Chapter 32 Even if the soul cannot be bound by a trident, it can still…
After returning home, Sawada Tsunayoshi slept soundly for a long time. He felt a little ashamed, even though he went for a run with Sho every morning, he was still exhausted during the competition.
Regardless, I'm still very happy to have beaten Nemoma!
Urged on by Hinata, he packed his schoolbag. The orange-haired boy was holding a volleyball. The day after the match, Tsuna would never participate in the morning training plan of the high-energy kid Hinata Shoyo. He would usually sleep until Hinata came back from his training and woke him up.
Today was a little different. Hinata was carrying an umbrella in his other hand, and he brandished it like a sword a few times.
"Mom said it would rain today and told me to bring an umbrella."
Sawada Tsunayoshi nodded. He pulled his umbrella from his desk, thought for a moment, and amidst Hinata's shouts that they were going to be late, he quickly grabbed something from behind the door and followed Hinata out of the house and ran towards school.
The biggest benefit of playing volleyball is that the time it takes for Tsuna to sprint from home to school is reduced from more than ten minutes to less than ten minutes.
I slid into the classroom just before the bell rang. As usual, only a few committee members were patrolling the door. Come to think of it, when did all these committee members start sporting pompadour hairstyles?
It looks so weird!
But with this hairstyle, he couldn't help but think of the tall boy who gave Hibari-senpai an umbrella that day. He always felt that the changes in the people at their school gate were also related to Hibari-senpai.
The elementary school teacher somehow learned that Sawada Tsunayoshi and Hinata were participating in a volleyball match. As soon as she entered the room, she announced that their club, Fukudani, had successfully entered the top four of the Tokyo League, and even asked the others to applaud them.
Amidst a series of crackling sounds, the students began to chatter and discuss.
Even when they went to the toilet, people couldn't help but keep talking about it.
"Hyuga and his teammates are really amazing! They made it to the semifinals in a big city like Tokyo!"
"Well, I thought volleyball only recruits tall students. I didn't expect they would also accept students like Hinata and Sawada."
When Sawada was mentioned, they all fell silent for a moment.
"Speaking of which, Sawada has changed a lot lately. He used to be so timid and submissive."
"Recently, no one calls him 'useless Tsuna' anymore. Sawada goes to the club to practice with Hinata every day after school. Even the delinquents in the class who want him to help with cleaning can't catch him."
"Indeed, my opinion of Sawada has changed a lot. Has his academic performance improved a lot recently?"
"Yes, didn't Mr. Matsuda praise him at the end of last semester?"
They left the restroom talking, and a minute later, another stall door opened, and a tall boy washed his hands by the sink. He slowly cleaned between his fingers, not paying much attention to the conversation between the two students, who were just unfamiliar classmates.
Sawada Tsunayoshi wandered around the school campus several times today, trying to find Hibari-senpai's figure in some nook and cranny of Namimori Elementary School.
It's been almost a month since he started school, and it would be very impolite to keep delaying it, Tsuna thought to himself, tears welling up in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, after mentally preparing myself to face that terrifying senior, finding Hibari became the biggest challenge.
"Ah, did Hibari-senpai really attend classes at Namimori Elementary School?"
He was puzzled, but then he thought, "A student like Yun Que is obviously not one to attend classes properly. How could I possibly find him at school?"
After figuring everything out, Sawada Tsunayoshi quickly turned around and went back to the classroom. Well, he'll try to run into Hibari-senpai in Namimori Town later.
He didn't notice that in the principal's office directly above him, a black-haired boy sat casually on the windowsill, leaning against the wall next to the window, watching him for who knows how long.
As he left, the other person yawned and slowly closed his narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes.
Hinata took a piece of orange candy from his pocket and gave it to Sawada Tsunayoshi as he walked into the classroom.
"Didn't you find that kind senior?"
From the events described by Sawada Tsunayoshi after he cut out the parts, Hyuga deduced that the person who gave her the umbrella must have been a kind and grateful upperclassman.
Tsuna accepted the candy, then immediately denied it.
"Don't associate kindness with that senior student; that's too terrifying!"
As expected, it rained today. Sawada Tsunayoshi sat in the classroom, with the teacher lecturing in front of him, accompanied by the pattering rain. He was still sleepy after yesterday's competition, and immersed in the white noise, he slowly drifted off to sleep.
In a daze, his consciousness once again left the classroom and came to Rokudo Mukuro, who was thousands of miles away.
Tsuna looked at the familiar hairstyle and wailed inwardly, "Why am I here at this time? He's still in class!"
This time, Rokudo Mukuro was not in the unusually terrifying laboratory from before; they were outdoors. Sawada Tsunayoshi deduced from the sunlight that it was still early morning there, with the sun hanging weakly in the eastern sky.
Sawada Tsunayoshi noticed that there were a few people around Rokudo Mukuro, sitting in a corner and talking about something. He thought for a moment, then decided not to disturb them and turned to explore other areas.
How strange, can't anyone here see him except for Rokudo Mukuro?
Sawada Tsunayoshi walked past several other children dressed in hospital gowns, but they didn't even glance at him, as if they couldn't see him at all.
He wanted to go further, but some inexplicable, invisible barrier blocked his way.
It seems he can't stray too far from the corpse.
So he stopped and walked in another direction.
The area is surrounded by high walls made of cement and barbed wire, and there seems to be an electric fence on top, making this place an airtight prison cage.
