I am the protagonist

The memory ends here.

Curie, no longer attached to her memories, frowned.

"How is this going?"

"The battle just ended, how could it be over so quickly?"

After glancing at the situation in the room, he could only take a deep breath and focus his attention on this.

Things are starting to get out of my control.

[A problem occurred in one link of the chain, and as expected, it developed into what it is now.]

However, I don't have time to correct what's happening now.

Now, all I can do is get started on my plan as soon as possible.

Curie is now very curious about who ended the battle so quickly.

The person Curie wanted to know was right in front of Tsuna, but his body was bound by chains.

You don't need to do that.

"..."

"Adults' affairs don't need to involve children."

Dashan Laji looked completely at ease.

He was unwilling to fight Lambo, who was a child, regardless of whether Lambo was a Vongola Guardian or not.

If he does that, then how is he any different from those who bullied the Simon family in the past?

He chose to admit defeat.

Whether as a member of the Simon family or as a person, his pride does not lie in abusing a five-year-old child.

Although he conceded defeat, he preserved his pride.

Of course, he also had other reasons.

“Ed Heidi said you can trust her.”

"Yan Zhen trusts you too."

"Then I will trust you too."

"I may hate the Vongola, but I don't hate people like you."

Previously, Oyama Raji had a different idea.

But when he heard Vongola X choose to concede defeat in place of Lambo, he knew that perhaps that was why Ed and Enma trusted Vongola X.

It was also because of Vongola X's choice that he realized his pride and protected the pride in his heart.

It is wrong to use violence to reclaim the family's honor.

Besides, didn't Vongola X bring Lambo to this island either?

Perhaps this is what makes him different from the other Vongola Bosses.

So he chose to believe.

Chapter 204 Gokudera did give Hibari some face.

"Sasagawa, is your physical condition all right?"

"Ah, no problem."

Sasakawa, now dressed again, is able to move freely.

"My body hasn't fully recovered yet, but I shouldn't have too much of a problem facing a fight."

"Hmm, the control over the Death Flame has improved a bit more."

Tsuna could see that Sasagawa's control over the Dying Will Flame had improved a lot, and even his uncontrollable aura had begun to subside.

[Has she begun to control her aura to some extent through the battle, no longer recklessly using the Death Flame as before, but starting to exercise more precise control?]

[As expected, for Sasagawa, speaking directly doesn't take much to no effect, but if he were to fight, he could actually improve much more.]

He glanced at Yamamoto.

Yamamoto and Sasagawa are essentially the same type of person, except that Yamamoto entered this state earlier than Sasagawa.

In future wars, Yamamoto had already entered this state, and began to learn to use the Dying Will Flame in combat in a more refined way.

Although Sasagawa was slightly slower than Yamamoto, it was only by a tiny margin.

On the contrary, it's Hibari.

Despite being hailed as the strongest guardian in the future, he is actually the slowest progressing person in this era.

"???"

Hibari noticed Sawada Tsunayoshi's gaze, but he couldn't quite decipher its meaning.

"what?"

"No, it's nothing."

Yun Que's brows furrowed immediately.

That look clearly indicated something was wrong, yet she was deliberately pretending nothing was wrong, which was making him a little annoyed.

"What on earth is going on?"

His tone became a little harsher.

"Hmm... I just feel that your progress is a bit slow."

"..."

In just a moment, Yun Que felt the veins on his head throbbing involuntarily.

How come he never noticed that Sawada Tsunayoshi had such a strong tendency to annoy people before?

[...Is it because of Sasagawa's changes?]

Hibari was angry, but he also understood why Sawada Tsunayoshi thought that way.

Ryohei Sasagawa, the captain of the boxing club, was also one of the members he had once listed as targets for biting.

But ever since he returned from the future, he has felt the gap between himself and these people becoming more and more obvious.

He could see just how much Sasakawa had improved from the battle just now.

His strength improvement was obvious, but after the battle, it seemed that his power had increased again.

