Notes: I already have a massive ten page list of notes for this story. Wow. Who knew Video Game AUs were so complicated?


When Tsuna got home, he was greeted by his mom. As soon as he saw her the words Sawada Nana has been added to Allied Characters appeared. He grinned and hugged her. When he pulled back, he saw both the surprised smile on her face and the words Friendship +1. He blinked. Just a simple hug was enough to increase their friendship bond?

"Tsu-kun is happy today," Nana said.

"I guess I am," Tsuna replied. "Do you need any help with dinner, Mom?"

Respect +1 accompanied by an even bright smile. "Tsu-kun is so good to ask! Could you run to the store and pick up more milk and bread?"

QUEST RECIEVED: Get Groceries

ACCEPT QUEST: Y/N?

"Yes."

QUEST ACCEPTED.

LOOK AT JOURNAL: Y/N?

"No," Tsuna said. He'd do that on the way to the store. The world went back to normal. "No problem, Mom."

"Here's some money then. Thanks, Tsu-kun!"

Tsuna smiled and headed back out.

At the end of the street, Tsuna called up the menu.

MAIN MENU

STATUS

CHARACTERS

INVENTORY

JOURNAL

EXIT MENU

He clicked on Journal first to check out the specifics of the quest. His orange journal appeared and he clicked on Side Quests.

SIDE QUESTS

- Get Groceries

Back to Journal Contents

He clicked on his new quest.

QUEST: Get Groceries

SUMMARY: Sawada Nana needs grocery supplies.

QUEST OBJECTIVE: Buy JUG OF MILK and LOAF OF BREAD from a vendor.

QUEST REWARD: 50 XP, Sawada Nana Friendship +1, BOTTLE OF MILK, SLICE OF BREAD

Back to Side Quests

"Cool," Tsuna said. He wondered what those item rewards did. He'd find out, he supposed. He clicked on his mom's name.

SAWADA NANA

LEVEL: 10

HEALTH: 100

ENERGY: 50

FLAME TYPE: Rain

ABILITIES:

- ?

RELATIONSHIP:

- Friendship 16/25

- Romance (N/A)

- Respect 1/25

- Rapport (LOCKED)

- Aggression 0/25

- Hostility (LOCKED)

Back to Allies

His mom was a Rain Flame type like Hana? And Level 10! But, ouch, with the respect he gained earlier… that meant she hadn't respected him at all before. He supposed he was Dame-Tsuna even to his mom.

Tsuna sighed and closed the menu. There was nothing to do but work a better relationship. 16 in friendship was better than he had with anyone else but this was his mom… he should be at 25 already, shouldn't he?

As he approached the corner with the grocery store, Tsuna saw a couple thugs smoking cigarettes at the entrance of the nearby alleyway. He winced and tried to avoid eye contact. There weren't many thugs in Namimori because of the work of the Disciplinary Committee (well, mostly because of Hibari… he'd taken control of even the high school's Disciplinary group when he was still in primary school). Still, the thugs sometimes tried their luck when they were far enough from the school district.

Out of the corner of his eye, Tsuna saw the thugs straighten up. Over their shoulders words he hated to see appeared: Namimori Thugs have been added to Enemy Characters.

Were Tsuna older, he would have cursed. As it was, all he could do was squeal as the thugs began to approach. And then, just like had happened with Mochida, the surroundings changed.

Now, Tsuna stood in what looked like a mock alleyway. Across from him were the two thugs. Both wore leather jackets and had their fists raised. Next to both of them were the words:

Namimori Thug (lvl 1) - Health 5/5

Tsuna took a couple steadying breaths. Okay, this wasn't so bad. There were two… but they were both a level lower than him. He looked down and noticed that, yes, he was wearing that kendo chest guard and holding the shinai. Hopefully with the added point in Attack, he'd be able to actually do damage—because he doubted Reborn was in the sidelines this time with a Dying Will Bullet ready to give him.

BATTLE START IN…

5…

4…

3…

2…

1…

GO!

The thug on the left lunged forward to try to punch him. Tsuna dodged, but was hit by the thug on the left. A large 4 appeared.

Ouch, even with the armor he wore, his Health dropped to 7/8.

Tsuna dodged just as the first thug attacked with both fists in five rapid punches. Unlike the fight with Mochida, he could actually see the accompanying text now.

Namimori Thug uses FIVE-STRIKE COMBO!

