About Mels Using Cheats to Clear the Game
While playing with kittens at my private cat café, Alluka turned to me and held up his arms, his soft childlike voice sounding like a plea, "Mels, hug me."
"!"
Alluka didn't call me "Onee-chan" as usual, but used my name directly. According to the original story's setting, directly using someone's name signifies that Nanika, inside Alluka, is taking the dominant role and expressing a "demand."
It seemed that the "demand" Alluka made this time was of the lowest difficulty level. Completing three "demands" should be very simple; I had struck it rich.
I quickly nodded and reached out to pick up Alluka.
"This way," Alluka pointed to the top of the cat tree, where a cat was nestled.
With the height I gained from holding him, he could reach out and pet the cat to his heart's content. Then he said, "Put me down."
The moment Alluka's feet touched the ground, the three "demands" were completed. As I expected, he transformed into Nanika's signature pale white face with completely black features, entering the stage of waiting to fulfill a "request." Although I had seen it many times in the original story, seeing this face, which should appear in horror films, still sent a shiver down my spine.
Nothing to fear! This is not an evil spirit, but a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a chance for me to become the strongest human in the world and clear the game!
Come on, according to the optimal wish content I've long planned, besides improving myself, there's a more relaxed, simple, and brute-force way to lower the game's difficulty, and that is... to eliminate all characters stronger than me.
Taking a deep breath, with the help of a voice amplifier, I clearly stated my wish, "Alluka, kill all Nen users in the world except me."
"Okay," Alluka responded.
The sudden blinding white light forced me to close my eyes. My body swayed in the storm, my knees buckled, and I barely maintained my balance.
According to the original story's setting, Nanika within Alluka originated from one of the five great catastrophes of the Dark Continent, an extremely dangerous entity capable of causing human extinction.
However, those were merely textual descriptions, far less impactful than experiencing it firsthand.
[Shadow Beasts Sub-quest Cleared]
[Phantom Troupe Sub-quest Cleared]
[Greed Island Sub-quest Cleared]
[Hunter Association Sub-quest Cleared]
After fulfilling the "request," Alluka returned to his normal human face. I [took out] a few cans of cat food from my game inventory and gave them to him, telling him to continue playing with the kittens as I had something to attend to and needed to leave. Alluka was still young and had no offensive capabilities. By locking the door, I could temporarily isolate him from the outside world.
As the world's number one assassin organization, the Zoldyck family was a gathering place for a large number of Nen users, second only to the Hunter Association. Not far after leaving, I smelled blood. Following the scent, I encountered the first character twisted into a rope-like form. Judging by the fabric mixed in, it was a butler.
As expected, this was Nanika's standard method of destruction.
First, I went to the surveillance room to find Killua's location. He hadn't run off and was looking at the rope in front of him with a confused expression.
I quickly reached him, told him there was an enemy attack, and immediately took him back to the main mansion. I had him stay in his room and lock the door, instructing him not to leave unless a family member came to find him.
I went back to the surveillance room and replayed the surveillance footage to confirm the locations of other Zoldyck family members currently within the territory of Mt. Kukuroo. Unfortunately, Zeno was out on work and not on Mt. Kukuroo. Maha was nowhere to be seen. I didn't have that much time to keep reviewing surveillance footage, so... I'll just have to let it go, my apologies.
With my over a decade of experience on Mt. Kukuroo, finding a place with a good view and plenty of sunlight was easy.
I [took out] a shovel from my game inventory, stretched, and started digging.
To repay the Zoldyck family for raising me, I was determined not to be bothered by the trouble and to give them each their own burial spot, not neglecting them. The butlers were too numerous, so I planned to put them all in one pit. It had to be a large and deep pit, otherwise, it wouldn't fit. Using explosives would be the most convenient.
Setting down the ropes named "Father" and "Mother," their burial spots were, of course, right next to each other.
Setting down the rope named "Mizuki," ah, Mizuki, you're just as thin as the other ropes after becoming a rope.
Meticulously filling the soil, I mixed flower and grass seeds into the top layer of soil. Once they grew lush, this place would surely become very beautiful.
It happened so suddenly, there was no time to prepare gravestones. If I just stuck in a branch... No, that would be too crude, even I would think it was excessive.
