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The whole place was silent, everyone was processing what they had just heard or seen.

"Did Dame-Tsuna…just said that?" someone mumbled in surprise. The brown-haired teen actually sounded cool…

The people around him nodded in agreement, all of their eyes in the said brown-haired student. All of them inwardly promised themselves not to mess with Tsuna, for he could be dangerous sometimes.

However, most of them still thought Tsuna as the Dame-Tsuna.

"You can't beat me." Tsuna stated, staring straight at Mukuro, his eyes showing that he was bored. The crowd gasped. That Dame-Tsuna was actually confident… Maybe it was just a bluff? Maybe Tsuna was actually not that strong?

The now-calm Tsuna smirked a little when he felt Reborn's piercing stare on his back. There would surely be more explaining needed later.

The brunette turned back to his purple-haired opponent, his orange orbs glowing brightly. He would deal with Reborn later. First, he had to finish Mukuro.

"Let's finish this; you know that you can't beat me." Mukuro's eyes widened when he realized that the teenager in front of him was way more powerful than him. The illusionist had grasped that Tsuna was not even using his half of his strength when he spotted the grin on Tsuna's lips.

He had underestimated his opponent, who he first thought was just a weak brat..

I had lost…

With a spinning kick to his face, Mukuro was down.

_Sidelines_

"Yamamoto, you knew about it?" Reborn asked suspiciously after he turned back to the swordsman. The principal noticed the surprised expression on the swordsman face and suspected that Yamamoto knew something about Tsuna's current state (HDWM).

Yamamoto stiffened visibly.

"Ha, I think it's better to let Tsuna explain himself." Yamamoto suggested, scratching his head awkwardly. The black-haired teen did not want to betray Tsuna's trust by telling Reborn what he knew without Tsuna's permission.

Reborn nodded and crossed his arms. He understood what Yamamoto was thinking. He snickered wickedly and proceeded to watching his student kick Mukuro square in the face.

Even if Tsuna was not willing, he would beat the truth out of the brown-eyed boy.

_finally_

"Hiii, Reborn, are you trying to kill me?" Tsuna clutched his head in fright as he narrowly dodged a bullet. The brown-haired boy could not believe it. He had just survived a life-threatening match and here he was, being shot at by Reborn.

"Yes, I will kill you, unless you explain yourself." Reborn sipped his coffee and picked up his phone while Tsuna tried to prevent his glasses from slipping off.

"Hello, Bianchi, please bring a handmade cake to celebrate Dame-Tsuna's victory." Reborn smiled mischievously when he saw Tsuna's horrified face.

"I'll talk, don't let Bianchi in!" Tsuna pleaded, leaning forward. There was no way he was going to eat Bianchi's cake…

"Okay, maybe later." Reborn put down his phone and looked at Tsuna, expecting the teen to speak.

Both the principal and student were once again in Reborn's office, after Tsuna's match finally ended. *phew*

Tsuna had knocked Mukuro unconscious with a spin kick before the Vendice came.

The Vendice were people who punished competitors who broke the rules. Mukuro and his gang had broken the rules by ambushing Ryohei before their matches.

Tsuna broke his train of thoughts when Reborn impatiently knocked on his table.

"The longer you take, the larger the cake." Tsuna paled at the thought of Bianchi's homemade cake. One bite and there would be instant death.

Tsuna shook his head. I rather talk than have the cake.

"Well, this is hard to explain. Apparently I will go into HDWM when I took my glasses off willingly." Tsuna shrugged, not meeting Reborn's dark eyes. The brown-eyed student was still quite hesitant in letting Reborn know more of his secrets.

The taller frowned slightly. HDWM, the term sounded familiar. When had he heard it before?

"HDWM?" Reborn raised his eyebrows in question.

"Hyper-dying will mode, that's the full name. I normally called it the CC state though." Tsuna replied, feeling a bit more talkative.

I see, Hyper-dying will mode…

Reborn was sure that he heard it somewhere, but could not place a finger where actually. The principal nodded. This definitely needed research.

When Tsuna was in his CC state, he was much calmer, sharper, stronger and faster. Furthermore, there was no time limit, unlike when the brown-haired teen was in his aggressive mode.

The principal had also sensed a powerful sensation emitting from the brunette when Tsuna entered his HDWM.

It would be perfect for any battle.

However, there was one big problem. Tsuna was reluctant to fight any battles, so it was obvious that the teenager would not just take off his glasses for fun.

He would had to find some way to get his student to fight willingly. *smirks*

Reborn stroked his chin thoughtfully as he dismissed Tsuna and started loading his computer.

Time to get to work…

_outside_

Tsuna scratched his head in confusion after he exited Reborn's office. His sharp senses told him that something was off. Why did Reborn not ask him how he got HDWM?

Not that he wanted to tell Reborn, but for the principal to continue to question him was indeed suspicious.

The brown-eyed boy was not able to think much when Yamamoto and Gokudera arrived. Yamamoto suggested that they should go get some ice-cream to relax…

_somewhere._

"Let's go find him! My sources said that he is at XXX now!" a black-haired girl snapped her phone shut and turned to her friend.

"Alright, let's go!" her companion, a brown-haired girl, agreed and the two set off.

_ice-Cream_

"…Gokudera, Yamamoto, I've been thinking…" Tsuna started, unsure whether he should continue. The brunette stared at his ice-cream cone, deep in thought.

"What, is it boss?" Gokudera asked immediately. He could sense that his beloved boss was troubled.

Yamamoto frowned. He had noticed that Tsuna was gloomy ever since the match with Mukuro ended.

"I was just thinking, why did you join the competition?" Tsuna knew that Yamamoto and Gokudera would not just enter the tournament just for fun.

They must have their reasons…

Or maybe it was Reborn who threatened them.

"You see…" Gokudera stuttered.

"Ha, Reborn-san kind of persuaded us to go." Yamamoto laughed nervously as he and Gokudera both exchanged a guilty look.

Tsuna sighed dramatically. That confirmed it. It was Reborn's doing again. They must have entered the competition because of him, in a way or another. The student really wanted to beat the crap out of Reborn, but it seemed quite impossible...(for now)

The four-eyes finished his ice-cream and faced his two friends.

"Well, I'm planning to withdraw, so…" Tsuna smiled and glanced up at the blue sky. He had seen Yamamoto and Gokudera got hurt; he did not want it to happen again.

The brown-eyed boy was about to continue speaking when he was interrupted by a loud scream.

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Oki: Ah ha! I know what you are thinking.

Yama: *yawns lazily* What?

Oki: Too little action in this chapter.

Yama:*A little surprised*

Oki: Well, the next chapter would be more exciting. After all, I sense a climax coming...

Yama: ...

Yama: Anyways, please review! *smiles*

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