The choice was right. Saiki Kusuo recalled the story. If nothing went wrong, there would be a scene between Illumi and Killua later on.
After Illumi left, Chrollo quickly changed the topic.
"Where is the meeting place and time for Genthru's group tonight? It's time to train my power."
He really wanted to use his ability now.
[I'll go alone. The place is a cave between the cities of Mashadora and Aiai. The time is 9 pm tonight. No rush.]
"You can't teleport. You should train your power sooner."
[Honestly, I can get there in 10 minutes by myself.]
The younger siblings all looked at him with admiration.
Saiki Kusuo noticed something was off and looked at them: [Do you know how far the place is from here?]
The children shook their heads.
Then why the admiration?
"If that's the case, let's practice hiding our power," Chrollo said. "Should we go back to the hotel first?"
[No, it's already noon… past one o'clock.] Saiki Kusuo knew what the children were thinking.
"Let's find a place to eat!" Milluki shouted.
Milluki was always the first to want food.
"Do you have a place in mind today, Milluki?" Alluka asked.
"You should call me Milluki big brother! Alluka!" Milluki said. "Humph, it's that store we passed this morning, the one with the yellow sign, about 500 meters to the east. Did you two not notice? The smell was so obvious!"
Alluka and Kot looked at each other and shook their heads.
"No." x2.
Saiki Kusuo was used to Milluki's focus on food.
[Let's go to that store.]
Chrollo leaned on the chair to stand up. The healing bandages worked. He felt much better.
Milluki quickly came up to help Chrollo. His boldness surprised everyone.
Chrollo: Are we that close?
Saiki Kusuo: This guy really charms everyone, young and old. Milluki was afraid of him just now. What happened?
"Ah… it's my fault that your foot isn't better yet! Besides, Kusuo big brother won't help people," Milluki glanced at Saiki Kusuo.
Milluki: [If big brother wants to help, I can step aside.]
Saiki Kusuo: Thanks, no need. Just pretend I'm not here.
Saiki Kusuo went ahead. He already knew where Milluki was talking about.
But he didn't expect that the place they were eating at…
"Welcome, four people, right?" the waitress said.
"Yes, yes… no! Five people!" Milluki looked around and noticed that Saiki Kusuo was still standing at the door.
"Big brother! What are you doing outside? Come in!"
It was too late when he realized it.
Saiki Kusuo looked into the store. The others hadn't noticed yet. Killua and Gon were inside, trying to eat the spicy noodles in 10 minutes to avoid paying.
Are those two so into challenging this? They've been doing it for three months. They should have money by now.
"Whoa! What's going on!?" Killua's observation skills were sharper. He turned around and choked, pointing at Milluki and the others. "Why are you all in Greed Island!"
Don't worry, Killua. Your big brother Illumi is here too, and he really wants to see you.
The Zoldyck family is gathering on Greed Island.
"Big brother is here on a mission. We're here to play," Milluki wasn't surprised. He already knew Killua was on Greed Island.
"Ah! Killua's family! Hello, everyone!" Gon waved, but his bright smile turned cautious when he noticed Chrollo. [Killua taught me to be careful when meeting Chrollo!]
"It's weird that you're all on Greed Island – Alluka! Long time no see!" Killua waved to Alluka. [Why is Chrollo with your family!]
"Yeah, long time no see, big brother!" Alluka said. [Ugh… I haven't trained much yet, and I'm already seeing big brother.]
"Killua, you're still doing the noodle challenge. Time is running out!" Kot kindly reminded him.
"Ah!! Really!" Killua immediately turned around and started eating quickly.
After the commotion, the group sat with Killua and Gon on the long bench in front of the ordering area.
The chef was a fat, pink "person" who squinted and kindly handed them the menu.
There were occasionally strange beast-like NPCs like this. The others were used to it, but it was Chrollo's first time seeing one.
"What species are you?" Chrollo asked.
"What's that?"
"You look different from normal people. Why?"
"What's that?"
"One beef noodle soup, please."
