I am the protagonist

Many people have studied the Death Flame so far, but no one has been able to reach such a conclusion.

Tsuna continued to explain the conclusions he had reached through his thinking.

"The seven deadly sins and the seven virtues are unavoidable for everyone."

"If there is a good side, there is also a bad side."

"This situation is actually unlikely to happen to ordinary people, but we are different. We possess power that is not like that of ordinary people. So when we hope to hone this power, we also need to face the completely different sides of ourselves."

"Both virtue and sin are part of us that we cannot relinquish, so we cannot abandon either side. What we need to do is to accept both sides at the same time."

"By accepting both sides of ourselves, we can gain a clearer understanding of each other's power, and further master the Dying Will Flame, transforming it into our unique power."

The deeper one goes into using the Death Flame, the more one desires to transform it into one's own power, and the greater that desire will be.

At that time, Tsuna himself almost lost himself in that arrogance. If he hadn't been able to overcome countless negative emotions, he wouldn't have been able to fully unleash the characteristics of the Dying Will Flame.

It should be noted that pride is the most serious of the seven deadly sins.

The less contradictory and more powerful Ookora's abilities are, the more rampant this negative ego will become.

Chapter 269 Tsunayoshi's Exploration of the Dying Will Flame

In fact, Tsuna's stats really helped him a lot. After all, his talent wasn't particularly good; he just had a good bloodline, directly connecting with Vongola I.

Reaching the pinnacle of the Death Flame does not mean he can skip this stage of the trial; on the contrary, it increases the difficulty of the trial.

However, his absolute calmness helped him to face his negative self in a better state.

It's fair to say that the panel helped him save a lot of exercise time.

However, the crucial step was not something the panel could save him. In fact, he was the first person to experience his negative self. At that time, he had no guide at all and had to figure out how to overcome that negative self on his own, little by little.

Dino was also pondering what Tsuna had just said.

Indeed, different attributes correspond to different positive and negative aspects.

[Kyoya's behavior before did resemble binge eating, but after calming down, he returned to restraint.]

[Those skilled in using the Dying Will Flame will gradually see another version of themselves... I've heard Reborn say something like that before.]

Has Tsuna really mastered the Dying Will Flame to this extent?

What he just said was actually quite targeted; you could tell from his words that Tsuna had come to this conclusion after some verification.

"Tsuna, many of your Guardians have already passed this test?"

"Yes, Chrome's lust, Gokudera's rage, Yamamoto's jealousy, and Sasagawa's laziness—they have all overcome these negative aspects of themselves one by one in my way, so they are now pushing their abilities to the limit in their respective areas of expertise in the realm of Dying Will."

"It is precisely because they have overcome their inner negative selves that they can now perfectly transform the power of the Dying Will Flame into their own ability."

"Wait for Tsuna."

Upon hearing Tsuna's last words, Dino realized that he seemed to have found one of the key points.

"What do you mean by 'turning the power of the Dying Will Flame into one's own ability'?"

Hibari realized the meaning behind those words and immediately turned his gaze to Sawada Tsunayoshi.

"Just as the literal meaning suggests, it transforms the power of the Dying Will Flame into one's own ability."

This is a rather secret theory, and Tsuna hasn't told anyone other than Gokudera and the others about it yet, but Dino should be unrelated.

"This can be considered the answer I found on my journey of exploring the Flame of Death."

"Any ability of the Death Flame is based on the Death Flame. Harmony, decomposition, construction, calming, hardening, proliferation and activation all require the Death Flame to be used."

"So I started thinking, if the Death Flame is sealed, how can we still use the power it brings? So I used this as a basis for my thinking, and I came to what I believe to be the correct answer: separate the Death Flame from its characteristics."

"As long as we can completely separate the Death Flame from its properties, we can continue to use its properties without using the Death Flame itself."

"That's why I thought of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Virtues, symbolizing the two opposing sides of human nature: sin and goodness. Perhaps the birth of the Death Flame is inextricably linked to the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Virtues, just as the number of the Seven Flames in the sky is seven."

“Different flames of death were directed at the seven deadly sins and the seven virtues that were completely opposite.”

