Chapter 93 We finally meet, Bai Lan

Chapter 93

Reborn is dead.

In Kurokawa Kaoru's arms.

Staring blankly at the ceiling, Kurokawa Kaoru blinked and could clearly hear his own heartbeat.

"Don't try to escape your fate... You say all those nice things, but in the end, aren't you still waiting for Sawada to solve the problem?"

In the room where only he and Reborn were, Kurokawa Kaoru's voice echoed clearly above the room.

"If I don't escape, I'll just have to wait for others to save me. I'd rather find a solution myself. At least this way, the outcome is my own choice."

Having said this, Kurokawa Kaoru stood up, holding Reborn with difficulty, and placed him on the sofa beside him.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the door behind him was suddenly opened. After waiting outside the door for an unknown amount of time, Sawada Tsunayoshi's eyes were red as he looked at them silently.

Seeing this, Kurokawa Kaoru's expression changed slightly, and he said softly, "Don't you want to come and take a look?"

“…”

Hearing Kurokawa Kaoru's voice, Sawada Tsunayoshi clenched his fists and walked over like a robot. When he was less than a meter away from Reborn, he looked at the man lying on the sofa, who seemed to be sleeping soundly. Sawada Tsunayoshi closed his eyes and let out a trapped animal's sob.

The person who was most saddened by Reborn's death was undoubtedly Tsunayoshi Sawada himself.

Kurokawa Kaoru had no intention of understanding the bond between these two, nor did he intend to be a close friend. Seeing the ferocious expression on the other's face, his expression shifted slightly, and he couldn't tell what was going on, but it finally turned into a sigh.

"Judging from your expression, Byron Jessop...regardless of whether he has anything to do with Lord Reborn's affairs, you're planning to meet him, right?"

"That's the only choice."

Sawada Tsunayoshi said in a deep voice: "Now everything points to the other party. Even if it is just to be able to return to the world ten years ago, I plan to find him."

"Just you?"

"Only me."

"Don't let your emotions get the better of you, Sawada."

After all, he had just promised Reborn that he would help him keep an eye on Sawada Tsunayoshi. Seeing the silence on his face, Kurokawa Kaoru lowered his eyes and said calmly, "This is a world ten years from now. If the 'Sawada Tsunayoshi' of ten years later can be killed by him, it means that Byakuran Jesso has a good understanding of the Vongola."

"In this situation, what you need most is to stay calm. At least don't confront someone alone before confirming their intentions."

Sawada Tsunayoshi's breathing was rapid: "Then what should I do?"

"Gokudera and Yamamoto... and your guardians, do you treat them as mere decorations?"

As if he had guessed what Sawada Tsunayoshi was thinking, Kurokawa Kaoru felt a little helpless and reached out to pat him on the shoulder: "As your guardians, they have been with you through so much, so you should trust them and believe that this time, just like before, they can solve the problem."

After hearing what Kurokawa Kaoru said, Sawada Tsunayoshi fell silent.

In reality, Sawada Tsunayoshi knew he shouldn't be so impulsive. However, the incident with Reborn had made him lose his composure. Furthermore, his previous self had died at the hands of Byakuran Jesso, so he simply couldn't bring himself to risk the lives of Hayato Gokudera and the others.

"What should I do?"

Sawada Tsunayoshi raised his voice, his eyes fixed on Kurokawa Kaoru: "If it was Kurokawa who encountered this situation... what choice would you make now?"

What if it was me who encountered this kind of thing? Kurokawa Kaoru was stunned for a moment.

Being met by someone's gaze, Kurokawa Kaoru felt his chest swell with emotion. If the person he encountered was the original Kurokawa Kaoru, his mentality might have remained relatively normal. But now, Kurokawa Kaoru only wanted to drag Byakuran Jesso down with him.

but--

It was before talking to Reborn.

Although Kurokawa Kaoru denied it, he knew in his heart that Reborn's words had more or less had some impact on him.

"Since Byakuran Jesso has waited until now to kill this world's 'Sawada Tsunayoshi', it shows that he is a scheming perfectionist who will definitely take all unstable factors into consideration before taking action."

The Vongola was still a major mafia clan, so killing Sawada Tsunayoshi was somewhat manageable. However, truly confronting the Vongola wouldn't be so easy. That was why Kurokawa Kaoru had told people not to confront Byakuran Jesso alone, hoping the other party wouldn't dare to confront Sawada Tsunayoshi in front of so many people.

Not only that... Byakuran Jesso is a perfectionist after all. Even if he really wants to destroy Vongola, when he sees Tsunayoshi Sawada and the guardians coming to him, he will remain calm and choose the most appropriate time to take everyone's lives.

Thinking about all this mess, Kurokawa Kaoru let out a long sigh and said softly, "Besides... I heard from Squalo before that everyone in this world uses box weapons, right? Has Sawada figured out what box weapons are?"