After thinking for a moment, I [took out] three long swords from my game inventory. The two longer swords were for Silva and Kikyo, and the shorter one was for Mizuki.
Hmm, not bad for me. Using swords as gravestones is both creative and cool, very fitting for members of an assassin family.
While tending to these three individual burial spots, I remembered that the remaining ropes didn't actually need me to handle them personally. There were some non-Nen user support staff within the Zoldyck territory. They were not affected by my wish and should still be alive, so they could work for me. Otherwise, if I did all the cleaning myself, I definitely wouldn't finish it within a day.
Oh, it's no wonder they work for the Zoldycks. The cleaning work assigned to them met no objections, and all actions were in compliance with orders. I decided to give them more severance pay later.
That's right, I'm going to dismiss the remaining people on Mt. Kukuroo. The Zoldycks no longer exist. I plan to leave Mt. Kukuroo after the situation stabilizes and take Killua and Alluka to a peaceful and serene place like Whale Island to give them a happy childhood. It just so happens that Gon is there, and they can be rare companions of the same age.
The main plot of the original story? No, it's no longer important. All Nen users are dead. The Hunter Association, like the Zoldycks, is defunct. Without Nen users to teach "Nen," Hunters are no longer the Hunters they used to be. The special privileges the V5 provided to Hunters will likely be canceled, and the Hunter Exam might not need to be held anymore.
"Nen" is a existence known and mastered by a very small number of people in this world. Even by the most exaggerated calculation, the total number of Nen users in the world might not exceed ten thousand. This number, on a global scale, is not particularly significant. However, Nen users are beings beyond the level of ordinary people. Many of them control vast amounts of resources and are not unknown individuals. Their complete demise will cause turmoil in the world's situation, the extent of which I cannot estimate.
To give a simple example, more than half of the world's top one hundred richest people are Hunters from the Hunter Association. Although when the boss dies, a deputy or others will eagerly take their place, the simultaneous, bizarre deaths of so many top figures will definitely cause a huge uproar worldwide.
The television hasn't broadcast any related news yet. It seems the information has been promptly blocked, probably to prioritize social stability.
Unlike the calm television news programs, the phones for contacting the outside world in the previously quiet butler's quarters kept ringing, like flies buzzing around the smell of decaying corpses.
It's so noisy. I want to cut all the phone lines. Then I thought, it's better to remain unchanging. I'll block out the phone ringing and ignore it.
Before worrying about the world's situation, I need to consider how to handle Alluka's next round of "demands." Judging by the grand spectacle when Alluka fulfilled my wish, the cost must be no less than the original story's healing of Gon, with the sacrifice of tens of thousands of people being the starting price. If I don't want to be implicated, using unfamiliar characters is the safest approach.
The phone for internal butler communication in front of me rang. I sighed with relief and picked up the receiver. An elderly man's voice came through the phone. He was the guard outside the Gate of Trials, not a Nen user, so he was not affected by my wish.
As a popular tourist spot and the notorious lair of an assassin family, Mt. Kukuroo is constantly frequented by intruders. I don't need to go out; I just need to wait for them to come to me.
"Young lady, as per your instructions, I have opened the gates for them." he said.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." I hung up the phone.
It would be too undignified to wait for them at the Gate of Trials myself. The main mansion is too far away, and the butler's quarters are closer to the Gate of Trials. It's more appropriate to wait for notification in the butler's quarters. However, it still took a few minutes for intruders to appear. The territory is too vast; it's troublesome.
Intruders coming to Mt. Kukuroo generally choose to take the tourist bus that runs daily. This time was no exception. Since I had the gatekeeper welcome everyone, in addition to two intruders with displeased expressions, five bold tourists also appeared in my sight.
Alas, those who would challenge the world's number one assassin family's dungeon are either stupid or extremely stupid. They are so weak. True masters know how difficult this dungeon is and wouldn't come here specifically to give away experience.
Skipping the dialogue, I resolved the combat in less than a second. I threw the unconscious individuals into a prepared car, drove back to the main mansion, and placed them in the prison. I found one person's identification to confirm their name. The rest would be handcuffed for now.
I chose a guest room and placed the person with the identification card pinned to their chest in front of Alluka. I tied him up securely with a rope, woke him up, and then left.
