The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

Being rather lazy, Kusuo Saiki wants to buy a house outside and establish a second Zoldyck branch so he can get through this last year.

Alluka's reaction was to pout: "Hmph, I should have said I'd play with you for a year, Kusuo-nii is so cunning!"

To fulfill a request, Alluka herself must be satisfied. Based on this superstition, Kusuo Saiki decided to take Alluka on a long journey with stops along the way.

I booked a suite in a five-star hotel for a month.

Alluka was a child who hadn't left the house for many years. The last time she went out was when she was taking the hunter exam as a "wild man." She was quite surprised to come to a bustling city for the first time.

Alluka walked and ran around, and Kusuo Saiki gestured that he could run around as much as he wanted, while his older brother followed behind.

Within his telepathic range, no one could harm Alluka without his anticipation.

Alluka ran past the flower shop, where not only were flowers on display, but also many apples.

"Brother Nanxiong, why are there apples here?"

Saiki Kusuo said casually.

"Please wrap these flowers simply for me, no need for arranging... I'd like to do it myself, um, thank you." Inside the florist, a blond man in a suit took a bouquet and turned around.

He met Saiki Kusuo and Alluka at the door.

"Kurapika! I never expected to see you here!" Alluka clearly remembered this one of her few friends from the outside world.

Those blue eyes showed surprise upon seeing the two distinctive individuals, followed by a very gentle smile.

"I didn't expect to meet you here, Little Alluka, and Killua's second brother."

Kusuo Saiki's X-ray vision revealed Kurapika's body to be in pretty good shape; he appeared to be in excellent physical and mental health.

"Is there something you need here? I've been here for a few months, perhaps I can be of help." Kurapika.

If a family of assassins came here for business, shouldn't they be hiding?

"We came here to play," Alluka chuckled, raising her hand in invitation. "Kurapika, do you want to come along?"

“I have a lot of errands to run and can’t stay with you for long, but we have some time now, so we can have dinner together and I can recommend some places to visit in this city.”

Alluka looked at Saiki Kusuo with sparkling eyes.

Although Kusuo Saiki felt it was a bit of a bother for others, Alluka clearly wanted to catch up with Kurapika.

Kurapika's inner thoughts are quite busy. He's been staying here for the past three months since Yokoshin. What has Kurapika been doing?

Before Yokkishin left, Kurapika worked for the Nosra family, a yakuza gang.

Wearing all black, has he become a gangster? It seems a bit strange that one of the four main characters would become a gangster, even though Killua, being an assassin, isn't much better off.

So, it turns out that you can be a spy in the Hunter Association without being a member of the mafia, or even if you're a member of the mafia.

Neon is the prophet of the Nosra family, a mafia family. Her powers have now been stolen by Chrollo... so she's still closely connected to the mafia?

This person seems to have accomplished a lot in just three months.

It's the kind of stark contrast where you just stayed home during the holiday, while a classmate had already gained experience and income from working in three factories and doing three jobs during the holiday.

Saiki Kusuo said:

“Yes, you are my very cherished friends. I will have someone else take these flowers.” Kurapika typed and sent a text message on his phone, handing the flowers over to the shop owner.

Kurapika thought again:

It turns out that flowers are meant for offerings.

Kurapika asked Alluka and Kusuo Saiki about their preferences and took them to a casual eatery. The restaurant's specialty was soup, and every meal came with a delicious clay pot soup.

Kusuo Saiki was quite satisfied with the ordinary meals.

Alluka looked at the perfectly normal meal and asked, "Don't we eat anything special?"

“Since you’re on a long journey, I think you’ll get to enjoy the city’s cuisine at your own pace. This clay pot rice is perfect for tired people.” Kurapika was very considerate. He could tell from their suitcases that they had just disembarked from the spaceship and hadn’t rested yet. Considering Alluka’s normal abilities and Saiki Kusuo’s weakness, he chose this meal.

He took out a pen from his pocket and asked the shop owner for some white paper to write on.

"If Alluka has never been out before, I recommend watching the stage play, which is very different from the movie."

As Kusuo Saiki sipped his soup, he thought: "That kind of thing would be a disaster for me. It's a complete spoiler. The actors would be thinking about the next scene."

"I remember you like to eat desserts, so there is a street that gathers snacks from all over the country, including desserts. It will be lively no matter when you go there."

"At the end of this street, a free market opens every weekend and holiday. There are people performing talents on the street, and there are also stalls where you can exchange goods. It's very lively."

"Although your home is located high in the mountains, there is a mountain on the easternmost edge of this city with a very beautiful sunrise, which was once described in a poem by a wandering poet..."

After a series of introductions, Kurapika handed the paper to Kusuo Saiki.

Judging from Alluka's feelings, the child is very excited and probably wants to go to every single one of them.

"What is Kurapika doing?" Alluka asked.

"For me, it's just work."

"What kind of job?" Alluka was very curious about the outside world.

"Hmm... I guess it's the job of a bounty hunter, catching bad guys and such."

Clearly, there was more. But Kusuo Saiki wasn't curious; he ordered an ice cream and thoroughly appreciated that this city even sold ice cream in winter.

“I just remembered that you are a hunter, Alluka, so it doesn’t matter if I tell you. My family has always lived deep in the mountains and forests, and I hope they can come out and be recognized by the world.”

