Chapter 61 The Unreliable Vongola
Chapter 61
Kurokawa Kaoru frowned: "Are you threatening me?"
He couldn't recall having done anything to offend XANXUS, but judging by his expression, he wasn't joking. With that thought, Kurokawa Kaoru let out a long sigh and yanked his collar free from the other man's grasp.
"Varian, who has been in Italy for many years, would never come to Japan to cause trouble for an ordinary high school student like me."
"Who knows?"
XANXUS raised his eyebrows, his gaze fixed on Kurokawa Kaoru: "You don't have to believe it, but the consequences of not believing it... are your own responsibility."
“…”
Kurokawa Kaoru was silent.
The overall strength of the Kurokawa family is also ranked among the best in the whole of Italy. Although Kurokawa Kaoru's personal efforts were also a factor in the past many lives, compared with the super-powered players like the Vongola, it is undoubtedly a futile effort.
Not to mention, Varian originally existed as an assassination unit of the Vongola. Once he was targeted by them, the consequences would be very dire.
"I do not understand."
Kurokawa Kaoru said, "If it weren't for this ring battle, I would have been a marginalized bystander to the Vongola. What good would it do you to have me get involved in your fight with Sawada Tsunayoshi?"
"You want to know why?"
Xanxus laughed and stood up suddenly. Compared to Xanxus, a strong man with a height of nearly 1.9 meters, Kurokawa Kaoru, who was only 1.7 meters tall, looked like a little chicken, and his whole aura was much weaker.
Shrouded in the shadow of a person, and sensing XANXUS's gaze on him, Kurokawa Kaoru clenched his fists. After a long moment, he spoke, "What if I can give the correct answer?"
"You only told me what the consequences would be if I gave the wrong answer, but you didn't tell me what the price would be if my answer was correct."
Is this an attempt to question myself in return?
Hearing the meaning behind Kurokawa Kaoru's words, XANXUS sneered and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "As for Varian's favor, as long as it has nothing to do with the interests of the Vongola, he will help you achieve it unconditionally...Are you satisfied with this answer?"
“…”
"make a deal."
“…”
Those guys from Varian, after the Ring War is over, he must propose to Sawada Tsunayoshi that they include Officer Varian in the Death Flame training program! Sitting with Gong You in a coffee shop near the hotel, eating the omelet rice made by the manager himself, Kurokawa Kaoru thought to himself.
Sitting on the right side of Kurokawa Kaoru, looking at the "ferocious" expression on his face, Gong You felt a little amused and reached out to poke his shoulder: "Your face is too ugly."
That's because you don't know what's bothering me.
Kurokawa Kaoru closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down. "If you have a friend who is in a very difficult situation, what do you think he should do?"
Gong You: ...
Is this friend you are talking about yourself?
Worried that asking this question would cause the other party to go berserk, Gong You hesitated for a moment and said, "What exactly does this matter refer to?"
"I can't explain it specifically... My friend can't explain it either. I just know that you have to think about what someone with a problem with their thinking wants."
"Is there something wrong with your brain circuit?"
It's becoming increasingly difficult to understand.
"I don't know either."
Speaking of this, Kurokawa Kaoru was filled with resentment: "For example, it's like you and I are running for class president. Even though you have no interest in the position, and even though the teacher who makes the final decision is your family, you still have to pretend to be hostile to everyone. At this time, Miyaji happens to pass by, and you let him guess why you did these things, otherwise everyone around him will know about it, and it may even cause trouble."
"How could this happen to Azhi and me?"
"If you keep joking around, I'll hit you."
"Sorry, sorry."
Smiling, he dodged Kurokawa Kaoru's fist. Seeing the irritation on his face, Gong You's expression shifted slightly, and he said softly, "If Azhi can't guess why I'm running for class monitor, and if I really end up involving all the people around Azhi, I think Azhi will find a way to deal with it."
“This is different.”
"What's the difference?"
"Because they..."
Kurokawa Kaoru stopped talking before he finished speaking.
He didn't know how to explain the Vongola matter to Miya Yu. Unlike the winery, the people in Vongola were all real psychics. From the moment they were born, they were not from the same world as them.
If he were still the head of the Kurokawa family, he could naturally use the Kurokawa family's voice in the allied families to put pressure on Varian through the allied families. Considering that Vongola is in the allied families, XANXUS would have some concerns.
But he is not.
Not only that, the current Kurokawa family is not the "future" Kurokawa family. It has a say in the allied families, but it is not that great.
