I am the protagonist

(You should be able to tell.)

(Although the opponent can also use the Dying Will Flame, their control over it is not as good as Hibari's.)

(Perhaps Hibari isn't as good at controlling the Dying Will Flame as you are, but compared to the opponent, he's several levels stronger.)

(Of course, if the iron fan had injured his Achilles tendon, the situation might be reversed now.)

Although Hibari used the Death Flame to protect his feet from serious damage, he was still attacked and affected to some extent.

If the initial attack had successfully severed Hibari's Achilles tendon, then Hibari would now truly have to surrender.

(Hibari hasn't taken much damage yet, but if his opponent were still at his peak, defeating him would be much more difficult.)

(But Hibari was clever; he initially injured his own foot to make his opponent careless for a moment, and that kick gave Hibari a great opportunity.)

He retaliated by exchanging injury for injury, letting the other party know that he had been forced to exchange injury with Hibari despite trying to avoid it, and that he had fallen for Hibari's trick so easily.

(Of course, the fact that she didn't faint instantly shows that her strength is extraordinary.)

(Tsuna, you probably didn't explain yourself clearly.)

(Even if it wasn't due to the other party's carelessness, Hibari is still better than that transfer student.)

(It's just a little bit stronger.)

(Compared to you, Gokudera, and Ryohei, he's far inferior. You could easily handle all five of them.)

This made Yamamoto a little embarrassed.

Of course, he didn't deny Tsuna's statement. If the transfer students at the gate school were this strong, then any one of them could be stronger than them.

(Tsuna, what if it were Chrome?)

(That would require a hundred.)

(Woo-wah!)

This astonishing ratio startled Yamamoto. He thought Chrome was at most comparable to twenty, but it turned out to be a hundred.

(After all, warlocks have a significant advantage; if one person cannot break the illusion, then no matter how many people come, they will just be easy prey.)

(And do you really want to compete with Chrome in terms of control over the Dying Will Flame?)

Thinking back to what he had learned about Chrome's abilities after the last battle, Yamamoto knew he was no match for her.

(Forget it, I can handle the Phantom Knight, but if it were Chrome, I'd give up.)

Yamamoto still felt that he could only deal with the Phantom Knight at most, and that it would be very difficult to see through Chrome's illusion.

Moreover, Yamamoto knew exactly what kind of illusion magic Chrome possessed.

If he were to be taught a lesson about that kind of illusion magic even once, his heart probably wouldn't be able to take it.

(Oh, right, Yamamoto, remember to come to my house after school today and bring the ring, Shigure Kintoki, and the Vongola Box.)

(Huh? Such a big show of force?)

(Don't overthink it, it's just a comprehensive upgrade for the ring.)

Yamamoto felt a little horrified when he heard this.

They're not weak at all now, and Tsuna is even planning to give the ring a complete upgrade.

(I made an appointment with the best goldsmith in the Vongola family; he'll come today to help us with a complete upgrade to the rings.)

(In this way, your and Gokudera's weaknesses can be eliminated.)

(And your abilities can also be further improved.)

Yamamoto paused for a moment, then realized that Tsuna didn't seem to need the ring's power now; on the contrary, they desperately needed it.

[I can't carry my Shigure Kintoki with me all the time, and Gokudera's mode switching is also a big problem.]

[Tsuna really thought this through a lot this time.]

This time, however, there was a bit too much preparation, which gave Yamamoto a few more ideas.

(Tsuna, trouble is brewing.)

(...How perceptive!)

(Trouble is indeed on the horizon, and it's coming one after another.)

(I knew it.)

Yamamoto knew that there must be a reason why Tsuna had made so many preparations.

Restoring the Vongola Rings to their true form in a world ten years in the future was already a significant improvement; to go back to the world ten years ago and then completely upgrade the Vongola Rings would be somewhat unnecessary.

This kind of operation would definitely not have happened if there hadn't been a major problem or trouble ahead.

Having come to know and come into contact with the present, Yamamoto also knows that Tsuna always makes a lot of preparations before things happen, so this time will definitely be no exception.

(This seems quite interesting.)

(Unexpectedly, something is about to happen.)

(Tsuna, who's your opponent this time?)

(You'll see when the time comes. There are some things we're waiting for an opportunity to act on, but if we say it out loud, it might reach the ears of certain people.)

(Hmm~)

(That sounds like a really troublesome thing.)

But Yamamoto laughed.

He's most interested in things that are both interesting and troublesome right now.

Chapter 174 Yamamoto's Direction of Improvement

(You really do enjoy this kind of troublesome stuff.)

(It seems you were initially interested in mafia games, which is why Reborn brought you in.)

(Are you still interested in troublesome things?)

Yamamoto could tell what Tsuna was talking about.

(My father's situation was a result of my lack of ability, but now that I have some ability, I should at least try to pursue my interests.)

In the past, he would have taken this issue very seriously, especially since he now knows that his father died at the hands of Milfiore.

But things are different now.

Yamamoto has already gained power, and now he is relentlessly moving forward in order to obtain even greater power.

