Chrollo was focused on the code, then just sat down on the massage chair. The electric shock program was triggered before Saiki Kusuo could react!
?!
"Crackling!"
The high-voltage current turned Chrollo's hair into an afro! Saiki Kusuo quickly used his power to pull him away.
Chrollo was paralyzed by the high voltage and knelt on the ground: [What is this chair? Whose chair gives off this kind of shock?]
"Oh, does this chair give off electricity?" Illumi noticed this. [Not bad.]
What's "not bad" about it? Saiki Kusuo warned: [Only Mom can sit in this. It gives a high-voltage shock to anyone else.]
Did he think explaining it would stop people from sitting in it? He was dead wrong.
Illumi sat down and became the second person to try it.
"Crackling!" But he was completely unharmed.
"Hmm~ Looks fun. Are you too weak, Chrollo?~" Hisoka teased from the side, touching the chair without getting hurt either.
"Illumi is trained."
"Hehe, but I can withstand the current too."
"Your power is rubber insulation!"
"I see," Illumi tapped his palm. "It seems like it's only for Saiki's mom, and it excludes everyone else, but actually, there are only two people who can't sit on it."
Who those two outsiders were remained unknown.
Chrollo: #$%…&*
He got up, feeling annoyed, and moved his body that was a bit numb from the electric shock. Chrollo said, "It gave me a flash of inspiration..."
That's a flash of insight. Are you going to use a Pokemon move with "electric light flash"?
"I figured out a solution. But I need some maps to go with it. Do you have a map of the power plant locations? We don't need to consider the ones near the city center, mainly the remote areas, and... what are you guys doing?"
Chrollo looked up and realized that everyone had left the electric chair and gathered near the dining table.
Hisoka was holding chopsticks and kissed them: "Preparing to eat~"
Okay, those chopsticks are unusable now. Can someone stop this free-spirited guy?
Illumi said, "Some of the frozen food is already thawed. I was going to ask you to eat anyway."
Saiki Kusuo remotely closed the opened cabinet for his mom: [Can't you see? I'm helping Mom.]
Once Chrollo starts working, he can work non-stop: "Making food takes time, right? We can..." [Continue the discussion first. I just had an idea...]
Are you like a student who's halfway through the last big math problem and doesn't want to eat until it's done?
"I bought a lot of ready-made food today! I'm treating you to a Japanese sushi feast! Ah, my throat hurts today, and I can't talk." Saiki Kurumi frantically covered her mouth.
[It's okay, Mom. Say whatever you want.] Saiki Kusuo reminded her.
Saiki Kurumi shook her head, covering her mouth: [Mom always accidentally reveals Kusuo's superpowers...]
[It's okay,] Saiki Kusuo said, using his powers to hand out new bowls and chopsticks to everyone. [They're from another world. They'll be going back soon. I've told them everything.]
"Oh, really? Is that okay?"
[Yes.] He used his power to pull out his mom's chair.
Saiki Kurumi clapped her hands and relaxed, introducing the food she bought to everyone.
"I don't know if it suits everyone's taste, since you are... people from another world!" Saiki Kurumi said cautiously. [Is it really okay to say that?]
[Yeah, yeah, don't worry.]
"There are many similar foods in other worlds. The three of us knew what sushi was during the Hunter Exam," Chrollo glanced at the table, found something familiar, and chatted casually.
"There are wine glasses here. Want to drink some wine?" Hisoka said, resting his chin in his hand.
Saiki Kuniharu took down the wine glasses: "We only have beer at home. What do you want? I'll go buy it now!" [Let Kusuo go buy it.]
Chrollo: "Beer is fine. Use beer glasses. Does Saiki's dad like to drink?"
Hisoka shook an empty wine glass: "Wouldn't red wine be more suitable?"
Chrollo didn't look at Hisoka and took his beer glass, saying, "In my opinion, ice-cold beer is more suitable for a group dinner."
Did their relationship get worse after they found out about the outcome of the Chrollo vs. Hisoka fight?
Illumi poured himself orange juice and poured some for Saiki Kusuo too.
In this atmosphere, Saiki Kusuo looked at his mom.
His mom looked happier than he had expected. Was it because she was relaxed?
Saiki Kusuo also felt a sense of relief in his heart.
Saiki Kurumi, his mom, had always been helping him hide his superpowers.
