While hesitating, Saiki Kusuo suddenly heard the thoughts of Kuriri, who was on the phone not far away:
[What! Kurapika is also at Little Dowala Mountain!]
[Do you want us to help? Sigh, come up yourself...]
[We are in Aimi City at the foot of the mountain! Oh, the boss is also in Aimi City? Avoid? No way...]
Saiki Kusuo gave Alluka a sure look: [Trust your brother, that Chrollo needs help hiding much more than a simple apology.]
Like avoiding Kurapika, who is here on a hunter mission.
Saiki Kusuo immediately disguised himself to some extent.
He put on a hat and scarf, turned into an alley, changed into a long, white-brown tweed coat of equal value, tied his scarf, and walked into the crowd.
[Excuse me.] Using a barrier to separate the people, Saiki Kusuo easily squeezed into the middle of the crowd.
Chrollo was chatting with a girl. Because of his leg problems, it was difficult for him to get away from the crowd. He could only wait for the person he had arranged to meet, while using his words to charm people and maintain his dignity, so that they wouldn't do anything extra.
Saiki Kusuo glanced around. Most of the people around him were women, and even more women were screaming and shouting in their minds.
And this person clearly knew he was handsome and didn't hide his charm at all.
Saiki Kusuo reached out and put his hand on the wheelchair handle, and started pushing without saying a word.
He had used a wheelchair before, but he had no experience pushing one for someone else.
The moment he pushed it, it hit a rock, and the violent shaking of the wheelchair almost sent Chrollo flying out. Saiki Kusuo immediately used his Nen to hold him in the chair!
He lifted the wheels of the wheelchair slightly, good, it would be perfectly stable in the air. Saiki Kusuo "pushed" the wheelchair away quickly, turning sharply into an alley.
Chrollo gripped the armrests of the wheelchair tightly as he sped along, carefully avoiding touching the wheels. Suddenly, he noticed in surprise that the wheels were not moving.
Chrollo: [How can it not move when it's moving forward? Is it real? Let me try touching it.]
Hearing his thoughts, Saiki Kusuo immediately made the wheels spin.
The edge of the wheel mercilessly scraped Chrollo's finger, drawing a line of blood.
"Hiss!" Chrollo immediately pulled his hand back to protect it, and stared at the wildly spinning wheels, blinking repeatedly: [?? Am I seeing things?]
You're seeing things.
The wheelchair stopped abruptly in the alley, and the two were silent.
Chrollo had calmed down, took out a handkerchief from his coat, and wiped the blood from his finger, not caring about the small injury: "How many digits is the hunter license ID code made up of?"
[12 digits, why do you ask that?] Saiki Kusuo answered, disguising his voice.
"Just confirming your identity, I won't ask anything more. Do you have a way to help me climb the mountain comfortably?"
Ordering people around so easily, this guy.
Chrollo turned his head to confirm this hunter he had hired. Yes, he still regarded Saiki Kusuo as the person he had hired. Although the actions were a bit reckless, this little bit of excitement was nothing compared to any of the storms he had faced in the past.
The moment their eyes met, the air was quiet for a moment.
Saiki Kusuo wasn't nervous at all. No need to be nervous, his face wasn't his own.
The psychic's illusion was used perfectly. Saiki Kusuo looked at Chrollo silently, thinking: It's good not to explain the strange actions, but if Chrollo directly sees him as the hired hunter, he has to make up a Nen ability.
How about a strength-enhancing strongman?
Chrollo looked him up and down, thinking: [The information said to disguise myself before coming, is there not enough time? Or has he already used a disguising Nen ability?]
It was a disguising superpower.
Chrollo: [How to put it... unexpectedly young.]
Thank you, the very popular Takahashi-kun is only a high school student, seventeen years old is old enough to pass the hunter exam, we have to believe in him.
Chrollo: [The green hair is quite abrupt.]
But everyone likes this Takahashi-kun.
A simple disguise wouldn't fool Chrollo. When disguising himself, Saiki Kusuo changed his face to look like a classmate from his old class, Takahashi-kun, with green hair.
Perhaps because he felt a little guilty about being responsible Chrollo's broken legs, Saiki Kusuo looked away a little as he was being scrutinized.
