Meteor City.
Saiki Kusuo finds this place is surprisingly cleaner than before. At least, where he arrived before was full of trash, but now it's become an open space. Of course, the mountains of trash still exist, forming a ring in the distance, like a stage set. Meteor City is still a city surrounded by piles of trash.
It seems like a lot has changed.
Saiki Kusuo doesn't know where Grandma is. A motorcycle drives from far away and stops behind him.
"Where did this trash come from? Don't tell me they're carrying the virus!"
"Don't worry, I'm here to deliver medicine."
Saiki Kusuo turns his head. Before he can say anything, the other person sneezes loudly, causing the handlebars in his hand to swerve. The whole vehicle almost crashes into Saiki Kusuo, smashing to pieces!
The car is smashed to pieces.
"Jeez, what's this?" Saiki Kusuo protects the box of cold medicine. Suddenly, he feels his throat starting to itch.
"No way, just from that one moment of contact!"
"I've already been infected!"
"The virus concentration in Meteor City is so high! Oh no, I can't hold it back... *cough!*"
"*Bang!*"
"What exploded? I hope it was the motor of the motorcycle guy."
Saiki Kusuo instantly notices that it's the big box of medicine behind him that has exploded, scattering everywhere.
"Restore!"
"We're done for if this is gone!"
The medicine box is instantly restored. Saiki Kusuo breathes a sigh of relief.
"*Achoo! Achoo!*" A tall, big guy, about six feet tall, takes out a handkerchief from his pocket and blows his nose.
Saiki Kusuo silently adds another layer of barrier around himself.
"You are..."
"[Nice to... no, it's our second time meeting. I'm Saiki Kusuo, and I'm here to deliver medicine to Meteor City.]"
The person on the motorcycle is a member of the Phantom Troupe, Phinks.
"Come with me."
...
"Thank you for the suggestion, but the environment in Meteor City is bad. I'm afraid masks won't help." Chrollo Lucilfer is sitting on a high pile of trash. He's wearing a new coat after three years. The black coat has a lot of white fur, especially around the collar, which looks very warm. It's almost summer, but he's wearing winter clothes.
"The virus is spread through droplets, but in Meteor City's bad environment, it's already very... very, very... *achoo!*"
"You've been infected too, huh."
Saiki Kusuo puts his hands in his pockets and throws the cold medicine over.
"Ah, thank you for risking your life to deliver medicine to Meteor City." Chrollo catches the cold medicine and eats a piece without needing water. [Why is the box warm? The temperature left in his hand is too high.]
"Because I have a very enthusiastic body temperature of 70 degrees right now."
Saiki Kusuo: [So, why are all the members of the Troupe so far apart from each other?]
"Ah, this is already very close... *Achoo!* Let's just talk with our minds..."
I almost forgot that my ability has already been revealed to the Phantom Troupe.
And, don't make it sound like you have telepathic abilities.
[Currently, all the ordinary people in Meteor City who have been infected have been isolated. The ordinary people who haven't been infected have also been isolated in safe places. But the conditions for infecting Nen users are different. The first infection is related to the virus in the air. The conditions for increasing the strength later are different.]
[What can infect Nen users are other infected people, just like ordinary people.]
[There are two sources that increase the strength of the virus. First, one day after being infected, ordinary people have the conditions to infect Nen users. This ordinary person must be different from the first person to infect a Nen user.]
[The symptoms of ordinary people one day after infection are a slight cough or cold. Some people have no symptoms. It's hard to avoid being infected, so the best way is for Nen users to avoid contact with ordinary people for a while.]
Killua is like this. He only felt something wrong with his body on the second day. Before that, he could do the whole Ren training normally. The Zoldyck family has better resistance to poison, which has made things worse for Father, Grandpa, and Illumi.
[Second, Nen users with a higher level than you. For example, someone who has already reached level two will level up to level three the next day if they encounter someone who has reached level three. At the same time, if two or more Nen users of the same level stay together, the level will not decrease. This range is at least more than 20 meters or so. We have examples of Zetsu to prove this condition. Phinks and Feitan have been isolating together at level three for two days.]
Those two are so unlucky.
[If Nen users don't contact anyone, they will drop one level every two to three days until the virus disappears completely.]
Chrollo makes a gesture and stops talking, taking out a handkerchief to wipe his nose.
It's really hard to study all this.
Saiki Kusuo suddenly realizes that Chrollo is giving him information on purpose to show his thanks.
[Thank you, but I'm a little surprised. Meteor City actually knows this information that doesn't even exist in this world yet.] Even though its medical conditions are the worst in the world.
[It's nothing, practice makes perfect. It's been 10 days since the infectious disease broke out in Meteor City. Almost every member of the Troupe has resisted a level three increase.]
[... You guys have really worked hard.] Saiki Kusuo says again.
Chrollo doesn't have time to interact with Saiki Kusuo much. After thanking him, he tells Saiki Kusuo the safe way to leave Meteor City. Then he picks up the medicine box and starts to move.
Saiki Kusuo knows from his mind that Chrollo plans to take the medicine himself and distribute it near each isolated area.
[The members have been suffering from colds for so long. Compared to them, my condition is better.]
He's very worried about the members, so he decided to come by himself.
So, why... what's going on with them? Saiki Kusuo felt a little strange from the start. Isn't the Phantom Troupe an evil organization?
After Meteor City was in trouble, they took the responsibility to save Meteor City as an example. They were like managers, like village officials. Even though they were sick, they still said: "Leave this to the young people."
The people of Meteor City are weird. I don't understand them.
There's no time for Saiki Kusuo to understand. He has to leave immediately. After learning the information from Chrollo, he can immediately think that Illumi's defenses aren't good enough. The infection of Nen users has nothing to do with droplet infection. It's another kind of test!
If he doesn't go back right away, the Nen butlers in isolation and Zeno and Silva, who are still at the level two increase, will level up. The Zoldyck family is going to be done for!
At night, Saiki Kusuo, who brought the information home and helped save the Zoldyck family from a big crisis, returns to his room, closes the door, and lies on his bed. Jeez, I really worked hard today. I hope life will return to peace soon.
Suddenly, his body stiffens because he hears Illumi's thoughts from next door as he talks on the phone.
[You didn't receive it? Kusuo is already back.]
[Can't you get through it?]
[Well, you'll be fine if you don't contact humans for a while. Once this wave of colds with the ordinary people passes, Nen users won't be infected or leveled up anymore.]
[Wear a mask, okay? I'm feeling bad too. ]
[Candy tastes like nothing to me, keep it to enjoy yourself.]
…
Saiki Kusuo feels guilty. He gave all the medicine to Meteor City and completely forgot about Hisoka's five boxes.
I didn't hear it, let's just pretend I didn't hear it. Saving the family is unavoidable, right? Illumi, you should stop chatting with Hisoka too. Go to bed early. You cough five times every sentence you say. How can you two even talk on the phone with all the coughing?
Oh yeah, there are also my reader friends, here's a warning from a psychic.
During the flu season, protect yourself. The world is very dangerous. Even strong Nen users can get sick.
If you can, people who are sick can raise their body temperature to 70 degrees and then bring it back down. This is the most effective way.
People who can't do that should remember to take medicine, drink more hot water, and don't stay up late. If you can't do any of those three things, you can also buy more tissues and good-tasting cough syrup.
That's all, good night.
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