The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

Killua jumped off the cliff and grabbed three bird eggs: one for himself, one for Alluka, and one for Kusuo Saiki.

Good boy, remember that your brother is weak, that's very good.

Getting the egg is almost equivalent to passing the exam; as long as you follow the protagonist, you'll know exactly how long it takes for the egg to be fully cooked.

While Kusuo Saiki was enjoying the delicious egg, Kuroro emerged from the bushes. Kusuo Saiki stared at him for a moment, then used his X-ray vision to discover that there was an extra layer of something in his laptop bag—a grape spider egg wrapped in layers of soft leaves.

He actually thought of bringing local specialties for the group members.

The final number of people who passed the second exam: 56!

Chapter 44 Hunter Exam Trap Tower

The group traveled to the third examination room aboard a spaceship, and had free time until 8:00 AM.

Kusuo Saiki: Great, I can finally rest.

"Yay! Let's go explore the spaceship!"

"Alluka wants to go too!"

"Okay, let's have a match?"

Kusuo Saiki: Why do children have so much energy?

However, the spaceship is only so big, which is much better than being in the Lost Mela Wetlands. With telepathy, I can know what Killua and Alluka are doing.

The drone was replaced with a camera and attached to Alluka and Killua. After giving Killua some instructions, Kusuo Saiki turned around and bumped into Illumi.

Although he already knew Illumi was here, he didn't know he was going to stop him.

"Click-clack." Illumi's disguised face was covered in nails, and all he could make was a clicking sound.

Illumi handed over the phone.

Although he could tell what someone meant from their thoughts, why was Illumi so confident that he could understand them?

Kusuo Saiki walked into the corner with his backpack on, turned on the computer and started working.

However, with Illumi watching over him, he didn't need to pay too much attention tonight. He remembered that in the anime, Killua and Gon would play until dawn.

Kids have incredible energy.

Kusuo Saiki simply went back to his room, charged all his electronic devices, and even watched two movies. The night passed, and the spaceship brought everyone to the trap tower.

From the outside, the Trap Tower is a huge iron cylindrical tower. Inside, it is filled with traps as you go down the tower. It is a huge project. Even Kusuo Saiki was amazed by the ingenious design when he looked at it with perspective.

The exam rules state that you must reach the bottom of the trap tower alive within 72 hours.

The tower is very tall, but for a superhuman, no matter how high it is, they can simply jump off and they won't die. However, Kusuo Saiki obviously wouldn't choose such an extraordinary method.

The people around them gradually disappeared, and the main group was facing a five-person challenge. Kusuo Saiki declined Killua's invitation. With Alluka joining, they're better off than the original Tonpa, right?

Kusuo Saiki found a single-person intersection and jumped down.

However, this trap tower was orchestrated by someone behind the scenes. After Kusuo Saiki landed, a door was opened for him.

Before Kusuo Saiki even took a step, he could sense with a little effort who he would encounter on the other side of the door. Was it intentional? He deliberately placed Illumi on that side. Well, what a coincidence, Illumi is the older brother. It doesn't matter.

Soon, Kusuo Saiki met up with Illumi, exchanged brief greetings, and even noticed that Illumi was looking at his phone—truly a dutiful colleague.

Suddenly, Kusuo Saiki felt a headache coming on. Foresight?

[Hehehe~ It must be the red thread of fate...]

Illumi: "Click-clack."

Kusuo Saiki took Illumi's hand and turned left directly ahead at the fork in the road.

Although Illumi was puzzled, he didn't care how to proceed now; he would solve any traps he encountered.

Saiki Kusuo already knew that he would encounter Hisoka if he went straight ahead, and knowing his location through telepathy was not very useful in a trap tower full of mechanisms.

Hopefully, I won't run into Hisoka after changing routes.

As soon as Kusuo Saiki put down Illumi's hand, a commotion came from above.

Kuroro's voice sounded so familiar.

The stones above fell down, and before Kusuo Saiki could do anything, Illumi grabbed him by the waist and jumped away.

Kusuo Saiki: At worst, I can teleport. It would be strange to be hugged.

Kuroro landed and looked at the scene before him. Illumi's disguise as Jitaraku was really ugly. His face was full of nails, and his skin had become dark. In short, it was definitely not something that could be accepted by normal human aesthetics.

At this moment, no one would think of the word "protection" when Saiki Kusuo was being protected by Jitara Ku's arm around his waist.

He also exudes the aura of a powerful being, a fact that Chrollo can also discern.

No need for your help, thank you.

Kusuo Saiki thought to himself, "Kuroro doesn't know that Zoldyck is a Zoldyck family member, so it's inevitable that he'll misunderstand."

Illumi released his grip, and Chrollo clapped his hands and smiled brightly, "It's good that you weren't hurt. Since we've met, it must be fate. I guess this was the examiner's intention. Let's go together?"

It was definitely the examiner's fault. Hisoka had already gone downstairs. If he had gone a little slower on this floor, he wouldn't have run into him, right?