【strangeness.】

Yes, Yun Que found it strange how quickly these people were getting stronger.

These guys are getting stronger at an abnormally high rate.

The way they became stronger was also completely abnormal.

Hibari had seen strong people before, but no matter how much he had seen or even dealt with them, his improvement in strength was still a step behind these guys.

"To be honest, I also feel that Hibari's strength is improving a bit slowly."

Yamamoto also felt that Hibari's improvement in strength had slowed down recently.

Even after he returned from the future, he put a lot of effort into mastering the Dying Will Flame. After all, with Tsuna's reminder, he has been able to control the Dying Will Flame more precisely recently, which has significantly improved his strength.

The battle just now also showed Sasagawa-senpai's growth. Even if it wasn't huge, it's still much stronger than in the future.

He had complete control over the fighting style, tactics, and even the rhythm of the battle.

It can be said that this represents a significant change in the future fighting style.

"It's probably because the styles are a bit different."

Gokudera's words were a way of saving face for Hibari.

In fact, he had guessed why Hibari's strength was improving so slowly, but he had no obligation to tell Hibari.

Moreover, even if he said it directly, Hibari probably wouldn't change anything.

[It's probably because he doesn't get along with Tsuna.]

Reborn also knew the reason.

While Tsuna may be quite foolish in private, he's not lacking in ability.

[He trained Chrome, who was of average talent, to his current level of strength, giving Sasagawa the motivation to move forward, Yamamoto the direction to strive for, and Gokudera the goal to achieve.]

This gap will become very apparent in the future.

The lark, drifting like a cloud, is so different in strength because it doesn't receive the same treatment, and this gap is widening.

[In the future, Hibari will be the strongest of all the Guardians.]

But in this era, Chrome has already taken that position.

[At this point, Hibari is only slightly stronger than Lambo.]

Such a dramatic change is truly unimaginable.

Even Reborn himself found it hard to believe that this situation was caused by Tsuna.

After crossing a mountain, all that was left was the ruins of a city.

To be precise, it should be described as resembling a city ruin.

"Isn't this... just like the city where Vongola I and Simon I lived?"

Upon closer inspection, I could feel a strange sense of familiarity, as if I had just seen it not long ago.

In fact, I just saw it.

I've seen places in my past memories that are quite similar to the city ruins we see now.

However, the city in my memory wasn't a ruin, but here it looks more like the city in ruins.

"Yo~ Gokudera-chan~"

"It's really you."

Gokudera wasn't too surprised to see Sit P emerge from the ruins; there weren't many members of the Simon family left.

Oyama Raji has already conceded defeat.

Green leaves and red leaves have already been defeated by the head of the lawn.

Kori Enma will not take any action while accepting the awakening of Simon's Ring.

Kato Curie is definitely making some preparations behind the scenes and will certainly not come to participate in the battle.

The only three people who could really come to buy time were Suzuki Eddie, Mizuno Kaoru, and Shit P.

[As the central figure of the Simon family, Suzuki Eddie should be staying by Kosato Enma's side now. The only people who can act now are Shitte P and Mizuno Kaoru.]

[Edge Suzuki will likely stay by Enma Guri's side until the final stage of the awakening ritual.]

"Site P, so what are the rules this time?"

"Heh~ The rules have already been decided."

As he spoke, Sit P threw two spherical devices toward Gokudera.

"It's used in the same way as the ring; just inject the Death Flame into it."

He then infused his death flames into the two devices.

The spherical device absorbed the deathly flames and transformed into two special balloons that hovered not far above Sit P.

"The rules of the game are simple: you win by popping both balloons."

"If you pop my balloon, then I'll admit defeat."

"But if your balloon bursts, then you have failed."

Chapter 205 Sit P's Lonely Love

"These flame balloons are the same quality as ordinary balloons, and they can easily burst if they are bumped."

"However, regardless of the movement, these balloons will hover within one meter of the person who inflated them."