I am the protagonist

The power of the Mare Ring is truly immense, but the price to pay is equally high.

Byakuran was able to gain his current strength only under the protection of the Mare Ring, but now he is also unable to advance further because of the Mare Ring.

The Bai Lan of the past did not know, but the Bai Lan of the present does.

This is the consequence of using that power too greedily.

"Of course I know."

The cost of using that power is incredibly high, as demonstrated by the lives of successive Vongola bosses.

"The age of each Vongola Boss is the price they pay for using that power."

"The successors of the Sky Pacifier in each generation also paid the same price as the successive Vongola Bosses; their lifespans were much shorter than expected."

At this point, Tsuna shrugged.

"If I were in the same situation as them, I would be dead by now, given how frequently I use that power."

"The fact that I am in a completely different state from them and from you proves that I can use that power without any cost."

There's no point in continuing to discuss these topics.

"You should be ready for tomorrow's game, right?"

"What's the specific location?"

"The game will be set on an island, a place that has been prepared for the game for a long time."

"However, that location has always been hidden... Hmm~ I'll arrange for someone to pick you up tomorrow morning."

"Ah~ right, right, remember to make sure Xiao Zheng is ready... I believe you should have told him, so let him make his final preparations tomorrow."

A cold glint flashed in Bai Lan's eyes.

"If he wins, then we'll let bygones be bygones."

"But if I lose, then I'll kill him."

He may have already guessed Xiao Zheng's betrayal.

Just as he initially accepted Kosei despite knowing he was a Vongola spy, he also hoped Kosei wouldn't do the same.

It now appears that his expectations have still not been met.

However, at least Sho brought Tsuna, this special person, into this world, so Byakuran can give Sho another chance in this game.

“I already told him about this before.”

That's good~

After finishing talking about Xiao Zheng, Bai Lan returned to her usual cheerful demeanor.

But this time, his laughter was genuine.

The eternal cage is finally about to be broken; he… no, they are finally about to be completely liberated from this cage.

[I hope Tsuna can do it.]

That child has probably been waiting for a long time, but it was definitely the right thing to have his soul bewitched back then.

Otherwise, how much longer do we have to wait for this day?

Bai Lan's anxious mood, which had been lingering for two weeks, has gradually stabilized.

Knowing that the end was coming, I did not feel fear.

Only the ease and peace of complete liberation.

For many years, he has received memories of parallel worlds countless times, but these infinite parallel worlds are even more boring than he imagined.

Even now, it's not as fun as the games he often plays.

Chapter 107 We Don't Need to Talk About Right and Wrong

Having severed contact with the other side, Tsuna turned to look at the others.

"You heard what I just said, Irie."

"Ah."

Irie, who had already been warned, still felt very conflicted.

It was as if he had initially realized that it was his own fault that Mr. Byakuran had become the way he was now.

"Mr. Bai Lan's current state is inextricably linked to me, and I will take full responsibility for it."

"There's no need to say such heavy words. I've said I'll try my best to keep the fighting strength on both sides at a balance. As long as you can avoid being found by those few people, you'll be safe."

"You should have already made these preparations, right?"

"Yes."

After removing most of the armor and combat weapons, Irie spent two weeks clearing out the mobile base.

Although it was only for hiding and had almost no ability to fight directly, the mobile base was enough for escaping.

"If it's just about hiding, I think that base is enough."

"Most of its functions are for hiding, and it should at least be able to save your life."

A large amount of Mammon Chain material was used to build that mobile base in Irie, all in order to conceal the location of the Death Flame.

However, just like he and Spana had discussed before.

Because the mobile base's outer shell is made of Mammon Chain material, the outer shell's armor has almost no defensive capabilities.

Even a slight impact would immediately shatter the mobile base into pieces.

Therefore, Irie knew that in this game, he could only be the target of hiding. If he failed, he would be killed, just as Mr. Byakuran had said.

"Well, we've covered Irie's matter. Now let's talk about who will participate in tomorrow's game."

"The minimum requirement is that you are a member wearing the Vongola Ring, which means that the Vongola Guardians will participate in this game."

