The time travel machine was finally completed, and every technician in the Vongola technical department stared at the time machine with dark circles under their eyes, hoping to see it start up for the first time.

Sawada Tsunayoshi stood beside him, while Jigokudera Hayato and Yamamoto Takeshi greeted Hinata Hajime from behind.

"Why are you here?" Hinata Hajime asked, "Don't you need to work?"

"It's been pretty quiet lately. I don't know why, but the Milfiore family seems to be reorganizing itself, and Byakuran hasn't done anything terrible again." Sawada Tsunayoshi sighed, "I asked Chlom and the others to guard different places, and everyone took turns."

"But it's also because of this that I was able to finally get a good night's sleep."

Sawada Tsunayoshi laughed and said, "Anyway, we won't be able to meet again from now on. Take care, Mr. Hinata."

Although ten years have passed, Sawada Tsunayoshi still remembers that they left the day after Hinata Hajime returned, and the store was rented to other people. Not only Hinata Hajime, but also the White Devil who returned from Italy left together, as if they had completed their mission.

Sometimes Sawada Tsunayoshi would wonder: Where on earth did Hinata Hajime come from? And what was he doing here?

Perhaps, he really just wanted to solve these incomprehensible things.

Hinata Hajime smiled and said, "Tsunayoshi, it's nice to meet you."

"I have always believed that even if you are not the leader of Vongola, you can still be yourself and become someone you are proud of."

Sawada Tsunayoshi was stunned for a moment.

"Becoming the tenth generation of the Vongola family only adds a new option to your life. You are still you. To borrow No's words: you are a pure person."

"goodbye."

The time machine lit up, and Hinata Hajime, who was standing in the middle with a smile, slowly turned into a ray of light. The next moment, Hinata Hajime disappeared. Sawada Tsunayoshi stood in the same place, and after a moment he smiled.

"Hinata-san is still so gentle."

He turned around and looked at Takeshi Yamamoto and Hayato Jigokudera behind him, "Let's go."

"Deal with the Millufiore family and protect our world."

…

"Are you okay?"

Hinata Hajime heard a voice.

"Hinata-kun?"

Yeah, it's a very familiar voice.

Hinata Sou closed his eyes. He could feel the sunlight shining on him, bringing with it a warm breath. He could hear the sound of waves in his ears and smell the salty sea breeze. Seagulls kept flapping their wings and occasionally called out, and the air was full of the scent of the beach.

Then someone was calling his name in front of him, and Hinata Hajime felt something was a little familiar, just like when he was on Jabalwak Island and had just entered the isolated island, there seemed to be someone calling him like this.

……Um?

Hinata Hajime suddenly opened his eyes, and the next moment he saw Komaeda Nagito. Nagito, who was wearing a black suit, smiled and stretched out his hand to greet him.

"Haha, you're awake, Hinata-kun."

"Komaeda?!" Hinata Hajime sat up and looked around, his green eyes filled with confusion. "Where is this place?"

"Of course it was ten years ago." Nagito Komaeda sighed, "I heard that Hinata-kun had gone there ten years ago, but due to a terrible despair incident, I was immediately very nervous, but I couldn't buy a return ticket. But today, I was lucky enough to have someone refund their ticket, so I rushed back."

Hinata Hajime looked at the surrounding scenery, and after a moment he looked at Komaeda Nagisa, "Then why are you here?"

After confirming it just now, Hinata Hajime was sure that this was indeed Namimori Town, but it was a place on the edge of Namimori Town. The place where he was lying was on the beach near the coastline, which was too far away from the airport.

"Because I got on a black car." Nagito Komaeda said helplessly, "The other party forcibly pulled me into the car, and when I pointed out that he was the driver of the black car, he got angry and threw me to this desolate place. When I was about to find a way to leave, I heard a bang from here, and when I came over, I found Hinata-kun lying there."

"Looking at it this way, I am really lucky after all."

Hinata thought about it again and again, and finally confirmed that this was indeed the basic operation of Komaeda Nagito.

"It seems that Hinata-kun has solved the problem." Komaeda Nagito extended his hand to Hinata Hajime, "Welcome back."

"Yeah." Hinata Hajime held Komaeda Nagito's hand and was pulled up from the beach by him. "Anyway, it's over."

Komaeda Nagito blinked. "Eh? Have you finished collecting them?"

"Yes." Hinata Hajime opened his hands, and several pieces of debris combined together in the air, finally forming a complete piece of hope.

Nagito Komaeda looked at Hinata Hajime, and after a moment he looked back at the place where Hinata Hajime was looking. In Nagito Komaeda's eyes, there was nothing there, nothing existed, no matter whether it was the fragments of despair or the fragments of hope, he could not see any of them.

If those inexplicable desperate events had not really happened, Nagito Komaeda might have felt that Hinata Hajime was deceived.

