Chapter 62 Disintegration To be honest, Sawada Tsunayoshi was never with his family...
To be honest, Sawada Tsunayoshi never revealed his desire to play volleyball to his family. The promise to play together was between him and Sho, and he didn't want to convey his feelings to his other family members and make things difficult for them.
After all they'd been through together, they'd become his precious treasures. He probably expected this all along, so when even the last chance to play volleyball with Hyuga was gone, Tsuna felt a sharp, stabbing pain of regret in his heart.
But this was his own choice.
He chose the Vongola family.
In other words, Sawada Tsunayoshi had no choice. From the day Reborn appeared in his life, he was inextricably linked to these events, with everything that had happened in the past as the thread that bound him together.
They wove a huge, sturdy net, binding Sawada Tsunayoshi and the others together.
Even if he feels regret and remorse, he will still choose the Vongola without hesitation, because everyone here is his important family.
He told himself this in his heart and never mentioned it to anyone else.
However, the Guardians could not possibly miss their leader's emotional changes, not to mention that even Lambo could see Tsuna's love for volleyball.
It's rare for a boy to have a special skill that he can be proud of. Perhaps he still remembers the promise he made to his childhood friend. In his spare time, he would take his volleyball to Coach Suzuki's club or play a game with other volleyball enthusiasts at school.
He didn't mention it himself, but the light in his eyes when he played volleyball seemed genuine, and the Guardians realized that Sawada Tsunayoshi was enjoying his time playing volleyball.
Lambo felt this most deeply. The youngest brother liked to stick close to his older brother, so it was only natural that he was attracted to Sawada Tsunayoshi's gentle and agile ball.
With his childlike nature, he clamored for his older brother to teach him. Sawada Tsunayoshi rarely refused his request. Even when he interrupted his practice, he would patiently take out a softboard from home and teach him how to do the moves.
"Keep your arms straight, stick this up..."
Lambo gets a headache just hearing about these rules, and he would have run away impatiently by now, but he saw the pure joy in his brother's eyes, and he liked the smile on Sawada Tsunayoshi's face.
It was rare for her to stand still and listen to her brother's rambling tale.
Behind each such scene, there is the silent gaze of other family members.
They took in the desires in Sawada Tsunayoshi's heart.
It wasn't very obvious, but these people had been quietly working to fulfill Sawada Tsunayoshi's wish.
Last year, on Sawada Tsunayoshi's birthday, the three members of the technical department, Irie Shoichi, Spanner, and Johnny, went into seclusion for two months and created a robot that Sawada Tsunayoshi could control, which was an enhanced version of Mosca. The little boss was overjoyed to receive this gift and reduced his volleyball training time every night because he wanted to make time to drive the robot around.
He seems to be consciously cutting volleyball out of his life.
Irie Masakazuki was initially happy that Tsuna liked the gifts they gave him, but after discovering this, his mood plummeted.
Yes, their leader has always been so gentle, unwilling to cause trouble for his family.
But they don't consider themselves.
So Irie Masakazu made up his mind, knocked on Reborn's door, and there was Rokudo Mukuro behind the door.
Reborn wasn't surprised by their arrival; he even chuckled a few times.
"I'm still wondering how long you two can hold out."
Rokudo Mukuro didn't reply, he just snorted coldly.
Irie Shoichi adjusted his glasses. "You mean, has anyone else been here?"
Reborn handed out a document, clearly outlining Sawada Tsunayoshi's application to enter Karasuno Gakuin.
Irie looked up in shock, and seeing the turbulent emotions in Reborn's eyes, he suddenly realized that the man in front of him was the one among them who understood Sawada Tsunayoshi the most.
Perhaps he was also the most indulgent one.
Reborn then produced two more documents written in Italian, giving one to each of them.
"The first one is the Storm Guardian, but Gokudera just doesn't want to see Tsuna disappointed. The second one is the Rain Guardian. Yamamoto offered to do something to reassure Tsuna so he could go find his childhood friend. Then the Cloud Guardian also came over, saying he could offer help as well. Hmm, the Harmony Guardian, Sasagawa Ryohei, also came over this morning."
