Chapter 75: Namimori Town doesn't mind trouble
"...Are you really not feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
After reading the dual reports from the Vongola research department and the medical staff, Sawada Tsunayoshi still looked worried and couldn't help but ask with concern.
"Yes." Fushimi Kyoji did not hide it and admitted it directly.
Sawada Tsunayoshi said "Hmm?" in confusion, "Then..."
The player pointed at him: "You're blocking the light."
Sawada Tsunayoshi blinked, realizing that it was just a joke, and breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that it was a false alarm. He slumped his shoulders, revealing a bit of laxity that shouldn't be seen in a mafia leader.
Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that Sawada Tsunayoshi himself wasn't one of those mainstream mafia bosses. He could naturally use a moist and soft look in his eyes, sighing with a hint of helplessness, "Don't tease me."
Surrounded by a group of guardians with very different personalities, Sawada Tsunayoshi obviously would not get angry about the childish behavior that was not even offensive at the moment.
"...He still has the energy to play tricks on people, so there shouldn't be any big problems." He said.
"Not only have your physical stats remained unaffected by being stranded in the world of ten years ago, but on the contrary, they've maintained a fairly stable frequency." Reborn turned around, flipped his wrist, and with a movement that couldn't be seen with the naked eye, he pulled a flower from his hand as if by magic and handed it to the player. "The clothes suit you very well."
When the player took it, he found that it was the same color as the shirt under the player's uniform, and could be worn as a corsage.
The other party's action was natural, like an elder giving a gift to a younger generation, without any ambiguous or friendly meaning.
Fushimi Kyoki pinned a flower, whose name he couldn't remember, on the breast pocket of his jacket.
"But, this outfit?" It seemed very different from the change of clothes that Vongola prepared for Kyoji Fushimi.
It is closer to the school uniform style that players saw not long ago, which was worn by Tsunayoshi Sawada and others ten years ago.
"It's made of Len's Death Flame." Reborn raised his hand, and the chameleon lying on the brim of his hat obediently climbed onto his index finger.
——Leon is the name of this chameleon.
Keeping reptiles as pets doesn't seem to fit in with the image of an old-school killer.
Shouldn't it be a black cat or something...
Ever since he learned that Sawada Tsunayoshi had a lion named Natsu, Fushimi Kyoji felt relieved.
but.
"...Death Flame?" The player repeated the unfamiliar part of Reborn's words regarding the uniform's material.
Reborn ignored her doubts. "With Johnny-II and Spana's research on the vertical and horizontal timelines, the clothing made with Len's Death Flame has been improved from its original purpose of reducing damage from external forces to a final version that can withstand time turbulence."
Sawada Tsunayoshi's gaze fell on the player's skirt, and he looked away without lingering for a moment: "...If a similar situation arises again in the future, this will help minimize any potential damage."
Players still want to know about the 'Flame of Death'.
The man, who obviously knew something, looked at the player eagerly for a long time, as if he didn't notice the longing eyes looking at him, and said in a calm tone: "Lien is exhausted."
Upon hearing this, Fushimi Kyoji's attention immediately shifted to Len.
The chameleon, whose entire body was green, had a noticeably deflated abdomen and lay quietly on Reborn's finger with no energy.
Noticing that the player was looking at Len, Reborn stretched out his hand and brought it closer to the player.
Fushimi Kyoji originally wanted to tap its listless head, but then changed his mind and rubbed Len's little head with his cheek at a suitable height.
"Thank you."
It's a bit subtle, and the slightly cool, smooth skin doesn't evoke a sense of rejection.
"It has fully felt your gratitude." Reborn withdrew his hand, stroked Lien's chin with the fingertips of his other hand, and let it lie back on the brim of his hat to rest.
Irie Shoichi's arrival explains to them why the people who were hit five minutes after the Ten-Year Bazooka appeared did not return to ten years later.
The operating principle of the Ten-Year Bazooka is to swap the targets of the two time periods, which also resulted in the Fushimi they were familiar with being swapped to ten years ago. The personnel previously sent by Reborn to investigate 'Fushimi Kyoki' also sent back reports of seeing the target.
However, the one who appeared under their surveillance was not the Fushimi from his normal student days ten years ago, but the Fushimi from their original timeline, who had nothing to do with the Vongola or the otherworld.
On the timeline they are in, there are a total of three periods of 'Fushimi Kyoto' existing simultaneously. The maximum number of people that the Ten-Year Rocket Launcher can withstand is 2. Once the load is exceeded, it will fail.
In short, Ten Years of Rocket Launcher is a one-way ticket to time travel for players.
Later they used the Ten-Year Rocket Launcher again to restore the situation to its original state in time.
"However," Irie Shoichi carefully read the medical report and hurriedly adjusted his glasses, "according to the data tested at the time, ten years ago, your values were actually more stable than usual."
Irie Masakazu's eyes met Fushimi Kyoki's, and he was noticeably awkward, then he avoided looking at each other.
Not intending to get an answer from the players, Irie Shoichi analyzed the possibilities on his own: "...Is it because his age is closer to that timeline?"
The players saw Irie Zhengyi spinning in circles, looking like he was deep in thought.
After a while, he suddenly stopped.
"Anyway," Irie Shoichi's voice was higher this time than usual, "I believe it's necessary to conduct another space-time exchange."
Not being interrupted allowed his emotions to cool down a bit, and he had enough time to explain the reasons for his proposal.
