I am the protagonist

Especially warlocks like Chrom.

Dino, however, was deeply moved by Tsuna's words.

"Tsuna, have you turned all your Guardians into monsters by now?"

"That's not perversion; it's that we, in our pursuit of power, have embarked on a path of mutual strengthening. We have chosen the path of loyalty to ourselves and have come together to achieve our goals."

“Dino, we who pursue power are not perverts. We have simply found a direction in life and a way to achieve that direction.”

In fact, this may be the real reason why the family was born, which left Dino speechless.

"It's too much to call someone a monster just because they're slightly stronger."

"...Okay, this is my problem."

Dino isn't incapable of apologizing; he admits when he says something wrong.

"Dino, let's forget about apologizing. I don't think it's really necessary. But I don't think you'd mind helping me train a pervert, right?"

Dino looked at Kyoya and his lips began to twitch uncontrollably.

"Tsuna, do you want me to continue being Kyoya's sparring partner?"

"Aren't you afraid that Kyoya will kill me?"

"will not."

Tsuna was absolutely certain of this, looking at Hibari with a meaningful gaze.

"He is also a proud person. His pride may make him choose to bow his head at this moment, or he may choose to admit his weakness at this moment, but his pride will not make him bow his head to the future."

"Being controlled by your own other side is an admission of your own weakness. If you can't even control your own other side, what right do you have to climb to the top?"

Hibari knew that these words were Sawada Tsunayoshi's way of provoking him.

However, these words were in line with his actual situation.

However, Sawada Tsunayoshi's excessive knowledge of him made him really uncomfortable.

Chapter 273 Oomichi is in a panic

With a smile, Tsuna looked toward the door.

"You, who have been standing over there since just now, may come in."

There was a pause for several seconds before a cheerful-looking person walked in from outside the door.

But before the other person could speak, Tsunayoshi started talking.

"Such severe amnesia. Although you're helping Chess Face, it doesn't affect your ability to hide your identity at all... Hmm~ So you still don't know that guy's true identity. How interesting, Onomichi."

"..."

"Hahaha~ As expected of Mr. Sawada, it's just as incredible as Mr. Chess Piece Face said."

This was the first time that Onomichi's name had been mentioned before he even spoke, and people had even revealed his relationship with Mr. Chess Piece Face, as well as some of his problems.

"Hmm~"

This time, Tsunayoshi was genuinely a little surprised.

[The guy with the pawn-like face talked about me to Onomichi, even emphasizing my situation. It seems that guy is starting to worry that I might cause trouble.]

Or perhaps I've already been defined as a target?

It seems that whatever the reason, this time we have to make sure that guy dies the moment he appears, otherwise I might be the one in trouble.

Tsuna wasn't worried about Alcbareno's curse at all. After all, his own curse immunity not only helped others remove curses, but he was also completely immune to external curses, leaving no loopholes whatsoever.

However, that guy didn't know that.

This gave Tsuna a good idea.

If Chess Face intends to ambush him using the curse of Alcbareno, then things will be really simple.

If that's the case, then the final outcome might be more favorable to me.

But if things don't turn out the way I expect, then I'll need to think of other solutions.

In that case, I still need to go to Arya and borrow that thing from her. Otherwise, given her personality, I won't be able to catch her out even for a moment.

After thinking for a moment, Tsunayoshi turned his attention to the chess piece-faced messenger, Onomichi.

"It's only been a week, and there's still a week before the game starts. Why is that guy already so eager to hear what we have to say?"

Onomichi froze. Now he understood why Mr. Chess Piece Face had warned him to be careful of Sawada Tsunayoshi. This man was indeed much more dangerous than he had imagined.

Did Tsuna really guess right?

[A bugging device...that's exactly what an organizer would do.]

It seems this matter is not as simple as it appears on the surface.

Dino didn't need to confirm what this suddenly appearing man was there for; his reaction already told him that Tsuna had guessed correctly.

"Hahaha~ Mr. Sawada is really overthinking it."

"You're overthinking it? It seems that Chess Face is really paying special attention to me. Well then, I'll reveal some more information to you here so you can go back and have a good talk with him."

"[Kawahei]...Go back and tell him this surname, and also tell him that I know everything about him. If he wants to shut me up, he has to show up in front of me at the end of the game. Otherwise, I might do something."

Tsuna's blunt threat really frightened Onomichi.

"Ah...ah, did I hear something I shouldn't know?"

"Well, I think you probably know some things you shouldn't know, but given your severe amnesia, I think you'll forget about it once you get back."

"...Oh right, I don't think I need to worry about that kind of thing."

"However, I personally think you should write down everything I said, otherwise you'll forget what I wanted to tell you when you get back."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Onomichi was a very down-to-earth person. He took out a pen, pulled down his gloves, and wrote some words on his hand to record what had just been said.

"So what are the rules?"

"Please wait a moment."

Onomichi put his pen away and took off his other glove.

"Regarding the rules of this proxy war, all Alcbarenos and their proxies participating in this war will form a single team."

"Each team will also have a corresponding box."

