Chapter 132: There are many people in the youthful photos that Gokudera Hayato doesn't recognize...

The photo contains many people that Gokudera Hayato doesn't recognize. Back then, Sawada Tsunayoshi and Hyuga were about the same height, and the two short men were placed in the middle of the crowd, smiling brightly.

Everyone seemed to like the little one very much; one person with a short buzz cut even placed his hand on Tsuna's head, ruffling his fluffy hair even more.

That was a past they had never encountered.

Takeshi Yamamoto's expression was relatively calm, but upon closer inspection, he still seemed somewhat dazed. He had grown up with Tsuna, but he had never watched Tsuna's matches back then.

There's more than just this one picture; the center of one wall is covered with photos of Sawada Tsunayoshi and Hyuga Shoyo. They were Coach Suzuki's first and favorite students, and photos of them are posted there after almost every match.

Most of the photos are group photos taken after a victory, and there are also a few from training sessions. If they were taken by Shoichi Irie, they will be marked below. Irie himself can also be seen in some of the photos.

Sawada Tsunayoshi glanced at it and looked away. Now it even looked a bit like a dark history. He touched his nose and chatted with Coach Suzuki with Hinata.

Coach Suzuki usually asked the questions, and they answered them.

Suzuki asked Sawada Tsunayoshi how long he would stay this time, and Hinata eagerly blurted out, "Tsuna's going to Spring High with me!"

The coach's expression froze for a moment, then he slowly smiled. Over the years, the children had tempered his temper considerably. He looked closely at Sawada Tsunayoshi, who was now only slightly shorter than him.

"You're back after all." The tone carried a complex mix of emotions, a mixture of relief and wistfulness.

After Hyuga transferred away, Sawada Tsunayoshi did not join the volleyball club either. Suzuki felt a little sorry for him, as Tsunayoshi was a promising talent he had high hopes for. However, since the other party would also come to the club, he still held onto hope that maybe one day the kid would change his mind.

But he still didn't get the boy to change his mind. He only came to the club less and less often, from once a week to once every two weeks, and eventually, he might not come for several months.

When asked, Suzuki only received the excuse that Sawada Tsunayoshi was too busy. Suzuki was unsure whether the other party was really busy or just making excuses to avoid playing more.

Besides growing much taller, Sawada Tsunayoshi's eyebrows and eyes are also much sharper than before. His soft facial features as a child were not much different from those of a girl. His big eyes bewitched many innocent and ignorant opponents, who were then shocked by the boy's powerful spikes and lost all control of their expressions.

Hinata has also grown taller, but compared to Sawada Tsunayoshi, who seems to have undergone a complete transformation, time seems to flow at a different rate for these two childhood friends.

"Is your hair easy to manage?" He asked Sawada Tsunayoshi before he could reply, inquiring about a minor change in the other man.

Tsuna curled his fingers and rolled up the loose strands of hair that were tied up behind him. Half a year had passed since he returned to Japan, and his hair had grown quite a bit. Before, it was just a small strand, but now it was long enough to be tied into a small braid.

The slightly longer hair softened his sharp features. When Sawada Tsunayoshi wasn't smiling, his aloofness was particularly obvious. He stood there quietly, like a delicate and flawless glass doll. Suzuki didn't actually recognize Sawada Tsunayoshi when they walked in.

The changes are too great. In the blink of an eye, that soft little dumpling has become the tall young man he is today. When he stares blankly at the wall, Suzuki even feels a little uneasy.

However, those soft strands of hair softened the situation, and the original detached observation turned into a gentle gaze. Hinata seemed to say something, which amused the other person, who looked at him as he walked inside.

Upon meeting those eyes, Suzuki breathed a sigh of relief.

He has simply grown up, but his inner self remains unchanged.

"It's actually not easy to manage," Sawada Tsunayoshi honestly admitted. "But I've been very busy lately, and I'm thinking about getting a haircut. I'll probably be busy again after the New Year."

Suzuki agreed, "You're going to participate in the Spring High School, so you really won't have time. Take care of all the miscellaneous matters during this time."