"For a long time, our thinking was fixed on Miss Fushimi being affected by something similar to the Ten Year Bazooka, and we exchanged this hypothesis with our parallel world selves to research a solution."
"This time, Rambo accidentally used the Ten-Year Bazooka, causing Miss Fushimi in our timeline to reappear. According to her, she has no impression or memory of this period of time."
"Perhaps we can refer to our previous experience. The rules don't allow two of us to exist in the world. In other words... one out of three people will be 'disappeared.'" He paused, "And we only discovered this now."
It was unclear what Reborn's attitude was towards Irie Shoichi's explanation. He asked back, "If you say that, you probably already have a plan."
Irie Shoichi admitted without hesitation, then said in a deep voice, "Use the Ten-Year Bazooka to send Miss Fushimi back to ten years ago again. However, this time, we will do so only after we are fully informed and fully prepared."
"Also," Irie Shoichi added, "Mr. Sawada in the alternate timeline is currently unaware of the accident involving Ms. Fushimi, a classmate. We also need to inform the Vongola of ten years ago so they can assist us in analyzing the data."
Reborn looked at the player, his eyes, as deep as a cold pond, showing only peace. "What do you think?"
"You have the right to refuse." He didn't put psychological pressure on the player. "It's just that no matter what you choose, the Vongola will intervene to the end. After all, the current leader of the Vongola is a useless loser, Tsuna."
Sawada Tsunayoshi, who was mentioned and ridiculed, just sat there quietly, neither persuading the player to agree nor preventing the player from refusing, and respected all the player's choices.
Being stared at by everyone, the player's response was...
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"[whether"
After receiving the accurate answer, Irie Shoichi was obviously relieved and began to arrange personnel in an orderly manner to prepare for the preliminary work.
At present, all the guardians in the headquarters have received the call-up notice - the ones who came are still Yamamoto Takeshi and Gokudera Hayato.
The two people appeared in the laboratory one after another. Players thought that Hayato Gokudera would be like Takeshi Yamamoto, greet her and then go to Tsunayoshi Sawada.
Unexpectedly, after learning the basic situation from Shoichi Irie and the subsequent teleportation, Hayato Gokudera walked towards the direction of the player.
"How does it feel?" he asked.
Fushimi Kyoki stared at him with a slightly strange look.
Tsunayoshi Sawada had just asked this question, and those researchers had also asked it many times over.
Could it be that Hayato Gokudera also holds a position in the scientific research department?
Hayato Gokudera did not look at the player, as if he had lost his sensitivity to the outside world and was unaware of the gaze falling on his face.
It didn't look like he was asking anyone else, so Fushimi Kyoki answered vaguely, "Mr. Irie said there's no problem. If you're referring to the mental aspect... it's absolutely great!"
"Don't you have anything to ask?"
Hayato Gokudera didn't want to continue the meaningless small talk, so he asked directly and mentioned the important key to contacting her in silence.
"About the bug." How was it installed on her body, and why did the other end appear in his hand.
If the other party doesn't mention it, he won't pretend nothing happened.
Although he relied on the positioning device of the eavesdropping device to confirm the player's time coordinates and successfully brought the other party back from the past, he could not erase the fact that all this happened on the basis that he had first destroyed the trust between them.
The player pulled out the eavesdropping device that looked familiar to Hayato Gokudera: "Is this what you're talking about?"
Fushimi Kyoki scratched the side of his face with his index finger: "Seniors in the organization often do this."
"...I've wanted to ask you a long time ago, what kind of organization was that you originally belonged to?" There was such a terrible superior.
Hayato Gokudera took a deep breath without being noticeable, and then he let out a "ha" with a hint of mockery.
"...Tsk, it doesn't matter. Anyway, until we find a way to send you back, the Vongola will protect you."
Fushimi Kyoji stared at the profile of Gokudera Hayato. He did not frown at this moment, and the aura around him was unusually relaxed.
The player vaguely sensed that now was the best time for some kind of "advancement," when Hayato Gokudera's attitude would be the softest and he would be particularly easy to talk to.
"May I?"
The question was too jumpy, and he let out a "Hmm?" from his chest.
"If I really want to ask something... there's something I'm a little concerned about." The player tapped two fingers together.
Gokudera Hayato was silent for a moment, then said, "...Don't assume I'll definitely answer."
He also did not promise to answer questions truthfully.
"Huh? I won't ask embarrassing questions! I'm just a little curious."
The player blinked and asked.
"Why do you always frown?"
“…”
This time, Gokudera Hayato was silent for even longer. He twitched the corner of his mouth and looked away: "Who can relax after following behind a stupid cow all day to clean up the mess?"
"Hmm... Mr. Mukudera doesn't seem to dislike children." Is he the type who responds to being pestered unexpectedly, or is it out of a sense of responsibility?
It's only natural that you'll be disliked if you don't understand social etiquette and expose someone who is obviously making perfunctory remarks.
Ha, now I'm more sensitive.
I was really just pretending to be stupid before.
Gokudera Hayato turned sideways, about to leave: "I only have enough patience to answer one question of yours."
He left the other person with only his back, and then he gave the answer.
"I don't mind trouble that's within my control."
“…”Hey.
Left.
Fushimi Kyoki held up the bug in his hand and asked him from a distance, "Will you still use this to keep in touch with Mr. Gokudera?"
Hayato Gokudera paused for a moment as he was leaving.
"That kind of thing is up to you."
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