The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

Chapter 125 Obtaining a Spirit Exorcist*1

Alluka and Kurt each explained the benefits of the mission, one sentence at a time.

I see. It sounds like an activity that anyone can do. Have fun!

“Brother, we bought a lot of them, here’s one for you! Mr. Kuroro, would you like one?” Alluka asked.

How could you buy tickets for someone else without authorization?

“We bought a lot of them, since they only cost 100 jenny. My brother will definitely say it’s a great investment…and maybe we can resell them to even more people when they become obsolete,” Kurt said.

Although they still run away from home, they don't miss any opportunities to make money.

Well, anyway, we'll always have to participate in the New Year's worship ceremony. The New Year is always a time for family reunion. It's just a New Year's worship ceremony in the game, which is much quieter than the real thing.

Kusuo Saiki accepted the New Year's mission guide handed to him by Alluka.

Although Killua is already on his way to the Hunter Exams, he will probably spend the New Year with Gon's friend, Foxmon.

At 12:30 pm, the chanting master arrived half an hour early, and the negotiations began ahead of schedule.

The spiders had said they would stay away, but after it started, Kusuo Saiki could sense that everyone was watching from a distance.

Kusuo Saiki and Alluka Kurt, two children, crouched on a more distant rooftop, eavesdropping on the negotiations through Kurt's paper cutouts.

Ah, did I mention that? Kalluto is a Manipulation type, and his Nen ability is paper.

Milluki negotiated a price of 100 billion for the exorcist to help Chrollo exorcise his spirit, and Milluki would receive 5 million Jenny in the game as commission.

There was no intention to deliberately inflate the price; Miki had actually tried his best to keep it low.

Because the best outcome is to close four more deals later. If you give too much money at once, you won't be able to close any more deals.

"The deal is done! We will first pay a deposit of 40 billion into your card. Here is the card. I will contact you after the payment is made, and then we will begin the exorcism. Is that alright?"

"Oh, thank you." The card also has some value, and these people don't care if I never log into the game again after I get 40 billion... Exorcist Abengana's trust in them grew even more.

However, it is also very dangerous.

One of his spirit beasts sensed that there were still people watching him from the sidelines.

Kusuo Saiki: Not many, at least eight. The entire Phantom Troupe is here, aren't they? They look like they'll fight if the deal isn't struck.

“Mr. Abengana, if this cooperation goes well, we still have some people whose Nen has been sealed. Could you please help remove the Nen?” Milluki felt the atmosphere was right and finally made the request.

“This… exorcism cannot be performed frequently; it needs to be done gradually,” Abengana said. “I think once is enough.”

"I see, I understand. I hope this cooperation goes smoothly, and we will transfer the money as soon as possible!" Milluki and Abengana bowed, ending the transaction.

The tour group members quickly arrived to inquire about the details of the transaction.

"The conditions for exorcising Nen are very strict, and the chances of an exorcist lying are very low. You need to continue searching for other exorcists," Illumi briefly explained the results to the Phantom Troupe.

The use of Nen cannot be forced; they cannot force their partners who cannot use Nen to be sent to an exorcist.

It seems we can only continue to wait as the others recover their consciousness.

"Well, as expected. The exorcist here is the leader's; the others will probably have to be found elsewhere outside the game." Nobunaga put one hand on his hip. "Seriously, what kind of skill does that chain-wielder have to bind so many people?!"

Kusuo Saiki: The ability to shorten one's lifespan.

“Phinx has already gone to rob the money. Next, let’s have the exorcist meet with the leader,” Feitan said.

Kusuo Saiki: ? You guys are just robbing me?

One person was also surprised by this.

Illumi: "Stealing what you need now, being a thief is so convenient."

Illumi, please don't be so foolish as to join the Phantom Troupe.

"Thieves just steal what they need. We needed the money urgently this time, so we also sold some treasures. It's a two-pronged approach. Is the captain still in Andoniba?" Feitan asked lazily.

Illumi: "Well, ordinary people are just quietly waiting for good news in ordinary hotels, right?"

That sound, right? It was said to Kusuo Shiki.

As expected, Kuroro is a seasoned thief leader.

Kusuo Saiki used his clairvoyance slightly.

But Kuroro wasn't in that hotel room. He might have gone out, but...

There was a strange crack in the hotel's only window, a cross-shaped laceration much larger than the window itself, which could only be attributed to Nen ability.

Why was the hotel attacked by Nen abilities?!

An ominous premonition welled up in his heart, and Kusuo Saiki immediately used his clairvoyance to observe the street. However, the game's public areas have a certain restoration mechanism, and there were no signs of destruction outside the street.

"Brother Nanxiong? What's wrong?" Kurt asked in confusion.

Alluka waved her hand in front of Saiki Kusuo.

Kusuo Saiki maintained his cross-eyed posture.

"Found what?"

In the next instant, Kusuo Saiki had vanished from the spot.

