Disclaimers: Shara: If I own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, I'll fill it with 10069 goodness!
Cielo: ...I prefer Reborn x Luche. Please.
Shara: Okay, I'll fill it with that too.
Cielo: *sighs* Because the story doesn't filled with Reborn x Luche or 10069 moments, I assure you neither of us own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Shara: And some personalities of the characters are based on some roleplay in ~ Sorry for using your characterization, dear roleplay mates.
Warnings: slashes, OOC, crack, bad grammars, and randomness.
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Chapter 4: Best Famiglia, Best Story Arc, and Best Illusionist
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"Mukuro-kun? What are you doing there, disguising yourself as Leo-kun again?"
"Hush!" Leonardo Lippi—or Mukuro-in-disguise—placed a finger before his lips, "Be quiet."
Byakuran merely smirked and nodded as he allowed the indigo-haired illusionist to sit down on an empty seat, which was right next to him.
Why Mukuro used his former disguise? Well, the scandal from the previous session scarred Ricardo and Spade, and when they regained their conscience, the first thing they do was cursing Mukuro's name and swore that they would castrate him. Fearing the combination of Vongola Secondo and Secondo Foschia chasing after him, Mukuro decided that it would be safe to mix in Millefiore tribunes, thus he claimed Leonardo Lippi's appearance once again.
"The commercial breaks almost end," Byakuran grinned at his former private secretary. "Do you want to stay here with me, Mukuro-kun?"
"Stop referring to me like that, Byakuran-'sama'," Mukuro hissed, still wary of Ricardo and Spade's presence in the hall. "And to answer your question…yes, I might have to stay here while those two are looking for me."
"Nice! Then let's share sweets again, okay?"
Mukuro glanced at the white haired man, who was handing out a packet of chocolate marshmallow. He stared at the packet momentarily, before inquiring, "You didn't put weird potions in there, did you?"
"So mean…you know I won't put anything dangerous into my dear marshmallows!" Byakuran pouted, wearing sad expression on his usually cheery face.
"…Well then, I suppose I'll have one."
And with that, Mukuro took a piece of the gelatinous treat and pop it into his mouth. Chewing it for awhile, he could taste the familiar flavor of cocoa and sugar mixed in one, and it melted in his mouth. He took his time to enjoy the sweetness, and finally swallowed it. However, he began to feel strange when he ate the second piece of chocolate marshmallow. His body began to tense, and he immediately knew the reason.
"You!" those mismatched eyes glared at the smiling marshmallow-monster. "You put aphrodisiac in it—again!"
Byakuran chuckled. "Well yeah~ it's nothing dangerous, Mukuro-kun. Instead, it brings pleasure, no?"
"Kh…I'd rather have Ricardo and Daemon Spade kill me right now!"
"That won't do, Mukuro-kun. Instead of arguing here, why don't we fix your 'problem', huh?"
And with that, Byakuran dragged Leonardo Lippi out of the hall, into the bathroom for…you-know-what.
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The camera once again showed the merriness of the Great Court of Mafia's hall, where thousands people still trying to regain their shock from the scandal on the previous chapter. Yes, it was truly shocking, to the point that the victims themselves collapsed due to unimaginable shock. All the while, the culprit, Mukuro, was having his own trouble thanks to Byakuran's aphrodisiac. Well, at least he was safe from the wrath of Second Generation's Sky and Mist Guardians.
Anyway, no matter what happened, the show must go on. Thus, Reborn came onto the stage, and choirs of clap hands welcomed them again.
"You're still watching Mafia Channel, and I'm, Reborn of Arcobaleno team, will guide you on the next third session of Reborn! Awards."
Applauses echoed, primarily came from the fangirls. It seemed they became more energetic after the incident, and they wanted to see more scandals. Unfortunately, they couldn't really shout out their biggest desire, because the Vindice and Cervello were guarding their tribunes and they had make it clear before the commercial break ended that they'll use violence should the fangirls created a riot.
"Before we continue, maybe you're asking why Haru's not here with me," Reborn's words caught everyone's attention. "Well…that partner of mine is still trying to recover from her shock. She's now with Kyoko and Chrome, who are also trying to get rid of that…unexpected…picture."
