Hello, everyone! This is a new chapter! Chapter 44! I hope everyone will enjoy it and without further ado, let's start!
Normal POV
Tsuna and Byakuran were now back to back with each other as six minutes soon passed.
" ... I really can't understand... You, who in your bloodthirst and frenzy killed countless people as you controlled every parallel world... And yet now, for the sake of one lone Arcobaleno's curse... You're willing to fight with all your strength?" Tsuna ask
" Hmm... I see... You must think I must have some kind of ulterior motive for participating in this representative?" Byakuran ask
" ... I don't know. When we were in the future, up till the very end... I was never able to understabd your feelings..." Tsuna said
" Ah... You really lay it out there, dontcha, Tsunayoshi-kun! That's why you're so trustable! Yuni-chan keeps telling me, although I haven't been sure what she's been talking about, that the two of us have a lot in common." Byakuran said
" Eh?"
" The two of us seem useless when the world is at peace, but in times of emergency, we truly shine. Like during my game in the future, when it came to breaking the rules... You seem to want to say you wanted to do things properly for the sake of your friends... Currently, I'm probably similar to how you were back then. For the sake of that child... I'm giving it my best." Byakuran said
" Byakuran... You..." Tsuna exclaimed
" Nyuuuu! Wh-What?! The telephone poles are multiplying!" Bluebell exclaimed
" Is it an illusion?! But I don't feel any Mist flames!" Tsuna exclaimed
" This is definitely the work of Verde's machine! I'm gonna head for the rear!" Kikyo said
" I told you that Verde's machine can convert illusions to reality, right? Real objects won't emit any flames. But since it puts stress on the illusionist, they've got to have him hiding inside a shelter somewhere. Ah! That car wasn't parked there earlier, was it? Perhaps it's Mukuro-kun?" Byakuran wondered as he fired his dragon
As soon as it made contact and the car exploded, a guy ran out of it.
" Guess not. Just an ordinary person." Byakuran said
" Byakuran!"
That was when they heard a voice shouting.
" Incoming!"
They looked all around them to see missile firing.
" Here they come." Gamma said
" Missiles! From every direction!" Gokudera exclaimed
" I'll destroy them with my gloves' flames." Tsuna said
" No, no. We've got to make sure we protect your Boss watch, Tsunayoshi-kun." Byakuran said as the missiles closed in on them and exploded
Everyone managed to protect themselves using their flames as a shield. As the battle went on, Mukuro destroyed Zakuro's watch using his illusions while Kikyo released his Open Carnage Box. That was when a strong light from a distance blinded them and bullets shots scattered and hit many of them, except for Tsuna's team.
" Wha... What was that just now?!" Tsuna exclaimed as he pulled his fist out of the illusion Mukuro created
" Are you hanging in there, Tsuna?" A voice called out from his headphone, " Since you didn't come back home yesterday... Your mom was worried that we might even have had a fight, you know? She's sharp, huh?"
" Da... Dad?!"
" Bingo~ That strike just now was a bullet from curse released Colonello. We're aiming from a location 5 kilometers away. Since we plan to take a second shot soon, will you take Gokudera and Yamamoto and get away from there immediately?" Iemitsu ask
" A second shot?!" Tsuna exclaimed
" Mukuro and Byakuran will be taken down with the next hit... I don't want you guys, our allies, to get dragged in as well." Iemitsu communicated
" Take down... Mukuro and Byakuran? That kind of thing...!" Tsuna exclaimed
" If it's Colonello, it can be done. Don't worry." Iemitsu communicated
" That's not it! We have formed an alliance with Team Yuni as well! Mukuro and his team are enemies, but I can't just stand by and let Byakuran and those guys get eliminated, can I?!" Tsuna exclaimed
" That has nothing to do with my team... We're in a rush, so get out of the way already~" Iemitsu communicated
" ... I refuse!"
" ... Is that so? Well~ It can't be helped then~ If that's the case, we hereby terminate our alliance with Team Reborn. We'll make you guys our targets as well." Iemitsu communicated
That was when the communication started to emit static noises as another voice was heard.
" If that's the case, then my team will be allying with Team Reborn. Don't think bad about us, Papa." The voice said
" This voice...!" Tsuna exclaimed
" It's been awhile, Tsuna-san. It felt like ages since we last talked to each other." The voice communicated
" Aichi-san!"
