Hello, everyone! This is a new chapter! Chapter 46! I hope everyone will enjoy it and without further ado, let's start!
Normal POV
The manifested birds bit off two of the other Vindices' wrist and broke their wristwatches.
" Yes!"
" Mukuro-chan, you're great!" M.M exclaimed
" Nice!"
" We have no more power left to create new illusions but the game is already over." Mukuro said
" I won't forgive you!" The remaining Vindice exclaimed as he started spinning again
He destroyed the illusionary birds and headed straight for Mukuro and Chrome.
" He's stronger than the other two!" Reborn exclaimed
" Oh no!"
As Mukuro got in front of Chrome to protect her, Tsuna redirected the attack away from them as the two rose from the ground.
" Natsu, Cambio Forma! Mitena Di Vongola Primo!" Tsuna declared as he punched the Vindice
However, he was overwhelmed and pushed back.
" I've got to help!" Aichi exclaimed
" No, you don't have to. Stupid Tsuna. He's protecting the Boss Watch." Reborn said
" I don't care if my Battler watch is destroyed. I'm ready to charge at full power!" The Vindice member said
" I see! The different watch he's wearing is working as handicap! If the Boss Watch is destroyed the team loses, whereas breaking a single Battler watch doesn't affect the victory at all... Striking at the same time would mean to win for the Vindice, but it would mean to lose for Tsunayoshi Sawada... Damn Vindice! They know and are doing it on purpose!" Verde exclaimed
" The amount of psychological pressure can make a difference in such a battle. It's bad..." Mukuro said
" Boss!"
" Stop panicking, Stupid Tsuna! Don't care about the Boss Watch! Win against him with your Dying Will!" Reborn shouted
" Reborn... What are you saying?! Your curse will never vanish!" Tsuna exclaimed
" Well, I might lose something I'll look forward to... But it'd be worse to see you lose in such a weak and pitiful way. To tell the truth... This is what started everything." Reborn said as he rummaged his pocket for a test paper with a red '0' on it
" Wha... My... test?!" Tsuna exclaimed
" Perfectly 0..." Kai muttered
" Uh..." Aichi muttered
" Awful." Mukuro muttered
" I was about to reject Checkerface's offer to participate in the Representative War, but then I found this in my pocket. And I thought... I must make Tsuna stronger. First of all, his guts. It might be a good idea to make him take part in this war, to get stronger." Reborn said
" You... You did it... for me?" Tsuna ask
" If you lose in a battle of Dying Wills... I won't acknowledge you, Tsuna! ... Understood?" Reborn ask
" ... Yes. I don't care about the Boss Watch, I'll fight with my Dying Will." Tsuna ask
" Yeah, you do that. The power of your weak little flames is pathetic." Reborn said
" Alright! Get ready, Vindice! I'm gonna fight you at full power." Tsuna said
The two collided as flames burst from each of them at high speed.
" If he fights like this, the Boss Watch will be shattered in an instant!" Verde exclaimed
" Who cares? I told him to do this." Reborn said
" You can never stop the revolutions!" The Vindice member exclaimed
" I never intended to stop them... from the start!" Tsuna exclaimed as he quickly vanished
A few moments later, Sky flames could be seen turning in the same direction as the whirlwind as Tsuna soon ended the match by using his gauntlet.
" Yes! H-He won!" Verde exclaimed
" Boss...!"
" He's gotten even stronger." Mukuro said
" Now if only your test scores would improve like this, Tsuna." Reborn said as he took out Tsuna's test paper again
" Wha?! You don't have to keep showing that!" Tsuna exclaimed
" He can fight like that, but gets zeros on his tests... I can't believe it's the same person." M.M said
" We have to go now. Pontifex is insisting that we head back home to rest up." Aichi said
" Okay. Thanks for the help today." Reborn said
" I just hope that I can help even more in the future. Take care." Aichi said as he and Kai flew away on a cloud
A few minutes later, they arrived back at the apartment as Aichi went towards Tasuku, who was asleep in his crib.
" He's sleeping really soundly." Aichi said
" Yeah. Get some rest. We've had a long night." Kai said
" Yeah."
Both changed their clothes and drifted off to sleep. Once the morning came, Aichi got ready for school while Kai prepared breakfast.