Kusuo Saiki appeared in the alley, a dimly lit alley with high walls on both sides, letting in no light.

There were some cardboard boxes and trash cans in the alley, but it was much cleaner than in reality, more like decorations. However, Kusuo Saiki knew that someone was hiding in there.

Only by arriving at the vicinity could one confirm that the person was still alive, even though one had already heard the thought when using the telepathic ability.

But if I don't use teleportation and run for three minutes to see him, I might die.

Kusuo Saiki stood to the side, making no attempt to conceal his footsteps, and at this moment he reached out and moved the tilted trash can lid.

Despite having the ability to see through objects, he hadn't anticipated that this slight movement would trigger the mechanism below; he completely disregarded the design, treating it like trash in a garbage can.

Sand and torn pieces of paper came flying at me.

A knife suddenly attacked from below.

The knife, however, struck Saiki Kusuo's seemingly soft abdomen as if it were steel, breaking the blade and causing Kuroro's hand to go numb from the impact.

The knife fell to the ground, and Kuroro, who had been pressing his hand on his hand, was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"You finally are..."

Kusuo Saiki looked at Kuroro's disheveled appearance.

Covered in blood, with numerous knife wounds, he was bound with various strips of cloth. This action, ostensibly to stop the bleeding, was probably to prevent any more blood from dripping from his body.

There was no blood at the alley entrance.

Saiki Kusuo simply said this, placed his hand on Kuroro's head, and all the bloodstains and wounds disappeared.

Restored to the state of one day ago.

Kuroro recovered instantly, stood up, and almost knelt down while holding onto the trash can.

He really likes the trash cans leading to Meteor City... Just kidding, it's because at this time yesterday, Kuroro's leg was restored to a limp.

His leg is not going to get better.

“…Sigh.” Kuroro sighed, a rare occurrence for him. “Even I have a day when I’m being targeted like this.”

"The other party is a random killer. His Nen ability is related to scissors. It's probably a twisted mentality caused by an unhappy childhood... I think his original intention was to hunt down your brother. They often come and go from this hotel, so they were being watched."

As Kuroro reminisced, that person's face also appeared in his mind.

Isn't that the Scissors Demon? Although the appearance of the person in the comic is different, the one that's so uniquely ugly must be the Scissors Demon himself.

The Scissors Demon is quite powerful; he is both a murderer and a bounty hunter.

Kuroro recalled, "When he said that having a Hunter License meant I could legally kill, I wanted to say that I also had a Hunter License, but unfortunately it was under the name of Chrollo, and the license wasn't with me. Hunters still can't kill each other..."

You're the leader of an A-class criminal gang, right? Maybe he can use his status as a bounty hunter to help you pass on. Would the Hunter Association's rule-maker be able to solve this problem?

Kusuo Saiki was certain that this person absolutely could not be left to fend for himself, at least not until Chrollo regained his Nen.

This person is absolutely doomed to die on Greed Island.

"It would have been better if we had noticed it sooner."

You should realize sooner that you have terrible luck.

"The NPCs in this game will not stop any players from fighting, and the players will not easily interfere in the battle. All players are Nen users, so the NPCs do not have the setting to protect the weak. According to the game mechanics, strangers are actually competitors."

Is this the experience I gained from my narrow escape from death?

Kuroro stood up, leaning against the trash can. His physical abilities and all his attributes had returned to the same level as yesterday.

A healthy Kuroro doesn't need anyone's help and can jump out of the alley on his own.

Kusuo Saiki walked beside him with his hands in his pockets.

Illumi's words from that morning suddenly came to mind. In the circumstances just now, Chrollo would no longer have any mission connection with him.

Will he save him? A particularly important character in the comic, a fallen hero about to be tortured to death by a petty criminal, will he save him?

It was nearly two in the afternoon. The sun was setting, and only a slanted ray of light shone through the dim alleyway at the entrance. Kusuo Saiki stepped into the light, while Kuroro was still in the shadows.

Kusuo Saiki raised his hand and used his telekinesis to pull up the billboard of a nearby shop, blocking the alley entrance and sealing Kuroro off the road with a bang.

Outside the alley stood Feitan, Machi, and Shizuku.

"Let us check on the commander's safety." Feitan gripped the umbrella handle, looking ready to start a fight at the slightest provocation.

"I won't save him." Saiki Kusuo's answer was affirmative.

The members of the Phantom Troupe are incredibly resilient; those who are meant to survive can all manage to live on their own.

"We'll retreat to a safe distance. Don't let me see you playing any tricks."

Kusuo Saiki began to wonder if making Kuroro hop along was a form of torture.

Feitan disappeared from the spot as soon as he finished speaking, and Little Machi also came together and retreated infinitely far away in the opposite direction of the hotel road.

“But Machi, my eyesight isn’t good. If I step back too far, I won’t be able to see anything,” Little Drop said as she walked.

Machi reached out and patted Little Drop's head: "Just come with me."

"Oh," said Little Drop.