Chapter 103: Kurokawa Kaoru: It hurts? It hurts, that’s right…

Chapter 103

"What does wish fulfillment mean?"

After a few seconds to process what Cherbero had said, Kurokawa Kaoru's breathing quickened. He looked at him expressionlessly, "So, what you're saying is... all I've been through is because of that time capsule from ten years ago."

"That's right."

"What is this?"

Kurokawa Kaoru clenched his fists. "I never asked anyone to help me realize my wish. Why should you make the decision for me?"

"The will of the world is the thought that the world itself possesses. Because of your wish, the world will restart."

"I've already said that I've never asked anyone to help me realize my wish."

"Head of the Kurokawa family, Kaoru Kurokawa, please go to the scene of the final battle between the Vongola and Millefiore."

"Can't you see this kid is thinking?"

As soon as these words fell, Xanxus stabbed Cerbero, who was closest to them, through the heart. He was holding the paper cutter he had taken from Kurokawa Kaoru's pocket. Noticing the other person's gaze on him, Xanxus raised the corners of his mouth and confidently put the paper cutter into his pocket.

"This knife is quite useful. It belongs to me."

Kurokawa Kaoru:?

Why are there people who want to steal things?

When XANXUS attacked, he hadn't considered Cerbero's survival. Unsurprisingly, there was no blood on the blade of the paper cutter. Seeing the man fall to the ground like a robot with no power, his eyebrows raised, and he grabbed Kurokawa Kaoru by the collar and pulled him over.

"Can you tell what they are?"

"I also pondered this question in the world ten years ago, and even tried to test it to verify my hypothesis."

Based on the verification results, Kurokawa Kaoru already knew that Cerbero was definitely not an ordinary person... To be precise, they were not even human.

"They can casually express the will of the world. Judging from what they do, it seems they are pushing the timeline forward. Plus, they have the same face, so I think they are most likely a kind of signpost."

"Signpost?"

"Isn't that always the case in games?"

Kurokawa Kaoru said, "Remind the players how long it will take until they encounter the next level's boss."

"After thinking about it carefully, it seems more appropriate to describe them as NPC."

"It's just garbage."

Signposts? NPCs? These creatures, devoid of their own thoughts and following a set program like robots, were no different from garbage.

Thinking of what Cerbero had just said, XANXUS's expression shifted slightly, his gaze landing on Kurokawa Kaoru: "He just told you to go to the final battle between Vongola and Millefiore... What do you think, kid?"

"It will take some time for Vongola and Millefiore to fight. Logically speaking, a fight between the two sides is inevitable, but..."

Facing XANXUS's gaze, Kurokawa Kaoru's shoulders trembled, and emotions surged in his eyes: "Even if my rebirth has nothing to do with Byakuran Jesso, the death of me in this world and so many 'Kurokawa Kaoru' in parallel worlds is all due to him."

"I am a person who holds grudges."

Chuckling softly as he recited these words, Kurokawa Kaoru's lips curled up, and in a tone almost like whispering to a lover, he said, "Even though I already know how to interrupt the other party's plan, doing nothing... that's not my style."

When he said this, he was still holding the diary in his hand, and on the last page of the diary, the following sentence was written in red font.

【Giliuronne Family——Unnie】

"What I mean is that all my plans for you have failed, Bai Lan."

Although it is not known how Kurokawa Kaoru in this world has established a connection with Kikyo, through Kikyo's efforts, Ghost, the last weapon of Byron Jessop and the last member of the True Six Flowers, who is far away in the Avengers prison, has been taken over by Varian.

In addition, Uni, the current leader of the Giriurone family, was also protected by XANXUS.

XANXUS was very dissatisfied with having to protect such a little kid, but when he thought that doing so would make Byakuran Jesso look embarrassed, he was persuaded by Kurokawa Kaoru and finally agreed to this troublesome job in exchange for six steaks.

Through the efforts of Mammon and Fran, Officer Varian, who had been hiding in the illusion, appeared in everyone's sight. Seeing Yuni being protected behind him, Bailan Jiesuo was stunned for a moment, and his expression became ferocious for a moment.

Seeing his expression, XANXUS sneered, his sarcasm undisguised. "In this meaningless choice, whether it's this world's 'Kurokawa Kaoru' or the brat from ten years ago, they can both be considered the sole winners. And you, Byakuran Jesso, are the true loser."

“…”

Am I a loser? Bailan Jesuo thought to himself.

In order to destroy the Vongola, he made a perfect plan to ensure that there would be no accidents. But because of Kurokawa Kaoru, his plan failed before it even began.

