It was certain that the Bomb Devil had placed bombs on Killua and Gon, and it was likely that Killua and Gon would be caught in the upcoming explosion.

This would not do. There could be no risk with the two main characters.

Saiki Kusuo looked at the Bomb Devil, Genthru, beside him: [Actually, he's my younger brother. As a token of thanks, please have a drink.]

Genthru thought: [Heh, then pray that your brother isn't holding onto your leg when the explosion happens, so you can explode together in brotherly love.]

What Genthru said aloud was: "Okay." [Huh, wait, why did I say that?]

Of course, it was the esper's power at work.

[I'll be right back.] Saiki Kusuo said.

He said it to Killua and Gon, and also to Chrollo.

Chrollo, who had been by Saiki Kusuo's side, only became noticeable after Saiki Kusuo left. Gon looked at Chrollo for a long time before reacting.

Gon shouted: "Wait, Killua! Why is Chrollo here? Isn't he unable to use Nen anymore!"

Then he was hit on the head by Killua: "You only noticed now, you idiot! I've been giving you so many signals, why didn't you look!"

Gon covered his head, feeling wronged: "But I thought Killua's face was twitching..."

"Who would have a twitching face!!"

Chrollo looked at the two kids. Clearly, the white-haired Killua Zoldyck was very wary of him, probably thinking he had regained his Nen.

"Gon and Killua, correct?" Chrollo said, "To prevent any aggressive tendencies, I must tell you that I am currently in a friendly business relationship with Saiki, carrying out a Zoldyck mission."

"...Even if my dad's mission is to protect someone, others can still hit them if they want to," Killua said.

Chrollo: "..."

It seemed that was indeed the case in Yorknew City, everyone doing their own thing. What kind of organization was this?

"But! If you dare to lay a hand on me and Gon, the people at home won't let you off!" Killua threatened. [Let me use the name of the Zoldyck family, I wonder if it'll work.]

Chrollo's dark eyes stared at the two, and he casually started to make something up: "Oh, I won't make a move on you in Greed Island. You're here to play the game, right? So am I. Let's not have any deaths in the game."

Killua and Gon were both surprised. Even more surprising was that Gon immediately accepted this idea, nodding heavily. "That's right! Greed Island is clearly a game that's meant for everyone to play together. Playing the game well is the most important thing!"

Gon treasured Greed Island. Since entering the game, he had mostly met people who were completing the game tasks with a very self-serving attitude. He was very happy to finally meet someone who wanted to play the game properly. But Gon wasn't so kind as to be blind. His eyes were sharp: "But Chrollo, I won't be nice to you, and don't even think about getting our cards! Because the bad things you've done are unforgivable!"

Chrollo nodded, saying very obediently, "Yeah, I know. Cards are useless to me; I won't steal them. You're here to participate in the tournament, right? The registration is over there."

Gon was immediately drawn away: "Ah! Thank you!"

Killua looked shocked, glancing left and right but unable to correct anything. He dragged his feet, following behind. "Just how relaxed is this guy!?"

"100% Enhancer cuteness," Chrollo commented. Their Uvogin was also so cute.

Lead them in one direction, and they easily forget what they were originally doing.

"I don't want to hear you praising my friends!" Killua made a face at Chrollo behind him, skipping and running to catch up with Gon.

-- "Hey, Gon! Why do you believe that liar?"

-- "He's not lying. I can feel it!"

-- "Please, they're an A-class criminal group..."

Chrollo played with the pen in his hand. Why did the kids believe him? Because these two children hadn't realized yet that this wasn't a game, but a world that existed in reality.

In reality, these Nen users enter the game day after day to understand and explore it, and all they want is profit.

...

On the other side, Saiki Kusuo led Genthru into a small alley.

The other party also noticed this: [Has he noticed something wrong? Heh... If he wants to talk, he can only have a good "talk" with this pink-haired guy.]

Genthru's heart grew more evil: [Should I blow his head off, or his heart? Heh, too wasteful. It's rare to find such a suitable environment. It's best to do something more cruel, blow off his limbs with a burst of flame, unrecognizable...]

Clear imaginary scenes even appeared in Genthru's mind. Being able to imagine it so clearly showed how many people he had harmed in this way.

Suddenly, Genthru made a move, with a burst of flame in his hand aimed straight at Saiki Kusuo's arm. However, Saiki Kusuo moved even faster, instantly appearing behind Genthru.