So that must have been how his Character page had updated.

Tsuna figured it was time for him to actually try to attack, so he turned to the thug that had just tried the combo and swung as hard as he could with his shinai. It hit and with a medium-sized 3. The thugs bar dropped: Health 4/5.

Ugh! So the thugs had two points toward defense. This was going to be a long fight.

The thug on the right managed to hit him. His Health dropped to 6/8. But he managed to hit the other thug again, this time with a large 4.

A couple more strikes and they were at:

Sawada Tsunayoshi (lvl 2) - Health 5/8, Energy 8/8

Namimori Thug (lvl 1) - Health 2/5

Namimori Thug (lvl 1) - Health 5/5

If he hadn't leveled up, Tsuna would be in real trouble. As it was, he managed another 4 on the left thug and he dropped like a sack of grain to the ground. Now his bar showed:

X Namimori Thug (lvl 1) - Health 0/0

The X next to the name was nice to see. Tsuna grinned and turned to the remaining thug in time to get hit again, bringing his health to 4/8.

Luckily, his high Movement kicked in after that and he managed to defeat the thug without being hit again.

BATTLE WON

100 XP Gained

Namimori Thugs Aggression +1

THUG JACKET Received

PACK OF CIGARETTES Received

Tsuna wiped his forehead as the world went back to normal. He watched the thugs limp off, so relieved for this game thing. Previously, he would have been left beaten up in the alley, his wallet gone. Now, while he was sore, he had actually managed to beat the thugs back! It was basically a miracle.

Tsuna called up his menu and went to the Enemies section first, curious what it said about the thugs.

NAMIMORI THUGS

LEVEL: 1

HEALTH: 5

ENERGY: 5

FLAME TYPE: N/A

ABILITIES:

- FIVE STRIKE COMBO

RELATIONSHIP:

- Friendship 0/25

- Romance (N/A)

- Respect 0/25

- Rapport (LOCKED)

- Aggression 1/25

- Hostility (LOCKED)

… Back to Enemies

Like with his mom and that Timoteo person, the Romance section was not available. Interestingly, neither was Flames for these guys. Tsuna wondered why.

Tsuna clicked the Locked next to Rapport, wondering if it would give him any information on how to unlock it. Nothing popped up. Shrugging, Tsuna exited the Characters section and went to his Inventory.

EQUIPMENT

BASIC KENDO SHOULDER PADS

BASIC KENDO HELMET

BASIC KENDO LEG GUARDS

THUG JACKET

AVAILABLE SLOTS: 22

… Back to Main Menu

Tsuna clicked on his newest equipment item.

THUG JACKET

ITEM LEVEL: 1

ITEM TYPE: Torso

ARMOR: +2 DEFENSE

EQUIP: Y/N?

… Close

Hey, it didn't decrease his Movement like the kendo chest guard. Tsuna quickly swapped out the items. Then he paused. Even with a negative Movement, that was still his highest stat and he'd done pretty well. Maybe he should equip the leg guards.

At least that way he wouldn't be showing off his boxers in a fight.

Nodding, Tsuna equipped the leg guards and grinned as he picture changed to something a little more presentable (if weird with a leather jacket over kendo pants).

CURRENTLY EQUIPPED - TSUNA

HEAD: Empty

SHOULDERS: Empty

TORSO: THUG JACKET

LEGS: BASIC KENDO LEG GUARDS

FEET: Empty

LEFT HAND: BASIC SHINAI

RIGHT HAND: BASIC SHINAI

OTHER: Empty

Next, he checked where that pack of cigarettes went. It wasn't in Consumables, so he check Miscellaneous.

MISCELLANEOUS

PACK OF CIGARETTES

AVAILABLE SLOTS: 24

… Back to Main Menu

He clicked on the cigarettes, mentally hoping that his mom wouldn't somehow be able to find them. He'd be in real trouble if she thought he was carrying those around.

PACK OF CIGARETTES

ITEM LEVEL: 1

ITEM TYPE: Relationship

USE: When given to characters with a penchant for cigarettes, +3 Friendship.

GIVE: Y/N?

… Close

"Maybe I could give these to another set of thugs," Tsuna wondered aloud. He checked his Status page real quick, wondering how much experience he needed to the next level.

