The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

"While hiking, the birds slowly awoke in the early morning, their chirping echoing throughout the forest..."

These two Kuruta people praised nature.

Alluka was completely captivated by the descriptions of the two Kurta people.

Alluka winked at Saiki Kusuo, looking slightly troubled:

Kusuo Saiki: ?

Listen to me, I have 33 years of human life experience.

Don't try to apply the half-baked knowledge you just learned from a book.

"Let's go hiking together! My brother wants to come too!"

...Although I really wanted to refuse, I couldn't leave Alluka right now.

The two Kuruta tribesmen smiled naturally and looked at Saiki Kusuo: "Then let's set off at four o'clock tomorrow morning. Can you get up?"

With this kind of time agreement, the children will automatically get up when the adults do.

“We haven’t exchanged names yet. My name is Prulana!” said the man with bright yellow hair.

Well, Kurapika's name is actually quite strange. Similarly, the names of the other people in Kurta are probably not very normal either, after all, they are from a minority group.

The person with brown hair politely said, "My name is Kururi."

Kusuo Saiki covered his mouth.

Kuli stuck out her tongue and slapped her forehead: "I really like my name, but it always sounds a bit strange to outsiders, haha..."

"Kururi! So cute! And you, big brother, could you say your name again? I forgot!" Alluka said. "Oh right, my name is Alluka!"

Negative examples come quickly.

When everyone's eyes fell on Kusuo Saiki, he tidied up the bowls and chopsticks in front of him, put his hands together to thank them for the hospitality, and then began to face them.

Kuruta is a little too friendly.

Kusuo Saiki was deeply troubled by the fact that his favorability rating had reached a certain level.

Favorability Inquiry/Favorability Display: A usage of telepathy, it allows you to judge others' favorability towards you or others' favorability towards each other based on your thoughts, and displays it visually with a numerical value. Generally, the highest favorability between people is 100, but the favorability between couples and other people with deep feelings will far exceed the limit.

Chapter 102 Climbing the Mountain

12 month 27 day.

Wait a minute, why is the beginning of every chapter lately counting the date?

Perhaps it's to make people clearly feel the passage of time.

This is important because it's very convenient to know what time it is today when anything happens, and it's also very easy to keep track of how long it has been since a certain time last occurred.

Open the calendar, and the holidays around the date, including some people's birthdays and death anniversaries, will quickly come to mind.

For example, Alluka and Killua share the same birthday, July 7th, which is still more than half a year away.

For example, Illumi doesn't like to celebrate his birthday, which is on a certain day of a certain month, and his family rarely holds a celebration for him.

For example, Kurt didn't like celebrating his birthday, which was on a certain day of a certain month. Although he was still a child, his family never held a birthday party for him.

For example, I don't like celebrating my birthday, *month* *day*, even though Xiao Xiang and the others celebrate it for me every year.

Let's admit it: Yoshihiro Togashi didn't actually set birthdays for too many people.

By the way, August 16, 1998, down to the year of my birth, is my birthday, Kusuo Saiki.

I'm just mentioning it; I don't want anyone to remember it, and I'm not trying to show off, really.

At 3:59 a.m., Kusuo Saiki, while scouting the area, led Alluka to meet two Kurta tribesmen at the foot of the mountain.

None of the Zoldyck family members had the habit of sleeping in, and even Alluka was full of energy at this moment.

"Wow, you're already here!" Alluka waved vigorously on tiptoe. "I knew it, brother, we should have arrived sooner."

Oh dear, the appointment was for four o'clock, and I'm already a minute early.

With his incredibly accurate superpower clock, Kusuo Saiki is always punctual.

He did know that the two men had been there for twenty minutes.

Next, we went hiking.

I wonder if anyone has ever climbed a mountain at four in the morning.

It was pitch black and cold. Looking up with a lantern, all you could see were endless stone steps, with forests on either side that swallowed up the light.

Alluka quietly tugged at the hem of Saiki Kusuo's clothes.

“Brother, shall we talk while we climb the mountain…” Alluka said.

Why would someone afraid of the dark if their body is full of dark creatures?

"Are you scared, little Alluka?" Kurumi leaned over and took Alluka's hand. "Don't worry, just hold my hand!"

On one hand, children are encouraged to tug at the hem of their clothes; on the other hand, parents actively take their children's hands. The contrast is striking.

Kulili's eyes glanced at Saiki Kusuo several times, and Saiki Kusuo was certain that the gaze was scrutinizing.

Don't make things so difficult for people with superpowers.

While affectionately stroking Alluka's hair, Kururi kept glancing at Kusuo Saiki.

His exaggerated performance, which seemed like a demonstration, was ignored by Kusuo Saiki.