Just because he dragged Kurokawa Kaoru into this, he suffered the consequences of failure.

Just because of Kurokawa Kaoru——

As if thinking of something interesting, Bailan Jesuo closed his eyes and his body trembled. At the same time, a strange laugh came out of his mouth.

"As expected of Xiaoxun... I'll admit that I lost this time."

To everyone's surprise, Bailan Jiesuo didn't show any dissatisfaction with his failure. Instead, he accepted it easily. Almost instantly, he appeared in front of Kurokawa Kaoru. Seeing the gentleness on his face, Bailan Jiesuo smiled and reached out to touch Kurokawa Kaoru's cheek.

"Sure enough, I was right. When I first met you at IH, I guessed that we would get along well."

"That's not what I thought."

Kurokawa Kaoru snorted coldly, "If you want to make friends, then come to me openly and speak your mind, instead of using some shady tactics behind my back."

"hehe……"

Amused by the other person's expression, Bailan Jesuo's eyebrows arched and he almost murmured, "Isn't it... presentable?"

"After I return to the world of ten years ago, I will come to find Xiaoxun. Remember what you said, as long as I tell you what's in my heart, you will be my friend."

"Of course I remember."

Perhaps it was because he met Gong You, or perhaps it was because he saw the diary that belonged to him, but Kurokawa Kaoru no longer felt aversion to making friends. Instead, he said with a smile, "Only a childish brat would do something extreme because he couldn't make friends. After all, you have lived with me in this parallel world for so many years. You are already in your twenties in this world. How could you do such a boring thing?"

"Who knows? Maybe it's because there's no Xiaoxun from ten years ago in other parallel worlds?"

"I don't understand at all."

But...anyway is fine.

He mentally prepared himself for the possibility that he would be harassed by Byakuran Jesso after returning. Seeing the smile on the other party's face, Kurokawa Kaoru smiled. Before anyone could react, he snatched the paper cutter that had been taken away from XANXUS's hand and stabbed it into the other party's abdomen.

Along with the exclamations of Kikyo and others, Byakuran Jesso's blood slid along the edge of the paper cutter and into the fingers of Kurokawa Kaoru.

"I've been careful to avoid your vital areas. The pain will only last for a few days at most."

Seeing the man's brow furrowed in pain, barely able to maintain a smile, Kurokawa Kaoru raised the corner of his lips and patted the man's cheek with a smile: "After all, you've killed me so many times. This knife is revenge for my parallel world self."

He said it so nicely, but in reality, wasn't he still holding a grudge?

Taking the handkerchief from Kikyo, Byran Jesso took a deep breath, reached out a hand to grab Kurokawa Kaoru's wrist, and had the paper cutter pulled out. He then pressed the handkerchief to his own wound, his face somewhat pale due to blood loss.

"It hurts...Xiaoxun."

Kurokawa Kaoru's eyebrows raised: "That's great."

So what timeline did he correct? Kurokawa Kaoru wondered.

In previous lives, Kurokawa Kaoru had usually died on the day of Sawada Tsunayoshi's succession ceremony. The last time, while not on this day, it wasn't too long after. Coming to this world, the only thing he did was contact Kikyo, XANXUS, and the others before Choice could, and to protect Uni.

Uni...?

Kurokawa Kaoru's brows furrowed.

Although I don’t know the specific reason, the problem should lie with the other party.

But these were no longer that important. After his wish was fulfilled, Kurokawa Kaoru in this life would not die so easily due to some unexpected accident. As for the Kurokawa family, when he returned to the world ten years ago, he would tell his father that he had figured it out and planned to study under him seriously, and wait for the right opportunity to inherit the Kurokawa family.

Thinking about these messy things in his mind, Kurokawa Kaoru's expression changed slightly, and the conversation he had with Reborn emerged in his mind.

At that time, he couldn't understand why, because he had a good debate with others about the "fate" mentioned by the other party. Now thinking about it, Reborn's words were right. It was because of the so-called fate that he was reborn again and again.

And just like what Cerbero said - the wish came true. After experiencing all the hardships along the way, "Kurokawa Kaoru" in this life finally has friends. He is no longer the little kid who can only hide under a tree and cry while burying time capsules.

"Fate... is truly miraculous."

"Are you referring to my encounter with Xiaoxun?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Kurokawa Kaoru couldn't help but roll his eyes: "If you think the previous blow wasn't painful enough, I can give you another one."

Bailan Jiesuo blinked his eyes: "Xiaoxun, so fierce."

“…”

Otherwise, just give him another stab.

TBC.