Chapter 91: Protect the players in Namimori Town!

"Death Mountain serves as the venue for this battle, and the destination is the cliff at the top of the mountain."

"The contestants start from the foot of the mountain. The team that brings Fushimi back to their starting point first wins."

The baby explained the rules to them in a serious and mature manner.

Dark pupils, with no visible whites, reflected a few faintly impetuous faces. In a cheerful tone, they spoke of their most pressing concerns: "During this period, there will be no restrictions on the means of interfering with the opponent, and of course, no off-site assistance will be provided."

The implication is that before reaching the summit of Death Mountain, the two sides could even engage in a free-fighting match.

"Voi! Then why are you still dawdling?"

"Ha, let's show those guys from Varia how powerful the Vongola are."

“…”

Unlike Squalo and Gokudera Hayato who were impatient, Sawada Tsunayoshi looked weak and didn't say a word.

XANXUS, who was sitting in the large armchair, also chose not to speak first, but his aura was filled with a strong pressure that was completely different from that of Sawada Tsunayoshi.

Fushimi Kyoji looked towards Valya and said, "He's really impressive. He's not in a hurry to say anything harsh."

——XANXUS didn't say anything because he was staring at him with a fierce look!

Sawada Tsunayoshi had no doubt that if Reborn said "start" at this moment, the flames of anger that could burn a person to charcoal would immediately pour out towards him.

Woo…

After all, why was he involved in such a terrible incident again!

She shifted her gaze slightly from Varia, and with a malicious intent that was obvious, she asked him teasingly, "Are you scared, Vongola?"

"How could I not be afraid!" Sawada Tsunayoshi answered without thinking.

The shame of admitting such an embarrassing fact in front of a girl still made him blush.

After shouting with his eyes closed, he gradually calmed down from his frenzy. He looked at her with moist eyes that always held a certain softness. His tone lacked any fighting spirit. "...It's come to this. There's no turning back. I have no choice but to bite the bullet and do it."

"Stop talking nonsense." Reborn, who was sitting on top of him, kicked the makeshift vehicle and stopped only when he heard Sawada Tsunayoshi's unhappy cry. "At this rate, how long will it take to reach the top of the mountain? Girls are much faster than you."

"What nonsense are you talking about when you don't even have to walk!" He complained while quickening his pace.

Led by Sawada Tsunayoshi, the three people who were supposed to be waiting for the battle to begin with Varia at the foot of the mountain, stood on the edge of the cliff of Death Mountain with the player and Reborn.

Looking down, apart from the momentary fear in his heart at the height, the people of Valya, who did not have a very close relationship with Fushimi Kyoji, were standing below him, nearly a hundred meters away, making them look extremely small.

Squalo would occasionally glance in their direction. The young man beside him wore a creepy smile, tossing a flashing knife up and down, unconsciously radiating an aggressive, dangerous aura. His eyes were obscured by his messy blond hair, but his gaze, as sticky as a substance, seemed fixed on them. Fushimi Kyoji tilted his head, following Bell's gaze, and saw a child wearing a frog mask.

It is said that he is the next Mist Guardian of Varia, responsible for constructing illusions and preventing the shock waves they cause from affecting the area around Namimori.

XANXUS, the leader of Valia, sat in a spacious chair with his arms and legs stretched out, waiting nonchalantly for Reborn's order to announce the official start of the battle. He didn't even bother to open his eyelids, and was not at all worried that Sawada Tsunayoshi and others would take advantage of this opportunity to do something.

Just because you see a lion napping in a cage, you will never ignore its brutality and ferocity when hunting herbivores.

From XANXUS, Fushimi Kyoki felt a leadership aura that was completely different from that of Sawada Tsunayoshi or Dino.

Just its presence makes people want to stay away.

Why……

Fushimi Kyoji looked at Varia and his group in the distance, or to be more precise, he could see the area right under XANXUS.

Such doubts can't help but arise in my mind.

