I am the protagonist

It's normal for using it to cause significant physical and lifespan depletion, but I haven't experienced the slightest discomfort. This is highly unusual.

The use of time is definitely not like this; there must be a price to pay for using time, otherwise this power would be too abnormal and too unbalanced.

Wait... why do I feel like it's unbalanced?

Tsuna suddenly paused. If this world were a game, then some bugs in the game would be unbalanced, and whoever mastered these bugs would be unbalanced. But it's a game.

This is clearly the real world. In this real world, is it necessary to care about the issue of balance?

It should be said that the more abnormal the time management skill is, the more advantageous it will be for him.

[...They must have just arrived in this world, because seeing the interface, they still think this world is a game.]

This kind of thinking is absolutely wrong!

This mindset absolutely needs to change!

This kind of thinking can easily become a trigger for carelessness!

Tsunayoshi needs some time to readjust his mindset and face the current situation with a more correct attitude.

[It's all adjusted.]

Psychological adjustment is not very troublesome. As long as you can truly recognize the current situation and know that you are in a real world, and don't underestimate anyone.

With this shift in mindset, one will be more cautious in certain matters and will not repeat the same mistakes.

Now that I've been discovered and ambushed, there will definitely be further actions to come; there might even be people lying in wait for me ahead.

At this moment, the sense of crisis and super intuition reacted once again, as if agreeing with Tsunayoshi's idea.

[Just as I thought, continuing to rush in the predetermined direction is far too dangerous.]

In that case, I'll run in that direction.

[...No, they could also have thought of that, which would be detrimental to my escape. Besides, they outnumber me; once they spot me, we're doomed.]

Then we'll need some help.

Tsuna has already come up with a way to lure the enemy, but he still needs to make some preparations to make them believe it or even be convinced.

The Vongola side has already taken action based on the current situation.

The first to take action was Sawada Iemitsu, the Vongola advisor who was stationed in the island nation.

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Iemitsu looked helplessly at the deserted street.

"Ha... I never expected my son, who was still in the hospital, would do something like this."

With Reborn at the hospital, his son would never normally cause such trouble, but this time was an exception.

However, Iemitsu also knew that his son was injured on the head. According to the information given by Reborn, it was very likely that his son had lost his memory, which was why he chose to run away.

"But the fact that Tsuna was able to escape from Colonello, Lalmilch, and Reborn shows that Tsuna is really something else."

Chapter Six: The Father and Son Meet on the Mountainside

"Boss, now is not the time to say these things."

Basil looked helplessly at his boss. The key issue now was that Prince Sawada might have lost his memory, and it would be very dangerous for Prince Tsunayoshi to act recklessly like this.

"It's alright, it's alright. Tsuna is my son after all. That kid isn't that fragile."

"After all, that kid defeated both Rokudo Mukuro and Xanxus. Even if he lost some of his memories, he won't be caught by anyone else."

"...!?"

Iemitsu's super intuition suddenly paused, and he clearly sensed that something underground had passed through.

"Buzz!"

"Yes, huh? We spotted Prince Sawada in the opposite direction?"

"I understand. I'll tell the boss right away, and we'll be there soon too."

"Boss!"

"Ah, I heard that."

Iemitsu could hear Basil's voice on the phone, but he wasn't paying attention to what was happening on the other end. He was more concerned about his hyperintuition's reaction to the underground just a moment ago.

Even without a detailed explanation, Iemitsu knew that the reaction he felt from underground was definitely his son, and the other end was very likely a decoy.

This sparked Iemitsu's great interest in his son, whom he hadn't seen for a long time and who had lost his memory.

He was able to escape Colonello's ambush, and now he's even using bait. He really didn't know his son could do this.

“Bajir, you and the others go to the other side.”

"Boss, what about you?"

"I've discovered something interesting that I need to investigate to see if it's true."

"I understand."

Trusting the Boss, Basil nodded and led the others to the other side.

"Well then, I should go see Tsuna too, but Tsuna probably doesn't recognize me now."

Basil was heading to the other side.

However, by the time he arrived with his men, the three babies were already there.

"Mr. Reborn!"

Where is Iemitsu?

"The boss said there are some things that need to be investigated, and asked us to come over first."

"...It seems that Iemitsu has discovered Tsuna's location."

"Hey?"

Upon hearing this, Basil paused for a moment, then glanced at the ordinary person on the ground who was wearing Prince Sawada's clothes but had already fainted. Basil immediately understood that Prince Sawada had pulled off a clever trick.

Basil glanced cautiously at Mr. Reborn and noticed that he didn't seem too angry; on the contrary, he looked quite pleased, which puzzled Basil.

"Mr. Reborn, you...are you happy now?"

"Never mind him, hey! Where is Iemitsu right now?"

Ever since Reborn was tricked by Sawada, he's been looking terrifying. Even Colonello finds him a bit creepy.

"boom!!!"

