The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

"Can you teleport me?" Kuroro thought of the fastest way back almost without pausing.

I hesitated for 0.3 seconds. I didn't really want to help, and I didn't want to get involved in the disputes between Yokoshin. Their infighting would eventually result in a real outcome for either side, and I would bear the resentment of 0.001% of the manga readers. But it was he who asked Kuroro to come alone, and now that he can't go back for the time being, he has a little responsibility of his own.

But helping them for no reason makes it seem like I'm on the side of the Phantom Troupe.

Saiki Kusuo said casually.

Sensing Kuroro's urgency from his inner voice, Kusuo Saiki grabbed Kuroro's arm, already knowing from his inner voice where their destination was.

Phantom Troupe Base.

Kusuo Saiki led Chrollo to a point 200 meters above the base.

The familiar, unstable superpower situation: trying to teleport to a certain location but ending up in the air instead.

The feeling of falling made Kuroro quickly grab onto Saiki Kusuo's arm, his only lifeline.

"...Is this your twisted sense of humor?" Kuroro couldn't laugh.

The spiders in the base were already discussing and debating when they suddenly looked up.

They sensed the presence of a Nen user above them. Someone who suddenly appeared at this moment was just like the person who suddenly took away their companions, appearing and disappearing without a trace.

As the group of spiders quickly retreated from the base, they looked up and saw a pink-haired person in casual clothes grabbing their leader with his bare hands!

No, he hung on me without permission. If he were to fall, I could probably just break a leg thanks to my Nen ability.

Kusuo Saiki fell straight down, only to find Franklin raising his hands. Kusuo Saiki was all too familiar with those hands; the ten fingers hung down and became gun barrels, a hail of bullets, an upgraded version nine years later!

Wait, what if Kuroro lives or dies?!

If you want to kill your beloved commander, just say so.

Franklin's choice was surprisingly not opposed by anyone in the Phantom Troupe. The reason was that Kusuo Saiki had already heard the thoughts of the others: the entire Phantom Troupe's anti-air capabilities were relatively weak. In a situation like this, above ruins with no objects around to use for leverage, if they didn't quickly capture Kusuo Saiki, they would completely lose their advantage.

Only the chivalrous one, after recognizing the man as Kusuo Saiki, was a beat too slow to advise, "Wait a minute, that's someone from the Zoldyck family! They must be here to negotiate. Everyone's being too aggressive!"

Kusuo Saiki quickly landed with Chrollo, Franklin's bullet holes following him all the way down. As they landed, Feitan's parachute tip was once again aimed at Kusuo Saiki.

This guy actually managed to charge into a hail of bullets and dodge them all!

"Long time no see, pink-haired girl." Behind Feitan was Chrollo. Franklin's hail of bullets had stopped, and within the range of the bullets were three unharmed people. Only the walls behind them that had been pierced by bullets proved the true power of those bullets.

"Stop! This person is not dangerous. Tell me what happened to Kubi and Pike first."

As soon as Kuroro spoke, the group members collectively fell into obedient spider-leg mode, following orders.

Yes, except for Nobunaga.

"Commander, where is Uvogin?" Nobunaga took a step forward.

“I’ve confirmed Uvogin’s safety. He’s been affected by Nen. The effects will be removed by 10 p.m. tomorrow.” Kuroro didn’t have time to explain Uvogin’s condition any further. He turned his gaze and said in a deep voice, “Sherlock, explain.”

Kubi and Pike are very important to the Phantom Troupe.

Why was the prophecy triggered ahead of schedule? If this continues, will the loss of half the group members also come true ahead of schedule?

Under Feitan's weapon aim, Kusuo Saiki retreated without a care.

Feitan's inner thoughts.

When Kusuo Saiki heard this, he raised his hands.

Kusuo Saiki stepped back, intending to leave.

"By the way, Captain, we've captured hostages and they're tied up inside the base," Machi mentioned.

Kusuo Saiki stopped abruptly. Could it be Killua? He should have already escaped by now?

When Saiki Kusuo landed, he was afraid that the members of the Phantom Troupe would suddenly appear in his face, so he jumped relatively far. Now the base is more than 200 meters away from Saiki Kusuo, so he did not passively hear the thoughts from the base.

A familiar thought suddenly surfaced.

Hey, who entered the 200-meter passive telepathic range? Which idiot? With your strength, what other choice do you have but to run away?

Kusuo Saiki's face darkened; he prayed that Killua wouldn't be discovered.

Suddenly, a circle rapidly unfolded in the arena, instantly enveloping everyone present. It was Phinks's Circle, and the Phantom Troupe members in the arena were frozen in place, neither moving nor speaking.

[Under the circle of Phinks, one cannot speak or move, otherwise...] Feitan, who was closest to Kusuo Saiki, thought.

What else could happen? Has Phinks mastered the art of killing with circles?

[Otherwise, he will have difficulty concentrating, causing the unfolding of the circle to be interrupted!]

So he was a poor student! What's the use of this circle?!

The circle expanded incredibly quickly. The moment Phinks detected Killua, he could no longer maintain its shape, but it didn't matter; his location was now known. The circle burst like a bubble, and the instant Phinks took a step towards Killua, Feitan immediately charged forward at an even faster speed!

At this moment, Killua realized that he had been discovered and immediately ran away. However, his escape inadvertently revealed his hiding place, which was then discovered by Feitan!

It was only 200 meters; Feitan and Phinks could easily catch up.

The two surrounded Killua.

