Chapter 4: The Ranking Prince
After the New Year celebration, the days just got crazier and crazier.
There is a time when Kouga and Ruki tries to keep away from Reborn's madness from Tsuna's date with Kyoko in a zoo, but only to find most of his friends there. Then Reborn appears and explains that the reason to why all of the brunette's friends are there is that to find a pet for him like Dino's Enzo and his Leon. After that, they found out that Lambo seeing the explosions, decides to add in more rand throws more grenades at all the animal cages causing them to go on a rampage at the amusement park next to the zoo.
Everyone presented there quickly goes over to the amusement park and trues to bring them all back in to their respective cages. Lambo and I-Pin who are there as well accidentally shoots by the cow kid's Ten-Year Bazooka, which switches them with their ten years older self, and the older Lambo got captured by Bianchi since he looks like her ex-boyfriend.
Most of the animals eventually bring back to the zoo, only to find that a red panda called Shimatta-kun is missing which happens to be on the rollercoaster track in meditating. Reborn ends up shooting Tsuna yet again causing him to enter Dying Will Mode and catching the meditating creature but knocks into the sky by the coaster.
After all that, they manage to get the animals back to the zoo except for the bear that Ryohei is fighting on a boxing video game along with the few animals that they missed.
And then, they are involved in a snow fight at the field of Namimori Middle, Kouga is asked to join and he ends up holding the glowing-ball Leon which they asked to capture by the rules of the game. At first, no one attacks first until Ryohei rushes in without thinking. Yamamoto reacts with throwing his extremely fast pitches with the snowballs but got crushed by Ryohei's rush of punches. I-Pin then jumps in and runs towards Kouga to get Leon, Gokudera immediately gets ready to counter her. He throws the snowballs at her, but she is able to counter it with her Gyoza fists, a technique that uses the essence in the dumplings she ate to interrupt the motor controls of the brain.
However, the essence from her technique is blown downhill towards her group, suffocating them. Kouga then notices Haru sneaking to somewhere. With the backup down, Ryohei immediately runs towards the black-haired teen followed by I-Pin.
However, an explosion caused by Gokudera's dynamites hit the pillar of snow underneath him, causing them to move back from it and blows away the garlic smell that is choking Tsuna's team. Gokudera declares that he switches sides followed by Dino's subordinates who were hiding underneath the snow the whole entire time, much to the sword wielding siblings wondering of how they survived that long. Bianchi comes along, recruiting the little kids.
With this, the rules changed to catching Leon when Kouga is running around with the lizard as a helmet on his head. As the new round starts, Bianchi immediately runs to get him and Kouga runs as far away as possible from her, not wanting to invoke her wrath. She then starts to throw purple snow balls at him which he immediately dodges, knowing that they are poisonous. Kouga runs up the stairs and jumps down from the other side just in time as Enzo becomes huge and crushing the rest of the surviving members except Tsuna. Kouga just runs past him and keeps on running.
He then accidentally meets Hibari who happened to be patrolling the school. With him being sore of not biting the black-haired teen before, he immediately jumps at the chance and attacks him. After dodging a few blows, Kouga actually catches one of Hibari's tonfas and tries to discuss the Disciplinary leader the he could have a proper match later, which he agrees. And then Tsuna panics when he sees I-Pin's countdown timer, due to her falling for Hibari, and an explosion occurs in the area knocking everyone out.
Another one would be the time that the girls made Valentine Chocolates. Both Gokudera and Yamamoto are given many by most of the girls in school as Kouga is given his by a girl in his class named Shizuki Yuuri.
Last year, Yuuri was walking in the hallways of the school when she accidentally bumps into Kouga making her to drop her bag as it spills out its contents. Kouga then helps her picking a few books that was spilled and gives them to her. Ever since then, she's fallen for him.
Then one day, Kouga, Ruki, and Tsuna are walking together towards Tsuna's house.
"Thanks for coming over, Kouga-san, Ruki-chan." Tsuna says.
"It's no problem. We actually have to give your mom something." Kouga replies.
"Eh?"
"Yesterday, I made cookies for her as thanks." Ruki says.
"For what?"
"Remember when we met Dino? It's for the thanks for that dinner that your mom made." Kouga reminds him.
"You don't have to do that. Kaa-san enjoys someone eating her food."
"That won't do. Mama always tells us that we should give thanks for the host for their food." Ruki informs the brunette.
"That's right."
When they reach his house, Ruki gives the cookies to Nana as she is delighted for the gift and then she and Kouga follow Tsuna to his room. When they arrive there, there is a young boy with dirty blonde hair sitting at his table.