" Sendou, your son is on the line." Iemitsu said over the communicator
" Huh? ... Aichi?" Another voice ask
" Papa, if you are following the orders from Team Colonello, then we can't help it. For this representative, we'll be enemies. But I guess that means that you can't visit me anymore." Aichi communicated
" Huhhhh... Don't take it so seriously. You can't be seriously banning me from visiting you because of this." Yosuke communicated
" Well, you know I can. This conversation is over. Fire the second shot." Aichi communicated
A shadow then came in front of Tsuna as his eyes widened. It was Aichi, holding a communicator to his mouth.
" I'll definitely block it." Aichi said
" Aichi-san!"
" You can't be serious. You saw the damage done already. You can't protect yourself and plus, what will you do about my grandson if you got hurt?" Yosuke ask
" Huh? Grandson?" Tsuna repeated
" ... Papa. You're hereby banned from seeing me for a month. I don't care what you say, but I won't show myself for what you just said." Aichi said as his lips twitched
" I-It was an accident!" Yosuke exclaimed
" Jeez! Alright, just fire that second shot already!" Aichi exclaimed as he turned to Tsuna, " Once I block it, head towards the beam's general direction. I'll follow after you once I finish up here."
" ... Okay. But you really don't need my help...?" Tsuna ask
" Not really. Although we are an alliance now, I can't guarantee that we will stay that way forever. But for now... Let's defeat our fathers." Aichi said
" ... Yeah!"
Aichi smiled a little before turning to see a small beam charging up in the distance and lit up his rainbow ring.
" Come, sword of piercing light." Aichi ordered as a new sword appeared out of the ring and he hooked it on his waist, " Once I stop the shot, just go."
" Yeah!"
Aichi took his position and drew the sword as pulled the sword back while his other hand hovered below it. The blade then glowed a strong white light as they saw the shot being fired.
" Pierce through!"
The white light fired from the blade as both attacks collided. Tsuna took the signal and started flying towards Iemitsu and the others. Aichi pushed on as the light pushed the shot back and towards the mountain.
" This is bad, kora! Dodge it!" Colonello exclaimed
The four dodged the attack as they looked at the hole behind them the moment the light faded away.
" That attack melted the rocks!" Lal exclaimed
" Tsuna is coming over too. Leave this to me, Colonello. Save your uncursed time." Iemitsu said
" Roger. Present stop." Colonello said as his pacifier returned and he reverted back to his baby form, " It's all yours, Iemitsu, kora!"
As both Tsuna and Iemitsu's flames collided, Colonello and Lal stood aside while Aichi floated down from behind Yosuke.
" You're full of surprises. When did you learn that trick?" Yosuke ask
" I learnt it just now. It surprised me too." Aichi replied
" So... where is he? I don't see him today." Yosuke said
" He's at home. I wanted to come alone and he wouldn't let me go but I managed to persuade him." Aichi said
" You'll get sick if you stay out too late." Yosuke said
" I don't think you should worry about me for now. I'm going to have to destroy your Battler Watch." Aichi said
" Just because you're my son, I won't go easy on you." Yosuke said as he lit up the Storm flames and pointed his gun at Aichi
" As usual, you have a poor choice of things." Aichi said
" Well, I am your Papa after all. It would be bad to not have a plan beforehand. And... I wouldn't want to lose to my own son either." Yosuke said
" I feel the same. But then again, I do want to make sure I don't hurt you too much." Aichi said as he lit up his rainbow ring again while the sword went back into it, " Appear before me, Black Lily."
A black lily appeared from his ring as it soon transformed into a rapier.
" That's another new trick. You've gotten stronger." Yosuke said
" Yes."
As the two collided their attacks, Tsuna and his father continued to fight when Tsuna was knocked down and his HDWM went out when Iemitsu sat down, saying that the fight was boring.
" W... What did you say?! A... Are you making fun of me?!" Tsuna exclaimed
Aichi glanced over to him as he sighed under his breath.
" As useless as usual..." Aichi muttered as he dodged another bullet while Yosuke noticed his change in demeanour
" Well... Say something!" Tsuna exclaimed as Iemitsu stayed silent, " Don't ignore me! Do you hear me?!"
" ... Take off your Boss Watch. I'm gonna smash it." Iemitsu said
" Wh... What the hell?! What could make you think I could possibly do that?!" Tsuna exclaimed
Iemitsu then gripped the rock beside him and lifted up a giant boulder.
" In that case... Your father will smash it by his own hand." Iemitsu said
" That's some father and son relationship, huh?" Aichi ask
Yosuke stayed silent before sighing.
