I am the protagonist

Only Chess Face himself knows the specific reasons; Tsunayoshi is merely making a guess about the situation.

"Um, Mr. Sawada, may I go now?"

Onomichi's voice was a little cautious and careful; he didn't want to make a mistake that would prevent him from going back.

"Fine, then leave. Aren't you going to look for other Alcbarenos anyway?"

"interesting……"

Onomichi gave an awkward laugh and left the room with the other suitcases.

After leaving the hotel, his emotions gradually stabilized.

"Phew~ That guy is really tough to deal with. Just standing next to him makes me feel a lot of pressure."

"But that person is really terrifying. He knew the function of those watches before I even opened my mouth, and he even knew how to eavesdrop... It's just horrifying."

He dared not reveal the eavesdropping now, otherwise this situation would get him into big trouble.

You should know that every Alcbareno in this world represents a power, so don't think that just because he's working for Mr. Chess Face, he's not afraid.

He was terrified when he should have been, after all, he only had severe amnesia; he had amnesia, but he was intellectually disabled.

If I really get caught, it might not be a problem that can be solved with just a beating.

"!"

"I'd better get everything sorted out tonight to avoid any more problems later."

Onomichi now hopes to resolve Mr. Chess Piece Face's matter as soon as possible, lest more trouble arise as time goes by.

In the hotel room.

Dino turned his gaze to Tsuna.

"Tsuna, you even anticipated this situation?"

"Do you think I'm a god, able to predict everything?"

Tsuna closed the box and tossed it into his item box, which was due for an upgrade. The skill was much more practical than any attack skill and was useful in any situation.

"Then why did you say those things?"

Dino clearly heard Tsuna's threats to the person behind him; once those words were spoken, there was no going back.

"Of course, it's to get him to come to me on his own. Otherwise, if he keeps hiding and won't come out, I'll get a headache. After all, I don't want to kill a mother and daughter to force him to come out from behind the scenes. If he can come out and die on his own, I won't have to be so conflicted."

Chapter 275 The Killing Intent of the Chess Piece Face

"You really do know their true identity."

Dino knew from the conversation that Tsuna wasn't joking. If the pawn-faced guy didn't respond, Tsuna might really take action against his family this time.

"if not?"

"That chess piece-faced guy probably already guessed the alliance between me and the Avengers, and even guessed that I've set my sights on his family, so I'm not worried about him not coming out. This time, I'll just tell him outright."

“If he doesn’t come out, I will definitely take drastic measures against his family.”

Tsuna is not someone who is unaware of ruthless methods. Even if he personally adheres to the principle of not killing women, once this principle is applied to the people around him, Tsuna really doesn't mind taking action himself.

"That guy knew I would definitely do it, so his biggest wish this time was to permanently shut me up. However, he knew I would definitely leave something special behind. Once his family was targeted, it wouldn't matter whether I was killed or not. In fact, my death would definitely cause a series of repercussions."

"So what he's thinking now is definitely turning me into Alcbareno, or even cursing me permanently, so that he can control everything about me."

"You knew and still did it?"

"Heh~ The situation I just described is based on the premise that his curse has some effect on me."

That's why Tsuna didn't think much of that guy in his heart. His rat-like behavior was completely unlike a rat's cautiousness. He simply thought that Tsuna was a fool who would fall into a trap.

"If I were affected by the curse, why would I have helped Arya and Yuni break the curse on their bloodlines?"

"From the very beginning, his methods were destined to have no effect on me."

"This time, his appearance will definitely be well-prepared, and he may even bring a new pacifier with him. He will definitely plant a curse on me at the earliest possible moment."

A sarcastic smile crept across Tsunayoshi's face.

"So he knew that doing so would mean he would be completely exposed to me."

At this moment, a strong killing intent rose in Tsunayoshi's heart.

The existence of Chess Piece Face has already affected many things; now, Chess Piece Face is definitely going to die.

If he were allowed to continue existing, Tsunayoshi would never be able to live in peace.

Onomichi took advantage of the fact that there was still plenty of time to deliver the rest of the items to Alcbareno, and after finishing his work, he returned to the base to see Mr. Chess Face.

"Mr. Chess Piece Face!"

"Mr. Chess Piece Face!"

The chess piece-faced man sitting in his seat looked at the hurried Onomichi with a strange expression.

"You worked even faster than I expected today. What trouble did you run into?"

"It's a bit of a troublesome matter, it's about Mr. Sawada Tsunayoshi, whom Mr. Chess Piece Face mentioned."

Chess Piece Face paused, showing a slight interest in what Onomichi had encountered.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi... what happened to you?"

"That person... seems to have known about the watch from the very beginning."

"Well, that doesn't surprise me."

Onomichi knew, of course, that Mr. Chess Piece Face wouldn't find this strange, but what happened next would probably make Mr. Chess Piece Face a little strange.

