Chapter 37 The Candidate "If you can't grow up, I might..."
"Hey Xiaogang, why are you still so listless today?"
Hinata leaned on Sawada Tsunayoshi's desk, looking at his friend's haggard face, and said worriedly,
Didn't you sleep well last night?
Tsuna yawned for what felt like the umpteenth time today. "I went to bed early last night, but it wasn't very restful."
Yes, it would be strange if he could sleep soundly with a prison escape playing out in his dream.
"I was just as sleepy last Monday too, Tsuna, you don't have some kind of Monday blues, do you?" Hinata suddenly realized.
After a night of commotion, Sawada Tsunayoshi felt his head was heavy.
"How could such a thing possibly exist?"
Hinata sighed, expressing concern for his exhausted friend. He didn't chat much, and once he confirmed that Tsuna was just too tired and not sick, he left to let him catch up on his sleep.
Hmm, he'd only ever seen Xia Xiao like this before. Could it be that Xiao Gang's body had degenerated and he'd turned into a child?
That evening, he shared his conjecture with Irie Shoichi, only to receive two looks from his friends that said he was an idiot.
"You might as well say I have Monday syndrome," Tsuna muttered to himself, "that would at least sound more scientific."
Shoichi Irie pondered, "Does Tsuna really not feel unwell anywhere else?"
After all, Xiao Gang went to bed very early last night, and he's still so sleepy today, which is a bit worrying no matter how you look at it.
The guy next to him who was chatting with them just a second ago suddenly became drowsy and his eyes were about to close.
Hinata touched Tsunayoshi's forehead with concern, then turned to ask Irie Shoichi.
"Xiao Zheng, have you ever heard of a kind of insect that makes you sleepy and want to sleep all the time after being bitten?"
Irie Shoichi pondered, "This doesn't sound like an insect bite; it sounds like I took cold medicine."
"Yeah, but Tsuna said he's not sick."
"It can't be that winter is coming soon and Tsuna is going to hibernate!"
Hinata wondered, "Do rabbits need to hibernate?"
Irie Shoichi shook his head. "I know kittens don't hibernate."
It's quite obvious that in Masato Irie's eyes, Sawada Tsunayoshi is occasionally a pretty little cat.
After discussing it for a long time, they still couldn't figure out what Tsunayoshi's symptoms were. Finally, Eri Irie, who happened to be passing by, mentioned it briefly.
"Could it be that it's growing physically or mentally?"
"I've heard that babies sleep so their brains can develop."
Hyuga and Irie Shoichi immediately turned to look at Sawada Tsunayoshi, who was dozing off at the table.
"Could it be that,"
"Xiao Gang needs to start using his brain!"
On the way home, Sawada Tsunayoshi clung to Hyuga, offering his opinion on the results of their discussion.
"It doesn't sound like a compliment."
As they chatted, the topic shifted back to volleyball.
"The coach told us to go to the club tomorrow. It should be our turn to play in the finals, right?" Hinata was still upset about not playing in the last game.
Sawada Tsunayoshi comforted him, "Of course, you have to win the finals in a cool and decisive way. I think the coaches and the others think the same way."
"I can't wait to play volleyball!"
Hinata, mindful that Tsuna was still clinging to him, refrained from running around too much.
"After all, Xiaogang and I still have other moves we haven't used on the field." He clicked his tongue, quite regretful.
"But it's the finals! The coach will definitely agree to the finals!"
"And there's a bonus..."
He was lost in his beautiful fantasy, and Sawada Tsunayoshi smiled helplessly. Sho would be happy as long as he played volleyball.
"I wonder what Mukuro is doing right now."
Tsuna lay on the bed. Yesterday, they had finally managed to escape from that research institute. Perhaps even if he hadn't been there, Mukuro would still have been able to leave safely.
As expected of Mukuro.
He rolled over, and almost as soon as he escaped, Tsuna returned to his original body. Although not much time had passed in the dream, he felt unwell all day, and even opening his eyes was difficult.
If Xiao Xiang hadn't come to wake him up, he probably wouldn't have gone to school today; after all, this wasn't the first time.
He rubbed his cheek against the pillow, closed his eyes, and although he was still worried, it was much better than last night. He drifted off to sleep.
The evening breeze slipped into the room through Sawada Tsunayoshi's slightly ajar window, lifting the curtains and causing the fabric to dance in the quiet night air. Moonlight also shone through the cracks, illuminating the room.
With the help of the moonlight, the room was no longer dark, and the figure in front of the bed became clearer.
The white-haired man stared blankly at the sleeping child on the bed, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
He seemed to be pondering something, and after a long while, he let out a soft sigh.
"It really is your flame."
Yesterday, an experimental subject escaped from the Estoraneo family laboratory. All the researchers involved in the human experiments were knocked unconscious. When they woke up, everyone had lost their memory, and some even lost their minds and went insane.
No one died during the incident, so the Avengers believed that the matter was not serious enough to warrant their intervention. The head of the Estraneo family was furious and determined to capture the escaped test subject.
"Well, even though I knew it was Rokudo Mukuro, I was still startled by the presence of the Sky Flame at the scene."
Despite saying this, the white-haired man showed no sign of being frightened, and his eyes remained unchanged.