[Who did you say was going to have their limbs blown off?]

"Bang!"

Genthru was slammed into the ground.

Just as Genthru was shocked by Saiki Kusuo's strength, he looked up and saw not only Saiki Kusuo.

But demons.

Three life-claiming demons seemed to represent the three Bomb Devils—yes, this ability of his, which so broadly surpasses others, can only be achieved by the joint pledge of three people.

The foreheads of those three demons had the mark of their Bomb Devil, as if they were their exclusive life-taking ghosts...!

Genthru began to feel his body being burned. He wanted to pat away the flames, but it was useless. Protecting himself with Nen was also useless. Fear truly occupied his heart at this moment.

[Undo all the bombs.] Saiki Kusuo, no, the demon said.

"I can't undo them! The bombs haven't even been activated yet. Once they're activated, the only way is to explode them!" Genthru shouted back. He was unwilling to have his years of effort in placing bombs undone today.

Even under the eyes of such a demon, he still wanted to lie.

In some ways, his mental strength was truly very strong.

Unfortunately, he had met Saiki Kusuo, who could hear thoughts.

[Undoing them requires your partners, right?]

[Call the other two Bomb Devils over here.]

Genthru's face changed drastically.

[Don't think about protecting your companions. The two of them are waiting for your orders a few blocks away, right? Tell them to come over. I don't want to have to go find people to take their lives.]

Genthru's shoulders finally slumped at this moment. No matter what Saiki Kusuo asked, he would only answer.

He wasn't even afraid of dying himself, but his partners, whom he had risked his life with, were perhaps his only weakness.

He couldn't accept his partners being exposed and killed from his own "betrayal".

But if he undid the bombs, there might be a chance of survival.

It took quite a bit of time to deal with Genthru. When Saiki Kusuo returned to the original spot, he found Chrollo, Gon, and Killua surrounded by three players.

They were keeping a distance from the three, each holding an open book.

"Tch, I knew these three were all new players. They seem brand new."

Saiki Kusuo also felt strange. Killua and Gon had been playing the game for three months. Why hadn't they taken out their books?

"Hahaha, let me tell you, whenever you encounter someone in the game, you should open your book no matter what cards you have in your hand. It's okay if the kids don't know, but the adults are just this stupid, hahaha!"

Chrollo didn't even have a book.

"And now, it's too late for you to take out your book!"

It seems like you can summon them while they are explaining?

These three players who came to attack were clearly a habitual team. They had excellent coordination and were holding their cards at the same time, starting to shout.

However, in the next moment, Killua and Gon each instantly jumped in front of two of them, snatching the cards that they hadn't used yet.

Their speed was faster than the other party's speed in using the cards, and they were equally good at coordinating. Killua even threw out a yo-yo, which was a very subtle bit slower, but still successfully hit the person before they could use their card, distorting the person's face.

A complete victory. It seemed that the two kids had a lot of experience with this kind of trick to rob new players of their cards.

During this, Chrollo held his leg and squatted down, the string of Killua's yo-yo sweeping across the top of his head.

It was close. If Killua had been faster and Chrollo had been a beat slower, his head might have been sliced off by the string.

That wasn't a joke. This was a specially made string from the Zoldyck family. It wouldn't break even if it cut down a tree, and the yo-yo weighed a full 50 kilograms.

Chrollo seemed to sense something, turning his head to re-examine the yo-yo.

The extremely heavy yo-yo directly knocked out the Nen user behind him who was about to use a card. Their face was swollen three layers high. If it were a regular person, they wouldn't recover without a period of rest.

Chrollo: ...

Chrollo: Your whole family.

Saiki Kusuo: [How about it, are you traumatized?]

Seeing Saiki Kusuo return, Killua and Gon greeted him one after another.

The cards were put away, and the three who had surrounded them had already run away in disgrace. At the same time, their performance had been seen by many people here, demonstrating their strength. Some people who had harbored evil feelings because of the kids put those thoughts aside.

"Seriously, we have to show off like this every time we go to a city. There are too many people who bully kids," Killua said, pouting.

You guys are already quite skilled at robbing them.

Chrollo kept a bit of distance from the three, patted the dust off his body, and stood up.

Killua had a lot of opinions about Chrollo: [What exactly is your mission? Didn't my family say not to touch the Phantom Troupe anymore?]

Money makes the world go round, the great coin mission.

