After Liu Dao Mu's two nightmare-like voices dissipated, there was no sound in the room for a long time.

At first Tsunayoshi waited very patiently, thinking that Rokudoku would always give him an answer.

But in fact... until the tired boy Tsunakichi fell asleep involuntarily, Rokudo Mukuro never spoke again.

Since Gangji came to this world ten years later, he has encountered many things that he never imagined.Maybe it's the unexpected again and again that makes Gang Ji's "fragile boy's heart" always facing the edge of breaking, crumbling and restless.

... To put it bluntly, Gang Guitar's old problem of insomnia has happened again.

But on this night, Tsuna could feel the body temperature, breathing and heartbeat of Liu Dao Mu around him, but it was rare to enjoy a good night's sleep.

The next day, what pulled Gang Ji out of his sleep was the knock on the door from outside the bedroom.

"Hmm..." After hearing this very rhythmic knock on the door, Tsuna opened his eyes in a daze.The young boy who hadn't had a good rest during this period of time could hardly bear the anger of getting up.

After the boy turned over on the bed, he recalled belatedly from his brain that hadn't fully woken up: Liu Dao Mu, ten years later, seemed to stay in his room last night.

"Muku, you..." Sawada Tsunayoshi was about to speak to Liudao Mukuro, but as soon as he sat up on the bed, he found that he was the only one left in the room.

Liu Dao Mu had already left without knowing when.

"Please come in." After ten years ago, Sawada Tsunayoshi raised his voice and allowed the knocker outside the door to come in, he couldn't help complaining to Liudaokuku who quietly left, "Why don't you say hello to me..."

But after Sawada Tsunayoshi said this, when the boy turned his head to look at the door, he noticed that there was an extra note clipped on the lamp beside his bed.

The little leader was slightly taken aback, raised his hand and took the card out.

There is only a very simple and crisp line of words on the card, and the handwriting is flying and sharp everywhere - no wonder everyone speaks like a person, and Liu Daoku's handwriting is very similar to him: "I'm leaving."

After reading this line of words, Gang Ji turned the note back and forth twice without giving up, and then Gang Ji found that no matter whether it was the front or the back, there was really only this line of words...

...Not even a signature from the person who left the message, let alone an explanation of the reason for leaving or other words...

Sawada Tsunayoshi sighed helplessly, put the card in his hand into the drawer of the bedside table and put it away.

'Well, I really shouldn't ask too much from Mukuro. '

——Actually, with Liudao Mukuro's character, he was willing to write a note before leaving, which was already beyond Sawada Tsunayoshi's expectations.

Sawada Tsunayoshi, who was sitting on the bed, was just thinking wildly, but when he thought of this, the boy suddenly froze.

'...Ten years later, I seem to have a good relationship with everyone...'

Being able to maintain a good friendship with his companions for ten years should be a happy thing for Sawada Tsunayoshi, who cherishes his companions.

But for some reason, at this moment, Sawada Tsunayoshi suddenly felt vaguely that this matter was not as simple as he imagined at this time.

Ten years later, he has a very good relationship with Reborn, Liudao Muku and everyone.

Because they are the companions that Sawada Tsunayoshi considers...because of their forever...friendship?

The super-intuitive sense inherited from the bloodline was whispering in the ears of Sawada Tsunayoshi. The little leader who hadn't grown up and realized too much blinked his eyes, his crow-feather-like eyelashes were like frightened butterfly wings, trembling uncomfortably.

But Tsunayoshi Sawada's anxiety didn't last long.

"Gangna," Takeshi Yamamoto said while pushing open the door of the room, "I'm coming in."

"Bajir has urgent matters to deal with, and he couldn't come here on time, so I took over the task of waking you up." ——Actually, it wasn't Bajir who took the initiative to ask Lord Rain Guardian for help .

It was Takeshi Yamamoto himself who asked to come to Tsunayoshi's bedroom to wake up his little leader.

Before looking up at Takeshi Yamamoto, Sawada Tsunayoshi had already recognized the other party's voice.