"Okay, please wait! By the way, we have a spicy noodle eating contest today. If you can finish it in 10 minutes…"
"I don't need it, thanks," Chrollo interrupted as usual. [They really push that special.]
"Heh heh heh, without the keywords, there won't be a reaction, dummy," Killua said while eating noodles, not forgetting to mock him.
As if he forgot that this person was the terrifying Chrollo.
"Killua," Gon, who had finished eating, whispered to Killua, "Didn't you say to be careful of Chrollo?"
"What does it matter? I've figured it out! We have Kusuo big brother here, right? And the Troupe isn't here. He's all alone!"
Killua and Gon didn't know that Chrollo couldn't use his power.
"With me and Kusuo big brother, it's enough to deal with him!" Killua confidently said.
Saiki Kusuo: I output 99.99%, and you cheer from the side for 0.01%?
Gon faced the dish in front of him, clenching his fists.
After a while, he looked at Chrollo with a firm expression.
"Hey, Chrollo! I still want to ask, are you going to kill Kurapika?" Gon wasn't polite to Chrollo at all.
"If I say yes, what are you going to do?" Chrollo wasn't surprised by Gon's reaction at all. Enhancers are always a little slow to understand things.
"I'll fight you!"
"..."
Kids these days are so brave. No, this is the courage exclusive to 100% Enhancers, Chrollo thought.
"Without Killua's help, or Killua big brother, just us fighting!"
Gon, you came at the right time. You can beat and even kill Chrollo in his current state.
"No, why should I cooperate with you?" Chrollo received his noodles and picked up his chopsticks, ready to eat.
"Because you're going to kill Kurapika. I'm Kurapika's friend!"
"Let me guess, you've learned Nen?" Chrollo suddenly changed the topic. "Enhancer type Nen, what is it? Can you punch a three-meter hole in the ground?"
"Three meters? … I don't know… but my Zetsu is! Very! Strong!"
"Bam!" Killua punched Gon on the head. "Dummy! Aren't you revealing your abilities?"
"Huh? Why! I just said I have Nen! Doesn't everyone have Nen?"
"If you didn't deny it, it means you have a striking type of Nen, and a strength-based one, and you don't even know what the other person's Nen is!"
Those two kids just said everything.
Chrollo lowered his head and ate his noodles, hiding his merit and fame.
[Alluka, what do you want to eat?] Saiki Kusuo saw that Alluka was just sitting quietly to the side.
"Nen…" Alluka dazedly replied.
Oh dear.
Gon just said that everyone has Nen, but Alluka's Nen hasn't awakened yet.
Alluka was unintentionally hurt.
Even Kot has Nen.
Don't be sad. I don't even have Nen, Saiki Kusuo thought to himself.
"Oh! Alluka's Nen training is also very impressive. Does Alluka have Nen now?"
Killua was very attentive to Alluka and immediately noticed Alluka's absent-mindedness.
But what he said was a little too direct.
"No…" Alluka pouted and rested on the table. "I wanted to learn it before seeing big brother again."
"Eh? It's okay, Alluka! Jay only learned Nen a few days ago!" Killua immediately reached out to pat Alluka's head.
Learned Nen a few days ago? Saiki Kusuo was surprised.
So they can do it without Biscuit.
*Biscuit is good, Greed Island is designed for Nen learners like that.*
It could only be said that Killua and Gon were very talented.
But Saiki Kusuo still didn't want them to lose Biscuit as a teacher. Where is Biscuit?
...
In the afternoon, Killua and Gon followed Saiki Kusuo and the others to the hotel.
"So you guys live in a place like this!" Killua said.
"Where do big brother and Gon live?" Alluka asked.
"Outside," Killua and Gon said together.
Those two are rough.
"I booked all the rooms on this floor, Killua big brother. You can stay wherever you want," Kot said.
"Okay! Let's stay together tonight, but we're leaving this city tomorrow," Killua clearly had his own plans.
"What are Killua and Gon doing?"
