"18 years of Nen practice history, 20 years of teaching experience, leading Nen user teams since the age of 10, which is also eighteen years now. Hehe, can't you tell? If you practice Nen well, you can maintain your youth, madam. If you have a stronger attachment to appearance, it's entirely possible to practice Nen to make yourself younger."
Although I heard the voice before turning the corner, I'm still surprised to see it. What is this guy doing?
"Effort and talent, these two points are always on the lips of all practitioners, as if when effort reaches a certain level and there is no progress, it is the limit of talent? That's not true."
"From my many years of experience, those who talk glibly about talent, well, that's just garbage."
Is that so? What level can an ordinary person reach in their short life to be comparable to me at the age of 1? The impact of talent is vastly different, right?
"Nen never has a threshold; it only depends on whether a person has the will and determination to practice. Gaining Nen after obtaining Nen still has no threshold. Finding a person's will, the correct direction, and the most suitable Nen will appear. Nen also has no limit. After the ability matures, why not add more vows to strengthen the ability? Why not change and optimize yourself? What exactly is making you standing still? Is there really no answer in your heart?"
Yes, what exactly has landed me in my current predicament? I clearly want to be an ordinary person but can't let go of my superpower to travel between two worlds. Can such a predicament really be solved through hard work?
"My speech isn't for fame or fortune; after all, everyone knows what this place is. I'm not too willing to continue wasting my life here aimlessly, and then I discovered that this is a school."
I think everyone has noticed.
"This is a school that is ready to accept Nen users. In the library behind me, you can see books related to Nen, and the training room also has equipment and an environment for Nen users to exercise. Everyone can believe that this school is determined to teach and improve everyone's Nen."
Huh? So this school is so dedicated. No wonder I vaguely sensed the presence of violence before.
"Only one person can be the leader, and everyone has a number of candidates in mind, right? Now, we just need to wait for victory, but waiting is long, so why not learn wherever we go? Take this opportunity to improve your abilities. I have a master's and doctoral degree, so I don't need to explain my attainments in Nen. I really enjoy guiding other people's Nen. This is a rare opportunity, and I hope to see more Nen users' cases so I can return to my hometown and teach students. I am willing to be that teacher and guide Nen users who want to improve."
The applause thundered from the audience, and many people enthusiastically signed up. Saiki Kusuo couldn't help but want to say:
Hello, teacher. I reached the bottleneck of my strength at the age of three and have been struggling to integrate my knowledge. I now want to become an ordinary person who can travel between two worlds...
——Of course, I can't say that. Saiki Kusuo didn't believe a word of this speech. If you ask why, the person on stage is Chrollo Lucilfer.
A con artist who is proficient in sales techniques, has a group of loyal subordinates, and has strong strength but chooses the path of fraud to gain without working.
Good kids must never learn from him.
However, not everyone who boards this ship is stupid, right? Will anyone really sign up for this kind of thing? This clearly looks like the kind of sales scam in shopping malls.
Kusuko folded its paws and said from the side, "Unfortunately, the result of listening to their thoughts is that many people believe him. Chrollo disguised himself, wearing glasses and a white suit, and bandages wrapped around his forehead covering the equilateral cross. Plus, he dares to stand so boldly in the light, and he also has a deceptive face... He has completely shed his identity as a Spider cult spreader from his appearance!"
People are judged by their clothes, and this person is good at pretending, huh? What is a Spider cult spreader?
"His master's and doctoral status is genuine. He's able to create such a big commotion, and no one below points out that he is wrong. At the same time, there are members of the Troupe hidden in the crowd spreading rumors that he has reached cooperation with the Kurta clan, supported the leader's chess game, etc.... leading to everyone's goodwill increasing!"
Saiki Kusuo: The Kurta clan is so pitiful to have such an enemy. He really knows how to take advantage of them.
To guide other people's Nen, you have to watch them use it and ask about the details of Nen... All that's left is to take a book and put your handprint on it to steal it, right?
Seeing that someone already wants to go on stage to offer their Nen, everyone has their own fate. Saiki Kusuo raised his foot to leave.
He didn't make it. He found Kusuko's tail hooked around his leg.
