Chrollo gave his coat to Shalnark and walked alone towards the door. He smiled and said, "There's no helping it, my body seems to be better than Shalnark's, and the side effects are recovering faster. I can act normally now. Don't worry about me, we should go to that place quickly. Saiki, you come too. I'll have Shalnark stay behind to tell the other members of the group, but some of them should have gone directly to that area already."
What amazing recovery ability, is his race actually savage?
But sadly, Saiki Kusuo didn't want to leave.
"I'm not going," he specially said, refusing.
He finally got some peaceful time alone, he wanted to cherish it absolutely...
"Roar!!" A giant beast suddenly came out of the sand, eating a huge bird that flew across the sky. The giant beast blocked the entire sky outside the balcony, shaped like a whale, its single giant eye turning to look inside the house.
Saiki Kusuo stood up and walked towards the door.
"Did you say something just now?" Chrollo slowly straightened his clothes in front of the floor-length mirror by the door, not at all surprised by the monster that had just appeared and disappeared into the beach.
Saiki Kusuo ignored Chrollo's words and walked past him.
[Ouch ouch ouch...]
There was a sound.
Saiki Kusuo looked back at Chrollo's back, not even carrying his coat, he must really be moving while in pain.
Looking at Kusuko, who was looking at him. Kusuko understood, and when Chrollo turned to leave, Kusuko stuck out his tail and tripped him.
Saiki Kusuo: Hey.
Chrollo stumbled, and after standing still, felt that his body was back to normal, and looked at Kusuko who had tripped him.
"Thank you," he said to Saiki Kusuo.
You're welcome, so you can say thank you after all.
Though it is a pity, my happy, normal, single life is over just like that.
Saiki Kusuo sighed in his heart. But with large sandworms living on the violent beach, he couldn't continue to watch the scenery here in peace.
...
[Arriving at the area, oh king. Topic, school.]
[Gained identity: High schooler. Gained house key *1.]
How rare, there are even items.
"A day school, everyone has a home," Kusuko led the way. "There's nothing hard about it. Live like a normal person normally in this area. Those who want to fight can fight. The most important thing in the setting is to become a winner in life, a good person, that kind of feeling. The way to get the area leader's chess piece in this place..."
Chrollo followed beside, waiting for an answer, Saiki Kusuo cared more about the scenery around him than these things.
These walls, these scenes, these shops, all made Saiki Kusuo feel like he was back in his original world.
"The main body doesn't want to know at all, so I won't introduce it."
Chrollo sadly looked away.
Kusuko led the way ahead, and suddenly saw a familiar shop, using his tail to poke Saiki Kusuo, who was lost in thought.
Saiki Kusuo looked back with a 99% calm, 1% questioning look. He was enjoying the ordinariness here, what's the matter?
"Main body, let's go eat at that food challenge shop."
Food challenge? Although it's not ordinary, it's still a normal activity, but what if I lose? I don't have any money right now.
"The shop owner is weak, if you can't finish the challenge, you can threaten them and just leave, and eat for free."
Is that how you treat your game NPC?
"Even if we don't eat for free, other people will. Look, two people have already gone in."
That's not how it works, those two thiefs move so fast!
"The main body should be hungry soon? Normal people eat three meals a day."
Yeah... well, if I really feel it, I am a little. You should have money, right?
Kusuko nodded. As much as you want, his existence is the printing press for the money here.
So the cat and the human went into the shop.
"As expected, like other areas, when no one controls the area, there are dark creatures as the leader. The white boards hanging in front of the shops are the score rankings. I noticed it when we just arrived, the first place on several shops are all him."
When Saiki Kusuo entered the house, Chrollo was sitting at the middle of a long dining table, and 5 people that Saiki Kusuo didn't know were at the same table. What Chrollo said should be the information he had just found out.
"The rankings are divided into three levels, SSS, S, K..."
Why is there a K there, shouldn't it be SSS, S, A normally?
"Everyone has to register at the school first, and then the first thing to do seems to be to find their homes. There will be a map in the houses. As a special note, everyone will have an item card, using it well might help you to get points."