I can also rediscover my interest in troublesome things that I used to be interested in.

(It's good that you have this idea.)

(If that's the case, then I'll continue honing my Dying Will Flame.)

(Your swordsmanship has reached its current level, which is the pinnacle you can achieve. Now you should reassess your strength. Perhaps once you focus on the Death Flame, your strength will also greatly improve.)

When you reach a limit in your strength and realize that you can no longer improve, what you need to do is to turn your attention back to what you started with.

In other words, the flames of death.

(The flames of deathly aura, but I can control them now.)

(I'm not just talking about control; making the Death Aura Flame more potent, increasing its purity—these are all ways to enhance your strength.)

(Perhaps your swordsmanship can't improve much anymore, but that's just your swordsmanship skill. Doesn't that mean you've reached a bottleneck?)

(Um……)

Yamamoto nodded in agreement.

He had already honed Shigure Souen Ryu to its fullest potential, and it would be difficult for him to make further progress in his swordsmanship at this stage. However, this also indicated that his swordsmanship had reached a bottleneck.

(That's why we need to focus our attention on the Death Flame.)

(Your current Shigure Soen-ryu swordsmanship relies heavily on the Dying Will Flame. Once you lose the Dying Will Flame, your swordsmanship will be greatly diminished. This could also be interpreted as your swordsmanship not yet reaching that level.)

Yamamoto frowned slightly, but nodded nonetheless.

Once he loses the Death Flame, his swordsmanship will be reduced by 70-80%, making it much less effective in combat, and he won't even be able to defeat the Phantom Knight.

(That's why you need to thoroughly understand the Death Flame, so that you can better control it. It's not about using the Death Flame while using sword techniques, but about creating the phenomenon of the Death Flame while using sword techniques.)

Yamamoto's eyes lit up; this was indeed a good idea.

(Yamamoto, take out Shigure Kintoki first.)

Yamamoto took out Shigure Kintoki, which he had been carrying on his back.

(You infuse the flames of death energy into Shigure Kintoki.)

Shigure Kintoki transformed his bamboo sword into a real katana, and the blade was shrouded in deathly flames.

(stop!)

(So ​​this approach won't work.)

Tsuna pointed to the blade of Shigure Kintoki, especially the part that was radiating a large amount of Dying Will Flame.

(All the death flames are concentrated on the blade. These death flames are completely unnecessary. Not only will they waste your death flames, but they also won't be able to channel their power.)

(What you need is to concentrate the death aura flames in the very center of the blade. You don't need to use excessive force; just channel the appropriate amount of energy into the very center of the blade. You can even surpass your current level.)

Yamamoto listened and tried his best. The death flames on the blade were decreasing, but it was not so easy to condense the death flames into the blade.

(This is so difficult.)

(Of course it's difficult. After all, if you want to do it well, you can not only bring out more of the characteristics of the Dying Will Flame, but also use your swordsmanship more easily.)

(Come on, give it to me.)

(Let me give you an example.)

(…Tsuna, you can even do something like this?)

(It's just the control of the Dying Will Flame; even Chrome can do that. I already taught her that when I guided her in creating illusions.)

Tsuna took the bamboo sword from Shigure Kintoki and infused it with the flames of death energy, instantly transforming it into a real sword.

Unlike Yamamoto, who condenses the flames of death energy on the blade, Tsuna's Shigure Kintoki sword shows absolutely no signs of death energy.

"!?"

A strong sense of crisis welled up in Yamamoto's heart. He could not feel any killing intent or even sword energy, but the feeling that he would be killed by the blade in an instant was constantly alarming his body.

(Can you feel it?)

(Ah, this feels so dangerous.)

(Even though there was no murderous intent, it was more dangerous than when there was.)

(So ​​this is the correct way to use it.)

(Using this method, I fully unleash the characteristics of the Dying Will Flame. My Dying Will Flame is the Sky, so it will petrify anything it strikes.)

Tsuna released Shigure Kintoki, letting it fall to the ground.

At this moment, Kintoki did not revert to the form of a bamboo sword, but instead maintained the form of a real sword and easily pierced through the ground.

The blade pierced through the ground without any pause.

(This, this... is so sharp!)

(This is the precise control of the Dying Will Flame, concentrating it in the center of the blade rather than the outer edge. This not only reduces the consumption of the Dying Will Flame but also allows for the activation of more of its properties, making the sword even sharper.)

(This is something you couldn't do in the past, so I hope you can give it a try.)

This piqued Yamamoto's interest.

Having seen the results of Tsuna's use, he is now very much looking forward to the day when he can reach that level himself.

(Wow! This is even more interesting than I imagined.)

(Therefore, the ability to achieve this level depends on the control and purity of the Death Flame.)

(It would be a bit difficult to achieve this level, but you can still give it a try.)

Yamamoto could tell just by looking at it how difficult it would be to achieve this level of skill, but he was quite interested in the method.

This is not an improvement in swordsmanship, but rather an increase in the control over the Death Flame.