The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

Getting too close would get him caught in the propeller; he needed to get away from the ship, or he might never be able to get back on. He had to find another way to survive in the raging storm and on the turbulent sea…

Is it really a thrilling survival challenge?

This is commonplace for thieves.

Kuroro held his breath and fell into the water.

Chapter 55 Hunter Exam: Seasickness Crisis 3

None of the people on board knew what had happened. Hisoka bandaged Kurapika's head in the captain's cabin, while Illumi, having removed all the needles, held the helm as before and took control of the ship's direction.

The boat was already dangerous when it was tilting, and then suddenly there was an additional force tilting it, which both of them immediately felt.

"Hmm~ We should have left the reef area by now?" Hisoka peered back, but he couldn't see anything unusual in the raging storm.

"Occasionally there will be stubborn individuals in places far from the shore, but the ship is large and stable."

Inside the ship, many people were thrown about due to the severe tilt, but only Alluka, who was wearing a seatbelt, escaped unharmed.

Kusuo Saiki entered the water before Kuroro. Once off the ship, his body was suddenly embraced by the ocean. Although this embrace was somewhat rough—the sea was churning and countless chaotic currents were churning within—Kusuo Saiki gradually calmed down amidst it all.

His body naturally switched to underwater breathing mode upon entering the water, and the cold water provided physical cooling, allowing him to recover to normal more quickly.

This gradual calm was transmitted to Kuroro through telepathy. Kuroro looked down and could only find his still-burning bandages in the chaotic water.

He sensed it, he guessed it.

The flames remained unchanged, but Kusuo Saiki... may he die.

The dizziness subsided rapidly, and Kuroro's mind was now fully clear. He tried to remain as calm as possible in the current to ensure he could stay underwater for as long as possible.

He hadn't released Saiki Kusuo yet, in order to observe the flames. Ideally, the flames would disappear because Saiki Kusuo entered the water, allowing him to turn the pages of the book. If it was safe to pull Saiki Kusuo out, that wouldn't be out of the question either. If he was still alive, that would be lucky; if he died, at least he would have a complete corpse.

But clearly, the flames remained strong, and as time passed, they showed no sign of disappearing.

Is Saiki Kusuo dying? Why is the dizziness gone, but the heat and flames remain?

As Kuroro gazed at the darkness extending from the flame-covered bandages, a terrifying thought surfaced in his mind.

Will it become a memory for the deceased?

Kusuo Saiki is indeed a gentle person. Although he has almost no empathy and will not take the initiative to help people, he will never hurt anyone.

But when a person is dying, and they are attacked without being identified, they will inevitably grasp at the last straw out of the will to survive. They may even harbor deep hatred after death, and that hatred may transform into a strong thought, the thought of the dead! In that case, their abilities will likely face the worst possible outcome—being burned away completely!

Want to gamble? Kusuo Saiki's talent is definitely not lacking; he's probably the kind of person who can pull it off.

Should he gamble? Should he loosen the bandages completely or pull the person up?

Pull him up, and kill him with your own hands beforehand.

No... none of that is right. We can leave the flames aside for now. He should be prepared to die and let the Thief's Ultimate use its second ability at the same time!

Time passed relentlessly, and the time it took to hold one's breath in the raging waves was inevitably shorter than usual. The hand of death gradually reached out towards Kuroro from the cold water.

Even in his dying moments, Kuroro remained remarkably calm. The book at the bottom of the water was open, with the burning page floating on the surface. Because it was underwater, it didn't need to be held up by hand. And because the fire was underwater, the airflow from the flames gently pushed aside the adjacent pages, preventing them from igniting.

Kuroro was able to free his hands, using one hand to steady the book and the other to flip to the other side and find the ability to survive in the sea.

A suffocating feeling slowly crept over Kuroro. Releasing his power required consuming Nen, so Kuroro slowly retracted the overly long bandages, which restored some of his Nen power. The page of the book that had been set on fire burned even faster as the bandages were retracted.