" You don't have to skip school because of Tasuku-kun, you know." Aichi said
" I know. But I can't always use my clouds to take care of him. He needs some real physical contact." Kai said as he set the plate down
" Then I should be staying behind here with him." Aichi said
" No. Even if you're his mother, you deserve a break. Head off to school after breakfast. I promise I'll let you take care of him tonight." Kai said
" Okay then."
Aichi quickly finished his breakfast and kissed Kai on his cheek before heading off to school. Once he arrived to his classroom, he set his bag down.
" Morning, Aichi!"
" Good morning."
" Good morning, Naoki-kun, Shingo-kun."
" I heard that there's gonna be a volleyball game today for our physical education class." Naoki said
" Is that so?" Aichi ask
" Apparently so. You're not gonna purposely be clumsy again, are you? You always do that." Naoki said
" It's not good to apply our real physical strength into normal activities. It's dangerous." Aichi said
" I know... It just feels unfair that they just keep teasing you for being weak." Naoki said
" True..." Shingo said
" Let's think about that later. Now, let's head off to change before the bell rings. We don't want to be late for our lesson." Aichi said
" Yeah."
They took their sports attires and headed to the boy's locker room to change.
" I'll be inside changing." Aichi said as he entered a stall
" Sure."
" I wonder why... He never changes inside there." Shingo said
" Y-Yeah... Well, whatever. Let's change." Naoki said
Inside the stall, Aichi sighed as he took out a roll of bandages he'd hid inside his uniform jacket.
" I don't have much of a choice..." Aichi thought
" Of course you don't. Your milk is for your baby after all. He only gets to drink it a few times a day." Pontifex said
" It'll leak out and onto my shirt if I just wear this plainly too... Oh well... Guess I'll be uncomfortable for awhile." Aichi thought as he took off his shirt
He then wrapped the bandage around his chest a little tightly to make sure there won't be any leaks. Once he ensured that the bandages won't show, he wore his sports attire and headed outside to keep his uniform inside his locker.
" Whatever the case, as long as the three of us are in the same team, there shouldn't be any problem!" Naoki said
However... after awhile, Naoki's eye twitched as he and Shingo were now on the opposite field from Aichi.
" Me and my big mouth..." Naoki thought
" I wonder what's Sendou-kun doing?" Shingo said
Naoki blinked and looked at Aichi, seeing that he was looking towards the school rooftop.
" ... I sense Sky flames... Other than Aichi, the other Sky flame user that can fly in like that is..." Naoki thought
Catching Aichi's small smile, Naoki nodded to him as Aichi talked to one of their classmates and took the server position.
" Shingo... This will get a little rough." Naoki said
" Huh?"
The whistle was blown as Aichi threw the ball up high in the air. Aichi then jumped as he hit the ball towards their team. However, the serve was strong enough to overwhelm their receiver as Aichi's team immediately earned a point.
" This is... impossible..." Naoki thought
" That was some serve..." Shingo muttered
" Yeah..."
The match kept going until Aichi's team finally won as he quickly disappeared to the rooftop when a break was given.
" Sendou was really something just now!"
" Yeah, it's like he's a different person."
" Did you see that high jump when he served? I heard that his shots are almost impossible to dig out!"
" I mean, that side's receiver's arms are red!"
" Yeah!"
" ... What a bother... He drew attention to himself in the end..." Naoki muttered
On the rooftop, Aichi opened the door and saw Tsuna there in his HDWM as he walked over to him.
" You were watching?" Aichi ask
" Yeah."
" It's unusual for you to show up here, especially on a school day. What is it?" Aichi ask
" It's about the Arcobaleno's Curse. First, we need to remove our watches." Tsuna said
Aichi nodded as they set their watches far from them.
" Bermuda took me and Reborn to another dimension and told us the truth about it. This war is used to choose the next Arcobaleno, it was never to help break the Curse of the Rainbow. If this war concludes, the current Arcobaleno, including you, will die!" Tsuna said
" ... My curse might be different. Besides, I only agreed to this war because I wanted to know what my curse was. I don't have the same curse as the Sky Arcobaleno, nor am I an infant like the rest of them. Then... what is the meaning of the existence of this Rainbow Pacifier?" Aichi said as he fiddled with his pacifier
" I might have a solution for this. But I need everyone's cooperation, including yours. Could we meet in my house later?" Tsuna ask
" ... Okay."
" Thank you."
Tsuna flew off after that as Aichi went back down to the field after wearing his watch back. A few hours later, Aichi, Naoki and Misaki were now in Tsuna's house, waiting for the last group to arrive.