Retracting his gaze, Nagito Komaeda looked at Hinata Hajime, "So, we are going back, right?"

"Maybe you will go back and I will go to the new world."

Hinata Sou took back the fragment of hope, he put his hands in his coat pockets with a gentle expression.

At the beginning, Hinata Hajime asked the world consciousness how many worlds he should visit to collect so many fragments of hope. At that time, the world consciousness clearly told Hinata Hajime that he only needed to go to four different worlds to collect them, because one of the fragments of hope was actually in their world.

There is still one piece that has not been fully formed. Perhaps when the five fragments of hope gather together, it will be born.

So far, three worlds have avoided being eroded by the Despair Event.

There is one more.

"So, our world is dominated by despair because of the Fragment of Despair?"

"Probably." Hinata Hajime shook his head. "The world consciousness has never given a clear answer."

"Really?" Nagito Komaeda smiled. "The fact that you didn't give a clear answer shows there's something fishy going on here, Hinata-kun."

Hinata Hajime looked at him, "Do you think there is something wrong?"

"There are many things that are wrong, but I haven't figured it out yet. If I tell you now, it might confuse you, so I'm not going to tell you." Komaeda Nagito laughed, just like usual, "Hinata-kun, as a super high school level artificial hope, you have to figure out these contradictions yourself."

"I can only remind you one thing."

"Please note why only you can see the fragments of hope."

Hinata Hajime looked at Komaeda Nagito, "Well, what then?"

"And?" Nagito Komaeda thought for a moment, "Don't trust Kamuzura Izuru too much."

"Yes, don't trust him too much just because of the bond between you and him. He must be hiding something."

Hinata Hajime blinked, "That Komaeda."

"Um?"

"You didn't forget something, did you?"

"About that, when you speak, even though I am the one listening, Kamukura Izuru will hear this as well."

Komaeda Nagito: ...

"Haha, yeah, I almost forgot about that." Nagito Komaeda put away his smile and said, "I will find your hidden things. No matter what your purpose is, you will win the victory with despair. I will witness this day, I promise."

After saying that, Nagito Komaeda turned around and left, leaving Hinata Hajime with a puzzled look on his face.

Although Nagito Komaeda likes to go crazy normally, this time, the reason for his abnormality seems to be related to himself.

[What does Idori and Komaeda mean? 】

【Ignore him.】

[Do you know that other people can't see the fragments of hope?] Hinata Hajime walked towards the direction where Nagito Komaeda left. [I thought it was a special ability given by the World Consciousness. After all, it would be best if you can see the fragments of hope. But then the World Consciousness sent Nanami and Komaeda, and they seemed unable to see the fragments.]

[The world consciousness shouldn't be able to send people over without letting them see the fragments.]

[Only the desperate host can see the fragments of hope. ]

Hinata Hajime was stunned for a moment, [Despair host?]

[We are a special case. Under normal circumstances, only desperate hosts can see them.] Kamukura Izuru explained calmly, [Don't worry about it.]

[No, this is something that needs special attention, right? Desperate host? What makes us special? ]

Kamuzuru Izuru stood up and looked at the vast mirror lake in front of him. [Because of despair.]

【What? 】

[Because of despair, I was born in your life. Because I saw the essence of despair, I went to find you. Our lives are very similar to the cycle of fragments of hope and despair, but the lost things come back in different ways. Therefore, we are different.]

Hinata Sou stopped in his tracks, his eyes rolled around, [You were born into my life, and you found me? ]

【right.】

[Like karma and reincarnation?] Hinata Hajime murmured, [Thinking about it this way, it seems to be true. The fragments of hope were contaminated by despair and turned into fragments of despair, but hope can also restore the essence of the fragments of despair to their original form, and the cycle repeats itself.]

At this moment, Nagito Komaeda waved over from a distance, "Hinata-kun, hurry up!"

"I just happened to stop a taxi!"

"Okay." Hinata Hajime smiled and walked towards Komaeda Nagisa's position, his green eyes full of gentleness.

In the spiritual space, Kamijou Izuru was still standing in front of the Mirror Lake.

In front of him was the endless blue sky and the Mirror Lake that recorded their thoughts and feelings. In the Mirror Lake, the red rose looked as delicate as if it was frozen, as if the petals would fall off with a slight touch.

However, not far away, only the edge of the lake can be seen, with tiny specks of white emerging from the Mirror Lake.

A gust of wind blew over, blowing away his long black hair and revealing his red eyes.

“Yes, I found you.”

In the taxi, Hinata Hajime suddenly covered his chest and frowned slightly.

"Hinata-kun?" Nagito Komaeda looked at him strangely, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." Hinata Hajime put down his hand, with confusion in his green eyes.

"I just suddenly felt a little sad."