When it comes to Specialty Nen abilities, I can recall those that appeared in the original work, such as Kuroro's ability to steal others' Nen abilities, Pakunoda's memory reading ability, Neon's precognitive ability, Kurapika's five chains' abilities, and Neferpitou's Black Memory Dance ability, among others.
Except for Neferpitou, who possesses the racial advantage of the Chimera Ant, other human Nen abilities tend to be auxiliary types. In other words, the combat power of Specialty Nen ability users largely depends on their own fighting capabilities. However, among the six Nen categories, Enhancement is the strongest in offense and defense, followed by Emission and Transmutation, which are adjacent to Enhancement. Judging by the Phantom Troupe's strength ranking, Specialty Nen ability users have a considerable gap in strength compared to Transmutation Nen ability users. For example, Kuroro, who has trained eight-pack abs, is not as strong as Kalluto, who is petite, nor as strong as someone who is 155 cm tall.
Human abilities have limits. The more one focuses on Specialty Nen abilities, the more they will realize that humans have limits… unless one becomes a being that transcends humanity.
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Before successfully transitioning into a high-level ant, I must maintain the original plot's development as much as possible. Otherwise, I might miss the best opportunity to deliver myself to the Queen as food. Chimera Ants are very small ants. The Queen in the original Chimera Ant arc was as large as a human, which clearly indicates she was a breed intentionally cultivated through countless generations by a hidden mastermind. If the butterfly effect affects this meticulously planned conspiracy, I won't be able to offer myself as food and complete the transition.
I will try my best. I must be self-aware and prepared for failure. In any case, let's consider "becoming an ant" as one of the potential options for my future career path.
Now that everyone can see my game backpack's storage capacity, it can no longer be a secret between me and Silva.
With a thought, I took out the [Water Cup for Shui-jian Shi] from my game backpack.
The [Water Cup for Shui-jian Shi] appeared in my hand. I put down the cup and looked at the Zoldyck family, mouthing that my Nen ability seemed to be the ability to put nearby objects into my imaginary space and retrieve them at any time.
Oh well, it doesn't have any fancy names like "Weak Water" or "Land of Death."
"‘Nen’ is profound," said the commentator Zeno, whose explanation was proven wrong by reality. He shifted the responsibility without shame, saying, "Specialty is the most peculiar category; it's a collection of abilities that cannot be accurately classified and shouldn't be generalized. It's impossible to say for sure."
"Dad, your words can only be taken half seriously," Silva commented based on his years of father-son interaction.
"Hmm? Didn't you ask me first?" Zeno raised an eyebrow. "I never guaranteed I was correct; those were just my conjectures. Silva, what do you think?"
Zeno, who would claim a million for public property damage from his granddaughter, was equally "grudge-holding.jpg" towards his own son and casually threw the hot potato of Specialty back to Silva.
"Since it's an ability that has already taken shape, it's more efficient to explore and test it directly rather than speculate," Silva said, tossing the caught potato back to me. "Go ahead and do it, Mel."
Picking up things, I'm very skilled at that!
I didn't spend over a year picking up trash in the Meteor City dungeon for nothing!
Since the current head of the Zoldyck family told me I could "go ahead and do it" in front of the entire family, I won't hold back!
[Pick Up] [Water Cup for Shui-jian Shi x1]
[Pick Up] [Mel's Cell Phone x1] [Mel's Mirror x1] [Mel's Comb x1] [Mel's Handkerchief x1] [Mel's Whistle x1] [Mel's Notepad x1] [Mel's Pen x1]
The table, no.
The Zoldyck family conference room has no chairs and adopts a "standing meeting" format, which effectively increases meeting efficiency and boosts employee vitality.
[Pick Up] [Zoldyck Family Conference Room Computer x1] [Zoldyck Family Conference Room Telephone x1] [Zoldyck Family Conference Room Decorative Painting x2]
The floor, no.
The light bulb, no.
The curtains, no.
The window, no.
The wall, no.
The Zoldyck family conference room is minimalist, with too few items. After a quick look around, I couldn't find anything with the [Pick Up] permission.
Nen abilities, especially Specialty Nen abilities, what's important is to exhaust your imagination!
Scanning the four living people present, I went for Illumi, the softest target.
Although a [Pick Up] prompt appears without direct touch, there's a range limit. It appears to be within 5 cm.
I scanned Illumi from head to toe like a security check, but no [Pick Up] prompt appeared.
Zeno's banner hanging on his clothes, "Kill One Person a Day" (lol), cannot be [Picked Up].
Kikyo's electronic eye cannot be [Picked Up].
Silva's wristband cannot be [Picked Up].
"..." x4
Humans cannot be [Picked Up]? Can any of their personal belongings be [Picked Up]?
Tsk, it seems I can't pick up items from people's pockets as I brush past them.
"Can you take this, Mel?" Kikyo took out her fan.
I held the fan, and no [Pick Up] prompt appeared. Only when Kikyo let go did the [Pick Up] prompt immediately appear.