[What's wrong with green hair?] Saiki Kusuo asked.
"An uncommon style, a friend of mine also dyes his hair red."
That's natural.
"Green and yellow are also dyed, and he became a hunter last year."
So he's talking about Hisoka, and he's actually your "friend".
"Maybe you met at the exam site?"
So, he's just trying to trick me. If I answer easily, I'll fall into his trap.
Chrollo: [To avoid contact with the Troupe, I posted a hiring request on the hunter website. The Troupe wouldn't look for missions at the hunter association, but the hunter I found is hiding their identity through other contacts. The contact said it was a new hunter from the last two years. Only three people passed two years ago, and I was there last year. Judging by the odds, it should be a "familiar face" from last year's exam.]
Have you forgotten who passed that exam? Did you want that kid Gon or Uncle Leorio to take on your mission?
Maybe you remember that you have an enemy who also graduated that year.
[Actually, I don't remember who passed in the end, did that ninja pass?]
No, you eliminated them. Don't be so forgetful.
At this moment, Chrollo's phone suddenly lit up, but before the notification sound could come out, Saiki Kusuo had already silenced the phone.
Who else could contact Chrollo besides the Troupe? Since he can't contact the Troupe, the caller is obviously the actual hunter who accepted this mission.
Since he's already pretending, might as well go all the way. Sorry to that unknown hunter, I'll take this mission.
Climbing the mountain, huh?
But if Alluka is following behind... This kid doesn't seem to have gone through any tracking training, can they hide from this monster-level Chrollo?
Saiki Kusuo turned his head and suddenly realized that Alluka wasn't following.
Or rather, he seems to have lost the child again.
Suddenly, he heard a ringing sound in his ear: "Beep beep beep..."
Wasn't it muted!?
Saiki Kusuo reached for it, oh, it was his own.
Saiki Kusuo bowed slightly to Chrollo, took a step back, took out his touchscreen phone, and held it to his ear.
"Kusuo-nii! We're on a mission to find Kurapika, be sure to tell us if you see him!"
Great timing, I also want to join this hide-and-seek game, please let me know if you find him too.
"We'll be at the sunrise viewing spot before the sun rises, Kusuo-nii go take care of that uncle! Make sure he apologizes properly!"
Phone calls can't transmit thoughts, in order to reply, Saiki Kusuo only made a sound from his nose: "Mm."
Then he immediately hung up the phone.
Returning to his previous position, he suddenly realized that Chrollo was thinking about many things, with a pile of thoughts.
[In the past, the Troupe plundered material things, but now that my power to ensure my strength has been greatly reduced, I'll try to go beyond material things and plunder minds instead, like my interactions with those people just now. If I'm honest, the identity of a Nen user brings a certain arrogance...]
Saiki Kusuo: ...
Does this person think about these things every day? Isn't he tired?
"Oh, did you finish your call? Back to the question from before, how are you going to take me up the mountain? I want to see the sunrise, there's only one hour left. The cable car cliffs aren't far from here, there should be plenty of time." [What time is it, let's check the phone.]
[It's 6:03 now, plenty of time.]
That was close. Saiki Kusuo realized that in order to completely disguise himself, he would have to tell Chrollo the time from now on. If Chrollo had instinctively glanced at his phone to check the time, everything would have been exposed with the message from the person who hired him.
[I have the ability to make things float.] Saiki Kusuo said, not wanting to make the mountain climb even more troublesome.
Chrollo snapped his fingers, not doubting his ability: "Then please show me."
Something's strange.
Both the large number of thoughts and this sudden complete trust are strange, but I can't put my finger on what's wrong.
Saiki Kusuo wouldn't bother to listen carefully to thinking filled with philosophical questions. To him, a mountain is a mountain, he can see through it if he really wanted to, and he can even see microorganisms.
The world is simple in his eyes. Existentialism and other philosophical terms are complicated, and just because a psychic is smart doesn't mean they like to think. He automatically filters those things out.
Saiki Kusuo slapped the wheelchair, made it float, and began climbing the mountain with Chrollo.
"Wait a minute!" Chrollo suddenly said.
What's wrong, I'm not serving you if you need to go to the bathroom.
