Alluka and Killua each added a sentence to explain the benefits of the task.
I see. Sounds like fun anyone can do. Have fun playing.
"Big Brother, we bought a lot of tickets. Here's one for you! Mr. Chrollo, do you want one?" Alluka asked.
Why buy tickets for others without asking?
"We bought a lot of tickets, and they only cost 100 jenny anyway. Big Brother will definitely say it's a great investment... Maybe we can sell them for even more later," Killua said.
Although they still run away from home sometimes, they never miss a chance to make money.
Well, well, we have to visit the shrine for New Year's anyway, and we have to spend New Year's with the whole family. A New Year's shrine visit in the game is probably a lot quieter than outside.
Saiki Kusuo took the New Year's task guide that Alluka handed him.
Although Killua is already on his way to take the hunter exam, he'll probably spend New Year's with Gon's friend, the fox beast.
12:30 p.m., the Nen remover arrived half an hour early, and negotiations began ahead of schedule.
The Spiders said they would stay away, but after it started, Saiki Kusuo could feel everyone watching from a distance.
Saiki Kusuo and the two kids, Alluka and Killua, were crouching on a roof further away, listening to the negotiation through Killua's paper cutouts.
Oh, did I mention that? Killua is a manipulator, and his Nen is paper.
Milluki negotiated the price for the Nen remover to remove Chrollo's Nen down to 10 billion, and Milluki would get a 500 million jenny commission in the game.
He didn't mean to raise the price especially high. Milluki worked hard to lower the price.
Because the best outcome is to negotiate four more deals later. If you give too much money all at once, you won't be able to negotiate later.
"Deal! We will first pay a 4 billion down payment to your card. This is a [Leave] card. After the payment is made, I will contact you, and then we will start removing the Nen, okay?"
"Oh, thank you." The Leave card also has some value. These people don't care about the possibility that I won't play the game again after I get the 4 billion... The Nen remover, Abengane, felt more trust in them.
But it's also very dangerous.
One of his Nen beasts sensed that there were people watching around.
Saiki Kusuo: Not many, at least eight, right? Aren't all those Phantom Troupe guys here? It looks like they're ready to fight if the deal doesn't go through.
"Mr. Abengane, if this collaboration is pleasant, we have other people whose Nen is blocked. Can we ask you to help remove their Nen?" Milluki asked, feeling that the atmosphere was right.
"This... Nen removal cannot be done frequently; it needs a certain amount of rest," Abengane said. "I think once is enough." [Although another collaboration could be another 10 billion, exposing my identity is too risky. Who knows why these people's Nen was blocked? Earning this kind of money once is enough.]
"Is that so? I understand. I hope this collaboration goes smoothly. We will transfer the money as soon as possible!" Milluki bowed to Abengane, ending the transaction.
The Phantom Troupe quickly rushed over to ask for details of the transaction.
"The conditions needed for Nen removal are harsh, so the possibility of the Nen remover lying is low. You need to continue searching for other Nen removers," Illumi simply told the Phantom Troupe the result.
The use of Nen cannot be forced. They can't force things and bring partners who can't use Nen to the Nen remover.
It seems they can only continue to wait for the others' Nen to recover.
"Well, as expected. This Nen remover is for the boss. We probably have to find others outside the game," Nobunaga said, with one hand on his hip. "Seriously, what's with that chain user being able to block so many people?!"
Saiki Kusuo: The ability to shorten your lifespan.
"Phinks has already gone to rob money. Next, we'll have the Nen remover meet with the boss," Feitan said.
Saiki Kusuo: ? You're robbing now?
One person was also surprised by this.
Illumi: "You rob when you need it? Being a thief is really convenient."
Illumi, don't get the wrong idea and join the Phantom Troupe.
"Thieves rob when they need it. We need the money urgently this time, so we're also selling treasures. We're doing both," Feitan said lazily. "Is the boss still in Andoniwa?"
Illumi: "Yes, ordinary people are waiting quietly in an ordinary hotel for good news, right?"
That "right?" was said to Saiki Kusuo.
As expected, there were no surprises. Chrollo is a mature thief leader, after all.
Saiki Kusuo used his clairvoyance a little.
But he didn't see Chrollo's figure in that room at the hotel. He might have gone out, but...