The little leader lifted the quilt from his body, "A Wu!" His voice and expression were full of joy.

Tsunayoshi jumped off the bed, and while facing Takeshi Yamamoto who was closing the door, he said, "When Hayato came yesterday, he said that you were out on a mission. I thought you didn't have time to come back...well..."

Sawada Tsunayoshi's voice paused the moment he saw Takeshi Yamamoto ten years later; and the originally happy expression on the boy's face suddenly became stiff.

"Awu..." Tsunayoshi stared fixedly at a scar on Takeshi Yamamoto's chin, his face full of unbelievable horror.

"You..." Tsunayoshi Sawada raised his hand, as if he wanted to touch the scar on Takeshi Yamamoto's face, but the boy's hand stayed a few centimeters away from Takeshi Yamamoto's chin, and he never dared to move forward.

Always with a fearless and brave appearance, Gang Ji, who stood in front of everyone, unexpectedly showed fear and shrinking in a rare way.

Takeshi Yamamoto knew that his little leader was afraid that his actions would hurt him.

The black-haired man smiled as brightly as he did ten years ago, stretched out his hand, grabbed Tsunaki's wrist, and actively pressed Tsunaki's hand against the scar he had left many years ago.

"It's been a long time since the injury, it won't hurt, Ah Gang can rest assured."

Although Takeshi Yamamoto comforted and persuaded him so much, Tsunayoshi's brows were still tightly frowned.

Sawada Tsunayoshi carefully caressed the scar on Takeshi Yamamoto's chin with his fingers, and even his gaze on the mountain itself was very, very light, as if he was afraid of disturbing the other party.

Takeshi Yamamoto was very moved by Yu Tsunayoshi's emphasis on and tension with him - he even had some subtle satisfaction and joy for it.

But after Yamamoto saw the uneasiness and panic on the young man's face, the black-haired man felt as if his heart had been slammed by a rabbit running around, sore and astringent.

"Gang," Takeshi Yamamoto never let go of his hand holding Tsunayoshi's wrist, "don't be so nervous, okay?"

"..." Hearing what Takeshi Yamamoto said, Tsunayoshi's fingers trembled slightly.

After the young man took a few deep breaths, he showed a somewhat pale smile, and tried hard to put away all the uneasiness and sadness on his face. ——The behavior of Tsuna Guitar is very like a little pet hiding its wounds in front of its owner, brave but cute.

Under the somewhat naive and ridiculous behavior of trying to cover up, but people can't help but feel soft-hearted and helpless.I just want to stuff him into my arms, rub him, hug him and hold him high.

Ten years ago, Sawada Tsunayoshi tried to calm down his emotions for a while, and then remembered to ask Takeshi Yamamoto, "Atake, your scar..."

When Tsunayoshi Sawada uttered this question, he and Takeshi Yamamoto were already sitting in the main dining room having breakfast.

"Ah Gang wants to ask me about the origin of this scar?" Takeshi Yamamoto smiled and spoke to Tsunayoshi, while raising his hand, signaling to the maid standing by to replace the coffee in Tsunayoshi's hand with a new one. Milk for 14-year-olds.

Under Tsunayoshi's worried eyes, Takeshi Yamamoto touched the scar on his chin, "This is a symbol of glory."

— and a symbol of shame.

"A symbol of glory?"

Hearing Takeshi Yamamoto's answer, Tsunayoshi, who was still a bit concerned about the kid's drink like milk being brought in front of him, immediately came to his senses, "What do you mean?"

"..." After Tsunayoshi's questioning, Takeshi Yamamoto paused slightly when he cut the fried egg for the other party, and even the hearty smile on the man's face that had been on his face for ten years froze for a moment.

"Awu?" Of course, Tsunayoshi Sawada could sense the unnaturalness that flashed across the other party's expression.Super intuition and understanding of his companions can make the teenager realize that this is the best time to ask questions.