Realizing that his area of activity was limited, Sawada Tsunayoshi returned to Rokudo Mukuro's side.
The boy with indigo hair sat in the middle of the group, a smile playing on his lips, listening casually to his companions' conversation. It was clear at a glance that he was the leader among them.
Upon seeing him return, Rokudo Mukuro's smile deepened, and he waved to him amidst the puzzled looks of his companions.
"Tsunayoshi, come here."
His tone was gentle, clearly indicating that he had noticed Sawada Tsunayoshi's presence the moment he appeared. He watched the child cautiously exploring, thinking he was making little noise, but in reality, if he weren't a spirit, he would have been caught and taken back for examination by the patrolling medical staff long ago.
I was so confused and stupid.
Just like a kitten that hasn't been weaned.
Joshima Inu and Kakimoto Chikusa followed Rokudo Mukuro's gaze back, only to see a wisp of air.
"Lord Mukuro, who are you talking to?" The dog clearly thought of something bad.
Rokudo Mukuro stood up, and amidst their puzzled gazes, reached out and took one of their hands. "Can't you see him?"
Inu and Chikusa shook their heads repeatedly, their expressions growing increasingly terrified as they looked at the blank space clutched in Rokudo Mukuro's hand. The rumors circulating among the other children in the lab were actually true.
There really are ghosts!
Rokudo Mukuro pondered for a moment, then used his free hand to take out the trident and wave it a few times. Inu saw a child who seemed out of place appear next to Lord Mukuro.
So short?
Perhaps because the "ghost" was so small, the dog wasn't too afraid; it went closer to sniff it.
Tsuna was frightened by the fierce look on Jojima's face and couldn't help but dart behind Rokudo Mukuro.
Huh! Everyone around Mukuro looks like they're not to be messed with!
Rokudo Mukuro helped to cover Sawada Tsunayoshi for a moment, giving the dog a look that said, "Don't scare him."
The jojima dog straightened up, as if to confirm that the guy was harmless, and also thought that Sawada Tsunayoshi was too innocent and easily startled.
"Why are you like a rabbit?"
Having been warned by Lord Mukuro, Inu muttered and took a few steps back.
Sawada Tsunayoshi poked his head out, his expression a mix of emotions. A rabbit? He doesn't look like a rabbit at all!
But they were speaking Japanese. Are there Japanese people here? No wonder Mukuro spoke Japanese when we met last time.
Mukuro didn't introduce them to each other, but simply pulled him to sit down. Sawada Tsunayoshi remembered that Mukuro had said that touching him could relieve the pain of his wounds, so he simply let Rokudo Mukuro hold his hand.
Rokudo Mukuro was beside him. He turned to ask him,
"Why are you here at this time? Is it still daytime where you are?"
He expected to hear comments about his afternoon nap from the other side, but Sawada Tsunayoshi lowered his head, looking guilty, and his eyes darted around.
"Because I fell asleep in class."
"Huh?" A crack appeared on Rokudo Mukuro's flawless expression.
The dog immediately forgot Rokudo Mukuro's warning and burst into loud laughter.
"What kind of reason is that?!"
Sawada Tsunayoshi knew he was in the wrong and remained silent.
"He can sleep so soundly even in class."
Rokudo Mukuro, who had never been to school but possessed common sense, sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. This guy was far too carefree. His usually proud ability to control his emotions was repeatedly broken by Sawada Tsunayoshi.
Sawada Tsunayoshi, thoroughly humiliated and indignant after being ridiculed, buried himself in his shell like an ostrich.
Tsuna listened to Rokudo Mukuro and the others' conversation without trying to hide it from him, and discovered that they were discussing how to escape from here.
It seems to be next Sunday?
"The information that Qianzhong got from those lackeys should be correct; their inventory is indeed running low."
"Next week, there should be a lot of regulators moving a new batch of goods, and those guys who spend all their time in the lab are nothing to worry about."
The dog raised its fists, shouting, "This time, let's wipe them all out!"
Chikusa Kakimoto: "There will only be that group of researchers then. How can we catch them all in one fell swoop?"
The laughter of the jojima dog stopped abruptly. "Shut up!"
Finally, Rokudo Mukuro pulled Sawada Tsunayoshi out from behind him and spoke to him in a coaxing tone.
"Did you hear that? We won't be here after next week, so don't go to the wrong place."
Sawada Tsunayoshi nodded, but he still explained,
"I don't think I can stray too far from Mukuro, so don't worry about me going to the wrong place."
His respawn point wasn't in this gloomy and hateful research institute, but right next to Rokudo Mukuro.
The boy seemed to have received very good news, his eyes narrowing with satisfaction, but his words still carried an air of profound wisdom.
"I see, then I don't have to worry about you getting lost."
How wonderful! Their souls are so compatible that even if they can't sign a contract with the trident, they can easily find each other through their souls.
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Author's Note: Haha, three guardians have appeared in this chapter! [Sprinkling flowers]
One ignores, one teases, one swindles (pointing and whispering).
Here, 69 feels that 27 is different; the color of his soul and the way he descended were practically a gift made just for him. But the more 69 discovers 27's true identity in middle school, the angrier he gets, hehe [cat emoji].
This person loves to ramble on while writing. If they don't write on a particular day, it can only mean the author is saving up drafts late at night and then just falls asleep.
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