There was a very strange crack in the only window of the hotel room. It was a crossed-blade opening much larger than the window, which could only be thought of as being caused by Nen.
Wait, why was the hotel attacked by Nen?!
A bad feeling rose in his heart, and Saiki Kusuo immediately used his clairvoyance to observe the streets. However, the game's public areas have a certain restoration mechanism, and there were no traces of damage outside the streets.
"Big Brother? What's wrong?" Killua asked, confused.
Alluka waved her hand in front of Saiki Kusuo.
Saiki Kusuo kept his eyes crossed.
[--Found him!]
"Found what?"
In the next moment, Saiki Kusuo had already disappeared from the spot.
Teleportation.
He used it.
Saiki Kusuo appeared in an alley. This was a dark alley with high walls on both sides, blocking the light.
There were some cardboard boxes and trash cans in the alley, but it was much cleaner than in real life and seemed more like a decoration. However, Saiki Kusuo knew that someone was hiding inside.
He could only be sure that this person was still alive when he got close. Although he had already heard the person's thoughts using clairvoyance.
But if he didn't use teleportation and ran for three minutes to see him, he might have died.
Saiki Kusuo stood still, not hiding his footsteps, and then reached out and moved the trash can lid that was out of place.
Although he had X-ray vision, he didn't expect that this slight movement would trigger the mechanism below. He treated those designs as trash in the trash can.
Sand and shredded paper came flying at him.
A knife suddenly attacked from below.
But the knife seemed to hit steel and stuck in Saiki Kusuo's seemingly soft abdomen. The blade broke, and the force of the impact made Chrollo's hand go numb.
The knife fell to the ground, and Chrollo finally breathed a sigh of relief while holding his sore hand.
"You're finally..."
Saiki Kusuo looked at Chrollo's messy appearance.
He was covered in blood, with too many knife wounds on his body, tied up with various strips of cloth. This action seemed to be for stopping the bleeding, but it was actually to prevent blood from dripping on the ground.
There were no traces of blood at the entrance of the alley.
[...You've worked hard.] Saiki Kusuo just said that and put his hand on Chrollo's head, and all the blood and scars disappeared.
Restored to the day before.
Chrollo recovered immediately, stood up, and grabbed the trash can to keep from falling down.
He likes trash cans leading to Meteor City so much... Just kidding, it's because at this time yesterday, Chrollo's leg was a restored limp.
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His leg won't heal.
[So, can you explain what's going on?]
"...Sigh." Chrollo rarely sighed, "I also have a day when I'm targeted."
"The other party is a random killer. His Nen is related to scissors, probably due to an unhappy childhood and a twisted mentality... I think his original intention was to hunt down one of your brothers. They often go in and out of this hotel and were targeted."
While reminiscing, Chrollo also recalled the man's face.
Isn't this the scissor demon? Although the person in the manga looked different when he came out, the fact that he's so ugly and special probably means it's the scissor demon himself.
The scissor demon has considerable strength. He's a bounty hunter as well as a murderer.
Chrollo recalled: "When he said that he could legally kill after passing the hunter exam, I wanted to say that I also have a hunter's license, but it's in Shalnark's name, and the license isn't with me. Hunters can't kill each other..."
You're the leader of an A-class criminal group, right? Maybe he can go beyond you beyond with a bounty hunter identity. Can the Hunting Association's rule maker solve this?
Saiki Kusuo confirmed that at least before Chrollo recovers his Nen, he can't let this man go free in Zetsu.
This person is so unlucky in Greed Island that he's doomed to die.
"I should have noticed it earlier."
You should have noticed that your luck is too bad.
"The NPCs in this game won't stop any player fights, and players won't easily interfere in battles. All players are Nen users, and NPCs don't have a setting to protect the weak. According to the game mechanics, people who don't know each other are actually competitors."
Is that the experience summarized from escaping death just now?
Chrollo leaned on the trashcan to stand. His physical strength and other attributes have all returned to the same time yesterday.
Healthy Chrollo doesn't need help and can jump out of alleys on his own.
Saiki Kusuo walked beside him with his hands in his pockets.
Illumi's words from this morning suddenly appeared. In the environment just now, Chrollo no longer has a mission relationship with him.
Will he save people? An extremely important figure in the manga is about to be abused and killed by a small criminal in defeat. Does he need to save him?