As he spoke, Onomichi opened one of the boxes.

"Each team receives the same items in the box, and each team receives a total of eight watches."

"Hmm, that's a good idea. Watches are the best tool for eavesdropping and are the most effective way to do it."

"...Mr. Sawada, I didn't do these things."

“I know, that’s why you can still explain the functions of these watches and the rules of this proxy war to me.”

So, I really almost died?

【Mr. Chess Piece Face, you've really screwed me over this time!】

Onomichi definitely had the urge to turn around and run away immediately, but the thought that he had no way to escape from the other party made him suppress this urge.

Suppressing his fear of running away, Onomichi continued to introduce the eight watches.

“Each team will have eight watches, one of which is Alcobaleno’s exclusive watch, another is the Boss watch, and the other six are the watches of the participating members.”

"The rules are simple: teams wearing Boss watches and member watches fight each other, and the team whose Boss watch is destroyed is eliminated."

"It is indeed a very simple rule. It is normal for Tsuna and the others to participate in the battle as proxies, but can Alcbareno and the others also participate in the battle?"

Dino immediately noticed the problem.

This is a proxy war within Alcobaleno. The key lies in the proxies, not in the war within Alcobaleno. Therefore, Alcobaleno doesn't really need a watch.

"Hmm... Ah, I almost forgot about that."

Onomichi did indeed remember that Mr. Chess Piece Face had mentioned this matter, and he had indeed written down all of those words.

He pulled off his gloves and carefully examined the recorded information.

"There is."

“Well, theoretically speaking, infighting between Alcbareno is not allowed. After all, if the pacifier is destroyed, things might get complicated. However, Mr. Chess Piece Face said he would prepare a ‘memorable gift’.”

"Oh, and also, if you attack Alcbareno's team indiscriminately, you'll automatically lose."

"Only Alcbareno, which has qualified for the competition, is allowed to launch an attack."

Chapter 274 Tsunayoshi's Threat

"From this perspective, the so-called 'Nostalgic Gift' is a special period that allows Alcbareno to temporarily lift the curse. Only by accepting the gift can one remove the pacifier and participate in the agent's war."

"Intentionally give Alcbareno and his men a little taste of victory during the battle. Only when they have tasted the sweetness of victory can they be more confident in deciding the final outcome."

These words were terrifying to Onomichi. He dared not say them aloud, or the Alcbareno would tear him to pieces.

What truly horrified him was that Sawada Tsunayoshi actually voiced what Mr. Chess Piece Face was thinking.

How did he know?

He knew what Mr. Chess Face was thinking, and he also knew about some things related to Mr. Chess Face's watch, since he was the one who helped him handle these matters.

But there was someone else besides him who knew so much.

Tsuna glanced at Onomichi, and that one glance was enough to terrify Onomichi.

"I...I don't know anything."

Onomichi knew absolutely nothing about the curse of Alcbareno.

Although he helped Mr. Chess Face with many things, he himself was not a very good memory person, and since he was handling mostly manual labor, he didn't know much.

"Of course I know you don't know anything about the curse, otherwise do you think you can continue standing here talking to me?"

Tsuna doesn't like doing troublesome things. If Onomichi really knew a lot of things, then Onomichi's head would have been opened by now.

"I'm sure Verdy has a way to dig the stuff out of your head bit by bit."

Now the tail section was shaking even more violently.

Verdi is a very troublesome Alcbareno. Unlike other Alcbareno, he is obsessed with science and wants to understand the curse more than to break it.

Therefore, Onomichi has no doubt about the possibility that Verdy could dig out everything from inside his skull.

Luckily, I didn't know anything. If I had known, I might not be able to go back today.

"and then?"

"Um, yes, that's how it is. One minute before each team's battle, the watch will give a time reminder and also indicate the duration of the battle."

"So, it means random reminders every day?"

"Yes, there are random reminders every day, but only once a day."

The rules of proxy wars are actually quite simple. The reason for setting such rules is to prevent proxy wars from being decided too quickly.

As for the purpose of doing so?

[This is definitely a consideration made for the sake of the next Alcbareno.]

That guy also hopes to discover more outstanding people to be the next Alcbareno.

It seems that the situation with Arya and Yuni made that guy realize something was going on.

That guy definitely knows a little bit about everything in Alcbareno, but the pacifier is definitely not the problem, otherwise he wouldn't be using something like a watch.

What if the pacifier could transmit some information about Alcbareno?

That's possible.

It's not surprising that Tsuna has such a function on the pacifier, since the person who's most troubled when any Alcbarreno runs into trouble is definitely Pawnface. That guy would definitely make some preparations on the pacifier to better keep an eye on the Alcbarrenos, so that he can take action immediately if any Alcbarreno's situation worsens.

[Speaking of physical condition, it's definitely Arya's physical condition that was transferred to the chess piece face.]

He must already know that Arya is nearing a generational shift, and he has begun preparations in advance.

[It's quite rare, really; that guy actually came to contact Alcbareno of the Sky Pacifier.]

[Or did he already know Arya had no offspring, which is why he started acting ahead of schedule?]