When he looks at Tsuna, he stands up and shakes his hands. "I finally get to meet you!" He says cheerfully. "Nice to meet you, Tsuna-nii!"
"Huh?! T-Tsuna-nii?"
"Did you have a brother, Tsuna?" Kouga asks.
"I don't!"
"Ah! Kouga-nii! Nice to meet you too!" He says and shakes his hands too. "You too, Ruki-nee!"
"Eh?"
"Looks like he has a favor to ask you." Reborn says as he stands on the brunette's head.
"A favor?" He asks.
"My name is Fuuta." The boy introduces himself. "The mafia is after me."
"Huh? Reborn!" Tsuna calls as Reborn smirks. "Wait, you're serious?!"
"For now, let's sit and understand Fuuta's situation." Kouga suggests.
The four of them sit at the table as Tsuna calms down the situation.
"Vongola Juudiame, Tsuna-nii, please take me in!" Fuuta pleads.
"What are you talking about?!" Tsuna yells at him. "I can't take on a mafia!"
"I know that!"
"Eh?" Because Tsuna-nii's…" He takes a huge book out of nowhere.
*sweat-dropped*"What's that?" Kouga asks.
Fuuta opens the book. "His combined combat prowess and intelligence are both ranked 872 out of 872, the lowest!"
"Hah?"
"But your 'cannot refuse when asked' rank is…" Fuuta continues. "…number one!"
"What was that?!"
"He's also known as Ranking Fuuta." Reborn explains. "He's an information specialist who has no equal when creating a ranking."
"Another weird one has come to me…!" Tsuna mumbles.
"Fuuta's ranking accuracy is 100%." Reborn continues. "Meaning, if one were to use this ranking book to create a strategy, he could win any battle, and it would be easy to take over the world."
"That's just scary."
"Tsuna-nii, help me!" Fuuta begs again.
"It's wrong to come to me just because you know I can't refuse." Tsuna says.
Fuuta looks at Reborn and shakes his head. "It's not only that." He says. "Tsuna-nii also number one when it comes to 'bosses without ambition'. You wouldn't take my book, so I can trust you!"
"That's true." Kouga confirms.
"That's somehow not very cool." Tsuna cries.
"Would you," Tsuna and Kouga look at Reborn who holds a drawing of the hitman in a squirrel suit saying 'pitiful', "throw away a small, pitiful animal," He switches another drawing of him in a lion suit. "into a field with fearsome carnivores?"
"Small animal?" Tsuna looks at Fuuta, who is doing his best puppy eyes. "I can see him as one right now."
"Tsuna-nii…"
*Sighs*
"So it's decided." Reborn says.
"All right…"
"Yata! Arigatou, Tsuna-nii!" Fuuta cheers.
"Since he is here, why don't you get ranked on a few things?" Reborn tells Tsuna.
"Huh? Me?"
"Kouga and Ruki too."
"Us too."
"All right." Fuuta replies.
The door behind then opens. "Sounds like fun!"
"Haru?"
"Oh, Haru-san."
"What are you doing here?"
"Is that a new kind of fortune telling?" She asks Tsuna.
Haru, do you always come without permission?" Tsuna speaks to her.
"I was on my way home from grocery shopping, and your mom asked me for help bringing the laundry inside before it rained."
"I see…"
"I know, tell my fortune too!"
"All right, since you are Tsuna-nii's friend, after all." Fuuta replies.
"What?!" Haru startles. "Is he Tsuna-san's secret little brother?!"
"What's a secret little brother?!" Tsuna yells back.
"My name's Fuuta!"
"Oh, I see!"
"You should deny a little too!" Tsuna shouts and Fuuta gives him another of his cute puppy dog eyes causing Tsuna to give up yelling at him. "D-Don't make that face!"
After a few explanations, Haru is finally cleared that Fuuta is not Tsuna's or both siblings' brother.
"So, you are just friends."
"Of course he isn't my or their brother."
"What should I fortune tell…?" Haru wonders.
"Are you even listening?" Tsuna dead-pans.
"Haru's top three charm points!"
"Isn't that a quiz?"
"Is she a simpleton?"
"All right." Fuuta stands up and his eyes turn into a cluster of planets and stars.
"What is he…" Kouga mutters when the books and tables in the room starts to float.
"What the…!"
"Hahi! What is happening?!"
"Reborn! What's this?!" Tsuna asks his tutor but doesn't sees him until he looks up.