"Mr. Chess Piece Face, actually, Mr. Sawada Tsunayoshi asked me to pass on a message to you."

Chess Piece Face didn't respond, but he was still very interested in what Sawada Tsunayoshi had told him.

"He told you to show up in front of him after the game is over, otherwise he doesn't know what he might do."

Chess Piece Face's expression didn't change at all, but his heart was in turmoil at this moment.

[Sawada Tsunayoshi already knows my identity?]

No, perhaps he doesn't know yet.

After all, I've always kept my identity hidden, so he probably doesn't know that much about me yet.

But is that really the case?

Chess Piece's unsettled state of mind already indicated that he was fundamentally unsure of this.

Does Sawada Tsunayoshi know his identity?

Did they also find out the identities of his family members?

Once this idea takes root, it's hard to extinguish it easily.

By the way, Mr. Sawada, is there anything else you wanted to say?

Seeing that Mr. Chess Piece Face was silent, Onomichi realized that the message he had conveyed was not just one sentence. He took off his gloves and saw the words "Kawahira" written on his hand, and then he remembered which sentence he had missed.

"By the way, is Mr. Chess Piece Face's surname [Kawahira]?"

"!?"

An astonishing burst of deathly flames erupted directly from the Chess Piece Face's body.

At this moment, Chess Piece Face was truly in turmoil, especially when he heard Onomichi say the surname "Kawahira," he knew his identity had been exposed.

"Oomichi, who told you about this surname?"

"Um, it was Mr. Sawada who said it."

"...Good! Very good!"

Chess Piece Face gripped his cane tightly.

At that moment, he knew very well that he was being blackmailed, but he also knew very well that this time he had no choice but to accept the blackmail.

Sawada Tsunayoshi...you've really got me this time.

Knowing he couldn't escape the threat, the pawn-faced man knew he had to leave regardless of whether Bermuda or Sawada Tsunayoshi won the game, or his family might be implicated.

Chess Piece Face himself isn't afraid of being targeted, but his family isn't.

His wife was just an ordinary person, and Chess Face never wanted his family to get involved in such troublesome matters.

What's more, his daughter was also involved this time.

If he doesn't show up, his own problems might not be so big, but his family will definitely suffer terribly.

At that moment, Chess Piece Face also harbored murderous intent towards Sawada Tsunayoshi.

However, this murderous intent was immediately suppressed.

【no! 】

Anyone can die, but Sawada Tsunayoshi absolutely cannot die!

Even though Chess Piece Face really wanted to shut Sawada Tsunayoshi up forever, he knew he shouldn't have such thoughts.

Sawada Tsunayoshi knows my family and my true identity, so he must have made thorough preparations.

[Reborn, the successor of the Sky Pacifier... these people who have been too close to Sawada Tsunayoshi will all become my enemies.]

[Reborn might be alright, but he's the successor to the Sky Pacifier...]

Chess Piece Face is in a real bind right now. He absolutely cannot touch the successor of the Sky Pacifier. If the successor of the Sky Pacifier is touched, the whole world might collapse completely.

Other Alcbarenos might be able to wait, but the successor of the Great Sky Pacifier is the only exception.

Once things have gone astray, the successor to the Oozora Pacifier might also do something irrational.

Sawada Tsunayoshi cannot die!

But we can't let him continue acting recklessly!

[It seems this time I absolutely must turn Sawada Tsunayoshi into my puppet completely.]

This is something Chess Face is unwilling to do, and it's the last thing he wants to do.

But it was something he had no choice but to do.

Chapter 276 Skull is eliminated early

"Ling ring ring~"

I gently tapped the alarm clock next to me, and the noisy alarm clock stopped instantly.

It's morning.

After stretching his stiff bones, Tsuna felt quite refreshed today, thanks to a good night's sleep.

Tsuna glanced down at Chrome sleeping on his lap, then immediately looked away, covering her body with Chrome's blanket.

Two weeks have passed; now comes the chaotic battle.

[We'll likely be running into other teams soon, but I think the pace could be quickened a bit.]

Tsuna has spent a lot of time preparing for this game, but the game itself absolutely cannot be too long.

[Taking too long might make things worse.]

However, this time things won't last long either.

Once this proxy war begins, the outcome of the game will be decided very quickly.

The strength difference between the parties isn't that great. My side is the strongest, and also the most vulnerable to a joint attack. Next is Byakuran.

The key to this battle lies in the disparity in strength between the various Alcbareno.

"Well……"

"woke up?"

Chrome didn't open her eyes immediately upon hearing the sound, but instead snuggled closer to the Boss.

"Still not awake..."

Tsuna shook his head slightly and continued to let Chrome sleep on his lap.

"If you're not fully awake, sleep a little longer."