As the bandages were removed, Kusuo Saiki was pulled closer by Kuroro, but Kuroro was focused on his book and didn't spare a single glance for Kusuo Saiki, whose fate was unknown.

The Nen ability of the bandage cannot be canceled. In this case, it is too difficult to change the rules of the Thief's Ultimate Skill. The only option is to add something to the existing one.

Kuroro set up all the constraints he had envisioned, but he still couldn't use two abilities at the same time.

He cannot learn new abilities out of thin air; he is a 100% Specialist. Other Specialists might be able to do it, but he cannot!

Normally, people only read one page at a time. The act of specifically remembering the other pages to refer to is what bookmarking is all about. So, could we create a bookmark that's integrated with the book's functionality? That would be feasible, allowing it to exist as an accessory.

Life or death, success or failure, hinges on this moment!

Bubbles escaped Kuroro's mouth as seawater filled his nostrils, but he remained firmly pressed on the page of The Thief's Ultimate.

A completely new set of constraints and oaths has been rapidly established by Kuroro.

However, something is still missing. His abilities are extremely unique, and using two of them simultaneously requires very complex conditions.

The cost could not be balanced with what he wanted to gain; he lacked the power.

Power, the thoughts of the dead?

Everyone knows that the spirit of the deceased exists, but not everyone can trigger it.

This technique is almost impossible to master, because very few people can survive by unleashing their Nen through their dying will. In fact, it is death that can trigger this powerful Nen, so even Chrollo cannot guarantee that he can do it.

They continued to sink deeper into the sea, where the light was almost nonexistent. Kuroro could no longer see anything, not even the faint image of a bookmark taking shape in his hand, yet something was still missing, failing to activate the power of the page he had suppressed.

With seawater poured into his stomach, Kuroro's consciousness finally...

In a world where only consciousness remained, Kuroro heard a call.

That voice sounds so familiar. Why is it calling my name?

In Meteor City, exchanging names carries a certain contractual effect. It signifies a mutual bond as companions... Imagine being in the midst of battle, separated by countless mountains of garbage, a vast distance, and you need to convey crucial information to someone... You would need to use your name as a prelude to make the other person listen attentively.

Kuroro: ...

But it's too absurd that a hunter exam could put his life in danger; no one at his level could pass an exam that he couldn't pass.

Chapter 56 Hunter Exam: Seasickness Crisis 4

Kuroro woke up. He opened his mouth and coughed twice, but no seawater came out; there was nothing in his mouth or stomach.

Was it a final burst of energy before death? Or is there truly an afterlife? Although he believed in the soul and had actually experienced it...

No, there was a sound.

He listened intently and could hear the sound of rain, the raindrops of the downpour hitting him frequently. He could also hear breathing and a steady heartbeat beating right next to his ear.

Temperature, touch, and consciousness are all present and well.

"How did you know we were going to steal from Youkexin?" he asked.

Kusuo Saiki: ...Maybe he should just go to sleep.

Kuroro opened his eyes and saw Saiki Kusuo's face, his pink hair soaked in the downpour, rainwater streaming down his cheeks and neck.

Both of them were soaked to the bone. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and there was a downpour of rain and lightning. Kuroro felt that he was not weak and his strength was completely normal, as if none of what had just happened had occurred. Then he found himself being held in Saiki Kusuo's arms. He immediately planned to leave the embrace, but when he looked down...

The sea? Above the sea?

In the air? They're in the air?

...? ? ? ?

Kuroro: ...

Shocked, but not entirely unacceptable. Kuroro observed that Saiki Kusuo was panting, and didn't seem like he could hold on for much longer.

"What do we do? What's the situation?"

What needs to be addressed?

Kuroro suddenly looked down and realized that he was still holding the Thief's Ultimate in his hand!

The page that was burned was still burning; more than half of it had already burned!

"You can't solve this?"

Kusuo Saiki was clearly not in good condition; he had not fully recovered and was extremely exhausted.

