Rokudo Mukuro is far from being ignorant. As an illusionist, and a cunning one that is, he's intelligently perceptive. He knew that today will come, long before his precious Chrome came with traces of happy tears in her eyes just two days ago. It was barely visible, but Mukuro, being as observant as always, could see it clearly like an open page.

So when the infamous cloud guardian pays him a visit, he's not surprised at all.

"Fufufufu… Look what we have here…" Mukuro says in a taunting tone.

"Hibari Kyoya. What does a man like you want to do here? Searching… something, perhaps? Mmm?"

Hibari stays silent. His mind is racing in between finding appropriate words to say and holding the urgency to just bite the illusionist to death. Mukuro finds Hibari's reaction is amusing and decides to wait while watching this rare sight.

When Hibari finally manages to find the seemingly perfect words, Mukuro doesn't say anything. The smile on his face is still there, yet his gaze grows sharpen, directed to the head of the Foundation. He walks closer to Hibari, much closer until the gap between their eyes was nothing but an inch.

"It seems I can't hear you from the distance. What did you just say? . .Cloud Guardian?" Nothing's changed on Mukuro face, but his voice, which now has turned into something like hissing, and his suppression on each word is surely sounds venomous, even Hibari feels a little shiver down to his spine.

"You heard what I said, I don't need to repeat it" says Hibari in a steady voice.

"Oya… Oya.. You're being not so polite now, you know? Repeating your words won't do you any harm."

"Hnn.."

"Fufufu… We can do this all day long you know. It's your choice."

Hibari lets out a long pause, and then says "Mukuro, from today on let me be the one protecting Nagi."

Mukuro steps back because of the words, his heterochromatic eyes widen upon hearing it. Surprise is imprinted on his face but is quickly replaced by the usual smirk he wears.

"Tch, you're so troublesome. Who do you think you are? As long as there are me and the others, her family, she doesn't need your protection. Let me remind you, she is a capable warrior right now. And it's me who taught her how to fight."

"I know" Hibari nods, still maintain his calm.

Mukuro looks at him cautiously, wondering why the other man agrees so easily, it never happens before.

"But if it's me, I won't let her fight in the first place."

With this, Rokudo Mukuro gets really pissed off. His trident suddenly shows up from thin air. The smile now vanishes. He says "Then prove it, Hibari Kyoya. Fight me."