There will be a luxurious and very comfortable chair placed in the wilderness.

Squalo doesn't look like the type of person who would be so kind as to go over mountains and across rivers to get a chair for his boss to sit on.

……Maybe?

The player pointed at XANXUS and asked uncertainly, "...Is he paralyzed?"

Are there any characters that cater to the disabled crowd that can be pursued?

Compared to Hayato Gokudera's exaggerated "Haaa!", Yamamoto Takeshi just looked over curiously: "Why would you have such an idea?"

Maybe... In the few occasions I saw XANXUS, he always sat in that chair.

“Hehehe…”

Sawada Tsunayoshi forced a few dry laughs.

Don't let XANXUS hear this.

Otherwise, the worst result might not be that Fushimi becomes a new member of Varia, but that another soul dies at the hands of XANXUS.

"If there is nothing else to say, the battle for Fushimi can begin."

As he spoke, the Len in Reborn's hand transformed into a starting pistol, and his finger was on the trigger.

"What's with that formal name?—Eh? It's not over yet, wait, at least don't shoot me in the head!"

Sawada Tsunayoshi suddenly became flustered, not knowing whether to cover his head or his ears first.

“…”

The starting gun didn't fire.

Sawada Tsunayoshi tentatively opened one of his eyes, but nothing happened.

The attention of everyone present, including Fushimi Kyoki, was attracted by a figure that appeared quietly and silently in front of them.

"It seems I've arrived just in time." As if he couldn't sense the crowd's defensiveness, Garkaphis chuckled softly in a voice so processed it was hard to discern its specific timbre. He leisurely scanned the audience through his mask, "I hope I didn't miss the most exciting part."

"Checkers face!"

"Uncle Kawahira!?"

"Checkered face!"

The arrival of Gakafis, who came uninvited and without disturbing anyone, immediately caused exclamations one after another.

No matter whether they were hostile or wary, the black and white checkered mask completely blocked out the reactions of the people behind it, and the mask stared at them with the unchanging stereotyped smile.

Gakafis?

The player also looked at each other with everyone else, but with more confusion.

This time, he did not show his true face, but chose to wear the strange mask that the player had seen.

The man, who had aroused the vigilance of everyone present, spread his hands, proving his harmlessness and intentions. "I mean no harm, I'm just curious about the outcome of this fight."

"Is this also part of your 'observation'?" Sitting on top of Sawada Tsunayoshi's head made up for the huge height difference between the two of them, allowing Reborn to look at him at eye level.

Garcaphis remained silent without comment.

Realizing that the situation had subtly changed, Sawada Tsunayoshi whispered, "Reborn, should this game continue? That Grid Face..."

"Since he said so, we have no choice but to believe it~" Reborn was very calm and answered easily.

Sawada Tsunayoshi glanced around Gakaphis with a worried look, and subconsciously glanced in the direction of Valya, hesitating: "As for XANXUS, if Grid Face intervenes..."

He was worried that Garkaphis would take sides, leading to an overwhelming change in the situation.

"As the observer who created Cerberus, I think Mr. Checkered Face will also maintain the fairness of the competition. What do you think?" In response to Sawada Tsunayoshi's concerns, the second half of the sentence was directed directly at Gakaphis.

If you didn't use strange honorifics to mock Grid Face now, he might really feel relieved!

"But... Ugh!"

He quickly used the 10T hammer that Len had transformed into to hammer the hesitant disciple into the ground. Reborn opened his innocent black eyes, pouted his mouth, and said confidently, "Did I tell you what the prize is?"

Sawada Tsunayoshi seemed to be choked by Reborn's words and could only make a "uh" sound.

"You clearly..." Sawada Tsunayoshi tried to say something, while the baby, who looked just like an angel, stared at him innocently. "I only said that the outcome would determine the fate of Fushimi, but I didn't say which Fushimi."

This person actually wants to cheat...

After being speechless, Sawada Tsunayoshi couldn't help but feel sorry for Valya in his heart: "You've been fooled around..."

