The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

Those with strong Nen abilities also have keen senses. Kusuo Saiki only dared to lock onto the other person for a moment before canceling his Clairvoyance, discovering that the person was heading in the same direction as where he had landed when he teleported.

GM only thinks there's something wrong with that location. In other words, there's nothing tracking their movements?

Kusuo Saiki pondered: If there are any extraterrestrial creatures on Greed Island, they all grow and reproduce naturally and slowly, while these creatures appear instantly and suddenly.

That really is the only difference.

With the three-minute cooldown for teleportation just over, Kusuo Saiki decided to temporarily forgo teleportation altogether. In fact, they should find a place where other humans also lived and infiltrate it.

Kusuo Saiki hesitated for a moment, then led the two into the Bounty City while remaining invisible.

It was dark, and the people of Bounty City were taking a break. Unnoticed by others, Kuroro and Alluka didn't realize they were invisible.

The three of them remained silent in tacit agreement until Kusuo Saiki finally released his contact with them.

"We're not players, can we do this?" Kuroro propped up his crutch and walked on his own, even using the leg of his crutch to hook Alluka's overturned suitcase and lift it up.

The premise is that there are still opportunities to make money at night.

Even at night, NPCs are online all night long. The three of them walked into a run-down guesthouse in a small alley. In the dim light, an old woman was sewing cloth shoes.

The old woman did not raise her head when the three entered.

Kuroro stepped forward, leaning on his cane, and greeted her politely, "Hello, ma'am. I'm sorry to bother you so late at night. May I ask if we can stay here for the night?"

The old woman slowly raised her head: "Oh, poor children, look how travel-worn you are. Come and stay the night; a double room here costs only 300 jenny."

"Thank you for your concern, Grandma, but as you can see, we encountered a bit of an accident and were seriously injured! We're currently short of money. Could you give us some opportunities to work and earn money for lodging?"

The old woman looked at the group with her cloudy eyes, shook her head, and lowered her head: "There are no opportunities to make money here. Please look for someone else."

I asked a few more questions, but the old lady didn't answer any more and instead focused on the cloth shoes in her hands.

Kusuo Saiki guessed.

I never thought he'd be able to guess people's thoughts one day—no, this is an NPC. Because it's a pre-programmed character, it doesn't have any inner thoughts, so you can't know in advance what it will say.

Having learned their lesson, the group left the run-down guesthouse and found a hotel that was relatively clean.

“Generally speaking, games should have a system where you earn money for accommodation by completing challenges,” Kuroro thought.

Kusuo Saiki knew there was such a thing, but without asking the specific question format, the NPC wouldn't offer an opportunity.

"Judging from the Q&A just now, politeness doesn't add any extra value, and expressing your hurt won't elicit any sympathy."

It must have been hard for you to greet others politely.

"So I guess the NPCs here are probably quite rigid, and we'd better try asking more questions."

That's correct.

Chapter 109 The Zoldyck Brother Has Arrived

Inside the hotel, a young man who was wiping tables and dozing off immediately woke up when he heard a guest enter: "Welcome! Staying at the hotel or having a meal?"

This time, it was Alluka who asked first: "Hello, I'd like to ask how to make money!"

This time, the NPC finally answered questions like a normal guide NPC.

"If I can earn money by working, don't you have any?"

Alluka: "Yeah! We want to be rich."

"You can go hunting outside the city, take the monster cards you defeat to the shop to exchange for money, or do some bounty missions."

Defeating monsters is possible, but you won't get the cards; they won't become cards in our hands.

Kuroro clearly knew that fighting monsters wouldn't work, and asked, "Is there any other way?"

NPC: "During the day, at the gate..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kuroro interrupted him: "Could we switch to some work that can be done right now?"

NPC: "If you're very strong, you can help move the goods, in..."

Kuroro interrupted again: "Anything else?"

NPC: "Every spring..."

"I want to do what I can do right now, right here in this tavern."

"In that case, the horse farm needs to be tidied up, but the boss is only offering a low salary of 800 nuns per session."

"Hmm, I see you're wiping the table. Do you need help?"

"Of course! I've long ago..."

What is the compensation?

"I can only provide some of the herbs I've gathered."

"Never mind then, does this area need tidying up?"

"I remember now, the warehouse..."

What is the compensation?

