The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

Where did this athletic champion come from? Don't underestimate winter swimming!

Don't underestimate winter swimming.

Don't underestimate winter swimming, you bastard! What are students doing here?!

Can't people with hands and feet live a normal life? What kind of people did Sky Arena hire?

Who's having a cramp? Clairvoyance!

The man wore a tie around his neck and swimming goggles, swimming in a bizarre manner that resembled a combination of doggy paddle and breaststroke.

Oh dear, it's no wonder you get cramps swimming like that.

...Wait, is this Leorio?

Before Kusuo Saiki could swim close, Leorio's inner voice rang out again.

Leorio suddenly exerted his strength again.

Oh, that's quite inspiring. Kusuo Saiki glanced around the room; Leorio was ranked 37th, and there were only 44 participants in total, making him the eighth from the bottom.

Of course, I wouldn't tell him that it would damage his confidence.

Hmm? What plan?

Kusuo Saiki looked toward the source of the sound and saw that it was Phinks rotating his arm underwater again. Was he planning to use the Rejuvenation Technique again? With the author's physics exam score, he had no idea what would happen if Phinks' fist was thrown underwater!

Fortunately, I used it on the fifth lap.

Phinks clenched his fist and delivered a blow, using the same ability, Reversal of Fortune, which could be used underwater.

"Boom!" A water dragon appeared on the water's surface, swept up by the force of the fist.

Like a landmark, it revealed Phinks' coordinates.

What's the point of doing this?

Kusuo Saiki heard it from his heart.

—This must be a lie, right?!

"Boom!" A huge explosion came from somewhere; it was a bomb being dropped.

The host of Sky Arena immediately followed up: "Numbers 36 and 37 were eliminated by explosions! What exactly happened in the pool?!"

Is this elimination? Judging it so quickly, it's practically death!

Two speedboats belonging to the Phantom Brigade appeared on the left and right sides of the field.

The knight stood at the bow of the ship, raised his hand and looked around: "Wow, there are so many contestants. We're probably going to get a warning from the Sky Arena."

"They're just a gang of thieves anyway, so it doesn't matter, right?" Feitan said from the side.

"Hahaha...that's right!"

There are Shalnark, Feitan, Korps, and a huge torpedo on this ship.

Kubi raised his hand and copied a torpedo. Feitan kicked the copy and hoisted it up: "Where to throw the next one?"

Kusuo Saiki: Yare yare, is this the source of countless torpedoes?

...No, you terrorists, get away from the stadium!

Side Story: Swimming Competition Continued (Part 2)

"Feitan, this is an explosive torpedo, so be careful. What if it explodes near us?" Shalnark complained, holding the torpedo and assessing the underwater situation. "Fifty meters ahead should be fine, but don't throw it too close."

This is a timed torpedo. The knight adjusted the timer on the torpedo, and Feitan was about to throw it away with the torpedo in his arms.

Suddenly they all felt the heat emanating from the torpedoes. In the next instant, they both threw off the torpedoes, and Feitan darted past the Kubi and jumped into the water to survive.

"Explosions have occurred on the water's surface! Whose Nen ability is this? The fishermen who just entered have also disappeared! What on earth happened—" said the host of the Sky Arena.

Fishermen disappeared? That's so harmless. The terrorists were bombed.

As for why the torpedo exploded prematurely? Well, what goes around comes around. No one can predict when something like this will explode on its own, and it definitely has nothing to do with superpowers.

Kusuo Saiki walked underwater with his hands in his pockets.

Feitan, Shalnark, Phinks, and Korps, who have fallen into the water, meet.

Finks: What are you guys doing?

Feitan: Don't you think it's easier to attack other contestants in the water? You go swim away.

Finks: Wasn't the plan to have me hitch a ride under your speedboat and overtake to the front?

Feitan: This is also part of the plan.

Swordsman: This must have been an accident. There was no contingency plan for this kind of accident.

Feitan: Now that we have it, let's have Machi do the same, since the unlimited ammo was originally with us.

Unlimited Ammo*: Glug glug glug...

Kusuo Saiki: ...

Kusuo Saiki: Destroying the torpedo bombs actually increased the number of people we had to deal with.

After eliminating three opponents in a row, Feitan encounters Kusuo Saiki underwater.

At that time, Kusuo Saiki had just used an equivalent exchange to send the knight out of the arena. It's very simple: the human body has no value.