STATUS

SAWADA TSUNAYOSHI

LEVEL: 2 (550 XP to Next Level)

HEALTH: 4/8

ENERGY: 8/8

STATS:

- ATTACK: 1 (+1-3)

- DEFENSE: 1 (+3)

- MOVEMENT: 5 (-1)

- INTELLIGENCE: 1

- CHARM: 1

FLAME TYPE: Sky

ABILITIES:

- VONGOLA HYPER INTUITION (Rank 1)

- DYING WILL MODE

… Back to Main Menu

Well, finishing this quest would get him to a solid 500 XP to go. He wondered how to heal his Health. His added Defense point meant he'd probably be able to handle another couple thugs, but any more than that and he'd be in trouble.

Tsuna closed the menu and walked the last couple steps to the grocery store. As he approached the register, having to pass it to get toward the milk section, the store clerk spoke up.

"Hello, would you like to buy or sell?"

Tsuna looked at the woman and suddenly the surroundings greyed out. The girl was still in full color though, and next to her was a screen with the options she'd just said listed:

BUY

SELL

… Exit

"Um, buy," Tsuna said.

"Great, what would you like?" the girl—the vendor, he supposed—replied.

BOTTLE OF MILK

JUG OF MILK

SLICE OF BREAD

LOAF OF BREAD

PIECE OF CANDY

BAG OF CANDY

… Exit

"What's the difference between a bottle of milk and a jug of milk?" Tsuna wondered aloud.

"The BOTTLE OF MILK restores 2 Health to the user," the vendor answered, seeing to find nothing weird about what she was saying, or the fact that her words had also appeared in written form next to her. "The JUG OF MILK restores 5 Health to the user."

"It that the same with the bread?"

"The SLICE OF BREAD restores 5 Health to the user. The LOAF OF BREAD restores 12 Health to the user."

"Okay then," Tsuna muttered. He counted out the yen his mom had given him and looked at the prices on the right of the screen. She'd given him just enough for the jug of milk and loaf of bread. "What about the candy?" he asked, curious.

"The PIECE OF CANDY restores 1 Energy to the user. The BAG OF CANDY restores 5 Energy to the user."

"Huh." Tsuna had yet to figure out what used up Energy, but he supposed that might be useful later so he made a mental note. "I'll take one loaf of bread and one jug of milk."

He gave the vendor the money and the screen flashed.

ITEM(S) RECEIVED.

LOOK AT INVENTORY: Y/N?

"No," Tsuna said. And then, "Exit."

"Thank you, have a good day," the vendor replied.

The world returned to normal and Tsuna left the store. Shopping was suddenly a lot easier than before, he thought. He was liking this whole game thing more and more.

As he walked home, Tsuna kept an eye out for more thugs. There wasn't any and he returned home with no trouble.

"I have the stuff, Mom," he said as he entered the house.

"Thanks, Tsu-kun!" Nana replied and she began reaching forward.

The world froze.

QUEST COMPLETED: Get Groceries

50 XP Gained

Sawada Nana Friendship +1

BOTTLE OF MILK Received

SLICE OF BREAD Received

The words faded and Tsuna found that he'd just handed the milk and bread to his mom. He blinked and then smiled. "Have anything else you want me to do, Mom?"

"Not right now, Tsu-kun. I think your new tutor is in your room. You should start on your homework."

Tsuna sighed. That was way less fun. "Yes, Mom."

He trudged up to his room and opened the door. Like his Mom had said, Reborn was in his room. The baby was sitting on his bed, sipping a cup of coffee. "Ciaossu."

"Hi," Tsuna said.

"So Dame-Tsuna is good enough to go shopping for his mother," Reborn said. "In the future, you will not do such menial tasks, but for now it is good to develop a stronger relationship with your current Family."

Tsuna blinked and wondered if Reborn knew about the game thing too… what he'd said was oddly suspicious. "What do you mean?"

"It is time for you to know the truth! I am here not just to be your tutor, but to train you to be the next boss of the Vongola Famiglia."

Tsuna sat down heavily. "What's Vongola?"

"One of the largest and strongest mafia organizations in Italy and the world."

QUEST RECEIVED: Discover the History of Vongola

ACCEPT QUEST: Y/N?

"Yes," Tsuna said, almost absentmindedly.

QUEST ACCEPTED

LOOK AT JOURNAL: Y/N?

"No." He returned to the conversation with Reborn. "So wait, you want me to be a mafia boss?"