Kusuo Saiki even took an extra step to the side so that Alluka could get to know this new friend who liked to take care of others.

Alluka certainly had no objections. His favorability towards Kusuo Saiki was at its maximum of 100, meaning that even if Kusuo Saiki suddenly placed a dung beetle on Alluka's head, Alluka would only think there was a reason and would not suspect that Kusuo Saiki was trying to do something bad.

In Zoldyck, the affinity between members of the Zoldyck family is mostly at its maximum, which is quite a special phenomenon in Kusuo Saiki's opinion. Because 100 is a value that wouldn't be surprising for ordinary people to get married; on dating shows, reaching 100 affinity basically means you can get married on the spot.

A red, heart-shaped affection indicator floated among the group. The reason Saiki Kusuo had the affection indicator on was because Alluka had been eagerly anticipating it the previous night.

I'm looking forward to making new friends, and I even practice talking to them in my dreams.

For most people, a favorability rating of 60 or higher is about right. While Saiki Kusuo may not have much experience in making friends, he's a master at raising favorability ratings.

Alluka is chatting with Kuli.

Kururi's affection level with Alluka is 46, which is the level of affection that ordinary classmates would initiate conversations with.

"I thought you guys went hiking a lot, since you live in the mountains?" Kulili started a conversation.

Alluka shook her head, about to explain that she was very special and couldn't leave the house.

Making a good first impression is important; if you want to make friends, it's best not to be "strange".

Kusuo Saiki's telepathic reminder to Alluka:

Alluka blurted out, "There's a butler."

"Hey, that's right! Our house is on the top of the entire Kukuro Mountain. It's very, very big. There are special cars or spaceships to pick us up and down the mountain, so we don't have to climb so hard!"

Alluka received special treatment. Killua often had to travel back and forth between the top and bottom of Mt. Kukuro during training, which is why he was able to escape home so quickly.

Kurumi's current affection level towards Alluka is 47.

My favorability rating has increased slightly, probably because I've gotten to know them better.

While they were observing, Prunana suddenly stretched out her hand in front of Saiki Kusuo.

It turned out she wanted to hand him a lantern.

"Are you afraid of the dark? Here, take this lantern!"

My night vision is top-notch; I don't need a lantern.

Kusuo Saiki wanted to politely decline, but Prulana was unusually enthusiastic: "Take it! We didn't tell you that you need to bring a light on the mountain at four o'clock."

No, don't blame yourself for this common sense.

Anticipating that refusing might cause more trouble, Kusuo Saiki accepted the lantern.

After all, this person has some ulterior motives; he has questions to ask.

"Uh, Kurapika said you two met during the Hunter Exam. Did you participate in the entire Hunter Exam?"

"The new Hunter Exam is starting in just over three months, and I'm getting a little nervous. Could you give us a sneak peek at what the Hunter Exam will be about?"

"Knowing some of the questions from previous years in advance can help you prepare for the new ones..."

"Brother Prulana, Alluka participated in the whole thing too!" Alluka suddenly raised her hand. "I can tell you anything you want to know!"

Oh, a topic has emerged. Or rather, someone willing to continue the conversation has appeared.

Kusuo Saiki breathed a sigh of relief, made himself inconspicuous, and walked to the front.

If he's behind them, they might keep an eye on him from time to time, leading the way ahead, always in their peripheral vision, and the three of them can communicate on their own without him.

A pleasant and honest conversation can quickly build rapport. Seeing the growing affection between the two, Saiki Kusuo felt reassured about Alluka's decision to make a friend.

This is a very great mountain.

It took the four Nen/superpowered individuals an hour to climb the mountain.

The mountain was high and rugged, with thousands of steps that seemed to wind around the mountain. To accommodate little Alluka, the group only climbed the steps.

Will the sun rise before we reach the summit?

Of course it can't come out. The winter sun rises at six or seven o'clock, and it's only five now.

"Haha, don't worry, Alluka, the sun won't rise until 7 o'clock today!"

Alluka looked at Saiki Kusuo with a shocked and slightly puzzled expression: Why do we have to climb the mountain at 4 a.m. for a 7 a.m. sunrise?

Yeah, why? How are we going to get through the remaining two hours?

"There's a market at 5 a.m., and after the market, there's a special cable car. The sunrise you see from the cable car is the most beautiful."

I see, that explains the importance of travel guides.

Alluka was overjoyed, while Kusuo Saiki was hardly moved.

It's just sunrise. If you really want to see it, you can just fly after the sun for 24 hours and watch it to your heart's content.

"You've come at just the right time. Only in winter are the cable cars not crowded. As the year draws to a close, everyone is rushing home, and the number of passengers drops significantly."