Oh, thank you, new guy guide.
So why did Chrollo know so much in such a short time, when he just came here? Did he find out that fast? Why are the other people so unprepared?
"That's right! I wish we had met earlier, brother!" One of the five people raised his glass to Chrollo.
"Yeah, I didn't think you were also one of the allies of the Kurta clan! Sigh, the people from the Hunter Association suddenly went unreliably into the Kakin Kingdom's area, it's worrying us to death, it's good there's still the professional Kurta clan." Said another one of the five people.
Chrollo smiled brightly and replied, "Not at all, I'm surprised I can work with them too. Hmm, this wine is good!"
"Right, right! Come, drink more!"
Hey, you guys are completely fooled, this guy is the enemy of the Kurta clan.
While taking the wine, Chrollo asked, "What types are there on the score ranking?"
"There are many, there are even more at school. Just like the schools that have required education, what can get you small red flowers, or things like getting a scholarship, there are score rankings for all of those! There are also things outside of class, there's too much to count, but according to the levels, S is currently the most popular one. SSS is usually very difficult, a lot of people are finding the S rankings that are the most suitable for them and doing that one thing over and over to get points!"
Shizuku worried, "Then we need to quickly find ones that are suitable for us?"
"Hahaha, you don't need to worry, they total the score every fourteen days, there are still two days until the next round of competition starts, try your best then! Anyway, the area leader is ranked number one, and for now, no one can shake him! Instead of that, it's better to think about how to earn the money to go to school for twelve days, the money the system gives is usually only enough to eat two or three meals."
"Money is," Chrollo clearly never worries about money, "Are there part time jobs here?"
"There are! Basically all the shops hire two or three part time workers. The pay can be talked about. I'm a part time worker at this shop. The owner said she pays by the time. Beat up the people who eats without paying, take all their money including their clothes, bring it back to the owner, she gets 30%, you get 70%."
Hey, this is a different way of acting powerful.
"Right, what year are you guys in? If it's okay with you, I can take care of you," another kind person came right after.
These people are really trying their best to be nice.
"I'm a high schooler," Shizuku said honestly while fixing her glasses. "Group leader?"
High school... There are group members in high school. Saiki Kusuo who cares about being normal started praying that there would be two in his class.
"I'm doing a masters and doctorate at the same time," Chrollo didn't hide it either.
Why is this person so much higher? He's a winner in life the moment he starts, right?
After a short silence, Saiki Kusuo suddenly realized that the other people were staring at him.
I'm just a normal guy, I don't know you people, can't you tell? I just came to eat with the cat, I don't care about you, and you don't have a reason to care about me, right?
The people's stares were still there, it made Saiki Kusuo feel uncomfortable.
Really, really troublesome. "High schooler."
"Oh~" The sound of the helpful crowd feeling satisfied.
...
The food contest came, Chrollo ignored it, and kept talking for a long time, and after the 5 people that had already finished eating said goodbye, Chrollo started eating.
Shizuku also did the challenge, and Saiki Kusuo and Kusuko shared a bowl of rice noodles.
In the corner of the hall, the owner carefully peeked at the people eating, already showing his cowardice completely.
Saiki Kusuo's calm gaze met with the owner's, which even scared him into going back into the kitchen. Geez, how did a person like this think of opening a shop? Kusuko.
Connecting minds, Kusuko put two bills on the table, and paid for the Phantom Troupe's food too.
There's no helping it, they were eating so slowly, they clearly came to eat without paying, the owner is so sad.
...
"We're here, the school."
Rather, they knew that this place was the school before they even saw the school's door.
To ask why, this school was so big, that it was the only odd thing in all the normal buildings around.
On the school's walls, there were all kinds of carvings, each wall carefully drawing some dark creature.
Saiki Kusuo seemed to see the pot head... no, Meruem, even the ant king's figure on it.
Will there really be the ant king? That can't be right! Ah but this is on the Dark Continent, if this can't happen here, then they should put the ant king back into the mother's womb.
Back to the main point, the full name of the school was carved on the stone tablet in front of the school.
