I am the protagonist

Yan Zhen, who had been looked down upon by others, understood this feeling best and knew that many people shared the same thoughts.

Moreover, he himself knew that this time Tsunayoshi had really gone too far in protecting his Simon family.

"Tsuna did this because he found some evidence, but even if the evidence is real, there will still be people who say behind his back that this is Tsuna's bias."

"Well, in that case, we still need to explain it clearly in our own way."

“This time, Vongola X has given us the opportunity to explain things in our own way.”

Ed Haiti's words helped everyone adjust their attitudes.

"Yanzhen, what else was written in the letter?"

"Hmm... Tsuna also said that we need to go to the external advisors' office to familiarize ourselves with their work during the upcoming long holiday. He has already explained everything, and all we need to do is go and familiarize ourselves with their work."

"The most recent long holiday is the summer vacation a few months away... It gives us a few more months to prepare, which is a good thing for us."

Ed Haidi knew that summer vacation should be the best time for students like them.

There are still a few months until summer vacation, which should give Simon's family some breathing room.

"So everyone should be mentally prepared for the next step."

"The experience of being an outside consultant arranged by Vongola X this time will definitely not be such a simple job. We should be mentally prepared before summer vacation."

The outside advisors are an intelligence department of the Vongola, and their work is certainly not something that can be done so simply.

Simon's family will definitely need some time to prepare.

While they were mentally preparing themselves, Tsunayoshi had already returned home.

"Boss."

Approaching them was Chrome, dressed in her usual clothes.

Because he had heard Tsuna mention that he liked long hair, Chrome let her hair down, allowing it to hang naturally.

Except for missing an eye, Chrome is now looking more and more like an ordinary girl.

Except that it is still a very dependent condition.

Chrome had been waiting in the entrance hall for a while, and the moment she saw the Boss, she pounced on him.

"Well, let me see."

Tsuna looked closely at Chrome's eyes. There was no makeup to cover them up, and no dark circles were visible under Chrome's eyes.

"Yes, you should get plenty of sleep these next few days."

"Because it was the boss who told me to get a good night's sleep."

Chrome would diligently carry out any order given by the Boss.

Although Chrome still couldn't fall asleep at first, she didn't want the Boss to be angry when he came back and saw her with dark circles under her eyes, so she tried her best to fall asleep at night, even if it was forced.

"That's right."

"You must change your habit of not sleeping when I'm not around."

Not sleeping is definitely not an option.

Tsuna knows that Chrome's dependency is very serious, so he can accept Chrome's dependency, but he cannot accept that Chrome doesn't sleep well because of her dependency.

"Ah."

"Then, can I sleep next to the Boss tonight?"

"...Well, you usually sleep next to me anyway. If you change this habit, no one will say anything if you sleep next to me every day."

This sentence made Chrome's eyes light up.

Now she had a clear goal.

Chrome was able to sleep at night because he had a specific purpose in mind, but that was because of the Boss's orders.

Normally, Chrome might not be able to do that.

But now the boss says that if I change this habit, I can sleep next to the boss forever.

You must get rid of this bad habit!

Chrome's unwavering resolve at this moment even surpassed his resolve to ignite the Dying Will Flame!

Chapter 228 New Members of Varia

The headquarters in Vallia, Italy.

"Ah, quite a lot has happened lately, ever since the Tenth Emperor came to power."

Thinking about Mammon's recent display of power made his teeth ache.

"Speaking of which, Sawada Tsunayoshi's changes are a bit too much."

Having faced Sawada Tsunayoshi in the ring battle before, he knew Sawada Tsunayoshi's personality well, but Sawada Tsunayoshi at that inheritance ceremony was completely different from the past.

[They dared to adopt that attitude even towards the rule-makers of the dark world.]

And of course, there are the Avengers...

[Could they have conspired with Sawada Tsunayoshi? Giving him such a hard time at the succession ceremony.]

Mammon felt that the Avengers were definitely actors, and the kind of actors who could maintain a cool and aloof demeanor and still deliver a perfect performance.

Of course, Mammon knew this was unrealistic.

The Avengers' attitude was strange, but now the Boss and his group's attitude is really strange too.

Recently, Varia has been unusually devoted to the work of the Tenth King.

Since the Tenth Vongola took over, it has changed a lot. It treats its allies better and better, and at the same time, it has completely eliminated some of the fence-sitters from the past.