Reborn sat on the roof, and the wind asked him curiously, "What did Tsuna's guitar look like when you first saw it?"

“Ah,” Reborn watched as Sawada Tsunayoshi was surrounded by a group of people and walked into the club, his eyes staring into the void, seemingly lost in some not-so-distant memories.

"The report I received said that he has excellent motor skills, but you couldn't tell that at first glance."

The wind, intrigued, exclaimed, "Oh?"

"On my first day at his house, he fell down the stairs as a surprise greeting. I was thinking, 'Here comes another Dino.'"

"And then what?"

"Later I found out that he was actually very different from Dino."

These two brothers seem like good-for-nothings, but Dino grew up in a mafia family and the idea of ​​prioritizing the family above all else flows in his blood. He is willing to dedicate everything to the family and, under Reborn's tutelage, is a very qualified mafia family leader.

Dino is willing to change himself for his family, as long as his family is safe and sound.

Just as he is exceptionally steadfast and never makes a mistake when his family is around, Dino would never joke about his family.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Sawada Tsunayoshi wouldn't do it.

Compared to Dino, Sawada Tsunayoshi is more obsessive.

The word "paranoid" feels strangely out of place when applied to Sawada Tsunayoshi.

But Reborn nodded. "You could also interpret it as him being more stubborn."

Beneath Sawada Tsunayoshi's charmingly gentle exterior lies an unchangeable heart.

He can accept his family members playing around. He doesn't get annoyed by Gokudera Hayato and Lambo's usual bickering. This kind of liveliness is what Sawada Tsunayoshi likes to see. He likes to watch his family members happily and carefree together.

But this does not mean that his inner convictions can be changed.

Reborn was actually a bit troubled by Sawada Tsunayoshi's attitude. Of course, he was happy to see these qualities in the future Vongola boss, as a qualified boss should have a firm heart.

However, it was foreseeable that Sawada Tsunayoshi would be unwilling to inherit the Vongola Reborn, given his belief that the mafia was bad.

Aside from the fall that Sawada Tsunayoshi made when they met, the child was otherwise unremarkable, though occasionally he could be seen to have some outstanding qualities.

Sawada Tsunayoshi's attitude was somewhat ambiguous. On one hand, he had several close friends, including the school star Yamamoto Takeshi, with whom he had a very good relationship. So good that when Reborn mentioned that Sawada Tsunayoshi was a mafia boss, this seemingly cheerful guy, who was actually quite shrewd, laughed it off and said he wanted to get involved.

He even has a good relationship with Hibari Kyoya. Although Sawada Tsunayoshi tried his best to deny it, just based on the other party's carefree attitude, the fact that he, Gokudera Hayato, and Yamamoto Takeshi were having a team-building activity in front of Hibari Kyoya, and that Hibari could still drag the boy into his office for a talk, already showed that he was special.

What's special is that Hibari Kyoya discovers that he can finally take out the pet he's raised for several years and kill it.

His interpersonal relationships weren't as bad as he claimed. Many students at Namimori Middle School were Sawada Tsunayoshi's elementary school classmates. They had initially looked down on each other, but they also witnessed the other party and Hyuga make it all the way to the Tokyo League finals, and were then praised by their grade teachers in every class.

Putting aside those prejudices, Sawada Tsunayoshi is actually a very good classmate.

Whether it was guilt or admiration that later arose, Tsunayoshi actually lived quite comfortably for the last few years of elementary school and junior high school.

Shoichi Irie's message felt like a death knell: the child's grades remained average, leading Reborn to suspect that this was intentional.

Despite having excellent interpersonal relationships, she still exudes a sense of alienation from the world.

It was as if Sawada Tsunayoshi was watching from the other side of the glass. He liked the liveliness of this world, but he was also annoyed by the relentless provocations of some people. However, he just watched and had no intention of coming over.

Reborn quickly figured out what he needed to do.

He wants to shatter the glass separating Sawada Tsunayoshi from this world and pull the boy, who is adrift in this world, into the human realm.

Feng listened for a while, then remembered Bai Lan who had followed him inside earlier, and asked,

"Is Byakuran saying that Tsuna is the same as him?"

