I am the protagonist

"If you can solve the manpower problem, then go and kill him."

"..."

Well, that one sentence completely silenced Bale.

If there were outstanding talents, he would have said so earlier. But the problem is that he doesn't know those outstanding talents. Where would he find a way to supplement the manpower shortage in Varia?

Is that kid named Fran really that talented?

The people Squalo recommends are unlikely to be bad.

There are other forces looking for that brat, so that brat must have some potential abilities that make it worthwhile for them to do this.

Well, I'm not particularly interested in that kid.

All I'm interested in right now is that spring that makes pacifiers brighter.

Whether or not the brat can be found is not important to Mammon; what is important to him now is the contents of the letter.

After arriving in the Kingdom of Fa, they found some clues and sent the people of Valia to investigate.

However, Mammon only left a shadow after finding an opportunity to search for the spring that would enhance the brightness of the pacifier.

I remember that spring was nearby.

Looking at the map, Mammon was also searching for the location of the spring.

Suddenly the pacifier on my neck started glowing.

Hmm, it looks like it's around here.

Based on the pacifier's response, Mammon quickly found the right direction.

"Ok?"

"You are here too."

[So Reborn did contact other people after all?]

Although it was somewhat unexpected, such an unexpected event was still within the realm of possibility.

If these guys are here too.

Reborn definitely did this on purpose; there must have been some things in my letters that I couldn't see.

Four other babies from Alcbareno sat beside the spring.

"...Really? You're here to read letters too."

No one else objected; the others had received the same letter from Reborn.

"There are parts of our letters that are unreadable, but that's not our fault."

"I think gathering everyone here is just a pointless tactic of Reborn's."

A hint of displeasure and disdain appeared on Verdy's face.

However, he couldn't ignore the contents of the letter.

The contents of the letter relate to the curse of Alcbareno.

This curse had plagued them for a very, very long time, long enough that each of them wanted to understand the nature of the curse and hoped to break it.

So regardless of whether they had already guessed Reborn's trick beforehand, they all rushed over.

“Aria with the pacifier should have known all along; Reborn probably already told her everything.”

"After all, Arya is Sawada's fiancée now, she definitely knows more than we do, hey!"

Well, that makes sense.

"How could the heir of the Sky Pacifier establish such a relationship with the Vongola? Doesn't Reborn know how serious their clan's curse is?"

The wind actually cares a lot about this.

[Given Reborn's personality, he would never do such a thing.]

Sawada is his student, and he will definitely plan out his student's future path.

[If Arya had virtually no future, she certainly wouldn't have introduced her to her students.]

Perhaps this idea is a bit utilitarian, but Feng Yinyin felt that there was definitely something wrong with it.

Chapter 231 The Wind Who Saw Through Everything

As Sawada's fiancée, Arya must have already known about this. Reborn certainly wouldn't hide anything from her, so what will she do?

What will Sawada do?

I don't know why, but Feng is starting to pay more and more attention to this kind of issue.

Reborn probably doesn't care about his curse.

Given that person's personality, he had already prepared for the worst the moment he was cursed. His assassin nature meant Reborn would never fight an unprepared battle.

In that case, Sawada is carrying the curse of both Reborn and Arya.

What will Sawada do after learning certain things?

"Hey! Wind, only your letter is left."

"Ah, sorry."

Feng handed his letter to Colonello.

Once all the letters were collected, the hidden contents within them were revealed.

For example, the eighth type of death flame, the transparent pacifier, and the Avengers' Alcbareno Bermuda von Vikenshuttan.

[A transparent pacifier, Alcbareno from The Avengers...]

[I see. No wonder you said Reborn, the clue that's closely connected to him is also closely related to the curse on us.]

Feng understood why Reborn had gone to such lengths to gather them together; it turned out it was about the transparent pacifier.

[That man also had a clear pacifier back then, but that was before it was used.]

[After we put the pacifier on, the clear pacifier changed color.]

In other words, our curse is actually clearly related to Alcbareno from the Avengers.

[In fact, we might need to look to the Avengers to find out more about the source of our curse.]

