I am the protagonist

"Then let's play around with it as an after-dinner exercise."

In the island nation, Gamma's death caused a great deal of trouble.

As the captain of the Third Division of the Dark Spells in Milfiore, and also the Lightning Guardian of Milfiore, Gamma's death had a great impact on the entire Milfiore, especially on the members who served the Giglionero family.

These people were already very dissatisfied with Irie Shoichi, a technician, for stepping on everyone else's heads. Now that their leader, Gamma, had been killed, all their past grievances erupted at this moment.

This directly caused a lot of trouble for the Milfiore base.

"...Have those people not caused enough trouble yet?"

As Irie watched the surveillance footage of many people still fighting, he felt a severe stomachache.

"Lord Irie, many members of the Black Spell Squad are dissatisfied because of Gamma's death."

"Dissatisfied my foot!"

Irie is really enjoying swearing now.

"Did I send Gamma to his death? I clearly told that man to report any situation to headquarters immediately, but did that man listen?"

Just thinking about Irie makes my stomach hurt even more.

This team is really hard to manage. The subordinates don't listen to me, and if a subordinate dies, I, as the person in charge, have to take responsibility. It's a thankless job.

"..."

Cerbero had actually heard Lord Irie say this to Gamma, but the situation still occurred.

"That man thought he had enough power to disregard everything, and he acted recklessly because he thought the remnants of the Vongola had no power to defeat him."

“I’ve reminded him countless times that the remnants of the Vongola are very strong, and they’re even plotting to deal with Milfiore. I’ve told him to report to headquarters immediately if anything goes wrong, so that headquarters can work together to deal with the problem.”

"The results of it?"

"That man shows absolutely no sign of obeying!"

At this moment, Irie had a bellyful of bitterness he wanted to vent.

"Lord Irie..."

"...Okay, I know. We need to prioritize things here now."

After venting his frustrations, Irie felt much better. He realized that now was not the time to complain, but rather to take care of things here.

"Phantom Knight".

Irie herself was helpless, but someone else had a solution.

"Yes, Lord Irie."

"You should be aware of the current situation. I'll leave the riots on the Black Curse side to you."

"I understand."

Finally, there was one subordinate who obeyed her obediently, and Irie's stomach pain symptoms improved significantly.

It must be so unpleasant to have a group of subordinates who are so detrimental to their boss.

Irie now truly understands the meaning of that statement, but he still needs to handle things properly here, otherwise he won't be able to simply abandon the situation.

"Ha ha……"

Rokudo Mukuro covered his bleeding left eye and knelt on one knee on the ground.

I never imagined it would come to this.

This body is one that Rokudo Mukuro specially preserved, allowing him to unleash almost 80% of his power. However, even so, he still cannot escape defeat when facing the man before him.

"What terrifying fighting power. You actually expect to be like Sawada Tsunayoshi from ten years ago."

"Ah~ I personally am really looking forward to meeting Tsunayoshi from that era. Although I don't know much about what happened, I can vaguely sense that the current Tsunayoshi is worth looking forward to. That should be one of the few interests of mine in this world."

If Sawada Tsunayoshi had possessed this level of strength ten years ago, I wouldn't have been able to resist him at all.

Rokudo Mukuro knew very well that Sawada Tsunayoshi ten years ago certainly didn't have the strength Byakuran Gesso has now, but he couldn't understand why this man was saying these things in front of him.

Are you expecting me to relay these words back?

No, this man wouldn't say such things so easily. He must be certain I'll be captured here.

What preparations did this man make here?

"Heh~ Although I can't understand your thoughts, I probably can't beat you right now."

Bai Lan smiled helplessly at those words.

"That's really not what you mean."

"You were the one who tried to kill me without any preparation this time, otherwise, with your strength, I wouldn't have taught you such a lesson."

"Fight with the intention of observing my true strength, and use an even more desperate approach to draw out my full power to deal with you."

Byakuran didn't actually dislike this approach, but he found it quite interesting to gather information in this way.

"You should be thinking about running away by now, right?"

“Take the data obtained in these battles back to your main body, or into another container.”

"Oh dear, what are you talking about?"

Rokudo Mukuro's smile gradually became somewhat forced, and his subsequent attempt made his expression turn completely gloomy.

"Heh~ This room isn't as simple as you think. Once you're in, there's no way you can get out."

Bai Lan's smile grew increasingly unrestrained.

Chapter 52 Mr. Tsuna has woken up today.

[Gather the flames of deathly energy beneath your feet.]

[Not too many, otherwise they'll break the ground and make too much noise.]

[Not too little, otherwise it will lose its explosive power for rapid movement.]

Gathering a certain amount of deathly flames beneath his feet, Chrome took that step.

Start, stop.

In just a moment, Chrome appeared ten meters away.

"This, this... Boss, I did it!"

It started and stopped entirely by its own strength, successfully moving a distance in an instant.