This was a trouble for his mom because she was very kind and pure and wasn't good at lying.
How many years ago? Probably when he was still a child, he had this wish.
He hoped that when someone he knew visited their home, his mom wouldn't have to worry about hiding his superpowers anymore, and wouldn't have to panic like she was facing a surprise exam in her life, and wouldn't have to think countless times in her heart about not talking, maintaining a high level of tension.
He just hoped that his mom could freely get along with his "friends" that she wanted to know.
It was sad that his mom's wish was also the result of her thinking of him.
Yeah, yeah, with Mom, he was always the one being taken care of and causing trouble.
That night, Saiki Kusuo worked with the two workaholics who accepted the 007 work schedule.
The next day, which was the third day after arriving in the original world, Saiki Kusuo and the others finally found the location where Kusuke had hidden the Cat Tank.
The location was in a remote area in the countryside. A not-very-hidden building was openly built on the surface of the ground in the forest.
It was too different from the underground location they had initially guessed, especially since they knew firsthand that Saiki Kusuke wanted to hide the Cat Tank's existence.
Inside a strong, secure test room, Saiki Kusuo pressed a button. A rumbling sound came from all around, and the Cat Tank, a collection of modern weapons, made its grand appearance!
It was a very cute large orange cat shape, about the size of a tank in war.
Saiki Kusuo cut off the Cat Tank's connection to the ground below. Otherwise, during the restoration, the Cat Tank might bring the floor below it along with it. Things that were connected would be restored together, so he couldn't let the others stand on the tank and become the young three beauties.
So, he had to grab the Cat Tank with one hand to restore it, and grab the three people with the other hand... or something.
Saiki Kusuo reached out and looked at the three people next to him who were taller and stronger than him.
[Do you want to hold onto each other or hold onto me...]
Illumi grabbed Saiki Kusuo's hand.
Chrollo grabbed Saiki Kusuo's shoulder.
Hisoka hooked his arm around Illumi's neck.
Illumi: ?
"There's not much room. I'm so afraid Chrollo will stab me, little Illumi~"
Illumi thought expressionlessly for a moment.
Makes sense.
Saiki Kusuo: Is that the reason for Hisoka to hook his neck around him?!
Well, Saiki Kusuo would use a barrier to protect them and bring them along.
Saiki Kusuo reached out and touched the Cat Tank.
Restore! Back to 7 (or maybe 8) years ago!
The Cat Tank flew up, broke through the barrier of time and space. Saiki Kusuo held tightly to the Cat Tank, taking the three of them and disappearing!
—Original World Japan Two and a half days Leave—
—Hunter World Dark Continent Hit 'em hard academy Seven days later noon Arrive—
Friday. The arena opened once again. This arena was much grander than the previous week's.
The arena's stands were almost full. The arena was divided into two categories.
One category was above, with the competition being based on academics.
In the arena's sky, there was a platform made of tough steel bars, similar to a spider web. There, they could get points from the other side through chess, music, painting, etc.
One category was in the original competition area, with the competitions required to be physical.
They had to choose either academics or physical.
Those who wanted to compete in academics had to find their own way to the upper platform to get the right to participate.
In the spiderweb-like steel bars, there was a cat hanging upside down by its tail, watching the competition below and maintaining the existence of this hanging arena.
From time to time, someone would come up through violence, and he was responsible for restoring the damaged parts—meaning bending them back to their original shape with Nen.
Holding academic contests in a field full of Nen users was for Saiki Kusuke.
Kusuko, who was hanging upside down, swayed and recalled.
The main body accidentally left, and there were three combat powers. This action would also have a great impact on the result of the competition. If he didn't help in this area, the main body would definitely blame himself after returning.
So, Saiki Kusuke took the initiative to propose the Gun-gi competition.
And within three days, he wrote a perfect Gun-gi program and imported it to Wappu, to single-handedly challenge the Ant King in today's arena match.
It didn't really matter who won on the human side, as long as Kusuke challenged the Ant King on his own and won several times, Kurapika would naturally find him. There would always be one who could be the king of the human side.
He thought that his end was also coming soon.
After all, this was a foolproof plan. After all, no living thing could ever be better than a robot.
Wappu had practiced many games with Kusuko and had made countless optimizations. He would definitely win.
The Ant King needed to defeat the three Royal Guards to appear. Now, everyone had gone through a lot of hardships.