"This is Fuuta's ranking mode." Reborn explains as he wears an astronaut suit.
"Huh?"
"There is a theory that when Fuuta ranks things," Reborn continues, "energy condensed inside of him is released and makes the objects around him weightless."
"A theory?!"
"This is Fuuta."
"Huh?"
"I can hear you, Ranking Star." Fuuta says in his trance.
"W-What did he say?!"
"There's a theory that he communicates with the Ranking Star in outer space."
"How can I believe that?!"
"So romantic…" Haru says.
"More like occult." Kouga says.
"Haru-nee's charm points: Rank 3, beautiful eyes."
"Kya! It's true!" Haru squeals in joy. "Look, Tsuna-san. See?"
"Yeah, yeah." Tsuna dead-pans.
"Rank 2, cute dimples."
"Dimples!"
"Eh…"
"And, Rank 1… the whirl of your hair."
"Hahi! That's correct!"
"What?!"
"Want to see?"
"I don't get her…" Kouga sweatdrops.
"I'll pass…" Tsuna trails off. "You're use of ranking is just odd…"
"Kouga-nii," Fuuta continues, "is ranked 5 out of 10 strongest swordsmen and Ruki-nee is ranked after him."
"Eh?" Kouga says.
"What! Kouga-san and Ruki-chan are that powerful?!" Tsuna yells.
"He~h. I never knew that." Kouga admits as Ruki nods her head in agreement.
The window opens and Lambo crawls in, only to be float up and gets hit by I-Pin.
"I-Pin's Pinzu Time Bomb is ranked 36 out of 816 big special attacks."
"So, that's amazing, apparently." Tsuna mutters.
"Gyoza fist is ranked 116 out of 520 in mid-range special attacks. Rank 3 in the 'person with the most promising future'. You're super hopeful."
"Oh…"
"Nenenenene, what about Lambo-san? What about Lambo-san? What about Lambo-san? What about Lambo-san? What about Lambo-san?" Lambo asks. "Do one for Lambo-san too! Hurry, hurry!"
"Lambo is absolute, the most…" Fuuta begins.
"Absolutely the most?"
"…annoying mafioso."
"Eh?"
"What kind of ranking is that?!" Tsuna thought.
The door the suddenly slams open. "Juudaime! Why didn't you tell me that the ranking kid was here?" Gokudera yells.
"Gokudera-kun?!"
"Yo." Yamamoto walks in from behind.
"Yamamoto!"
"What are you two here?" Kouga asks.
"I just happened to run into him." He explains as he notices the room's situation. "Wow, this is amazing.
"There was something I wanted to ask him." Gokudera walks in towards the ranking boy. "What am I for 'People who are most suited to be Juudaime's right hand man'? Can you do it, ranking kid?!"
"Hey, don't yell at him." Kouga tells him.
"That's easy." Fuuta replies. "Here goes." He looks up towards the stars. "Hayato-nii's rank is…" Gokudera braces himself for the answer. "Out of range." The silver-haired bomber is in shock to his very core of the result.
"Is there such a thing as being out of the ranking's range?" Tsuna asks him.
"It's not that, it's out of the atmosphere."
*A lightning strike* "Outside of earth?!" Kouga, Tsuna, and Gokudera dead-pan.
"Hahaha, that's a funny guy." Yamamoto laughs.
"Yamamoto thinks that it's a game again." Kouga and Tsuna thought.
"Being a right-hand man isn't the only job out there." Fuuta adds. "Hayato-nii is ranked first for 'people most suited to be a male nanny' out of all the mafia."
"HAH?!"
"Gokudera-kun?! Who's always fighting with Lambo?!" Tsuna shouts.
"Hahi! A nanny?!" Haru speaks aloud.
"Are you serious?!" Kouga yells, remembering of the times that Gokudera bullies and screams at Lambo.
"He's also ranked second in the 'likes children' category. That's perfect for you."
"I… like… children…" Gokudera stumbles in shock of the answer.
"You're funny too, Gokudera." The baseball nut comments, oblivious of the situation.
"Gokudera-kun…" Tsuna trails off when a few strands of purple hair drips down above, they look up and sees Bianchi floating in the air as her hair spreads out. "B-Bianchi!"
"As expected of Fuuta, an amazing rank usage." Bianchi comments. "But what's important is love."
"That's so cool!" Haru exclaims.
"She always makes great entrance." Yamamoto comments on her appearance.
"Iya, iya…" Kouga trails off.
"This is horror, no matter what you looked at it." Tsuna dead-pans and a thud is heard causing the teens to see a petrified Gokudera. "He's petrified from the shock!"
