"Something must have happened to grandma! Lord Rambo must protect grandma!" the five-year-old calf shouted, "Stupid, Lord Rambo will never trust you again!"

"Rambo." Sawada Tsunayoshi looked at him innocently.

He was so innocent. He knew nothing about it, but Rambo regarded him as a bad guy who bullied children.

"You can't even appease your subordinates. Stupid, you don't have enough faith." A familiar voice sounded.

Tsunayoshi Sawada looked around blankly, only to see Reebok wearing a red dress hiding in the camellia. At first glance, it looked like a bunch of flowers. Tsunayoshi Sawada was already used to Reebok's mysterious appearance, but he was still surprised by Reebok's current appearance and twitched his mouth, "Reebok, what are you wearing?"

A kick came from the sky and kicked Sawada Tsunayoshi out. Hinata Hajime reached out and caught Reborn who was falling. Reborn jumped onto Hinata Hajime's shoulder in disgust and said, "Cheer up, stupid Tsunayoshi."

"But how can I find a living person by myself?" Sawada Tsunayoshi got up from the ground, "and I still have to go to class."

"Don't run away." Reborn said, "Look over there."

Sawada Tsunayoshi blinked, turned around and saw several familiar people running towards him.

"Huh? Jigokudera classmate, Yamamoto classmate, and Sasagawa senior?!" Sawada Tsuneyoshi was stunned.

At this time, the three men had come over. They pulled up Sawada Tsunayoshi who was still sitting on the ground, and then started talking at once.

"Tenth generation! I heard that you were in trouble, so I came here in a flash, so I will definitely be an excellent right-hand man! Leave everything to me!"

"No, Jigokuji, please put away your bombs and stop looking so fierce. We are not going to fight with anyone."

"Tsongji, I heard that you are looking for someone for Rambo, right? So we came to help you. Before we came, I asked around and found that there were no accidents around here yesterday, so the possibility of the person you are looking for having an accident must be very low."

"Eh? Has Yamamoto-san already asked about it?"

"Let us do our utmost to search for the missing persons!"

"…There's no need to set limits on this."

Hinata Hajime looked at the junior high school students who were regrouping and planning to find someone with confident smiles on their faces. There was a hint of smile in his green eyes. Reborn, who was standing on Hinata Hajime's shoulder, also slightly raised the corners of his mouth. Although so, it was unclear what Reborn's smile meant.

"Don't they go to school?"

"I've already asked for leave in advance." Reborn said, "It's his job to help share the worries."

Hinata Hajime blinked. "Isn't it the Mafia? This style is different from that of ordinary Mafia."

"Because Vongola is a whole, the leader and guardian of Vongola are the bond of the family. As a whole, friendship and harmony are the correct emotional way." Reborn said: "This is the Vongola built on protection."

"The family's bond." Hinata Hajime looked at the boys who had already confirmed their information and were going their separate ways. "That's really good."

It reminded him of everyone in Issue 77.

Although Hinata Hajime is not their classmate, after the New World Program, their relationship has become very close. They are companions and family. The decisions and plans they make are for all of them. Everyone cares about others, including the silent Nagito Komaeda.

"Anyway, Grandma Kawada is old and has difficulty walking. She probably can't walk far. She must still be in Namimori Town. We will definitely find clues today."

Judged by Tsunayoshi Sawada.

"The Tenth Generation is right!"

"No, this is the judgment made by Mr. Hinata before. Okay... let's split up and look for people."

Watching the boys set off, Reborn and Hinata Hajime looked at each other.

"Mr. Hinata, can I give you another commission?"

"Um?"

"I've commissioned you to find this Ms. Kawada." Reborn put on his hat. "Although I would like to provide you with some information, the headquarters of the Vongola family is in Italy, and I didn't bring any men with me. I'm not here to gather too much information, so I don't know much about this family."

Hinata Hajime looked at him suspiciously, "But Rambo is in contact with her. According to your personality, you should investigate her thoroughly."