"I have also made a bold guess about this. Perhaps the birth of the Death Flame comes from the [positive] and [negative] aspects of each person."

Dino was speechless for a moment after hearing this.

From those words, he could tell that Tsuna had been exploring and researching the essence of the Dying Will Flame, and had even reached a relatively complete conclusion to explain its essence.

"So I have also come to certain conclusions."

"The Flame of Death is the awakening of the positive and negative forces within each of us through a certain medium and with our own inner awareness. It is a manifestation of the essence of each person's soul."

"Based on this conjecture, I believe that the way to separate the death flame from its characteristics lies in the [positive] and [negative] aspects of the soul."

"This conclusion was reached when I entered the same state as Hibari, at the peak of my use of the Dying Will Flame, and the facts proved that my guess was correct."

Dino's breath caught in his throat; he knew that Tsuna had truly accomplished something that many people couldn't even imagine.

This cannot be achieved by any theory; only by truly cultivating the Death Flame to its extreme can a certain theoretical deduction be made.

This is not even a concept that scientists can explore.

"Tsuna, you're really terrifying. You actually discovered all of these things by yourself?"

"I'm just summarizing the conclusions we've reached so far."

Although these things are very complex to talk about, they become much easier to summarize.

Tsuna initially wanted to separate the Dying Will Flame from its characteristics, but his starting point was not what he said. Instead, he separated the Harmony and Dying Will Flame on the panel, which led to the conjecture of separating the Dying Will Flame from its characteristics.

"After receiving confirmation in this regard, I also conducted tests and verifications, confirming that it was indeed as I had guessed. The Death Flame embodies the essence of our soul, but the power of the soul cannot be fully manifested. Therefore, under normal circumstances, we cannot directly use the characteristics of the Death Flame. We need to use life as fuel to ignite the Death Flame in order to manifest its characteristics."

"My exploration is to separate the death flame from its characteristics, that is, to directly use the characteristics manifested by the soul, without needing the death flame ignited by life as a medium, but to make full use of the characteristics of the soul."

"My conclusion is to strengthen one's own soul, making its characteristics more distinct and easier to control."

"So after speculating on the 'positive' and 'negative' sides, I believe there is a subject, which is the self. By safely integrating and absorbing the dark and light sides as the self, one can strengthen one's soul and directly use the characteristics of the soul."

"This is the conclusion and answer I came to regarding separating the Death Flame and its characteristics."

Chapter 270 Hibari, who dared to face the difference in strength

"Is this really possible?"

Dino suddenly realized he had asked a really stupid question. Would he have come to this conclusion if Tsuna couldn't do it? Obviously, that was unrealistic.

It is precisely because Tsuna has already achieved this, that he has strengthened his own soul and used the characteristics of the Dying Will Flame without igniting it, that he was able to teach these things to his Guardians and guide them onto the path he had paved.

"Of course it can be done."

"Although the idea of ​​merging the positive and the negative aspects of oneself may sound unrealistic and impossible, it is actually possible. The best option is to fully accept both your positive and negative aspects; this is the most effective method, but also the most difficult."

Just by listening to those words that he could hardly understand, Dino knew that this was definitely not something that could be done by a simple method.

Can you fully accept both your positive and negative aspects?

Isn't this about forcing yourself to confront your own good and evil?

Just thinking about it makes it impossible for Dino to imagine what that situation would be like.

"Tsuna, doing this... must be very difficult, right? You've even used the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Virtues to describe it, it's definitely not something easy to do, is it?"

"It's much more difficult in theory than you imagine, because you're facing two other versions of yourself. You understand yourself best, so ordinary tricks are completely useless. You have to figure out how to do it yourself."

"However, when you actually face the [negative] and [positive] sides that you don't want to see, Senior Brother Dino, you can see the most disgusting and ugliest side of yourself and your humanity."

Whether it's the "positive" or the "negative," it almost always represents the aspect of oneself that one dislikes the most.

"Positive" is just a relative term for "negative," while "negative" truly means "negative."

Human nature is often the ugliest and most filthy thing.

Accepting one's most sordid and despicable side can be a decision that drives one mad, and it's a decision that absolutely not everyone would be willing to face.

