"Okay, are your curiosities satisfied? Leisure time is over. Today's task is simple: find Mimi. This environment is relatively safe, so we won't arrange two-person teams. Uvogin, Nobunaga, Phinks, Feitan, and I will split into five groups and take different routes to find her. Machi, Shizuku, and Paku, you three will go out as a team. I'll give you a specific route. Dark creatures can also search memories to get information."
"Boss, should we put this book back?"
"It can still give us some information, let's keep it."
Saiki Kusuo breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they don't come to his house.
He came out of the bathroom, and Kusuko was still lying on the pillow, going back to sleep.
It will still take some time for the Troupe members to leave, he might as well go back to sleep too.
The moment Saiki Kusuo closed his eyes, Kusuko opened his eyes, pulled Saiki Kusuo's blanket up, and used his tail to write a note in the air, sending out some information.
The message only had two lines: a person's name and a location.
Saiki Kusuo woke up again.
He pushed away the big cat almost attached to his side. The light coming through the curtains, which were light-blocking but had holes and gaps, diffused and lit up the entire room.
This way of waking up, the timing of waking up, both perfectly matched the lazy weekend state of modern teenagers, which is...
Ordinary!
No, it was even more ordinary than ordinary.
Saiki Kusuo sat up, fully awake, and took a deep breath.
A room with only one person, no mind-reading, not too big or too small, with all the essentials for a studio apartment.
Having temporarily said goodbye to the Zoldyck family, the Phantom Troupe, perverts, and all disasters, even though there might still be conflicts in every corner of the world, he could enjoy peace... Can he understand?
No, this is something many, even ordinary people cannot easily understand... [Living Alone]!
If you are a student who still lives with your parents, you cannot avoid interacting with them every morning before school.
If you are a working person, you usually can't own your own house before the age of 30 and still have to live under the same roof as your parents.
If you are an ordinary middle-aged person, you are likely married with children, and that kind of life is even more of a hell.
If you are an elderly person, living alone is no longer about enjoying life, but worrying whether someone will find you in time to collect your body if you suddenly die!
Well, I'm getting a little excited, so... only this age.
Only during this period, before the age of 28, before reaching 30, when you are not burdened by studies or having to clock in at work, the time when humans are least responsible, can you own your own house and live alone, dancing the hula enthusiastically at home without anyone telling you what to do.
This is the best kind of ordinary among all ordinary people!
Now that it's come to this, I have to dance the hula... No, I should change out of my pajamas. Not using super powers to instantly change into clothes of similar value, but grabbing the hem and pulling it up to take off the top in 3 seconds. Although he has been dressing like an ordinary person for many days, this time is slightly different because this time it's a more familiar male body!
The non-ordinary pests next door have already left, and he can freely make noise.
The ordinary, cheap cabinet door opened with a creak. Inside, besides school uniforms, there were also...
Very ordinary, large-size, plain white T-shirts! No patterns at all, what's wrong, are you ordinary too? Why were you made?
The pants matched the clothes. There were uninspired school pants, and... even more uninspired black straight-leg pants! Another word for versatile is common. If you see 800 men on the street, 700 of them will be wearing black pants. Wearing these pants and walking into a crowd, you'll immediately disappear. If someone is playing the chicken and rabbit in a cage game, he can easily blend in as one of the two-legged animals!
Saiki Kusuo happily put on this ordinary outfit.
He asked Kusuko for money and went out.
Well, Kusuko is another version of himself, so he is definitely living alone.
Why ask for money? Because Saiki Kusuo is really hungry. After maintaining good eating habits for more than ten days, he suddenly became very hungry this morning. Even his stomach started protesting.
There's no way around it. Ordinary people will die if they don't eat for a day, and he's already half-dead now that it's almost noon.
But he won't ask Kusuko for money after this time. Saiki Kusuo has decided to get a part-time job on the weekends.
It doesn't matter if the money was stolen. Ordinary people also experience these occasional little disasters that add excitement to life. Solving problems with your own ability and returning to the ordinary path is a great thing that every ordinary person can do.
Saiki Kusuo also wants that greatness.
