Chapter 92 Oh, this damn fate
Chapter 92
Seeing Sawada Tsunayoshi and Gokudera Hayato looking in their direction, Reborn blinked and said calmly, "Xanxus told me you can cook steak. Would you mind making me one?"
XANXUS?
Kurokawa Kaoru was stunned for a moment, then when he realized what was happening, he burst out laughing out of anger.
That guy, it’s not enough that I “enslave” him, now I have to add Reborn to the mix?
Kurokawa Kaoru furrowed his brows, condemning XANXUS in his heart. It took him a long while before he closed his eyes in resignation. "You can only order me now. Wait until we return to the world of ten years ago. Even if you beg me, I won't agree."
Hearing Kurokawa Kaoru's voice, Reborn raised his eyebrows: "Then I'll let Tsuna go and ask you for help."
Kurokawa Kaoru: ...
Reborn, cunning!
Thanks to Reborn's impulsive suggestion, Sawada Tsunayoshi and the others finally got to eat the steak cooked by Kurokawa Kaoru. Having first heard of this skill, Sawada Tsunayoshi's eyes widened, and while eating his steak, he gave the other person a thumbs-up.
"Kurokawa, you're amazing! Not only are you good at studying, but you can also cook delicious food."
"I know this question. Kurokawa should be the legendary 'winner in life'?"
"It's okay, Judaime. In my heart, Judaime is the real winner in life."
"...Thank you, Gokudera."
Although I wasn't comforted.
As evening approached, Reborn kicked everyone out except Kurokawa Kaoru. As one of his students, Sawada Tsunayoshi had a rough idea of Reborn's departure time. As he was pushed out the door, his brow furrowed, and he looked at the other person with confusion.
"Why don't you let us stay with you, Reborn?"
"I don't want my students to see me in such a mess."
To this, Reborn responded: "To prevent you from using this matter to mock me, I must prevent anything that could give me any evidence."
"But you clearly know..."
"Tsuna."
Reborn's voice was very soft, but it blocked all of Sawada Tsunayoshi's questions. Without even glancing at him, Reborn turned his back, and Sawada Tsunayoshi heard his words clearly: "I still have something to say to Kurokawa. Please leave me alone for the last period of time."
"I see."
Sawada Tsunayoshi nodded, without even looking at Reborn, and turned to walk towards his rest room.
After confirming that the footsteps in the corridor had disappeared, Reborn's brows relaxed and his gaze fell on Kurokawa Kaoru.
"Regarding the apology you mentioned, I will consider it. I want to ask you... If Tsuna feels hesitant about something, I hope you can give him a push."
"You specially kept me here, and in the end, this is what you said?"
It's not that he couldn't understand Reborn's thinking. Thinking back to past lives, even without him, Sawada Tsunayoshi could do just fine. He was a few years younger than him, but he could still learn a lot from him. Thinking of this, Kurokawa Kaoru smiled and said softly, "Sir Reborn... you're really underestimating your students."
"I've never underestimated Tsuna."
Perhaps when Timote first asked him to come to Japan to be Tsunayoshi Sawada's tutor, he felt confused. After all, compared to Reborn, the world's number one assassin, Tsunayoshi Sawada was like a blank slate, with no knowledge of the dark world and even a kind of naiveté that was a headache for him.
But soon, as he got along with each other, Reborn gradually realized how correct Timote's choice was, and he also looked forward to Sawada Tsunayoshi becoming the tenth generation of Vongola from the bottom of his heart.
"You can say I'm selfish, or that I'm unscrupulous. But from my point of view, if you're by Tsuna's side, he can become a qualified leader faster. And... don't you think that Kurokawa Kaoru as a mafia member is more likable than Kurokawa Kaoru who tries to be an ordinary person?"
"ha?"
Kurokawa Kaoru frowned. "Who cares about that kind of thing? Even if no one likes me, I don't think it's such a serious matter."
"You really don't understand."
Reborn shook his head: "What I mean is... as a mafia member, Kurokawa Kaoru is more likable to you."
“…”
Kurokawa Kaoru was stunned.
Reborn saw the boy's reaction. Seeing the silence on his face, his eyes rolled around before he continued, "When did you leave those previous worlds?"
"It was usually on the day Sawada became the tenth generation leader of the Vongola family."
"Tsuna?"
"Why else do you think I wanted to run away when I saw you?"
At this point, Kurokawa Kaoru had nothing to hide, so he just threw it all out there and said, "Except for the last life, I died on this day every time. Some of the ways they died were so outrageous that they made me laugh."
