Chapter 96 Senior Brother Xiaoxiang and Hayato ran to the small garden behind the house...
Sho and Hayato ran to the small garden behind the house.
Sawada Tsunayoshi racked his brains for a long time but still couldn't figure out why the two of them, after a long and tiring day of competition, didn't rest properly in their rooms but instead wandered around outside full of energy.
After taking a bath, the little leader collapsed onto the sofa. The TV screen emitted crackling sounds, and Lambo and Ippin watched it with great interest beside him, occasionally bursting into laughter.
The two elementary school students were given the privilege of watching TV today. Tsuna glanced at it, but because his neck was too sore, he obediently tilted his head back and stared at the ceiling, letting his mind wander.
His physical strength and brain cells were completely depleted from today's competition. He doesn't want to move at all now, and his brain is even shut down from thinking.
This makes it all the more illogical for Hayato and Sho to sneak into the back garden.
Sawada Tsunayoshi lifted one foot, and a sharp pain immediately shot through him. Good, his senses were indeed correct.
"Snap—"
The crisp sound of porcelain clinking against the tabletop made Reborn lower his head from the side of the sofa, watching the unrestrained and decadent 10th Vongola boss.
"Want some water?"
At home, he didn't mention any leader's demeanor, but gestured for the other person to sit up straight and drink the water.
Tsuna suspected that this was the greatest act of kindness his tutor had shown, offering his student a glass of water after the competition.
"I can't get up." He leaned against the soft, comfortable sofa, and when he heard the teacher's words, he only tilted his head slightly, showing no intention of digging himself out of the sofa.
Reborn sighed, "He's being all cutesy again."
Do you need my help?
Sawada Tsunayoshi instantly transformed from a level-two disabled person into a high-speed robot, creaking and jumping off the sofa with his rusty joints.
He glared at Reborn, "I haven't even asked you for help yet!"
Reborn twirled the green gun in his palm, slowly transforming back into Leon the Chameleon. He placed Leon back on his hat, shrugged, and...
"No bullets."
"Even without bullets, it's still terrifying!" The little leader didn't think air grenades were any better.
Reborn uses real bullets seven out of ten times. Of the remaining three times, he used a rocket launcher once, and the ammunition had an embarrassing effect once. But the last time, it was just a prank he played to scare Sawada Tsunayoshi.
Of course, Tsuna was indeed frightened.
I developed a stress response where I would avoid Reborn whenever I saw him.
The little leader slowly sat up, finished drinking the water in his cup, then turned over and lay down closer to Lambo, deliberately keeping two or three body lengths away from Reborn, the demon king.
Reborn raised an eyebrow but didn't continue teasing his disciple. He took his water glass and left, seemingly remembering the real reason he had come.
"Dino's training camp for this year is over, and he keeps asking to video chat with you, but I'm just giving you a friendly reminder: don't chat with him before your match ends."
Varian and his group had no choice; they were all in the same group, and photos of Sawada Tsunayoshi that they took were usually circulated in the group—it was an unspoken rule among the Vongola members.
This also allowed the assassination squad to obtain these photos.
Actually, they had considered creating a new group away from Varian, but there was a double agent here, and no one knew what kind of deals the master and his two disciples were making behind the scenes.
If we create the group chat today, that kid Fran will be able to incite Bell and Squalo to come knocking on our door and demand that if they don't like Varian, they should just kick them out of the Vongola.
Ugh, that mouth of hers is so annoying.
Therefore, the Guardians group will be put on hold for now. Otherwise, if Rokudo Mukuro and Chrome were to be kicked out, Sawada Tsunayoshi would be the first to disagree.
Reborn looked at his soft-hearted disciple, who seemed quite puzzled by his earlier statement.
"Why can't we call Senior Brother Dino?"
I already have a communication device in hand, and I've moved the contact to Dino's page.
It's hard to reason with a damned devil.
Once a tutor has kindly reminded you, they won't say it a second time; it's "whatever."
Seeing the teacher leave after saying something cryptic, Sawada Tsunayoshi's already sluggish brain became even more confused.
In the end, Dino's desire to call him took over. After all, Reborn had just been teasing him, so what could be the big deal about making a phone call?
Tsuna felt relieved and dialed the number, but Reborn's words still had an effect on him. He deliberately didn't make a video call, but instead made a regular voice call.
The phone was answered almost immediately after ringing, and an elegant, cheerful voice came through on the other end.
"Tsuna, you went to Japan without telling me. After I finished my training, I wanted to go to the Vongola to find you, but Romario told me that you were no longer there."
The senior brother, familiar with the routine, complained to the junior brother.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Sawada Tsunayoshi smiled and instinctively sat cross-legged on the sofa, prompting Lambo next door to turn and glance at him several times.
"Your senior knows you're in training, how can we contact you during closed training?"
The person on the other end, realizing they were in the wrong, still persisted in a low voice, "If it were Tsuna, he would definitely be able to contact me, even if I'm training..."
The Vongola boss smiled somewhat helplessly. How to contact them? Should he unleash his ultimate attack and storm into Gabriel?
"Then soon news will spread throughout the underworld that the Vongola and Gabriel alliance has broken down."
"Who cares what they say?" Dino said nonchalantly, the crackling of electricity unable to mask the amusement in his voice.
The wind was howling.
Sawada Tsunayoshi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Where is my senior brother? He sounds like he's outside?"
Dino answered readily, "I'm in a helicopter, um, I'll be in Namimori in about half an hour."
