly meets the criteria.
"Of course, if it's something particularly broad, an invention that satisfies anything related to eating, such as a Gourmet Tablecloth, even if the consumption of Qi and Nen is reduced, it would still require quite a bit..."
Moge was aware of this point.
He wasn't naive enough to think that he could invent anything and everything just by relying on this ability.
As before, if someone were to give Moge the commission to destroy the world.
Even if Moge knew about an invention like the Earth Destruction Bomb, if he actually brought it out, he wouldn't be able to hold it~
"But some normal, ordinary inventions should be fine..."
Moge calculated the powerful Inventors and their corresponding items that he was familiar with:
"The gadgets in Doraemon go without saying, the inventions of Wolffy and Village Chief Slow Goat in Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf are also very interesting, and there's Teacher Confused in GG Bond, Professor Agasa in Detective Conan (the Death God Elementary Schooler), Senbei Norimaki in Dr. Slump, Bulma and her father in Dragon Ball, and so on..."
Moge was intimately familiar with many powerful Inventors and their inventions.
Thanks to his childhood self watching these anime, they greatly facilitated his ability to face various troublesome and tricky requests and commissions and produce suitable inventions!!
"Therefore, the two main focuses right now..."
Moge felt the weak amount of Qi and Nen inside his body while looking at the empty room, which was truly bare.
"One is to increase my strength, having enough Qi and Nen, at least, to protect myself and support subsequent inventions."
"The other is to improve my current living situation..."
As soon as he mentioned improving his life, Moge couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
This house was simply too poor; he couldn't even find a cup to drink water from.
Because of this, he hadn't even been able to perform the Water Divination Test yet to check his Nen Ability Category.
There are six types of Nen Ability: Enhancer, Transmuter Type, Emitter Type, Manipulator Type, Conjurer Type, and Specialization Category.
Moge estimated that he was most likely either Conjurer Type or Specialization Category.
"Never mind the Category for now, I still need to fill my stomach again."
Feeling the hunger pangs returning in his stomach, Moge felt a little melancholy.
Which Transmigration recipient was like him, having successfully Transmigrated, only to find that he couldn't even manage simple sustenance.
"Mochi tastes good, but it's not filling."
"And most of it ended up in Uvogin's stomach~~~"
"If that guy wants to eat something good again, he should come back..."
Knock, knock, knock.
Just as Moge was thinking this, the dilapidated door was suddenly knocked upon.
"It's us."
Machi's calm voice came from outside the door.
This lowered Moge's guard slightly, and after sensing with Nen that there were indeed no outsiders.
He finally felt relieved enough to get up and open the door.
Moreover, Machi had said "us," meaning that besides her, Uvogin had also come along.
It's just that~~~
"Did you change your mind... Huh?!"
Moge opened the door, and the first thing that met his eyes was Machi's dusty, disheveled appearance.
And then, behind her, was Uvogin, bruised and swollen, sitting on the ground and grimacing.
"We got into a fight with someone."
Meeting Moge's stunned gaze, Machi's eyes remained calm as she simply explained.
"This is common in Meteor City."
Yes, getting into a conflict in Meteor City was certainly nothing rare.
But seeing Uvogin and Machi in such a state... "Those two guys didn't get off easy either!"
Seeing Moge's gaze sweep over him, Uvogin still refused to admit defeat:
"That bastard Phinks, I knocked out several of his teeth!!"
He grinned as he said this, clearly showing the corner of his own mouth where teeth were missing.
Moge: "..."
Someone else had several teeth knocked out, but weren't you in the same boat?
However~~~
"Phinks? And he mentioned 'those two guys'... was the other one Feitan?"
Hearing the familiar names, Moge immediately linked them to those two guys.
At the same time, he realized something.
No wonder Uvogin and Machi were in such a sorry state; indeed, only a duo like Phinks and Feitan could have caused it.
However, those two guys probably didn't fare well against Uvogin either.
Otherwise, Uvogin wouldn't look so proud and triumphant.
He had run out in a huff earlier, but now he was returning with the demeanor of a victor.
Clearly, he won and came back specifically to show off~~~
'See, I don't need to beg you to become stronger; I can still beat other people!!'
Yes, he probably wanted to express that sentiment.
"So, are you here for me to treat your injuries?"
Moge ignored him, merely glancing at the two of them. They seemed to only have superficial wounds, nothing internal.
"No need, it's just minor injuries."
Uvogin, as expected, was still trying to act tough, waving his hand dismissively:
"We're just hungry, and we came here to find something to eat."