Reborn looked uneasy. "The three of them look very alike."

White Orchid, Uni

Sawada Tsunayoshi.

These three people are fine when they are apart, but when they are together, their sense of being out of place in the world, as if they are the only three of them, is particularly noticeable.

It's hard to say whether the Vongola members dislike Byakuran or not because they're afraid of that atmosphere.

Byakuran killed Sawada Tsunayoshi from eight trillion parallel worlds.

Why was he so persistent in killing Sawada Tsunayoshi?

Even though Bai Lan didn't realize it, his soul had resonated with him and made the choice on his behalf.

It's either fight to the death.

Either stay together like this, never to be separated.

"It sounds like Tsunayoshi is more like he's bound to the Vongola by you." Feng looked at the clear winter sky, with a few white clouds drifting by occasionally.

“That’s right,” Reborn never denied his plan, “With these people around, Sawada Tsunayoshi is destined never to return to his glass house.”

"You really go to great lengths." Feng said in a low voice, thinking of how this guy in front of him had even given up hope of living in order to give Sawada Tsunayoshi his last lesson.

He lamented, "When you try to bind him, you are actually captured by the sky."

Reborn did indeed bring the child from that world back to Earth, but at the cost of his own entanglement with it.

But that doesn’t mean they’re not free. Under the sky called Sawada Tsunayoshi, everyone seems to be bound, but they are all willing to do so.

Sawada Tsunayoshi and Hinata knew they were coming to see the coach, so they dressed in loose clothes. When Suzuki said he wanted to see how they were playing, the two of them readily went up to the court.

Because they hadn't been with their childhood coach for a long time, the two of them played with a bit of abandon.

Hinata has a lot of ideas. Over the past few years, he has accumulated many ideas that he wants to try with Tsuna. After watching so many matches, Hinata is envious of some of the techniques. This afternoon, when he had nothing to do, he dragged Tsuna to try them out one by one.

He confidently told Sawada Tsunayoshi to stand in the back row, and then stood in another corner. Suzuki handed him a volleyball with a suspicious look. Tsunayoshi felt uneasy, but out of trust for his childhood friend, he waited patiently for the other to pass the ball to him.

Hinata turned her back.

This is a back-passing, without visual confirmation, relying entirely on Hyuga's spatial imagination and familiarity with Sawada Tsunayoshi.

He wasn't as confident as he appeared.

But since it was just a small practice session, and Kageyama and Tsukishima weren't around, no one would laugh at him, so Hinata did whatever he wanted.

"Xiao Gang, that's enough!"

Sawada Tsunayoshi, somewhat helplessly, still turned sideways, took a running start, and jumped.

Hinata heard the clear friction of the other person's shoes against the floor and prepared himself. Without thinking too much, he got into position and threw the object in the direction he had envisioned.

The ball made a whooshing sound as it flew through the air, paused briefly with a tapping sound, and then came an even louder sound.

Bang--

It landed on the ground.

Hyuga didn't even turn around. Suzuki watched as the little guy happily rushed over and hugged Tsuna. In a daze, he seemed to see those two little dumplings again.

They had been practicing like this for a long time.

"They have great teamwork, don't they?" the coach said to Gokudera Hayato, who was watching from the side.

Gokudera's expression wasn't exactly friendly, but the way he looked at Sawada Tsunayoshi was very gentle, which led Suzuki to misunderstand.

“Yes, we have great teamwork.” Gokudera Hayato’s gaze hadn’t left Sawada Tsunayoshi yet. Success on the first try clearly made Hinata and Tsunayoshi very happy. The two jumped and danced for a while before returning to their original positions, wanting to do it again.

His tone was sullen, and Suzuki couldn't help but glance at him a few more times.

"They weren't always this in sync. When they first came to the club, their teamwork was disastrous."

This statement drew the attention of others. Suzuki was reminded of his own memories and wanted to share them with others. "Back then, not only were their ball skills terrible, but they also liked to hurt each other. Hyuga liked to have wild fantasies. Now that I think about it, the fact that Hyuga was able to make a few amazing shots when his ball skills were so bad is also inseparable from Tsuna's pampering of him."

