I am the protagonist

"You're such a good actor."

"Even though I was happy to see Tsuna's growth, and even though I was happy that he could help you break the curse, I still treated him that way."

"...I am a private tutor."

"We will not neglect our students because of personal feelings."

Despite saying that, Reborn was actually quite happy to watch Tsuna grow up.

He had witnessed everything that had happened along the way.

The tutor was also very pleased to see that the idiot Tsuna had achieved what he had.

After all, every teacher hopes to cultivate talents who are even more outstanding than themselves.

Moreover, Tsuna did some things that he shouldn't have done.

It's unrealistic to say that Reborn didn't experience any emotional changes regarding those events.

However, this kind of sentiment will not change the way we teach.

The way Junko is taught requires strictness.

If things aren't handled strictly, this idiot will be exposed in just a few days.

If we don't teach Gang a lesson, he'll always be this stupid.

Chapter 197 Heading to the Holy Land of the Simon Family

After a full day of renovations yesterday, the next day they will travel to the island that the Simon family calls a sacred place.

Since there wasn't a rush, the ship slowly made its way towards its destination.

However, it's not an option to travel slowly, since the location of the Simon family's sacred site is actually not very accurate, and finding it will take a lot of effort.

So, taking advantage of this time, Ninth and Tsuna started fishing.

"I'm coming!"

Feeling the fishing rod in his hand getting increasingly strained, Tsuna realized that the big thing had taken the bait.

Pull hard with your hand.

A three-meter-long fish was pulled directly out of the sea.

"Sasakawa."

"Oh!"

Sasakawa, who had been waiting behind, jumped up and hugged the three-meter-long fish.

"Wow, it's huge! This thing is much stronger than I imagined."

"After all, it's big enough. More than three meters long is hardly a small guy."

Upon closer inspection, Tsunayoshi discovered what the fish was.

"Yamamoto, is this a tuna?"

"Hmm...yes, but this looks like that bluefin tuna."

“A normal tuna wouldn’t be three meters long, and this tuna is quite heavy.”

It's not entirely clear whether it was Yamamoto or not.

Although his family makes sushi, they don't have access to very high-end ingredients, such as bluefin tuna, which he has never even seen before.

However, he was certain that ordinary tuna are not this big.

"Well, we don't need to worry about what kind it is. I'll leave the tuna to you to handle."

"OK! I'll go take care of it."

The liveliness here makes the silence on the Ninth Emperor's side seem even quieter.

"..."

Seeing that his fishing rod didn't move at all, Jiu Shi was speechless.

Tsuna also witnessed this scene, which prompted him to put down his fishing rod and quietly walk to the old man's side.

"Old man, you just said that your fishing skills are very good."

My gaze drifted toward the bucket of water next to the old man.

"I'd like to say, sir, did you make the bait too small? Why are you only catching these... fry?"

The guardians of the Ninth Generation unconsciously turned their heads away; this scene made them want to laugh as well.

"cough!"

"I'm just not feeling very well today."

The Ninth Prince's expression was still not very good.

It wasn't that he couldn't accept that the tuna Tsuna caught was big; he was just more concerned about the promise he made before fishing.

In particular, I remembered that he had said he was very good at fishing, and that he would definitely catch a tuna or something like that.

As a result, he caught quite a few fish fry, but Tsuna caught a tuna instead, which made him feel very embarrassed.

"It seems you're not feeling very well today, sir."

"But old man, if you're not good at fishing, you shouldn't say you are in the future."

"It's actually quite embarrassing to be slapped in the face like that."

"..."

At this moment, Jiu Shi felt an urge to cry.

Actually, he prefers activities like gardening and fishing. In his spare time, he often goes fishing with his guardians in a quiet place.

[Strange, I'm usually pretty good at fishing, why am I having such bad luck today?]

Fishing is a calming and peaceful activity.

Fishing is sometimes a sport that tests patience.

Young people might find it difficult to maintain patience for hobbies like fishing.

It was precisely because he knew this, and because he had enough fishing experience, that he dared to make so many promises before even starting to fish.