Moreover, the Phantom Troupe seemed to have been prepared to fall into the water, as X-ray vision revealed that they were all wearing swim trunks and swimsuits.

The price of swimsuits and swim trunks is so low that they can be exchanged for any small item of similar value outside the venue.

Therefore, Feitan.

Recognizing him is one thing, but why did he immediately use his Nen ability? That's a bit over the top.

Feitan's Unforgivable Man unfolds, revealing a set of clothes he is wearing.

He judged that he could not allow Kusuo Saiki to directly touch his body:

The guess wasn't entirely correct, but the approach was right; the Phantom Troupe has truly extensive combat experience.

If Saiki Kusuo were to temporarily wear clothes, he wouldn't know what he could use to successfully exchange them. Would clothes with Nen abilities be valuable?

Feitan raised his parachute.

Sorry, I teleported.

Kusuo Saiki left immediately.

The hostess at Sky Arena announced that there were 30 people left.

Kusuo Saiki: It won't go down any further, I absolutely won't allow it.

"Oh no! Another contestant has disappeared! What happened?!"

Kusuo Saiki: Tsk, the vow I made just a second ago has completely turned into a flag.

Somewhere underwater, Illumi is still relentlessly pursuing the 30 billion.

Kuroro opened the book underwater, his hands displaying the marks of a pair of destroyers, as he tried to grab the swimmer next to him.

Before he could even begin to use the hand seals, his fingers were broken off by the other party.

The phrase "breaking Chrollo's hand" refers to Kusuo Saiki, who had just arrived at the swimmer's location and pulled the swimmer away, only to be caught by Chrollo himself. Kusuo Saiki felt apologetic for this.

The Paired Destroyer skill turns living people into bombs and kills them instantly. This Kuroro is incredibly vicious from the start. Luckily, it was me.

Kuroro was shocked and quickly pulled his hand away, but as he tried to escape, he felt a tugging on his coat.

Illumi seized the opportunity!

Kuroro turned around and met the gaze of the person who was relentlessly pursuing him. Although it was just an overcoat, it was now valued at 30 billion, and he was quite unhappy to have to give it up.

But he could also sense that this unknown contestant number 6 was quite strong, and that fighting him would be a disadvantage.

Kuroro lowered his hands, and Illumi finally grabbed his coat.

Kuroro finally undressed underwater.

It sounds strange, but it's even stranger to wear a coat while swimming.

What's also strange is Kuroro's body.

Kuroro's bookmark has been using a power called Water Fins. It caused fins to grow behind Kuroro's ears, along his spine, on the outside of his arms, and on his waist. These fins are a gradient of dark blue and green. Fish scales have also appeared on Kuroro's body.

...Have we finally evolved into fish-men, humans?

Even Kusuo Saiki was surprised. Although his transformation ability could also turn him into an animal, he would directly turn into a fish instead of something with a distinctive feature.

Of course, Kuroro's legs are still legs; this ability simply enhances his flexibility in underwater activities.

The group was in a relatively deep area. Kuroro turned and swam upwards and forwards, sacrificing his jacket, as he was determined to win the race.

Having successfully ripped off Kuroro's coat, Illumi's disguise of having no nails on his face could no longer be maintained, exposing himself.

Illumi, Illumi, don't even think about killing someone to cover it up. You're killing your own family.

Illumi waved to Kusuo Saiki and swam away first.

It was as if they knew what I was saying.

Kusuo Saiki watched as Kuroro walked away. With his excellent underwater visibility, he suddenly noticed that Kuroro had come to an abrupt stop as if he had braked. In front of Kuroro was Ai, who could stretch and contract freely like a spider web.

Hisoka descended from the sky into the water, beginning his underwater battle with Chrollo.

Good job, Hisoka, you two settle your differences right here.

On the other side of the field, the speedboat carrying the Machi Parker girls' team was moving forward.

They ran into Killua Gon.

Kusuo Saiki: You two need to wake up. Running away is the most important thing.

But the Phantom Troupe members are blocking the way.

Their intention was to stop the twelve earthly branches, and they didn't take Killua and Gon seriously at all.

Kusuo Saiki arrived and boarded the speedboat as an ordinary person.

"Who are you?" A vacuum cleaner, a needle, and a pistol were pointed directly at Kusuo Saiki. In an instant, Kusuo Saiki was facing the threat of three spiders.