The camera redirected at Chrome, Haru, and Kyoko, who were sitting not too far from Decimo group. It was obvious that they were still a little pale and shaky thanks to the abnormal picture Mukuro showed before. Tsuna and Giotto agreed that they, along with their Guardians, should give that nappo a lesson or two after this whole event end.
"Moving on, without further ado, I'll call the next nomination readers. They are…" the black-clad hitman peeked at his cue card and continued, "Gelaro of Bertesco Family and Basil from CEDEF."
Basil's fangirls literally melted in their seats when they saw the brunette get onto the stage. On the other hand, more than half of the crowds were surprised to see such a handsome blue haired teen stood next to Basil behind the podium. They were sure he was the one that Reborn called 'Gelaro', but the question is: what is his role in Reborn! universe?
It was Skull who came up with the simple question: "Who is he?"
"Beats me," Lal shrugged.
"He is Gelaro," Luce smiled. "He's the Boss of Bertesco Family, and also Vongola Snow Guardian."
"He's WHAT?" Colonello, Lal, and Skull got up from their seat, staring at Gelaro, then at Luce, and then back at Gelaro.
"That's true," Giotto leaned back against his chair, smiling at Gelaro. "His ancestor, Bertesco Primo, signed a contract with us which said that they'll become our ally for eternity."
"They attacked Decimo, though," Ricardo pointed out.
"…Why are they talking about the pasts?" Gelaro blurted out, half-annoyed.
Basil shrugged, but maintained calm aura. "This one wonders when we may announce the nominees."
Asari yelped as G. shot his eboshi without a warning. "Nani…? What does this one do to G., de gozaru ka?" he whined as he rubbed the sore spot.
"You were the one who taught him to speak like that, aren't you?"
"Iie. This one simply talked with Basil-kun about Rain Flames."
"You influenced him, Aho Ongaku."
"...I think I'm going to the backstage again and have some gelato while they discussed about random things," Gelaro turned around, but stopped when Tsuna said,
"G-Gelaro-san! Don't leave! Just…err…just ignore them, please?" Tsuna smiled apologetically. It wasn't like he wanted to hear the nominations, but he feared that Reborn would kill the Snow Guardian for escaping his duty as a nomination reader.
Gelaro glanced at Tsuna, then at Reborn, who was standing close to the stair which led to the backstage. The older hitman was holding Leon-gun as he smiled innocently, despite the dreadful aura he emitted. Gelaro gulped, and he quickly turned to stand beside Basil.
"Alright, this one shall read three categories together with Gelaro-donno," Basil began.
"We'll begin reading the nominees for Best Famiglia," Gelaro glanced at his cue card, "The first nominee is Bovino Famiglia."
The mafiosi from Bovino Famiglia clapped their hands, feeling extremely proud. Lambo did the same, and he hoped that the Boss would praise him if by any chance they win this category.
"Second nominee is Calcassa Famiglia," Basil called out.
"Hell yeah, my Family is so going to win this!" Skull cheered.
"None vote for you, dumbass," Verde stated.
Fon glanced at the scientist's direction. "You're hacking again?"
"No…I chatted with one of the producers, and she said that among ten Famiglias, there are only three Famiglias that manage to get votes…"
"Sush," Luce hissed, "Be quiet, I want to hear whether Giglio Nero got nominated or not."
"Next, we have Chiavorone Famiglia," Gelaro said.
Everyone clapped for Dino, who smiled happily and muttered thanks for them. Hibari narrowed his eyes, felt a bit uncomfortable because everyone looked at their direction now.
"The fourth in the list is Geigue Famiglia," Basil read.
The masked mafiosi from Geigue Famiglia nodded quietly to reply everyone that congratulate them. It seemed like they refused to reveal their identities even at this important event.
"Followed by two infamous Famiglia—Estraneo and Gesso," Gelaro announced.
Everyone was about to congratulate Byakuran, but they noticed that the white haired man wasn't in his seat. Some people were going to ask the Funeral Wreaths about their dear boss' current whereabouts, but they found them arguing with Kokuyo Gang instead.
