Youpi, a red creature with muscles, sat on the steps. Next to him was Pouf, elegantly dressed in a suit. The two ants were talking.
Youpi: "Who do you think will win?"
Pouf: "Komugi has no chance of winning. She will likely lose her champion spot. I don't care. For the King, there should be better things to pursue..."
"But... the King likes playing the game, right?"
"More like he likes Komugi, meow." A light body landed. It was the cat girl, Neferpitou.
"I absolutely will not allow you to insult the King! Like? That's such a foolish, low-level emotion!" Pouf's face turned ugly, his pretended elegance completely gone.
"The King can't beat that girl at the game, meow. I don't like her either, but if the King favors her, we have to accept it, meow. The King's will is my will. Pouf, if you dare to do anything to Komugi..."
"Thud."
On the stage, Komugi suddenly fell!
"The game is over! The non-player wins!" the referee announced immediately.
"!!!" Neferpitou immediately jumped onto the stage. "What happened? Human, what did you do to Komugi!"
Chrollo was also very surprised. Weren't they competing fairly? Even if her foot went numb, she shouldn't have fallen straight down like that, right? Could Komugi have a hidden illness?
[No.] Saiki Kusuo landed in the arena. Neferpitou looked ready to fight, and if they really fought, it'd be very dangerous.
Most importantly, the ant king above had a very strong desire to kill in his eyes.
So Saiki Kusuo was the first to land.
[Komugi just fainted,] he said.
"Just standing on one foot, how could she faint?" Neferpitou questioned. "You did something, didn't you, you black-haired human!"
[She just fainted. She forgot to breathe.]
[?] Many people were confused.
...
A little later, Komugi sat on the ground and laughed. "I'm so sorry. I actually forgot to breathe because I was nervous. Haha, I really can't do anything except play this game..."
Everyone was stunned.
But more importantly, everyone received a notification.
[The player with the highest points has changed. The current leader is now player: Chrollo Lucilfer!]
[All 25 territories are now owned by players. Please discuss and decide. When the game pieces of all 25 territories are held by one person, they will be qualified to hold the pieces and bet all the people's rights to challenge the manager - Cat God!]
Cat God...
Saiki Kusuo looked up. Is Kusuko actually calling himself a god?
Kurapika jumped onto the stage. "Mr. Saiki Kusuo, we need to talk to you."
Saiki Kusuo turned his head. Behind him were Kurapika and the people of the Kurta clan.
Chrollo played with the game piece in his hand, tossing it up, catching it, throwing it out, and throwing it directly at Saiki Kusuo, who stopped it next to him.
Kurapika was shocked: […He just gave it away? I was still thinking about how to get this piece at the end of the conversation, and he just…]
Saiki Kusuo held out his hand to Kurapika: [Give it to me. I can read minds. I already heard what you were thinking just now. I can't promise anything with a vow, but I will be responsible for everyone's trust.]
Kurapika already held 24 pieces. He had worked very hard this week.
"Boss, long time no see. Do you need me to report on the current situation?" Shalnark appeared.
Chrollo stretched as he said, "I pretty much guessed it. Reaching cooperation with the Kakin Kingdom is also the primary goal of everyone right now. Unexpectedly, the people on this ship could achieve one heart. The final game piecs were all handed over to the Chain User, right? But even if the Chain User holds the pieces, he doesn't have the ability to bear the human rights of everyone to gamble. When he has to win, he still believes in the person who can bring victory..."
Is he giving Kurapika advice? Talking to Shalnark?
Anyway, someone from the Kurta clan was angry.
[Tch, spiders, you wait.]
[As soon as we get out, the first thing...]
[The Kurta clan cannot take all the credit for this achievement, but we are determined to capture all of the Phantom Troupe for the bounty.]
[The power of the Scarlet Eyes exists for peace.]
...
Huh? Is the Kurta clan already preparing to wipe out the Phantom Troupe after it ends? Saiki Kusuo heard the Kurta clan's plan.
They seem serious. I'm looking forward to it. Oh my, oh my. That's my sincere feeling. Although Chrollo just helped out.
Chrollo: [I wonder if everyone has been busy this week. Do you have any clues about the treasures of the Kakin Kingdom? The game in this place is about to end.]
Shalnark: [Shizuku already got all the treasures, although she had to leave a part behind as a disguise. No one should be able to notice this before everyone goes back on the ship. The boss must be looking forward to it too. I'll tell him later.]
People can always look forward to the Phantom Troupe going to jail.
When Kurapika gave the game piece, Kusuko landed as Saiki Kusuo held 25 game pieces.
Glasses Guy: "Wow, he jumped down from so high and he's okay! Is that cat an alien?!"
Red Clothes Ms. Aru: "Aliens are me, Aru! Are you looking down on aliens, Shinpachi? I didn't expect you to be discriminating against me, I really misjudged you!"
White Curly-Haired Uncle: "Senpai! Are you okay, Senpai--! Do you want some strawberry parfait!"
Black, Straight-Haired, Cat-Loving Nice NPC: "Are you okay! The cat's paw pads!!"
Oh my, oh my, those people from the neighboring group are still here.
"Oh..." Kusuko was about to say his usual phrase, but barely stopped himself. "I was originally going to teleport directly to a game field, but if you're the holder..."
Saiki Kusuo heard Kusuko's inner thoughts.
"Let's end it with a fight."
[Fight?] Saiki Kusuo didn't expect Kusuko to suggest this.
We're both psychics, why make things difficult for everything in the world? If the two of us fight, no matter what happens, the surrounding environment will be very bad, right?
Also, since coming back, Saiki Kusuo has vaguely felt that Kusuko has been avoiding him a bit.
What is it... I can hear a little from his thoughts.
However, Kusuko didn't give him a chance to analyze. Right now, they were standing in the arena. Kusuko's tail wagged, and a huge energy ball suddenly appeared in the air.
"?!"
Nen users ran away alertly. Saiki Kusuo looked at the only normal person above, Kusuke, and saw that Illumi had grabbed Kusuke by his clothes and taken him away from the stage.
Saiki Kusuo: ...
Kusuke is definitely going to be unhappy. It's getting harder and harder to get along! Illumi!
There was no one standing on the steel bars above anymore. Saiki Kusuo reached out and used his mental power to grab the steel bars and pull them down. Like an invisible hand, he pinched the steel bars into a net and covered Kusuko.
The energy ball exploded, but exploded against a barrier that completely wrapped Kusuko.
Oh my, oh my, how can you tell who will win or lose between psychics? What is Kusuko thinking?