Conquer the world, young man!

"It's him again!" Tsuna exclaimed, while Gokudera immediately pulled out a bomb he was carrying, lit it, and threw it.

"Who is this?" Totsuka asked Reborn.

“He’s also one of Rokudo Mukuro’s subordinates.” Reborn explained, gesturing for Totsuka to move forward a bit. “It seems Rokudo Mukuro really was waiting for us.”

The bomb that Gokudera threw did not explode after it burned; instead, it emitted white smoke that obscured the view.

"Leave this to me, you guys go first." Gokudera said, already blocking the way for the group. Totsuka glanced at Gokudera, then looked at Tsuna.

“Let’s go.” Knowing her younger brother’s determination very well, Bianchi was the first to turn around, and no one said anything more as they continued walking forward.

Totsuka was now wondering what he was here for. Was he just there to watch?

[Host has triggered a side quest: Assist the Vongola in defeating Rokudo Mukuro. Quest reward: One camera that won't break. Failure penalty: The amount of faith power needed to collect is doubled.]

So the system had already pre-selected what he should do? And now he's teamed up with Tsuna and the others—are they going to fight a boss together? Speaking of which, Reborn's abilities are so strong, yet he hasn't offered any help; it must be a test for Tsuna. And he has a feeling that these two system rewards have a deeper meaning; it can't be just his imagination.

When Tsuna pushed open a large door, Totsuka sensed that this battle would likely take place here. It was another dark, empty room, with a sofa placed messily against the broken walls. Sitting on the sofa, with his pineapple-shaped hair hanging low, was none other than Rokudo Mukuro.

“Kufufu… I didn’t expect to see you again so soon, Totsuka.” Rokudo Mukuro raised his head and looked at Sawada Tsunayoshi to the side. “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time, Vongola.”

"So your target is Tsuna, after all?" Totsuka thought that the world of this tutor seemed to revolve around the Vongola Mafia family, and Tsuna, as the tenth generation boss of the Vongola, was the target of all sorts of people.

"Could he be..." Sawada Tsunayoshi's voice rose slightly as he pointed in surprise at the man in the obsidian school uniform, "He is Rokudo Mukuro?"

Reborn stared intently at Totsuka with his big, dark eyes. "Tatara, you know him?"

Totsuka nodded. "That's right, we met by chance. I didn't expect Mukuro to come here, and even have designs on Tsuna."

"Oh my, now that you mention it, I find it strange too." Rokudo Mukuro's gaze also focused on Totsuka. "How come you're hanging out with the Vongola?"

"Mukuro, your goal is to eradicate the Mafia." Totsuka sighed and looked at Tsuna, who was still staring blankly at him. "But now I am also a member of the Vongola. So it seems that we are destined to be enemies."

"Kufufu... This is so interesting!" Rokudo Mukuro's eyes turned cold, then he laughed again. "Now that you know my purpose, the Vongola won't be leaving here!"

Totsuka knew perfectly well that Mukuro was not someone to be trifled with; the fact that he could hold his own against Hibari was already quite remarkable. Moreover, genjutsu was too illusory, and there was also Rokudo Mukuro's ability…

Thinking this, Totsuka noticed the little boy who had appeared beside her at some point, and immediately stepped back, pulling Bianchi behind her back several steps as well.

"Fuuta!" Tsuna exclaimed as he saw Fuuta holding a short, silver trident. "Fuuta, what's wrong?"

The child was the same one Totsuka had seen before. He still had a listless look in his eyes, and the trident he was holding tightly in his hands reminded Totsuka of what was wrong with him.

"Be careful, don't get stabbed by his weapon!" Totsuka immediately warned. He had seen Rokudo Mukuro's information before; one of Rokudo Mukuro's abilities was to possess the body of someone stabbed by his weapon. If everyone around them became enemies, it would be troublesome.

Sawada Tsunayoshi nodded, carefully dodging Fuuta's attacks. He couldn't hurt the controlled Fuuta; how could he wake him up?

Meanwhile, Rokudo Mukuro, sitting on the sofa, watched with great interest as Fuuta chased Sawada Tsunayoshi around, resting his chin on his hand. "Oh my, what will you do?"