"That idiot marshmallow monster took Mukuro-sama for sure, byon!" Ken barked.
"Yeah, because the pineapple head seduced Byakuran!" Bluebell countered.
"Mukuro-chan would never do that!" M.M. exclaimed.
"Oh yeah? He got the Most Perverted Award before and he also admitted that he flirt with many people, so I'm not really surprised if he's trying to flirt Byakuran-sama too!" Zakuro added.
"It's not Mukuro-sama's fault if the white freak enchanted by his charm," Chikusa remarked calmly.
Bluebell was about to say something when two Cervellos intruded their debate. "Please return to your respective seats. We can't continue unless everyone is calmed down," they said in unison.
"But we haven't find (Mukuro-sama/Byakuran-sama) yet!" Ken and Kikyou said at the same time.
"Please rest assured. Our members are trying to locate them now, and we hope we can find shortly."
Although they still wanted to shout at each other, the two groups retuned to their seats. The Cervello gave a signal for both nomination readers to continue.
"Following from where we left off…Giglio Nero also entered the list," Basil announced.
Aria, Luce, and Yuni smiled and clapped their hands along with most of the audiences. Gamma and Tazaru have to stop the hyperactive Nozaru from throwing confetti at the trio Sky Arcobalenos. Once again everyone congratulated them, and they quickly quieted down to let Gelaro and Basil read the remaining nominees.
"Next nominee will be…" Gelaro was about to speak the family name, but he stopped himself and frown.
Basil cocked his head slightly. "Gelaro-donno? Why art thou stop…?"
"…My Family is not in the list."
"Eh?" the brunette looked at his cue card. "Ah...yes. Bertesco Famiglia is not listed."
"How unfair," Gelaro scowled, "Why my Family, the one that vowed to become Vongola allies since Prima Generazione and served them as the Snow Guardian, isn't included in the list?"
"Because your Famiglia only appears at spin-off game," Giotto reasoned.
"What spin-off game?" Knuckle frowned.
"...Never mind."
"There, there, Gelaro-donno," Basil patted Gelaro's shoulder lightly. "This is not very important. This one knows that Bertesco Famiglia is not weaker than any regular Famiglias."
"…Thank you, Signor Basil," Gelaro smiled curtly. "Anyway, the next nominee is Tomaso Famiglia."
As per usual, Longchamp got up from his seat and did a little dance as soon as his Family's name mentioned. Pantera pretended as if she was not related to his brother.
"The next two Famiglias are very well-known, because their Primos and Decimos have a…unique friendship," Basil grinned, his azure eyes gleamed in admiration.
"They are Shimon and Vongola," Gelaro finished for the younger teen.
Applauses filled the hall, accompanied with loud cheers and love confessions from fangirls. The love confessions consist of: "LOVE TSUNA FOREVER!", "GIOTTO, TI AMO!", "MY HEART IS ONLY FOR YOU, ENMA-KUN!", and "PLEASE BE MINE, COZART-SAMA!"
Tsuna blushed deeply when he heard those crazed roars, so did Enma. Cozart and Giotto laughed, but they generously blow kisses toward their faithful fans. The action caused multiple girls suffered massive nosebleed, sudden heart attack, sudden asthma, and sudden deaths. The Cervellos now had their hands full to take care of the victims of two infamous mafia bosses' amazing pheromones.
Gelaro coughed at the microphone to gain the crowds' attention while Basil opened the sealed envelope.
"Ah…it is very palpable," Basil commented, smiling as he read the name written on the card.
The Don Bertesco also read the card and shrugged. "Wanna read together?"
"This one will feel much honored to accept the offer, Gelaro-donno."
"Hence, the winner of Best Famiglia is, without a doubt…" both hold their breaths and made a pause to add dramatic effect, before exclaiming out loud: "Vongola Famiglia!"
The sounds of people clapping hands altogether and (surviving) fans's cheers reverberating in the hall made the ceilings shake a bit. Gelaro was thankful that he wore his ear muffs, or he would have his ears ringing from the loudness. Basil simply laughed gleefully at the enthusiasm.