"We're clearing the game, finding cards, training and stuff like that. And we're training! We came to the city today to resupply! Buy some food…" Gon counted on his fingers.
The children were lively.
Saiki Kusuo and Chrollo left, walking all the way to the innermost room.
"Do you think those two kids will try to kill me in the middle of the night?"
[Gon wouldn't do something like assassination. I'll tell Killua that you're the mission target.]
"Killua ran away from home, right? And in the Zoldyck family, if one has a mission, the others can attack," Chrollo pointed out.
[That's true. What should we do? You're going to die.]
Chrollo: …?
[I'll ask Killua. I can read his mind,] Saiki Kusuo said.
That solved that worry.
Chrollo sat on the chair, touching his fingertips together, a habit when he was thinking.
"So, let's start imitating Genthru."
Chrollo looked up and saw the Bomber, Genthru, who was about 1.9 meters tall.
No matter how many times he saw it, he was still amazed by how real this ability was.
"First of all, being expressionless is wrong."
Saiki Kusuo: …
Twenty minutes later, Saiki Kusuo and Chrollo were both starting to wonder if today was Genthru's mother's death anniversary. December 30th was too perfect, wasn't it?
"To have the other person tell you their Nen ability, it's necessary to have a natural interaction."
Saiki Kusuo didn't expect that a normal mission would face this kind of difficulty.
Suddenly, there was a sound of small footsteps outside.
The children arrived. Saiki Kusuo immediately canceled the illusion.
"Kusuo big brother, I want to go out with Killua!"
Huh? Go out? Why? What did the children talk about? Why don't they want to play on Greed Island anymore after just 20 minutes?
The confusion didn't last long. Killua walked in and looked at Chrollo twice.
Killua was worried.
[Ignore him. Just speak.]
"Oh… didn't I have an accident during the Hunter Exam! I have to retake it this year. If I don't leave Greed Island to register, I won't be able to get in!"
[So, why are you bringing Alluka? They already passed.]
"Psh, who can't pass the Hunter Exam! Alluka isn't a player yet, right… It's no fun without a book, Kusuo big brother!" [I'll take Alluka out, then find the location of Milluki's game console and bring it back.]
I see.
Saiki Kusuo said: [Milluki, where is the game console? I'll teleport Alluka there and back.] The most reliable, convenient and fastest method.
"Can't you not use teleportation right now?" Alluka said.
[This is the only way to leave. No big deal,] Saiki Kusuo said.
Although the task of imitating Genthru was a long way off, Saiki Kusuo still felt that there was nothing that a psychic couldn't do.
It doesn't matter if it's strange. He still has mind reading and can influence other people's subconscious, and there are many ways to shift other people's attention away from himself.
Bye bye Chrollo, bye bye, strange task.
[Milluki, I'm leaving this person to you. Don't let him die.]
Chrollo: ^^… I'm not that fragile.
"Big brother…" To Saiki Kusuo's surprise, Milluki didn't seem very happy with the arrangement. "Can I go to the port with you? I still have to tell you the address!"
I already know the address from his thoughts.
Go to the port? Then Chrollo is left to… When Saiki Kusuo's gaze fell on Kot, he heard Kot's thoughts: [I want to go with Killua].
I see, too bad… wait.
Saiki Kusuo was stunned.
It wasn't because Kot also refused to hide his power, but because he suddenly thought, when did he start taking it so for granted that he wanted other people to help him do things?
This is not normal. It seems to be a recent change. What's going on?
He is basically all-powerful. He has lived for more than thirty years and still has to rely on children to help him. He is too free of a psychic. Asking children for help is fine if they are willing, but just now, he was thinking of "ordering" them, ordering, me?
Kot is a good kid. Although she wanted to go with Killua, she volunteered. "Kusuo big brother, I'll stay and watch Mr. Chrollo."
[No, don't, Kot, you don't even know you'd be eaten.]
Chrollo: What do you take me for?
Without letting everyone question it, Saiki Kusuo turned around and led the way: [Let's go, let's all go to the port. It's not far.]
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