Players couldn't help but wonder.

Are all the Valyas stupid enough to be fooled so easily?

Most of the time, the players were interacting with the members of the Vongola, and the plot about Varia was not developed. Apart from their apparent personalities, they did not know much about them, so they asked the three of them what they were thinking.

impossible.

This was the first thought that came to the minds of the three people who had personally fought with Valya's group.

Then they soon realized that as a mature assassination force, Valya should not be completely defenseless against language traps.

Sawada Tsunayoshi was still hazily thinking about the guesses that made his mind a mess. He remembered what Reborn said about the reason why XANXUS agreed to this battle.

for……

Beat him...

"Eh, eh!" Seeing someone pointing at him, Sawada Tsunayoshi's face turned pale with shock. "Could it be that Valya's real target is me?"

Suddenly, Sawada Tsunayoshi's face showed a dazed look as if he had been struck by lightning.

Many players mocked Sawada Tsunayoshi's earlier tone, but a hint of laughter still slipped in uncontrollably: "I've been fooled around."

Sawada Tsunayoshi said angrily: "Woo!"

No one expected the appearance of Gakaphis, but he stood on the edge of the cliff with his hands behind his back, as if he would not participate in the battle between them. No one could see his true emotions under the mask.

Tsunayoshi Sawada had no choice but to formulate a strategy under the watchful eyes of his companions and under the pressure from Gakaphis.

Fortunately, his previous command experience prevented him from showing weakness in front of Fushimi.

There were only some disagreements on the selection of people to protect the players.

"Let me do it." Yamamoto Takeshi raised his hand and offered to take charge of this task.

Sawada Tsunayoshi's blinking frequency slowed down for a moment. He didn't expect that someone would immediately recommend themselves. He stuttered and said quickly: "Ah, okay... Then let Yamamoto" be responsible for protecting Fushimi.

"Ha, are you sure?" Gokudera Hayato couldn't help but question Yamamoto Takeshi's choice, his eyebrows twisted together, this expression made him look even more ferocious than he actually looked. "Scivalo looks like he's already eager to try."

"Well, he's probably about to lose control." It was hard for Takeshi Yamamoto not to feel the surging fighting spirit emanating from Squalo.

Sawada Tsunayoshi uncertainly placed his hopes on his own Ranmori: "Then... Gokudera?"

Gokudera Hayato, who was originally rubbing his hands, ready to fight a fierce battle with Valia's Ranshou, immediately stood up and said: "I promise to complete the task assigned to me by the Tenth Dashige!"

The player stared blankly at the flying birds that were startled by Hayato Gokudera in the woods not far away.

It was so loud. Varia must have heard it too.

The next second, an even louder voice came clearly from below: "——What are you still hesitating about! I'll chop you into sashimi! You rubbish!!!"

Fushimi Kyoji saw that Sawada Tsunayoshi visibly shuddered.

"Oh! Squalo, we haven't finished discussing tactics yet." Yamamoto Taketo leaned on the edge of the cliff and shouted to Squalo below.

"Baseball idiot! You'll give away our plan!"

Player: Actually, there is no need to keep it secret anymore.

"He can't hear you from such a distance." Gokudera Hayato scolded him, but then he looked thoughtful and said, "Try using this cup as a megaphone..."

Sawada Tsunayoshi let out a "hehe" laugh, and the players, especially those who looked at him with a mixture of confusion and surprise, felt embarrassed and their faces were hot, and their presence gradually became stronger.

Sawada Tsunayoshi opened his mouth, wanting to explain something, but he was too weak to speak.

"...Mukudera-san actually has such a clever and dexterous side!" The players were amazed at this unexpected discovery.

Sawada Tsunayoshi fell silent.

I forgot that the person in front of me also has a very strange way of thinking.

Is he the only one who is worried about the outcome of the battle?

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Author's comment: The updates on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will probably include a Valya if story (..#)