" Hey, who are you?" Yosuke ask
" ... I'm your son, of course. Why would you ask such a question?" Aichi ask
" Yeah... You're not tricking me with that kind of aura you're starting to spill out." Yosuke said
" ... What a bother... And I thought that I had been acting to the T... You didn't say that your father was so good at this, Aichi." 'Aichi' said
" Well, your expression and tone had changed a lot after what happened..." Aichi communicated
" I just spoke the truth. That Sawada is really ridiculously useless at catching onto people's words." 'Aichi' said
" That sharp tongue of yours will be the thing that gets you exposed, Pontifex." A voice said
Kai jumped down from the sky and landed beside 'Aichi'.
" You came out in the end?" 'Aichi' ask
" I can't trust you to take care of Aichi's body." Kai replied
" What's the meaning of this?" Yosuke ask
" This is... an entity living inside of Aichi. Our representative Arcobaleno, but looks like he switched roles with Aichi." Kai said as he showed his Battler watch with 'Aichi' written on it
" He sure doesn't fail to entertain though. His training in Italy is proof of his strength." 'Aichi' said
" That's enough messing around. Let Aichi fight again. When did you even make the switch anyway?" Kai ask
" Who knows." 'Aichi' said
Kai checked his watch as the text changed from 'Aichi' to 'Pontifex' as he sighed.
" And you. Don't just let him make the switch." Kai said
" I'm sorry..."
They then heard a gunshot as they looked down to see the boulder Iemitsu holding getting shot through with a bullet as it shattered.
" Wow..."
" ... And? You were talking about an entity?" Yosuke ask
" Y-Yes..."
" For how long?" Yosuke ask
" ... It... hasn't been that long... That entity was the reason why I could even get pregnant in the first place..." Aichi muttered
" Don't complain about me. You two are always fawning over the child." Pontifex said
Aichi blushed while Kai had a tinted shade of red as he looked away.
" W-We should go now..." Kai said
" Y-Yeah..."
Kai then used a cloud to let them sit on before floating up.
" Wait! Am I still banned from seeing you?!" Yosuke ask
" ... I'll think about it." Aichi said
Yosuke stoned in shock as the two flew away. A few minutes later after a mysterious man gave Tsuna a lesson, and with a few blows exchanged, the timer went off on their watches as Iemitsu hit Tsuna away and both their flames went out.
" You've gotten better, Tsuna. You were seriously going for my Boss watch, but you couldn't get to it. How was it? It was fun." Iemitsu said
" Fun? As if. With a fight where either of us could have easily died, how could it be fun?!" Tsuna exclaimed
" Tch. In that way, you're exactly like your mum..." Iemitsu said
" ... Dad."
" Hm?"
" Next time, I won't lose!" Tsuna declared
" Good."
" By the way, who was that person in a suit just now? Thanks to him, I didn't lose..." Tsuna said
That was when an explosion cut his thoughts off as they turned to the forest. Yamamoto and Gokudera emerged from the smoke on a bicycle.
" It was a good idea to speed up with a bomb, huh?" Yamamoto ask
" Shut up! It was hot as hell back here! Ah! J-Jyuudaime! We're late!" Gokudera exclaimed
" We came flying here." Yamamoto said
" Gokudera-kun and Yamamoto!"
" Both of you are burnt..." Iemitsu said
Meanwhile, up in the air, Kai was still transporting Aichi and himself back to his apartment when Aichi's breath hitched sharply and he fell to his knees while gasping for air.
" Aichi! Aichi?!"
His pacifier starting glowing as Kai gasped.
" It hasn't glowed ever since the eight Arcobaleno gathered... What's going on?! ... An ominous flame presence..." Kai thought
Kai held Aichi tightly as he continued to gasp.
" It's okay, calm down! I'm here with you!" Kai exclaimed
Soon, the pacifier stopped glowing as Aichi's breathing soon calmed down and Kai let him go.
" You okay?" Kai ask as he wiped a few stray sweat from Aichi's forehead
" ... Yeah... It was a weird feeling..." Aichi muttered as Kai held him to his chest, " I couldn't breathe properly... and it was like my heart was being torn apart..."
" ... Pontifex, what's happening?" Kai ask
" Something triggered the powers, that were not meant to flow out of my seal yet, to pour itself out suddenly. His body went into temporary shock from the sudden surge of power, but I managed to push those powers back into my seal." Pontifex explained
" But what caused this reaction? His pacifier was glowing too..." Kai said
" A pacifier only glows when an Arcobaleno is nearby. But even an Arcobaleno being nearby never triggered this reaction... I have a bad feeling about this. I'll be using his clairvoyance to check a little." Pontifex said
" Yeah."
