The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

For some reason, I prefer to avoid these two.

Now the entire Zoldyck family is at Youkexin, and they'll ask: Xiaonan, what is your purpose in coming here?

The excuse of being too bored to travel with Milluki can only fool Killua.

Having connections with the tour group might get you a lecture.

In the dead of night, Illumi successfully killed and controlled the Ten Elders. Because of the Ten Elders' deaths, the mission to kill Chrollo was canceled. After Chrollo left, he used the ability of one of the Phantom Troupe members, Kobi, to copy their respective corpses. This was discovered by the mafia, who then revealed the news of the deaths of most of the Phantom Troupe members to the public.

The auction was held as scheduled.

The host on stage is a puppet controlled by the knight's abilities, while the members of the Phantom Troupe are searching for the auction items backstage. Every auction item is copied by Kubi, and the copies are taken away for auction.

At this point, all the goods at the underground auction had been stolen by the Phantom Troupe.

Kusuo Saiki's phone rang again.

He was prepared, which is why he waited on the rooftop. The Phantom Troupe would definitely ask him for Uvogin's statue.

Kusuo Saiki picked up his phone.

Contact person: Illumi.

...The phone call came without warning.

Of course, Illumi's call couldn't be ignored, so Kusuo Saiki pressed the answer button.

"Xiao Nan, where are you now?"

That opening sounds so familiar; it seems like you asked that question not long ago.

"You're at Youkexin too, right? Grandpa said he ran into you."

"You didn't answer the phone just now, what are you doing?"

"There are people you know here. Did you make a deal?"

"I'll take your silence as agreement. Well, the Zoldycks allow this level of freedom, so don't be nervous. By the way, the reason I called you an hour ago was to discuss working with you to deal with the Ten Old Men. We encountered some technical problems that needed to be overcome, but of course, they're solved now. It just took a bit more time, and we almost let Dad and the others beat us to it."

Chapter 86 The Hunting Moment for Youkexin

What, get ahead of what? Get ahead of the mission to kill Chrollo? Did my butterfly effect delay Illumi's progress?

I hope Spider Head is alright.

"Everyone will be staying at Youkexin for a while longer. Dad said we should get together sometime in the next week. I'll contact you then."

The only one I wanted to refuse was this one.

How many people are at the party? I can't allow Killua not to come. If Killua doesn't come, please consider me a runaway too, thank you.

However, it seems that Kusuo Saiki had no chance to refuse.

Illumi hung up the phone immediately.

Then Kuroro called.

These two are seamlessly connected. Anyway, I won't answer them. Why don't you just text me if you need something?

"Where is Uvogin now? I need to check on his condition. Black Bear should be your partner, right?" Kuroro said on the other end of the phone.

No, it's a real black bear.

Kusuo Saiki's response was to hang up immediately and then send Kuroro a coordinate via text message.

The text message also began with: I hope you come alone.

There was no other reason than that he was afraid the other members of the group would dislike him. This entire group must have been saddened by Uvogin's situation.

The Phantom Troupe's temporary base.

The thief's operation ended, and the spiders were instructed by Kuroro to remain in place and await further orders.

"Why is the commander acting alone?" Finks was the first to ask this question inside the base.

"The reason is simple, isn't it? Collective action makes us too big a target," Feitan replied.

"The prophecy is quite clear, isn't it? Half of the members will face death. I don't think it's safe for the leader to act alone in this situation."

“Hey, the leader in the prophecy didn’t die,” Machi said.

"Uvogin was left behind, so the captain went to find him. Nothing else happened. The captain just needs to bring Uvogin back. The second part of the prophecy should be about next week, not tonight," said the knight.

"Tomorrow will be next week, right?"

The spider's twelve legs are clearly not entirely mindless limbs. Kuroro sent the prophetic poem to everyone, and everyone has already seen it:

Chrysanthemums and grass were advised,

They walked away under the watchful gaze of the Scarlet Eyes.

Even if only half of the partners remain,

Your position remains unshaken.

"Anyway, we just need to wait for the leader to come back. Everyone needs to get together as soon as possible," Machi said.

Yes, the spider legs did not travel the same route on their return journey, and their return is happening in stages.

But no one would disobey the commander's orders, and it was only a matter of time before everyone assembled.