Basil and Gelaro waited until the excitements petered before they asked the representative of Vongola to take the trophy.
"Jyuudaime, go take the trophy!" Gokudera encouraged.
"E-eh? M-me? B-but, why not Primo?" Tsuna panicked. He didn't want to go to the stage again! It was already wasted all his courage to give a speech for his second trophy. If he has to go again, he'll lost his words.
"You're the current leader of Vongola," Giotto smiled, "so you're the one who have to represent us."
"B-but…a-ah! I know! L-let's take it together, Primo!"
"But—"
"Just go, Primo-chan!" Daniela forcefully kicked the blond out of his seat and laughed when she heard him cussed quietly.
Left with no other choice, the two Sawadas went onto the stage. Tsuna's ears and cheeks flushed as he heard people calling out his names and confessed their admirations toward him out loud (e.g. Basil). Giotto, on the other hand, gave them free smiles and took the trophy from Gelaro.
"Speech, Tsunayoshi?" the older of the two bosses offered.
The brunette one immediately shook his head. "N-no! I…I don't know what to say aside from 'thank you'…"
"Then just say it."
"B-but…" he was trying to object, but the look on Giotto's eyes urged him to do what his ancestor wanted. "Fine…uhm…"—he spun to face the audience—"T-thank you again, everyone…for…voting Vongola."
"We really appreciates your support," Giotto continued, "Although I'm sure that other Families are very…competent too, and we, Vongola, has dark history as well. But knowing that…you still vote for us, so we're really, really grateful."
Echoes of clapping hands erupted once again as Giotto and Tsuna nodded their thanks and walked out of the stage. Their Guardians welcomed them and showered them with compliments. Gelaro sighed in relief because this time he didn't need to wait for a few minutes until the clapping sounds died down.
"Alright, the next category will be Best Story Arc," he announced.
"This category is dedicated to the characters involved in the Story Arc," Basil added.
"…And obviously, the Story Arcs that we're talking about majorly came from the anime one, so bonus Arcs such as Arcobaleno Trials and Primo Trials are included."
"Is it just me or Gelaro sounded bitter when he said that?" Yamamoto laughed.
"He's probably pissed because game-only characters like him almost had no chance to win any categories," Gokudera retorted.
"I heard that, Tempesta," Gelaro glared at the silverette. "Anyway, let's start reading the nominees, Signor Basil."
Basil nodded and looked at his cue card. "First nominee is Daily Life Arc, which consists of Sawada-donno's life after Reborn-san came until before Rokudou-donno escapes with his gang to Kokuyo."
"Ah…the one where I'm still fawning over Reborn-chan?" Haru giggled.
"And the one where you and Kyoko almost had a fight over Dame Tsuna," Reborn smirked.
"Second place is, of course, Kokuyo Arc," Gelaro said, "This is where everything gets more serious, and Rokudou Mukuro appeared as the first big villain in Reborn-verse."
Hibari clenched his jaws as he heard the name. Well, it kinda reminded him of the moments where he lost against that pineapple-headed teen. Oh how he wished he could kill Shamal right now. Or better yet, find Mukuro and fight him. Yet Dino wouldn't let him leave his seat, because he had made a good deal with him.
"Next is Varia Arc. Vongola's Elite Independent Assasination Squad, Varia, made their debut here, and Vongola Rings are introduced—taking the story to a whole new level."
Xanxus remained silent. He glanced at Tsuna, who gasped and smiled sheepishly when their eyes met. He was still bitter after his defeat, but decided not to take any action because the presence of Vindice and Cervellos in the hall.
"After the Varia Arc, the story moves to Future Arc. We saw Ten Years Later version of Decimo's family replaced with their Ten Years Before version, and the teens have to train before they invaded Melone Base, which is under Irie Shouichi control," Gelaro explained.
"That time many people hate Shouichi," Spanner pointed out. "Because they think you're pretty vile."
"But I'm not! I was just—argh!" and as if on cue, Shouichi got another stomachache.
