Conquer the world, young man!

When Lambo saw his favorite ice cream, he stopped caring about Sawada Tsunayoshi's actions, held the box with both hands, and started eating it bite by bite.

Sawada Tsunayoshi breathed a slight sigh of relief and handed the boy the other ice cream he had bought. "I don't know if you like this flavor, Tatara."

Totsuka took the ice cream that Tsuna had bought and smiled as she praised, "I feel like Tsuna is gentler than usual today."

"Huh?" Sawada Tsunayoshi, who never expected the boy to make such a comment about him, quickly blushed and waved his hands, saying, "How could that be? It's clearly..." You're the kindest one. Unfortunately, he didn't say the rest of the sentence.

Totsuka shook his head, eating his ice cream as he said, "At home, Tsuna always takes care of Lambo and Ippin. Lambo is the naughtiest one, but you've never complained about him." He glanced at Lambo, who was happily eating, and added, "Even though Lambo made many requests, you tried your best to fulfill them for his health. In that sense, you really are like a guardian angel."

"A babysitter?" So this is how he is perceived by the boy? Sawada Tsunayoshi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Haha, it's really strange to use this word to describe a middle school student." After finishing his ice cream, Totsuka also took the ice cream box that Lambo had finished and threw it into the trash can. "But I think Tsuna is really good. He always thinks of his friends. Tsuna, the perseverance you have is something I can't compare to."

Sawada Tsunayoshi was so flattered that he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet. He even started walking with his arms and legs moving in unison. "No way! I've always been such a loser. Without you guys, I wouldn't have been able to get through any of those things." What Sawada Tsunayoshi was talking about was what would happen ten years later. And before defeating Byakuran, he wouldn't have achieved final victory if it weren't for them by his side.

"Tsuna, you should have more confidence in yourself." Totsuka looked at him sincerely and nodded heavily. "Your charm lies in your ability to gather everyone around you."

Sawada Tsunayoshi turned his head away shyly, wanting to say what he was thinking, "Actually..."

"Tatara!" Lambo, who was walking ahead, pointed to the roller coaster in front of him. "Lamb-sama wants to ride that one? Take Lambo-sama there!"

"A roller coaster?" Totsuka frowned slightly and shook his head at Lambo. "There are age restrictions for such rides, Lambo, you can't ride them."

"No matter what, Lord Lambo must go!" With that, the child dressed in a cow costume quickly ran towards the crowd waiting for the roller coaster.

Sawada Tsunayoshi, somewhat annoyed at being interrupted, quickly called out, "Lambo, don't run around!"

Totsuka looked at the person beside him and chuckled softly, "Hey, Tsuna."

"What should we do? Lambo seems to have already gone up there!" Sawada Tsunayoshi looked helpless, his anger completely replaced by worry.

Totsuka blinked, grabbed Tsuna's hand, and ran quickly over. "Of course we have to keep a close eye on Lambo so that nothing happens to him."

***

"Wow, Totsuka-sama and the Tenth Boss are holding hands!" Gokudera Hayato clenched his fists, his face flushed as he stared ahead, muttering to himself, whether out of happiness for Sawada Tsunayoshi or something else, "That's so nice..."

"It's a roller coaster!" Takeshi Yamamoto exclaimed, looking at the roller coaster with its many tracks high in the sky. "It's been a long time since I've ridden such a thrilling ride."

"Idiot shoulder blades, is this the time to be paying attention to that?" Gokudera Hayato looked at the roller coaster that had already started moving, clasped his hands together, and his eyes gleamed. "Being able to hold hands with someone important on a roller coaster is such a wonderful idea!"

Reborn shook his head and scoffed, "This doesn't apply to Tsuna at all."

Indeed, Gokudera, who had been filled with excitement, twitched at the corner of his mouth when he saw Sawada Tsunayoshi, who was pale-faced and being helped down by Totsuka. "Tenth Boss..."

"Haha, so Tsuna doesn't actually like these kinds of thrilling activities." Yamamoto Takeshi, still laughing heartily, looked at the blue sky and asked with some doubt, "Tsuna can fly as high as he wants during battles without any problems."