" Did you tell Kai you were coming over?" Misaki ask
" I left him a message but he's probably busy." Aichi replied
" I guess he would be." Naoki said
That was when Aichi's phone rang as he raised his eyebrow and brought the phone at a distance before answering the video call.
" Hey there. What's with the sudden video call?" Aichi ask
" Isn't it obvious?" Kai ask
Naoki glanced towards the screen and saw a wide awake Tasuku yawning.
" I did leave you a message. You do know where I am right now, right?" Aichi ask
" Yeah, I know. But he hasn't started yet right?" Kai ask
" Yeah."
" Miwa asked me why I didn't show up for school today. I just told him that I was ill." Kai said
" ... What kind of illness did you tell him to make it believable for your school?" Aichi ask
" ... Because I miss you." Kai said
At that, the entire room fell silent while Aichi turned cherry red and almost dropped his phone, if not for Misaki catching it in time.
" Alright, you lovesick brat. Go and do what you're supposed to do and don't call again." Misaki said before hanging the call up
" Calm down, Aichi... Let's all pretend we didn't hear that." Naoki said
" Y-Yeah..." Tsuna muttered
As soon as the last group entered, Aichi managed to collect himself before Tsuna started talking.
" Please. Fight with me! I will explain to you again the details of the current situation. So now... After the winner of the Representative War is decided and the Arcobalenos are taken away the flames from their pacifiers, I was thinking that maybe there is a way to fill them again with the right flames. I consulted with the old chaser Tablot and he's thinking about it too. We still don't know if it can work out, but one thing is sure. To try this method we must absolutely win against Bernuda's team. Because if Bermuda wins he will just destroy everything to accomplish his revenge. Bermuda wants to win to be able to get closer to Checkerface, then he plans to destroy the Arcobaleno system and kill himself and the other infants. If he wins, Reborn and the others will die. That's why, even if were different teams, I want you to join forces with me to win against Bermuda!" Tsuna explained
" Aside from whether we're going to cooperate or not... I now understand the reason behind the gathering." Mukuro said
" All the strongest people currently are gathered around here." Squalo said
" Yes. I called you here because... after personally fighting against all of you... I know, I can trust you." Tsuna said
" But aren't we a bit too many? As strong as the enemy may be, if Tsunayoshi-kun and I use our full powers we can win together." Byakuran said
" No... It can't work, Byakuran. The Vindice are incredibly strong, and there are four more of them. Plus, I fought the one that's supposed to be the strongest, Jager... and seriously... I couldn't even calculate the limit of his power!" Tsuna said
" I see. Short warp, huh?" Aichi said
" Huh?"
" Sorry. I was curious, so I used 'Hijack' to look into your memories." Aichi said
" Seriously... Stop taking over without informing us." Naoki said
" Get used to it. By the way, Kourin Tatsunagi has been calling your phone for the past few minutes. You should probably answer the next call." 'Aichi' said
" Huh?! ... Crap! Didn't Shingo tell her that club activities weren't goin' on today?!" Naoki exclaimed once he took out his phone
" Head outside and answer the call. I don't think she'll stop until she gets an explanation." Misaki said
" R-Right!"
Naoki quickly opened the door to the backyard and answered the call.
" That idol is quite pushy." 'Aichi' said
" As if you have the right to say that. You're still hiding something from us, aren't you? It took us a long time to start remembering bits and pieces of the memories we lost." Misaki said
" ... Anyway, back to the topic at hand... Jager used short wrap against you twice and was stopped by Bermuda. That's the gist I got from that quick exchange. Jager's short wrap does seem to be dangerous since we can't predict where he'll come from." 'Aichi' said
" What bothers me the most... is that even I couldn't calculate the power of his flames. No matter how big or small, I could at least get some numbers out by looking but..." 'Aichi' thought
" Is something bothering you?" Tsuna ask
" No, you can continue." 'Aichi' replied
" Then... Can we win?" Adelheid ask
" I don't know..." Tsuna replied
" What do you mean 'I don't know'?!" Adelheid exclaimed
" Reborn doesn't want me to fight either. Because he says I have no chances of winning... If Reborn knew that I called all of you here I'm sure he wouldn't be happy about it... Of course, I'm not going to force you. This fight is too dangerous..." Tsuna said
" ... He he. But looking at Tsuna-kun's face it doesn't look like you'll lose." Enma said
" Really. He has no intention of losing, that's what his face means." Mukuro said
" It's at times like this Tsunayoshi-kun... becomes scary." Byakuran said
" What are you scheming? You shit." Xanxus said
" I still haven't thought about everything... but I already decided one thing. This time we will be first to make a move! We will fight them by attacking them one by one. We will defeat them one at a time once they're alone. But the problem is Jager. I don't want to leave him unmarked, he's overwhelmingly powerful." Tsuna said
" I'll defeat him. Leave him to me." Byakuran said
" It's okay, I'll do it." Xanxus said
" No, I will. I finally learnt how to properly use Professor Verde's device." Mukuro said
" Ah... But... If everyone goes to Jager's place, then the balance will..." Tsuna said
" If you refuse, I'll leave. I won't team up with you." Xanxus said
" The deal is cancelled." Mukuro said
" I think I might end up also ignoring the strategy... and going to Jager-kun's place." Byakuran said
" What?!"
