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Oki: Thanks to K-san too for helping out. :)

Yama: A new KHR character in out in this chapter. I wonder who is it...

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Kanda recovered quickly with a "Che" and continued destroying Akuma, acting like he did not care.

"You better explain what happened later." Lavi said as he, Lenalee and Allen recovered from their shock and continued to fight with the increasing Akuma.

Tsuna allowed himself a small smile as he joined his fellow exorcists, using his flames from his gloves to thrust himself up into the sky.

Tsuna could be counted as graceful, like he was dancing in the air, but still, the Akuma kept increasing and increasing. It was like there was no end to them.

"Oh! No! We better retreat! We are surrounded! What should we do?" Allen exclaimed as he glanced around him.

The other exorcists were surrounded were in a very, very bad situation. *Sweat drop*

Tsuna prepared to draw up his left sleeve; he had to help his friends, even if his secret would be out. (Don't ask me which secret or what is it. Shhh....)

The awkward and tensed silence stretched a little longer when the Akuma started to retreat.

"What?" the five exorcists looked shocked. The Akuma were letting them off?

"What is the Earl thinking? We almost had them!" Tsuna could hear one of the retreating Akuma complaining.

"It seems that Master P is here..." another mumbled.

"Master P? Who is he? Is he a new enemy?" Tsuna asked himself, scratching his head.

"Tsuna, are you all right? You looked like you were listening to the akuma talking! There was no sound at all, wasn't it?" Lavi laughed at his own joke.

Tsuna quickly shook his head and let go of his sleeve. Can't let him find out.

"Hurry up. We need to go!" Kanda warned, still very tensed. The others nodded in agreement.

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"Ho ho! Welcome! Master P!" the Earl laughed as he held up his arms to welcome a tall man, covered in the mist.

"What can I help you in, Earl? What is it that you called so urgently?" the mystery man asked, obviously amused.

The Earl adjusted his top hat. "I need you to spy on a boy, Tsunayoshi Sawada. It seems that he might have the royal bloodline of Vongola."

"Oh? Vongola? The family had remained neutral over the past few hundred of years of the battle? Interesting..." the man stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"Yes. He is the last of them when I wiped out their home base a few years ago."

"Alright, I will help you. Kufufufu, this is going to be interesting..." the echoes of the creepy laughter remained as the figure in the mist disappeared.

"Is he reliable and good enough, Earl-sama?" someone asked as the room quieted down.

"Of course! He is a master spy and illusionist, and his hate for the Vongola makes him perfect for the job!" the Earl clapped his hands.

"Soon, both the Vongola heir and the fourteenth will be ours..."

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"Ah choo!" both Tsuna and Allen sneezed at the same time.

"What? Dust caught your nose?" Lavi joked. Lenalee just glared at him.

"Che." Kanda crossed his arms.

Both brown-haired and white-haired boys looked at each other as they rubbed their noses. Was someone talking behind their backs?

....

"Hey! Look! We reached the place where we are supposed to meet the finders!" Lenalee said as she pointed to an old-looking coffee cafe after they had walked down a few streets.

"Coffee!" Allen and Tsuna exclaimed, clearly excited.

"Che." Kanda was indifferent.

Ding Dong! The doorbell rang as Lavi pushed the door open and the five exorcists went in one by one.

There was a strong smell of coffee in the cafe. (Of course!) The exorcists quickly grabbed a table and sat down, glancing around for their finders.

"You must be the exorcists that we had been told would be here!" A thin man held out his hand at the exorcists.

"You are..."

"I'm Shota, he is Manto." the thin man introduced himself and his friend, who was a large, burly man.

"This is Mukuro-san, one of the exorcists of this area. He is here to help us." Shota continued, and a man with dark blue hair stepped from the shadows.

"Kufufufu. Nice to meet you. Please call me Mukuro."

Tsuna and friends then introduced themselves to their new friends and they all sat down in one dark corner to discuss their plans.

"What do you want? Coffee? Tea?" Manto asked.

"Black coffee please!" Tsuna raised his hand.

"Milk coffee!" Allen said. The others all shook their heads, not wanting any drinks. Manto then went to get their orders.

"Kufufufu. Isn't it interesting, a boy like you drinking black, bitter coffee at such a young age. Isn't it unusual? Maybe something happened to you before?" Mukuro commented as he leaned forward towards Tsuna.

If you count losing your parents at an early age as something...bitter...

"Err...Maybe because I was influenced?" Tsuna said and lowered his head, blushing slightly.

Apparently the blue-haired exorcist was too near for Tsuna's comfort.

Kanda unconsciously touched his Mugen lightly. Allen looked tensed. (Am I sensing something?)

Mukuro was about to continue when Manto arrived with their drinks. Phew.

Thanks, Manto. It was a nice save. Tsuna silently thanked the finder. However, he did not realise that Mukuro was staring at him with a cold look in his eyes.

Oki: Phew. We are finally done.

Yama: My fingers are breaking... *shakes hands*

Oki: Now I admire people who types long chapters.

Yama: Hope it is not too confusing....

Oki: One of the longest chapters we have even typed...

Yama: Thanks for having the patience to read and please review!!! :)