Reborn scoffed, "As expected, it's still Tsuna who's stupid."

Gokudera Hayato watched the two people in front of him say something, and then they separated after they finished speaking. Sawada Tsunayoshi, pale-faced, found a bench and sat down, while Totsuka took Lambo to play other games.

"They're playing separately now?" Yamamoto Takeshi asked in surprise. "Does that mean Tsuna isn't playing anymore?"

“It must be Tatara who made him rest first.” Reborn stared at the person sitting on the bench with his big, dark eyes. “After all, it was Tatara who dragged Tsuna to play, but he didn’t expect that Tsuna doesn’t know how to ride a roller coaster at all. So he was worried about Tsuna and let him rest so that he wouldn’t feel uncomfortable.”

"As expected of Totsuka-sama, so considerate as ever." After praising him, Gokudera Hayato suddenly realized, "But if that's the case, wouldn't it really be like the idiot and Totsuka-sama are on a date?"

“Now it seems that’s the case.” Yamamoto Takeshi pointed to the rides in front of them. “Look, they’re already playing.”

Ferris wheel, bumper boats, teacups, pirate ship, water slide...

Gokudera and the others watched as Totsuka, accompanied by Lambo, went on almost every thrilling ride in the amusement park. They only stopped after Sawada Tsunayoshi, who was sitting on a bench, had recovered somewhat and walked towards them.

"Tenth Generation, do you want to go play together?" Gokudera Hayato looked in the direction Lambo was pointing; that was a drop tower.

Yamamoto Takeshi looked over with some concern, "That... I'm afraid there's danger."

“Tsuna’s perseverance can be quite astonishing sometimes.” Reborn stretched out his hand, and his partner Leon transformed into a CZ75 pistol, pointing it at the figure walking towards the drop tower. He pulled the trigger. “Go on this date with the determination to die, Tsuna!”

The red Dying Will Bullet detached from its casing and shot straight into Sawada Tsunayoshi's forehead...

139 Branch Line: Four Tsuna (2)

Sawada Tsunayoshi took a deep breath and walked towards the drop tower with an almost resolute air. After all, aside from Lambo, this was a rare opportunity for him and Totsuka to be alone together. If he couldn't even be with the boy on a ride like this, then he was determined to do what Lambo could, even at the cost of his life!

Just as Sawada Tsunayoshi was holding this thought, a flame shot directly into his forehead...

"Resurrect!" Totsuka, who was holding Lambo, turned around immediately upon hearing the shout. He saw that Tsuna's clothes had been ripped apart by the force, leaving him naked except for a pair of boxer shorts. Totsuka rushed over, threw Lambo aside, grabbed Tsuna's hand, and sprinted towards the drop tower.

"Huh? Tsuna?" It had been a long time since Totsuka had seen Tsuna like this after being hit by a Dying Will Bullet. Totsuka turned his head, wanting to see if Reborn was nearby. Now, with orange-red flames on his forehead and a somewhat fierce expression, Tsuna caused everyone around to scatter, and some even began to whisper among themselves. Totsuka, who was being pulled along like this, felt a little embarrassed.

"I'll risk my life to ride the drop tower with Tatara!" Sawada Tsunayoshi shouted, pulling the bewildered boy towards the drop tower. This caused those around them who originally wanted to ride the drop tower to give up their ideas and leave the area.

"Lamb-sama...please...be...patient..." Lamb, who had been tossed aside by Sawada Tsunayoshi, could have landed easily, but he twisted his ankle and slammed his face into the ground, tears welling in his eyes. Looking at the people running ahead, he couldn't help but pull a pink grenade from his hair. "Lamb-sama will definitely punish you!"

Before the pink grenade could even have its safety pin pulled, it was blasted aside by a bullet from who-knows-where. Lambo got up, even angrier than before. Still thinking about playing, Lambo wobbled after Totsuka and Tsuna, shouting, "Tatara, Tsuna, I want to play too!"