Kusuo Saiki felt like he was surrounded as well.

They were overcome by the moral obligation not to leave Killua alone here.

[Pretend not to know me, pretend not to know me...] Killua's inner thoughts.

"Okay, Killua, the psychic heard you."

"These are the kids you kidnapped?" Kuroro glanced at Killua, then at Saiki Kusuo. [Are all Zoldyck kids this arrogant and ignorant?]

Thank you for the compliment. I admit that Killua can be quite arrogant at times; even Illumi's needles can't stop him.

"Does the commander know this child?"

"Yes, I encountered it during the Hunter Exam."

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"Franklin said that another little boy attacked Kubi at the time, but before Franklin could help, Kubi was kidnapped by the chains, so our enemy is still the Chain Hands," the Swordsman continued his explanation.

"Franklin, was the little boy fighting Killua's hair shooting straight up into the sky?" Chrollo asked after staring at Killua for a moment.

“Yes, but I didn’t see the chained hands, I only saw the chains,” Franklin said.

What a coincidence. Kuroro covered his mouth in thought, while the spiders waited.

"We can't judge anything just from the chains, but I just thought of something. Is Scarlet Eyes on the auction list? Probably yes, Scarlet Eyes is always present at the biggest underground auction of the year. There were three people who attacked you, two of whom were Killua and... Gon, right?"

Kuroro knew that another person was named Gon!

Killua and the Phantom Troupe members were all surprised.

Kuroro's gaze fell on Killua. Even without Pyke, his eyes could still discern any lying reaction from a person. He approached Killua, put his arm around his shoulder, and stroked Killua's neck, placing his index finger on the carotid artery.

This is an implication. Resisting will lead to death; not responding properly will also lead to death.

"Chain Hand, is that Kurapika?"

No matter how much training you do, there will always be a moment of awkwardness when a person decides to lie. Training can only reduce that unnaturalness to a negligible degree, thus fooling the undetectable.

Killua has been playing games with his life on the line since he was three years old. As a Transmutation user, he has a natural talent for deception.

But Killua was facing Chrollo.

Kuroro, a top student who began learning to disguise and deceive at the age of 13 and continued until he was 26.

Even if Killua has great talent and undergoes rigorous Zoldyck training, his experience far surpasses Killua's.

"Huh? Kurapika? We haven't seen each other in ages. Come on, you guys already checked me out before, I really don't know Chain Hand!" Killua said.

"Your neck is in my hand, yet you're not afraid. Is it because your brother is right next to you?" Kuroro said.

Killua's pupils contracted, and he abruptly looked up: "You, how did you know that..."

"Ah, because he's the hero of the Hunter Exam, Killua," Kusuo Saiki muttered to himself.

Kuroro saw no need to answer Killua's question, and had already made up his mind. His gaze swept over the members of the Phantom Troupe.

“Kurapika, blond, 18 years old, about 5 centimeters shorter than me six months ago, a remnant of the Scarlet Eyes clan,” Chrollo said, “and has a great hatred for the Phantom Troupe.”

"Our initial purpose in coming to Yorknew City was probably to target the Scarlet Eyes, but we didn't expect the Phantom Troupe to make a move on the auction. Our previous suspicions about the Nosra family are probably not wrong. We should focus on investigating the newcomers who have joined in the last few months. If we don't find any leads, we'll look into other gangs."

"Commander, isn't there any other shortcut? Pyke and Kubi could..."

"You can rest assured about that. Based on my impression of them during the Hunter Exam, they have a deep bond and are both very loyal. They wouldn't abandon their comrades. As long as the other side wants this kid named Killua to get away unscathed, Pyke and Kubi will both be able to come back."

After saying that, Kuroro looked at Saiki Kusuo, who hadn't left, and asked in his heart without speaking: [What is your choice?]

Should we take one side, or should we unconditionally save our brother right now?

In Kuroro's memory, Kusuo Saiki was also someone who loved his younger brother very much.

Kusuo Saiki's answer was direct and straightforward.

Killua's expression was complicated.

Well, the rest of the group who stayed behind wouldn't allow it; they only accept people who are tied up and subdued, which would be very troublesome.

After Saiki Kusuo walked into the ruins, he concealed his presence, and the spiders stopped observing him.

"Don't let your guard down completely. That pink-haired guy just now had the ability to teleport. This hostage child needs someone to be in constant contact with him. Machi, you control him." Kuroro handed Killua to Machi.

"The research is enough for the chivalrous ones. The rest of you, tell me your names, blood types, ages, and birthdays," Kuroro explained, revealing the reason for leaving everyone behind. "I'll use my precognitive abilities to find out as much information as possible."

Kusuo Saiki walked into the alley.

Franklin probably increased the range of the bullets so that they could hit Kusuo Saiki in a hail of bullets; even at such a distance, bullet holes were still left in the walls.

There were also some lively little sounds coming from this deserted alley; they came from animals.

Because the number of people around them has decreased, the animals' voices become especially clear.

—What kind of cat-like chuunibyou group is this?

The overly enthusiastic speech allowed Kusuo Saiki to hear every single word clearly.

"Oh? Tell me about it." Kusuo Saiki stopped, looking rather bored. He was waiting for the Phantom Troupe to appear anyway; after all, Killua's life was too precious, and if he accidentally died, he would bear the responsibility for the butterfly effect.

The more Saiki Kusuo listened, the stranger it seemed.

He initially thought it was just an ordinary feline being arrogant, but the bullets and mysterious power gave him a bad feeling.