"Oh my, look who this is! Isn't this my excellent fourth brother? How did he end up like this?"
In the basement of the Zoldyck mansion, a slightly overweight young man in a suit was wielding a thin whip, lashing a white-haired boy hanging opposite him.
His wide-open mouth, his morbid tone, and his increasingly frantic movements seemed to foreshadow that the perpetrator was a man with an extremely morbid mental condition.
But the victim on the other side showed no fear. Despite being covered in wounds, he still defiantly provoked, "Didn't you eat, Milluki?"
"You..." The man called Milluki's eyes widened for a moment, anger rising from his heart and rushing to his brain.
How dare you look down on my brother?!
Before Milluki could figure out how to punish his younger brother, a crisp sound suddenly came from the corridor.
"Alright."
The voice was soft, carrying the gentle warmth and superficial comfort that Milluki was familiar with.
He instinctively stopped and looked towards the door.
Sure enough, not long after, the rusty iron gate was pushed open, and a young man with white hair and bloodshot eyes was leaning against the door frame.
The man pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, tilted his head, and greeted his younger brother, " Milluki, I brought you the latest game cassette tape. Want to go check it out?"
Milluki hearing this, Mi Ji hesitated, feeling somewhat aggrieved.
I feel that my Second Brother is being biased.
She turned her head to look at Killua, muttering softly, "I haven't finished the task Mom gave me."
If my mother finds out, I'll be in big trouble.
Coleman chuckled softly as he looked at the awkward child.
The laughter was crisp and clear, like a gentle breeze dispelling the dampness and bloody smell of the punishment room.
Coleman ruffled Milluki's hair and coaxed him gently, "You can go play with Alluka. He's back from his mission, you know. You don't want to run off and mess around like your twin brother, right?"
Even though Milluki hides his emotions exceptionally well, how could Coleman, who has been observing people's expressions since childhood and is surrounded by a group of perverts, not guess what the kid is thinking?
But if he openly and honestly coaxed someone, his younger brother on the other end would get jealous, so he chose a compromise.
Distract yourself.
Milluki somewhat tempted. Although his younger brother Alluka was a bit slow and sometimes quite scary, it had to be said that his talent for playing games was far superior to that of the average person!
He was quite willing to play with Alluka.
Besides, this was also to complete the task his Second Brother had given him.
You know, when Killua secretly ran away, his Second Brother, who was always away on business, was worried for a long time!
Thinking back to Coleman's complaints to him on the phone, Milluki couldn't help but glare at that nonchalant brat.
Instead of learning anything good, she's learned to run away from home!
The image of Ayaka's cuteness flashed through Alluka's mind for a moment, Milluki decided to go play games with that porcelain doll!
"Is Kalluto back?"
Milluki asked, "Although this brat always dislikes me because of Killua, it seems my Second Brother quite likes him."
Coleman was taken aback by the question, then rummaged around and found the image of the child.
"No." He hadn't really seen it; he was too busy checking if Nanika was showing any signs of going berserk.
Blinking, Coleman didn't want to leave Milluki with the impression of favoritism or indifference towards his younger brother, so he quickly changed the subject. "It's daytime now, they should still be working, but they might be poaching workers. I'll look for them in a bit."
Finally, in the corner of my memory, I found that doll with black hair and red eyes that resembled Illumi by a third.
It was a little child whose gender was indistinguishable at first glance.
Coleman remembered the child simply because of those red eyes that were both similar to and different from his own.
After all, when he ran away from home, Kalluto was so small, like a kitten that hadn't been weaned.
Upon hearing Milluki's expression turned extremely disgusted. "Not everyone is a night owl like my Second Brother. Kalluto must be working at this hour."
Among the Zoldyck Family, aside from Illumi, the workaholic who sets his own 18-hour workday, only Coleman always prefers to work midnight.
Others usually handle most of the tasks during the day.
At night, I just take care of some assassinations that require specific locations.
As for why the assassins work during the day, it's because the Zoldyck assassins don't discriminate between day and night.
In short, you can't escape their scythe of death; what's the point of distinguishing between day and night?
"Alright, alright, go play games, Milluki. Little Illusion will be in charge here for a while. He's got his father on his hands right now, maybe..." Coleman paused, and then his mother returned.
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp roar echoed throughout the corridor.
" Killua!!! My little Killua!! Let Mommy see him!!!"
The door was suddenly pushed open with a loud, somewhat jarring sound.
Kikyo's electronic eyes flashed wildly, and when they saw his second son standing to the side, they jumped even more excitedly!
"Oh, Coleman, Mom's sweetheart, you're finally back! Did you have a great holiday?"
Coleman obediently caught his mother, who was throwing herself into his arms, and replied with a smile, "Of course, Mom. I also brought you many gifts, including a Blood Rose Gem of Niromos. I'm sure you'll like it."
Kikyo was delighted to hear this, but she preferred Coleman to do something else.
"Oh, my darling, I've recently had a lot of dresses custom-made. I'm sure you'll love them. Let Mom try them on later, after Mom has dealt with your disobedient little brother." Kikyo held his heart in his hands, seemingly already imagining what Coleman would look like in women's clothing.
Coleman's brow twitched, but she couldn't refuse, so she could only suggest tactfully, "Mom, can the dress not be cinched at the waist?"
Killua, who had been pretending to be dead, suddenly looked up upon hearing this.
What the heck? A skirt?!
My Second Brother wore a skirt?! How come I've never seen him wear one?!
Killua instinctively turned his gaze to Milluki, seemingly looking for a companion who was equally shocked.
Unfortunately, Killua, who is much older Milluki, is a worldly kid!
He met Killua's gaze with a calm expression, even looking at him with a hint of doubt.
Killua read those five words from that disdainful yet strangely superior gaze.
Don't you know?
Before Killua could even retaliate, Kikyo, who had been silent all along, spoke up.
"Um... no, Xiao Ke has a very slim waist, she'll look even better with a corset~"