The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

"Oh, uncle, give me another can!" Killua reached out.

What's wrong with this kid? He definitely knew there was laxative in the drink. Is he so skilled and daring that he can treat poison as a beverage? Is this some kind of mini-pipe?

Jitala Ku's gaze was also fixed on this side, but he probably hadn't realized that the things the Dongba had brought couldn't be drunk, so he didn't react.

"Um, Brother Kusuo?" Alluka had just taken a small sip of her drink when Kusuo Saiki pressed a finger against the rim of the can, preventing her from drinking any more.

Kusuo Saiki used the Restore technique, which returned the sip that Alluka had already taken to the can back into the beverage that hadn't been opened the day before.

According to what I just heard, the Dongba only put the medicine in this morning and is still wondering why it isn't working.

So it's drinkable if it's been stored for a day.

“Then, give it back to Mr. Dongba!” Alluka obediently replied.

Alluka was a little confused: Why? But her brother said she could drink it if she wanted! Hmm, it tastes a little better than before!

Stop guessing, Kuroro, why do you keep researching human superpowers?

"Hey, young man, I remember you came with two kids, right? Want a can?" Dongba stubbornly insisted on giving the drink to Saiki Kusuo.

Kusuo Saiki took the recovery drink, but he didn't want to drink it himself, so he casually tossed it to Kuroro.

Kuroro, playing the swordsman, caught it and surprisingly showed undisguised joy: "Ah, thank you, Saiki-san."

They even added "Sang"? And was Kuroro really this cheerful? Is he pretending to be a chivalrous knight-errant?

I've already seen through you, why are you still pretending? Do you know that someone who gets mad at the sight of Spider-Man will appear soon? There's no need to be afraid of him now.

So why does Kuroro pretend? Even the seemingly wise and unassuming Saiki Kusuo has moments of doubt.

Although the large number of people around made the conversation a bit noisy, some people's voices were still quite clear.

Kusuo Saiki looked in the direction of the sound and saw Hisoka swiping cards, his eyes fixed on them.

Could it be... that Chrollo is disguised as a knight-errant just because Hisoka is looking for "Chrollo"? Kusuo Saiki glanced at Hisoka a few more times. Hisoka, realizing the misunderstanding, got up and twisted his body to come over. Just then, an examinee happened to pass by, not noticing Hisoka, and bumped into him with his arm.

This is it! A famous scene from an anime, but one that no one wants to see in real life has appeared.

The man's arm flew up, and each drop of blood was replaced by flowers by Hisoka with a thin veil.

"Oh my god, unbelievable! The arm I bumped into just turned into a flower and disappeared..."

Turning countless drops of blood into flowers for magic, isn't that exhausting? Saiki Kusuo, wake up! Hisoka is an extremely dangerous person, and Chrollo has a reason for going to such lengths to avoid him.

Wait, where's my brother?

Kusuo Saiki turned and quickly walked towards Killua. From now on, he had to keep a close eye on Alluka and never leave her side!

Killua didn't do anything bad; he just took Alluka to chat with Gon.

Well, while it's reasonable according to the plot, it's a bit arrogant for you kids, who are already quite conspicuous in this exam room, to gather together and attract attention.

They were talking loudly and without any attempt to hide it, and everyone around them was listening intently, as they were the only ones talking.

Kuroro didn't seem to have any intention of getting close to the children. He found a quiet place to play on his phone, just like a knight-errant.

"Ding ding ding...!"

The bell rang, the exam began, and the examiner, Saci, appeared; his mouthless face looked rather strange.

The first test was running. Kusuo Saiki was very calm. Given the Zoldyck family's training requirements, it would be a waste to fail this small difficulty of the Hunter Exam. Even Alluka, Kusuo Saiki believed that Alluka could run a distance on her own... Killua, what are you doing?

Kusuo Saiki's face darkened. He knew Killua had a skateboard, but now he was actually tying Alluka to his back with a rope.

"Kuro actually wants Alluka to run in such a troublesome skirt!" Killua exclaimed in shock.

Uh, this is indeed a problem. I should have had Alluka change into some casual clothes.

Killua gave him a troubled look: "So long-winded, Alluka, can you handle this?"

"Yes! I can do it!" Alluka's eyes sparkled, full of energy and spirit.

Even if Saiki Kusuo is tired, he will use his recovery ability to help Alluka once, so there shouldn't be any problem.

Alluka is fine now. As Saiki Kusuo turned around to run, he noticed five eyes fixed on him.

Illumi, Hisoka, Chrollo, Killua, Alluka.

What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?

The next moment, Kusuo Saiki remembered the weak persona he had maintained all along.

The kind of character who is capable and intelligent but physically weak.

In just 0.1 seconds, Kusuo Saiki made his choice: he couldn't run. He abruptly stopped himself from taking that step, as Saji had already started running ahead.

Chapter 37 The Hunter Exam Begins

"Kusuo-nii, you spend all your time in the lab researching, haven't you ever thought about falling behind? Don't you think you can keep up?!" Killua pointed at Saiki Kusuo, looking shocked.

There's no need to go to such lengths to attract attention.

Yare yare urus! I could have kept up anyway. Don't underestimate superpowered people.

They just forgot that they had a physical weakness.

Kusuo Saiki took out a small cell phone and a drone from his bag.

"But how are you going to keep up, Nanxiong-ge?"

An ability you don't know about: teleportation.