" They're just selfish egocentric bastards, Jyuudaime!" Gokudera exclaimed
" They extremely don't listen to you." Ryohei said
" How can we make a strategy?!" Tsuna exclaimed
" Alright, everyone settle down." 'Aichi' said as he clapped his hand to get their attention before standing up," We don't neccessarily have to split everyone up equally. Let's do this. We form an elite and flying squads."
" Flying squad?"
" Mobility is one thing. But the members in the lfhing squad should be able to deal extremely powerful attacks whole also keeping in tune with each other. A team that are of the same age and can fly. They'll be the Hyper Trio, consisting of Sawada, Basil and Kozato." 'Aichi' explained
" I see. While they fly around defeating the other Vindice... I'd be fighting Jager." Mukuro said
" That's nice. Sorry, Tsunayoshi-kun." Byakuran said
" You rubbish just clean up the Vindice." Xanxus said
" Wha... How come it's already decided?!" Tsuna exclaimed
" Will you be fighting with them too?" Yamamoto ask
" ... While I would love to, my pacifier would react really wildly if Bermuda is close by. It's as if it's trying to break something inside this body. And then it'll cause a leakage on my seal." 'Aichi' said
" Isn't there another way?" Dino ask
" It's true that if we have your strength, Jager might be easier to beat." Gokudera said
" While that might be true, I'm not going to risk having this body give out on itself. If it's possible, I'll focus on the other Vindice instead and try to keep my distance from Bermuda. That's the most I can do for now. Whatever that's going to happen tomorrow, we'll have to see." 'Aichi' said
" You had those scary weapons, right? Isn't there something the others can do?" Tsuna ask
" The Black Lily sword can cut even the strongest metal, but it won't be a match against Jager. The Sword of Piercing Light needs time to recharge as well whenever I make a few shots. With that short warp, I can't get the best accuracy. The Osmanthus Sword's flowers might not be able to keep up either. Although... Aichi had something prepared." 'Aichi' said as he took out the orb
" What's that?" Ryohei ask
" An orb infused with various types of energies absorbed inside it. You know what happened to Colonello's team during the ambush from the Vindice, right? Aichi got so angry after he saw the results of it that he gathered this much energy and planned to release it on all of them. It can only be used for one shot, but the energy that can be released from inside it can melt anything, leaving no traces or ashes." 'Aichi' explained
" Aichi-san suddenly became seriously scary!" Tsuna thought
" If we use this, we might be able to win. But we only have one chance." 'Aichi' said
" And there are no other weapons?" Yamamoto ask
" ... Well, have a look at this." 'Aichi' said as he lit up his rainbow flames
A rapier appeared on the table as they looked at it. 'Aichi' then touched the rapier when a slash of light cut his wrist off as he hand dropped on the table.
" HIEEE! A-Are you alright?!" Tsuna exclaimed
" Yeah. Losing a hand is nothing." 'Aichi' said as he took his hand and attached it back to heal it, " This rapier completely rejects me. Aichi can wield it but he doesn't know how to use its powers. There are other weapons like that too."
" Y-You can actually attach that back...?" Tsuna ask as 'Aichi' moved his hand
" Yeah. Since we have our plan now, we just need to wait for tomorrow's battle. The watches will start ringing at 3pm, so get yourselves ready by then." 'Aichi' said
" Y-Yeah..."
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!