"Vongola Nono, the current boss of Vongola, has chosen you."

So that was what that meant. So Vongola Decimo must also be a title. He wished he knew what Nono and Decimo meant.

QUEST RECEIVED: Learn Italian

ACCEPT QUEST: Y/N?

"What!"

THAT IS NOT A VALID RESPONSE

Tsuna glared at the words. "Fine, yes." He didn't know how in the world he'd manage to learn a whole new language when he was already failing English in school, but he'd figure it out.

QUEST ACCEPTED

LOOK AT JOURNAL: Y/N?

"No."

Tsuna shook his head. "Why would the current boss want me to be his successor?"

"You're the only option." Reborn pulled out a chart from seemingly nowhere. "See, Vongola Primo, the first boss, is your great-great-great-great etcetera grandfather."

Tsuna squinted at the chart. "But that means my dad or mom is also…"

"Your father is already a member of Vongola, of course, but he is the External Advisor and therefore not eligible for the position of Vongola Decimo."

Sawada Iemitsu has been added to Allied Characters.

Tsuna resolved to fume about his father later. "What about this Nono guy. Doesn't he have children?"

"His sons Enrico, Massimo, and Federico have died. You are the next possible choice."

"But I don't want to be a mafia boss!"

"Too bad, Dame-Tsuna. You have no choice."

Tsuna expected that to spark a quest, but it didn't. He sat back for a moment and stared at the ceiling. That section in his Main Quests was titled Vongola Decimo… maybe Reborn was right and he did have no choice. It was a set quest line, wasn't it? It had been there even before he actually go in the game, judging by the first completed quest.

He didn't want to be a mafia boss… but it wasn't really that scary if he just thought of it like a game. It was just a mafia game, The Mafia Game even.

"Okay," Tsuna said. "So you're here to train me?" He looked back at Reborn.

Reborn tugged his hat. Over his shoulder, Respect +1 appeared. Tsuna smiled.

"I am the greatest hitman in the world," Reborn said.

At Level 100, Tsuna supposed he could believe it. "Um, thanks," he offered. "I know I'm probably not a very promising student. But I'll work hard."

Respect +1 "You are Dame-Tsuna… but with that attitude you might just survive."

Tsuna gulped. That sounded threatening. Just a game, he reminded himself.

He shook his head to get rid of the panic and focused on getting more answers. "That bullet you hit me with when I was fighting Mochida, what was that?"

Reborn stared at his with those perceptive black eyes for a moment, before answering. "A Dying Will Bullet."

"What does it do?" Tsuna pressed.

"If you have time to question me, you have time to work on your homework," Reborn said instead. "No mafia boss is allowed to get failing grades, Dame-Tsuna." He smirked. "I won't answer any questions until your homework is at least eighty-five percent correct."

"Eighty-five!" The most he'd ever gotten on a homework assignment was seventy-five, and that was a rare case.

QUEST RECEIVED: Get 85 Homework Points

ACCEPT QUEST: Y/N?

Tsuna sighed. "Yes."

QUEST ACCEPTED

LOOK AT JOURNAL: Y/N?

"Yes."

He flipped to the Side Quests section.

SIDE QUESTS

- Learn Italian

- Get an 85 Points on Homework

… Back to Journal Contents

He supposed the Discover the History of Vongola quest must be under the Main Quests section. He clicked on his homework quest.

QUEST: Get 85 Homework Points

SUMMARY: It's homework time!

QUEST OBJECTIVE: Win at least 85 Points at the Homework Challenge

QUEST REWARD: 100 XP, +1 INTELLIGENCE, Reborn Ability Activated: HOME TUTOR

… Back to Side Quests

The Homework Challenge? What was that? Tsuna clicked the bolded text.

Suddenly the journal closed and Tsuna found himself sitting at his desk. "Hie!?"

Perched on the wall behind his desk were big words.

THE HOMEWORK CHALLENGE

Answer the questions in the time allotted. Every correct answer gives 3 points. Every incorrect answer takes 1 point.

Current Difficulty: Easy (Grade 7)

START: Y/N?

That actually sounded a little more fun that usual homework.

"Yes!" Tsuna said.

FIRST CATEGORY: MATH

Ugh, math.

QUESTION 1: 4x + 7 = 15

He looked to the left and saw that there was a 30 second counter slowly ticking down. He looked down and saw that there was pencil and paper. He scratched his head and slowly subtracted seven from fifteen. That was… nine? No, that would make x a fraction. Maybe eight?

