I am the protagonist

Hibari knew that the woman in front of him was very strong, but all of her strength came from illusion magic. Her personal abilities alone could not possibly be so strong, and she could even block his attacks with her bare hands.

When did it start?

I didn't feel anything at all.

Hibari still remembers what it felt like to be hit by an illusion.

He had previously done some training on resisting illusions, and he still remembered what it felt like to have his five senses controlled by an illusion.

But now I don't feel any sense of my five senses being controlled at all.

Can illusions really reach this level?

The lark's attacks did not stop, nor did the floating duckweed's coordinated attacks.

However, Chrome easily blocked countless attacks from the Floating Strike, and even the fastest attacks could not cause any damage.

Knowing that his attack posed no threat, Hibari took a few steps back.

"Lore!"

The cloud hedgehog appeared on the lark's shoulder.

"CombioForma!"

The Vongola Gear fully unleashed its attack power, releasing its Dying Will Flame in the process.

Holding onto the floating cane, he continued charging towards Chrome.

At the moment of attack, many sharp spikes appeared on the duckweed and multiplied rapidly.

"when!"

Even with the increased attack power, it was easily blocked by Chrome's hand. The spikes on the Floating ...

Can illusions possess this level of resilience?

The fact that the attack from the floating duckweed was blocked was not surprising to the lark. He had seen how monstrous the warlocks could be, but the mist was the least hard of all the death flames, and even illusion magic should not have caused such a situation.

Suddenly, Hibari saw Chrome, who hadn't been fighting back, begin to retaliate.

Almost instantly, Chrome's fierce punch grazed the tip of his nose.

【So fast! 】

He ducked to avoid the amateurish punch.

"Oh!"

The lark was sent flying.

【Good weight! 】

[Another illusion?]

The pain in his face was real, and the weight of the punch exceeded his expectations.

She was clearly a woman, clearly a sorcerer, and hadn't even used the Death Flame... or perhaps she had, but he hadn't sensed that she had used the Death Flame, yet the force of her punches seemed to be specially trained.

[Is Chrome... really using illusion magic?]

Or is this situation just a dream?

Dino was certain that he was under an illusion, and he immediately checked his physical condition.

There are absolutely no abnormalities in the body.

[This doesn't seem to be the situation Tsuna described before; there's absolutely no fluctuation of deathly flames around him.]

Is this how Chrome is demonstrating her current strength?

Chrome was already quite ferocious before; both "Elysium" and "Perfect World" were basically terrifying illusion techniques.

Chrome previously reduced the prerequisites for activating illusions, but still required embedding the fluctuations of the Death Flame into the recipient's body.

Although the fluctuations of this death flame were extremely weak, they were still detectable.

But now Dino couldn't find any other death flame fluctuations in his body. Everything seemed normal, not like he was under an illusion.

Is this what happens after Chrome's power level increases?

[Completely separating the construct from the Dying Will Flame, allowing the constructed illusion to function without the need for the Dying Will Flame.]

"Tsuna, does Chrome no longer need Dying Will Flame to use genjutsu?"

"Ah, Chrome can now completely detach himself from the Dying Will Flame and create illusions."

Why does Tsuna refer to the ultimate level of ability as the ultimate?

Because it is the ultimate form, it has transcended the level of normal death flames.

By completely transforming construction into his own ability, Chrome was freed from the possibility of his illusions being discovered by the Dying Will Flame.

“Using the five senses as the object of suggestion to directly cast illusions makes it very unlikely that the illusions will be discovered, since there is no need to rely on the Dying Will Flame for assistance. Moreover, that child has recently mastered another kind of Dying Will Flame to its limit, and now Hibari can't even see through Chrome's illusions.”

This difference in strength is truly a difference between dimensions.

The gap is too big...

【speed……】

【strength……】

【reaction……】

[These are all signs that this woman is stronger.]

[...and illusions.]

Only when they actually faced each other could Yun Que understand just how extraordinary this difference was. After a brief encounter, he could tell that this woman wasn't serious at all.

The attack methods are very limited.

But this is definitely not the woman's fighting ability.

Yun Que had heard that this woman had developed two different illusions, neither of which he could deal with. Moreover, this woman's illusions could be directly materialized onto his body, making it impossible for him to cope with them.

Even when facing those guys, I wouldn't feel this utterly powerless.

Although she wanted to keep struggling, Hibari gave up beforehand and chose to quit.

The attack was completely ineffective.

[Illusion...it should be illusion.]

Hibari was certain that he was under an illusion, but he had no idea when he had fallen under the spell.

