I am the protagonist

However, Chrome has been looking after him, so it's not really appropriate to suddenly abandon him now.

"Idiot Tsuna, I never expected you to be so chivalrous."

"!?"

The sudden sound startled Tsuna quite a bit. He couldn't sense anything at all, not even a sound or a breath.

Although I've become stronger, I still can't easily sense the depth of Reborn's abilities.

(Please don't speak suddenly; it can be really scary in this situation.)

(Oh, you don't seem scared at all.)

Reborn saw it clearly just now. Tsuna might have been surprised for a moment, but he quickly regained control of his emotions.

(That's because my reaction speed is fast enough.)

Tsuna was genuinely frightened. If he hadn't realized there was no danger the moment he heard the sound, he would have instinctively attacked.

[I've actually started to get used to this habit of constantly guarding against being ambushed... In that sense, I'm gradually becoming less of a normal person.]

However, when this topic came up, Tsuna suddenly froze.

(Reborn, it should be nighttime now, right?)

(Why would you expect Chrome to be sleeping next to your bed at night?)

(It really is nighttime...)

The room was completely dark, but Tsuna could see every corner clearly, as if he were unaffected by the darkness and could see the entire room clearly as soon as he opened his eyes.

Tsuna looked at Reborn's face and noticed that he seemed to be wearing sunglasses or something.

(Is that a night vision device?)

(Um?)

At that moment, Reborn also sensed that something was wrong.

(Tsuna, can you see this?)

(...you'll see it after you wake up.)

It must be a special ability like night vision; this should be a sign that my eyesight is getting much better.

However, Tsuna feels that his current night vision ability is due to a complete mutation in his eyes.

(I see, it must be that some special changes have occurred in your body.)

(Four days ago, after you fainted, you experienced abnormal muscle spasms. Subsequently, Johnny II's examination revealed that your physical condition was gradually improving.)

What happened four days ago was really unusual, but it all happened right before Reborn's eyes, making it impossible for him not to believe it.

(Your muscle tissue is constantly contracting and reorganizing as if influenced by some force, completely transforming your body.)

In fact, Reborn was not unfamiliar with this phenomenon. Feng had mentioned it before, but that was a transformation that occurred after countless training sessions, when both body and mind reached their limits.

There are such people among assassins as well.

However, without exception, those people were all truly capable individuals in the assassin world.

Those people all share the same characteristic: they are people who have immersed themselves in martial arts and training for a long time and perfected it.

But does Tsuna really have this condition? Reborn finds it strange precisely because he can't figure out why Tsuna is in this state.

(Is it because of the flames of death?)

Tsuna knew that the reason was definitely due to physical enhancement, but there was no way to explain it clearly.

(Who knows.)

Reborn wasn't sure if it was because of the Dying Will Flame.

If the cause is the Death Flame, Reborn finds it quite reasonable.

Recently, Tsuna has made a significant improvement in the Dying Will Flame. Perhaps it is because of the accumulation of too much Dying Will Flame that Tsuna is exhibiting such abnormal behavior.

(Even though the Vongola has used the Dying Will Flame as a symbol of the mafia for hundreds of years, the research on the Dying Will Flame is not yet complete.)

Whether the Death Flame actually exhibits such a phenomenon is unclear to everyone.

(Your situation is likely due to a recent significant increase in the amount of Death Flame, which caused this change in you.)

(This should be a good thing for you.)

Reborn also had Johnny examine Tsuna's body, and the fact that this change had occurred was actually a good thing.

(However, you can't control your body as easily as before. Starting tomorrow, your exercise will be about adapting to your current physical condition.)

(So ​​now I...)

(If you can shake off Chrome's hand, then you can go to the kitchen.)

After saying that, Reborn jumped off the bed and left the ward very decisively.

(...)

Tsuna glanced at Chrome, who was still asleep, and then fell completely silent.

Chapter 45 Chrome's Dependence

In the end, Tsuna still couldn't shake off Chrome's hand, and he endured the hunger of the night until the next morning, when the situation only ended when Chrome was fully awake.

"Well……"

Chrome opened her eyes groggily.

"Boss!"

Upon seeing the person in the hospital bed wake up, Chrome was completely wide awake.

"...Long time no see, Chrome."

"Boss!"

An emotionally charged Chrome lunged at the Boss.

The moment Chrome arrived in this era, she nearly fainted herself when she learned that the Boss had fallen into a coma.

"Boss, are you alright?"

Tsuna was a little uncomfortable being stared at so intently.

"...If I had to say something, it would be that I'm a little hungry."

Chrome then realized that Boss hadn't eaten in a long time and would definitely be hungry now that he was awake.