"You don't have to explain to us, Irie, we know the truth already" Moretti laughed.
"Y-yeah…"
"And—this is one of the Filler Arcs—next is Arcobaleno Trials Arc. Before they began Choice Game, Sawada-donno and everyone that was transferred to the Future returned to the Past temporarily to undergo Arcobaleno Trials. Aria-donno also made her debut here."
Aria smiled and waved when he noticed Kyoko and Haru waved at her. Tsuna glanced at them, wondering whether the girls knew that Aria is Yuni's mother or not. Then again, perhaps Yuni herself had told them everything about mafia…why are we talking about this?
"Next Arc is Choice Arc," Gelaro began to recite the small synopsis written on his cue card: "This Arc includes the war between Vongola and Byakuran with Six Funeral Wreaths. One of most important plot here is when Signorina Yuni switches side with Vongola at the end of Choice."
Yuni fidgeted nervously when Gelaro mentioned her name, but because Aria gave a single pat on her shoulder, she calmed down a bit. Most people trying to see Byakuran's reaction, then again the Cervellos hadn't find him. Kikyou began to worry and sent several subordinates of his to help looking for said white haired man.
"Following after that, they went into the Past to undergo another Trial, this time given by First Generation of Vongola Guardians. This Arc is called Inheritance Succession Arc, or better known as Primo Arc, where the Tenth Generation Guardians approved by the First Generation as the rightful successors of their Will."
Fangirls cheered loudly. They seemed to be quite ecstatic and like that Story Arc as well, because they could see Prima Generazione interacted with Decima Generazione. Although, one have to wonder as to why they looks similar to each other and made speculations about the Guardians lineage…but that wasn't important right now.
"Once the Primo Arc ends, Sawada Tsunayoshi and the rest of the Family must face Byakuran and the remaining Funeral Wreaths—this Arc is called Future Final Battle. In this Arc, Signorina Yuni and Signor Gamma sacrificed their life to revive the dead Arcobalenos, and Sawada Tsunayoshi defeated Byakuran of that era."
Mafiosi from Millefiore immediately booing mafiosi from Vongola. Fortunately, they didn't dare to lift their weapons, thanks to Vindice, again. Yuni chuckled, and that made Lal frowned.
"You're okay with the mention of your tragic death?"
The Giglio Nero Decimo looked at Lal and nodded. "It's just Amano's script."
"And lastly, the only Arc that's not adapted to anime yet: Inheritance Ceremony Arc, or also known as Shimon Arc," Basil announced. "This Arc mostly tells about Vongola's clash with Shimon, and they're slowly revealing the truth behind Primo and First Shimon."
Sounds of curses and mocks erupted from fan tribunes, much to their surprise. Apparently, they hated the Shimon because of the Enma's Family constant animosity toward Tsuna's Family. Said bosses traded glances and nervous smile, before they returned their attention to Gelaro, who was trying to open the sealed envelope and left the security guards to calm the fans. Once he did, he took a quick glance on the card and handed it over to Basil, who frowned slightly.
"Gelaro-donno? Thou does not want to read it?"
"I'm kinda tired from talking too much…you can do the honor."
The blue-eyed brunette smiled and nodded. "The winner of Best Story Arc is…Future Final Battle Arc."
Almost immediately, sounds of cheers and clap hands washed over the hall. The characters involved directly in said Arc felt joyous, because they thought that their roles mean a lot for the plot. Not only the heroes, but the villains felt the same. One thing though…
"Who will take the trophy?" Yamamoto asked innocently, causing everyone to fell silent.
Basil scratched the back of his back, confused as well. "Eto…representative again…?"
"Then, Jyuudaime, please represent us again!" Gokudera flashed a bright smile at his dear boss.
"M-me? Alone?" Tsuna panicked, again.
"Boo! No, you have to take it with Byakuran too, because he's the main villain of this Arc, right, Kikyou?" Bluebell protested. Kikyou merely nodded.
"But we haven't find Byakuran-sama yet…" Genkishi pointed out.
"Oi, Cervello! Your friends hadn't find them yet?" M.M. scowled at one of the pink-haired girls.
