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"Xiao Gang is really not good at dealing with girls."

Especially when Tsuna's body stiffened and his face turned red after being hugged by Koharu, even Kyoko thought that Tsuna was simply innocent and cute, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch Tsuna's cheek.

"What if Tsuna faced Milfiore's enemies in the same situation?"

"...When facing enemies, I kill them before they even get close."

Tsuna is not good at dealing with girls, but that's because he's not good at dealing with girls on his own side, not girls on the enemy side.

When dealing with those he considers enemies, Tsuna shows no mercy and will act with the intention of killing them, regardless of whether they are girls or not.

If Xiaochun weren't Xiaochun, I would have already sent her flying.

[And Kyoko too!]

[What's wrong with you? You're not acting like the virtuous wife and loving mother you were just a moment ago. Why are you pinching my cheeks?]

Tsuna had a lot to say, but he couldn't end the situation in the same way he usually dealt with other people when faced with two girls.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Tasks Each Faces

After breakfast, everyone gathered again in the conference room of the Vongola underground base.

"Tenth Generation Boss, the number of patrol personnel in Milfiore near the warehouse has gradually increased."

"It seems that the other side has already realized that those two people are dead."

Tsuna wasn't surprised that the other party had such a keen sense of smell.

"The deaths of those two people could only be concealed for a day or two at most; their reaction speed was faster than I expected."

Tsuna originally thought that the other party was an organization of enormous size and would react relatively slowly, but they had already reacted in just over a day, which exceeded Tsuna's initial expectations.

However, this situation also demonstrates that this enormous organization has a very rigorous system of judgment.

"Johnny, the entrance to the base from the warehouse should be sealed off by now, right?"

"Yes, it was completely sealed off yesterday."

Johnny II had already completely sealed off the base entrance near the warehouse yesterday.

Johnny II also knew that the Vongola's actions above were now restricted at every turn, so caution was necessary. He had even deactivated the device that concealed the entrance near the warehouse in order to avoid any problems being discovered.

"Yes, keep an eye on the area around the warehouse. Those people will definitely turn the area upside down, but once they can't find anyone, they'll give up the search and officially confirm the deaths of those two people."

Tsuna didn't know if Milfiore could find any clues, but if they could still find some clues after he had dealt with those two corpses, then they would really be considered amazing.

"Whose men were those two people I killed before?"

“Those are members of the Dark Spell Force. Their superior is one of the Six Wreaths, Gamma the Lightning.”

Lalmilch had frequent contact with the Dark Arts forces, having encountered them often in the past, so he was quite familiar with their situation.

"is it?"

Tsunayoshi didn't have a deep understanding of that electric Gamma.

"Is Gamma a very sentimental person?"

"...Sawada, are you planning to take action against Gamma?"

"I do have that idea."

"But if you do that..."

"There won't be too much trouble."

Tsuna interrupted Lalmirch, who was about to continue speaking.

“Right now, Blancso won’t be focusing all his attention on us. He has his own concerns, and he doesn’t want to make a move against us so soon.”

"So before an inevitable head-on collision occurs, Blanc will turn a blind eye to our actions. Otherwise, his hasty actions could very well lead to a scorched-earth outcome."

Seeing the Vongola ring on Sawada's hand, Larmilch gradually calmed down.

Lalmilch understood that Sawada was right. Milfiore had gone to great lengths to bring back people from ten years ago in order to obtain the Vongola Ring. It would be a great loss if he ruined the Vongola Ring he had obtained due to a momentary impulse.

"Bai Lan Geso doesn't want us to be completely inactive right now. He wants us to take action because he already knows who the Vongola spy is within Milfiore. However, he doesn't want to alert them, so he plans to continue watching from the sidelines."

"The best opportunity for him to obtain the Vongola Ring will be when we believe he can fight against him, after he has gradually increased his strength."

"The more we have that idea, the more certain Byakuran Gesso will be to get the Vongola Ring. So until that day, Byakuran Gesso will selectively turn a blind eye to everything the Vongola does."

At this moment, Larmić frowned.

"Sawada, isn't Byakuran Gesso afraid of shooting himself in the foot?"

This question made Tsuna laugh.

"It's a funny joke, but it's not funny at all."

"Why can Byakuran Gesso create box weapons and rings? It's because he is very clear about certain things. He knows information through his special abilities. The Vongola's crushing defeat was also partly due to the difference in intelligence."

"If he can know about the box weapons and rings, why can't he know information about everyone in the Vongola family?"

Larmilch was thoroughly stumped by this conversation, but every word she spoke made perfect sense, leaving her with no way to refute it.

"It's because he has a lot of information and knows the extent to which each member of the Vongola family has improved their strength that he is so confident. He even believes that the Vongola family ten years ago could not have improved their strength to the point that they could threaten him."

"However, this idea of ​​Blancheso's is most advantageous to us."

"He has certain concerns and dares not act recklessly, but for us, there are no taboos. As long as we are not found by Milfiore's scum, we can play this game for a while."

This is why Tsuna had this idea after he understood Byakuran Gesso's weakness.