"While we're at it, let's make a love ranking and make it clear who loves who." Bianchi adds.
"W-What are you saying?!" The brunette shouts.
"It sounds like fun." Reborn comments. "Do it, Fuuta."
"Seriously?!"
"Then let's begin with the 'who Tsuna-nii loves' ranking." Fuuta announces.
"Fuuta, matte!"
"Everyone will find out that I love Kyoko-chan!"
"Rank 1 in 'who Tsuna-nii loves':…"
"Matte!" Tsuna shouts.
"…is…"
Everyone anticipates for the answer, especially Haru, but Kouga doesn't care since he already guesses who Tsuna likes.
"Leon!"
"Huh?!" Kouga shouts.
"Is that true, Tsuna?" Yamamoto asks.
"That was unexpected." Bianchi adds.
"I like Leon? I don't understand myself anymore!" Tsuna thoughts.
"I think he's wrong on that, Tsuna." Kouga assures him.
"Fuuta is never wrong on this, Kouga." Reborn tells him.
The rain falls down from the sky, beating a natural beat to the windows. "Haru has fallen into unrequited love." Haru sobs as she looks out the window. "Haru's heart… is falling like this sky!"
"Rain?!" Fuuta says in shock before falling out of his trance, causing everything that has levitated to fall back to earth. That includes Lambo, I-Pin, Bianchi and Tsuna who lands on his face. Fuuta wearily lies on Tsuna's bed.
"What's wrong, Fuuta?" Tsuna asks worriedly.
"I feel weak; I'm no good in the rain…" Fuuta says. "I hate the rain. When it rains my rankings become nonsense."
"Eh?! Nonsense?!" Tsuna shouts.
"There's a theory that his communications with the Ranking Star becomes interrupted when it rains." Reborn explains.
"Enough with the theories!" Tsuna yells and then he realizes. "Meaning, the ranking after the rain started are incorrect?"
"Then, my ranking too…" The silver-haired bomber says as he gets up.
He turns his head and sees his sister, and then he gets a really bad stomach ache and stumbles to the floor once more.
"G-Gokudera-kun."
"Daijoubu ka?" Yamamoto asks.
"When did it start to rain?" Haru asks as she looks out the window.
"Probably after Gokudera-san came in." Ruki replies.
Haru looks down and becomes shock. "What's that?! An army of umbrellas?!" A bunch of black umbrellas has gathered in front of the brunette's house.
"Eh?"
Gokudera looks down and squats next to them. "Those guys are form the Todd Family." Gokudera tells them. "I remember seeing them before."
"So, they're after Fuuta." Tsuna exclaims.
"It seems so." Reborn jumps onto the bed, back to his suit but caterpillars around his face causing both Haru and Ruki to scream.
"Your winter subordinates!" Tsuna points out.
"Well, they're in their larval stage, so they can't gather information.
"Then, they're useless!"
The sky then starts to clear. "You were the one who decided to take Fuuta." Reborn reminds the brunette.
"That's true…"
"Tsuna!" Tsuna looks up. "Don't worry, I'll help too." Yamamoto smiles.
"We better barricade ourselves in." Gokudera suggests.
"That's good!"
T-That's a bit much…" Tsuna sweat-drops. "R-Reborn, what should we-" Reborn lies down next to Fuuta asleep. "He's asleep!"
"Tsuna-san! Bianchi-san is…" Haru suddenly shouts.
"Eh?" They look down from the window and sees Bianchi in front of the large group of mafias.
"Aneki… she's going alone to…" Gokudera trails off.
"…fight?" Tsuna asks and Gokudera nods.
Meanwhile, the whole group of mafias stands cautiously from her. She glances at a certain area and the entire group moves aside, letting the Poison Scorpion through. Once she is through, she turns back.
"Ciao." She says and walks away leaving to a very shocked group.
"She ran away!" Tsuna shouts in panic.
"A-A-Aneki?" Gokudera twitches at his half-sister's actions.
"Why did she do that?" Kouga questions.
"So, let's start the sports festival." Yamamoto announces.
"I guess we won't have a choice." The bomber sighs. "So, who is going to carry?"
"I'll do it." Yamamoto points his thumb at himself.
"Don't trip."
"Leave it to me!"
All the remaining members in the room look at each other in confusion. Down at the front of the house, all of the members within the Family have arrived. They are ready to go in but then the door swings open. They turn to look to find the silver bomber and the baseball nut in front of them with Yamamoto holding a rolled-up carpet with Fuuta's scarf sticking out.