"As for the candidate, I have already made my decision."

"Gokudera, Yamamoto, Hibari, and Chrome."

There are only four people participating in this game, and these four are the most suitable candidates in Tsunayoshi's opinion.

"Why! Why can't I participate!"

"The limits are incomprehensible!"

The decibel noise around my ears is getting louder and louder.

"Brother, please be quiet."

Kyoko simply taped her brother's mouth shut to stop him from yelling.

Tsuna knew that Kyoko was better at dealing with Sasagawa, and that calling her over was the right thing to do.

I silently gave Kyoko a thumbs up.

"Vongola, don't you need to prepare anything else?"

"Spanner, what preparations are you talking about?"

"We should be more cautious this time. Shouldn't participants need a certain level of mobility?"

Tsuna thought for a moment but then shook his head.

"This game is just an exhibition match."

"The unspoken rule of this game is that neither of us will kill the other's guardian, which means this is a duel that is in our favor."

"It would be too boring to keep hiding your location if there is no danger to your life."

"Moreover, if others conceal their location, Irie's situation will become even more dangerous."

Spana paused for a moment before realizing that Zheng Yi was the only one whose life was in danger during the game.

"What others need is enough experience to improve themselves."

"That's what I meant by having them participate in this game, and even Byakuran meant the same thing."

"I see……"

Spana scratched his head and said nothing more.

Because they were too focused on this game, they forgot that the greatest danger in this game still lay with Zheng Yi.

[The Vongola must have thought of all this, which is why they had Shoichi prepare the mobile base where he could hide in advance.]

Thinking about it this way, the Vongola in Spanner's mind became much more impressive.

"So, are there any other questions?"

Valia is fine.

Dino, however, has a problem.

"Tsuna, are you and Byakuran close?"

"My relationship with Bai Lan is pretty good. To me, he's a very interesting person."

"The only person who could do this is probably that cotton candy pervert, who could rule all parallel worlds by relying on knowledge of parallel worlds."

"He has personal charisma as a leader, otherwise no one would knowingly jump into a pit he is a trap."

"He did this with a purpose in mind."

Tsuna chuckled softly.

"Of course, all of everyone's actions are purposeful."

"But we are adults. Even if someone knows that this is an act with ulterior motives, helping someone in need is often more memorable than adding to someone's good fortune."

"Bai Lan can add icing on the cake and win over capable people, but that is also Bai Lan's own ability."

"He has the ability to provide timely help, so naturally there are people who would be loyal enough to do anything for him in such circumstances."

"So, everyone knows the purpose behind it. Even those who received help from Bai Lan in their time of need understand this principle, which is why they gave their loyalty to Bai Lan in their time of need."

"But doing this... is wrong."

Xanxus, sitting to the side, frowned.

"Dino, you really are a good-for-nothing."

Tsuna shook his head, indicating that Xanxus didn't need to continue, and that he was better at saying some things.

"Right? Wrong? Who decided that?"

"This……"

"Right and wrong are how children understand things. We adults shouldn't use right and wrong to understand the world."

"This world is very realistic. There is no such thing as right and wrong in this world, only relative right and wrong. That relative right is relative to yourself, and it is more about interests."

Dino opened his mouth, but couldn't say what he wanted to say.

Sawada is right.

Even though Larmilch knew that this was a bad thing to say, she had to admit that Sawada was right.

In this world, there is only relative right and wrong; there is no absolute right or wrong.

All that exists is self-interest.

"We are all in the same cesspool, so no one should think anyone else is dirty."

"The concepts of right and wrong are more of a rhetoric used to beautify oneself."

"Don't dwell on right and wrong. As long as you don't regret your decision, it's right. If you regret your decision, then it's wrong."

"Those who delve into the rights and wrongs of this matter are nothing but a bunch of hypocrites."

Tsuna watched as Dino gradually accepted this explanation and knew that he should be able to understand.

"Just like myself."

"I've never considered myself a good person, but I would never make a decision that I'll regret."

"Even if it was a hypocrite's decision."

Chapter 108 [Choose] The Game Begins