"As expected, you have great talent, Chrome."

Hearing the Boss's praise is Chrome's biggest motivation to work so hard.

"To learn this move requires skillful and precise manipulation of the Death Flame, no wonder you taught this technique to Chrome."

After watching for a while, Reborn probably understood how to use this technique.

Although it seems very simple, everyone's situation is different, so the level of precision required to control the Death Flame also varies.

Chrome, who uses illusion magic, is the strongest among all the Guardians in controlling the Dying Will Flame, so only she can learn this technique more quickly.

Furthermore, learning this technique can hone Chrome's control over the Dying Will Flame, further enhancing his mastery of illusion magic.

[Tsuna really knows how to think.]

"It's not that it's only taught to Chrome, but Chrome is more suited to learning this skill compared to others."

"Of course, not everyone can learn to use this technique. At least Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Sasagawa don't seem to be people who can precisely control the Dying Will Flame."

"As for Lambo, he's just a kid now. I'm already grateful that he's obedient enough."

"What about Hibari? His strength and combat ability are far superior to everyone else's."

"His abilities are strong enough, but his fighting style is more about wide-ranging, sweeping attacks. I could tell from the almost uncontrollable death flames that it's practically unrealistic to expect him to learn that kind of technique."

It's not that Tsuna is treating people differently, but rather it's a matter of suitability.

This technique, which requires precise control of the Death Flame, is naturally suitable for people who already possess this ability. Should this technique be forcibly taught to those who cannot even precisely control the Death Flame?

“Whether it’s Sasagawa, Gokudera, Hibari, or Yamamoto, they all have their own paths to follow, and their paths are much wider. They just need to keep working hard as they are now. But Chrome is different.”

"Chrome became a guardian because of another person. She has no advantage in combat or in controlling the Dying Will Flame. In fact, she is at a disadvantage in all aspects."

"That's why she needs me even more to help her get on the right path."

Tsuna admits that he has a special feeling for Chrome, but there's no need to delve into the reasons for it now.

“I will teach Chrome.”

Reborn's lips slowly curved into a slight smile.

"Alright, Chrome herself has no objection to you personally teaching her, so Tsuna, you should try to teach Chrome how to improve her strength."

Chrome was naturally most pleased with this situation, as she had had the same idea herself, but she was worried that her thoughts might interfere with Boss's training.

"Boss, won't this be disturbing?"

"No, my training is almost complete. What remains is adapting to my current physical condition, controlling the death flames, and developing attack techniques. These are not things that can be done in a day or two, and I'm not in a hurry."

"Sometimes it's better to spend time teaching others than to work behind closed doors alone; that might give me more inspiration."

Tsuna didn't think that teaching Chrome was a disturbance to him at all. Just as he said, teaching Chrome was actually another kind of review for him. Sometimes teaching others and practicing on your own behind closed doors have different effects.

"Tsuna, now is not the time for you to teach Chrome. Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Sasagawa are still waiting."

"Okay, let's go now."

After stretching his body a little, Tsunayoshi prepared to leave the training room.

"Kurom, the rest of the training will resume this afternoon. After that, it will be lunch and rest time."

"Boss, actually I'm not that tired."

"Not tired?"

Tsuna lifted Chrome's chin and looked into her eyes.

"Your eyes are bloodshot, and you're saying you're not tired at all?"

"You weren't just by my bedside last night, were you?"

Tsuna hadn't expected Chrome to stay by his bedside the whole time because he didn't know Chrome very well.

But now, after hearing what Reborn said, and seeing and discovering things himself, Tsuna is certain that Chrome didn't just stay by his bedside for one night; in fact, she stayed by his side for several nights.

"Krom has been by your bedside for two nights now."

Tsuna raised his hand and knocked Chrome's head down.

"You still say you're not tired?"

"Having ambition is a good thing, but to make more progress, you need to pay attention to the balance between work and rest. When you are tired, you need to rest."

"do you understand?"

"understood."

Although he was severely reprimanded, Chrome didn't show the slightest bit of unhappiness on his face.

[Tsuna is quite the talker.]

Reborn, however, still sighed.

[The innocent fledgling was merely reacting instinctively. It noticed its own special attitude towards Chrome but didn't understand what that special meant. This idiot Tsuna still needs some proper training before it learns.]

Although Reborn is still very worried about Tsuna's future, things are at least better than before. Before, Tsuna didn't even dare to do such a reaction. It's good that he's become more naive in this regard after losing his memory.

There are already quite a few people sitting in the kitchen.

"Hey……"

Gokudera slumped weakly onto the table, letting out a long sigh.

"Hayato, don't sigh like that while you're eating."

Bianqi knew what was going on with her brother, but there were still some things she had to say.

"Don't make it sound like Tsuna is dead."

"...Big sister, could you please stop saying such discouraging things?"

Gokudera never believed that the Tenth Boss was dead. If that were really the case, how could he possibly eat?