"It's easy to find out her information. She's an elderly widow without a husband or children." Reborn said, "Other than that, there's no other meaningful information."

Indeed...

The missing Kawada Mio was really too simple. She didn't do anything earth-shattering when she was young, had no connection with the mafia, and lived a life so ordinary that no one paid much attention to her. The most unforgettable thing in her life was the successive deaths of her husband and children, and she spent more than ten years alone in her old age.

A poor and ordinary old man.

After getting Hinata Hajime's affirmative answer, Reborn left, leaving Hinata Hajime standing in the courtyard looking at the blooming camellia.

After pausing for a while, Hinata Hajime entered the house. This time he checked the things in the house more confidently than last time.

The flower arrangement didn't look as fresh as yesterday after a night, but it still looked very beautiful. Behind the wiped clean photo was a small box for sundries, with a few pieces of paper scattered outside the box. After picking up the pieces of paper, Hinata Hajime took a fancy to the words on them.

It's a train ticket, but it's from ten years ago.

……etc?

Why are the tickets from ten years ago here?

Hinata Hajime frowned slightly and began to think and analyze.

Mio Kawada has never left Namimori Town since the death of her young daughter ten years ago. She has stayed in this house for the past ten years, and at most she goes to the nearby grocery store to buy food for the day. Due to her age, she does not have much strength and her memory has become poor.

In other words, she didn't even know how to buy a ticket for the current Izumimori train.

So, the station.

Hinata Hajime quickly arrived at Namimori Station, but he didn't have much confidence. After all, Grandma Kawada had been gone for a day and a night, and she might have boarded the train with the help of others. In fact, identity information in Japan is really difficult to investigate, and identity cards are rarely used, and not many records are left.

With this in mind, Hinata Hajime found the station studio and wanted to ask if anyone had ever helped an elderly man who didn't know how to buy a ticket.

Then, Hinata Hajime was not surprised to see a marshmallow head.

"Hi, Hinata-kun." Nagito Komaeda smiled and waved to Hinata Sou, "I'm so lucky to meet you here."

Hinata Hajime looked at him helplessly, "So what's going on this time?"

"Ah, that's what happened. A fugitive from the border was on the train I was on, but he escaped right under the police's noses, so they started checking tickets and ID information on the train." Nagito Komaeda explained with a smile, "It was so unfortunate. I didn't know when my ID and ticket were stolen."

“So I had no choice but to cooperate with the investigation and wait here for my identity to be verified.” Nagito Komaeda said with a smile, “It’s so unfortunate.”

Hinata Hajime looked around and asked, "How long have you been waiting here?"

"Huh? I've been here since yesterday, but the identity verification hasn't been completed yet." Komaeda Nagito sighed, "The efficiency is really too low. It's definitely not my identity that has a problem. After all, it was the hopeful Hinata-kun who helped me with the identity, right?"

Hinata Hajime: ...

Komaeda, you could have spoken louder so that you could have gone to the detention center and harmed the criminals you were incarcerated with.

"While you were here, did you see an elderly person who couldn't buy a ticket? Female, under 70 years old."

"Eh? An old lady?" Nagito Komaeda thought for a moment. "Now that you mention it, I do remember. When I was taken off the bus by the security guard, I did see an old lady asking how to buy a ticket. But she didn't seem to understand and she didn't have all her documents with her, so she ended up going back."

"Hinata-kun, are you looking for this old man?"

Hinata Hajime nodded, "It's a commission."

"It turns out that Hyuga-kun is still helping those people do things that have no hope at all." Komaeda Nagito sighed, "Hyuga-kun, who is full of hope, you should go and fight despair instead of playing house with ordinary people here. Huh? Hyuga-kun, are you just going to leave like this?"

Watching Hinata Hajime turning around and leaving because of his words, Komaeda Nagito looked at Hinata Hajime subtly.

"How unfortunate! Even Hinata-kun's presence didn't change the misfortune of not having his ID verified."

"Or does Hinata-kun not want my identity verification to pass at all?"