Reborn's gaze was fixed on Rokudo Mukuro.
"Besides Lambo, I'm also wondering if the Mist Guardian will come, or which Mist Guardian will come."
Irie Shoichi glanced at it briefly; it contained something like the upcoming labor contract with the Vongola, and he looked up in shock once again.
"If you want to create an undisturbed high school environment for Tsuna, then you should do more to resolve some of the issues for the coming year."
In a matter-of-fact tone, Reborn made no mention of the efforts he had made to buy Sawada Tsunayoshi that year.
Shoichi Irie understood that the plan was to have them rush to finish more work for the next year, and then give Tsunayoshi a long vacation.
He didn't care. Irie turned to look at Rokudo Mukuro. This guy signed a contract with the mafia. Wouldn't it explode?
But Rokudo Mukuro only glanced at it briefly, picked up the pen and quickly signed it, then placed his copy of the contract on a stack of documents already on the corner of the table.
"I see."
After saying that, Mist Guardian turned and left without looking back. Seeing this, Irie Shoichi quickly signed his name.
He walked out, thinking about the thick stack of documents on the table, and sighed to himself, "It seems there are many people who are willing to work overtime for Tsunayoshi-kun."
This explains why Sawada Tsunayoshi was so busy during those months that he lost track of time. Of course, he was unaware of the truth and could only fall into the hell of overtime work along with his family, who seemed to have gone mad.
Just as he was lamenting that he had become a hopeless corporate slave, Reborn appeared in his life with a college application.
"...Of course, this is on the premise that if you don't get first place in the country, you can expect to go to the River of Three Crossings."
But Sawada Tsunayoshi was so overwhelmed with joy that he couldn't stop smiling. He looked at the application form several times, and after a while, he suddenly noticed something was wrong. He asked Reborn in confusion,
"Why is it specifically written as 'temporary enrollment'? Can't I just go there to study directly?"
Reborn flashed a bright smile.
"Sure, as long as you can convince your Cloud Guardian to agree to let you transfer your student status."
Sawada Tsunayoshi: ...
He wisely shut his mouth, obediently filled out the application form, and presented it with both hands. Reborn was touched by his cautious yet eager expression and took the paper.
"Alright, go pack your things and get ready to go back to China."
The little leader jumped up from his seat and, like a small cannonball, rushed into Reborn's arms, giving his teacher a big hug.
Reborn's strong core allowed him to stand firmly in place, preventing him from being pounced on by a student.
"Thank you so much, Reborn! I don't even know what to say!"
Has this guy been studying too much Italian? His Japanese sounds so weird. Before he could figure it out, Basil appeared in the doorway, smiling at Sawada Tsunayoshi.
"Your Highness, I have packed everything."
Sawada Tsunayoshi released Reborn, glanced at the unmoved teacher and the prepared secretary, and a lightbulb went off in his head.
"Wow, you all know I can go back to Japan!?"
Basil stepped forward, "Because Lord Reborn said he wanted to give His Highness a surprise."
Sawada Tsunayoshi turned his head, only to find that the teacher who had been standing there just moments before had vanished without a trace, along with the form.
At this moment, the opponent began to unleash the power of the world's number one assassin. The young leader sighed, "Why are so many of his family members not very honest?"
As the flashback ended, Sawada Tsunayoshi looked up at his teacher, who was tugging at a strand of his long hair, and a smile gradually appeared in his eyes.
"It's so great to have met Reborn."
During a break, Hinata Shoyo, holding his water bottle, couldn't help but feel sentimental, his thoughts stirred by his friends.
Xiaogang is so lucky to have met that tutor.
Although he didn't participate in Sawada Tsunayoshi's three years of middle school, every time he went back, the increasingly bright expression on Tsuna's face always touched him. Even without him and Tsuna by his side, the other party still found his place.
It was also a place of refuge personally approved by Sawada Tsunayoshi.
Hinata was naturally happy for Sawada Tsunayoshi. Akaashi Kyoji had just finished a match and took a towel from the busy manager, handing it to Hinata.