"How many people are still missing?" Nobunaga, returning with beer, glanced at the incomplete group at the base and asked.

"Commander, Franklin, Pike, Hisoka, Korps..."

"I said, we should really go find them."

"Ah, I agree."

"You... the commander's order was clearly to stay put and wait for further orders."

Even a chivalrous hero couldn't stop it. Kuroro wasn't on his phone or in the service area; this matter of the Phantom Troupe's survival couldn't be solved with a Spider-Coin.

The chivalrous knight sighed and could only serve as the acting leader.

"Feitan, Phinks, Nobunaga, you three should go out. It's almost impossible for anything to happen to any of you three, so you must stick together!"

Meanwhile, Hisoka is meeting with Kurapika.

Also included are Gon and Killua.

"Pike and Franklin are downstairs, and there's a little one in the bathroom... You already know about Pike's abilities, right?"

Once Pike touches it, its abilities will be fully revealed.

Kurapika is in danger.

Pike must be dealt with before Kuroro.

Gon listened attentively, while Killua pondered Kurapika's abilities.

Kurapika hid the conditions for his ability from them. An ordinary oath certainly couldn't achieve the Nen sealing he mentioned. What exactly was the price Kurapika paid?

“Well then, I’ll head down first. Staying too long might arouse suspicion.” Hisoka left first, not with the other three.

"Pyke absolutely has to be dealt with," Killua said after Hisoka left. It would be best to kill him... no, not killing him was Kurapika's decision.

“Let’s each take one of them! There are only three of them!” Xiao Jie said.

"Idiot, have you forgotten what kind of existence the Phantom Troupe is? We barely escaped death, and you dare to say that!"

"As long as Killua and I can hold off the other two, Kurapika can take down Pakunoda!" Gon's eyes gleamed. "This is the only way to fulfill Kurapika's wish!"

The considerations are not whether it is feasible due to our capabilities, but rather what must be accomplished before allocating resources.

Killua was speechless at Gon's recklessness.

However, perhaps that "little thing" is weaker. Killua thought that as long as he could control that person first, and then help Gon escape, Kurapika could also quickly deal with Pakunoda.

It should be possible!

The success or failure of the plan depends entirely on the abilities of Franklin and "Little Thing"!

At 11:32:56 PM, Kusuo Saiki, now back in his male form, waited for Chrollo in the Black Bear Cave. Chrollo was wearing a coat, but his slicked-back hair was disheveled and his hair was loose.

The petrified Uvogin has a puzzled expression, as if he is about to question something. Everything about him is so lifelike that no one could possibly create such a similar stone statue.

It really is Uvogin.

"How did you two run into each other? Nobunaga and the others said that Uvogin was looking for the Chainman."

When faced with Kuroro's question, Kusuo Saiki felt he couldn't answer it.

The answer is Kurapika's death.

"Can't you tell me, or do you need money to buy information?"

...I am not Illumi.

"Did you meet Uvogin around here, or in the city?" Kuroro asked, still determined.

This can be answered. [Nearby.]

He actually answered. Kuroro, who was deep in thought, looked at him and said, "Thank you."

[Therefore, our previous speculation remains valid. Uvogin's sudden arrival here must be related to his original purpose, the Chain Hand. The Chain Hand's confidence in dealing with Uvogin suggests they possess some special power, which they may continue to use against the Phantom Troupe.]

Sorry, I should have kept quiet.

"I came alone, and it's inconvenient for me to take Uvogin back. When will Uvogin be resurrected tomorrow?"

“That’s very accurate,” Kuroro said. “So, could you please take care of Uvogin during this time?”

With the problem solved, Kuroro walked outside, and Kusuo Saiki used telepathy to summon the black bear that was not far away to guard the gate.

Kuroro came out and saw the black bear, and froze on the spot:

No, we Zoldycks keep cats, dogs, and dark creatures.

"Beep beep beep, beep beep beep."

Kuroro's phone rang several times in a row. It turned out that there was little signal in the cave, and the old message notifications were only arriving now.

Kuroro picked up his phone and was reading a text message when Kusuo Saiki overheard the content:

What?! According to the original plot, Kurapika should be fighting the Phantom Troupe tomorrow night and then doing a tying-up play with Chrollo.