As long as you hit the exact time, it's not procrastination.
Saiki Kusuo, with almost the last two seconds to spare, carried a pig leg and walked into the cave. He faced the giant bear, and Uvogin behind him was safe and sound. The giant bear's fierce face immediately turned very obedient and sensible after seeing Saiki Kusuo.
Good job. Saiki Kusuo threw the reward at the entrance.
Saiki Kusuo walked into the cave. In the dark cave, there was only a stone statue of Uvogin's huge body. In Saiki Kusuo's mind, there was precise and detailed time. Without looking at his phone, he knew that there were only 10 seconds left until Uvogin's revival.
10, 9...
Saiki Kusuo stood in front of Uvogin with his arms crossed, waiting for the answer.
Would Uvogin choose to meet with the Phantom Troupe, die, and let the Troupe solve the mystery, or would he choose to hide aside and let the Troupe mourn for him and carry out a massacre?
...1.
The stone pieces on Uvogin's body fell off one by one and disappeared into the air. He was revived, his memory still stuck at the moment before his revival.
So he was surprised to find himself in a cave, looking left and right.
Just as Uvogin was feeling confused and hadn't started thinking more, Saiki Kusuo suddenly couldn't hear his thoughts anymore.
No, the bear outside [so delicious, so delicious...] still had thoughts.
Uvogin's thoughts disappeared. Not only that, Uvogin turned into a stone statue again!
What's going on?! Saiki Kusuo was shocked, and then he realized in the next second that the glasses had fallen and landed like yesterday.
Clatter.
The cave was quiet for a few seconds.
A day ago, Saiki Kusuo used his power to restore the glasses to a day before. So now, 24 hours later, the glasses broke again.
Everything was like this, as a matter of course.
So why did he forget this step!! Saiki Kusuo gritted his teeth. The Phantom Troupe was about to start killing soon, and now Uvogin was petrified again. This was not something he could delay!
He also couldn't help Uvogin make a choice, because this choice carried a lot of lives, not something he should choose.
Save him directly? But what's the reason? How to save him? Lock up the entire Phantom Troupe in a room they can't get out of!
That's impossible, right?
The few seconds Uvogin was awake didn't provide any clues. Good grief...
Saiki Kusuo thought about a solution.
Helpless? How could that be? Don't underestimate a psychic.
The current situation could not be changed, and the future could not be faked for Uvogin to make a choice. Most people would just accept their fate at this time, or not care about anything, or go find the Troupe and apologize.
Saiki Kusuo's solution was a bit more special.
Travel to the past so the mistake doesn't happen.
How could a psychic who is so all-knowing and all-powerful make a mistake?
Saiki Kusuo traveled back 10 years.
The 18-year-old him traveled back to when he was 8. At the Zoldyck estate, he already had his own lab. Apart from that, many things hadn't happened yet. He hadn't even been to Meteor City or met anyone from the Phantom Troupe.
It seemed like there were many things he could do? No.
First of all, two of the same person cannot exist in the same space, even if there is an age difference. Saiki Kusuo had to transform. He hurriedly spent two hours transforming into Kusuko, that is, turning into a female body. He couldn't stay for long.
Secondly, based on Saiki Kusuo's past experience, the butterfly effect is a very scary thing. The things changed in the past must be very, very small.
Saiki Kusuo had already thought about what he would do before traveling. Without changing the current situation, he would leave a note for himself in the past, only telling himself to regularly repair his glasses.
He believed that his past self would realize something and replace his glasses with well-made Zoldyck glasses.
All that was needed was to leave a note.
Ten years ago, on Kukuroo Mountain, there was no technology and no surveillance everywhere. Mother didn't have monitors on her eyes. Saiki Kusuo instantly teleported to his lab. There was no one in the lab. Saiki Kusuo put down the note.
Without any hesitation, he quickly returned to ten years later. Saiki Kusuko opened her eyes.
As he expected, in front of him was not Uvogin's solo stone statue.
It was Shalnark and Uvogin! And Uvogin was in a position about to kiss Shalnark!
Huh?
What scene was this? It was so familiar. It was when Uvogin didn't have money and thanked Shalnark. So why did he petrify someone again? He clearly reminded himself about the glasses!