"Let's start if off lightly." Gokudera takes out a few lit dynamites in one hand.
"Yeah, the signal to start the sports festival!"
"Take that!" He throws all the lit dynamites at them which explodes, creating a smoke screen.
"Now!" They run through the smoke and pass the coughing mafia men.
"Boss!"
"He's running! After him!"
All the men run after them with the silverrette throws more bombs behind them. When they are a good distance from the house, Haru's head sticks out from the carpet, asking if the plan is going well.
The plan was that Yamamoto and Gokudera are to run away with the rolled-up carpet with the ranking boy's scarf to lure the Family away and Kouga and Ruki are to protect Tsuna and Fuuta while they rum away from their sights. Back in the house, the trio gets ready to depart with an unconscious Fuuta on Tsuna's back.
"Gokudera-kun, Yamamoto, Haru, please be safe." Tsuna thought.
"Looks like Gokudera's plan worked." Kouga says as he looks out the window.
"Let's go, Tsuna-san!" Ruki walks forwards to open the door.
"Wait." The older brother stops her and he leans his ear on the door.
"Why aren't you going with them?" A burly voice asks.
"Well Boss, it seems weird." Another voice replies.
"I feel the same." Another voice says. "It feels like a distraction."
"Shall we call them back?"
"No, I think the three of us is good enough."
"Tch. They're still here." Kouga whispers to the rest.
"What should we do?" Ruki asks.
"Not sure. Tsuna, any ideas?"
"Well, we could use the kitchen's door." Tsuna tells them.
"Okay, let's go."
They walk back and through the kitchen, where Nana is cutting some vegetable. They open the door, seeing that it is clear and walks out.
"Come home before dinner!" Nana calls out.
"I know." Tsuna mumbles.
They walk with Kouga in front of Tsuna as Ruki is at the back and about to turn at the next corner when Lambo and I-Pin scare the living daylights of Kouga when they suddenly appear from above.
"What are you doing here?!" Tsuna questions them quietly.
"I'm hungry, give me cake." Lambo says to him.
"Huh?"
"*In Chinese* Me too." I-Pin says.
"Cake, cake, cake…" They chant.
"Don't ask me!" Tsuna shouts at them.
"Ah! Tsuna!" Kouga panics.
"There they are!" They turn their attention to the side and see two men in grey suits looking at them. "Stop!"
"HIE–!" Tsuna shrieks as he runs with the two siblings right behind them.
Back to the other two running teens, with Gokudera who keeps throwing bombs at them.
Man, they are persistent." He says.
"What should we do?" Yamamoto asks him, still carrying the rolled-up carpet with Haru.
"Let's go somewhere without a lot of people." He replies. "I'll blow them up all together."
Haru sticks her head out again. "How about the river? I'm sure that no one's there!"
"Okay!"
Back to Tsuna's group, they are still running away and just happened to pass by a student who wears a beanie and wears glasses. He turns his head and notices Fuuta riding on Tsuna's back. When the trio are out of his sight, the student walks away. Soon, they reach the playground.
"Fuuta, wake up!" Tsuna tries to walk up the young ranking boy. "With you on my back, they'll catch up!"
"Too late, Tsuna." Kouga tells him. They look up and see one of the men blocking the entrance.
"Hey, bozu (little boy)." He says as the other two men walks in from behind them.
"You've been troublesome." One of the men says.
"We're done playing tag." The last one says.
"Give us the kid."
They step back as their backs nearly touching when Fuuta slowly wakes up.
"Huh? Tsuna-nii…?" He groggily calls.
"Fuuta, you're awake." Kouga looks back at him.
"Kouga-nii? Ah! The people that were after me…"
"Come with us peacefully!" The man yells. "We won't hurt you." The other two walks closer, closing them in.
"This is bad, Onii-sama…" Ruki says to him.
"Yeah…" Kouga as a sweat slide down his cheek.
Fuuta gets off Tsuna's back and walks towards them.
"Oi!" Tsuna calls as Fuuta walks to the center and a gust of wind blows pass him, his eyes fill with stares once more.
"This is no time to do rankings!" Tsuna yells.
"Paulo is ranked 55 out of 86,202 in combat prowess in the mafia."
"Rank 55 That strong!" Tsuna comments as Paulo smirks.
"Rossie is ranked 226 out of 85,202 in intelligence. He's the most skilled out of the three."
"Huh, me?!" Rossie is shock of the results.
"Oh… doesn't make you the leader?" Kouga adds.
