Isekai: Vongola Style
Chapter 10
Author's Note: Thank you for following the series so far! Feel free to comment along the way.
Many thanks to my lovely beta readers – Skitty & Hibi! 3
On with the story.
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"So this is the dungeon? Hahaha! It certainly looks like one straight out of those games you play, Dera…"
Tsuna visibly shrivelled in front of the gigantic ominous looking gates. When they said dungeon, he didn't think it meant the entrance to hell. He was by no means small but standing before the ancient structure, he felt puny.
Luckily, his guardians' enthusiasm forced Tsuna overcome his cold feet. Resolving his skittish mind, Tsuna entered with his courage held together by a fragile thread.
It was as if the big bad was anticipating their arrival and lined up a huge party of corpses to welcome them. Tsuna borrowed Ryohei's Holy Attribute and easily cleared the first wave. Way at the back of the party, the vampire nodded in satisfaction at how much the herbivores had grown. Even the cow child who was the weakest could hold his ground effortlessly.
As the approached the castle, the vampire tensed. Something wasn't right and Himori was restless. That familiar sense of irritation gnawed at his mind and Hibari was briefly reminded about one person who could trigger such a reaction from him.
"Mukuro!"
Hibari's eyebrow twitched at that name. No wonder it seemed so familiar. Of course it was the pineapple herbivore.
While the others rushed over to regroup with the illusionist, the vampire took his time to observe their surroundings to ensure that they wouldn't be ambushed. The sage didn't look good and the smell of blood was too strong for his liking. From what he could see, the idiot was close to dying.
"Kufufu… what a coincidence meeting you here Vongola…"
Tsuna was horrified. Mukuro had half his insides hanging out, a missing eye and several broken bones. The brunet wasn't sure if Ryohei was able to heal such terrible injuries. Despite knowing that Mukuro couldn't truly die in the dungeon thanks of some mysterious magic in the world, the thought of losing him didn't hurt any less.
Ryohei grimaced when the brunet gave him those pleading eyes. He gave in eventually. Honestly, even if it was meant to make the illusionist better, it felt wrong to punch an already injured person so close to dying.
Without warning, the Sun guardian braced himself and with all his might, delivered the blow. It was the first time Hibari heard the blue-haired herbivore scream. It didn't sound pretty at all and nobody blamed him. Gokudera cringed and Yamamoto looked away. Tsuna watched on with concern and asked if Mukuro felt better.
"How could anybody feel better after such a pu –... wait, I'm recovered?"
Lambo sighed. "This is why I keep telling him to change the way he heals someone…"
"It's extremely not my fault!"
No matter how many times Tsuna had seen the skill or been on the receiving end of it, the terror didn't decrease. It hurt to simply watch and it traumatised him every time. Somehow, Tsuna was convinced that seeing the doctor for an injection wouldn't scare him anymore when they returned. The dentist might scare him a little, but nothing could compare to the boxer's extreme healing methods.
"Alright, now that we have regrouped, can we start the strategy meeting?"
Ryohei frowned. "Why do we need a strategy meaning? We can go in and beat everyone to the extreme!"
Yamamoto shared the boxer's sentiments and Mukuro remained silent. Tsuna tried to intervene before another argument between his Storm and Sun guardian broke out. Hibari approached the group and settled within hearing distance. Clearly the archer herbivore had some idea and Hibari wanted to get over this quickly.
"I can give you the layout and what I've encountered," Mukuro told the half-elf much to everyone's surprise.
"Hn? Didn't think you'd cooperate," Hibari mused, making the illusionist scowl.
Nervous, Tsuna intervened to the best of his abilities. "Ano… please don't fight? We need to work together to defeat the Demon King in order to return. Let's listen to Mukuro first alright? After all, we don't know anything about the dungeon."
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It didn't take long to explain the strategy plan to Ryohei. Even Hibari was impressed that it took only two times before the boxer understood what he had to do.
The plan was simple enough. The heavy lifting would be done by Hibari and Yamamoto. Their role was to act as the vanguard and take on the enemy's first hit. Tsuna and Ryohei were to provide support to Yamamoto and Hibari whenever required.
