The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

Over the next ten days or so, the Phantom Troupe's hostility towards Kusuo Saiki lessened considerably. Kusuo Saiki also revealed to Kuroro that he would return after a maximum of fourteen days, and that he was here for his family's trial.

On the fourteenth day of the troupe's stay, Chrollo brought back a new member, Shizuku, whom Saiki had met earlier. Before leaving, Chrollo gave Saiki a book as a souvenir, which Saiki accepted.

"Of course we'll cause a huge ruckus, plunder something valuable, and break into the public eye. Don't worry, we're thieves, we won't do anything good." Kuroro replied, looking at his book, his tone very relaxed, as if there was no bloodshed behind his words.

The past few days they'd spent together had been unusually peaceful compared to their daily routines. Saiki Kusuo knew he was being given special treatment simply because his strength was still unknown.

Kusuo Saiki couldn't help but chime in. Of course, he knew what the Phantom Troupe would do after leaving Meteor City, and they had no sympathy for him.

"I find it strange that you would ask such a question. You shouldn't care about the life and death of others." Kuroro turned another page of the book. The fighting outside these past few days was real, but no matter how many people died or how many cries for help there were, Kusuo Saiki should have heard their inner voices. The inner voices of humans before they die are certainly not as simple as what they shout. However, Kusuo Saiki did not waver at all and did not go out to meddle in other people's business even once.

He once admired this man's calm heartbeat amidst screams and wails, so why is he now acting as if he's questioning their actions?

He looked up from the book and stared directly into Kusuo Saiki's eyes, as if trying to see through his thoughts.

"Is it too late to start pretending to be kind now?"

Chapter 25 Kusuo Saiki longs for an ordinary life.

Kusuo Saiki knew what he was thinking because he had watched the anime and knew about Kurapika's suffering. He asked the question because he knew Kurapika.

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Kuroro asked.

But how could he reasonably explain knowing that the Phantom Troupe would attack Kurta's plan?

"Red eyes? How did you know I'd be interested in that kind of thing?"

You might even wear blue light bulbs as earrings in the future.

"I'll do what I always do. Maybe because of what you said, I'll go and find out sooner," Kuroro said.

Sure enough, I knew that even if I had spoken up, the chances of changing anything would have been slim.

Kusuo Saiki walked toward the door, but decided to use teleportation to leave the instant he reached it.

The Phantom Troupe members were left looking at each other in bewilderment, while Kuroro suddenly burst into laughter.

Teleportation—was escaping from Feitan back then also by teleportation? Yet another ability; will this be the last?

Teleportation, petrification, area-of-effect mind reading, illusion, the invisible hand, telepathy, telekinesis. How does he manage to possess so many abilities? Is that clan with the crimson eyes his family?

Suddenly, Kuroro remembered that Saiki Kusuo's eyes were also special. The eyes behind his green-lensed glasses were definitely not normal dark brown, but dark purple. Although they were different from the Scarlet Eyes, it was indeed necessary to investigate them.

Kusuo Saiki was unaware that Chrollo had already observed him and discovered his many abilities, and that Chrollo had developed an intense interest in him and his powers. Those initial realizations flashed through Chrollo's mind only briefly, and were only fully appreciated after he left.

He didn't know that Kuroro had tried to steal Nen abilities but failed. The conditions were met, but he couldn't steal them, which made Kuroro consider a possibility—that the abilities he knew were not all of this person's, and that his knowledge was incomplete, so he couldn't steal them.

This was beyond his understanding of Nen abilities. How did he acquire such Nen? Was it due to strict conditions, such as not being able to speak?

It's a pity that the little boy has already left; he can no longer observe at his leisure. Hopefully, we'll meet again someday.

Meteor Street, near a garbage dump.

Kusuo Saiki proceeded cautiously, as G could be hidden anywhere, and he was extremely careful.

"Well done, Nana, you actually came back alive." Illumi walked out from a corner as if nothing had happened.

"Don't you follow me around every day, big brother? You can't sleep at all unless you make sure your little brother is alive."

"As a reward, here's a limited edition chocolate, strawberry cookies, mango pie cake, and..." Illumi was clearly more distressed than he appeared about the suffering Saiki Kusuo had endured these past few days. Putting himself in his brother's shoes, when had he ever had to suffer the hardship of having to cook for himself?

"I only did it that one time," Kusuo Saiki thought, but he was quickly drawn to the sweets in Illumi's hands. Fourteen days, fourteen days! Except for the first day, he could only use money to buy cheap snacks like lollipops to satisfy his cravings!

