"Kold, switch with me."
Chrollo opened his hand towards Kold. With just one touch, he transformed into Kold's appearance.
"The transfer student has seen me before. If I'm about to be found out, I'll leave early." Chrollo came to Saiki Kusuo's side, his hand seemingly holding something.
"Is it a brooch? You can't use two powers at once, you'll have to hold a book." Saiki Kusuo reached out his hand.
"Saiki, why don't you ask your younger brother to help prove who you are?"
Does he even need to ask? Killua wouldn't help The Phantom Troupe. Milluki and Kurt have low credibility with Kurapika, and Alluka is easy to trick into talking.
Saiki Kusuo also had no intention of helping the bad guys. At least Chrollo's plan this time didn't harm anyone. And now the number of pieces almost guaranteed victory. Selling out The Phantom Troupe with pieces mostly given by The Phantom Troupe, even if the other side was a recognized villain, Saiki Kusuo couldn't bring himself to do such a thing.
Although he couldn't hear his thoughts, Chrollo understood the slight doubt from his expression.
People say hearts are hard to know, but for him, people's hearts always had a certain outcome.
Saiki Kusuo wouldn't betray his promises, he would always return favors he received, and he had very few desires in the world. That's why he could confidently include him in his plan, to become someone who wouldn't cause any unexpected...
...problems.
Chrollo let go, and four Lord pieces fell into Saiki Kusuo's hand.
"When you enter a zone, you'll get a reminder of the zone's name. It's written on the pieces, too. Prison is 'Cylinder.' Now both Cylinders are in your hands. This is your trump card. Even if you don't know anything, you are without a doubt the lord of this place."
Getting four Lord pieces didn't affect Saiki Kusuo internally. He put the pieces in his pocket.
"Absolutely don't start a siege. Based on the news brought back from all sides, I suspect people have already gathered in large numbers in other places. A siege will be like fighting one against a hundred."
Such self-awareness, from a guy who only expands and doesn't trust anyone.
Saiki Kusuo felt that ten minutes was almost up, but Chrollo was still thinking.
"Jeez, you're too nervous," Saiki Kusuo said rarely. "Although this is the Dark Continent, it's also a game. No one ever said it had to be a fight to the death." Before everyone got on the ship, there wasn't a werewolf killing assumption either.
"...Sigh." Chrollo sighed deeply. If human rights are brought to the table, can there still be a game?
But this person just thought so naively.
Even though he no longer has powers, where does his confidence come from?
Saiki Kusuo left very confidently.
Kusuko followed behind, wagging his tail, very happily.
"Saiki Kusuo's" way of thinking is not something a mere mortal can understand.
Although Chrollo knew many of the main body's powers, the clone was a secret that no one knew.
Saiki Kusuo walked in front, with Chrollo, disguised as Kold, actively walking slightly behind on his side.
Saiki Kusuo was also thinking.
If the game is proceeding normally, the clone must be online. My existence must be known or watched by the clone already. If the main body were attacked, the clone would disappear. Because of this, whether the clone wants to exist forever, or is thinking of me, the main body, it will definitely protect me.
Whatever the thought, it will appear.
If I want to live here long-term, or if my powers really don't come back, I must settle this matter well.
[Saiki Kusuo even hopes to be attacked]
In the interrogation room, Kurapika looked towards the door: "He's here."
A prison guard opened the door, and Saiki Kusuo and Kold entered, one after the other.
Kurapika first looked over Saiki Kusuo carefully. Of course he couldn't recognize the female Saiki Kusuo, but more importantly, he couldn't see through this person's strength.
Is he a strong person who hides his ability, and the one behind him, he should be a humanoid dark creature.
Before Kurapika could speak, Saiki Kusuo had already walked to the table. She grabbed a handful of pieces from her pocket, scattering them directly on the table.
She didn't finish with one handful, she grabbed a second handful to finish. Among the scattered pieces, one rolled to Kurapika's hand, a position where Kurapika could obtain it with a raised hand.
Chrollo: ...
Kurapika: ...
Chrollo: She didn't listen to a single word of that long speech just now.
Kurapika: Pink hair, purple eyes, not colors that a Kurta would have. Then, who is he… Or, is he extremely confident that he can take care of me in any situation? Does the prophecy mentioned have something to do with this person? I thought it would be the spider.