As the leader of an allied family, Kurokawa Kaoru fully acknowledges Sawada Tsunayoshi. However, getting too close to him could lead to his own death, and he's already died more than once. Anyone would want to flee.
"I will persist until this life before refusing to inherit the Kurokawa family. I have already made a great effort."
"That sounds like a lot of hard work."
"Nonsense! Every time I die, the pain is real."
Speaking of this, Kurokawa Kaoru had countless things to say to Reborn: "The worst thing was in my previous life. In order to avoid Sawada's succession ceremony, I hid in Japan. I finally survived that day, but was knocked unconscious by my assistant who had always been by my side. When I woke up, I found myself in a shark tank."
Recalling the scene at that time, Kurokawa Kaoru can still clearly remember the shape of the shark's teeth and the pain that almost drove him crazy when his body was torn to pieces by the shark.
"Why would anyone keep so many sharks? I've never heard of that in my life!"
Through Kurokawa Kaoru's description, Reborn saw a pitiful person who constantly tried and failed, trying to avoid his inevitable death, but always ended up with the same outcome. Reborn's expression shifted slightly when he recalled the incomprehensible complexity on his face whenever he mentioned the word "fate." Only then did he truly understand Kurokawa Kaoru.
but--
"Since it's said to be Tsuna's succession ceremony, that means you were only in your early twenties at most when you died."
"That's right."
Kurokawa Kaoru nodded: "Is there anything wrong with this kind of thing?"
Hearing Kurokawa Kaoru's voice, Reborn chuckled, a hint of amusement in his eyes: "So according to your actual age, you are just a kid who just turned twenty. In that case, don't speak in such a condescending tone."
Why is it a little ghost?
Regarding Reborn's definition of himself, Kurokawa Kaoru expressed his dissatisfaction: "After all, I am an adult, okay?"
"You're just a little brat to me."
"Even if you're Reborn, I won't accept everything you say."
"The fact that you can say such things already proves that you are a brat."
This person is really——
Kurokawa Kaoru clenched his fists and was about to refute the other party when Reborn's hand fell on his head.
“…”
"If Byakuran Jesso is targeting Tsuna, and knows that he has come to this world, he will definitely find a way to find him. If I were here, I could at least help keep an eye on him and at least prevent Tsuna from making the wrong choice."
But this world clearly rejected these cursed babies, and his current state was proof of that. In fact, even as he spoke, Reborn could no longer feel the pain. He clenched his fists, and when he realized he truly felt nothing, his expression shifted slightly, and he spoke calmly, "You can tell from these guardians of Tsuna that no matter how much trouble they cause, their backbone lies with Tsuna."
There was no adult watching, and to be honest, Reborn was really worried.
"I believe Tsuna can make the right decision, but... no one can guarantee that when an accident happens, Tsuna will not make some impulsive choices."
"So this is when you need me, right?"
"Although I don't want to say this, but...it is indeed as you think."
The most troublesome thing finally happened.
Kurokawa Kaoru sighed.
"I can't guarantee that the choice I made is the right one."
If this world could truly allow him to escape the curse of rebirth, then he would give it a try no matter what. If the result of the attempt was good, then it would be fine. But if the only way out after trying was death, Kurokawa Kaoru didn't know what he would do.
"Maybe I'll be in a bad mood and die with Sawada."
"Can you?"
"Who knows?"
“…”
"If things have developed to the point where even you can't solve it, I can only say that this may be the fate of you and Tsuna."
"It's already this hour, why are you still talking about so-called 'fate'?"
"Because this is fate."
"Lord Reborn!"
"Just like I'm about to leave now, Kurokawa, this is my fate. Even if I don't want to accept it, at least the only ending waiting for me in this world is death."
Without waiting for Kurokawa Kaoru's answer, Reborn let out a long sigh and used a little force on the tip of his hand to smooth out the messy hair. After doing this, Reborn stood up and his eyes fell on Kurokawa Kaoru.
"Don't try to escape your fate, Kurokawa."
"Just like I've cursed countless times in my heart why we were chosen to be cursed babies, accept your fate. Only then can you seize the only opportunity at the turning point of fate."
“…This is too difficult.”
Kurokawa Kaoru said in a deep voice: "I think I can guess what you want to say to me, but I don't know...hiss."
Kurokawa Kaoru was interrupted before he could finish his words, and he awkwardly caught the man who had hit him. As if he had guessed something, his eyes widened and he tentatively put a hand to the man's nose.
"Mr. Reborn?"
“…”
No one answered.
TBC.
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