Thinking of this, Kurokawa Kaoru lowered his eyes, hiding the emotions in his eyes.
"Because they are the mafia, with my current abilities, if something goes wrong there is no way to solve it."
“…”
"Then why not try to prevent it from happening?"
"Do you understand..."
"There's no way around it," he said. "I can't refuse to answer the questions I asked. If I answer incorrectly, there will be uncontrollable consequences."
Picking up the fork and finishing the vegetables on his plate, Gong You's eyebrows arched, his expression showing a hint of helplessness: "I thought it was something important. Since the result cannot be changed, then there is no point in being anxious."
Miya You's voice was very soft, but it was like a heavy hammer, hitting Kurokawa Kaoru hard.
For Kurokawa Kaoru, he never thought that this matter could be viewed from other angles. Because his life was just like this, an ordinary birth, living a regular life, doing his best to do his best, and finally facing his own death.
Why did I feel irritated by XANXUS's words? Because I knew that I couldn't compete with him with my own abilities.
[Why did you give up inheriting the Kurokawa family? Because I tried many times, but each time ended in death.]
Why did he decide he couldn't do it before it even happened? Because Kurokawa Kaoru always felt that going up against those super-powered players was simply too much to ask.
Why did he live according to a predetermined timeline in every past life? Because countless deaths had gradually broken his spirit, leaving him with no way and no courage to try anything unknown.
Too many "whys" had turned Kurokawa Kaoru into his current self, but he had forgotten that everything has two sides. Besides, he couldn't guarantee that XANXUS really wanted to cause trouble for him, and the answers to the other party's questions were actually not that difficult to guess.
Thinking of this, Kurokawa Kaoru let out a long sigh, and there was something else in his eyes when he looked at Gong You.
"…What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
"I'm just surprised. After all, even you can think of it, but I didn't realize it until now. I'm such a failure."
Gong You: ...
I'm angry.
At this point, there was no need to worry about whether the "friend" that Kurokawa Kaoru was talking about was actually him. Completely unaware of the impact his words had on Kurokawa Kaoru, he pulled out his wallet from his pocket, paid the boss for the meal, and then looked at Kurokawa Kaoru.
"If you're still confused about this matter, even though I'm not good at enlightening others, I don't mind using my fists to make you sober."
"hehe."
Hearing what Gong You said, Kurokawa Kaoru rolled his eyes: "Just talking about fists, do you think you can beat me?"
"It's hard to say about this kind of thing! You haven't really fought me before, and I always let you go before that!"
"How about we give it a try?"
“…Forget it then.”
Could this person be any more shameful? The corners of Kurokawa Kaoru's mouth twitched.
I have to say that after all this trouble, his mood was obviously much better, and he also had some ideas of his own about the answer to XANXUS's question.
The battle for the ring was sparked by a letter from the Ninth Vongola leader, which Cerbero had presented. However, before this, Sawada Tsunayoshi had been the Ninth Vongola leader's chosen successor, the future leader. However, at this crucial juncture, he suddenly reversed course, replacing his initial choice with XANXUS, a questionable one.
The problem is——
Apart from this letter, which could be proven to be written by the Ninth Hokage himself by the residual flame of death, these people from Vongola had not seen their leader for a long time, as early as a month ago. Even the external consultant Sawada Iemitsu did not know where he had gone.
It's ridiculous that for such a big family, when the leader disappeared, no one was in a hurry to look for him, but instead focused on the battle for the ring.
After all, having spent so many lifetimes with humans, Kurokawa Kaoru knew that Sawada Tsunayoshi was an exceptional leader, indispensable to the entire Vongola clan. Even if the battle for the ring truly was that important, this confrontation would allow Sawada Tsunayoshi to more clearly understand the meaning of the word "family," bringing him one step closer to the title of "Tenth Generation of the Vongola clan."
but--
Since they can't even find their leader, can't they postpone the fight for the ring? They can't just push Sawada Tsunayoshi, who's still in junior high school, to the top now, right?
Are you really going to let junior high school students save the world?
In this life, Kurokawa Kaoru had first crossed paths with Sawada Tsunayoshi during his junior high school years, many years earlier than his previous self. After a series of events, including being inexplicably abducted as a sparring partner and witnessing the real and fake Vongola rings, he had thought nothing would stir his heart again.
But after he confirmed once again that the Vongola was "unreliable", Kurokawa Kaoru was silent for a moment, and finally couldn't help cursing out loud.
TBC.
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