I didn't know you had an interest in spectating.
"There's a plot twist!" Kusuko perked up its ears and was very energetic.
Huh?
The light of justice always exists.
A beautiful blond man walked onto the stage from the side. The meeting of the two leaders. As soon as Kurapika stepped onto the stage, the cheers in the arena instantly ignited.
No one knew that Kurapika's eyes also wanted to ignite.
Kurapika went on stage, and Chrollo readily and friendly reached out his hand.
Forced by the gaze of the crowd below, Kurapika could only shake his hand. He whispered, "According to the vow, you cannot harm our side's interests."
Chrollo pressed his hand on the microphone: "Of course I have no intention of harming others. The vow is also truly there, and you can feel it at all times."
The strength between their clasped hands grew stronger and stronger. It was even more disadvantageous to hold a hand with chains and iron rings. Chrollo still maintained his elegance on the surface and only leaned closer to Kurapika to whisper in his ear: "The leader's chess game is a single-person victory. Just work hard and win it. We, the Phantom Troupe, will help you. Don't meddle in other people's business, okay?"
"Heh, I will definitely interfere. You will definitely steal other people's Nen in your so-called teaching. You're using the Kurta clan's name for this kind of dirty work, you're getting us dirty."
"You're so petty," Chrollo chuckled, and suddenly released the hand covering the microphone and said enthusiastically, "You came just in time, Kurapika!"
Kurapika frowned. The hands they were holding separated, and Chrollo reached into his pocket and grabbed something. He raised his hand and turned it over in front of Kurapika, also in the center of everyone's gaze. He loosened his clenched fist, and a chess piece was lying in his palm.
"I'm giving you the last chess piece in my hand. From now on, the great responsibility of our safety is also entrusted to you." Chrollo's face was gentle and frank. He put his open hand in front of Kurapika. Someone in the audience took the lead, and soon thunderous applause and cheers rang out.
Giving out the chess pieces in front of so many people means that anything Kurapika wants to do in the next moment to immediately make him unable to step down will cause him to lose popular support.
Kurapika felt Chrollo's cunning. It was clearly something that had to be given according to the vow, but now this person is using it to earn fame.
But he could only reach out and take the chess piece from Chrollo's hand, and together with Chrollo, pose on the stage as if they were really cooperating.
The scene was once again a sensation, and many people began shouting that they wanted to sign up for Chrollo's courses.
"Thank you for your enthusiasm. If there are more people, I will prioritize guiding Nen users. Please understand!" Chrollo took a step forward and stood in the center of everyone's sight. Kurapika was relatively ignored by the crowd.
The stage position and the initiative were completely controlled.
Chrollo had a smile on his face for a long time. If you had to describe it, this was probably the smile of someone who robbed a field full of fruit.
It's simply a disaster. How will Kurapika respond? Saiki Kusuo and Kusuko held their breath and watched the show from afar.
Kurapika took a deep breath. Although he didn't have a microphone, he could use Nen to amplify his voice so that it could travel farther.
"Currently, I already have 16 chess pieces in hand. As long as the number of chess pieces reaches 17, the Kakin Empire will not be able to challenge me, and we will be invincible. At that time, everyone will be safe."
As soon as he said this, the number of chess pieces displayed instantly attracted everyone's attention.
"I can have so many chess pieces now because of everyone's trust in me, and also because of this partner right now." Kurapika pointed to Chrollo impartially, affirming this cooperative identity.
Saiki Kusuo sighed from the audience: The working Kurapika is so hardworking. Even if he feels disgusted in his heart, he is still polite on the surface.
"Since I am everyone's leader, I will take responsibility, ensure that everyone's rights are not harmed, and ensure everyone's safety. What this gentleman just said is correct; the leader's chess game is a single-person victory, and the need for partners is not as great as in other fields. Therefore, I will use the 16 chess pieces in my hand."
As soon as he said this, the audience was stunned. Once the leader's chess game is used, it will inevitably deprive someone of some power.
Chrollo sensed something was wrong, but at the same time, in such a bright stage, he couldn't interrupt Kurapika's actions if he wanted to carry out his plan.
This layer of restraint has now been reversed onto him.