"2," Tsuna said.

CORRECT

3 Points

Total: 3 Points

QUESTION 2: (100)(x)(x) / (10)(x)

This one was easier. Just canceling out and…

"10x!"

CORRECT

3 Points

Total: 6 Points

QUESTION 3: 35 / 475

Tsuna scratched his head. He always struggled with long division. And he didn't even know if 35 went evenly into 475…

The time was ticking down. Tsuna decided to guess. "Um, 12?"

INCORRECT

- 1 Point

Total: 5 Points

The game kept going. Tsuna missed several more, but eventually he got to:

Total: 10 Points

FIRST CATEGORY COMPLETED

MATH HOMEWORK added to Inventory

SECOND CATEGORY: HISTORY

Tsuna didn't have a great memory, but he was better at History than Math at least.

It took him a while, but he only got two questions wrong and ended up completing the second category. He realized then each category finished once he'd answered ten questions in it, whatever point total that was.

Total: 32

SECOND CATEGORY COMPLETED

HISTORY HOMEWORK added to Inventory

THIRD CATEGORY: SCIENCE

Tsuna struggled through, hitting the time limit several times, and ended up only getting four of the ten questions correct.

Total: 38

THIRD CATEGORY COMPLETED

SCIENCE HOMEWORK added to Inventory

FOURTH CATEGORY: JAPANESE LANGUAGE

Tsuna took all the time he had to actually think—and sometimes talk—through every question and ended up getting all ten questions right.

Total: 68

FOURTH CATEGORY COMPLETED

LANGUAGE HOMEWORK added to Inventory

FINAL CATEGORY: ENGLISH

Final Category! But that meant he had to get… well he wasn't great at math but he had to get a lot of the questions right to get that 85 point total he needed.

The thing was, and Tsuna was only just now realizing this about himself, he actually worked quite well under pressure.

And in the end, with seven questions correct, Tsuna got it.

Total: 86

FIFTH CATEGORY COMPLETED

ENGLISH HOMEWORK added to Inventory

HOMEWORK CHALLENGE COMPLETE

86 POINT TOTAL

Tsuna cheered. "I did it! I actually did it!"

The words on the desk faded away, but the grey stayed.

QUEST COMPLETED: Get 85 Homework Points

100 XP

+1 INTELLIGENCE

Reborn Ability Unlocked: HOME TUTOR

"Main Menu," Tsuna said before the words could fade back to reality.

He checked his Status first.

STATUS

SAWADA TSUNAYOSHI

LEVEL: 2 (400 XP to Next Level)

HEALTH: 4/8

ENERGY: 8/8

STATS:

- ATTACK: 1 (+1-3)

- DEFENSE: 1 (+3)

- MOVEMENT: 5 (-1)

- INTELLIGENCE: 2

- CHARM: 1

FLAME TYPE: Sky

ABILITIES:

- VONGOLA HYPER INTUITION (Rank 1)

- DYING WILL MODE

… Back to Main Menu

Another toward Intelligence and only 400 to the next level. He went back to Main Menu and then Characters.

ALLIED CHARACTERS

- Reborn

- Timoteo

- Sawada Nana

… Back to Characters

He clicked on Reborn.

REBORN

LEVEL: 100

HEALTH: 5,000

ENERGY: 1,000

FLAME TYPE: Sun

ABILITIES:

- LEON THE CHAMELEON

- HOME TUTOR

- ?

RELATIONSHIP:

- Friendship 0/25

- Romance (LOCKED)

- Respect 2/25

- Rapport (LOCKED)

- Aggression 15/25

- Hostility (LOCKED)

… Back to Allies

Hoping for more information, he clicked on the second ability.

HOME TUTOR

ABILITY TYPE: Non-Combat Support

SUMMARY: This ability is only available to characters above Level 50. The user must always answer a direct question from their personal student until their student grows above Level 15. The user always has a 1/2 chance of answering a direct answer from any other character under Level 15.

… Close

"Nice," Tsuna said. Reborn had to answer his questions now.

Curious, Tsuna went back and clicked on Reborn's other ability.

LEON THE CHAMELEON

ABILITY TYPE: Animal Companion

SUMMARY: This animal companion is a shapeshifter that can be used to hide his partner from sight or become a weapon to use in combat. This companion can also create items such as DYING WILL BULLETS.