"It's normal not to be able to dunk the ball from each other."

On the field, Hyuga made several passes, and after confirming their high accuracy, he switched positions. He enthusiastically shared his thoughts on the passes with Tsunayoshi, and then stood in the spot where Sawada Tsunayoshi had been.

Sawada Tsunayoshi turned around helplessly, pondering how Hyuga had passed those balls earlier. The two of them didn't notice that Suzuki was chatting with others, amusing themselves.

"But they are both very talented and willing to train, so I wasn't surprised when my coach chose them to participate in the competition."

"Or rather, when I took them to the club for trials, I had the hope that they would be discovered."

Hayato Gokudera recalled the photo on the wall earlier, showing the Tenth Generation holding a trophy, which proved that the coach in front of him had a keen eye for talent. Of course, whatever the Tenth Generation did was perfect.

"Do you think that Tsuna-sama shouldn't have given up volleyball?" Gokudera hesitated, but still asked the question.

Byakuran was whispering with Yuni when he heard Gokudera Hayato's question. He raised an eyebrow; he knew the Vongola members were still arguing about trivial matters.

"Yuni-chan, I knew we were the ones who understood Tsuna the most~"

Yuni sighed, "Byakuran, they care a lot about Mr. Tsunayoshi."

That's why he was so concerned about Sawada Tsunayoshi's every move, worried that there was something forced beneath the other's smile.

However, there was nothing they could do. Yuni looked at the group of people who seemed to be undergoing some kind of trial. Given Tsunayoshi's precedent of deceiving his family members, the Guardians' worries were not unfounded.

Just like how they still suspect that she made some kind of deal with Bai Lan to make Bai Lan so obedient, reason tells them there is no problem, but their feelings and past remind them that they cannot let themselves indulge in the gentle embrace.

Suzuki answered decisively, "No."

"Most of the kids in the club end up working in fields unrelated to volleyball. Only a minority of kids are as determined as Xiangyang to pursue a career in volleyball."

Gokudera Hayato and the others were stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting such an answer.

"You should have seen those photos when you came in. Not all of Shoyo and Tsuna's former teammates are still playing volleyball. There are a few who stopped playing volleyball after starting junior high school."

"Huh?" Gokudera Hayato asked, puzzled.

Suzuki gave them an example: "The ace who was the first to participate in the competition with Tsuna and his friends had a father who was a volleyball coach. This ace had been training in volleyball since he was a child and was very talented. We all thought that he liked volleyball and that even if he didn't become a volleyball player in the future, his job would probably be related to volleyball."

It was that buzz-cut guy who was rubbing the Tenth Generation's hair, Gokudera Hayato remembered.

"But he didn't even join a volleyball club in junior high."

Surprised?

"This child loved music and even secretly bought some musical instruments and left them at the home of their setter at the time. As soon as he graduated from elementary school, he told his family about it."

"And his father?" Gokudera asked.

Suzuki, feeling frustrated but unable to refuse his son's demands, had been drinking with him for several days.

"What else can we do but agree? It's not like we have to impose our ideas on the children. They have their own thoughts, and what they want to do is their own choice. We can't interfere."

"I'm saying this just to say that no one should stick to a choice made at one time. People like Shohoku are a minority. Tsunayoshi is indeed outstanding, but his own inner thoughts are the most important."

Suzuki smiled and looked at Sawada Tsunayoshi, who was determined not to go through it again. "Besides, I don't think Tsunayoshi is the kind of person who would change his mind about things."

Outside the club, Reborn stood up. "He's always steadfast when it comes to his friends, but when it comes to himself, it seems like he doesn't care about anything except inheriting the Mafia."

“That means he cares about you, doesn’t it?” Feng retorted.

“It’s not good to be so concerned about yourself that you neglect yourself,” Reborn murmured.

How could Gokudera Hayato and the others not know that the leader doesn't change his mind easily? But his domineering attitude only appears when it involves close friends. It's like inheriting the mafia. The other party may be extremely unwilling, but because of their friends, they are reluctantly involved and then can't get out of it.