So Tsuna quickly asked again, "What's going on? Could it be that Ebisu and Peach Blossom Demon couldn't heal this scar?"

Because of the nervousness and anxiety in Tsunayoshi's voice, Takeshi Yamamoto, who was still distracted just now, quickly retracted his thoughts that had drifted away just now, and replied to Tsunayoshi: "Don't be so nervous, Ganga."

On the man's face was the 'Takeshi Yamamoto' smile that Tsunayoshi was very familiar with.It seems that ten years of mafia experience has not brought about any changes in men.

Many times ten years ago, Tsunayoshi could feel endless motivation from Takeshi Yamamoto's hearty smile.

But this time, after seeing Takeshi Yamamoto's expression, Tsunayoshi Sawada felt deeply...

Can't laugh.

Although Takeshi Yamamoto didn't want the little leader to know about it, the black-haired man told Tsunayoshi honestly. ——Takeshi Yamamoto, Hayato Gokudera, and Tsunayoshi Sawada have been inseparable since ten years ago.

Because they get along day and night, to some extent, Takeshi Yamamoto's understanding of Tsunayoshi Sawada is actually comparable to that of Reborn.

Takeshi Yamamoto knew very well that whether it was a young boy ten years ago or a leader ten years later, when Tsunayoshi wants to ask something, it is best to tell him directly.

Otherwise, when Tsunayoshi Sawada gets serious and gets to the bottom of it, the methods and means he can use... will be beyond people's imagination.

"A Tsuna's shikigami can actually heal this scar without leaving any trace." Takeshi Yamamoto raised his hand to touch the scar on his chin while speaking, "But I want to stay."

"Take it as..." Takeshi Yamamoto's voice paused for a moment before continuing, "To commemorate."

——It is a commemoration and a reminder.Let Takeshi Yamamoto remember this scar and the experience of being injured all the time.

Ten years ago, Tsunayoshi had no experience of Takeshi Yamamoto being injured, but Takeshi Yamamoto himself ten years later, is vivid in his memory and will never be forgotten.

No matter ten years ago or ten years later, the Pengel family has always stood at the top of the world's mafia.

In this sense, King Vongola X and his guardians have always been in a relatively safe environment. ——People will provoke opponents of comparable strength for profit, but they may not be able to be ruthless to provoke a high-ranking lion.

But 'relatively safe' is not 'completely safe'.

During a mission jointly carried out by the guardian of the rain, Takeshi Yamamoto, and the leader of Vongola X, Tsunayoshi Sawada, the two encountered an ambush from a hostile family.

It was a desperate fight with all the power of the hostile family, and this kind of unremitting pursuit of giving everything to death made Tsunayoshi and Takeshi Yamamoto feel very difficult.

All contact methods were cut off, Tsunayoshi and Takeshi Yamamoto could not contact the headquarters and companions, not to mention, even Tsunayoshi's shikigami... could not be summoned by Tsunayoshi normally as usual.

There are even problems with the use of Yin-Yang Technique and Death Qi Flame in their bodies.

Under such circumstances, Sawada Tsunayoshi wanted to maintain the safety of Takeshi Yamamoto beside him, and Takeshi Yamamoto also hoped that Tsunayoshi could escape this dangerous situation smoothly.

So finally... In the process of breaking out, Takeshi Yamamoto blocked the sharp blade from the enemy for Tsunayoshi; and Tsuna also exhausted all his strength, and the next second after confirming his safety, he fainted behind Takeshi Yamamoto. in front of.

Tsunayoshi, who was carried back to the headquarters by Takeshi Yamamoto, was still lying on the hospital bed for three full days even though he was healed by Shikigami and Haruno Flame such as Hiyoribo Peach Blossom Demon.

It was precisely because of Tsunayoshi's serious injury and the three days of recuperation time that Takeshi Yamamoto insisted on leaving this scar.

Takeshi Yamamoto wanted to use this scar to remind himself at all times of the danger he had put the leader he cared about the most because of his powerlessness; it was also to remind himself of what Tsunayoshi Sawada had done to protect him.