Unfortunately, despite Lambo's eager pursuit, he failed to catch up and instead tripped and fell again. This fall sent the purple ten-year rocket launcher hidden in his hair flying, even causing it to bounce several times on the ground.

Totsuka, who was being pulled along by Tsuna, paused for a moment when he heard Lambo's shout. In that brief pause, he saw the purple rocket launcher heading straight for Tsuna beside him. Before he could react, a figure appeared in front of him after the smoke cleared.

Ten years later, Sawada Tsunayoshi exuded a completely different aura compared to before. However, when Totsuka looked him over, he noticed that the person in front of him quickly softened his aura, and his overall feeling was still just as approachable.

"I never expected to return to this time." Sawada Tsunayoshi, ten years later, looked around and smiled even more gently when he saw the boy beside him. "Tatara from ten years ago was so adorable and makes me miss him so much."

"Tsuna?" Totsuka's heart skipped a beat when he heard the man's words. Tsuna's voice was so gentle ten years later, his slightly long brown hair fell over his handsome face, and he wore a sharp black suit. He was much taller than him, and he looked so different from before.

"Hmm, it's only five minutes, which is really short." Ten years later, Sawada Tsunayoshi reached out and gently stroked the boy's short golden hair, turning his head and chuckling. "However, we can't waste any time now."

Totsuka blinked, feeling a little uneasy in front of Tsuna. Unlike the Tsuna of ten years ago, the current Tsuna made him feel like everything about him was completely transparent, and even when he saw those clear and bright eyes, his heart beat a little faster.

"Was this the one you originally wanted to ride?" Sawada Tsunayoshi glanced at the drop tower plummeting from the sky and shook his head slightly. "It's too short. Tatara, would you like to come with me to ride another one?"

"Of course, of course." Totsuka nodded automatically and had his hand taken. Tsuna's words seemed to have a magical power, making him unconsciously obey. The palm was very warm, almost enveloping his hand in it. This intimate hand-holding felt so natural and familiar. Had he and Tsuna become so close after ten years?

"Wait!" Lambo, who had just put away the rocket launcher that had been in use for ten years, rushed up to them and stared at the people who had just appeared. "Lord Lambo is coming too!"

Sawada Tsunayoshi bent down, looked at the child in front of him, reached out and ruffled Lambo's fluffy hair, and smiled, "I believe that Lambo of the Bovino family can definitely go and play by himself if he wants to become the boss, right?"

Lambo reached out and touched his chin, then nodded affirmatively. "Of course! Lord Lambo is a BOSS who can make the world bow down to him!" After saying that, the little boy in the cow costume twisted his body and ran off to where he wanted to go.

Totsuka frowned slightly, about to call out to Lambo who had run off into the distance, but was stopped by the person next to him, "Is it alright to just let Lambo go play by himself?"

“Nothing will happen.” Sawada Tsunayoshi, with Totsuka in tow, continued walking toward the place he was thinking of. “Lambo, he’s a very capable kid.”

As he walked, Sawada Tsunayoshi glanced behind him, but the smile on his face remained unchanged.

"Oh, right." Totsuka thought of the scene ten years ago when Tsuna was hit by the Dying Will Bullet, and immediately whispered to the person next to him, "Tsuna, ten years ago you were hit by the Dying Will Bullet here. Were Reborn and the others here too? But why didn't they show up?"

Sawada Tsunayoshi chuckled and shook his head. "It's alright, they're probably just having fun at the amusement park, don't worry about it."

Feeling completely bewildered, Totsuka followed Tsuna to the attraction he wanted to ride. To be honest, Totsuka had ridden this ride before, but only with a vengeful spirit. This time, however, it was with Tsuna from ten years in the future. The Ferris wheel holds a rather special meaning for many people, but why did Tsuna want to ride it? Was it because Ferris wheels are safer, unlike other thrilling rides?

"Don't overthink it, Tatara." Sawada Tsunayoshi led the boy over, his handsome face full of smiles, but his words were very serious, "I just want to ride the Ferris wheel with you, just the two of us, without anyone else."

