I am the protagonist

This is the downside of virginity.

If I had more experience, I wouldn't be feeling this bad.

But he really couldn't do anything about it, since he had absolutely no experience in this area.

You can't just conjure up experience out of thin air if you don't have it.

"I know I need to adapt, but it's not something you can just adapt to all at once."

"So, what's needed in these situations is a boy's courage."

"...Arya, don't you feel...embarrassed?"

"Of course I care a little."

Arya was certainly bothered by the awkwardness of her status, but that was all in the past.

"The thought that the boy I had a relationship with is the one my future daughter likes has been worrying me for a long time yesterday."

Did you seem worried for a long time yesterday?

[How come I remember you acted without much thought back then?]

However, it's best for Tsunayoshi not to mention Yuni's involvement in this matter.

"However, the situation of our clan is completely different from that of ordinary people."

"When our clan seeks a partner, it's more about passing on our bloodline than about so-called feelings."

"Feelings are a luxury for our kind."

"We tend to pour our emotions into the next generation, and we don't have as much affection for our partners."

"So even though this happened, it didn't really have a big impact on me."

We simply crave affection, and we long for affection from our partner.

We're just more worried that our partner might change their future because of that relationship.

Arya didn't say the last two sentences directly.

But Tsunayoshi overheard these two sentences for no apparent reason.

"So that's how it is. No wonder you've been suppressing your feelings all this time... Is the biggest reason the curse?"

"...That's right, it's because of the curse that we can't think about so many things, and can only think about our own descendants."

Arya doesn't have many people she can care about, and she doesn't have many things she can do for those she cares about.

That brief period of time was the greatest restriction and confinement they faced.

"wait wait wait."

"Sawa...Tsunayoshi, that's not what Mom meant."

Tsuna stopped Yuni from continuing with just one hand.

"I know."

“What Arya means is that your race’s lifespan is not very long, and you cannot develop too many feelings for your partner, because those feelings will cause you both more pain, so you can only suppress your feelings.”

"That's roughly the idea."

"...???"

"You...you know what Mom meant?"

"...Yuni, do you take me for some kind of stupid person?"

"Such a simple thing is easy to understand with a little thought, isn't it?"

“I’m not stupid, of course I can tell which two sentences Arya was hiding.”

At this moment, Tsuna was only concerned about whether he looked stupid.

Why did Yuni's first thought be that she didn't understand the meaning of that sentence?

Chapter 160 He really doesn't understand anything.

Arya was never worried that Tsuna would misunderstand her.

From their previous interactions, Aria could tell that Tsuna often used his prediction ability to see and hear many things. From that moment on, Aria knew that Tsuna would understand some things even without them being said.

So she deliberately didn't make it clear.

The test results showed that Tsuna could indeed hear it.

"Because of our clan's past customs, it is not actually very difficult to accept a partner with whom we have not yet begun to have feelings."

Arya doesn't actually find it very difficult to accept her other half.

The only difficulty is that his other half is someone his daughter likes from another timeline.

The curse even linked the three of them together, resulting in their current relationship.

"But I'm having a really hard time..."

The fundamental issue now is not whether Arya can accept the difficulties.

The fundamental problem is that he has difficulty accepting it.

"Having never been in contact with girls before, I suddenly did some things to a girl, and I... couldn't adapt to it all at once."

"Pfft~"

Now she looks more and more like an innocent young girl who hasn't experienced anything.

This made Arya and Yuni unable to hold back any longer.

"Don't laugh!"

"I'm serious!"

Yuni forced herself to suppress her laughter and gradually returned to normal, but her face still showed signs of holding back her laughter.

"Your reaction just now was so girlish. If you were dressed as a woman, you would look absolutely perfect."

"..."

[Should I change into women's clothing?]

Tsuna's lips twitched violently.

He had heard that many cross-dressing men started from their first time.

Just like the saying among cross-dressers, there's only the first time and countless times.

[...Does this sound a bit like making a sexual innuendo?]

Let go of those pointless thoughts.

“Yuni, I’m serious.”

Yuni then managed to improve her condition slightly.

"It's like having a relationship with a girl, and how to handle that kind of relationship afterward. This is something I've never experienced before, how could I possibly adapt so quickly?"

"That's why boys need to put in the effort themselves in times like these."

"Besides, adapting to this kind of thing also requires starting with contact. You didn't show any intention of making contact just now."

"...I...I'm still getting used to it, aren't I?"

Arya almost burst out laughing when she saw Tsuna turn his head to another place.

It's no wonder Reborn is so worried; a boy like that probably won't be able to handle his own romantic relationships.

I don't want to get involved if I haven't experienced it before.

Is it because you're shy?

Some boys are very shy during this period, after all, some boys are quite introverted.

But it's really rare to see a boy who's still a bit stiff after taking that step.

Of course, this was Arya's first time dealing with such an emotional issue, and she needed some time to adjust.

That's why we need more contact.

Arya pulled Yuni to Tsuna's side and casually tossed Yuni onto Tsuna's crossed legs.

"How about this?"

"That's alright."

If it were just Yuni sitting on his lap, Tsuna wouldn't have a big reaction. After all, Chrome had always slept on his lap like that before. Even if he had a little reaction at first, he gradually got used to it.

"Even though I'm not good at interacting with girls, I'm not really against this."

"Ah, after all, Chrome is usually like this."

“That child always needs to sleep next to me, otherwise he can’t sleep peacefully.”

【Chrome...Chrome-Skull?】

[Were Tsuna and that child really that close?]

For a boy to have a girl sleeping next to him, that's probably a sign that the girl completely trusts him.

Just thinking about "rest assured" made Aria feel instantly relieved the moment she saw Tsuna.

Well, he didn't have anything to worry about.

Upon closer reflection, it becomes clear that there's nothing to worry about.

After all, Tsuna is only a fourteen-year-old boy. Even after having been around girls, he still hasn't completely changed his virginity. What's there to worry about?

"Yesterday Chrome was probably with Kyoko and Koharu, so he should be coming over today."

It must have been Reborn who blocked Chrome from coming yesterday.

However, it's definitely impossible to keep blocking them today.

"Do I have to sleep next to you every day?"

Are you and her really that close?

"Well, there are quite a few reasons related to that child."

"And maybe I'm not quite right to say she slept next to me. I should say I was sitting on the floor and she slept on my lap."

[Hmm, as expected, I didn't have any of the things I thought.]

"every day?"

"You're just going to sit there all night?"

"It doesn't count."

"At first I wasn't used to it, but after a few days I got used to it and I could even fall asleep sitting up."

Tsuna is quite adaptable; he can fall asleep even while sitting.

Of course, we've tried this before, since sometimes it might be necessary to just sit in a chair and sleep for a night.

However, I felt very uncomfortable all over when I woke up the next day.

My physical condition has improved a lot now, and even if I sleep sitting up, I won't have this problem the next day.

It's really good to have the ability; you can sleep well no matter what, and it won't affect your health.

[...He clearly doesn't understand things here.]

A girl's willingness to do such a thing is a sign of her deep affection.

When a boy is willing to accept a girl's behavior, it means that he has accepted her.

After a lot of trouble, Iemitsu returned home.

"Pain Pain!"

Compared to Tsuna's face, which was only intentionally punched, Iemitsu's face had many marks, and his eyes were beaten up like a panda's.

"Still talking."

Nana rolled her eyes at her husband after helping him apply the medicated wine.

"He's already such a grown man, yet he's still fighting with Xiaogang."