Bang bang bang one stop shop university
What kind of school name is that.
"Shizuku is in the same school as you, after registering, how about you go to the high school department together? Does the school allow pets?" Chrollo looked down.
"Have you seen pets that can talk?" Kusuko had an opinion.
"Seen them," seen chameleon cats.
Kusuko: ... "Hmph, I'm an elementary schooler."
Saiki Kusuo: What kind of answer is this? Saying that he is an elementary schooler adds to his capital to be unreasonable and unconditionally forgiven, but actually it's not much better.
The entrance to the school has a registration area to welcome new students. Kusuko leads everyone there. After a few words, he gets a piece of paper.
"Personal resume and some information, I already filled it out. You can use it as a reference."
Saiki Kusuo took the paper, not caring about Chrollo peeking next to him.
Name: Kusuko Zoldyck
Age: 3
Gender: None
Personal resume: Born on the Dark Continent in x year x month, an orphan with Zoldyck blood, the father and brothers don't know of my existence, went from kindergarten three months ago.
I thought being an elementary schooler was some kind of joke, but he really is an elementary schooler! Orphan that the father and brothers don't know of, what kind of existence is that? Do you really know what an orphan means, is Silva already dead, or is it talking about me "dying" at that time?
Also, what can I use as a reference, do you want me to use that gender none as reference?
"I'm done filling it out," Shizuku said.
Not trying to peek, Saiki Kusuo glanced once and saw everything.
Name: Shizuku Murasaki
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Personal resume: Junior going to high school, is an orphan, before elementary school grew up with godfather, and grew up with the group chief after that, learned a lot of things, will definitely be okay when being a high schooler.
Does Meteor City make a lot of male moms?
Chrollo also started writing.
Name: Chrollo Lucilfer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Personal resume: Junior going to indefinite, after getting into the Dark Continent, took part in the city fight erupting in the love city, then lead the team and got 7 area chief chess pieces.
Hey, does indefinite mean indefinite prison sentence? This guy is putting his indefinite prison sentence as a medal, put it in the resume? Something like that?
"Alright." Chrollo put down the pen.
Also, don't think Chrollo's words are pretty, all of it is joined together. Not as cute as Shizuku's words, it's hard to understand without any imagination/telepathy/social experience.
Of course, Saiki Kusuo also had to write his resume.
Name: Saiki Kusuo Zoldyck
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Personal resume: Got the doctorate when he was 15, a normal person who is currently going to high school.
...
Yeah, he is the only one going against the current, going back to the start.
After registering, Saiki Kusuo didn't go into the class to explore.
They split up with Chrollo, and went onto the road to go home, though he still didn't know where home was.
302 was written on the key, at the back was a "home" word, from 302 it didn't look like a singular house.
After passing a few apartments, he didn't see an apartment with the home word.
Saiki Kusuo could only use the key to look for it around the school.
—After 2 hours—
Can't find it all! This is like finding a needle in a haystack.
The sky was going to become sunset again, what will happen if he can't find a house tonight, will he have to sleep on the benches in the park?
Saiki Kusuo sat down on the park bench, and put claimed a seat first.
Although letting the game GM guide the road is like cheating, Saiki Kusuo finally asked, Kusuko, do you know?
Kusuko shook his head. "The houses in this place are all randomly assigned, but you can ask the head of teaching your home address."
Why does the head of teaching have this kind of use?
Kusuko's eyes were very real. "Because the head of teaching is all knowing. Is looking for his home by himself not enjoyable? What kind of room will I live in when I'm traveling..." Like that.
Not enjoyable, when I travel I normally go to see the place, the room doesn't really matter.
"If you want to know, you don't really need to come all the way to the school too. You can ask the people you passed by. 80% of the passersby will guide you."
??
"You can also ask the boss of the shops, he only has ways to guide you, because they can't leave the shop however they want. If you have food, you can give it to the dog to eat. And give the key to the dog to smell, and the dog will take you there."
...
"You can also ask that kid sitting on the side of the road."
Isn't letting the kid be your guide look more like kidnapping someone? So they put up so many characters that can guide you!