Totsuka was stunned, staring blankly at Tsuna, only to see his gentle smile so close that he couldn't help but take a step back, his face turning slightly red.

"Tatara blushing is so cute." After saying this, Sawada Tsunayoshi pulled the boy into the Ferris wheel cabin. "Don't be too nervous. I feel that Tatara is surprisingly shy when he sees me."

Totsuka patted her cheek with her other hand, then glared at Tsuna, "Who told you to always say things that are easy to misunderstand? You're so different after ten years."

"What's different?" Sawada Tsunayoshi frowned slightly, his gaze lightly falling on the boy. "My feelings for you have never changed."

Totsuka sighed helplessly, but when she saw Tsuna's eyes, she didn't know what to say. So she looked out the window. The Ferris wheel was gradually rising, and the field of vision was gradually expanding. Although it had quieted down, Totsuka felt increasingly uneasy, so she prepared to say something to lighten the mood, "Tsuna..."

But when he turned his head, his lips were touched. It was just a light kiss, like a dragonfly skimming the water, even like a child's kiss. While he was stunned, the person who had done this to him began to repeat this simple kiss, once, twice, until Totsuka came to his senses and immediately pushed the person in front of him away.

Ten years later, Sawada Tsunayoshi immediately showed a hurt expression, which made Totsuka feel as if everything was his fault.

"Is it not allowed?" Sawada Tsunayoshi said with a hint of grievance, his words filled with sorrow and sighs that seemed to capture one's entire being. "Speaking of which, five minutes are almost up. Will I disappear in the next second, or the second after that? I've been silently watching you all this time, and even something like this can only be done in secret. Tatara, you must hate me now, right? Compared to me ten years ago, am I much worse? Perhaps you're thinking, 'Just bring back the Tsuna from ten years ago...'"

“I didn’t.” Totsuka’s heart clenched as he listened, and he said without hesitation, “To me, whether it’s Tsuna from ten years ago or Tsuna from ten years later, it’s all the same. I, of course I don’t hate you.”

Ten years later, Sawada Tsunayoshi smiled happily and reached out to embrace the boy, his strong arms crossing over the boy's abdomen, almost embedding the boy in his embrace.

Sawada Tsunayoshi's action nearly made Totsuka cry out. The close embrace was far too intimate. If he still didn't understand what was happening after those ambiguous words and innocent kisses, and now this inseparable embrace, then he was incredibly foolish.

He began to feel a dampness on his neck, a kiss that felt like nibbling. It wasn't so much pain as it made his heart pound wildly. And Tsuna, so close to him, could he hear his heartbeat too? Just thinking about it made his face burn even hotter.

Totsuka wanted to push him away, but then he heard the person holding him say, "It's not so bad to just disappear into Tatara's arms like this."

"It's not like I really disappeared, I just went back ten years." Totsuka chuckled, and the tension in his heart subtly dissipated with these words.

"Tatara." Sawada Tsunayoshi, holding the boy tightly, looked down at him and stared at him with pleading eyes once again, "Can we do it one more time?"

"Huh?" Totsuka was still a little confused, but Tsuna's actions were faster than his words. His lips were kissed when he was on guard for the second time. And this time, Totsuka didn't even try to stop the kiss. And when Tsuna stared at him like that, he didn't have the slightest intention to refuse. He even began to feel that his willpower was being worn down like this, which was truly unbelievable.

They kissed several times, from light touches at first to deep kisses they had to restrain themselves from later. Who knew what might happen if it continued? Totsuka steeled herself and pushed the guy who kept feigning helplessness aside, saying with great confusion, "Five minutes should have passed by now, why are you still here, Tsuna?"

"I don't know, but you really are still thinking about me leaving, aren't you?" Sawada Tsunayoshi snorted, loosening the buttons on his suit jacket slightly and leaning back in his seat. "Although I don't know why five minutes have passed and they still haven't changed, hearing this 'fact' is really heartbreaking. I've been handling family affairs and managing that group of troublemakers all this time, and now that I finally get to see you from ten years ago, I'm being..."