"Looks like you really have a twisted sense of humor, Mukuro." Totsuka glanced at Rokudo Mukuro and chuckled. "Honestly, why can't you just let go? You wouldn't be so tired if you just let go. Isn't living a good life better than anything else?"

"Well, it really is Totsuka's idea." Rokudo Mukuro shook his head and said in a low voice, "I can't do it. I have to try to do it my way."

Rebron lightly leaped onto Totsuka's shoulder, turned his head and asked, "Tatara, you and he shouldn't have any connection, how did you meet?"

While keeping an eye on Tsuna, Totsuka chatted with Reborn, "It's strange, but that day when I was resting at Tsuna's house, I suddenly found myself in Mukuro's illusion... Speaking of which, Mukuro's illusions are really amazing, they can be so realistic."

“Illusion.” Reborn nodded thoughtfully, a slight smile playing on his lips. “Looks like he’s quite a talent.”

"What's wrong with Leon?" Totsuka noticed that Leon on the brim of Reborn's hat was now completely round, instead of the original lizard shape.

“When my students face a test, Leon will turn into a cocoon.” Reborn raised his hand and touched his partner’s hat brim. “This battle, it’s up to Tsuna himself.”

“I didn’t expect Leon to have such an ability. Could it be that Dino was like this when he faced a trial?” Totsuka also reached out and gently touched Leon. Leon, who had turned into a green spherical cocoon, blinked and rolled his body.

Reborn seemed to recall something, and the corners of his mouth curled up even more. "Back then, Dino was the one who made Leon ascend to immortality."

"Emeralization?" Totsuka blinked, his mind reeling. Turning into a cocoon was already strange enough, but to actually emerge as an emanation? Leon is a lizard, not a butterfly!

"After Leon ascends to immortality, he will spit out weapons that are unique to the students. Dino's whip and Anteiou were also spit out by Leon after he ascends to immortality." Reborn was always very patient when facing Totsuka, explaining sentence by sentence.

Totsuka nodded. In his mind, Leon had become an omnipotent being. So, things related to the Mafia are no longer scientific?

“Looks like Tsuna has already taken care of Futa.” Reborn jumped from Totsuka’s shoulder into his arms. “Looks like Tsuna is still somewhat useful.”

Tsuna told Fuuta that he hadn't done anything wrong, stopping Fuuta from continuing his attack. He said the words Fuuta had most wanted to hear while under control, and released Rokudo Mukuro's mind control.

Now free from control, Futa collapsed, tears welling in his eyes, exhausted. Bianchi quickly rushed over and pulled Futa into her arms.

“Tsuna will definitely be fine,” Totsuka said after adjusting Reborn into a comfortable position. “Tsuna seems to have a very keen sense of many things.”

“Sometimes I also think that Tatara, you see things very clearly.” Reborn rolled his eyes and chuckled. “It’s really a good thing that the Vongola has you joining.”

"I didn't do anything," Totsuka said, then turned his attention to Rokudo Mukuro, who was talking to Tsuna about how to use Fuuta to find the mafia boss.

"My plan can be considered a success, after all, the Vongola boss is right in front of me now." Rokudo Mukuro said lightly, sitting lazily on the sofa. "This kid's perseverance is really impressive, managing to keep the Vongola boss a secret. There are so many interesting things to do in Japan."

"Rokudo Mukuro, what do you take people for?!" Tsuna, annoyed by Rokudo Mukuro's words, shouted at him.

Rokudo Mukuro tilted his head and gently touched his lips. "A person? You should probably call him a toy."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Totsuka's lips twitched again. Rokudo Mukuro must have suffered a lot of psychological trauma to be able to say such a chuunibyou statement. The person who said such a thing will definitely be punished by the protagonist!

However, when Tsuna rushed up to fight Rokudo Mukuro, it was a completely one-sided situation at first! Without the Dying Will Bullet, Tsuna, whose attribute value was G, was no match for Rokudo Mukuro, whose attribute value was B+. He was completely at a disadvantage.