What about volleyball?

Did the Tenth Generation also give up his beloved sport and compromise himself because of them?

Just like Yuni said, the Vongola members care too much about Sawada Tsunayoshi, so they are always worried that the little boss is making himself suffer.

They didn't discover their future selves, which only amplified their current fears.

Suzuki also discerned something from these people's expressions. "Don't overthink it. Tsuna started playing volleyball for Shoyo in the first place. More than volleyball, he cares about the moments of playing with Shoyo."

The two players on the court came up with a new strategy and changed their positions. The social genius Hinata even caught up with a few elementary school students who came to play and played volleyball with them.

Sawada Tsunayoshi looked relaxed, clearly enjoying playing volleyball with everyone.

"Tsuna is a child who is very afraid of being alone. After Shoyo left Namimori, he did not join the volleyball club, probably because he did not want to play alone."

"I was very worried about him at the time. Maybe it would be better if he joined the volleyball team, spent more time with other people, and had a few new teammates to play volleyball with?"

"But not everyone is like Shoyo, able to break through Tsunayoshi's mental defenses. I heard he joined the baseball club,"

Behind him, Takeshi Yamamoto's movements stiffened for a moment.

"Actually, this is a good thing. He has his own opinions, but now it seems that joining the baseball team was not his own decision."

"Later, he came less and less often, which I had expected. However, he was in a very good state, especially in his third year of junior high school. At that time, Tsuna was still a bit tired, but the matter was probably resolved. He looked relaxed and comfortable and told me that he was very happy now."

When Suzuki recalled that day, Sawada Tsunayoshi still had a few scars on his face that hadn't disappeared, and his eyes were as they always were, but with a lot more determination than before.

"Coach Suzuki, I have so many friends now, I'm really happy."

Suzuki was probably one of the few elders Sawada Tsunayoshi had when he was young. Even though Tsunayoshi felt a little ashamed for not playing volleyball during that time, he still couldn't help but run over to share his joy with the host.

"I want to be with everyone forever and ever."

Looking at these people, the coach thought to himself, no wonder Tsunayoshi said "a lot" back then, there really were a lot of people.

"He's happy to be with you guys, and even if he can't fulfill his promise to Shohoku, Tsuna is still willing."

Suzuki understood that he hadn't won against his younger teammates in volleyball in this aspect. "You are the family he chose. At first, I was a little confused as to why someone with such an escapist personality would stand up and resolutely walk towards you?"

"But now I think I understand."

These people accompanied Sawada Tsunayoshi in a large group. Tsunayoshi probably couldn't continue playing tennis for some reason, which he clearly explained when he said goodbye to Suzuki. But now that he's back in Japan, it suggests that these people have been doing something behind the scenes.

In order to allow Sawada Tsunayoshi to continue doing what he loves.

"You've been so kind to him without reservation, and Tsuna, being the most perceptive person, can definitely sense it. Don't worry too much about whether he's been wronged or not. Tsuna is happy with you all, and I think you feel the same way, right?"

Hayato Gokudera nodded subconsciously, "It's very enjoyable to be with the Tenth Boss."

"I'm the happiest."

Suzuki ignored these strange names. "So, don't be too anxious," he said, looking at the teenagers.

“He is enjoying his youth. What youth is without regrets? You have also fulfilled his wish. For him, this is the best outcome.”

Basil thought to himself, even if it was a regret of youth, they didn't want Tsunayoshi to experience it.

But what Coach Suzuki said really eased the worries in the hearts of the Vongola members and made them happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Hayato Gokudera clenched his fists. He thought to himself, of course I will always be with the Tenth Boss. So the Tenth Boss is also happy that they can be with him?

But it's really great that the Tenth Generation is like this.

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Author's Note: A Vongola-style two-way journey!

Let's all adjust our mindset and happily participate in the spring college entrance exam.

Um, regarding the nutrient solution, I was too busy before and put it aside. Let's start from 10,000 words, and if it reaches 2,000 words, I'll add an extra 3,000 words! [Sprinkling flowers]