Saiki Kusuo didn't give Kurapika much time to think: "No need to guess, Kurapika, I am Saiki Kusuo Zoldyck. A lot of unexpected things happened. Now, after a sex change, my powers are sealed and I can't use them. If you want to confirm my identity, ask me some questions about my memories."
Memories! Kusuko, having altered everyone's memories, perked up in alarm.
Kurapika: Saiki Kusuo had a sex change? It is possible to complete in a year and a half. So, holding a special birthday party at that time was really a farewell?
Kusuko: Luckily, the main body can't hear now.
Under this possibility, Kurapika didn't move the piece next to his hand, but instead crossed his hands and recalled: "What is Saiki Kusuo's birthday?" [Though I've forgotten the exact date, as long as he answers decisively, without hesitation.]
Saiki Kusuo answered without thinking: "August sixteenth...No! It's that, July 7th."
Facing Kurapika's questioning eyes, Saiki Kusuo explained, "The Zoldycks don't celebrate birthdays, so I didn't remember the date clearly, but Killua, Alluka, and Milluki have birthdays on July 7th."
Didn't you have a grand birthday a year and a half ago? Kurapika's trust decreased quite a bit.
"Then, the Zoldyck family gate..."
Saiki Kusuo: Has many layers, right? That's easy. To push open the heaviest door is 256 tons. 256 is not the weight of the last door, but the total weight of all the doors from the front to the back.
"...What's written on the door?" Kurapika asked.
Saiki Kusuo: "The numbers 1-7, and a mysterious fork-shaped marking."
Kurapika: "A fork-shaped marking?"
"Yes, right above the number seven."
Seeing the other party's certainty, Kurapika nodded slowly, but he didn't have that kind of symbol in his memory.
Kusuko wiped sweat: It's okay, answer better next time.
"At what age did Zoldyck start training in Meteor City?"
Saiki Kusuo immediately recalled his past.
"Nine years old." He wouldn't forget that nine year old who was sent to Meteor City.
Kurapika's scrutiny increased by several points: "Killua said four years old."
Saiki Kusuo: What does Killua know? Just because he says four years old, does that make it so? Silva is the head of the family, Silva!
Saiki Kusuo took a deep breath: "I know a lot of things that are different from what Killua knows. I went to Meteor City at nine years old. Ask me a few more questions."
Even with a few mistakes, Saiki Kusuo remained calm. He is Saiki Kusuo. How could he panic when proving himself?
"Then, please quickly answer Saiki Kusuo's hair color."
Oh? The easiest question is here.
Saiki Kusuo Kikyo has pink hair. You can also say rose red, but Saiki Kusuo also knows one thing. Even his younger brothers clearly think his hair is white. It is conceivable that the clone changed most people's memories to make others think that his original hair was white.
A psychic, even without powers, can think very quickly. Saiki Kusuo almost blurted it out.
Saiki Kusuo said, "White hair."
Kurapika said, "Incorrect."
Saiki Kusuo: What's the situation? I specifically changed to another answer, but I still got it wrong.
Chrollo: What is the situation? Isn't Saiki Kusuo's hair white?
Kurapika: What's going on? There is really a big problem with this person.
Kusuko, knowing what's going on, covered his face with his paws.
"Is it rose-red hair?" Saiki Kusuo asked, supplementing.
"Guessing the correct answer will not reduce my suspicion of you."
Saiki Kusuo: Who guessed! That clone, if he was changing memories by bonking heads, why didn't he bonk Kurapika?
Feeling tired for the first time in a long time, who would believe someone who even answered their own hair color wrong? Should I just start a fight and have the clone come out and explain?
Kurapika looked at the pile of pieces in front of him. Although the other party was very suspicious, he really wanted to believe that the other party was Killua's older brother, or at least someone who was particularly trusted by him, for the way he threw the pieces in front of him. "Why do you trust me so much? Who are you?"
"I am Saiki Kusuo," Saiki Kusuo chewed his fingernails. "Ask a few more questions, ask me a few more."
Kurapika thought: "Okay, you are willing to put so many pieces in front of me, showing your trust. I would also be very happy to cooperate with you. Although this is our first meeting, I believe..."