Although Kusuko is the creator of this Dark Continent game, he can have endless wealth as long as he wants, but that's not right.
Even if he asks Kusuko to hand over money that an ordinary person couldn't spend in a lifetime, he would be willing, but that's the same logic as being able to rob a bank whenever he wanted in the past.
Super powers are omnipotent. If you want something, you can basically do anything, but this kind of cheating greatly disrupts the "game" balance and makes super power users quickly lose interest in the world!
Hardship and anticipation. Only after experiencing work can you feel how wonderful it is to have alone time. Lying at home, doing nothing, waiting for afternoon tea and sweets, versus returning to a quiet room alone after working hard all day, taking a refreshing shower, and meeting long-awaited sweets on a clean desk. Which one brings more anticipation and happiness? It goes without saying, right?
To have a rich life, you can't rely on super powers and Kusuko!
Well, you ask, what if I earn enough money? Does that even need to be said? Of course, I'll stop working and enjoy social welfare, having earned enough money through my not-so-outstanding, ordinary hard work in society. No one actively goes to work when they have enough money, right?
In short, Saiki Kusuo is going out to eat breakfast. When he was closing the door, a cat wasn't following him. Saiki Kusuo looked back.
Kusuko's expression: 0口0
What's wrong, do you want to live alone too? It's okay, I'll find a job myself.
Kusuko shook his head frantically: "Wait, wait a minute, why are you getting a job when I'm here?"
Didn't I say why? Ordinary people in a solo living situation definitely have to work. Losing the moment you ask a family member for money! At least let me experience being truly ordinary while I'm still ordinary, you should understand?
"Won't you get a job after your powers come back?"
It'll be hard to work normally with my powers back. Saiki Kusuo immediately became gloomy.
Kusuko realized: I see, the main body wants a social experience amusement activity.
According to Kusuke's thinking, the main body might suddenly regain his powers one day, so he really wants to cherish the time he has right now, right?
Kusuko followed closely behind.
Just like adults protect their children's childhood, he must protect the main body's expectations for ordinary life!
Out the door, Saiki Kusuo thought.
According to the game's settings, everyone has very little starting money. The game has arranged many job opportunities to complement it, and there are probably many part-time opportunities, so finding a job should be easy.
But, what kind of job should I look for?
Saiki Kusuo had just gone downstairs when he saw several small ads posted on the side of the hallway.
A figure model for the art school, part-time on weekends, 300 per session?
The game currency here is not Jenny. Yesterday, eating three large bowls of noodles only cost 60. If I save money, working for two days would mean I don't have to work for two weeks, right?
Saiki Kusuo was a little tempted.
Suddenly, a tail tore the ad down.
Huh? What are you doing, Kusuko?
Kusuko: "I just used clairvoyance to look, they're already full!"
Well, it's a relaxing job standing still, so it's understandable that they're full.
Kusuko stepped on the ad and ground it to powder. Those guys are putting out ads like this just to look at human bodies...
There was more than one ad on the wall.
A chauffeur to pick up and drop off a rich woman's daughter from school, pass. Besides, I don't know how to drive. If I had super powers, I could use super powers to make the wheels move, which would save on gas.
A sparring partner who uses Nen, that should be a job where you get beaten up. I don't want to choose it now, I can't choose it. If I had super powers, I might consider participating.
Tour guide assistant? Teaching assistant? Well... it would be better if I could find a job that doesn't require much talking. If I had super powers, I could...
Wait, I absolutely can't rely on super powers!
What other jobs are there? Heavy reward recruitment, scientific research assistant? With the approval of the ethics committee, we are now recruiting healthy young people, requiring good health, the ability to push open a door weighing at least 4 tons, and the ability to instantly recover even when ill for a long time. During the experiment, assistants' safety will be closely monitored. Participants' physiological indicators, drug metabolism, etc., will be monitored... What are you doing, Kusuko?
The ad wasn't high up, but the big cat could stand on the wall and block the entire ad.
"I'll help you take a look... Ah! Oh no, I didn't control my strength!" Kusuko shouted in his heart, it looks like human experimentation no matter how you look at it, don't participate in such suspicious experiments! No telling what kind of pervert published it!