"not yet."

Sawada Tsunayoshi shook his head.

"Miss Lal told us that she has a box weapon that can allow us to temporarily return to the past, so that we can face the first trial."

Lal Mirchi? Kurokawa Kaoru's expression shifted slightly. This strange-looking woman actually had a solution to the problem.

"What does this initial trial refer to?"

"Actually, I don't quite understand it either."

Sawada Tsunayoshi himself had only a limited understanding of the matter, so he repeated Ral Milch's words verbatim: "All we know is that through this box weapon, we can travel back in time to face the trial of the Vongola Ring. If we fail the trial, we won't be able to unleash the ring's true power."

“Eh—”

It turns out that the Vongola ring isn't something you can just get. Kurokawa Kaoru thought to himself.

"It sounds a bit complicated."

"That's what I thought."

Hearing what Kurokawa Kaoru said, Sawada Tsunayoshi sighed: "But Miss Lal has said so. For Reborn and for everyone else, I will pass the trial no matter what."

"That sounds really cool."

"Really...really?"

"Of course it's true."

Amused by the other person's expression, Kurokawa Kaoru's shoulders shook, and there were twinkling lights in his eyes: "When are you going back?"

"tomorrow."

Tomorrow? This really surprised Kurokawa Kaoru.

"Since you have to go back tomorrow, why aren't you resting at this hour?"

Sawada Tsunayoshi's expression froze, and his voice weakened a bit: "I just want to come and see Reborn..."

"Since Lord Reborn doesn't want you to stay here, it means he wants you to leave in the most dignified way. After all, I'm not Sawada, so I can't understand how you feel right now, but parting is a cruel thing. The only thing you can do now is to accept it."

“…”

"I see."

Sawada Tsunayoshi said in a deep voice.

As if trying to calm down, he turned his back. Although the sound was very quiet, Kurokawa Kaoru still heard the faint cry. After a while, Sawada Tsunayoshi turned his head. The moisture in his eyes had not yet dried, but his expression had become firm.

"If only I could be like Kurokawa."

"Like me?"

Kurokawa Kaoru's eyes widened.

What's good about being like him?

"I've always thought that Kurokawa is always so calm, as if he's never surprised by anything."

Not noticing the confusion on Kurokawa Kaoru's face, Sawada Tsunayoshi let out a long sigh, and a layer of mist covered his eyes.

"Is it because of age? If I were a high school student like Kurokawa, wouldn't Reborn feel more at ease when he left? He wouldn't have asked Varian to send Kurokawa back so that he could stay by my side."

Kurokawa Kaoru's expression changed slightly.

It turns out that Sawada also knows why Reborn kept him here?

"Everyone has different things to do at different ages. At least when I was in junior high, I didn't worry about inheriting the family. If I were to encounter something similar, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to do it as well as Sawada."

"Are you trying to comfort me?"

"The Sawada I know never needs comforting."

Thinking of the man in his memory who, the first time he saw him, had made him determined to remain an allied family with the Vongola, Kurokawa Kaoru's lips curled up and he picked up the milk on the table and handed it to him: "Although this is my cup, I haven't drunk it yet. You don't mind, do you?"

What's so great about this kind of thing?

Hearing Kurokawa Kaoru's voice, Sawada Tsunayoshi felt a little amused and picked up the cup and drank it in big gulps.

The cold milk flowed down his throat and into his stomach. Almost instantly, the sleeping pills that Kurokawa Kaoru had put in the milk took effect, and Sawada Tsunayoshi stumbled forward. Reaching out to hug him, Kurokawa Kaoru looked at his frown and sighed. The sound was very soft, but against the backdrop of the moonlight, it was particularly clear.

"The question just now... If Sawada is like me, it would be a disaster for the Vongola."

Trapped in the long river of time, no one except himself knew what the future would hold. Especially after trying so many times, the result was still so tragic, leaving him with only a numb emptiness.

Tsunayoshi Sawada and the others can go back to the past through the box weapon and come back here after the trial is over, but "Kaoru Kurokawa" can only stay in this world and wait quietly for Tsunayoshi Sawada and the others to come back.

So--

What should I do now?

Kurokawa Kaoru thought to himself.

Knowing that Byakuran Jesuo had killed the "Kurokawa Kaoru" of this world, yet doing nothing about it, was not his character. His initial plan was to hack into the Milufiore family's system to see if he could find any useful clues.

But there is not even a computer here, which even Kurokawa Kaoru feels a bit headached.

"Bai Lan Jesuo..."

His brow furrowed, and he muttered to himself, "What kind of person are you?"

“…”

"Wouldn't it be better to ask him himself about this question?"

“…”

The room was silent.

TBC.