Things were about to go beyond the plan.
"I will deprive everyone on our side of the right to use any Nen on anyone else in their respective fields except themselves. So please cooperate with each other and fight against the enemy together! If someone's Nen is special, is enhancement-type, and can help win the last chess piece, they can come to me individually to return the right. If there are any necessary activities later, I will also return this right at the appropriate time."
After Kurapika finished speaking, he was about to step down. Before leaving, he suddenly stopped, turned his head, and said, "Thank you for building the stage. I almost forgot to wish our Nen teacher success with his students. I hope everyone can improve under his guidance."
Smiling, very polite, with everyone's safety as his primary intention, no one could find fault with him.
Chrollo folded up his headset.
17 fields means everyone here. The Kakin Kingdom's people have their own places to gather, unlike these scattered people below.
Not being able to use Nen on others means that he can't steal abilities. How idle would he be to teach these irrelevant people other basic practices?
The mass theft plan was successfully cut short.
Amid the cheers and praises of the crowd, Chrollo jumped into the crowd, casually grabbed a jacket to use for himself, hid himself, and fled.
Only a chaotic scene was left.
Saiki Kusuo applauded in the audience.
What a wonderful battle! It's my first time watching this kind of live performance without telepathy! Although the seat is too far back, Kusuko is broadcasting what I can't hear!
Suddenly, a jacket fell from the sky and covered his head. When Saiki Kusuo struggled out of the jacket, he couldn't find the person who pranked him.
Who?
Kusuko: Don't worry, I already taught him a lesson. He fell hard and hit a sharp rock! It's a pity he's a Nen user who can use "Solidify."
"Excuse me, did you help me find my jacket?" A stranger chasing after the jacket asked.
Saiki Kusuo silently returned it to the person.
"Thank you!"
No, I don't know where it came from, so you don't need to thank me.
After the performance ended, Saiki Kusuo went to the high school class.
I wonder who I'll meet.
Kusuko took the initiative to explain, "Don't worry, most humans are in the university department. The average age of those who boarded the ship is 30. There are mainly three points for judging academic qualifications in this school: age, knowledge or Nen, and achievements made in the Dark Continent."
Aren't my achievements enough for a doctorate?
"Basically, the Phantom Troupe gave them to you voluntarily. It doesn't matter who has the leader's chess piece; what matters is the score behind the chess piece. Your score in Nen is 0. Your score in knowledge is quite high. Combined with your age, the final judgment is that you are an excellent student in the high school department."
Are there any benefits for excellent students?
"You can choose your own seat and are in charge of collecting assignments."
Collecting assignments is like a punishment, isn't it?
"I also saw Chrollo's evaluation form. He's old, reads a lot of miscellaneous books, has stolen a lot of Nen, and his chess pieces were mainly obtained under his guidance, so his scores are generally high. The final result is higher than Kurapika's."
Kurapika reads a lot and is good with his abilities too, is it because of his age?
"Yeah, yeah... um, the other things are also a little bit higher! Yes! It's mainly because of age! Although this arrangement seems a bit strange now, the thought when setting the rules was probably that no matter what, a 10-year-old should not live among 20-year-old uncles. Bullying will happen, and normal Nen practice gradually improves with age..."
It's okay, it's already good.
While communicating, Saiki Kusuo also walked to the classroom, Class 3 of the first year. In this place, students are not only those who boarded the ship to the Dark Continent, but dark creature NPCs are more of a filler in each class.
You can see from the windows that there are more dark creatures in the first two classes, so Saiki Kusuo was relieved.
By the time Saiki Kusuo passed by his classroom, he heard a chaotic sound inside before even opening the door.
The sound is a bit familiar.
Saiki Kusuo retreated along the same route and stood in front of the window of Class 3 of the first year of high school, staring at it.
Killua, Alluka, Milluki, Korto... The four Zoldyck children are actually here?!
Hey, wait a moment, shouldn't kids that are only thirteen and fourteen years old be in junior high... because of Nen?
Saiki Kusuo sighed and rubbed his forehead. How could this be? Shouldn't he be here as a parent attending a parent-teacher conference? He's actually going to school in the same class as his younger siblings, who are on average six years younger!