"Does it mean that Hinata-kun's artificial luck has surpassed mine?"

“It’s…terrific!”

As soon as Hinata Souichi heard Komaeda Nagito talk about hope, he knew it was time to leave. He would not get any useful information by asking further. This was also enough to prove that Grandma Kawada did come and try to buy a ticket, but failed for some reason and finally left.

Grandma Kawada did not go back to get her documents ready, and since no one had ever been back to her home, she must be somewhere in Namimori-cho.

Moreover, Hinata Hajime was very concerned about the camellia with a slightly despairing aura. It was true that the feeling on that flower was definitely the Fragment of Despair, but the Fragment of Despair could not choose plants as its despair host. Moreover, no despair incidents had occurred nearby, and no one had died except for an old man who was about to leave for no reason.

It doesn't seem like a desperate incident at all, but more like an ordinary missing case.

[Perhaps this flower accidentally encountered a desperate host from somewhere else? Are we investigating in the wrong direction?] Hinata Hajime's voice was a little doubtful.

[No.] Kamizuru Izuru said, [Keep investigating and you will know the truth.]

Hinata Hajime blinked, [Idouryu? You mean...]

【I have seen the future.】

[Don't always speak in brief terms. Proper explanations can bring people closer together.] Hinata Hajime teased: [How about telling me a little bit about your thoughts?]

[If this is a desperate event, who do you think will be the desperate host?] Kamuzuru Izuru spoke calmly.

Hinata Hajime's eyes flashed with helplessness, "If I have to choose a hopeless person, there would be no one else except Grandma Kawada."

[The fragments of despair will distort their wishes.]

Hinata Hajime looked at the sky, the blue sky reflected in his eyes, [Yes. ]

If Grandma Kawada is the desperate host, what would her wish be? To stop being alone? Or her family members who died in an accident? Or both?

After all, Grandma Kawada is too old and her eyesight has deteriorated severely. She never learned flower arrangement when she was young. She only started to like growing flowers after her daughter became a flower arranger. Even with reading glasses, she couldn't arrange such beautiful flowers.

In short, it's very subtle.

Hinata Hajime returned to Grandma Kawada's house. At this moment, the neighbor's wife who Hinata Hajime had talked to before ran out and bumped into Hinata Hajime because she didn't look at the road. Hinata Hajime grabbed her and the neighbor's wife seemed to react and looked at Hinata Hajime with a pale face.

"Hello?" Hinata Hajime tried to greet her.

"Yes, it's you." The hostess stood up and patted her dress. "Well, are you here to see Grandma Kawada today as well?"

"Yes, has Grandma Kawada returned home?" Hinata's founder's outfit was flawless, and the smile on his lips and the gentleness in his eyes made him look like a sufficiently friendly and innocent person.

The hostess swallowed her saliva and grabbed Hinata Hajime when he said goodbye to her and was about to leave.

"Don't go!" the hostess said, "Something is wrong in Grandma Kawada's house."

"What?" Hinata Hajime looked at her in confusion. "Something's wrong? Is it that Grandma Kawada is back, or is there someone strange entering her house?"

"No!" The hostess almost screamed, "No! It's something even stranger!"

"After learning that Grandma Kawada was not at home yesterday, I thought about going to see what Grandma Kawada was doing today. My daughter was also taken care of by her when she was a child, so I have always been grateful to Grandma Kawada. However, when I entered the door, I saw a woman in red standing next to the camellia."

Her words reminded Hinata Sou of last night. At that moment, he seemed to see a woman in red standing there, but it was gone in a flash, and Hinata Sou still didn't know if he had seen it wrong.

Hinata Hajime looked at the hostess, "Who is that person?"

"I won't make a mistake." The hostess's eyes were filled with fear, and her back was soaked with cold sweat. "That woman is Shan Cha."

"It's Camellia, the little daughter of Grandma Kawada who died!"

Hinata Hajime recalled his previous conclusion.

If Kawada is a desperate host, her wish might be to no longer be alone, or to see her family again.