Intense heat collided with each other on the mountainside, and now it was obvious where Iemitsu had gone, and Sawada's location was also found along the way.

The three babies looked at each other and then got into the car next to them.

Basil also rushed over. He was quite worried about the situation with Boss and Prince Sawada, but he was mainly worried about Prince Sawada, who had just recovered from a serious illness.

A few minutes ago

"Whoo~"

"Escape successful!"

Having successfully opened the sewer entrance, Tsuna jumped out from a more concealed spot and instantly dashed into the forest at top speed.

The bait must have worked to some extent, otherwise he wouldn't have been completely oblivious to the hostility and danger.

[Ultimately, using a portion of the Death Flame to control one person was the right decision; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so easily attracted.]

[So my guess was right after all. They know about the Dying Will Flame and have the tools to detect it. If they hadn't been hiding the Dying Will Flame, I would have been found immediately.]

Fortunately, we were in the sewers and didn't encounter anyone who required the use of Death Flame.

Having successfully escaped the concrete jungle, Tsuna believed that as long as he concealed his Dying Will Flame and fled into the forest, he could find a way to leave the city.

"That's clever of you, managing to escape from Colonello."

"!?"

Tsuna immediately turned his head and looked at a blond man wearing a black suit. The black suit really looked like the kind of mafia suit worn by foreigners.

However, what surprised Tsunayoshi was not the appearance of this middle-aged man, but that his sense of danger had begun to flash red. This middle-aged man in front of him was definitely not someone he could fight.

[Strike first!]

The Dying Will Flame was ignited by Tsunayoshi, and his right fist, transformed into an X-glove, struck the middle-aged man with astonishing flame pressure.

The punch landed squarely on the middle-aged man, but he seemed completely unaffected by the blow.

"Heh~ A punch without any hesitation. An ordinary person would probably have their neck broken if they were hit by that punch."

"...Uncle, do you think you're an ordinary person?"

The fist, filled with the flames of death, was actually blocked.

It wasn't done by hand, but directly with the face.

The gap is too big!

Tsuna understood that the difference in strength between the two sides was astonishing; even if he went all out, he couldn't cause any damage to the old man in front of him.

"That's well said. So, kid, are you ready?"

【Here we go! 】

Time begins to slow down when the mind is highly focused.

[I saw it! Right foot!]

He jumped slightly with both feet, blocking the kick from his right foot with both hands.

"Bang!!!"

Tsuna's eyes were bloodshot as he was kicked away. Even though he was prepared to resist and had even concentrated more of his Dying Will Flame in his hands, he was still kicked away.

[The impact was as heavy as if I'd been hit by a truck; if I weren't feeling much better than when I first woke up, a single kick would have sent me to the hospital.]

The middle-aged man seemed quite surprised that Tsuna had blocked his attack.

"Oh my~ I didn't expect you to actually be able to block it. I thought one kick would be enough to send you to the hospital."

"Who would get in so easily, old man?"

[...in fact, he really was going to be sent in.]

My hands were numb from being kicked so much; if I didn't fight back, I was definitely going to be dragged inside.

We can only try our luck now. If this continues, the people from the other side will be here soon.

Although I haven't tried it yet, since it's a skill, it should be usable.

He concentrated all the deathly flames in his hands, using the flames as propulsion to attack the old man in front of him as quickly as possible.

Chapter Seven: A Suffocating Fear Approaches

"Melee combat? Melee combat is at your disadvantage, Tsuna."

It was the first time he had witnessed his son attack him, and as a father, Iemitsu had no reason to refuse. He also wanted to see what his son was thinking.

Unlike before when he made no move, Iemitsu met his son's punch with the same attack.

[Caught!?]

[Irregular flames!]

Just as the fist was about to strike, it suddenly changed from a straight punch to a grab, directly catching Iemitsu's fist. At the same time, the flames on Tsuna's forehead began to become irregular, which was a sign.

[Zero Point Breakthrough revised... Melee combat is just a pretext, a pretext I'll use next. Absorbing my deathly flames to strengthen myself is the real purpose. How clever of me.]

With a large amount of deathly flames being absorbed from his body, even Iemitsu, who possessed a sufficiently powerful deathly flame, couldn't withstand it.

His hands were stuck, but his feet were fine. Iemitsu kicked his own son.

This time, however, the script did not go as smoothly as before. Instead, it was blocked by the same kick, and the opponent even used it as a springboard to jump backward, directly negating the force of the kick.

They've become smarter and are starting to use simpler methods to deal with the same attacks.

[He's growing very fast; it seems the Vongola bloodline within him has been activated.]

【Um! ? 】

The moment Iemitsu activated the Death Flame, he noticed that his hands were sealed, and it was at this moment that Iemitsu's expression gradually became serious.

"The zero-point breakthrough of death energy... First, it absorbed my death energy flames, and then it sealed them off. It's really ingenious."