However, this time things are indeed a bit strange.

Feng had already understood the clues mentioned in the letter, but there were still parts he couldn't quite grasp.

For example, how Reborn planned to keep it from Sawada.

[The relationship between Arya and Sawada can't be hidden forever; even if Reborn did this, Sawada will eventually find out.]

[Given Sawada's personality, he definitely wouldn't let Arya face such a problem; otherwise, even Sawada would get involved in the curse of Alcbareno.]

This isn't what you wanted, Reborn.

Feng believed that this was definitely not the result Reborn had hoped for.

But what's most strange is that Reborn still did it.

So Reborn's reasons for doing this seem a bit questionable.

Reborn definitely doesn't want Sawada to get involved in the Alcbareno conflict.

No one had enough confidence facing that chess piece-like face.

But why did Arya become Sawada's fiancée?

Why did Reborn simply agree to this happening?

Could it be... that Sawada knows about the curse!?

At that moment, Feng made a bold prediction without even realizing it.

Previous judgments were made under the premise that Sawada was completely unaware of the Alcbareno curse, but what if the situation were completely different?

Sawada wasn't completely unaware of the curse.

Could it be that Sawada already knew about the curse?

Speaking of which, Sawada's performance at this succession ceremony was completely different.

Although Feng wasn't a member of the Vongola family, he had heard about things like the succession ceremony.

The avengers' presence at the succession ceremony, and even their concessions to Sawada.

This situation would have been absolutely unrealistic in the past.

The Avengers are an organization that sets the rules of the dark world, and they will not easily back down to anyone.

However, they backed down during that succession ceremony, even in front of many spectators.

[If Sawada's strength hadn't surpassed that of the Avengers, leaving them with no choice but to submit.]

[Or perhaps Sawada and the Avengers have some kind of agreement!]

Having reached this conclusion, Feng suddenly felt an urge to go and talk to Sawada.

Perhaps instead of continuing to fumble around with these clues here, it would be better to go and talk to Sawada.

Perhaps this was just a fleeting thought of Feng's, but at this moment Feng was truly ready to go to the island nation to see Sawada.

However, since the other babies were all engrossed in the news, no one noticed Feng's emotional change.

"What do you plan to do now?"

"Going to ask Reborn now is the best option, but that guy will never say anything he doesn't want to say, so asking him is pointless."

"Hey……"

All the babies sighed.

They and Reborn were actually old acquaintances, and they knew each other's personalities very well.

There are some things Reborn didn't make clear in the letters, which means that Reborn didn't want to say them. Asking about these things directly is useless, because Reborn will never say what he doesn't want to say.

"In other words, it's still the same as before, each person investigates their own case."

"Yes, now the target is clearly the Avengers, which is much better than being clueless before."

"Hey, it's not much better."

"Is it really that easy to investigate the Avengers' affairs? Those guys are elusive, so it won't be easy for us to find out about them."

This is a principle that all babies understand, but it's just something they say to comfort each other.

Who doesn't know the mystery surrounding the Avengers?

Everyone knows that the Avengers' affairs are difficult to investigate.

At least the Avengers were still people who appeared before them, unlike the Pawnface, who had disappeared without a trace after all these years.

"Then this gathering can be adjourned."

"Ah, I also need to investigate what Reborn said."

All the babies parted with this thought in mind.

But only Feng went on the road to the island nation after they parted ways.

Unlike others who didn't think of this layer of relationship, Feng was more meticulous in this regard.

It was because of that meticulousness that he discovered the key point.

Unlike others who searched for information about the Avengers, he had already guessed who the Avengers were most closely connected to.

This person is not just anyone, but someone that everyone would subconsciously ignore.

Because that person and the Avengers have no connection whatsoever.

Because that person is very naive, and is currently just someone who has just stepped out of the ivory tower.

Therefore, people like that are even less likely to give others pause for thought or overthink.

But such people are often also the ones who know the most.

Chapter 232 Alcobaleno Comes Knocking

After parting ways in the Kingdom of Fa, Kaze followed his own wishes and arrived at the doorstep of the Sawada family in the island nation.