"Does Shoyo know how Tsunayoshi is doing lately?"
Hinata obediently wiped his cheeks with a towel; his voice was somewhat muffled through the fabric.
"Xiao Gang has been very busy lately. He said there are a lot of things going on with his family. Every time I send him a message, it's late at night in Italy and I don't get a reply until then. By then, I've already started getting up for my morning run."
This is also why the two can communicate without barriers or time difference.
In any case, as long as Xiaogang is safe and sound, that's all that matters.
He recalled that in his second year of junior high school, he couldn't get a timely reply to Tsunayoshi's messages, and later he lost contact with him altogether, so he simply went back to Namimori one weekend to check on the situation.
Hinata felt she would never forget that day.
When he knocked on the Sawada family's door, it wasn't Sawada Tsunayoshi or his mother who opened it, but a woman he didn't know very well. She told him that Sawada Tsunayoshi was injured and hospitalized with multiple fractures all over his body, and was currently lying in Namimori Hospital.
His heart was about to stop. Hinata Shoyo couldn't believe it. He rushed to the hospital, forgetting to even ask which floor or room it was on.
Fortunately, Tsuna had a new friend at the hospital. He recognized the silver-haired, fierce-looking Italian man who was sitting in a wheelchair, arguing loudly with the doctor, as if he was insisting on seeing Sawada Tsuna.
The bearded male doctor eventually gave in to Gokudera Hayato and took him in the elevator, with Hinata quickly following behind.
The two people glanced at him with complicated expressions, but in the end, they didn't say anything. The atmosphere in the elevator was heavy and sad. Hinata couldn't smile and stared blankly at the numbers jumping on the elevator display screen.
"bite--"
The boy, in his wheelchair, dashed off ahead, leaving Hinata and Shamal behind with a whiff of his exhaust fumes.
Before she could complain, Hinata quickly ran in the direction the boy had gone.
He pushed open the door, and a gentle breeze stirred the slightly transparent white curtains. Sawada Tsunayoshi lay on the bed, bound like a mummy, whispering something to the boy in the wheelchair, his eyes filled with comfort.
Even at this moment, he was still comforting others!
Hinata Shoyo's worries completely collapsed the moment he saw Sawada Tsunayoshi's face. He even forgot to knock and rushed in to stand next to Sawada Tsunayoshi's bed.
There were quite a few people standing in the room, but Hinata didn't pay any attention to them, focusing all her attention on Sawada Tsunayoshi.
The silver-haired boy seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Yamamoto Takeshi, who led the others out of the room, giving the two childhood friends some time alone.
Hyuga had a lot of questions.
"Are you alright?" "Why were you so badly injured?" "What did the doctor say?" "Does your wound hurt?"...
With so many questions, he didn't know where to begin. Hinata had been absent from Sawada Tsunayoshi's life for too long, and he didn't know the cause or process of this matter, only to find out that a good friend was lying in the hospital.
When Sawada Tsunayoshi saw him, his eyes lit up with joy. He was about to smile, but the movement pulled at the wound on his face, making him grimace and adding a touch of comicality to his expression.
Seemingly aware that Hinata was in a bad mood, he gave an awkward laugh at the end.
"Xiao Xiang, why don't you sit down and rest for a bit?"
Sawada Tsunayoshi noticed the sweat streaming down the other's face and knew that his actions had probably frightened Sho quite a bit.
Hinata sat down, thinking that if he didn't ask, Sawada Tsunayoshi would probably keep pretending to be stupid, since he wasn't really stupid. The extra guys around his friend were obviously not decent people. But if Sawada Tsunayoshi didn't say anything, he could choose not to ask.
But now, he can no longer turn a blind eye.
"What happened?" His voice was cold, hoping to get a convincing explanation from his friend.
Sawada Tsunayoshi sighed, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"Don't ask, Xiao Xiang, I can't drag you into this anymore."
His childhood playmates seemed very far away at this moment. Tsuna erected a high wall, and he stood on that side, refusing Hyuga Shoyo's advance.
