The Daily Life of Saiki Kusuo in Zoldyck

The best world is one where neither exists.

In those six years, compared to Saiki Kusuo's time-traveling life, the lives of his former companions were much more peaceful.

Most people enter society after graduating from high school, and in the tide of society, each person is just a small part. True ordinariness is nothing more than this.

"Ah, a guest has arrived. Kusuo, go open the door."

"Huh? Why do Nanxiong's friends want me to open the door? Don't they miss you after nineteen years? Your friends care about you so much, you can't just not open the door for them."

Don't keep calling someone a friend; in the Zoldyck world, that could get you locked up and made to stand as punishment.

Although I'm not in the Hunter world right now.

Kusuo Saiki knew who was standing outside. A-Lian, a transfer student who joined the class in their second year of high school, was a former delinquent who had reformed. He remembered saying upon graduation that he wanted to be a teacher; he wondered how she was doing now.

They are indeed my friends, and now that they're back, I should especially accept everything they've done.

Even if it means losing 6 years.

Kusuo Saiki took action.

They pushed Saiki Kusuke into the room.

Close the door and lock it.

Chapter 143 Ya Lian

"Huh? Can't I see Kusuo's friend?" Kousuke's voice came from behind the door.

Kusuke Saiki: ?

But he still obediently let Saiki Kusuo push him into the room.

Kusuo Saiki took a deep breath. "I'm going to see a friend, huh...?"

At the doorway, Ya-Lian's inner thoughts could be heard.

Being a corporate slave is really tough.

Meanwhile, the father was sitting in the living room teasing Wapu.

Wapu is a mechanical cat made by Kusuke Saiki. Its appearance has not changed much in the past 6 years, but it has gained many functions, such as monitoring the entrance of the Unicom.

“Meow~ Meow~” Wapu said.

Wapu's father, who has known him for six years, said, "Oh! Wapu, what did you say? There seems to be something unusual at the door. Standing there is someone whose murderous aura hasn't faded even after years in society. There's a 90% chance he was a delinquent, and a 10% chance he was a murderer..."

"Huh!? Nanxiong, are you going to meet that person at the entrance? Is that your friend? Wait, when did you learn to entertain people?"

Kusuo Saiki walked straight to the door.

What's wrong? You've come all this way, we can't just not entertain you. I just studied hospitality etiquette at Zoldyck, and I'm only putting in about 1% of what I learned into practice.

At the doorway, Aya, with her purple hair, was hiding something behind her back: "Huh?! Qi Mu, what a coincidence, are you taking out the trash?"

"Ah, actually, I've already taken out the trash! This is coffee jelly I bought on the way after taking out the trash. I remember you used to like it, I wonder if you still do..."

Well, although he had already seen it.

Qi Mu's house, 2nd floor, Qi Mu's bedroom.

"I didn't expect your room to be exactly the same as it was 6 years ago. Oh, right, Qi Mu, you're the same as you were 6 years ago too, and your parents seem to be the same as well. Your family really hasn't changed at all!"

Is that all you can say?

If you want to see the changes, there are my black and white photo frames in the backyard, would you like to take a look?

Kusuo Saiki's return was sudden, and the house had been abandoned for a long time. There were no desserts in the refrigerator, and the only drinks served were hastily bought juice and peanuts, which looked like snacks to accompany drinks.

However, this did not prevent the two from chatting; to be precise, it was mostly Arian who was talking.

Meanwhile, Kusuo Saiki is devoutly enjoying time with his partner whom he hasn't seen for 19 years.

—With coffee jelly.

Now everyone is in the last 6 years of their second year of high school. Haito went abroad for further studies, Hairo has become a teacher, Teruhashi is a Japanese image ambassador, and I heard that after graduating from high school, he used his years of part-time work experience to open a shop with his father. After graduating from high school, everyone went their separate ways and contacted each other less, but they still get together every year.

"When we meet again at the annual gathering, we are always very enthusiastic—no, regretful, how should I say it, to remember? To commemorate?"

Don't talk like I'm dead.

"Anyway, everyone misses you very much, Qi Mu!"

Yes, yes, I know. I knew it from the beginning. Please don't emphasize it again.

Out of politeness, Kusuo Saiki asked.

"Huh? Me? Well, I'm just so-so! Although I had a lot of grand ambitions during my student days, I found there was so much to learn once I entered the workforce, so I... But if you want to know, well, my personality..."

Okay, I now know you're a children's coach at a training center.

"Sigh, I'll tell you anyway." Yalian finished her internal struggle.

Are we only starting to talk now?

[So it is... and so it is...]

Saiki Kusuo poured him a glass of juice, which Aren downed in one gulp, like drinking beer.

"Ha! That's great!"

It's just juice.