Thank you, big brother. You're the best! Upon seeing sweets, Saiki Kusuo immediately forgot everything else, eating the most precious cake among the desserts, a happy expression on his face.

Illumi reached out and patted Saiki Kusuo's head.

"So, can you tell me the answer now? You've met a lot of powerful people these past few days, haven't you? Become an assassin, and I guarantee you can kill everyone you've met these past few days."

"Big brother, even Grandpa and Dad couldn't kill Kuroro together." Saiki Kusuo retorted, his answer equally direct and unchanged.

“Is that so? Then…” Illumi was still stroking Saiki Kusuo’s head. Clearly, he had also anticipated the possibility that Saiki Kusuo would not change his original intention.

My name is Kusuo Saiki Zoldyck, I am nine years old. At the end of my nine-year-old years, I experienced a fourteen-day trial against cockroaches in Meteor City. Now I really want to live an ordinary life.

So after the trial, Ilmi stuck needles into his head.

The needles Illumi used only had a one-sided brainwashing effect, influencing willpower in a negative way; when faced with danger, they would urge Saiki Kusuo to run away.

Illumi would discover the needle once it was removed, so Kusuo Saiki temporarily left the needle in his head.

Most importantly, he discovered something good: his superpowers had been weakened to some extent. Although it was far less powerful than the previous superpower suppressor, this negative needle reduced the overall strength of Saiki Kusuo's superpowers by 40%.

Don't underestimate this 40%. If in the past a slight tremor could push open a 256-ton door in one go, now it can be done with just a 128-ton tremor.

Walking on the road used to feel like walking on thin ice, but now it's like standing on frozen ice in winter. Although you might still accidentally cause the ice to crack, it's much better than before!

Thank you, big brother. You will always be my support.

The first thing Saiki Kusuo did after finishing his trial was to go home, back to the cold and gloomy Kukuroku Mountain at an altitude of 3,000 meters. After living in this house for nine years, he was already missing his little room after only fourteen days.

In just fourteen days, Kusuo Saiki didn't think anything would happen at home; everything should be proceeding as usual...

What kind of hell on earth is this? Can I not go home?

"What's wrong, Xiaonan? I promised to keep my word. Although I'm curious to know if you can open the door now, it will expose us. You should go in through the small door." Illumi stood in front of the house and pushed open the two large doors on each side, which weighed a total of fourteen tons, without changing his expression.

Kusuo Saiki had no choice but to bite the bullet and go back.

These things were actually none of his business, but this was indeed the first time he had truly experienced the Zoldyck family's early childhood training program.

Alluka escaped unharmed, but he was still locked in the small room he had left in.

"Welcome back, Kusuo."

I hadn't been inside the house for more than a few minutes when Mom appeared. She had a security camera mounted on her glasses—wow, the security level at home had finally been raised a notch.

Kusuo Saiki bowed politely.

"Mom, Xiaonan passed the Meteor City Trial! It turns out that although Xiaonan doesn't have much strength, she's smart and observant."

Chapter 26 Homework, there's homework...

For almost fourteen days, Illumi had been holed up in the Phantom Troupe's house. Kusuo Saiki suspected that Illumi had learned to lie through his teeth from Hisoka, as he acted as if he were out there outwitting and outmaneuvering people in Meteor City.

“Although I received the message a long time ago, I was still surprised to see that Kusuo was unharmed. Come on, Illumi, Kusuo, tell your mother about the story that happened in Meteor City. It’s been a long time since the three of us had a heart-to-heart talk.” Kikyo was originally from Meteor City. At this moment, he pulled Kusuo and Illumi together, excitedly looking forward to it.

Hey, nothing's happened to me in these past fourteen days, Illumi, help...

"Of course, Mom, Xiaonan, you don't know yet, do you? Mom used to be the Shadow Queen of Meteor City's East Third District!"

What kind of cringey term is that?

"Hehehe, that's the title I got from assassinating too many people."

The two exchanged words back and forth, with Kusuo Saiki once again using his superpowers to minimize his presence, hoping to say as little as possible and make as few mistakes as possible in this dangerous exchange.

"So how did Kusuo survive? Did he eat crow carcasses?" Kikyo suddenly steered the conversation back on track, which had been drifting further and further away.

Mom, is this how you see your son? Do I look like someone who would stoop to eating crow carcasses?

"How else could she have survived? I really can't think of anything..."