Whatever happened, Shalnark and Uvogin being here at the same time was even scarier than Uvogin being here alone.
Saiki Kusuo, while still in female form, traveled through time again to 10 years later.
It had only been a few minutes, and the note hadn't been noticed yet. Saiki Kusuo picked up the note and decided to add words.
She believed in herself very much. The eight-year-old self was not a real child, but a child who had experienced more than twenty years as a psychic and was reborn once.
The Yorknew City auction starts on September 1st every year.
Saiki Kusuo added this sentence to the paper. As long as he knew it would start on September 1st and it wasn't so sudden, he would probably notice many things sooner.
With a psychic who has a grasp of the overall situation, how could anything be done in a hurry?
Saiki Kusuo thought this was a good idea and traveled back in time again.
The empty cave had no stones.
Good, very good, the matter was perfectly resolved.
Just as Saiki Kusuo breathed a sigh of relief and turned around, he slowly noticed that his clothes had changed.
He was wearing a black jumpsuit. If he was choosing clothes, he would never choose a jumpsuit.
The strange feeling wasn't just that.
When he walked out of the cave, he was not faced with a black bear, but a dog. A dog, probably of the same breed as Mike, called him "master" in his heart at first sight.
...
Something's not right again.
Whatever, no big deal. Because I left that note, I have a pet dog. Although this butterfly effect has no logic, it doesn't affect the current situation.
Saiki Kusuo...no, Kusuko teleported with the dog and moved to the top of a high-rise building in Yorknew City.
He was unusually silent.
The atmosphere here was wrong, the thoughts were wrong.
Before, he heard more thoughts like "Have fun" and "That's interesting." Now, the dominant sounds he heard were "work" and "effort..."
What's going on? It's nine o'clock at night. Are there so many workaholics in this Yorknew City? Saiki Kusuo wondered.
The lights in those high-rise buildings were all on. People were sitting in their seats working in an orderly manner. It was clearly nine o'clock at night, and the city streets, which would normally be full of cars, were almost empty.
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Then Saiki Kusuo's confusion grew even more, because as he flew higher and looked down at the city, he suddenly heard a huge explosion in the distance. The sound was not in the center of Yorknew City, but in the distant suburbs. The sound was not a rocket launcher, but a real...missile?!
Fighters, missiles, tanks, bombing!
This world was in the middle of war.
And Yorknew City was a shelter that no one attacked.
Saiki Kusuo's brain short-circuited slightly. What's going on? Is there a world war outside Yorknew City? I can't figure it out!
At this moment, his phone rang.
The phone screen showed Illumi. Receiving a call from his older brother at this time was particularly kind.
It would be even better if it was a text message.
Saiki Kusuo answered the phone.
"Kusuo, where are you now?" Illumi asked first, but didn't give Saiki Kusuo a chance to answer. "You've been away from home for 10 minutes. What are you doing outside?"
Ten minutes? It would take two days by airship to get from Kukuroo Mountain to Yorknew City. Does Illumi know that my teleportation has no range limit?
Well, never mind.
"Judging from your location, you're in Yorknew City. Do you know anyone there?"
Illumi's voice was calm.
So he knew I was in Yorknew City, so why did he ask?
"Sigh."
On the phone, Illumi's sigh was obviously deliberate.
"I always think Kusuo is like Killua, too soft-hearted and wants to make friends."
Hey, I never thought about making friends.
"You're always not honest with your brother. Family is the support, but you always want to go to the outside world and like to help irrelevant people."
I don't need support at all, and I basically don't help irrelevant people.
"Come back, this is a notice. I was originally planning to clear Yorknew City in two hours. Since you care so much about it, I'll bring the plan forward, unless you go home immediately and tell me everything you're going to do in Yorknew City."
Illumi's tone was flat and commanding.
Saiki Kusuo was confused about clearing Yorknew City. He couldn't hear thoughts through the phone, and he slowly opened his mouth, "What do you mean by clearing Yorknew City?"