The Vongola may be fraught with danger now, but in reality, as long as Byakuran Gesso himself doesn't deliberately target it, the Vongola of ten years ago still had a lot of time to grow.

It was precisely because Tsuna knew this that he decided to take action.

"I also have another purpose in doing this."

"Gather the remaining two guardians."

Tsuna nodded slightly; this was another objective of the operation.

"That's right, the guardians of this era haven't gathered yet, and that situation will become troublesome after a certain period of time."

"The most important thing to do now is to get the remaining two people together as soon as possible."

"So now I'll assign everyone their tasks."

Tsuna looked at Chrome and Lambo.

"Chrome and Lambo are on standby at the base. Chrome is in charge of liaison with Yamamoto and Gokudera."

"Yamamoto and Gokudera, you two are in charge of finding Sasakawa, and I'll go find Hibari Kyoya."

“Lalmilch, you and Reborn are both babies. The radiation from outside in this era has a great impact on you. You also need to stay at the base.”

Larmić wanted to say something more.

"Sawada..."

"I told you, your broken body makes even sitting difficult. Do you want to go out for a walk?"

Tsuna rejected any of her extra ideas outright.

"I don't care what your reasons or excuses are, you are not in a good position to go out right now. That's the situation you're facing right now."

"As an instructor, you should be even clearer about when to do what."

Larmielch clenched his fists but then slowly relaxed them, nodding dejectedly.

"Johnny, her treatment can begin now. Don't let her leave the ward for the time being."

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Two People Who Define Each Other as Goals

"The great ape and wild ape from the Third Regiment have been confirmed dead? When did this happen?"

At the Namimori base in Milfiore, Irie Shoichi looked bewildered by the report he had received that day.

"Lord Irie, the statement confirming death is somewhat inadequate; to be precise, it should be said that his whereabouts are unknown."

Chelbel added a reminder of the situation that had just been reported.

"...Have you investigated the area where those two people disappeared?"

"Yes, a very thorough search was conducted near the warehouse where Taiyuan and Yeyuan went missing. All that was found were traces of a fight, but no trace of the two individuals was discovered."

"What about the report from the White Curse cleanup team?"

Cerber shook his head slightly.

"According to the cleanup team's report, they arrived at the warehouse five minutes after the two men entered the battle, but did not see them."

Irie's brows furrowed at that moment.

"Five minutes... those two must be quite strong. Does the Vongola have anyone who can take them down in five minutes and leave no trace?"

"This……"

Cherbel was also very confused about this situation; they were also puzzled by it when they first heard the report.

"Lord Irie, according to the information we have obtained in Milfiore, no one in the Vongola can finish a battle within five minutes, let alone perfectly conceal the traces."

Although this answer surprised Cerber, it was the result of a day of investigation and research by the cleanup team.

In fact, Cherbel knew that none of the current Vongola forces could do such a thing. The only remaining Vongola forces in Namimori were the members of the Tenth Vongola Family, but none of them had such abilities.

"Lord Irie, perhaps only Hibari Kyoya, the strongest guardian of the Vongola, could do that."

"Hmm... Hibari Kyoya is capable of doing it, but if it's him making the move, there's no need to hide it."

Chelbel was also lost in deep thought.

“Cherbell, has the warehouse where the incident occurred been thoroughly inspected? If there's something wrong with that warehouse, then the situation is different.”

Cherbel wasn't surprised by Irie-sama's words at all; in fact, they had already anticipated this.

"Lord Irie, we have had our men search that warehouse thoroughly, but we haven't found the entrance to the Vongola's hidden base."

It was precisely because he couldn't find the reason he imagined that Cerbel was so confused.

This answer also puzzled Irie.

"Have the White Curse cleanup team search that warehouse one more time."

All Irie can do now is send people to search the warehouse again carefully, hoping to find some clues about the Vongola.

"In addition, inform the captain of the Third Unit that the members of the Third Unit are missing and give him the authority to conduct the search."

"Lord Irie, is it Gamma..."

“He knew what to do, after all, it was a problem with members of his unit.”

"Yes."

Gamma was resting in the Third Division's lounge when he heard the news.

"what!"

Upon learning that the great ape and the wild ape were missing, Gamma knew that something bad was about to happen.

"The great ape and the wild ape have disappeared?"

"Cherbell, have you investigated this thoroughly?"

[You should know exactly how we investigated. Usually, a White Curse cleanup team follows behind a Black Curse unit; it only takes about five minutes. Do you think your team members are that fragile?]

"..."

Gamma knew that no one would target them in this matter, since killing each other within the same family was not allowed.

Could it be the Vongola?

But Gamma thought about it carefully and it didn't make sense either. In just five minutes, he managed to take down the Great Ape and the Wild Ape without being discovered by the cleanup team. Even he didn't have that kind of strength.

"Could there be someone else involved?"

【it's out of the question.】

Chelbel rejected the idea with absolute certainty.

[With only a five-minute difference between the two events, there were no other traces at the scene besides the signs of a fight between the great ape and the wild ape.]

You should also know what their final mission was.

"Capture the two women of the Tenth Vongola Boss."