Don't pretend. Relax your paws, step back, don't tear the ad down anymore, they worked hard to put it up. Saiki Kusuo saw through him.
Kusuko was embarrassed, relaxed his paws slowly, and retreated.
Of course, he didn't mean to tear the ad down.
But accidentally scratching off five numbers in the phone number and the detailed location is the kind of mistake any cat would accidentally make!
Saiki Kusuo looked down and realized that the phone number had already been destroyed and couldn't be read.
The location - Ha'nta Ha'nta All-Inclusive University, College... and that's it. He thinks that this school name is too long; couldn't they express it more simply? A few more words in the back would make it easier to find.
Oh well, oh well.
Saiki Kusuo looked at Kusuko. Kusuko lowered his head very innocently, standing in the corner with his paws folded in front of his chest in an attitude of admitting his mistake.
Can you restore it?
"Ah, I can only restore it to seven or eight years ago, it'll be gone forever."
Saiki Kusuo understood. He almost forgot, although Kusuko has a collar around his neck, it's different from the one I originally had, it should be a replica.
He's also troubled. He really wants a super power suppressor, right? Oh well, oh well, I don't need it now, he can actually wear mine.
Saiki Kusuo reached out. Kusuko was a little nervous; after all, if the main body took off the collar, he would discover... that it was a part modified by Kusuke from the original! He can actually restore it to a day ago!
Saiki Kusuo petted Kusuko's head.
It's okay a super-powered cat had an accident. There were often accidents in the past; I'm not in any position to criticize him.
If I want to find a job, do you have any suggestions?
Saiki Kusuo asked Kusuko for advice, taking the lesson from yesterday. The no-longer-all-knowing Saiki Kusuo understood that he should ask people for their opinions.
"What the main body wants is a job that doesn't require much talking, right? How about a server at a buffet restaurant? Servers have to carry plates and change the food on the large plates. Because it's a buffet, there won't be times when you're rushed. It'll definitely be a sense of accomplishment if you successfully don't drop the plates!"
Oh! Sure enough, only super power users understand super power users!
"Then let's go to the mall. There are a lot of buffet restaurants in the mall. Oh right, there are also mascot performers at the mall! They don't need to talk!"
Ah, that works too!
Kusuko shook hands with Saiki Kusuo with his tail.
"Okay, instant tran..."
No, everyone is set to be ordinary. How can I instantly transport? Is there public transport here?
Kusuko: "...Yes, the bus is only two dollars. You can also ride back and forth paying the fare to remove the cost of public transit."
He's really thinking about the poor player in every way.
Okay, I'll deduct two dollars from the breakfast money first.
Kusuko sighed. It's a good thing I gave the main body a hundred dollars for breakfast.
I should have given him more. Why did I only think that in case the main body wanted to eat a full course breakfast I gave him a hundred? Why didn't I also hypothesize that he might also want to eat a dessert platter? As breakfast money, I should have given him at least two hundred, no, five hundred!
At the same time, Saiki Kusuo bought a five-dollar breakfast on the street and got on the bus to the mall.
Perhaps public buses in other cities have rules prohibiting animals, but in the game created by Kusuko, felines can usually exist unhindered.
Of course, canines work too, as well as penguins and even uncles.
This is a friendly city, and the most basic dangers brought by pets won't exist here either. After all, the basic quality of the people here is very high.
Saiki Kusuo sat in the seat, and Kusuko lay under the seat, closing his eyes to rest.
The super power suppressor Kusuke gave him used high suppression intensity. He must have done that intentionally, but Saiki didn't try to stop him.
Because of this, some parts of the Dark Continent no longer have enough super power energy to maintain normal order.
Like the sand worm monster that appeared on the beach at that time, it had been eternally sealed away.
The Dark Continent itself is a dangerous existence. After deciding he would fix these issues last night, he worked overnight and put all his powers into maintaining this school's area.
After the message was delivered to the lords of each area, some of the lords brought their subordinates into the school area as NPCs, and some lords decided to guard their own territory.
So, the various accidents created a serious problem.
Kusuko was very sleepy.
Kusuko's head nodded a bit, but he unconsciously fell asleep on the bus.