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It's a solution that's really easy to understand; almost anyone who isn't mentally challenged can understand what it means.

"Is it possible to fix time in a fixed way?"

Reborn knew that Tsuna must be able to do it if he said that.

[No wonder Tsuna was so sure that Byakuran's ability wasn't time; it turns out that the power Tsuna obtained was time itself.]

"One-thousandth might be a bit difficult right now. I haven't practiced time management during these days of sleep, so I don't know if one-thousandth is achievable. But one-hundredth is definitely possible."

Tsuna confirmed that he couldn't possibly fix one-thousandth of his time. So far, he hadn't tried to accelerate or decelerate time a thousand times, but he could already do it a hundred times.

[My current job level is 6. When I reach 9, all job skills can be upgraded once more. I just don't know if job skills will be upgraded once more when I reach 10.]

[Next time we upgrade, we need to find a way to increase the levels of Death Flame, Harmony, and Time by 1.]

"Won't this affect Chrome's body? In any case, you need to slow down the time it takes for Chrome to create internal organs."

Reborn is a little worried about time.

“Normally, even if it is a created internal organ, if time is slowed down, it will definitely have some impact on Chrome’s body. However, it is enough to slow down the rate at which the Dying Will Flame is consumed.”

Tsuna knew, of course, that things would be affected normally, but as long as the direction of time deceleration was controlled, there wouldn't be any problems.

"Tsuna, are you sure you can control it?"

"Don't worry, I've been able to use time ever since I woke up from my coma. I used time acceleration to dodge that bullet in that critical moment."

Reborn now understood why Tsuna was able to dodge Colonello's bullet so easily.

"It's just that my abilities aren't good enough right now to make things permanent within a certain range. It will take some time to perfectly resolve Chrome's internal organ problems."

To achieve permanence requires pushing time to its limits, which is something Tsunayoshi is currently incapable of doing—permanently solidifying the time of objects within a certain range, causing their time to stop permanently.

However, Tsunayoshi is not yet able to do that, so it is only partially resolved.

Chapter 48 Chrome's Way of Expressing Gratitude

"Chrome, stay in this position and don't move."

"Yes."

Tsuna placed his hand on Chrome's abdomen, the first thing he needed to do was to understand the internal organs that Chrome had created.

The flames of death energy were infiltrated into Chrome's body, marking all the created internal organs. If other normal organs were enveloped in the power of time, things would get complicated.

[As expected, only the internal organs were manufactured, but the manufacturing method was still somewhat crude.]

Through the Dying Will Flame, Tsunayoshi can immediately analyze the condition of the internal organs created by Chrome.

[After all, Chrome has only just begun learning how to use Dying Will Flames, so it's normal for this to happen.]

The person who previously created Chrome's internal organs was far more skilled, producing almost flawless results. The only drawback was that the person who created the organs wasn't Chrome herself.

With just this little bit of skill, Tsuna completely forgot how advanced the opponent's technique was.

No matter how advanced the technology is, if the person who possesses it is not you, you must completely eliminate it. Tsuna personally doesn't like having his life controlled by others.

【about there. 】

[Now, concentrate.]

Tsunayoshi became highly focused.

It is extremely difficult to solidify the internal organs created by Chrome over time, mainly because Tsuna has no experience in this area. Therefore, he needs to be highly focused, otherwise he may fail.

[It's not about solidifying the time of the internal organs created by Chrome, but rather solidifying their existence, slowing down the dissipation of the Dying Flame by a hundredfold.]

This approach is much more difficult than I imagined.

Since the work is being done on the created internal organs, it is necessary to harmonize Tsuna's own Dying Will Flame and Chrome's Dying Will Flame to at least prevent a rejection reaction before proceeding with further work on the internal organs.

The ability to synthesize during the process cannot be excessive, otherwise Chrome's own internal organs will be instantly destroyed by the synthesis.

【Um? 】

The intense heat nearly blew Reborn's hat off.

[This idiot's strength has actually increased to this level.]

Seeing up close that Tsuna's entire body was unconsciously burning with deathly flames in a state of high concentration, the astonishing flame pressure truly exceeded Reborn's estimation of Tsuna.

[Before Tsuna lost consciousness, he said that he and Byakuran were in a stalemate. So what's the situation now?]

Reborn could clearly sense that Tsuna had become stronger than before, especially in the area of ​​Dying Will Flame.

[The ability to control time is practically cheating, just like parallel universe travel... If this idiot Tsuna really had the ability to control time at will, then the fight against Byakuran would definitely not be a draw.]

This kid is deliberately hiding his true abilities.

Reborn, however, couldn't help but laugh when he realized this.

[That idiot Tsuna kept a secret from everyone after leaving the hospital.]

[When facing Iemitsu, Tsuna didn't use his time manipulation ability; even in that situation, he concealed it.]

[He remains vigilant about everything; the abilities hidden in his bloodline after losing his past memories have finally surfaced in this fool.]

I wonder what kind of expression the Ninth Generation leader would have if he knew.

Tsunayoshi, who was concentrating on his work, did not notice what was happening outside.

【Boss.】

The Boss, whose entire body seemed to be engulfed in the flames of death, had been constantly drawing Chrome's attention.

[The boss sensed the flames.]

[It was as warm as the flames I felt that day.]

Chrome could tell that this warmth was different from that of Mukuro.

Chrome sensed empathy and understanding for Mukuro's pitiful plight from Mukuro, but from Boss, she felt the warmth of family.

Because of her different circumstances, Chrome couldn't understand what the warmth between family members felt like, but she sensed a completely different warmth from Boss's words, as if that warm orange flame was now soothing her empty heart.