As long as the name is known, Alluka can make a "demand."
If Alluka's "demands" are refused four consecutive times, the person refusing the demand, the person most loved by the person refusing the demand, and the person who has had the longest contact with the person refusing the demand will all die. After that, Alluka's "demands" will revert to the lowest difficulty level of 1.
The scope of this incident was a bit beyond my expectations. The other six people in the prison also turned into ropes. It seems that even people who had only contacted each other for a few hours on the bus were included. That was close; the time I met and interacted with them did not reach the critical threshold.
According to the original story's setting, the same person cannot make consecutive "requests" to Nanika. Before I make one wish, someone else must make a wish. So, I'll guide them appropriately and have Killua make a wish?
The number of deaths exceeded the limit, and the country could no longer conceal it. The television broadcasted emergency news, urging the public not to panic, to stay home, and not to go out.
Without any butlers, managing the remaining employees on Mt. Kukuroo was a hassle. I transferred severance pay of twenty million Jenny to each person on the spot and told them to pack their belongings and leave within an hour.
When they cleaned up the ropes for me, they had already witnessed those anomalies. They were somewhat mentally prepared, and no one dared to linger. Some even left without packing their belongings.
The last to leave was the gatekeeper outside the Gate of Trials, as I had to give him his severance pay in person. While confirming that other employees left through the small gate next to the Gate of Trials, I could also give him his severance pay.
"This is..." The gatekeeper didn't continue speaking. After his colleagues turned into ropes and so many people left, he must have had some premonition.
Considering he was a supporting character with a name and face in the original story, and that he was very concerned about Killua, I added, "There will be no more Zoldycks in the future."
I couldn't reveal more. The less the outside world knew, the safer the remaining members of the Zoldyck family would be.
Even with mental preparation, he couldn't help but show astonishment on his face when he heard my words. I lowered my gaze, took a few steps back, heard him say, "Thank you for your care," and without looking back, I raised one hand in response, pushed open the Gate of Trials, and returned to the main mansion.
I'm so tired. I've spent the whole day dealing with the aftermath of the Zoldyck family's affairs, and now I have to deal with Alluka and Killua's matters.
The white-haired kitten stayed obediently in the room. The long wait made him sleepy. Hearing my voice, he immediately jumped off the bed and carefully opened the door a crack.
I bent down and hugged him, telling him that disaster had struck and many people had died: their father, mother, his brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, the butlers, and many people outside, all were dead.
I told him that I had dismissed the remaining Zoldyck employees and told them to flee for safety. Now, the only living people on Mt. Kukuroo were me, him, and Alluka. As an older sister, I would take full responsibility for taking care of my younger brothers.
"..." The overwhelming amount of information stunned Killua. He gaped, unable to speak for a long time.
Alluka probably can't revive the dead, right? If Killua were to make a wish to Alluka, asking for his family members to be resurrected, my situation would become awkward. The resurrected Zoldyck elders would surely try to take control of the situation immediately, and I would have no room to interfere.
I'll play it by ear. If Killua shows any inclination to wish for the resurrection of the dead, I, who will be nearby, will immediately interrupt him, either by verbal dissuasion or by knocking him unconscious.
The two kittens were still young and didn't doubt my words. After accepting the situation, we ate jam bread [taken out] from the game inventory together, and then went to see the graves I had made during the day, placing wildflowers picked along the way in front of the sword-like gravestones.
"Why are there only three?" Killua asked.
"When the disaster occurred, others were outside, and there was no communication. I need some time to investigate and retrieve them," I said.
I told them that until I confirmed the situation outside, we would temporarily stay on Mt. Kukuroo. Afterward, I would take them out, conceal our surname, and not follow the family tradition of becoming assassins. They could live the lives they wanted.
They didn't show much happiness. After all, so much had happened in just one day, and it was difficult for them to digest it. Moreover, the topic of ideals and life was a bit too early for children.
According to the original story's setting, the timing and target of Alluka's "demands" are random, and even Killua, who is closest to Alluka, cannot predict them. Until the three of us went to bed together, Alluka did not make any more "demands."
Closing my eyes, I didn't fall asleep. I was thinking, why wasn't there a dungeon clear notification for the Zoldycks, even though the Boss of the Zoldyck dungeon had been eliminated?