The sense of crisis that we once trusted is now of no use.

Tsuna chuckled softly.

"Kurom".

Hibari blinked and saw that the woman was still sitting next to Sawada Tsunayoshi.

"It really was an illusion..."

"It's all an illusion..."

Everything around us remained unchanged.

The chaos caused by the fight was completely invisible, and even his Vongola Gear had not been activated; it was all just an illusion.

"It was an illusion from the very beginning..."

At this moment, Hibari understood the extent to which illusions had been used by that woman.

Everything was an illusion, even his own life was being controlled.

However, at this moment, Hibari wished even more for the strength to face such illusions.

Chapter 272 Tsunayoshi's Understanding of Hibari

[Illusion, everything is an illusion.]

Is this the result of separating the properties of the Dying Will Flame?

The gap was too obvious. Yun Que felt unwilling, but his strength prevented him from expressing his resentment.

"...The gap is huge."

This defeat was frustrating for Hibari, but at the same time, it made him realize just how much the gap in strength could be widened by pushing one's abilities to their limits.

Warlocks are not strong.

However, the illusion magic wielded by sorcerers is incredibly powerful.

Even now, he still doesn't know how his five senses were controlled by illusion magic.

"When did you take control of my five senses?"

"I should have been able to sense it..."

The control over the five senses can be lifted. Previously, Hibari had learned how to lift the control over the five senses from those few people.

“If it were before, the fluctuations that Chrome planted would still be detectable. Even if the fluctuations were very small, they were still the hidden fluctuations of the death flames planted in the body, and if you looked closely, you could still find them.”

“But Chrome no longer uses the fluctuations of the Dying Will Flame as a condition for using illusion magic; the child is now using suggestion.”

"Suggestion is a form of hypnosis, but it doesn't require the Flame of Death to be used. Normal people can also learn how to use suggestion."

"Suggestion is a form of mental hypnosis, using specific language, actions, and behaviors to induce a suggestible state. It is a very sophisticated form of hypnosis, but because it is so sophisticated, most people cannot turn suggestion into a condition for activating illusions."

"Is there no way to fight back?"

Hibari had no good way to counter this attack, which was completely outside the scope of the Death Flame. The only ways he could think of to fight illusions were based on illusions created by the Death Flame. He had not been exposed to many illusions created by hypnotic suggestion.

"Yes, anyone with an exceptionally strong will can resist hypnosis."

"Suggestion is just a type of hypnosis, and it's not as direct as hypnosis. Instead, it has a constructive effect on the mind. Suggestion doesn't work directly."

"Therefore, to guard against suggestion, one needs to undergo a certain amount of training to resist hypnosis and suggestion."

There are ways to counter suggestion, but to counter suggestion requires professional training.

"……fear."

He frowned and then shook his head helplessly.

Hibari's only feeling about Chrome's illusion was "terrifying".

My five senses are completely out of my control. Everything seems so real, yet it's all an illusion.

"It's all real, yet it's all fake... The illusion is beyond my imagination."

"Illusions are like that; everything is false, yet everything is real."

"What you think is false is actually true."

"What you think is real is actually fake."

"Furthermore, this child has already reached the theoretical pinnacle in the field of illusion. I don't know if she can go any further in the future... but I believe she still has a future ahead of her."

Lark glanced at Chrome-Skull with great surprise. He had rarely interacted with this woman before, and he never expected that a warlock's strength would reach such a level.

"Has Yamamoto Takeshi and his group reached this level of strength?"

"That's not the case."

"Chrome is strong because she is a sorcerer and has a unique advantage in illusion magic, which she has made good use of. As for the others, you can pay more attention to Gokudera if you are interested."

[Jokudera Hayato? 】

In fact, Hibari had already put those guys on a list of people to be closely monitored.

Now that he has witnessed Chrome-Dokron's strength, he is now quite certain that even if those guys are not as strong as Chrome-Dokron, they are definitely stronger than him in his current state.

"Gokudera possesses all the other Dying Will Flames except for the Mist and the Sky."

"After returning, he has gradually mastered the ultimate form of the Storm. Now he should be exploring the other characteristics of the Death Flame."

"While I don't mean to belittle you, making Chrome your goal is certainly not a wise decision. I think you should focus on the immediate issues first, or at least set a goal that you can catch up to within a limited timeframe."

Lark did not deny that he could not pose any threat to Chrome-Skull in the short term.

Before he can target this sorcerer, he needs to understand hypnosis and suggestion, and he also needs to do some training in hypnosis and suggestion.

Lark still didn't want to confront the warlock directly without making some preparations.