Lord Mukuro is the savior who rescued me from the depths of hell.

[But the boss brought me warmth in this cold world.]

Chrome sensed that her connection with Mukuro had been completely severed ten years ago, but she did not feel uneasy or lost because her Boss made her feel a warmth she had never felt before.

[Boss, Chrome is greedy; she wants to feel even more of your warmth.]

He inwardly condemned his greedy behavior, but Chrome still couldn't help wanting to continue to hold onto this warmth.

Just like it is now.

The detailed work required a considerable amount of time, and with his mind highly focused, Tsuna's work progressed smoothly.

"Hmm, that should be about right."

Tsuna re-examined the internal organs created by Chrome. The flow of the Dying Will Flame had slowed down by nearly a hundred times, and was now only one percent of its original strength.

"Kurom, now check the condition of your internal organs."

Chrome could vaguely sense the flow of the death flames that sustained his internal organs.

"Boss, the flow of the Death Flame has slowed down. I can maintain this for a long time without needing to replenish it."

In the past, the death flames that sustained the internal organs were quite astonishing, but now the consumption of death flames is almost imperceptible.

Chrome could feel that the rate at which her internal organs consumed the Death Flame had slowed down many times over compared to the past. Now, she no longer felt heavy breathing, and her body felt much lighter than before.

"After all, it slows down the flow of the Death Flame by a hundred times, and it can also fix the internal organs so that they are not affected by other forces, and it can also slow down the consumption rate of the Death Flame that creates the internal organs."

"Of course, these are all theoretical answers that I have guessed. Normally, solidification over time should result in this. However, we still need to observe Chrome to confirm this."

This was the first time Tsunayoshi had ever used the power of time in this way.

This attempt was a unique experience for Tsuna, which led him to consider further developing his ability to manipulate time.

"Boss, thank you!"

"No need for thanks, it wasn't meant for you to..."

Chrome quickly lowered her head and kissed the Boss directly on the cheek.

Chrome's action caused Tsuna's face to flush red, just like last time.

Chapter 49 teaches Chrome simple techniques

After a few minor incidents, Tsuna and Chrome resumed their training.

However, the little incident just now caused Tsunayoshi to be somewhat emotionally affected, after all, it was his first time being kissed on the cheek by a girl.

[Tsuna is just stupid; he reacted so strongly to a mere kiss.]

Reborn was actually quite dissatisfied with Tsuna's reaction.

[Tsuna is a bit too naive in this respect.]

[It was similar in the past, but at least that idiot Tsuna had a goal, but this idiot Tsuna doesn't even have one.]

Thinking about how composed and bold Tsuna had been in battle, he was practically a coward when it came to emotions.

It seems that educating this coward won't be easy.

Reborn seemed to already see the innocent, fledgling Tsuna in the future, and the thought of having to educate this fledgling made Reborn understand his own tragedy.

"Boss, it's time to train."

"Ah, um, I should really start exercising."

Tsuna barely managed to come to his senses.

"...I remember we were talking about illusions earlier."

"There are many ways to activate illusions. In my understanding, touch, smell, sight, hearing and taste can all be used to activate illusions."

"Taste and smell are more obvious in this regard. Some hallucinogenic drugs are, in a sense, drugs that create hallucinations. This method is still frequently used today."

"Regardless of the method, this is a way of controlling one's nerves."

"As for hearing and sight, they are much simpler. It's like using physical actions to suggest to a person's mind and forcibly change their thinking. Hearing and sight are probably the two most common ways to create illusions."

"I'm not very clear about touch; you'll have to figure that out yourself."

Tsuna knows about illusions based on sight, pain, taste, and smell, but he doesn't know if illusions can be created through touch.

"Boss, are you saying I can think of ways to use illusions from these angles?"

"That's pretty much what it means."

That's basically what Tsunayoshi meant.

“Guardians who use illusions are fundamentally different from other guardians.”

“I have seen the death flames of almost all the other guardians. Their death flames have different attributes, but most of them are for defense and attack, and their strength is even more astonishing. You are naturally different from them in this respect.”

"But once you grow up, you will be more capable than any of them."

Tsuna believed that Chrome's abilities might actually allow her to grow to that level.

[Oh, so Tsuna is really optimistic about Chrome's future?]

Reborn's initial preference wasn't for Chrome, but for Rokudo Mukuro; otherwise, he wouldn't have sent Iemitsu to find Rokudo Mukuro, who was possessing Chrome.

Does this idiot Tsuna foresee Chrome's future?

Reborn wasn't sure if Tsuna had seen something else, but it seemed that among all the Guardians, Tsuna was preparing to focus on training Chrome.

"Chrome, the characteristics of that indigo death aura flame determine its strength. Compared to other death aura flames, it is still much weaker. However, this also determines that the fighting style of using that death aura flame will inevitably be different from others."

"However, your movement speed will also be slower than others, which is a huge disadvantage in melee combat. So I will teach you a simple way to use the Death Flame to improve your movement speed."

Tsunayoshi has not been entirely without his own research these days. Based on his knowledge of some special Eastern magic, he has also developed a simple application of the Death Flame.

"Boss, is this alright?"

Chrome knew that these things couldn't be taught to just anyone.

"It's okay, it's just something I came up with myself anyway, at most it can only be considered a few tricks."

Tsuna doesn't mind if others learn some of the things he has researched.

"Moreover, I figured out these tips myself, and it's my freedom to teach them to whomever I want."

"Krom should just focus on learning and not worry about anything else."