It's almost two o'clock in the afternoon. The sun has shifted, and the dim alley only has a ray of slanting light at the entrance. Saiki Kusuo stepped into the light, while Chrollo was still behind in the shadows.
Saiki Kusuo raised his hand and used Nen to pull over the advertising sign from the shop next door, directly blocking the alley, sealing Chrollo in the road with a bang.
Outside the alley stood Feitan, Machi, and Shizuku.
"Let us confirm the boss's safety." Feitan's hand was holding the umbrella handle, ready to start a war at any moment.
He won't save him. Saiki Kusuo's answer is certain.
People from the Phantom Troupe have strong resilience. They can survive on their own.
[He's right behind the advertising sign. If you want to see him, it's probably dangerous.]
"We will retreat to a distance. Don't let me see you playing tricks."
Saiki Kusuo began to wonder if it would be a form of abuse to make Chrollo hop away.
Feitan disappeared from the spot as soon as he finished speaking. Shizuku and Machi also walked together, retreating infinitely far in the opposite direction of the hotel road.
"But Machi, my eyesight is bad. I can't see clearly if I retreat too far," Shizuku said as she walked.
Machi: ...
Machi reached out and touched Shizuku's head, "Just follow me."
"Okay," Shizuku said.
The Spiders walked away, and Chrollo appeared.
"Hey, our Shizuku is still so cute."
Saiki Kusuo looked to the side. Chrollo had already torn the advertising sign in half and was planning to use the two棍s as crutches.
Look, with this kind of hardworking survival ability, few people in the world could live if he were to die.
"How did the negotiations with the Nen remover go?" Chrollo asked.
[Fine.] Saiki Kusuo conveyed the details of the negotiations to him in detail.
Including the Nen remover refusing further transactions in Zetsu, and the fact that his four members will continue to look for other Nen removers.
"Well... I'll try to talk more nicely when the time comes,"
Some confidence from a negotiation con.
Chrollo was walking, looking back from time to time to feel.
His members were still nearby. He could feel some stuffiness in his chest and occasional abdominal pain, but he didn't want Saiki Kusuo to stop his members from following him.
We have no way of knowing whether this Spider leader has a tendency to be abused.
"What's the next plan?"
[You are scheduled to meet with the Nen remover within two days. Then, you decide for yourself.]
"Generally speaking, it takes a while from removing Nen to restoring Nen. Let's change places to live first."
Oh right, at least they can't go back to the place where the scissor demon broke into earlier.
So, where to live?
Saiki Kusuo doesn't have any money to use. If the Phantom Troupe people book a room, who knows if Chrollo will be killed by chains because he is in contact with his members.
It's really difficult. Can they only go to the Zoldyck family's villa in Masa Dora?
That's right. Although he's not at the scene, Saiki Kusuo has already seen the new home from his clairvoyance. The Phantom Troupe quickly made a huge investment to buy a small villa with front and back yards on the outskirts of Masa Dora for Zoldyck.
Although it's a bit of a stretch as a home for the Zoldyck children, since it's only a temporary residence in the game, settling in is okay.
Saiki Kusuo picked up Chrollo and planned to use his ability.
"Are we going to a far place?"
[Yeah, we're going to live in Masa Dora.]
"Wait a minute!"
[What's wrong?]
"The chameleon cat is still at the hotel, and the drawing is at 4 pm today. It's rare to be in first and second place, and someone might have surpassed us by now. Aren't we going back to get it?"
[...I forgot about that thing.]
Twenty minutes later, Saiki Kusuo and Chrollo, with a limp, arrived at the square.
The chameleon cat was clinging to Chrollo's shoulder in the form of a flying squirrel. Somehow, the two creatures had developed an unusually good relationship.
Looking at the rankings, Chrollo's rank had indeed been surpassed. Saiki Kusuo's had not. The person who surpassed Chrollo was Tsezguerra.
Now, they have just appeared on the scene and have been discovered.
"The two of you, can you come to the side to chat?" one of Tsezguerra's underlings invited.
Chrollo smiled at the underling: "If you want to negotiate, have your Boss come to talk in person. It will show more sincerity."
The underling wasn't brainless. Observing Chrollo and Saiki Kusuo, they looked like experts no matter how you looked at them. He quickly went back to report to Tsezguerra.
"Tsezguerra! There are two people over there, just two! You can tell at a glance!"
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