I am the protagonist

Seeing that his father and Chrome both looked terrified, Tsuna decided that he should go to a quiet place to get blood from in the future.

Pick up the ice cup that was hanging in the air and bring it to Reborn.

"Reborn, you should know the details, just drink it and it should be fine."

"Ah."

"Idiot, next time you should handle this matter somewhere else."

Reborn said he had lost his appetite.

Seeing that massive bleeding made it hard to drink it, but I still had to drink it to break the curse.

There was no other way, so I closed my eyes, picked up the cup, and drank it down in one gulp.

There is no smell of blood.

The moment Reborn drank it, he didn't taste any blood; instead, he tasted something very strange.

"!?"

Just as he was wondering what was going on, black mist emanated from his entire body, making it seem as if his body was on fire.

Intense pain stimulated his entire body.

"Because my blood has the effect of being immune to curses, the effect of curses is very strong, and the way to remove curses is also a little bit stimulating."

"But once you get through the initial pain, it's not a big problem."

Despite the pain, Born's expression remained unchanged until the black mist completely disappeared.

Chapter 183 The current Tsunade has no weaknesses

"……good."

The black mist on his body was disappearing, and Reborn clearly felt his suppressed power resurfacing.

"It's recovered halfway, but it looks like the other half is still missing."

"I think the other half lies with the person who set the curse. To break the curse, we need to find a specific method, or perhaps kill the person who set the curse."

Just as Tsuna had initially envisioned, this curse is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface.

This is completely different from the curses of Arya and Yuni.

Their curses are primarily in their bloodline, while Reborn's curse is merely within his body.

Furthermore, this curse also possesses immunity to my curses, rendering my ability to remove it completely ineffective.

[As expected, this was a deliberately set-up two-layer curse. The outermost layer was a precaution, while the inner layer served as a backup, entirely to prevent such a situation from occurring.]

[Or perhaps that man exerted some control over the curse, allowing the inner layer of the curse to have even greater control over Reborn and the others.]

“If I’m not mistaken, you Alcbareno are cursed with two layers of curses. The outer layer is a curse that prevents you from growing up, and the inner layer is a curse that turns you into babies.”

“The surface curse only exists on the surface. After all, you are not like Arya and Yuni. Their curse is mainly on the lifespan that comes with their bloodline, while you were forcibly turned into what you are now.”

"The surface curse requires you to use the fire of your life to ignite the pacifier, while the inner curse is used to control you and prevent you from resisting further."

The curse of Alcbareno actually imposes significant limitations on the strength of each individual.

The primary function of this restriction is to ignite the nipple flame responsible for each Alcobaleno, while also providing a form of control over all Alcobalenos.

"Not surprisingly."

"The other side must have been well-prepared to lure us into a trap. If this curse could be lifted so easily, there would be no need for the Avengers."

The existence of the Avengers already implies that the curse of Alcbareno is not simple.

Being able to neutralize half of Reborn is already quite good; at least half of my control is now in my own hands.

However, gaining control of the other half is not so easy.

"What about the rest?"

“The less others know about the situation, the better, especially Larmilch.”

"...Is it because she has the fewest curses?"

"Ah, if she drinks my blood, she should immediately return to her original state, since she only suffered half of the curse. But if she really turns back to her original state, it will cause some unnecessary trouble."

If it weren't for all those unnecessary troubles, Tsuna could have helped Lalmilch regain his original form first.

But there are some unnecessary troubles now, so let's all be more tolerant of this situation.

Reborn glanced at it once and then looked away.

Tsuna stretched his body slightly. He had said everything he needed to say, and now it was time for him to have some free time.

"Chrome, let's go, I'll go with you to familiarize yourself with the new Vongola rings."

"Yes, Boss."

After Tsuna and Chrome left, only Iemitsu and Reborn remained in the house.

"Reborn, how are you feeling?"

"Indeed, nearly half of the curse has been removed, and after some of the curses were lifted, my power has also recovered to almost half."

"Wow, I never thought that Tsuna's blood could actually do something like this."

Iemitsu could imagine how much trouble this would cause his son if word got out.

After all, blood alone can remove curses, and it's a very necessary material even in some families.

"If that child weren't the Vongola's successor, there would probably be many people aiming for his blood."

“Iemitsu, even if it’s not for his blood, there are plenty of people who are after Tsutsuna because of his identity, status and abilities.”

"Moreover, Tsuna is planning to make a big splash this time, and there will probably be even more people watching him in the future."