"Eh!!" Tsuna sat up straight this time.
Not only Lambo, but even Fuuta, who was writing in the study, poked his head out.
"What's wrong, Tsuna-nii?"
Sawada Tsunayoshi looked up. "I'm fine. You guys go about your business."
After explaining the situation to his family, he frantically asked while clutching his phone, "Doesn't Senior Brother have family affairs to handle? He trained for so long before, shouldn't he still have a lot to do now?!"
Dino said with a hint of pride, "I've already taken care of everything. Romario said I'm not allowed to contact you until I finish this work, and Reborn said Tsuna is very busy lately and I'm not allowed to call you."
"So that's how it is," Tsunayoshi thought thoughtfully. No wonder he felt things had been much quieter lately.
The key point isn't here!
"But I'm not in Namimori now!"
"Huh?!"
Sawada Tsunayoshi quickly summarized the recent events to his senior.
The voice on the other end trembled, "So you're saying that Namimori is like this now...?"
"Yes, right now there's only Hibari-senpai in Namimori." The Tenth Generation issued an ultimatum.
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, followed by Dino's scream.
"Romario! Change course quickly, we're not going to Namimori! By the way, Tsuna, you're in Miyagi now, right?"
Sawada Tsunayoshi nodded subconsciously, then realized the other person couldn't see him and quickly spoke.
"Yes."
Romario replied reliably, "Understood, I will contact Mr. Gokudera."
The two foolish leaders talked at cross purposes, not knowing how to pinpoint the exact location, only knowing a vague general area.
Romario had no hope for the two leaders' common sense and had long since switched to Gokudera Hayato's communication equipment.
Dino was still thankful, "Luckily Tsuna called me, otherwise I wouldn't even see a hair when I get to Namimori."
This is certainly not the most important thing.
No, that's also important.
Not only is Tsuna not around, but he also gets dragged into sparring by the Vongola Cloud Guardian, making things even worse.
Just as Tsuna was about to say that Hayato might not be able to answer the phone while he was in the back garden, the call was answered.
"...I'll take this call first," she was probably talking to Xiao Xiang.
"What's wrong? It's almost seven o'clock, is there anything else?" His tone was indifferent.
The Tenth Generation curiously pricked up his ears; this was Hayato, who was different from the one in front of him.
Romario explained the purpose of his call concisely and clearly, and Gokudera Hayato clicked his tongue.
"Coming at this time?"
He paused for a moment before saying, "I've sent you the address, and I'll also send you the nearest service center."
Although impatient, Lan Shou still quickly got the job done.
Romario glanced at the screen. "Received. Thank you very much, Mr. Gokudera."
"Is there anything else? No, I have some things to take care of."
After listening quietly for a while, Tsuna finally couldn't help but ask, "What's Hayato busy with?"
The voice was a little muffled through the two layers of barriers, but Gokudera Hayato immediately recognized his boss's voice.
"Judaime!"
He almost immediately realized that Sawada Tsunayoshi was on the phone with Dino. Before he could say anything, Hyuga Shoyo, who was waiting quietly beside him, also became curious.
"Xiao Gang? Where is Xiao Gang?"
Gokudera Hayato covered the phone and turned away from Hinata. "It's nothing important. I'm going in to see the Tenth Boss now!"
Then, reluctantly, he said a few more words to Sawada Tsunayoshi before hanging up the phone.
He received a strange look from Hinata Shoyo behind him.
These two people are clearly in the same house, so why are they making phone calls?
The surprise intended for Sawada Tsunayoshi almost turned into a fright for Dino himself. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"So Tsuna's been in a tournament lately. No wonder Reborn didn't want me to bother you. By the way, where is Tsuna in the tournament?"
When Dino said that, he was already prepared to blindly praise whatever answer he got.
Sawada Tsunayoshi began, "Tomorrow is the final of the Spring High School Miyagi area preliminaries."
"?"
"finals!"
Romario's plane was shaking uncontrollably in the sky, and Dino's freaking voice was so loud it was almost detonating the microphone, yet Sawada Tsunayoshi was still leaning over the microphone to listen to the phone call.
"It's just the final of the qualifiers!" he added.
But Dino waved his hand, "That's still pretty impressive."
"Doesn't that mean I'll get to see my adorable junior brother in the finals tomorrow?!" He was bubbling with happiness again.
After thinking about it for a moment, he felt regretful, "I actually missed Tsuna's previous match."
The left and right hemispheres of his brain were battling each other, and Sawada Tsunayoshi listened as he alternated between moments of joy and sighs.
"I remember everyone recorded videos. Dino can have everyone send you a copy of the videos later."
"Are there any videos to watch?" Dino readily agreed.
Gokudera Hayato, with his ever-changing expression, pushed open the door and walked in. The junior leader, who had just hung up the phone with Dino, immediately waved when he saw them.
"What's wrong, Tenth Boss?" Arashi-no-Kami slid in and appeared in front of Sawada Tsunayoshi.
Hinata looked around and then ahead, thinking to himself that this scene was strangely familiar.
That strange feeling from before surged up again, and he stared at his childhood friend and Gokudera Hayato.
"Hayato, please send a copy of the recent match videos to Dino later."
Dancing Martino?
Gokudera, unable to resist the Tenth Boss's intense gaze, said, "I understand, Tenth Boss."
I'll send the video over later; it's not good to leak any of those photos.
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Author's Note: There should be another chapter tonight! [Applause]
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