"I just want to know what dangerous things you were doing. You're so badly injured, how can you expect me to just ignore you?!"
Hinata's voice was unusually intense. He knew he shouldn't take his anger out on his friend, especially since the other person was currently ill. But he couldn't help it. Anxiety, worry, anger, unease—all sorts of emotions swirled in the middle school boy's heart, making it difficult for him to calm down.
But Sawada Tsunayoshi is only a second-year junior high school student.
Upon realizing this, Hinata Shoyo could barely breathe.
What could possibly have happened that would cost his young childhood friend his life?
Sawada Tsunayoshi wasn't angry; the other person remained as mild-mannered as ever.
"Xiangyang, you really can't know about this. If you get involved too, I'm afraid I'll never be able to forgive myself."
The other party smiled bitterly, while Hyuga remained silent. Feeling powerless as if his fists were hitting cotton, he still gave in under his friend's gaze.
"Then come with me after you're discharged from the hospital. I can't bear to leave you here in Namimori. Can you come to our house to recuperate?"
His voice carried a hint of pleading, and Sawada Tsunayoshi's expression was momentarily moved, but the next second, his eyes became firm once again.
"No, Xiao Xiang, there are more important things waiting for me to do."
Hinata suddenly noticed that Sawada Tsunayoshi was different from before.
If the old Tsunayoshi was all about "I must do it for my friends," then the current Tsunayoshi is...
"I must do it!"
It's not that the prefix has disappeared, but rather that Sawada Tsunayoshi's motivation has become part of his inner resolve, requiring no verbal reminders.
He himself blends in with the others.
Hinata Shoyo suddenly fell silent. He looked at his childhood friend, whose expression remained completely unchanged, speechless. He guessed that the other person wasn't entirely confident either.
"Xiao Xiang, you should leave Namimori quickly too, it's not safe here."
"Could it be..." Hinata's eyes widened in anger.
"Are you going to fight with this body still attached to you?"
Yes, Hinata had already guessed some of it.
"Aren't you just throwing your life away?!"
He tried to grab Sawada Tsunayoshi's collar to bring him to his senses, but the wretched guy was wrapped in gauze, so he could only stand there and get angry.
Sawada Tsunayoshi chuckled helplessly.
"No, it won't happen," he reassured his childhood friend.
"I will make sure everyone survives safely."
Hinata Shoyo doesn't know how he got out of the hospital room. In a daze, he seems to recall someone in a black suit buying him a train ticket and putting him on the train. It wasn't until the train entered a tunnel that everything suddenly went dark outside.
He saw himself reflected in the car window.
Tears were already streaming down my face.
In the hospital room, Sawada Tsunayoshi thanked the visitor gratefully, "Thank you, Chrome, otherwise I wouldn't know how to get Sho to leave Namimori."
The girl shook her head, indicating that it was just a small matter.
Hyuga Shoyo felt that the tutor was truly a despicable person; he had given Sawada Tsunayoshi someone he would risk his life for.
Therefore, Sawada Tsunayoshi is going to risk his life.
Fortunately, his childhood friend quickly sent him a message saying he was safe. When they met again, Tsuna was as lively and energetic as ever, and he even dragged him to play volleyball.
And the corner of the veil covering Sawada Tsunayoshi's real world that he had previously stumbled upon was once again covered up by the other party without any concern.
It's as if that day of despair was just a dream for Hinata Shoyo. When he woke up, everyone returned to their ordinary, peaceful daily lives.
When Sawada Tsunayoshi proposed going to Italy, this time Hyuga didn't have many questions. It all became an unspoken secret between the childhood friends, and neither of them would bring it up.
"...Xiao Gang, you must be safe and happy!"
This was his final request to his childhood friend.
"Cough—" The whistle blew again, and Hinata stood up energetically, put her water bottle back in the rest area, and sprinted back onto the field.
"I'm here!"
Whether or not to play volleyball is a hidden fantasy in Hyuga's heart, but now, as long as Tsuna is happy, that's enough.
Shoichi Irie once said that Tsunayoshi Sawada was a flower in amber.