Thinking of this, Iemitsu, as a father, also sighed.

As an outsider advisor, one cannot arbitrarily interfere with the Boss's actions, even if that Boss is his son.

Moreover, given that he knew his son was bound to succeed, he certainly shouldn't interfere too much in this matter.

"Does the feeling of seeing your son gradually drift away from you, as an elderly father, evoke many emotions?"

"...I am not old enough to be called an 'old father'."

Iemitsu still needs to deny his identity as a "father".

Ribahn didn't speak, he just stared at Iemitsu with his dark eyes.

"...Never mind, let it be Father then."

Although Iemitsu is very assertive, the problem is that Reborn is even more assertive than him.

"But White Gesso... he's not an easy brat to deal with."

"So you think your son is easy to deal with?"

"Tsuna is much more difficult to deal with than Byakuran now."

Byakuran is a rather difficult person to deal with. Reborn knew what kind of person Byakuran was after getting to know him.

It's not without reason that he can control all the parallel worlds.

Besides the technology obtained from the parallel world, one's own abilities are also a crucial factor.

However, Reborn did not believe that Byakuran was more difficult to deal with than Tsuna was now.

"You should know what kind of abilities Tsuna has now. The only way to deal with him is to block out the [future]. Otherwise, Tsuna will be able to see everything."

"Besides Tsuna's own abilities, the Vongola's Hyper Intuition also allows Tsuna to notice many things."

"Moreover, Tsuna himself does not have the weakness of the ring, and is not limited by any external tools. Tsuna has probably been preparing for this day for a long time."

"Tsuna has almost no weaknesses now."

At least in Reborn's view, Tsuna has almost no weaknesses right now.

Of course, you could also say that the people around Tsuna are his weaknesses.

But once that weakness is exploited, Tsuna might completely collapse.

Reborn knew all too well how troublesome it would be if Tsuna lost his mind.

Even if Tsuna inherited the will of a lifetime, that will only exists for his companions. Those he perceives as outside his companions will not receive the same treatment.

Chapter 184 Helping Chrome repay that favor

"Mist Owl!"

An owl with indigo flames flew out of the earring and landed on Chrome's shoulder.

The moment the Fog Owl appeared, the surrounding space began to visibly distort.

"Knew it."

Tsuna slowly walked over from the side.

"Because the Vongola Rings have been upgraded and enhanced, their abilities have also made a significant leap, and this power is starting to get a little out of control."

With a gentle tap on the head of the Fog Owl, the surrounding distortions instantly disappeared.

"It seems that it will take some time to regain that power."

"Ah."

"Why are you still so happy knowing that it will take some time to train?"

Chrome was naturally not unhappy at all. Power was something you could get used to, but what she enjoyed was the process of adapting and regaining control.

"Because the boss will always be by my side during my workouts."

Chrome especially cherishes the time she spends alone with the Boss.

Ever since developing the symptom that "I only feel safe when I'm with the Boss," Chrome has wanted to be by the Boss's side all the time.

And time spent training is when she spends every moment with the Boss.

"Aren't you always by my side during normal times?"

"It's slightly different."

Although she usually stays by the Boss's side and never feels uneasy, it is only at this time that the Boss's attention is focused on her.

That feeling is the best.

The boss only pays attention to me; he only focuses his attention on me.

I can monopolize the Boss's attention forever.

Is this what it feels like to like someone?

Yes, at this moment, Chrome realized that her unusual dependence on the Boss was an expression of strong love.

[It seems that Kyoko and Haru said something similar before.]

Last time when he was with Kyoko and Koharu, Chrome chatted with them for an entire night.

The conversation revolved around the person she liked and how she interacted with her boss.

It was during that conversation that Chrome realized that her feelings for Boss might not just be dependence, but perhaps there were other emotional factors involved.

"what happened?"

Tsuna looked at Chrome and remained silent, even the expression on her face began to be a little hard for him to understand.

Could it be because of Rokudo Mukuro?

Perhaps we should also talk to Chrome about this, at least so she can put her mind at ease.

Tsuna stroked Chrome's hair, a gesture he used to soothe her when she was in a bad mood.

Chrome squinted slightly and leaned her head closer to the Boss.

"Are you worried about Rokudo Mukuro?"

【...Absolutely not!】

Chrome instinctively wanted to deny that statement.

When she's with the Boss, she only thinks about him; nothing else comes to mind.

After all, this was a rare opportunity to be alone with the Boss, so she naturally cherished it. How could she possibly use such precious time to think about other people?