… Close

Wait… if he could get more information on the abilities of other people, that meant he could check out what Vongola Nono meant. He headed over to Timoteo's page and clicked it.

VONGOLA NONO

ABILITY TYPE: Passive

SUMMARY: This character is the ninth boss of the Vongola Famiglia. He therefore commands all Vongola-aligned characters. He gets a 500 percent boosted DEFENSE stat when fighting alongside Vongola-aligned characters. Vongola-aligned characters that fight him have their ATTACK stat halved.

… Close

That sounded pretty nice actually. Was that what he would get if he became Vongola Decimo? It actually sounded a bit safer than not being the boss. Then again, mafia bosses were probably more of a target than middle school boys.

Curious, Tsuna went over to Mochida's page.

MOCHIDA KENSUKE

LEVEL: 5

HEALTH: 25

ENERGY: 20

FLAME TYPE: Lightning

ABILITIES:

- KENDO COMBO STRIKE

- CAPTAIN OF THE KENDO TEAM

RELATIONSHIP:

- Friendship 1/25

- Romance (LOCKED)

- Respect 11/25

- Rapport (LOCKED)

- Aggression 7/25

- Hostility (LOCKED)

… Back to Neutrals

He clicked on the first of Mochida's abilities.

KENDO COMBO STRIKE

ABILITY TYPE: Combat (PHYSICAL)

SUMMARY: This ability is an attack. It can only be used if the character has a SWORD-type weapon equipped.

RANK 1: When used, this ability adds 3-5 damage to the character's ATTACK for the next strike.

RANK 2: ?

… Close

He wondered why he couldn't see what rank Mochida's ability was, like he could for his Hyper Intuition. Was it because Mochida was only a Neutral Character? He could probably assume that the strike was only Rank 1, since that was the only one he could see in the info section, but still… he wanted it to be a bit clearer.

Sighing, Tsuna hit close and clicked on the other ability.

CAPTAIN OF THE KENDO TEAM

ABILITY TYPE: Passive

SUMMARY: This character is the captain of his or her school's kendo team. This character gets a 200 percent boosted ATTACK stat when fighting alongside any character using a SWORD-type weapon.

… Close

Okay, so he should not fight Mochida alongside anyone else on the kendo team.

Tsuna went to check on his Inventory next and clicked on the various tabs.

EQUIPMENT

BASIC KENDO SHOULDER PADS

BASIC KENDO HELMET

BASIC KENDO CHEST GUARD

AVAILABLE SLOTS: 23

… Back to Main Menu

CONSUMABLES

BOTTLE OF MILK

SLICE OF BREAD

AVAILABLE SLOTS: 25

… Back to Main Menu

MISCELLANEOUS

PACK OF CIGARETTES

AVAILABLE SLOTS: 24

… Back to Main Menu

KEY ITEMS

MATH HOMEWORK

HISTORY HOMEWORK

SCIENCE HOMEWORK

LANGUAGE HOMEWORK

ENGLISH HOMEWORK

AVAILABLE SLOTS: 20

… Back to Main Menu

So the homework was a key item? He clicked on his math homework.

MATH HOMEWORK

ITEM LEVEL: Grade 7

ITEM TYPE: School Homework

USE: Turn in during class to receive +1 INTELLIGENCE for every 5 correct answers.

GIVE: Y/N?

… Close

Tsuna checked and it was the same for every homework piece. If he remembered correctly, that meant that he'd get +5 Intelligence. He got at least at least five correct answers on everything but Science, and ten questions right on Japanese Language.

He wondered if that number would correlate to what he got in class? Even with the 40-60 range, that was better than he usually did in those classes. And Language! He'd gotten it all right! He hoped the teacher would think he'd cheated. Well, he'd just tell all his teachers the truth—his mom had gotten him a home tutor. That should satisfy them.

Tsuna wondered if he could do the Homework Challenge again to get more Intelligence, but when he tried to click on the title from the Quest menu, it gave him a message.

HOMEWORK CHALLENGER has already been used this week.

A week long time out? He hoped he wouldn't have to do homework the regular way the rest of the week. He was in a game now, maybe what he turned in would satisfy his teachers.

Tsuna closed the menu and entered back into the real world.

Reborn was sitting on his bed still, but the coffee cup was gone. Tsuna still sat on his desk chair and he turned it around to face the baby.