"Is that right, Rossie" Paulo asks him.
"Don't be stupid, Boss."
"Did you call me stupid?!" He yells as he grabs Paulo's collar.
"Stop, this is a trap!" The remaining man tells his two comrades. "They're trying to get us to fight among ourselves!"
The two stops fighting and he sighs.
"Enzo's ambition is ranked 55 out of all the mafia." Fuuta continues.
"What?!"
"He's definitely going to double cross you when you get the book." Kouga nods. "No doubt about it."
"Teme! Is this why you said not to call the men back?!" Paulo tells at Enzo.
"That's not it, Boss!" Enzo defends himself.
"I see right into your heart!" The boss swings his fist at him, knocking down the ground.
"Use your head a little, Boss!" Rossie yells at him. "He's trying to get us to fight!"
"Is this how I use it?!" He head-butts his subordinate and the other one that was punched his boss back and ends up in a fight within the three men. Tsuna sighs and Kouga smiles at his job well done.
"I see! This is part of Fuuta's and Kouga-san's plan!" Tsuna realizes. "Fuuta, now's your chance!"
The ranking boy takes out his gigantic book and starts writing down. "I need to write down the ranking I just said.
"Eh? It was the truth?!" Both of them dead-panned.
"Do that later!" Tsuna yells at him.
"But I'll forget by then."
"I guess there's no helping it." Tsuna sighs. "Let's hurry up and-"
"Where did you think you are going?!" They stiffen.
"Tsuna-nii…" Fuuta hides behind brunette.
"You made fools out of us!"
"HIE–! We're definitely going to die!" Tsuna shrieks.
"Not yet!" Ruki takes her tessen from her thigh and hit one of the men, but he grabs her hand and raises her up in the air.
"You are a feisty little girl."
"Let go of me!" She screams.
"Ruki!" Kouga shouts as the wind blows through his hair, showing his blue right eye.
Meanwhile, on one of the chimneys, there sat Reborn with his trusty green sniper rifle, aiming at Tsuna. "Fuuta and Ruki made an effort just now; it's your turn, Tsuna!" He announces and fires a bullet at him. As the bullet hit him, Tsuna falls motionlessly on the ground and the hair that covers Kouga's right eye turns into blonde.
"Tsuna-nii/Onii-sama!" The two hostages shout.
"Did you do that?!" One of them asks.
Tsuna's body glows and a flame appears on his forehead once more. "RE-BORN!" Tsuna yells as he rips out his clothes. Kouga looks at them with an arrogant look in his eyes. "I'LL PROTECT FUUTA WITH MY DYING WILL!"
"Don't Tsuna-nii! You have the lowest combat ranking! You can't beat them!" Fuuta shouts at him.
"Don't worry." Kouga assures the boy as the raged Tsuna goes and beat the men in front of them.
"W-What?"
"Now…" Kouga flashes in front of the guy holding Ruki captive. "Get your hands…" he throws his fist at him, "Off her!" and it goes straight into his stomach causing him to release her hands. Ruki lands on the floor on her bottom as she sees her brother throws a roundhouse kick at the man's head. He falls front on his face, unconscious.
"It's like a dream." Fuuta says. "This is the first time my ranking have been wrong."
Tsuna stands back up as the flame on his forehead sizzles off while Kouga gets down to his knees panting as his hair turns back to normal.
"Onii-sama!" Ruki calls as she helps him up.
"W-We didn't die." Tsuna says.
"That's amazing! I'm so happy that you made my ranking wrong!" Fuuta exclaims as he goes and hugs the half-naked brunette.
"You're happy to be wrong?!" Tsuna says to the ranking boy.
"I want to stick with you and become even more happy! Can I stay here?"
"Eh?!"
"Tsuna-nii~" He gives his best puppy dog's eyes.
"Urg…"
"Are you all right, Onii-sama." Ruki asks.
"Yeah…" Kouga replies with a strained smile.
"Are you sure? You look strained, Kouga-san." Tsuna asks.
"I'm fine. Just need some rest."
"I'm sorry. If I didn't get caught by them, you wouldn't…" Ruki trails off.
"Don't worry. For now, let's go home."
"Hai…"
"Tsuna, see you tomorrow at school." Kouga calls out as they walk away.
"Hai! See you there!" Tsuna calls back.
As they leave the area, leaving the unconscious men there, an explosion is heard from the distance.
"Ah. Sounds like they did it."
"Gokudera-kun did?"
"You might want to check on them." Kouga and Ruki walk off to the distance.