Mukuro, Lambo and Gokudera were assigned to provide support to the vanguard through ranged attacks. Lambo's main duty was to guard the rear and act as the group's sensor. Gokudera would coordinate their attacks by analysing the enemy's fighting style from a distance.
They cleared the rooms very quickly without much difficulty, taking brief moments to rest up and heal up. Finally, they arrived at the room where Mukuro was defeat twice. The Dragon wasn't an easy opponent in games and it was a lot harder to take on in real life. According to the illusionist, there should be one more room after the Dragon which he highly suspected led straight to the Demon King.
Tsuna was nervous. According to Gokudera's plan, it was a fifty-fifty chance for success. The Dragon was an unknown opponent and Mukuro could only provide so much information. So far, they knew that the beast could spew fire and had powerful tail lashes with an incredible range. Although huge, the Dragon had remarkable reflexes making his melee attacks deadly. One hit was all it took to wipe Mukuro out.
"Listen up," Gokudera snapped. "We cannot afford to take a single hit. Spread out, do not get too close to it. Turf top should be within reach of anyone at any point of time. We cannot lose anyone or we'll have to start all over again. Hibari and Sushi freak will take turns attracting the Dragon's attention, Juudaime will step in if the Dragon starts an aerial battle. Rokudo Mukuro, you will shift all support focus to Juudaime if that should happen. I'll be coordinating the attacks, always be within hearing range from me. Any questions?"
Only one hand shot up. The archer shot an annoyed glance at the summoner. "What is it now?"
Lambo looked slightly ill and queasy. "B-bathroom!"
Gokudera seethed and Yamamoto placated him by saying he'll be back later after accompanying the young Bovino.
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Hibari hissed as the Dragon turned its focus back to him. He wasn't one for retreat in a battle but this time, he would make an exception. Outnumbered, the vampire summoned his enslaved familiars. The werewolves held well against the Dragon until they got wiped out by a single tail swipe that the archer warned about earlier.
Ryohei had injured his arm and healing was difficult as the healer could not heal by himself. At the same time, the omnivore's borrowing skill was on cool down. They were on their own for the next fifty seconds. It might have been a short time but during battle, every second mattered. Without a healer, they were walking on the tightrope of life and death.
The Dragon was smart, Hibari gave it that. The ancient fire breathing lizard knew who to take out in the party and targeted the boxer without hesitation even when they have not started the attack. The next person it targeted was the omnivore and Hibari jumped straight into the line of attack to prevent the brunet from getting taken out.
Tsuna had immediately borrowed the healing skill and healed Ryohei to the best of his abilities. However, there was a limit and the boxer was still injured badly. At least he wasn't dead and for that reason alone, Hibari continued to fight.
His sais were useless against the thick scaled armour. Magic seemed to be the only thing that seemed to hurt the Dragon. Yamamoto's swords were harmless to the beast and so the two melee fighters were put in the back seat. Gokudera's arrows worked a little and the archer had already blinded the creature in one eye. However, the rage and pain fuelled the monster further, making its movements unpredictable. They were scattered and Hibari tried to find a way out of this mess.
Mukuro had never been more thankful to the cow child. Back in their time, Lambo was nothing but a loud mouthed and snivelling annoyance. However now, he might change his opinion just a little.
Before him, the coward stood tall and braved the hellish flames. The Slime King he summoned saved them in the nick of time although the same could not be said about the summoned creature. As the massive blob shrank in size after taking such a huge damage, Mukuro looked around trying to formulate some form of strategy. He had to get to the bomber somehow. If they could blind the Dragon, Mukuro might have a chance to restrain it enough for the skylark to do something.
"Bovino, get me to the bomber! I have a plan."
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Gokudera ran and listened to the plan.
"Physical weapons don't work on that giant lizard!"
Mukuro grinned and pointed to Tsuna who was healing Ryohei again.
"Of course not, but that doesn't apply to the Holy Weapon. We'll get birdy to help Tsunayoshi land the final strike. I just need you to blind him first."
The archer tsked. "Give me an opening and let them know about the plan. I'm going to find a good place to snipe."
The illusionist slunk away and Gokudera worried for his boss' safety. Honestly, he didn't want to approve of the plan but it was their best bet.
"I won't let them fail!" Gokudera resolved himself and started climbing the steep sides.