Is it true or not? As a human organ, the red eye has always been one of the seven beauties and is always on the list of high-priced items. Without buying and selling, there would be no killing, but buying and selling will always continue. Once it comes out, other members of the tribe will be in great danger.

After all, not everyone has Kurapika's strength.

"Although it is dangerous... we must make changes for this. The real relocation of the entire clan will only happen after I have a high status like the Twelve in the Hunter Association. My status can become a protection for the clan. To protect the clan, I also need strength and connections. This is the goal I will inevitably strive for in the future."

Kurapika clenched his fist, his eyes gleaming.

"So I don't allow myself to stop easily. I have a plan for what I need to do every moment."

Alluka seemed to sense something: "Brother Nanxiong, is there anything I can do for the family?"

The biggest help you can give your family is to not do anything, especially to avoid falling into Illumi's hands; it's too terrifying.

Chapter 97 Military Ceremonies

After saying goodbye to Kurapika, Kusuo Saiki took Alluka to the hotel.

After settling into the suite, with plenty of time to spare, Kusuo Saiki and the child practiced Nen before going to sleep.

Yes, the cultivation of mindfulness.

Even without Nen, Saiki Kusuo can still provide guidance. The specific method is to have Alluka, who uses the hair, read the mystery novel he hasn't finished reading next to him. After all, the only difference between humans and hard work is a supervisor.

The next day, they got up early and decided to go for a morning run to the food street that Kurapika had mentioned.

On a winter morning run, a child's face gradually turns rosy as he runs, and an elderly stranger on the roadside offers him a kind greeting.

Kusuo Saiki walked behind Alluka. Logically, a runner should leave a walker behind, but every time Alluka turned around, she would see Kusuo Saiki leisurely following not far behind.

Kusuo Saiki raised his foot and demonstrated a teleportation to Alluka's side.

It's just that it's easy for them to walk around and cause some damage to the city.

Alluka gradually became bolder and ran ahead with confidence, because no matter what happened, his brother, who could teleport, would immediately appear beside him.

"Brother Nanxiong! It looks like the food street is just ahead!"

"I want to eat that preserved plum pancake, takoyaki, and dorayaki!"

Kusuo Saiki nodded and used his inner voice to ask the three bosses to make two extra portions.

When Alluka went to buy it, she simply took the money and bought it.

"How lucky! The uncles made two extra portions!" Alluka took a bite of the warm pancake and showed a happy expression.

Kusuo Saiki calmly took a bite of a dorayaki, and immediately showed an expression as if he were melting.

Yes, it's truly a lucky thing to be able to eat such a warm and sweet treat in winter.

To be honest, the people here are quite diverse. As a central city that serves as a transportation hub, it gathers cuisines from all over the world and people from all over the world. If the area around the hotel is full of indistinct city dwellers, the food street they've arrived at is teeming with people with distinct personalities, and you can hardly find two people wearing the same clothes.

In an inconspicuous corner, a man deep in thought collided with a little white-haired girl holding a cane, causing the girl to fall and scatter her bag on the ground.

The man looked down, glanced around, stared at the items on the ground, and discreetly put one of the fallen items into his pocket. He then helped the girl pick up the other items and put them back in the bag, adding an extra stone to offset the weight of the lost item.

All their actions were seamless, leaving no trace; such a casual yet meticulous crime.

It also carried a sense of leisure, as if they were just looking at items on a supermarket shelf.

The little girl got the bag, the man left, and Kusuo Saiki hesitated before looking away.

In the original world, on a school campus, this would certainly need to be stopped, but in the Hunter world, this situation is too common, and he has no need to act as the abrupt one to uphold justice.

"Brother Kusuo, what's wrong?" Alluka noticed that Saiki Kusuo seemed lost in thought and looked towards the blind girl. "That child... is he disabled?"

"But someone helped her carry her things! That's so kind!"

Well, this is...

The blind girl received the bag, hurriedly said thank you, bowed deeply, and hugged the bag tightly.

When she looked up, a long snot hung from the girl's nose. She sniffed hard and said, "Um, I'm so sorry, but I wanted to ask if there's a wooden box around here. That's a military equipment box... Ah! I'm so sorry to trouble you! If it unfortunately fell somewhere far away, just tell me where it is, and I can go find it myself! I'm so grateful for your help..."

The little blind girl clung tightly to the man's clothes.

Whether it was her hearing or intuition, she felt that this person must be related to the missing Gungi, and that losing this person meant losing Gungi.

This unreasonable grip surprised the man greatly: Had he been discovered? By a blind man?

The man didn't intend to hide it and became even more curious.

"Of course, the item is in my hands. How could I possibly know how you found it?"

It was this person who took it!

The little blind girl was surprised, but quickly accepted it. She wasn't angry about being bullied like this, and calmly explained, "Because the ceremonial uniform is very important to me, and the bag was heavier than before, I touched it and found that it didn't have the shape of the uniform..."

"Sir, can you give it back to me?" the little blind girl asked.

"Well, I'm not really keen on giving it to you. Military instruments are hard to find elsewhere."

"Sir, are you familiar with military protocol?"

"I know I haven't played it before, and I'm planning to give it a try."