Hinata Shoyo was the first to notice it; he wiped away the dust covering the amber's surface, revealing the beautiful, sparkling gem.
But Irie Shoichi was not satisfied with this. He wanted the flower in the amber to bloom again, but he was too young to know the proper methods and could only touch the beautiful flower through the resin.
Until Reborn arrived, the older and more experienced polisher skillfully honed his craft, giving this little flower no chance to escape. His strength was gentle yet undeniable, and Sawada Tsunayoshi, under the other's force, stepped out of his meticulously crafted amber shell and basked in the sunlight once more.
Hinata Shoyo was right; Reborn was indeed a very good yet despicable guy.
Seeing that his family was all there, Sawada Tsunayoshi figured that Hyuga and the others wouldn't be back for a whole week, so he took Chrome and the others home first. They bought a huge villa near the school.
With more and more people in the family, Sawada Tsunayoshi had managed to earn a lot of money working for the Ninth Generation before, and he spent a large sum of money without batting an eye.
He thought to himself that the Mafia really made money fast, completely forgetting that he himself was the heir.
The car drove into the garden in front of the house. He and Chrome got out of the car, and the driver went to park the car first. Reborn said that he still had things to do and did not come back with them.
As soon as he opened the car door, Lambo rushed into his arms, grabbed Tsuna's hand, and headed towards the stadium.
"Hey, Tsuna, let's play volleyball today too."
Ippei disagreed with coming along, saying, "Lamborghini, let Tsuna rest for a bit before we talk about playing volleyball."
Sawada Tsunayoshi didn't seem to mind. "It's fine, I can play with Lambo for a while now, but I'll have to change into my gym clothes first."
He picked up Lambo, then reached out to I-Ping.
"Is Ippei coming along too?"
The girl nodded and snuggled into Tsunayoshi's arms. This was one of the benefits of being taller. Sawada Tsunayoshi carried his two younger siblings and walked steadily into the house.
Hearing the noise, Feng came out of the kitchen, and seeing the situation, felt helpless.
"I was saying we should eat first."
Chrome followed him in, put the bag on the shelf and hung it up.
"Let's eat later, Mr. Feng. After all, the boss should still be very excited."
"That kid, doesn't he even think about the documents he has to process tonight?" Feng still found it amusing.
The two sat down at the table, and Chrome tilted her head.
"Mr. Feng stayed after all."
She is willing to stay in Miyagi, like Chrome, and remain by Sawada Tsunayoshi's side.
"That's what they say, but probably no one else would want this opportunity." Feng took a sip of tea.
"But what made Chrome stay?"
Chrome lowered her eyes. "At first, it was because of Lord Mukuro,"
“But now,” Chrome raised her head, her smile firm and bright, “then…”
"I want to stay by the boss's side!"
It was my own will.
"I see," Feng put down his water glass. "Then please guide me from now on."
After all, their previous reason was that Chrome wanted to learn combat skills, and since Kaze was planning to train with Ippei, Chrome ended up learning martial arts from Kaze in Miyagi.
This is probably why Sawada Tsunayoshi agreed to let Chrome go with him.
Even so, the worried young leader was still concerned: did Chrome really not need to stay in middle school for another year at his age?
Although Sawada Tsunayoshi thought Karasuno would not return for another week, reality often does not go as planned.
They returned to Miyagi the night before, but it was too late for the Karasuno group to notice. It wasn't until the next morning, when they were about to go to school for training, that they discovered a harsh reality.
Their volleyball court was demolished after only one day of absence!
They weren't even notified at all!
A group of people stood bewildered in the wind at the construction site. Finally, Kageyama pointed blankly at the ruins.
"Has our volleyball team been disbanded?"
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Author's note: Actually, one extra chapter is 1000 nutrient solutions per chapter, but I was too busy to write it before.
So there will still be an extra chapter tomorrow night.
The three "suns" that our 27th birthday celebration encountered were very important to him. Wow, our 27th birthday celebration really stirred up some trouble!
As for the reunion, don't rush it; make sure to clearly describe the backstory. [Sprinkling flowers]
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