Even Jiu Shi himself didn't expect to be so thoroughly humiliated.

Yamamoto quickly prepared the tuna and served it.

This was incredibly fresh sashimi, and the portion was quite large, so Tsunayoshi and the Ninth Generation's guardians both sat down.

Lark sat quite far away, but he didn't seem to have much of a resistance to sashimi.

"Fresh sashimi just tastes different."

Tsuna doesn't really like eating raw food. After all, he's been eating cooked food for decades, so he can't really get used to eating raw food.

However, it's okay to eat sashimi made from fish you just caught.

One aspect is the sense of accomplishment.

On the other hand, Yamamoto handled it very well.

"It is indeed very good."

Ninth also felt that the sashimi was well prepared; the taste of freshly caught fish was different.

"Tsuna, you should have decided how to settle the Simon family by now."

Tsuna's help to the Simon family this time must be because he has already made preparations to settle the Simon family.

"Well, it's pretty much done."

Tsunayoshi doesn't deny this either.

"This whole thing was orchestrated by D. In other words, this incident actually has little to do with the Simon family. Even the blood flood incident seven years ago was orchestrated by D."

"I learned about the Simon family from Simon I, and also about his unwavering friendship with Simon I."

"So, I think this friendship is worthwhile."

"Perhaps this reward could not be shown in the time of Simon I, but at least there were times when Simon I's descendants could accept this reward."

The Ninth Generation nodded in approval.

So what are you planning to do?

"Should the Simon family be brought back to the forefront?"

"That's what I'm planning, but it's not an easy thing for them to get back on stage now."

Tsuna had been thinking about how to bring the Simon family back to the forefront.

It is natural for the two families to establish a friendship.

The establishment of authority during the previous succession ceremony was to prevent unnecessary trouble for the Simon family in the future.

"So what I thought of was an outside consultant."

"!?"

All of the guardians of the Ninth Generation were shocked.

They knew that Vongola X would forge a deep friendship with the Simon family, but they never expected that Vongola X would send out an outside advisor.

This clearly indicates that the Simon family is preparing to take control of the external advisors.

You should know that this department usually doesn't have much of a presence, but the boss of the external advisors is the second-in-command of the Vongola, and that position is no joke.

The Ninth Prince probably guessed this as well. He could see how much Tsuna valued the Simon family and also guessed Tsuna's plans.

"To rekindle the friendship between Vongola I and Simon I."

"Well, it might not just be the friendship between Vongola I and Simon I now, but also between me and Enma."

Although Tsuna and Enma don't usually spend much time together, they see similarities in each other's experiences and circumstances.

The awkwardness of their identity, burdened with things that are not honorable.

It is because of this that Tsuna actually knows more about Enma than he thought.

It was precisely because of their similar backgrounds that he was able to better understand Yan Zhen's inner suffering.

Just like his relationship with Byakuran.

Chapter 198 Tsunayoshi is not the same as Ichigo.

"But the consultant outside the door is..."

"It's a very important department for Vongola, and I know how important the external advisors are."

"But for me, that kind of thing is the most meaningless."

Tsuna never cared whether the position of the outside advisor was important or not.

"To put it bluntly, I don't actually have much interest in power."

"Just like Bai Lan now, she has little interest in the world or power. Otherwise, either of us could easily throw the whole world into chaos."

"It's not that we lack the ability to do it, but rather that we lack the interest to do it."

Can it be done?

Is it possible to do that?

These used to be problems, but now they're really not problems for Tsuna.

Because these things are indeed possible, it's just that I don't really have much interest in doing them.

"I've never been particularly interested in so-called power. To me, the Vongola is just a game."

“I like to invite friends to join my games, which is why I wanted to invite the Simon family as outside advisors.”

"Yan Zhen is my friend, that's why I invited him to keep playing with me."

"As for what will happen to the Vongola... that depends on my attitude towards this game."

“When I think I have lost interest in the Vongola game, then the game can stop. I mean stop it permanently.”

"But if I think the Vongola game is good, then this game can continue indefinitely."