"Did you take care of that person?" Chrollo asked.

The person Chrollo was referring to was Genthru. Saiki Kusuo sighed.

[There's no way around it. I took care of it. He won't be using his ability again.]

The previous plan was to wait for the Bomb Devil's plan to be executed, and then directly find the people who had bombs placed on them. Naturally, they could find the Nen user.

Weren't you supposed to capture people and interrogate them? Chrollo questioned with his eyes.

I don't have that kind of taste.

[But fortunately, Genthru's organization is having a gathering tonight. I can just play the role of Genthru then.]

[Don't worry, the plan can proceed smoothly.]

That was good news. Chrollo pursed his lips, revealing a faint smile.

He still really needed his ability to return.

As for the credibility of the information? It came from the mouth of Saiki Kusuo, who had telepathy, so it was 100% credible.

Genthru was a cunning person, but all the schemes that humans play couldn't escape Saiki's ability to hear thoughts.

What Saiki Kusuo meant by taking care of it was that the Bomb Devil wouldn't appear in this game for a period of time.

Because he was worried that the Bomb Devil group would continue to plant bombs in the future, Saiki Kusuo put a curse on each Bomb Devil: their whole body would feel cold for a month.

Then Saiki Kusuo told them that it was another kind of bomb, and if they had any thoughts of killing, the cold would accumulate and intensify, and it would kill them when it reached a certain limit.

The Bomb Devils could feel the cold in their bodies. Nen users generally don't have the feeling of having cold hands and feet, so they naturally believed it.

Oh, by the way, to explain, cursing was a power he always had. As long as he pointed at the other person's forehead for a few seconds and Nen in his heart what he wanted to curse, it would be done.

But Saiki Kusuo had never cursed Chrollo.

Perhaps it was because Chrollo had done too many evil deeds in the past, and good and evil have their consequences in the end.

Perhaps it was true that his luck was bad enough.

After saying goodbye to Killua and Gon, who were going to challenge the game, some signs became more and more obvious on the way back.

Greed Island was a real island, and the buildings were real. When constructing the game, a large amount of Nen wouldn't be wasted on constructing city buildings.

Real things meant they would age and there would be a risk of them falling.

When passing by a three-story building, suddenly a shop sign fell down, the position being right above the direction in which the two were going.

The sign crashed to the ground, splitting into pieces. Fortunately, Chrollo was more vigilant, jumping away in advance to save his life.

[...Be careful.]

There was no way to avoid this kind of accident. The shop owner came out, said he was sorry that Chrollo had been scared, and offered a card of 1000 Jenny to apologize.

"I'm really sorry I scared you!"

"Can you compensate me a little more for emotional damage?" Chrollo asked.

"Sorry, the shop is just a small business..."

Chrollo ignored him.

Not far away, a small dessert stall on the street attracted Saiki Kusuo's attention.

Chrollo understood and handed over the Jenny card, thinking that if he didn't use it again, it would disappear anyway.

Saiki Kusuo generously took the card.

Just as Saiki Kusuo was distracted by the desserts, a random quest NPC approached Chrollo again.

In the way that they bumped into him.

This was a beautiful girl with a light yellow dress, a long braid, the girl coming out crying. She bumped into Chrollo head-on.

It seemed unintentional, but with no small force. Chrollo was bumped closer to the middle of the road. He hadn't even had a good look at the girl when he immediately noticed something wrong!

There was a carriage running towards him!

Relying on his rich combat experience, Chrollo shrunk and laid down, drilling under the bottom of the carriage. The trotting carriage safely ran over him.

Very strange.

Saiki Kusuo held the things he bought in both hands. He had spent the money in a hurry and the packaging was actually leaves.

That's right, Saiki Kusuo was seriously picking out desserts.

The prices were cheap here, but even though they were clearly selling cakes, the packaging was simple. Saiki Kusuo took sesame candy and a small cake wrapped in leaves and turned around, only to see Chrollo lying in the middle of the road, covered in dust.

Saiki Kusuo: ?

He just bought a dessert, what worldwide war happened?

Chrollo got up and touched his ankle, making sure there was no problem before slowly getting up and patting the dust off his body. The girl quickly stuck close to him.

"Wuwuwu... I was bullied!" the girl NPC said, crying.

Saiki Kusuo looked at Chrollo, who was covered in dust, wondering who was the one who had been bullied.

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