"How strange..." Killua was suspicious, but after seeing Saiki Kusuo's various inventions over the years, he wasn't surprised. He tossed his phone up and caught it, then followed Alluka. "I'll protect Alluka, you just follow behind!"

"Alright, alright, I just need to teleport at the end, where do I go?" The crowd dispersed, and Saiki Kusuo looked around, found a flat spot, sat down, and closed his eyes.

The drone was just a cover, letting Illumi know that he was watching his brother.

"I'm really curious about the conditions for activating your teleportation."

Kuroro. Kusuo Saiki didn't even lift his head, as if he were asleep.

There was a slight movement nearby, as if Kuroro had sat down.

Kusuo Saiki opens his eyes:

"Can your teleportation take people with you?"

No, and why should I take you? If you can run, run with me yourself.

Kuroro twirled his phone and placed the screen in front of Saiki Kusuo.

It was an opened text message with the following content: Okay, we accept this task, but it is limited to assistance only, and we do not guarantee the pass rate of the Hunter Exam.

"I've been meaning to use the 30% off card. If it's useful, then it'll be easy to use when it actually comes in handy, right?"

Kusuo Saiki opened his phone; a text message had just arrived from home, but he hadn't intended to open it.

Mission objective: Assist a Phantom Troupe member named "Swordsman" in passing the Hunter Exam. Assistance is provided, but passing is not guaranteed. Furthermore, assistance does not require the sacrifice of the assisting member. If the two are in competition and the assisting member wants to obtain a Hunter License, further assistance is unnecessary.

Reward for the mission: 60 million nuns.

Sixty million? Such vague terms of assistance are worth sixty million? And that's a 30% discount on sixty million? The original price is almost as much as the price of a hunter's license, isn't it?

“Actually, there are shortcuts here. There’s more than one underground passage. If you know the coordinates of the destination, we can take the shortcut to get there,” Kuroro pointed out.

"Speculation." Kuroro, still wearing Chrollo's face, opened the book, flipped through a couple of pages, and Chrollo's face disappeared. His body hadn't changed much; it turned out he only had the ability to change his head. At the same time, some shadows emerged from the book. "These things can help me scout the way. Once I know the route, I can deduce the destination by thinking 'If I were the examiner, what route would I choose?'"

"Ah, that was known using a computer, but the real circuit diagram was encrypted. A true martial arts master might be able to decipher it, but I'm not good at that, so I used my abilities to explore it."

"Give me the computer, maybe I'll find the answer?" Kusuo Saiki glanced at the computer for two seconds. "No, forget it. The materials used in this computer are probably not sturdy. It wouldn't be good if I broke it."

The shadowy figures explored very quickly and soon returned to Kuroro's side. Only then did Kusuo Saiki realize that these things looked like rats, and Kuroro was able to read the map they had explored by holding them in his hands.

Catching a mouse with bare hands... even though it's a Nen-powered mouse, one would subconsciously feel that it's full of bacteria.

Kusuo Saiki watched the map being generated in Kuroro's mind through telepathy; this was still the most convenient thing to do.

Kuroro: If the examiner doesn't speed up, no, he should speed up by at least 20%, then the candidate's position... there are no forks in the road ahead, the nearest fork is... then there are three possible destinations, and two of them lead to the same place. If I were the examiner, in order to prevent the candidate from predicting the destination... the destination is in Shimeile Wetland, and there are two shortcuts in the general direction, the one on the right is the shortest.

Absolutely correct. Do you really need me to provide the coordinates?

"If I know the destination, can I teleport there instantly?"

Why is this guy so insistent that I can teleport people? When have I ever given myself away?

Kusuo Saiki stood up and noticed that his white coat was covered in dust. "Oh dear, how long has it been since this place was cleaned?"

...There won't be any cockroaches, will there?

Kusuo Saiki casually restored his clothes to their original state from a day ago, with Kuroro already leading the way.

Kusuo Saiki was never one to bring up topics, so he walked calmly in the darkness, while Kuroro occasionally took out Shalnark's phone to send messages to the Phantom Troupe members.

After all, the Yorknew City arc will begin soon after the Hunter Exam, right?

They were just chatting about everyday things.

"Are you good at night vision?" Kuroro asked in the darkness.

Indeed, the two of them were plunged into complete darkness, with extremely dim light. An ordinary person would probably have been blind long ago.

But superhumans have top-tier night vision; they can walk even with their eyes closed, probably due to instincts like perception.

Kusuo Saiki made up a reason on the spot.

You're driving even though you can't see the road?

Chapter 38 Hunter Exam Bewitching Tree

There was nothing he could do; after all, the other party had helped him, and was even the mission target. Saiki Kusuo rolled up his sleeves.

He has worn that wristband for years, never taking it off even when showering. Now, a third of the wristband has turned white and it glows.

Although it doesn't get in the way, it becomes very noticeable when walking around the Zoldyck family home and entering any dimly lit area.

Then the parents or the housekeeper would wonder what this new invention was.

Kusuo Saiki couldn't explain it, but when asked, Milluki did, saying it was a glowing wristband from some manga. In an instant, Milluki's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) tendencies were on full display.

So, to avoid any more strange looks from his family and butlers, Kusuo Saiki had already wrapped the wristbands on his wrists in a black cloth so that no light could leak out.

The light emitted by the wristband is not fluorescence, but a faint glow from abundant energy.