"Boss, please wait a moment, I'll go prepare it for you right now."

After saying that, Chrome hurriedly left the ward.

There's no need to be in such a rush.

Tsuna looked down at his hands, which had gone numb from being gripped so tightly.

This must be the first time, to have a girl hold my hand like this and watch over me by my bedside all night.

Thinking back, he had never had such an experience before. The feeling of being held by a girl for the first time gave Tsuna a different feeling.

"Tsuna, this should be the first time, right..."

"..."

Tsuna raised his head speechlessly.

"Reborn, don't try to read my mind unless it's absolutely necessary."

"But this is indeed the first time a girl has held my hand like this."

"Just admit it."

Reborn wasn't worried that Tsuna wouldn't admit his thoughts; he was more concerned about whether Tsuna's interests were normal.

As the only remaining bloodline of the Vongola in this generation, Tsuna shoulders the task of passing on the Vongola bloodline. The Ninth Boss had also asked him to pay attention to this issue, so naturally Reborn was still very concerned about it.

"When Chrome arrived in this era and learned that you were in a coma, she almost fainted. She must have already considered you an important person in her heart."

Tsuna could see this obvious situation if he wasn't blind.

"I can see that, but why is that?"

Although Tsuna could see that Chrome had already considered him a very important person, he didn't understand why Chrome had so easily regarded him as such an important person.

"Actually, the reason is simpler than you think."

Tsuna really wanted to know the reason.

"Kurom's family life was terrible. Her parents abandoned her, leaving her to live alone. But even in this difficult life, she was involved in a serious car accident that caused her to lose almost all of her internal organs and one eye."

"It was at that moment that Rokudo Mukuro and Chrome made a contract. While using genjutsu to repair the missing internal organs in Chrome's body, he also transferred his consciousness into Chrome's body."

"It is because of this that Chrome and Rokudo Mukuro have an inseparable connection."

"But this connection has been completely shattered because of you."

"...Was it because of the death flame that was injected into her body back then?"

It was only then that Tsuna remembered that he seemed to have sensed an unusual Dying Will Flame in Chrome's body, but at the time, because he hoped that Chrome could ignite the Dying Will Flame with her own abilities, he simply dispelled it.

"It was because of what you did back then that the connection between Chrome and Rokudo Mukuro was completely severed."

"Your power ignited Chrome's Dying Will Flame, and because of this, Chrome now has the most direct connection with you, and she regards you as her reliance."

"So that's what happened."

All Tsuna can say is that everyone has different experiences and everyone's life is not simple.

"No wonder I felt her attitude was so strange."

All I can say is that it was all a predetermined arrangement.

[If I don't help her replenish her Death Flame and prevent her from igniting it herself, this problem will inevitably arise sooner or later.]

Relying on the strength of others is not what Tsuna wants, so naturally he unconsciously helps Chrome, who can only live by relying on the strength of others.

[A chance thought, but an inevitable result.]

However, this approach would inevitably cause a change in Chrome's mindset, and the person she relied on would change from the original person to him.

"...Reborn, who is this Rokudo Mukuro?"

"I originally prepared the Vongola Mist Guardian for you."

"Now that Chrome's contact with that person has been severed, doesn't that mean that guy is now a guardian of the Vongola?"

"After all, it's what made things turn out this way."

Rokudo Mukuro's abilities are actually quite outstanding, and Reborn also understands that Rokudo Mukuro's strength in the field of illusion is extraordinary. Losing such a guardian is indeed a loss.

However, compared to the loss of Rokudo Mukuro, Chrome's existence is more significant than Rokudo Mukuro's.

The Guardian wasn't a fixed entity from the start, and since things had already developed this way, Reborn wouldn't say much. But he felt that the current situation was better than before.

"Be careful about what happens with Chrome."

Tsuna knew, of course, that he should pay more attention to Chrome's situation.

I rested in the hospital bed for a while and adjusted my condition.

My five senses have become more acute than before.

His senses of sight, hearing, smell, and touch all seem to have improved to a higher level, but it's uncertain whether his sense of taste has improved as well.

My physical flexibility has improved.

[Reaction speed and reaction time... Physical enhancement is truly a very complex skill, and its impact is quite extensive.]

[My physical enhancement has reached its peak, requiring me to readjust my strength and speed.]

[You've slept for so long, it's time to get up.]

After moving his body slightly in the hospital bed, Tsunayoshi picked up the clothes and pants beside him and put them on.

While putting on his clothes and pants, Tsuna noticed that his body had also undergone some changes due to the physical enhancement.

Is this due to physical enhancement?

The body, which was previously so thin that no muscles could be seen, has now begun to show obvious muscle definition.