"I didn't have breakfast, please buy me some red bean soup."
That's the thing that Alluka waited in line for a long time but couldn't buy.
[Is honey bread okay?] Saiki Kusuo asked.
"I only want to eat the most popular."
[Then it's honey bread.] Saiki Kusuo insisted.
"Popular?" [Sounds like something ordinary.]
[It's pretty good.]
"Any dessert shop will have a honey and bread combination, I rarely have long vacations but I won't lower the quality of my vacation. Since you're the person I hired..."
I can tell you won't lower the quality, how else would a disabled person hire a hunter just to climb a mountain, just for a plan?
Saiki Kusuo said nothing, pushed the wheelchair out, and asked the enthusiastic aunt for two sets of bee bread and honey bread, bought them, and threw them on Chrollo's lap.
Unfortunately, an ordinary person in a wheelchair who has lost their Nen has no right to choose.
Staying here any longer might lead Kurapika showing up.
On the other side.
Alluka found Kurapika, but he immediately covered Alluka's mouth.
"Alluka, please do me a favor, okay?"
Alluka's eyes sparkled, and he immediately forgot about telling the others as soon as he found him.
He raised his hand happily: "Okay!"
Kurapika tidied his clothes: "Today is a secret outing, my boss is the second son of a powerful mafia family, and he has been staying at home for a long time due to some health reasons... If this mission is handled well, it will be a great help to me."
Alluka listened intently with wide eyes, but couldn't understand why it would be helpful.
"Aren't gangsters bad people? Why is Kurapika helping the mafia?" That's the level Alluka is at.
"...I can only say that the world isn't black and white, Alluka. Like this time, I must hide all traces of the mission, especially not wanting my friends to meet that person. Can you help me hide them?"
"Does Kurapika want Alluka to lie? To deceive people?"
"This is a white lie. They want to know my whereabouts because of their curiosity and genuine desire to help me, but at the same time, I have an absolute worry for their safety no less than they do, so I must hide it. Alluka, can you understand?"
Kurapika looked directly at Alluka, his eyes full of sincere expectation, until Alluka nodded slowly.
"Kurapika's eyes are so bright. I think I understand..."
Kurapika assumed he understood the meaning of a white lie and patted Alluka's head: "Then I'll leave it to you, I'll go after the target."
Kurapika left the spot and took out a map from a corner, and extended his chains.
The target hasn't answered the phone or read the message. If something happens to him, he won't be able to avoid the blame.
6:30 in the morning.
Saiki Kusuo doesn't really understand why someone would want to see the sunrise even with paralyzed legs.
Similarly, the cable car staff were also shocked. Not many people get up early to come to the top of the mountain this season. The person at the very front generously gave way to Chrollo, and half an hour before the cable car left, Chrollo had already been seated by many staff members.
Everyone gathered around the person with paralyzed legs, chattering and telling him not to be afraid, that he could grab onto the bar, and other precautions.
Saiki Kusuo heard Chrollo's thoughts as he dealt with people: [I'm just injured, not been paralyzed for many years.]
As for Saiki Kusuo, he had long since disappeared from the crowd, making trouble in the bushes to the side.
Very introverted, doesn't want to breathe in crowds.
It wasn't until five minutes before the cable car was about to depart that Saiki Kusuo arrived and sat opposite Chrollo in the small cable car.
It was still barely light when the cable car started to move, but halfway up, the sun rose from the side of the mountain, illuminating the world with endless light. The sunlight reflected the green ocean - a dense forest, the sounds of birds became intense, and one or two roars of wild animals echoed through the mountains.
"This is a famous scenic spot, countless photographers come here to take pictures, but in the end, they all say that they can't capture even a fraction of its beauty."
Because these lights, these dynamic beauties and sounds cannot be replicated by machines. Being there, the human ears, eyes, and skin can feel things that machines can't give.
Oh, the people here are referring to Nen users and psychics. Normal human eyes don't count, they can already be fooled by machines. People who have no time to travel can use VR to experience it.
"Kukuroo Mountain's scenery should be equally magnificent, fewer mountains, higher altitude, and more clouds and mist... It's a pity that it's not on the eastern line, otherwise, I'd definitely like to visit it."
...
When did he figure it out?
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