"It feels so good to vent! I'm sorry, Qi Mu, it's rare for us to meet, but I'm pouring out my troubles to you."

"Let's talk about something lighthearted. Do you remember Hunter x Hunter, the anime we were obsessed with back in high school? Togashi has made a comeback!"

Something I'd been familiar with for nineteen years suddenly appeared.

"Ah, what a long wait. I've been a Hunter x Hunter fan since I was a baby," Allen sighed.

That's way too much! When was Hunter x Hunter released? At our age, we should have been born before Hunter x Hunter even existed, right? Although I can't guarantee the age of the readers in front of the screen, will there still be new young people who know Hunter x Hunter in 2023?

“I’ve been overhearing the students chatting during breaks lately. You know, the Phantom Troupe’s past, that little girl who died.”

What happened to the cheerful topic? The atmosphere suddenly turned heavy, didn't it?

"We used to think that Meteor City was super cruel and twisted to produce such a group of villains, but it turns out that the Phantom Troupe's predecessor was a music troupe."

I hadn't expected that either, but I did learn a little about it from someone's recollection.

"Hira is their friend, and Kurapika and his friends also saved Hira. Later, the Phantom Troupe slaughtered their entire clan—this looks like a melodramatic plot is about to unfold!"

The Hunter x Hunter I belong to is so much better; at least the reason the Phantom Troupe went there wasn't because of Sheila.

"Saiki, who's your favorite character in Hunter x Hunter?"

I don't have anyone I like in real life.

If I had to say, well… home, well, my mother is so innocent, she's practically an angel. As for my father, let's forget about him. I'm talking about my mother, whose surname is Qi Mu.

"I love the Phantom Troupe the most! Now that their past has been revealed, they've gained a huge number of fans!"

Congratulations! You used to play the role of a peeling, tearful husband with toilet paper.

"Kuroro's meme has become a global phenomenon!"

Why isn't it him? Don't use that "great" face to go viral.

"Sigh, but I heard that the Phantom Troupe and Kurapika are all going to die on the ship later on. Togashi answered that himself."

Does he mean that if he's going to die, he'll definitely die? I disagree. At least Kurapika should live. What did the kid do wrong?

"I'm really looking forward to what happens next."

Didn't you already know from the author that your beloved Phantom Troupe will all die?

"I had a great assistant to help me finish this time! I've been drawing every week, so the new big chapter should be coming out soon, maybe at the end of this year? Maybe next year?"

"I have a feeling that this time I will definitely draw it all the way to the end."

"I will live on, so that I can see updates."

What happens when it ends? Should I just die?

Everything eventually comes to an end, so please don't put all your eggs in one basket and just wait around. I'm talking about Togashi's updates.

Having said a lot, Yalian drank another beverage to soothe her throat.

Go home and go to sleep.

Kusuo Saiki stood up, instinctively concerned about their health. They were all in their early twenties, still young, but under the ravages of the 996 work culture and unhealthy lifestyles, some of them weren't exactly in good health.

After seeing the person off at their doorstep, as they parted at the crossroads, Kusuo Saiki still asked...

"So what if there are some?"

"Huh? Why suddenly..."

Good choice. There are indeed signs of a recurrence of an old injury in her knee; I can't repair this kind of adult-onset injury. Saiki Kusuo watched A-Lian disappear into the darkness.

When he returned to his room, his X-ray vision revealed the damaged black-and-white photographs in the backyard.

It's February now, so he must have left before the New Year.

Kousuke told him that no one had lived in the house for a long time because his parents would be reminded of their past, and living there would expose their "death." Kousuke had already bought his parents a house elsewhere, and this one was only cleaned periodically.

However, their parents' love for them led them to visit from time to time, burning some offerings or something, hoping that they would be doing well in the afterlife.

There were many and varied pieces of paper that hadn't been burned. Money was the most basic, then there were cell phones, computers… small houses, cars, refrigerators, fans, air conditioners—everything was there. There were even cement and paint buckets! What were those for? Were they trying to make me a bricklayer?

Unfortunately, I didn't die, so I didn't receive those things.

Kusuo Saiki's lips curled slightly. It was almost Qingming Festival, so he decided to keep the money to burn for his grandfather.

It's this grandfather, not that grandfather, not the one who's still alive.

(In the end, should we accept the conclusion that the people in that world are just characters in a comic book?)

No way! Wait, whose voice is that?!

After catching up with friends who were still living in their hometown, one day, Kusuo Saiki and his family took the new express train to the countryside.

Grandpa and Grandma are there, and Grandma has also been invited; it's a family reunion.

In the countryside, far from the hustle and bustle of the city, Kusuo Saiki reminisced about the countryside of his memories until he arrived at the destination.