Said Cervello shook her head. "They find some clues, but couldn't find their exact location yet."
"Well, Sawada can take it alone, then," Ryohei grinned widely.
"B-but…ah, that's right! Yuni, can you come with me to get the trophy?" Tsuna asked, hoping that the girl accepted her offer. She was, after all, one of the most important characters for the Arc, just like him and Byakuran.
Although a bit surprised with the offer, she nodded and rose from her seat. "Sure, Sawada-san."
Haru pouted and sulked in her seat, envying Yuni who got the chance to walk beside Tsuna and take the trophy with her. Sure, they had become good friends after all the time they spent together with Chrome and Kyoko, but she couldn't help but to feel jealous.
"A-anou…Yuni, you can be the one giving speech," Tsuna said as he hold the trophy tightly, trying to hide his nervousness. "I-I really don't know what to say again!"
Yuni chuckled. "Like what Primo said, you just need to say thank you for the voters."
"Y-yeah, but I'm…uh…I really don't know what to say aside from saying thanks…"
"I see…alright then," she turned to face the audience, and when she smiled, everyone immediately fell in love with her smile. "I, on Sawada-san and Byakuran-san's behalf, thank everyone who had voted for our Arc. We're grateful that you're watching the anime and reading the manga too…because without fans like all of you, this story will not reach this far. Thank you, and please continue to support us!"
Another wave of clap hands and cheers echoed, and the fans getting crazier because of the compliment. This time, several mafiosi from small Famiglias under Vongola's control had to join the Vindice and Cervello in order to calm them down.
"And at last," Gelaro's words successfully made all noises died down. "We've come to Best Illusionist category."
Upon hearing the announcement, Illusionists from different Famiglias began to tense up. The award was very important for them, because it was solid proof that they were acknowledged as the best among the best.
"First nominee in the list is Albito," Basil read. When he heard no response, he quickly added, "from the DS game."
Everyone went "oooh" and "aaah" at that. Albito went to cuddle himself in the emo corner because he lacked popularity.
"Following after him is Bouche Croquant, the Mist Guardian of Vongola Nono," Gelaro said.
Bouche nodded a thank you when people clapped their hands for him. His fellow Guardians also cheered up for him, though not loudly because they were aware that their age didn't allow them to become noisy old men.
"Next three nominees came from Kokuyo Gang—Dokuro Chrome, Fran, and Rokudou Mukuro," Basil frowned slightly after he said that and commented to himself, "Wow, I never noticed that the group is full of illusionists…"
Chrome blushed darkly when her friends congratulated her and she replied them with a shy "thank you". Fran, on the other hand, wasn't pleased with Bel and Rasiel congratulating him. Well, none would be pleased to have knives stabbing their arms, followed with a chorus of "Congratulations, Froggy/Toady~".
"And don't forget about Fran's predecessor in Varia: Mammon, or also known as Viper of the Arcobaleno!" Gelaro remarked.
Unlike Fran, Mammon wasn't showered with knives, but Bel gave him a quick peck on the cheek, and that was enough to make Fran felt a bit annoyed. The emerald-haired teen determined to ignore the self-proclaimed genius Prince and focused back on the nomination reading session.
"Next two nominees are Kawahira, holder of Segno Ring, and Daemon Spade, the Mist Guardian of Primo," Basil continued.
"Oya? I'm nominated, huh?" Spade smirked, felt somewhat amused.
"At least it distract you from your 'Pineapple Hunt'," Alaude sighed.
"Kufufu. Do you feel a bit lonely because I left to search for my ungrateful successor with Secondo?"
"No."
"Jealous then?"
"Shut up or I'll tell the Vindice to capture you."
"And the last two nominees are Genkishi, the Phantom Knight, and Torikabuto of the Six Funeral Wreaths,"
Genkishi smiled proudly. He was confident that he could win this. On the other hand, Daisy stared at the scary mask known as Torikabuto, who was placed on the empty chair next to him.