The three of them continued on their way, encountering many forks in the road. At each fork, Illumi and Chrollo slowed down, leaving the decision entirely to Kusuo Saiki.

However, out of personal motives, Kusuo Saiki went around in circles on this floor.

Soon, Kuroro noticed the anomaly and, observing the surrounding roads, mentally gave him a clue:

Thank you, I understand completely.

Illumi? Illumi was looking at his phone and didn't notice.

Oh dear, is going down the only option?

"Click-clack," Illumi suddenly said.

Hey bro, what are you doing? Isn't the visuals enough for you?

And there are "outsiders" here now. Kusuo Saiki glanced at Kuroro behind him.

To everyone's surprise, Illumi said not to worry about it and made a gesture for him to do it.

You should always listen to your older brother.

Kusuo Saiki took out his computer and started setting up the small gadgets that came with it.

Illumi expressed his understanding, saying that 45 hours was more than enough.

Kuroro fell into thought again, realizing that ordinary relationships couldn't be this natural.

The connection was successful, and the phone, which wasn't plugged in with headphones, made a sound.

"Left side? Don't you know the rules for the left side?"

"When people don't know which side to choose, they usually choose the left. The examiners also know the rules for the left, so the left side may be more difficult."

"Brother, I've chosen..."

"If Alluka chooses, it's fine. It's just the left side. Whatever comes is a piece of cake."

"Hey, that's so unfair!"

...Kusuo Saiki plugged in his headphones.

The phone was handed to Illumi, and then Kuroro started thinking again, as if he was about to be guessed to be the brother, because how could he entrust the monitoring of his younger brother to anyone other than his brother?

Kuroro also came to the following conclusion:

The ending was actually quite good.

However, they couldn't go in circles any longer. Kusuo Saiki led the two into a room he already knew about, where he knew there were traps set up, and that they would put on bracelets to continue.

Chapter 45, the Hunter Exam, contains a brain-dead calculation problem.

However, in the trap tower full of mechanisms, Kusuo Saiki also made a "misjudgment". Just after the three of them entered the room, the floor suddenly opened the door.

It was a passage trap that Kuroro was familiar with.

Although they could have avoided it, the three of them slid down because it was the path forward.

Hisoka, standing below with his hands on his hips, looked back. He could already feel an alluring scent approaching from behind. Who was it? What delicious candies were they?

Kusuo Saiki, with a dark expression, was safely landed under Illumi's protection, while Chrollo also landed perfectly in an elegant posture.

Then he revealed his strong desire to escape.

"Hey~ three old friends," Hisoka said, a flipped card appearing in his hand. If he had been uninterested just now, he was clearly much happier now. "Looks like we'll be heading forward together. Shall we draw some Jokers along the way?"

Kuroro's inner thoughts.

The gathering of the three beauties left Kusuo Saiki feeling quite exhausted.

The so-called experiment has now officially begun.

The room was filled with infrared light, and the three Nen users passed through it with great ease. Hisoka extended his ability to Kusuo Saiki from the top of the wall, and pink rubber popped out, allowing Kusuo Saiki to teleport through with a dark expression.

The room was filled with trap tiles, with signs next to them indicating that the white square tiles were off-limits. Kusuo Saiki noticed that none of the white square tiles were actually squares, and just as he was about to move, Illumi grabbed him and carried him through at breakneck speed.

As long as they run fast enough, the traps won't be able to catch them.

This action seemed to anger the examiners backstage, and a huge boulder was dropped, almost hitting Kuroro, who was the last to pass.

It's important to know that Kuroro currently has no Nen abilities available. The book in his hand remains open, and he's using the head-swapping ability. He'll have to cancel this ability if he wants to use any other abilities.

It was quite dangerous, but thankfully it ended without any real harm.

Kusuo Saiki was carried away by Illumi. Although it was good that he didn't have to run on his own, the nails on Illumi's body were very annoying.

Just when he thought he and the other two would win without lifting a finger, things took a turn for the worse.

To pass the checkpoint, which required retrieving a key from a height of 100 meters, Hisoka deliberately retreated. Illumi looked at his phone, while Chrollo was wary of Hisoka. After a long silence, Saiki Kusuo resigned himself to his fate and used teleportation to throw down the key. He waited in place for three minutes before leaving, revealing his three-minute cooldown to everyone.

The level features bridges with the possibility of falling, dozens of them with fake bricks in the middle that look just like real ones. Below each bridge is a bottomless pit; falling in would surely result in certain death. Although he could see through the illusion and knew which path was correct, to avoid suspicion, Kusuo Saiki took two wrong paths before finally finding the right one, using teleportation whenever he was about to fall.

In the room called "Gourmet Temptation," Kusuo Saiki teleported to the highest point and took down a pizza and dessert.

Later on, it was almost assumed that he would be the one to pass the test, while everyone else would slack off and only avoid danger if it was triggered.

So what's going on with this situation where one person is dragging three others along? Why am I the one doing the work for three strong individuals?!