——That's why Takeshi Yamamoto said that this is a symbol of glory and a symbol of shame.

The glory is that he was injured for Sawada Tsunayoshi; the shame is...he didn't protect Sawada Tsunayoshi as he wished.

Because he recalled this very unpleasant experience, the expression on Takeshi Yamamoto's face suddenly became complicated.

Gang Ji looked at his friend ten years later, and was silent for a while before asking: "Awu... don't you want to tell me?"

"...Ah," although he knew that Tsuna Kichi would not like his answer, the black-haired man nodded frankly, "Yes."

"...Then..." Tsunayoshi hesitated for a moment, and sighed helplessly under Takeshi Yamamoto's smile, "Since Wu doesn't want to say it, let's not say it."

Although Tsunayoshi Sawada took a step back, Takeshi Yamamoto was able to detect the unwillingness of the other party from the tone and expression of the little leader.

The smile on Takeshi Yamamoto's face deepened. The man put down the cup in his hand, reached out and rubbed Tsunayoshi's hair, "Don't be so worried, Gang, I feel that this kind of scar is a symbol of a man."

Speaking of this, Takeshi Yamamoto deliberately asked Tsunayoshi again: "Does Ganga think that after having such a scar, I look uglier than ten years ago?"

——Actually, why would a black-haired man with a bright personality care about things like his appearance?When Takeshi Yamamoto asked this, he just wanted to divert Sawada Tsunayoshi's attention.

Hearing Takeshi Yamamoto's question, Tsunayoshi immediately shook his head, "No. Takeshi..." Sawada Tsunayoshi put down the knife and fork that he was not yet proficient in using, and stared at Takeshi Yamamoto seriously for a while, "Ten Awu in the next year is much more mature than before."

Gang Ji's words are completely from the heart.

King Vengley X and his guardians... and the appearance of the consultant department outside the door have always been above the average level.

It even contains various types and styles.

This group of people seemed to be favored by time, and there had never been such a thing as "time is a butcher's knife".On the contrary, everyone has become more mature and more beautiful under the sculpting of time.

After being praised by Tsunayoshi with such sincere words, Takeshi Yamamoto scratched his hair a little embarrassedly.In these years, Takeshi Yamamoto has heard countless praises and compliments, but in his heart, all the compliments are not as good as this sentence of Sawada Tsunayoshi.

"Since we all feel that it doesn't affect anything, Ah Gang doesn't need to care about this scar."

"Even my father said that after having this scar, I have become a lot more mature. Scars are men's medals!"

Sawada Tsunayoshi knew that Takeshi Yamamoto's father, Takeshi Yamamoto, was a very... open-minded and open-minded person ten years ago. ——Otherwise, he would not have allowed Takeshi Yamamoto to be involved in the battle between the inner world and the Mafia by Tsunayoshi, and even taught Takeshi Yamamoto swordsmanship at the critical moment before the start of the ring war.

But even if he knew Yamamoto Takeshi's character, Tsunayoshi never expected that the other party would be able to say such a thing.

…Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t parents be angry and distressed when they see their children injured, and then blame Tsunayoshi Sawada who caused Takeshi Yamamoto to be injured?

"Uncle, he is really..." Because of the excessive shock, Gang Ji's voice was a little fluttering, "...very open-minded."

"Hahaha," Takeshi Yamamoto laughed at Tsunayoshi's surprised expression, "Dad, he has that kind of character."

"When I was chatting with my dad yesterday, my dad asked about Ah Gang."

Hearing what Takeshi Yamamoto said, Tsunayoshi looked up at the black-haired man in surprise, "Ask me?"

"Well," Takeshi Yamamoto called the maid who was waiting to put away the dishes in front of the two of them, and dragged Tsuna away, "Dad and Gang have a very good relationship."

Of course, Takeshi Yamamoto would never tell Tsunayoshi Sawada ten years ago the question his father asked yesterday.