Although Mammon felt this approach was a bit excessive, it did result in Varia having significantly more working hours recently.

[Despite how much the Boss despised the former Sawada Tsunayoshi, he now completely opposes Sawada Tsunayoshi's rise to power and even attended the succession ceremony.]

Those guys have been acting strangely lately, like they've all completely changed into different people, just like Sawada Tsunayoshi.

There are more things to pay attention to than I expected lately.

"Cuck!"

As Mamon dried her hair and returned to her room to change, she heard her pet barking.

I looked up and glanced at the eagles flying around outside the window.

"I heard it, I heard it."

"Fantazma, step back a little."

Mammon's pet frog stepped back a little.

"Oh!"

The window was smashed open by the eagle, and a letter was thrown into the room through the broken window.

Upon opening the letter, I saw a [R] with a brightened complexion.

[A letter from Reborn?]

Wasn't that guy in Italy just a few days ago? Couldn't he have told me in person if something was wrong?

Mammon simply couldn't understand Reborn's actions.

That guy's way of doing things hasn't changed much from before.

[They always act all mysterious, but I never know what they're doing.]

"Ok?"

I opened the letter but didn't see a single word.

What exactly is Reborn trying to tell me? He even used Alcbareno's special letter.

These letters are only visible to Alcbareno; that is, to ensure the security and confidentiality of the letters, only Alcbareno can see them.

However, since these highly secure emails are typically used to discuss very important matters.

That guy rarely uses letters to communicate, so what is he trying to tell me this time?

Mammon made the pacifier emit light, which shone on the letter paper, revealing a series of words.

"!?"

The letter read:

[CIAOS! This letter is addressed to all members of the Alcbareno.]

Because during Tsuna and D's previous battle, they obtained some important information about how we ended up like this.

"Information about that curse!?"

Mammon was truly surprised that Reborn was talking about the curse of Alcbareno this time.

[A clue discovered during Sawada Tsunayoshi's previous battle with D. Spade?]

What kind of information did Reborn's family find out?

Ever since his body was cursed by Alcbareno, Mammon has never given up searching for a way to break the curse.

However, the method to lift the curse remains elusive, like a cloud floating in the sky.

[Reborn isn't just anyone; he must have had sufficient evidence to say that.]

[But now I'm more curious about what that guy saw that made such a connection to the curse of Alcbareno.]

"!"

The illusion materialized into a longsword, which was pressed against the neck of the person who had invaded his room.

“Bell, I should have told you not to come into my room without permission.”

"I invited you to dinner."

Mammon wiped his hair and put away the illusion.

"Also, Squalo said he's calling an emergency meeting and wants you to come and assemble as soon as possible."

Mamon sighed, glanced down at the letter in his hand, and decided to go to the assembly point first to hear about the meeting's contents.

It seems we'll have to wait a while to see the full content.

Mammon was quite concerned about what was behind this, but he couldn't miss the emergency meeting that had been suddenly convened.

However, the contents of the letter are already there, and we'll have a chance to read them later.

"Hey! You two are too slow!"

"You have to blame Mammon for this problem. Who told him to change his clothes so slowly?"

In response to Squalo's complaints, Bale immediately shifted the blame to Mammon.

Squalo glanced at Mammon but didn't bother to say anything more.

"Everything is ready. Today's meeting isn't about anything else; it's about the new members of Varia."

"The recent rise to power of the Tenth King has brought us Varia to a lot more work than before, and we are starting to run out of manpower. So I applied to Acting Boss Miss Arya for the recruitment of Varia's members."

"We still need some of the new recruits at the grassroots level, and in addition, we need one more official new member."

"The new recruits at the grassroots level and the soldiers at the middle level don't have much of a problem. The key is the new, officially recruited members."

Although the Varia assassination squad has a considerable number of members, it doesn't have many elites.

This time, Squalo applied for some low-level recruits and some mid-level personnel. As for the real executives, Squalo knew that the entire Vongola was not easy to find, but he already had a clear target.

This time, Squalo also planned to go with the others from Valia to bring that guy back.

"A formal new member?"

"The new members have already been decided so quickly?"

"Yes."

Squalo has very high standards; he would definitely look down on ordinary goods, but he would highly value extraordinary goods.

"The identity of the new member has been decided."

"That guy is the new member of Varia ten years from now, that warlock brat named Fran."