Just like the Hunter Association dungeon, which cleared all Hunters, was the condition for clearing to eliminate all family members except the "player"? I temporarily didn't want to try this scenario.
I slept lightly that night, surrounded by a premonition of unease. There are many non-Nen users in this world who know about the existence of "Nen." Sooner or later, they will realize that the people who turned into ropes have a very important commonality: they were all Nen users.
The Zoldycks, one of the organizations with Nen users as their main fighting force, having lost all their Nen users, are no longer "legendary" but have fallen to being "ordinary." The world's number one assassin family, being conspicuous, will inevitably attract crows with grudges and vultures coveting the Zoldycks' accumulated wealth. They will swarm like sharks smelling blood, traveling thousands of miles.
Those calls to the Zoldyck butler's quarters that went unanswered, the employees I dismissed – there are too many signs to prove that the Zoldycks have been shaken and are in turmoil.
The wise course of action would be to leave this troubled place as soon as possible, but I don't want those despicable scavengers to trample and plunder here freely; it would make me uncomfortable. Besides, I am currently the only Nen user in the world and have a great advantage over ordinary people.
Well, perhaps I am not the only Nen user in the world. My wish scope does not include non-Nen users who are currently practicing "Nen." As long as there are people in the world who know how to awaken "Nen," Nen users will not become extinct.
Being confined to Mt. Kukuroo is certainly not what I wanted. After clearing out the miscellaneous intruders who invaded under the cover of night, I officially consulted the two kittens. Then, I blew up all the entrances leading to the main mansion and other important facilities. Just in case of vengeful individuals, I also [retrieved] the sword-like gravestones back into my game inventory. After all, as long as I remember the burial spot, there will be many opportunities to visit in the future.
I released the cats from the cat café back into the mountains. After appropriate disguises, I took Killua and Alluka, used fake identities, and took public transportation and stayed in hotels. I wasn't in a hurry to decide on a destination; I wanted to take them to experience the freedom of traveling around the world first.
Fortunately, I had a habit of keeping a large amount of cash in my game inventory. A week later, I discovered that my bank accounts had been frozen. There were rumors everywhere that the Zoldycks and the Hunter Association were defunct. It seemed that the Republic of Padocia also thought so, which might be a good thing for the safety of the three of us.
After more than half a year of relatively stable days, Alluka made four rounds of "demands" and "requests" during this period, all under my control. Killua and I took turns making wishes, and I guided Killua to make wishes. I only provided location information to help us find the remaining Zoldyck items scattered outside. The subsequent three rounds also tried to maintain a low difficulty level.
Although the Hunter Association was severely damaged, its non-Nen administrative staff and the disciples taught by Hunters before their deaths, together, continued to maintain the operation of the Hunter Association. However, the reputation of the Hunter Association had greatly declined, and they had become quite low-key in all aspects.
"The renowned assassin family, the Zoldycks, has already..." As the news anchor's clear voice reported, the plaza's big screen displayed the day's headlines.
Killua and Alluka stopped first, then I did.
We all saw the images on the screen. The unclaimed inheritance reverted to the state, and the state dispatched the army to officially take over the ownerless territory of Mt. Kukuroo.
"..." What was bound to come would eventually come. I shouldn't have held onto false hope.
"Our home... is gone?" Even as children, Killua and Alluka understood what the news meant.
Inheriting the estate required revealing the Zoldyck identity, and the Zoldycks were now an empty shell with only the three of us left. We would undoubtedly become targets, hunted worldwide. Just the endless harassment from the Zoldycks' past enemies would be enough to give me a headache.
I had told them the reasons why they couldn't live as Zoldycks. With their intelligence, they naturally understood the reasons why they couldn't inherit the estate.
Reason versus emotion, the latter could never be completely abandoned. Looking up at the two kittens watching the screen, their faces were filled with loss and a hint of sadness. After all, Mt. Kukuroo was where they were born and raised, and most of their short lives were spent there.
If we want to get our things back without risk, there is a way...
The cruelty of children lies in their innocence. Although Killua has never told me the hidden rule that "Killua can directly command Nanika to fulfill wishes," they agreed to my proposal. It just so happened that the next time Nanika appeared, it would be my turn to make a wish.