"Alright, Dame-Tsuna," Reborn said. "Since you completed your homework, I'll answer your questions."

"Boys, I have dinner!" Nana called from the other side of Tsuna's door. She opened it and walked in with two steaming plates. "Since you seem to be having so much fun up here, I thought I'd let you eat in the room. Have a good night!"

"Thanks, Mom," Tsuna said, taking his plate.

As he started to eat, he saw text appear.

Sawada Nana uses HOME-COOKED MEAL which restores all characters HEALTH to full.

Awesome! That was a way to heal without having to use his items, since it seemed his Health hadn't healed on its own.

"Okay, Reborn-san," Tsuna said as they ate. "You promised to explain what Dying Will was."

He ate and listened as Reborn described Dying Will Flames and Dying Will Mode, which apparently could be induced by Dying Will Bullets or Dying Will Pills.

"But that doesn't seem very safe," Tsuna said. "I lost total control of my body. Even with the extra, uh, strength, I don't want that."

"Dying Will Mode is just the first step to learning to control your Flames without help," Reborn explained. "The next step is Hyper Dying Will Mode."

"How do I get that?"

Reborn smirked. "Training."

QUEST RECEIVED: Unlock Hyper Dying Will Mode

ACCEPT QUEST: Y/N?

"Yes," Tsuna said, then declined to see his journal. "So, I need to get this Hyper Dying Will Mode to be the next Vongola boss?"

"Yes."

Tsuna rolled his eyes. Even if Reborn had to answer his questions, he could still be annoyingly vague about it. "Why?"

Reborn sighed. "Every major mafia family fights first and foremost with the use of their Flames. A mafia boss is not respected unless they have Sky Flames and can control them."

"What are Sky Flames?"

"There are seven types of Flames. Sky are the rarest type, the supposed leaders." Reborn snorted. "We'll see if you can be anything but a meek follower, Dame-Tsuna."

Tsuna was really starting to hate hearing Reborn call him that. "What are the other Flame types?"

"Storm, Rain, Lightning, Sun, Cloud, and Mist. In mafia ranking, the Sky-wielding boss chooses one of each Flame type to be his or her Guardian. That individual theoretically leads all the others of that Flame type in the Famiglia and more practically they serve as the boss's council. Even those with Sky Flames who aren't mafia bosses will often get Guardians."

"So I need to get these Guardians too?"

"Yes. And soon, Dame-Tsuna. Your Guardians should be some of your first and most important Family members."

Tsuna had a feeling that when Reborn said "Family" he didn't mean Tsuna's mother.

QUEST RECEIVED: Get a Storm Guardian

ACCEPT QUEST: Y/N?

Tsuna accepted the quest and immediately another appeared.

QUEST RECEIVED: Get a Rain Guardian

ACCEPT QUEST: Y/N?

Tsuna sighed and accepted again. And again. And again, until he'd accepted all six Guardian quests. He chose to look at his journal after the last one and clicked on the first Guardian quest.

QUEST: Get a Storm Guardian

SUMMARY: Sawada Tsunayoshi must promote an Allied Character with at least 1/25 in Rapport to the position of Storm Guardian.

QUEST OBJECTIVE: Promote an Allied Character to Storm Guardian.

QUEST REWARD: 1,000 XP, Allied Character Ability Activated: STORM GUARDIAN, Rapport +10.

BONUS REWARD: If this is the final Guardian, Ability Activated: COMPLETE SKY.

… Back to Main Quests

"Wow," Tsuna said. That was kind of intense. And they needed at least one point in Rapport? He hadn't even figured out how to unlock that yet!

Well, he'd work on it. Tsuna closed the menu and returned to his conversation with Reborn.

Except, he didn't really know what other questions to ask. He wanted to bring up Reborn being a baby, but he had a feeling that was a sensitive subject (that and the Hyper Intuition Senses Danger! that appeared as soon as he considered asking).

Eventually, Tsuna just took his and Reborn's plates to the kitchen and washed them. When he came back to his room, Reborn was asleep on a hammock. Once again, Tsuna wondered if Reborn was in the game too. How else could he store things like the hammock and the family chart from earlier without Tsuna seeing a big pile of bags?

Tsuna headed to his bed and let himself sink into it. Tomorrow would be a new day and, for once, he was kind of looking forward to it.