[Kikyo's Fan x1]
"!" Checking the item name of the [Picked Up] item again, I suddenly had a new realization.
It's the modifier!
Every item name has a modifier in front of it!
For example, the modifier "Zoldyck Family Conference Room" is added before "Computer," distinguishing it from other computers and thus occupying a unique slot in the game backpack.
Not only that, but the modifier also includes ownership. Personal items are marked with their owners. I cannot arbitrarily [Pick Up] others' personal belongings… Right, arbitrarily [Picking Up] others' personal belongings should be called "snatching" or "stealing," not [Picking Up]!
Well, the essence of [Pick Up] is to honestly and diligently pick up trash; it's not about looting, let alone being a thief.
What a kind and law-abiding ability! It perfectly matches the honest persona of "me" in the "real world."
I took [Kikyo's Fan] out of the game backpack and returned it to Kikyo. I "said" I was going to try elsewhere and left the nearly empty conference room and the four living people, trying to [Pick Up] along the way.
[Zoldyck's Flower Vase x4] [Mel's Doll x13] [Mel's Desk Lamp x2] [Mel's Pen x24] [Mel's Scissors x2] [Mel's Humidifier Spray x1] [Mel's Books x49] [Mel's Pillow x6]
The Zoldyck kitchen.
I showed the head chef a notepad with the words "All of you, leave the kitchen temporarily. I will notify you when I need you back."
"Young lady, we are preparing tonight's dinner," the head chef asked respectfully and cautiously. "If this delays the time, how should we… uh, how should we explain ourselves…"
"…" I tilted my head back and puffed out my cheeks at him.
Facing a member of the assassination family, the Zoldycks (even if it was a child), he immediately caved, his survival instinct instantly bursting forth. He bowed deeply and said, "I am very sorry! I understand, I'll do as you say right away."
Under the head chef's stern command, the chefs hastily turned off the stoves and other cooking appliances, put down their knives and spatulas. The Zoldyck kitchen was cleared in two minutes.
[Zoldyck Kitchen Knives x41] [Zoldyck Kitchen Spatulas x3] [Zoldyck Kitchen Ladles x6] [Zoldyck Kitchen Plates (Large) x69] [Zoldyck Kitchen Plates (Medium) x74] [Zoldyck Kitchen Plates (Small) x81] [Zoldyck Kitchen Bowls (Large) x32] [Zoldyck Kitchen Bowls (Medium) x35] [Zoldyck Kitchen Bowls (Small) x47] [Zoldyck Kitchen Forks x57] [Zoldyck Kitchen Knives x68] [Zoldyck Kitchen Chopsticks x80] [Zoldyck Kitchen Pots x3]
Pots, pans, knives, spatulas, and ingredients that were being used could not be [Picked Up].
What surprised me the most was that food that had already been cooked and placed on tableware could be [Picked Up] as a whole plate!
This means I can take out delicious dishes from the Zoldyck kitchen from my game backpack anytime, anywhere?!
Do I need to consider the expiration date for food put into my game backpack?
Oh, this requires some time for careful verification.
I unceremoniously [Picked Up] all the cooked dishes into my game backpack. For the desserts, I was a bit hungry, so I ate one first and then [Picked Up] the entire plate of desserts into my game backpack.
Perhaps because the items put into the game backpack were numerous, a categorization bar appeared at the top of the game backpack interface: one for "Food," one for "Items," and one for "Special." The first two are easy to understand, meaning exactly what they say. The "Special" column contains all collected items that used to glow.
Wow, I found so many things! A fruitful harvest! Utterly satisfied!
The kitchen, which has the most variety of items in the main house, is done. Now I need to go to the backyard and try out the flora and fauna… Ah, I don't know the item limit of the game backpack…
Thinking excitedly about the next plan, I couldn't leave the kitchen before my vision went black and I lost consciousness.
Afterward, I remembered that the use of any Nen ability requires the expenditure of "aura," and my [Pick Up] is no exception. Therefore, I collapsed from exhaustion.
Because the kitchen was somewhat thoroughly looted by me, the Zoldycks had dinner half an hour later than usual, and the number of dishes was halved. They did not try to call me to eat.
Hmph!
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Waking up alone in my bedroom at midnight, I took out the dishes from my game backpack. They were still steaming hot.
Hooray!
This backpack is invincible!
No need to consider expiration dates!
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As I sat cross-legged on the bed, feasting, Kikyo, who was heavily pregnant, arrived when I was on my seventh bite. She lectured me about my unplanned extra meal and confiscated my food and tableware.
How did Kikyo know I was awake when no one was in my room?
I don't believe in telepathy; there's only one truth: she installed hidden cameras in my room.
"…" Operation type, terrifyingly so.
Fortunately, I never do anything illicit within the main residence.
To avoid delaying the Zoldycks' breakfast by a few more hours, under Kikyo's supervision, I took out the kitchen items other than food from my game backpack (though I deliberately kept one of each item to test the backpack's capacity limit) and returned them to the Zoldyck kitchen.