The implanted eye that Rokudo Mukuro possesses grants him the abilities of the Six Paths, essentially allowing him to experience several reincarnations. As the numbers in his eye change, his abilities also fluctuate. With Mukuro's current abilities, he would be completely outmatched.

"What a terrifying monster." Reborn couldn't help but exclaim after learning about Rokudo Mukuro's abilities.

“I don’t want to be told that by you.” Rokudo Mukuro stood up, holding his trident, and spread his hands, a sarcastic smile playing on his lips. “The cursed baby… Alcbareno.”

“Alcobaleno?” Totsuka frowned slightly. The information about Reborn was indeed not that of an ordinary baby. What was Alcobaleno?

Reborn fell silent and stopped speaking.

Totsuka hugged Reborn tighter. No matter what happened, the important thing now was whether Tsuna could defeat Mukuro.

Now, Rokudo Mukuro was just playing around, showing off his abilities one by one. When the genjutsu appeared, Totsuka looked at the surrounding walls collapsing and the houses crumbling and marveled, "I've witnessed Mukuro's genjutsu once again, it's still so realistic."

Reborn was completely unaffected by the illusion and nodded in agreement, saying, "It really does fit the 'mist' attribute—creating something from nothing, an illusory phantom."

“However, Tsuna…” Totsuka was worried when he saw Tsuna’s terrified expression.

"Hmph, you idiot Tsuna!" Reborn jumped down from Totsuka's arms and kicked Tsuna in the face.

Totsuka silently covered her face; just seeing this scene made her feel pain. Reborn was as strict with Tsuna as ever.

"Alcobaleno, what is your relationship with the Vongola?" Rokudo Mukuro was also getting annoyed that someone was always interfering with his plans. "If you want to make a move, I don't mind dealing with both of you."

“That’s the established rule, I won’t interfere.” Reborn replied with a serious expression, “As Tsuna’s tutor, I don’t need to lift a finger; my student is enough to defeat you.”

"What a beautiful display of trust." Rokudo Mukuro glanced at the Vongola still sitting on the ground, the number in his eyes changing from one to three. "In that case, let's leave it at that!"

Seeing countless venomous snakes suddenly appear around Tsuna, Totsuka smoothed the goosebumps on his body. Encountering such an enemy was truly troublesome. It was indeed fitting that the system's mission had Rokudo Mukuro join the Vongola; after all, it was much more reassuring to have an ally than an enemy.

"That's a real poisonous snake!" Totsuka realized that it was different from an illusion. If Tsuna were really bitten by a poisonous snake, he would definitely be in danger!

"Tenth Generation, get down!" As soon as these words were spoken, Tsuna instinctively lay down, and the bombs flying down from above blasted the snake to pieces.

"Gokudera." Totsuka turned around and was surprised to see Gokudera walking in, leaning against the wall. The person walking in front of Gokudera was Hibari Kyoya, who had disappeared earlier. "Hibari, you're here too?"

"Hiding in a place like this!" Hibari Kyoya, brandishing his crutches, scanned the room, his gaze lingering on Totsuka before shifting away. "Bite him to death!"

"So many people have come. What's going on with Chigusa?" Rokudo Mukuro was now finding the situation rather tricky.

"That guy with glasses, and that animal, they've gotten along really well and are sleeping downstairs now," Gokudera said, a smile spreading across his face.

Why does this sentence sound so ambiguous? Totsuka stroked his chin, his thoughts drifting away again.

"They're all herbivores!" Hibari Kyoya had no interest in wasting words with these people and charged straight at Rokudo Mukuro.

When Totsuka came to her senses, she saw Rokudo Mukuro and Hibari Kyoya fighting each other again.

“That won’t do.” Reborn shook his head and looked at his disciple.

"Hibari's fighting strength is indeed formidable," Totsuka exclaimed, then returned to relaxed spectator mode. It seemed that as long as Hibari was around, there was nothing to worry about.

"Tsuna, you have to surpass yourself." Reborn said this, and kicked Tsuna next to Rokudo Mukuro again.