"Now to announce the winner of this category," Gelaro smiled as he opened the sealed envelope. Yeah, because after he read the winner's name with Basil, he would be free. Being a nomination reader is a hard task, you know.
Basil peeked over the Snow Guardian's shoulder to read the card. "Ah…Gelaro-donno, we art in troubles."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Please read the winner's name."
"Hmm?" Gelaro looked at the card and read, "Rokudou Mukuro…well, what's wrong with him? It's quite reasonable that he can win the category."
Basil facepalmed. "Gelaro-donno…Rokudou-donno is not here."
It took him a few minutes to process Basil's words. And after he did, the only thing he said was, "Oh…right."
"So? The trophy isn't taken?" Chikusa inquired, curious.
"No, he'll take the trophy."
Everyone looked at Reborn, who went on the stage along with Haru. The black-clad hitman took the trophy from Basil's hand and walked away, leaving Haru and the duo nomination readers on the stage. Silence enshrouded the whole hall as they were trying to understand what happened.
"What's wrong with him?" Gelaro glanced at Haru, demanding an answer from the girl.
Haru smiled sheepishly as she answered, "Reborn-san said that the Cervello finally found Mukuro-san and Byakuran-san, but…"
"But?"
"Reborn-san didn't tell Haru the exact detail, but he promised that he would show everyone what happened through Leon."
Before anyone could state that they didn't understand what she meant, a large screen, similar to the one that Mukuro created on the previous chapter, descended and flickered, showing a scene of Reborn approaching two Cervellos guarding the entrance of…men's toilet?
"Ah, Reborn-san…they're in there," one of the Cervello reported to him.
Reborn appeared to be pondering whether he should enter or not, but in the end, he chose to throw away his shame and entered. The camera followed him, and everyone gasped in shock. Once again, they have to see a very scary image. What image? A certain marshmallow freak pinning our beloved pineapple-head against the wall, and…well…please fill in the blank with whatever you had in mind.
"Oi, Mukuro," Reborn called out, his tone unwavering although he was watching two males did something indecent. "You won the Best Illusionist Award. Congrats."
"I—a-aahn—win whaahhht?" Mukuro managed to say in-between groans.
"...Whatever. I'll leave the trophy here, okay?"
Reborn spun around and put down the trophy near the sink. He faced the camera and said, "Oi, Haru, close the session immediately. I'll help you calming down everyone later."
And the screen went black.
As you probably had guessed by now, everyone was too shocked to move. That included Haru. The cameraman sighed and wondered who will do the closure, when Fran appeared out of nowhere and waved at the camera slightly.
"Alright, because everyone is too shocked to say anything, I'll do the closure," he explained stoically. "Vongola won the Best Family category, and we have Final Future Battle as the winner of Best Story Arc. And also, Master made quite a surprise by accepting the trophy while having intercourse with a marshmallow monster. The producers told me that the next session we'll announce the winners for Best Short-Range Fighters, Best Middle-Range Fighters, and Best Long-Range Fighters. That's all for now, and ciao."
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Cielo: Shara rushed this, so I apologize on her behalf for any kind of grammar mistakes or typos...
Shara: Gaaaah! Stop ganging up at my Byakuran! *cursing at her notebook's screen*
Cielo: ...Ignore her please. These are the explanations for the next chapter's categories.
Best Short-Range Fighters: fighters who specialized with hand-to-hand combat, such as Ryohei and Lussuria. Swordsman like Genkishi or Yamamoto also included here.
Best Middle-Range Fighters: fighters who specialized in middle range fights, like Hibari, Gokudera, and Belphegor.
Best Long-Range Fighters: gunners and hitmen are categorized here. Examples are G., XANXUS, and other projectile-type users.
Cielo: As usual, please vote via review. And makes sure you vote ONLY ONE CHARACTER PER CATEGORY, or else won't count your vote at all. The vote is closed after November 14th, and your vote won't be counted even if you PM us.
Shara: *joins in* If you don't know which character belongs to which category, feel free to PM us!
Cielo: Or please refer to the weapons they use here - http : / / reborn . wikia . com / wiki / Category:Weapons_%26_Equipment
Cerulean Crown, out!