"Yay, yay," Saiki Kusuo looked at Illumi, clearly indicating he had no intention of continuing to lie. "Report the truth, or...?" Saiki Kusuo organized his thoughts, deciding to modify the parts related to telepathy.

To cater to the other person's expectations, one must lie partially! Understanding people's hearts is very simple, especially for Kusuo Saiki, who possesses telepathy.

"Mom seems to know this person. It's always been like this; he can be driven by self-interest."

I'm sorry, Kuroro, I gave Mom the details of the deal word for word.

For those with telepathic abilities, dealing with people is quite simple. By listening to Kikyo's thoughts and chatting in a way that caters to his interests, even without fully revealing what had happened in the past few days, Kikyo would acknowledge Saiki Kusuo's intelligence. Most importantly, after the interrogation, the fact that Kikyo had already accepted it would solidify the other family members' view that Saiki Kusuo was merely clever.

Thinking of this, Kusuo Saiki reinforced the impression in Kijuh's mind that "Kusuo Saiki is very intelligent, but his body is still weak."

This action further solidified his position as someone who could continue to slack off. Seeing that Saiki Kusuo had successfully deceived everyone, Illumi felt relieved enough to leave home and go on his mission.

Yes, there's a mountain of tasks at home. Recently, both Dad and Mom have been busy training Killua and Milluki at age 4 and researching Alluka's abilities, so they simply don't have time to deal with other tasks.

Illumi took on heavy responsibilities at a young age. Although the butlers would also go on missions, the missions that were to be carried out under the Zoldyck banner could not all be left to the butlers.

"Young Master!" Qi Mu Nanxiong had just returned to his room and opened the door when he ran into Xiao Xiang.

"Young Master! It's been so long! Waaaaah, I thought you were going to die in Meteor Street! How could you leave me alone in such a dangerous place for fourteen days!"

That place is your home, isn't it? Is it okay to say that? You've lived quite a long life, haven't you?

Most of the Zoldyck family's butlers are recruited from Meteor City. They have good potential, strong abilities, clean backgrounds, and are more accepting of the Zoldyck family's rule of not taking holidays all year round.

"Waaaaah, Young Master Nanxiong..."

Okay, stop crying. Oh dear, what are we going to do?

"Young Master, you still have fourteen days of homework left, sob sob sob..."

Kusuo Saiki is speechless:

"No, the head of the family disagreed with the eldest young master's idea of ​​taking young master Nanxiong to Meteor City, so there was no trial. Young master Nanxiong's homework will be handled according to the regulations for postponing long-term trips, and he will have to make it up when he returns."

Never mind, it's just homework.

When Kusuo Saiki entered the room, he found a mountain of books stacked in a row.

What is this? This isn't just high school knowledge; it's subject knowledge that needs to be understood. Much of it is at the university level. Even with my superpowers, it would take me at least three hours to figure it out.

Hey, hey, I, Kusuo Saiki, have never spent more than half an hour studying every day! Even espers need to study for three hours straight, so you can imagine the amount of study time they put in, right?

“Young Master…we’d better start making up for it right away. After the head of the family recently discovered Killua’s talent, he said he would increase the difficulty of Kusuo’s studies and asked you to start practical research and development courses as soon as possible.”

Because of Killua's talent, yeah, yeah. That's true, Killua is incredibly strong. If my younger brother surpasses him... no, he'll never surpass me in his entire life.

That night, Kusuo Saiki studied late into the night.

He was reading extracurricular books. There was already a bookshelf of extracurricular books in Kusuo Saiki's room. At this moment, he had not only completed one-sixth of his homework, but also read two ancient books.

Reading ancient books is not like studying, where you can skim through them at lightning speed. Kusuo Saiki enjoys the process of reading and the joy of immersing himself in the stories. His reading speed is much slower, almost the average person's daily reading speed.

As for academic studies, he only needs to grasp the essence and skip the explanations once he understands them. When he encounters problems, his superhuman brain can quickly calculate and troubleshoot, making learning too easy for him.

You ask why he doesn't just read and write one miracle at a time and finish all his homework in three hours? Just kidding. No matter how hard a human tries, they can't possibly finish homework as quickly as a superhuman. He has to pretend to be a genius. Exposing that he's a superhuman would be a huge loss. So he can only study for 10 minutes and relax for 3 hours!

"Young Master Nanxiong, you shouldn't be so hasty. You should get some rest." At night, Xiao Xiang sensed through the crack in the door that Qi Mu Nanxiong was still awake.

"It's been so long since I've seen the young master. It's fine if you don't sleep tonight!"