He didn't want to teleport to the ship, and he didn't want to touch the ship again for even a second. He flew with Kuroro through the storm to find the ship, only to find that the top of the ship was severely cracked, which was obviously bad, but the people on the ship hadn't noticed yet.

What to do? Using the recovery ability will probably force the ship to stop, since it was unusable just a day ago.

But with the torrential rain and flooding, the boat would inevitably sink if the flooding continued.

Kusuo Saiki reached out to the ship and drew out the water that had entered the bedrooms. This water caused an imbalance in the center of gravity and absolutely could not be left.

How to deal with the torrential rain? Kusuo Saiki looked at the tornado in the distance. He, who was always confident that he could do anything, now had to think about whether he could easily deal with the tornado now, and at the same time, he had to hide it from the examiner who was observing from a distance.

“If you’re thinking about how to stop the roof from leaking, I can do that,” Kuroro said as Saiki Kusuo put him back on the ship. After looking around, he added, “Saiki, I hope you’ll prioritize thinking about how to fix my book.”

Having witnessed Saiki Kusuo fly and manipulate the water to draw it away from the ship, Kuroro had a completely new assessment of Saiki Kusuo's strength.

Besides, the fire that ignites the book was originally created by Kusuo Saiki, so the user can understand the principle better.

"You underestimate superpowered individuals." Saiki Kusuo had intended to say this, but then thought that it wouldn't be bad if Chrollo could handle it.

He wasn't entirely clueless about the flames burning the books.

Saiki Kusuo said,

That makes some sense; abilities and their users are almost inextricably linked. Kuroro looked at the pages of the book. Originally, the pages contained personal information, but it had all been burned away by the fire, yet he could still recall it.

"This guy is from Yorknew City's underworld, codename Slan. He's a third-ranking subordinate of the Ten Elders, a low-level manager who just rose to his position, but he's also the first heir of a certain Chinese-owned family. I remember... I took away his Nen ability, so it's unlikely he'll stay in Yorknew City. He'll most likely go home. His family has branches in Seoul and Bubrachan, called... the Chiselan family. He'll be at the main residence!" Kuroro pondered, seemingly planning to deduce the priority from these two main residences, as time was of the essence.

"That's incredibly detailed," Saiki Kusuo replied. He was exhausted, but he wouldn't allow himself to cause this much trouble for others. Although he didn't know what had happened, Kuroro had almost died when he woke up, and his powers were almost burned away by him.

If Kuroro had died as a result of Kurapika's revenge, he certainly wouldn't have cared, but if he died because of him... he absolutely wouldn't allow it.

Suddenly, Kusuo Saiki reached out and grabbed the page where Chrollo was burning. The flames sizzled in his hand and were temporarily extinguished.

After finishing his sentence, Saiki Kusuo vanished without a trace. Teleportation! He went to Kakari Temple, the city he knew closest to Seoul, flew there, and then used his clairvoyance to find that family!

But things that are usually so easy now feel like the last ten kilometers of a marathon, with every step feeling like another exhaustion before reaching the limit!

Flying, searching with eyes that can see a thousand miles.

Upon arriving, Kusuo Saiki immediately confirmed that there was no such person in Seoul.

It was nighttime, and Saiki Kusuo had just landed at the Chiselan family mansion in Seoul when he found it unusually quiet.

According to his deduction, that person should be on fire, and the commotion would definitely be significant.

"Woof! Woof woof!" The hunting dog at the door barked majestically at Kusuo Saiki.

Watchdog? Kusuo Saiki raised his eyes with a grim face. He didn't hold back his already low-pressure mood. With just one look, the hunting dog seemed to have seen a terrifying, demonic being. It instantly fell silent and lowered its head, desperately trying to burrow to the bottom of the cage!

"Hey! Who's over there? This is the territory of the Qian Silan family!" The barking attracted people.

The housekeeper? He's just arrived at the right time.