"Alluka, kill everyone in the world older than 20 years old." The wish was slightly more exaggerated than what Killua and I had discussed.
"Okay."
Overwhelming white light, as if the sun had fallen, as if the world was being reborn.
According to the latest statistical data, people over 20 years old in this world account for about 70% of the total population.
Bustling streets, crowded subways, lively restaurants, packed conference rooms, noisy shopping malls... Many places teeming with people instantly became empty.
Cars without drivers crashed into each other. Some crashed into shops along the street. Damaged fuel tanks caused explosions, and fires that were not extinguished continued to spread.
The streets were almost deserted. No screams could be heard, only occasional crying children.
Such a grand event must have an unprecedentedly high cost.
"...This is not what we agreed on at the beginning!" Killua's eyes widened in disbelief at the scene around him.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. I don't have enough ability to resist the hostility of the entire world. Assassins are very hateful, and the Zoldycks have been assassins for generations. Even if we have never killed anyone, our enemies will still hold us accountable. We will endure all sorts of torment in the world and die in the most tragic way. At least, you wouldn't want to see Alluka suffer torture, right? That's not comparable to the Zoldyck family's interrogation department. They would beg for death but be unable to die. Do you understand, Killua?" I knocked Alluka unconscious and put him into a suitcase [taken out] from my game inventory. "To protect our home, I had no choice but to resort to this. If I destroy the order, they will not have the capacity to target us."
The places where humans under 20 years old gathered most easily thought of were schools. The nameplates on the school uniforms indicated each person's name, which was very convenient.
The zero-cost completion went relatively smoothly. What troubled me next was transportation. The world was in chaos, roads were either blocked or damaged, and cars could not be used. We had to walk to the airport, find an airship that could be used, inspect it ourselves, refuel it, and then fly back to Mt. Kukuroo.
The greenery on Mt. Kukuroo was no longer what it used to be. The ferocious beasts raised by the Zoldycks were blown to pieces by powerful artillery shells. The entrances that I had deliberately destroyed were blown up again, creating openings. If I had acted any later, the Zoldycks would have been completely plundered by these greedy vultures. Although I didn't care about the specific value of the wealth, I didn't want it to be plundered frantically.
The vultures concentrated their firepower on the main mansion. The hidden graveyard was unaffected. The graveyard, as I had predicted, became lush, with colorful small flowers blooming, like clusters of flowerbeds.
"It looks beautiful, doesn't it?" I said.
"Sister, please don't make those kinds of wishes anymore," Killua said hesitantly. "It feels... not right to do that."
"Mm, I promise," I said, patting his head. "I'm doing all this just to protect our home. If they hadn't tried to steal our home, I wouldn't have acted against them."
"..." Alluka crouched on the ground, touching the tender flowers blooming on the graves with his fingers.
"!" I scooped up Alluka and Killua and jumped away.
Oh? I didn't expect them to be Nen users and to appear here. Who exactly is capable of meeting these three conditions with us as their clear target?
Seeing me shield Alluka and Killua behind me, a completely unfamiliar character who appeared before me flashed a strange, almost eerie smile, and a look of compassion that was about to cry, "You lunatic, you want to make the world..."
Skipping the dialogue, I took advantage of its unpreparedness and struck at its vital point, finishing it off.
Why the nonsense? I'm an assassin; I don't need to adhere to chivalry.
I slightly underestimated that an NPC had detected the source of the event.
Does he have companions? How many people besides him know the truth? There are quite a few problems to solve.
As more and more NPCs disappear, the human world becomes increasingly desolate.
Speaking of which, having come this far, how exactly can the game be cleared?
No, Mels, it's just a little bit more. You actually know very well what the most easily achievable game ending is at the current pace.
"Alluka, kill everyone except me."
"Okay."
The world was refreshed once again.
After his wish was granted, Alluka drooped his head and fell into my arms.
[Zoldyck Dungeon Cleared] httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
It's not over yet.
I released my hand from Alluka's neck.
It's not over yet.
I [took out] the dagger I habitually used from my game inventory and accurately plunged it into my heart.
In the last moment, I seemed to see colorful celebration fireworks bursting all around.
Congratulations!
thegameisover.
theworldisover.