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When Hibari and Yamamoto heard the plan, they agreed to it immediately. Yamamoto ran off to inform the Sun guardian and Tsuna about the changes while Hibari stopped the illusionist. "If Tsunayoshi dies, I won't go easy on you when we get back."
The illusionist shivered. "Don't worry," he brushed the hand off. "I don't want to see him die either. Once was enough."
Unpleasant flashbacks about the future made both guardians put aside their differences for a while. It didn't matter if death wasn't a permanent concept in this dungeon, seeing Tsuna die once more for them wasn't something their hearts could handle.
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Before he knew it, he was dragged off by Hibari and Tsuna wondered what caused the sudden change. Hibari felt more protective than usual and Tsuna's hyper intuition nudged him gently. Unfortunately the situation was dire so the questioning had to wait till when they returned.
As planned, Gokudera managed to get the Dragon's other eye. Completely blind and in pain, Mukuro managed to chant long enough for a powerful spell to bind the huge monster. Taking that as their cue, Hibari Grabbed Tsuna by the waist and jumped with his vampiric strength. Tsuna morphed his weapon into a sword like Yamamoto's and borrowed the skill Attacco di Squalo.
In a flash, it was over.
Blood sprayed like a geyser and Tsuna could hardly believe it. The metallic smell made him nauseous but he didn't have time to gag as the dungeon trembled with wrath at the loss of its guardian.
"Who dares wreak havoc in my castle?" a high pitch voice demanded.
Tsuna froze. That voice sounded really familiar. When the trembling stopped, he recognised the owner of that voice who stopped by the last door that was now wide open.
The boss of this dungeon had outrageous purple hair and wore make-up. The signature body hugging leather outfit was now fashioned for a medieval noble. His height was ten times bigger, as expected by someone dubbed as the Demon Lord.
However, Tsuna wondered if this truly was the same person.
"Wahahaha! All of you should bow down to the Great Skull-sama for I am the Demon King! How dare you defeat Ryuudako! You shall pay, heroes!"
Annoyed, the prefect had flew straight up and struck the Demon King with the butt of his sai. Eyes rolled to the back of their sockets and Tsuna winced as the Demon King crashed onto the ground, unconscious.
"That was anti-climactic," Mukuro mused. Nobody disagreed.
From behind them, there was a glow of light. Tsuna mentally felt like murdering the Goddess who brought them to this ridiculous world. If only she brought Reborn over, everything would have been settled within a minute!
"Thank you heroes," Freya bowed. "You have my utmost gratitude from saving this world from destruction. The Demon King will now be sealed away. As promised, I shall send you back to your world. In addition, I will be granting one wish per person."
"Yare yare… so troublesome. But if possible, please let ore-sama be better than Reborn."
"… request denied. Reborn is a unique existence that cannot be bested. The entire series is based off him."
"Hahaha! This sounds fun. Can I ask for Dera to be more dere dere with me?"
At this, Gokudera turned scarlet and smacked the baseball fool in the face. "Why would you ask for such a thing!"
Freya shook her head once again. "Request denied. Gokudera is already at the maximum level of dere feelings for you and will only grow deeper with time."
Gokudera scowled. "I don't want anything from you! You've caused enough trouble for Juudaime, now send us back!"
Freya nodded in apology and turned to Ryohei.
"I want to see Kyoko to the extreme!"
"Kufufu~ you'll see her soon enough you fool. Just be patient. As for myself, I would like to be able to use magic of this world in the form of real illusions."
Freya paused to think. "Understood, you will be able to access the skills when you return."
"Ano…" Tsuna glanced at the silent prefect. "Is there anything that Hibari-san wants?"
The prefect frowned. "Hn. Give me Himori but make him a rabbit. Bats are not allowed in apartments."
Freya smiled. "It will be done. Finally, hero… what is it that you wish for?"
Tsuna thought for a while and smiled. "If possible, I would like for only ten minutes to pass from when we were sent to this world. I don't want mom and everyone else to worry."
Freya frowned. "It is a difficult request. I am unable to make time pass at ten minutes but I can shorten it to three days. Would this be sufficient?"
Tsuna smiled. Three days was better than half a year after all. "Yes, please do that."
With another glow of light, Freya thanked the heroes once more. The light engulfed them and Tsuna felt himself float in the comfortable warm light.
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