However, if one wants to obtain even greater power and to fully explore the capabilities of the Dying Will Flame, then one must absolutely confront both one's own "positive" and "negative" aspects.

"In my judgment, if one is not prepared to a certain extent, one's spirit will completely collapse from seeing such an ugly side."

The human spirit is easily broken, but to make the soul strong enough, it is inevitable to accept everything about oneself and see more darkness.

Tsuna has his own judgment on this matter: power itself is not something that can be born out of thin air; it requires effort, struggle, and dedication. Only with sufficient dedication can one acquire corresponding power, which, of course, is based on talent and innate ability.

"...Complete breakdown, mentally?"

"No, it's a breakdown of personality. A breakdown of the spirit is relatively mild. Once one can no longer bear the ugliness of the 'positive' and 'negative' aspects, one may be completely assimilated by the 'positive' and 'negative' aspects, causing one's personality to disappear completely."

"...That's truly terrifying."

"The consequences of failure are extremely dire, but the rewards of success are also quite considerable."

Trying to integrate one's own "positive" and "negative" aspects is extremely dangerous, and the consequences of failure are severe. However, if successful, the results are considerable.

"The fact that the Dying Will Flame does not need to be used as a medium completely eliminates the problem of the ability being restricted."

"What does it mean?"

"Don't you understand?"

"The characteristics displayed by using the Death Flame are affected by the Death Flame, so Zero Breakthrough and Zero Breakthrough Modification will have some effect. As long as the Death Flame can be absorbed, the characteristics will not be able to be maintained no matter how strong they are."

"But if the one using the properties of the Death Flame is one's own soul, then neither the techniques for absorbing the Death Flame nor the machines can stop the use of the properties."

"Moreover, the characteristics will be used more covertly, and even the application of abilities will become more refined."

Therefore, the difficulty of separating the Death Flame from its properties is extremely high, but the results after completion are very gratifying.

Just like the harmony that Tsunayoshi has mastered, it is a power that is inherently without contradictions and almost invincible. After completing the self-fusion of the [positive] and [negative] aspects, the strength of this power is further highlighted.

The lark, who had been looking down, suddenly raised its head.

"I want to try."

"Is this the type of training you're looking for? Or are you trying to see the strength you can gain this way?"

"The second type."

"Really? It's not impossible to give it a try."

Tsuna pulled Chrome, who was sitting next to him, to his side. He knew that the person Hibari was meant to show him was not him, but Chrome could show Hibari just how big the difference in strength was.

"Kurom is now the strongest of my guardians besides me. He had just mastered the ultimate form of rain before, and now he has mastered the abilities of both mist and rain, the two types of death flames."

"If you still want to try, then I'll let Chrome play with you."

Hibari's gaze was fixed on the seemingly harmless Chrome, finding it hard to believe that such a girl could be so different from him on a dimensional level.

This woman is very powerful.

I couldn't sense any difference in strength between myself and this woman; it felt just like facing Sawada Tsunayoshi.

Previously, Hibari could sense the difference in strength between Yamamoto, Gokudera, and Sasagawa, but he couldn't sense any difference in strength between these two people in front of him.

Hibari clearly understood what it meant to not be able to perceive the difference in strength.

Because the difference in strength was so great, he couldn't perceive it.

He stood up from the sofa, walked to the table, and grabbed his walking stick. His attitude was now quite clear.

Let me see just how big the difference in their abilities really is.

Tsuna doesn't dislike Hibari's fearless spirit; he believes in trying things out for yourself, even if there's a pit in front of you, you should actively jump in and see how deep it is.

"Krom, let Lark see your victory."

"Yes, Boss."

Chrome stood up from next to the Boss.

Chapter 271 Everything is an illusion

【It's now! 】

After observing for a while while holding onto the floating cane, Lark found a moment when Chrome's muscles contracted and immediately rushed forward.

The moment the floating duckweed hook struck Chrome.

"when!"

So hard!

The eye can see that Chrome's hand is blocking his floating cane.

[You blocked my attack just with your hand?]

No, that's not right! This is an illusion!