"I heard it's a special card that also allows you to eat our staff meals."

"Can we exchange the card for a Jenny?"

"Do you want to exchange your card for money? It's to the east..."

"Okay, please tell us how to organize the horse farm in the back."

Kuroro and Lucilfer have finished talking.

Quite efficient, but utterly impolite, interrupting NPCs' speeches countless times.

After Kuroro finished talking, he noticed that both of them were staring at him, which puzzled him slightly.

"what happened?"

It's nothing, but at least the NPCs look so realistically human, don't you feel any sense of immersion?

“Mr. Kuroro, you asked so quickly, before the other person had even finished speaking,” Alluka said.

"But the other party doesn't seem to have any complaints about my actions, so I can do this, right?" Kuroro's eyes were clear, as if this was his genuine doubt.

Alluka's eyes widened, but she couldn't think of a rebuttal:

When Alluka's eyes met Saiki Kusuo's, the words Kurapika had warned her about "leading Alluka astray" came to mind.

Kusuo Saiki explained.

Kuroro, who was accused, said: "Did you come here illegally for fun? You're not exactly a leisurely tourist, are you?"

There was a Greed Island game console at home, but Alluka's wish was on the condition that she be outside and not go home.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" After a while, the NPC greeted them as if he had just noticed them.

Kusuo Saiki said this.

The young man led the three to the backyard: "You need to clean the stables, change the hay and water, and clean the horse track... Who will do this task?"

Kuroro looked at his crutches, then at Kusuo Saiki.

Alluka suddenly stepped forward and volunteered to raise her hand.

Kusuo Saiki swept through the NPCs and went straight into the backyard.

Kusuo Saiki walked into the backyard. Not long after, the NPC came out first, but Kusuo Saiki followed closely behind.

Kuroro, who had just managed to sit down and whose chair hadn't even warmed up yet: ?

Alluka, who had only swung her legs twice, jumped up: "Wow, it's that fast!"

Kusuo Saiki received the reward card, a card worth 800 Jenny.

The card will revert to its original state after being held for a period of time, and Kusuo Saiki has no intention of trying to figure out exactly how long that time will be.

Holding the only money he could use, Kusuo Saiki asked the NPC:

"You can stay for two days! Do you only need one room?"

If it were a little cheaper, I might consider having two.

I don't know if we can find a new way to make money tomorrow, but for now, it's best if they can move into the rooms and immerse themselves in the game.

Kusuo Saiki used his card to purchase two days' use of the room.

"Welcome! Here are your keys. Your room is 205, located at the very back on the second floor."

The hotel is a wooden building, and the rooms are naturally made of wood as well. There is a low wooden bed against the wall, a table in the center of the room, and a private bathroom on the other side.

"Is it safer now?"

Kusuo Saiki's clairvoyance saw that the person had reached their landing point, but he did not find anything unusual.

The suspicious GM is searching for clues everywhere, but thanks to Saiki Kusuo's restoration, the GM cannot find any trace of them coming to the bounty city.

Saiki Kusuo said,

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry."

The implication is that anyone who isn't in a hurry for money will be kicked out of the city in two days.

“But we can’t steal them from the players, because these cards must be in the book,” Kuroro said.

Don't even think about stealing this guy.

"Hmm... I do think we can leave all of this to tomorrow. The location here is good, right on the street, and the windows offer a view of the outside. Once it's daytime and people and NPCs are more active, we'll naturally find clues about how the money is flowing."

Kuroro looks very confident.

He has never worried about money in his life; for him, it is the easiest thing to solve, no matter what environment he is in.

Even though he is currently in a game where everyone except NPCs and Nen users is a different story.

Kuroro seemed to sense some of Saiki Kusuo's disdain: "Really, there's nothing to worry about. Don't overestimate Nen users. Remember when I said that 'Hair' is the basic requirement for entering the game? Have you ever considered that many people who enter this game only know how to use 'Hair'? Without systematic training, there are plenty of people who only know how to use 'Hair' among the basic uses of Nen. There are definitely ways to make money here that ordinary people can do."

A brief silence fell over everything. Alluka asked, "So what do we do next?"

"Aren't we supposed to be sleeping?" Kuroro said. "I'm quite sleepy. Patients and ordinary people alike need rest."

It turns out that Kuroro also needs to sleep.