Saiki Kusuo: I am really the real Saiki Kusuo, at least believe me first.
The two continued to talk. Kusuko listened in horror. He shook his ears, knowing that the person behind him was already suspicious due to the different hair color in his mind.
Chrollo: The chain user was also at the Hunter Exam, so the hair color should be the same perception. White hair has a special meaning for the Zoldycks. Is Saiki feigning to me? To me alone or most people, what is the reason for doing so?
Kusuko: It doesn't matter what you think, just don't say anything that adds to the trouble, please.
Kurapika: "Currently, led by King Kakin, nearly half of the survivors on the entire ship are in the four contiguous territories in the central part of the Dark Continent. Although there are only four territories, their territories are already invincible."
Saiki Kusuo: Invincible, very familiar, it seems like someone said that, right, it's Chrollo, the guy whose city is being invaded.
"Their territories can only be entered, not exited. Once they appear, it's also with a unified military formation."
How did they do it? Isn't it too cunning?
"According to the prophecy, they should have used some kind of witchcraft. That kind of witchcraft may also require offering living people as sacrifices."
Kakin Kingdom is also a villain. It seems this ship was used to breed poison from the start.
"By the way, the prophecy is Ms. Neon's ability, with a 100% accuracy..."
Jeez, don't introduce it, I really know, I really am Saiki Kusuo himself.
"Did I say something bad? The warden hasn't said a word since just now."
Saiki Kusuo: … "Forgot." Forgot to speak.
He was too used to it. Even as a normal person, he can not speak and use telepathy.
"We searched everywhere for territory, but found that all the Lord pieces had been taken. You now have these 13 pieces. Although we only have 7 zones here, we also have a lot of people. If you're willing to cooperate, and we add them together, we can be invincible."
If we don't add them together, you'll be conquered, right?
"Also, there is one thing I personally care about. Excuse me for asking, do you know the Spider, that is, The Phantom Troupe? Have you heard of any Phantom Troupe members in your territory?" The materialized chains appeared on his hand, Kurapika also candidly said, "As long as you are not closely related to The Phantom Troupe, I will be willing to cooperate with you."
Finally being asked about it.
This is the chain that can judge the truth, right? Finally used.
Saiki Kusuo: "I'm not good at lying, so I'll just say it. The members of The Phantom Troupe are in my territory, almost all of them, including the leader."
Chrollo raised an eyebrow in the back.
He held his hands behind his back, and the book had quietly appeared in his hand. If Saiki Kusuo had been hiding something from the beginning, it wouldn't be surprising if the person he had known all along betrayed him at this time.
"I am a normal person now; if you attack me rashly, I might die, so don't stick the chain into my body."
"Kurapika, how many pieces do you have now?"
Kurapika didn't answer the last question, but remained silent for a long time, then said: "You and The Phantom Troupe, are you accomplices?"
"Of course not, I told you I am Saiki Kusuo."
"You are lying." The chain in Kurapika's hand shook.
Saiki Kusuo: "..."
Tsk, now the clone is the "Saiki Kusuo" of this world.
Isn't it getting harder and harder to explain! And the gaze from someone in the back is so obvious!
Saiki Kusuo didn't believe it: "I am from the Zoldyck family, Killua's family."
Kurapika: "That sentence is not a lie. That's strange, I've never heard Killua say that he had a sister."
Saiki Kusuo wiped sweat: "Jeez..."
"That catchphrase is very similar to Saiki Kusuo, but you are not him. What is your relationship with Saiki Kusuo? Twins?"
Saiki Kusuo: "I am Saiki Kusuo." I will not let go of this point.
Kusuko who can hear people's thoughts: The credibility is getting lower and lower!
Saiki Kusuo: "Therefore, I am very clear about your relationship with The Phantom Troupe, but if you want to cooperate, you must promise not to harm the people of The Phantom Troupe."
"The Kurta have always been at odds with The Phantom Troupe."
"I know, but as long as you agree, I will give you all the pieces. You will become a lord with the greatest decision-making power, in an invincible position, and bearing the lives and trust of more people. Compared to the safety of so many people, would you subjectively execute The Phantom Troupe?"