"Don't take things out of context, Tsuna." Totsuka rubbed his forehead, thought for a moment, and then said softly, "Don't overthink it, but it's best not to do things like this again."

"Why?" Sawada Tsunayoshi blinked, looking utterly innocent.

Totsuka clenched her fists, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, and said, "This kind of thing should only be done with the person you are closest to and love the most. How can you just kiss someone else so casually!"

“Tartara isn’t just anyone.” Sawada Tsunayoshi grasped the boy’s hand, pried open his clenched fist, and intertwined their fingers. His voice was deep and serious, leaving no doubt that he was speaking with utmost sincerity. “It’s not casual; it’s my true heart, and I’m only doing this for Tatara. Don’t you understand, Tatara? Ten years from now, you and I are lovers. Seeing your lover as adorable as they were ten years ago, who could resist getting close to them?”

"Love, lover?" Totsuka's lips twitched, and he shook his head in disbelief. "How could this be? Could the Vongola accept me as the boss's lover?" Totsuka's thoughts seemed to have completely deviated from their original course, rushing headlong in an unknown direction, without him even realizing it.

“Actually, your name has always been listed in the Vongola boss’s partner section,” Sawada Tsunayoshi said with a smile, casually putting his arm around the still confused boy. “Aren’t you curious why Cerberus let you replace Lambo in the Ring Battle?”

"Isn't it because I'm an external advisor to the Vongola family and a member of the family?" Having never thought of any other reason, Totsuka couldn't help but wonder at this moment. Back then, after Cerberus learned his name, he quickly agreed to the replacement player's request.

“Of course not.” Sawada Tsunayoshi shook his head and smiled. “If you have the right to substitute just because you’re an external advisor, then you wouldn’t need to play yourself, Basil could go. It’s only because of your special status that you, like the Vongola Guardians, have no authority to participate in the competition. Of course, I only learned about these things later.” Sawada Tsunayoshi gazed at the boy, his words gentle yet firm. “From the very beginning, you and I have been a family bound together.”

Shocked by the news, Totsuka's lips twitched. Had he been sold out when he joined the Vongola? What special identity? Was he really the Vongola boss's lover? What kind of logic was this!

Seeing the boy's somewhat indignant expression, Sawada Tsunayoshi immediately said, "Tatara, do you really hate me? Is that why you won't even agree to become family?"

"Family and stuff, that's too..." Totsuka, who hadn't thought that far ahead, hadn't recovered yet. How could she possibly accept becoming partners all at once? It was too fast!

Sawada Tsunayoshi's voice lowered further, tinged with a hint of caution, "If we can't decide so quickly, then let's become lovers first. Anyway, we'll still be together in the future, and as long as you're by my side, that's enough."

After thinking about it, Totsuka realized that he actually agreed with Tsuna's suggestion and even nodded.

"Look, it's reached its highest point." Sawada Tsunayoshi smiled brightly and gave the boy a light peck on the cheek. "We'll be even happier from now on, just like we are now."

At this moment, their cabin had indeed reached its highest point. The blue sky and white clouds seemed within reach, and the view below was unobstructed. Tokuzuki smiled with delight.

Just as they were about to exit after the Ferris wheel had completed its rotation, a puff of smoke emerged, revealing Tsuna from ten years later as the Tsuna from ten years prior, now wearing an oversized white shirt.

"Tatara!" Sawada Tsunayoshi from ten years ago blushed instantly upon seeing the boy. He vividly remembered trying to drag the boy onto a drop tower while he was naked, before being hit by the Ten-Year Bazooka. It must have been Reborn who did it; it was so incredibly embarrassing! A precious date turned into this! Tatara would definitely hate him!

Totsuka took Tsuna's hand and led him off the Ferris wheel. Looking at Tsuna, who was blushing and didn't dare to look at him, his smile widened. "Tsuna ten years later is really different from Tsuna now."