The Great Sky Flame is usually only possessed by leaders, but the remaining flame aura at the scene was so clear and its intensity was comparable to that of some family leaders. People in the underworld speculated that perhaps a rival family had taken a disgrace to the Estoraneo family and, together with the experimental subject, had taught the Estoraneo family a lesson.
Gakafis didn't think so. Although he wouldn't interfere in the affairs of ordinary people, according to the memories of the parallel world, the boy in front of him was a candidate for the next Rainbow Child.
It would be troublesome if something went wrong here. Kawahira summoned a ball of orange flame from his palm and gently smoothed the furrowed brow of Sawada Tsunayoshi.
"Children should rest early; it's not good behavior for a child to let their soul leave their body and wander around."
Not only did his soul leave his body, but he also used such powerful flames. Given that Sawada Tsunayoshi had not mastered the use of the Dying Will Flame at all, Kawahira didn't know whether he should praise this guy for his great potential or his strong resolve first.
It's no wonder he didn't notice that the two had already secretly plotted against each other; after all, he couldn't possibly observe the world all the time, let alone in the form of a soul.
If the flames hadn't been so distinctive, he wouldn't know when he would have discovered them.
Gakafis nodded in satisfaction as he added a protective shield to his chosen successor. With such power, it was no wonder that other worlds held this guy in such high regard.
The curtains swayed in the breeze, and in the blink of an eye, the white-haired man disappeared from the room without leaving a trace.
"I'll be very disappointed if you can't grow up." A soft sigh drifted through the air.
The fatigue that had plagued Tsuna since he woke up this morning finally dissipated, and he drifted into a dream. When he opened his eyes again...
"Hai?!" He looked at the boy in front of him with surprise.
The other person was sitting on the grass, with a large tree providing him with shade. Sawada Tsunayoshi jogged over to him.
Where is this?
He looked up at the endless grassland all around him.
Rokudo Mukuro put down his book. Their shared escape last night had undoubtedly brought them closer.
"This is your dream."
Sawada Tsunayoshi asked in confusion, "My dream?"
He sat down next to Rokudo Mukuro. Rokudo Mukuro seemed to be in much better condition today than yesterday, perhaps because he was in a dream. The malice he had been unable to unleash in the previous encounters had also been somewhat restrained.
Rokudo Mukuro nodded. "I was sleeping when I was suddenly drawn into this dream, and then you appeared."
Sawada Tsunayoshi then noticed that Rokudo Mukuro was smiling, but he had never understood these kinds of dreams and illusions.
“I just discovered that your soul and body are more closely connected.”
"Huh?"
"That means we can only meet in our dreams from now on."
Upon entering Sawada Tsunayoshi's mental world, Rokudo Mukuro immediately explored the entire place. His attempt to sign a contract was rejected by the spirit, but he is no longer as obsessed with obtaining Sawada Tsunayoshi's body as he was before.
Tsuna didn't quite understand, and pondered for a moment.
"So Mukuro is sleeping right now?"
"Yes, after leaving there yesterday, it took me and the others a while to find a place to stay and rest for a bit. I didn't expect it to be your rest time."
After briefly explaining his situation, he asked Sawada Tsunayoshi...
"Are you feeling unwell today?"
"Me? I don't feel particularly unwell. To be honest, I just feel very sleepy, probably because I didn't sleep well last night, but I've been sleeping all day and I feel much better!"
He opened his eyes wide, indicating that he was perfectly awake and not sleepy at all. He didn't know the white-haired man and thought that catching up on sleep would be enough to withstand the damage from the flames; of course, he didn't even know what flames were now.
Rokudo Mukuro pushed away the child's head that was leaning close to him, and said dryly with pursed lips.
"Ah, it seems to have some impact."
He pressed Tsuna's head against his shoulder.
"Didn't you say you were a little sleepy? Then you should get some rest first."
Unable to see Sawada Tsunayoshi's eyes, his chaotic mind finally came back online. Tsunayoshi didn't know what was happening, perhaps he was still a little sleepy, or perhaps he hadn't sensed any malice from Mukuro today, so he obediently closed his eyes following Rokudo Mukuro's force.
"Mukuro, you need to eat more to nourish your body..."
Before he lost consciousness, he didn't forget to remind Rokudo Mukuro.
"You really are something," Rokudo Mukuro said gruffly, trying to scare the unsuspecting guy, but not knowing where to start, and finally let him fall asleep.
Just like Tsuna, the sky in his dream was also clear and blue. He suddenly felt that this place was not bad. Even if he couldn't have Sawada Tsuna's soul by his side, it wasn't bad to meet him in a dream.
He also has a place to stay and rest.
Rokudo Mukuro didn't ask Sawada Tsunayoshi for the specific address. He knew himself well; once Sawada Tsunayoshi knew, he would definitely be unable to resist coming to Japan.
But not now. The Estraneo family is still alive and well in the underworld, and he will eventually wipe out all the mafia in this world.
Sawada Tsunayoshi didn't want to see him kill, but there were plenty of ways in this world to make life worse than death.
This guy is so naive. It's better to wait until he successfully destroys the other world before looking for him.
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Author's note: Actually, I can also have a bite of Kawahira Tsuna [cat emoji]
The calico cat figurine 27 in the previous illustration was so cute! Yes, our 27 is a beautiful little kitten.
The level 69 dungeon is over! Now, let's get back to writing about the competition! [Applause]
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