"Reborn!" Tsuna cried out in surprise, just as he was about to be stabbed by Rokudo Mukuro's trident, when he was knocked away by Hibari's Floating Kick.

Totsuka sighed, realizing that Reborn's educational methods were indeed very powerful.

"Listen, Tsuna!" Reborn stood on Tsuna, grabbing him by the collar. "Your family members have always been protecting you. In this situation, what you need to do is fight!"

"But Hibari-senpai is here!" Sawada Tsunayoshi wailed. There was someone even more powerful there, so there was nothing he could do.

"No one is more suitable to be the Vongola boss than you." Reborn's voice deepened, and he gave a soft snort. "Think about it now, always hiding behind others, and even when your family members are injured, you've stood in front of them. What are your true thoughts as the boss?"

Standing to the side, Totsuka finally understood Reborn's idea: he wanted Tsuna to grow. As the leader of the Vongola, Tsuna was indeed too immature at the moment. However, with a tutor like Reborn, Tsuna would surely be able to figure things out.

"I..." Sawada Tsunayoshi frowned, a fighting spirit gradually rising within him. Thinking of Gokudera and Yamamoto's injuries in battle, and Tatara's entanglement in the mafia, he grew displeased with his own cowardice. He, who had always been a useless coward, who had always been protected, he—didn't want to continue like this!

"I want to win!" Sawada Tsunayoshi, his fists clenched and head bowed, had lost his former timidity. His voice was resolute and determined. "I will defeat Rokudo Mukuro!"

Reborn smiled with satisfaction, while Leon, who had been in a spherical cocoon shape, flew into the sky at that moment, his body radiating white light that was dazzlingly bright.

Like a net, the white lines shot out and stuck to the wall, with Leon in the very center still glowing continuously.

"Finally, he has ascended to immortality." Reborn felt a little happy. As a teacher, he always felt joy at his disciple's growth. "Just like Dino back then, at the moment when Dino was about to become Dino the Vaulting Horse."

"Is this Leon's ascension?" Totsuka looked at the scene in amazement. The surroundings were filled with white silk threads. It was truly amazing.

"Hmph, what is Alcoaren planning now?" Rokudo Mukuro, who was dealing with Hibari Kyoya, laughed upon seeing this scene. "It's just a pet undergoing metamorphosis; I thought it was something special. I didn't expect the Vongola to be so unique, kufufu..."

Meanwhile, Totsuka's attention was focused on Leon. When the light on Leon disappeared, he spat out two white globs and fell to the ground.

“That’s your new weapon,” Reborn said, looking up as the two lumps landed on Tsuna’s face.

Sawada Tsunayoshi caught it and took a look. His expectant expression immediately turned into a twitch when he saw the two objects. "These are just knitted gloves!"

"Pfft..." Totsuka covered his mouth and waved at Tsuna who was looking over, "Tsuna, haha!"

Sawada Tsunayoshi, holding the wool gloves, was speechless. Tatara had just made fun of him, absolutely made fun of him!

Author's Note: Could this be called the growth story of a good-for-nothing like Tsuna? It's kind of a chaotic mess...

Thanks to [火荆痕], [洛天零軒], [静], [云锦], [风衣], and [清晓] for the thunder! There are so many new readers popping up lately, but why aren't they leaving any comments?! Ugh!!

Chapter 54054 Obsidian's Final Battle

As the woolen gloves fell, Leon spat out a silver bullet. Reborn looked at the bullet in his hand and muttered to himself, "I wonder what this bullet does, but since Leon spat it out, I might as well try my luck."

As Tsuna listened, his lips twitched. Could he really be alright if hit by a bullet whose purpose was completely unknown?! He was utterly exhausted…

Clearly, Reborn didn't care what Tsuna was complaining about. He simply used Leon to shoot the silver bullet, and as the bullet hit Tsuna, Tsuna slowly fell to the ground.

Totsuka blinked, looking at the result—completely different from his usual shirt-ripping antics—and became somewhat curious. At that moment, Tsuna lay motionless on the ground, his brow furrowed. Totsuka waited a while, then couldn't help but ask, "Reborn, is this bullet really okay?"