Kululetta and Zoldyck worked together to control Youpi.
The Hunter Association controlled Neferpitou.
The Phantom Troupe controlled Pouf.
Huh? Are you asking why a 1v1 competition became fighting bosses in a team?
Of course, everyone was fighting the inhuman ants in a tag-team battle. This was a competition, not a life-or-death fight with an oath! How could you win in a one-on-one fight!
After the three Royal Guards were defeated, the Ant King appeared.
Saiki Kusuke, with Wappu on his shoulder, proposed to duel the Ant King in front of everyone... in Gun-gi.
The Ant King was now extremely confident in Gun-gi.
He agreed.
At this moment, they arrived above and sat down face to face. The specific details of the match were broadcast live to everyone below by dark creatures for all to watch.
Kusuko knew that all they needed was to wait for the inevitable victory...
"Boom!!"
A loud noise suddenly came from the sky. A huge machine smashed onto the aerial web-like arena!
The arena collapsed! The unstable structure twisted into strange shapes! Just as everyone thought the aerial arena was about to collapse and fall, everything froze in mid-air.
It was Kusuko who acted.
He stopped all changes in objects, after a certain existence… completed his condition.
He acted the moment the alien object appeared out of thin air but couldn't stop everything in time.
Because there was a force that was determined to achieve its goal and went straight for Saiki Kusuke!
Although Kusuko was a cat, he was a little sweaty from the tension at this moment. How was Saiki Kusuke? Why couldn't he sense him?
Teleport!
The center of the twisted chessboard had been destroyed. The huge Cat Tank was stuck between the steel bars. The cute shape and the destruction it brought were completely opposite!
Where were the people? Where was the one who should have been in that position...
"So, this is how it is. Welcome back! Esper Kusuo."
Kusuko turned back and saw Saiki Kusuo holding Kusuke in his arms.
Saiki Kusuke was wearing a white coat and glasses. He had been an emotionless scientist before, but now he hugged Saiki Kusuo gratefully.
Saiki Kusuo was silent, unable to push him away as Kusuke hugged his brother with both arms. He almost threw him away. What was the situation below? Sky? Steel bars? What was Kusuke doing here with Wappu?
Kusuko's eyes clicked as he wrote down this scene in his mind.
The hollow design itself had many considerations. One was to make it difficult for the people below to come up. Although falling down might be fatal, Kusuko let him go because Saiki Kusuke said he could handle it.
But now the main body was complaining, so many new steel bars suddenly appeared between the steel bars that were originally spider web-shaped. They extended, merged, and became new structures that were more dense and secure. The original path was also thicker.
[He's here! Dark Speed!]
[As expected of God Mingshen ahhhhh...]
Saiki Kusuo let go and put Kusuke on the steel bars.
Saiki Kusuke looked around. The living three beauties and the Ant King stood separately around.
"Everyone is back. Did you bring the things you need to take home this time?"
Saiki Kusuo replied calmly: [No.]
Saiki Kusuke was only puzzled for a brief moment: "You don't need anything anymore?"
[Yeah.] Saiki Kusuo raised his hand, and a golden circle appeared below the hollow steel bars. [The ability to take me home can take me anywhere. Going from there to here needs items, but going back doesn't.]
"As expected of Kusuo."
[Do you want to go down? It's too dangerous for you here.]
"Ah... Are you looking forward to your brother leaving? There's no Kusuo in that world. It's too boring to go back. How about we go back together after these people conquer the Dark Continent?"
Well, whatever.
The golden circle disappeared, and Saiki Kusuo began to pay attention to his surroundings.
Carefully, he quickly understood the rules and the current situation from a certain cat's thoughts.
Kusuko walked over on the steel bars with cat-like steps and squatted behind Saiki Kusuke, blocking Saiki Kusuo's view.
Saiki Kusuo: I can see everything with clairvoyance. What is Kusuko hiding from?
But he still needed to care about something more important.
Wappu...
Wappu was restored to eight years ago. The robot cat from eight years ago didn't have any programs designed yet and became a stiff, dead thing.
Although he knew it was a robot cat, it seemed like it had been killed.
"The program is at home. We can bring it home and import it, and also upgrade it. Kusuo doesn't think of robot cats as people, does he?"
No, so there's a save file.
"But there's no save file for the program that won against the Ant King with Gun-gi."
Save that one!