Because yesterday Yamamoto asked Takeshi Yamamoto once again - for the umpteenth time - when he would be able to bring Tsunayoshi home.

As for his father Yamamoto Takeshi's problem of hating iron but not steel.

Takeshi Yamamoto can only use the word 'a long way to go' to describe his long journey.

Doesn't he want to take people home?It's just that the wish is beautiful, but the reality is cruel...

"Speaking of which, as long as the elders who know Tsuna, they will like Tsuna very much." Takeshi Yamamoto looked down at Tsunayoshi ten years ago and continued, "He also likes Tsuna very much in Jiudaimu."

"Nine generations..." Hearing Takeshi Yamamoto mention Peng Gelie IX, Tsunayoshi was slightly taken aback.

Gang Ji's feelings for this elder are very complicated.On the one hand, from the few contacts between the two, Tsunayoshi could realize that, just like Takeshi Yamamoto said, this old man, this elder, liked him very much.And Jiudaimu is also the person who is loyal to Tsunayoshi's father, Sawada Iemitsu.From these perspectives, Tsunayoshi should indeed be close to Jiudaimu.

But on the other hand, it is still difficult for Gang Ji to completely let go of the problem of the succession of the Pengelie family.

"It turns out that Grandpa Jiudaimu went on a trip with Father and Mother."

"Yes," Takeshi Yamamoto couldn't help recalling the scene when he answered this question, "They went out suddenly, and no one told them. When they contacted us, all three of them had already sat down. Watching the moon on a cruise ship in Europe."

——The leader of the previous generation and his wife, the advisor outside the door, disappeared at the same time... and there was no sign of it.This incident was inside Vengley at the time, but it caused a lot of panic.

After asking Takeshi Yamamoto about Kudaimu's current situation, Tsunayoshi thought of an important question because he mentioned Kudaimu.

"Awu...do you know the situation outside...especially what happened to the leader of the Ferrari family?"

In fact, before Takeshi Yamamoto, Tsunayoshi Sawada asked Reborn and Rokudo Mukuro about this question.

But neither of them answered Gang Ji.

Reborn thinks that everything is under control, and there is no need to let his stupid students know about these trivial things; while Liu Dao Mu doesn't want Tsunayoshi from ten years ago to understand this dark and dirty inner world too early.

——Even Liu Dao Mu himself knew very well that he couldn't stop anything at all.Sawada Tsunayoshi will eventually be pushed to that position by fate.

But Takeshi Yamamoto didn't hide it like the two of them did.

The dark-haired man has a unique way of getting along with Tsunayoshi Sawada.

——Actually, the way these people get along with Sawada Tsunayoshi is different for each of them.

"Everything is going according to Ganga's plan," Takeshi Yamamoto patted Tsuna on the back reassuringly as he spoke, "The leader of the Ferrari family has been in frequent contact with Bailan."

"Although the spies sent by the Ferrari family to Balian were only caught by Reborn and Balian out of coincidence, this matter has indeed pushed the leader of the Ferrari family into a hurry."

In the hands of the leader of the Ferrari family, there are not many reliable subordinates who can be driven by him. In order to investigate Gangji's whereabouts, he released two onmyojis in one go. For him, it is already a rare generosity. .

And these two people were all caught by Balian...

Under such circumstances, the leader of the Ferrari family will of course be furious, and wants to win over Bai Lan as soon as possible, and get the support and help of the Mirufiore family.

"Using Bailan's method..." Takeshi Yamamoto's voice became a little low because Bailan's name was mentioned, "It should be possible to dig out all the information about the new Shikigami from the other party soon."

What Takeshi Yamamoto said was similar to the best result Tsunayoshi had expected.

"That's good..." Tsunayoshi said softly, the boy looked up at Takeshi Yamamoto, and continued to ask, "But I always feel that everyone has been working hard and tired recently."

Takeshi Yamamoto did not immediately answer Tsunayoshi's question.The black-haired man stared at his little leader, seemingly distracted.

"...Awu?" After a while of silence, Gang Ji couldn't help asking the other party again.