Kai continued to comfort Aichi as his shaking finally stopped.
" ... This is bad." Pontifex said
" What is it?" Kai ask
" Team Skull has been completely annihilated." Pontifex said
" What?!"
" His clairvoyance tells me that it happened awhile ago but soon, an announcement will soon be made about this. And a new team took over Team Skull." Pontifex said
" Who? Who was that strong enough to defeat the whole Shimon Family?" Kai ask
" ... The Vindice, led by an Arcobaleno with a clear pacifier. If I caught it correctly, his name is Bermuda." Pontifex said
" The Vindice...?! And who is 'Bermuda'?!" Kai exclaimed
" ... Somewhere in the past, I must've heard that name before... But I do know one thing. You saw him before. During the battle between Shimon and Vongola, the last memory of the past... That infant with the bandages." Pontifex said
" That's Bermuda...?!" Kai exclaimed
" Kai-kun..."
" I don't know what they want, but I can't let them get near Aichi and Tasuku. I'm sure the pacifier glowing just now was also because of Bermuda." Kai said
" I would assume so. Don't worry. I won't let these powers be released until your body is ready." Pontifex assured
" Yeah..."
Kai nodded as they soon arrived back at his apartment and he opened the door. Kai carried Aichi back to the bed as he laid him down to let him sleep and removed the Boss watch. That was when an announcement rang out from the watches.
" Allow me to explain the details. Good job on completing the second day of the Representative of the Rainbow Battle. I will begin with the second day's battle results." Checkerface said as a hologram appeared
Kai noticed that Fon's team was also amongst the eliminated teams along with Yuni's team as he blinked in surprise. Tasuku then started wriggling in his swaddle a little as Kai walked over to swaddle him again as the announcement continued.
" Then who was the one who wiped out Skull's team, kora?!" Colonello ask through the watch
" They did." Checkerface replied
A hologram of the Vindice was shown as Kai clicked his tongue. He set Tasuku back down into the crib just as his phone rang as he answered it.
" Are you serious, Kai?! Why are those guys here?!" Miwa exclaimed
" Calm down. It's night right now. Just stay in position and don't leave until we say so. There's no need to fight and lessen our forces through this battle yet. I don't know what those guys are doing here for either, but just stay on your toes." Kai said
" Hey, look! On the third Vindice from the right... that's an Arcobaleno, right?!" Miwa exclaimed
" ... Bermuda..."
" Kai?"
" That thing is the cause...?" Kai muttered
" His name is Bermuda Von Vichtenstein. He is the man who was once the absolute strongest Arcobaleno. Furthermore, due to a little blunder, now he is under the same curse as you Arcobaleno. Taking Skull-kun's watches, he has appeared accompanied by the seven Vindice." Checkerface explained
" Fu fu. You understand quite well, don't you, Checkerface." Bermuda mused
" Especially concerning your desire, Bermuda-kun. I am being lenient, after all." Checkerface said
" Then I won't hold back. We, as the 9th team, will be participating in the Representative Battle." Bermuda announced
" Now everyone, I hope for good fights from all of you." Checkerface said
Kai clicked his tongue in annoyance as he went back to his call with Miwa.
" Anyway, just stay at your house and not bother your parents. If they hear all of this, you'll get in trouble." Kai said
" I'm hiding in the attic because of this stupid watch!" Miwa exclaimed
" Look-"
" Get everyone away from their houses. Now." Pontifex said
" I'm in the middle of a conversation-" Kai thought before he was cut off
" Now! Those guys are coming! Get them away before they arrive! It's a surprise attack!" Pontifex exclaimed
" ... Miwa! Contact Tokura and Kamui! Get over to the park right now and quick!" Kai exclaimed
" Huh? What's going on?" Miwa ask
" The Vindice! They're coming to attack us!" Kai exclaimed
" What?!"
" Hurry! It's a surprise attack to catch us while we're off guard!" Kai exclaimed
" Got it!"
Kai quickly hung the call up as he quickly called Ren. After briefly explaining the situation, he tossed his phone aside as he walked over to Tasuku and kissed his cheek before carrying Aichi again.
" We'll be back soon, Tasuku. We have something we have to settle." Kai said
And that's the end of this chapter! Thank you for reading! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and I'll see everyone in the next chapter!