"Hmm? It means what it says, clearing Yorknew City, bombing it, and turning everything into rubble. Kusuo, don't you know?" Illumi's tone finally showed a bit of surprise, "If you don't know, who guided you to go there? Let's talk about it properly when you come back. The fighters are already heading there. It will be very dangerous if you stay there."
"From the hole behind you, you can go back to me as usual."
...
Saiki Kusuo looked behind him.
A black hole silently appeared behind him. Its energy felt familiar to Saiki Kusuo.
This is...the power of the Dark Continent.
It's Alluka, Nanika.
How is that possible...? Alluka in this world, could it be.
Saiki Kusuo walked into the black hole. Although he was in female form, he could use illusions to make Illumi see him as male.
After his body passed through the black hole, Saiki Kusuo arrived at Kukuroo Mountain.
The changes inside Kukuroo Mountain were obviously huge. There were many dark things present. Saiki Kusuo walked out of the central portal and felt that the current Zoldyck family had undergone earth-shattering changes.
A butler stood in front of him, startling Saiki Kusuo. The butler appeared silently. Not only were his footsteps close to zero, but most importantly, there were no thoughts.
This was a needle person.
Saiki Kusuo was silent and followed the butler's guidance forward.
He came all the way to the main house. Everything was still the same dark design as 10 years ago. There were no technological changes. It was even darker than before. There seemed to be a substance on both sides of the corridor that could produce thoughts.
He was led to the main house. He used his x-ray vision through the thick wall and saw Illumi inside.
Illumi, sitting in the head of the family's seat.
The faint flames on both sides were white fire, one of the seven great beauties, shining on his already pale face. He sat on the stone chair, stroking an ugly Nen beast with his fingertips. The Nen beast's appearance was somewhat like a cat, but more of it was a distorted face, fangs, and wrinkled skin.
The only thing that might not change is Illumi's taste.
Saiki Kusuo couldn't hear many thoughts from the entire Kukuroo Mountain, which meant that most people were being controlled.
"Welcome back, Kusuo. Are you ready to be honest with me?" Illumi said.
Why don't you be honest with me first? What's going on here? Where's Silva? Where is Dad?
That's not right. Did you usurp the position of family head just like that? What heinous thing did the note I left do? How did two short sentences cause the world to fall into war and the Zoldyck family to become so dark?
You didn't cause the world war, did you?
Saiki Kusuo was full of question marks.
But one answer was clear, that this world as it is now cannot exist.
[Can I see Alluka?]
Saiki Kusuo knew that Alluka was probably already controlled by Illumi, which was why there were so many dark creatures here. There was probably also the credit of that elder from the Dark Continent.
The Zoldyck family's fall into darkness only needed Illumi to control it.
"Alluka? That's a familiar name. I didn't expect you to remember so clearly." Illumi rubbed his chin and said, "Are you homesick for your sibling?" [I really am a little.]
Saiki Kusuo heard terrible things from Illumi's mind.
Illumi first controlled Killua and controlled Alluka through Killua. As the need for Alluka's power increased, he had Milluki study the relationship between Nen's restraints and Dark Continent power.
After confirming that using Dark Continent power was feasible, he traded with Zzigg Zoldyck to grasp some of the power of the Dark Continent and apply it to the Zoldyck family. The way to obtain these powers was through Alluka's wishes.
He needed to completely control Alluka, so one day he had the idea to completely control Killua.
He made a marriage vow with Killua. After Killua's soul died, he completely took possession of the inheritance - including the complete body, at his disposal.
He no longer controlled Killua stiffly to make movements, but he could control Killua to laugh and play with Alluka, and make wishes.
The power he gained did increase a lot.
Later, his desire increased to another level: he wanted the world to fall into the hands of the Zoldyck family.
He had always liked money, but money was only the currency of a peaceful era, with exchange rates. It would always depreciate as the world progressed. What was truly valuable was resources. The Zoldyck family was one of the eaters and sharers of the cake, but before the Zoldyck family, there were already people who occupied these resources.
He prepared for several years and finally launched the war, affecting the whole world and causing it to fall into the flames of war.
In these few years of war, Illumi controlled Yorknew City and many other cities for his use, and controlled Nanika to become Killua's puppet, his treasure.
As for Alluka, what was that?
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