"Ah." Hearing Tsunayoshi's voice, Takeshi Yamamoto came back to his senses, and the black-haired man coughed lightly in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I was a little distracted just now."

"Actually, the situation outside is relatively easy," General Yamamoto said, putting his thickly calloused hands on Tsunayoshi's hair because of holding a sword all year round. "Everyone didn't have a hard time."

——Even if it was really 'hard work', it wasn't because of the fight with the Ferrari family.It's because...they wanted to go back to Pengo Lie's headquarters to see the little leader they hadn't seen for a long time, so they seemed a little hardworking under the busy schedule.

Ten years ago, Sawada Tsunayoshi was a rare super ssr species.Of course no one is willing to miss such an opportunity to get along with Tsuna who was ten years ago. ——Of course, the guardians who rushed back to the headquarters one by one were actually under the arrangement of Reborn, in order to maintain the personal safety of Sawada Tsunayoshi to the greatest extent.

Tsuna believed his friend's words, but the boy still cared about Takeshi Yamamoto's distraction just now, "Then why did Takeshi just now..."

"Because..." When talking about this, the smile on Takeshi Yamamoto's face widened a bit, "I just suddenly discovered that Ah Gang is actually so small."

As if to prove his point, while speaking, Takeshi Yamamoto reached out and rubbed Tsunayoshi's hair, and even pulled Tsunayoshi from ten years ago to compare his height with himself.

"...you..." Tsunayoshi Sawada, whose self-confidence was inadvertently hit by Takeshi Yamamoto, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Awu, are you mocking my height?"

"Hahaha, how could it be?" General Yamamoto rested his chin on the top of Tsunayoshi's head, "I just found out about it suddenly."

"That's because you guys are ten years older than me," Tsunaki couldn't help retorting no matter how much he didn't care about human appearance, "that's why you think I'm particularly short."

"Hahaha, okay, okay." Seeing Tsunayoshi who was a little angry and rarely showed a childish expression, Takeshi Yamamoto decided not to tell the other party. Even after ten years, Tsunayoshi's height may not be as tall as the boy said. willing……

Before Tsunayoshi could think of other words to refute Takeshi Yamamoto, the communicator in Takeshi Yamamoto's pocket suddenly rang, and the ringing interrupted the conversation between the two of them.

Only the senior cadres—and the leaders—will use this method of communication to communicate with each other.

So after hearing the bell ring, Takeshi Yamamoto raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Ah," after seeing the name displayed on the communicator, Takeshi Yamamoto showed a clear expression, "It's Hayato."

"Hayato is really reluctant to part with A-gang. He obviously only went back to the headquarters yesterday, but he called again today."

This was originally just a very common joke. In the time and space ten years ago, Tsunayoshi Sawada often heard this kind of joke from Takeshi Yamamoto.

But I don't know if it's an illusion, but this time, Tsuna felt that the tone of the black-haired companion was a little subtle... It seemed that the other party really cared about this matter.

The little leader's distraction was only fleeting, and he was soon attracted by the person on the other end of the video.

Takeshi Yamamoto connected to the video sent by Hayato Gokudera, and lowered his body until the camera could accommodate his and Tsunayoshi's faces at the same time.

——In other words, in order to take care of Tsunayoshi Sawada ten years ago, Takeshi Yamamoto had to squat halfway to ensure that two people entered the camera at the same time.

——Sawada Tsunayoshi, who was once again poked at the weakness of 'height' by the cruel reality, received another knowing blow after the conversation just now.

Although the correspondent displayed on Takeshi Yamamoto's communicator just now was Hayato Gokudera, but after the video connection was connected, the first thing Yamamoto and Tsunayoshi saw was not their silver-haired friend.

The author has something to say: the last stalk is from me and my best friend, because there is a big difference in height between me and her, so every time I go out to play, I have to split my legs to take a selfie successfully hhh

The time for the prize quiz is up, who are Awu and Tsunaji seeing?

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