I am the protagonist

As the center, the Storm can be considered the strongest, since it is Gokudera's main attribute. However, the other Dying Will Flames must not be too weak either, especially since they need to bring out the power of that Dying Will Flame. Naturally, all the Dying Will Flames should ideally reach the same level.

"All training will be suspended for now. The next three days will be the days that will determine the fate of Alcbareno."

"Yes, over there, the lawn guy and the baseball idiot?"

"I'll trouble you to inform Sasakawa, and I'll talk to Yamamoto."

"Things are going to get complicated lately, and this time our opponents are people we've fought before, like Enma and the others. Gokudera, when you talk to Shit-P, tell them not to wear watches during meetings."

"!?"

Gokudera, who wasn't stupid, immediately understood the meaning behind it.

The watch is faulty!

[Are they eavesdropping?]

This single issue alone must be taken seriously; their actions cannot be kept secret by those behind the scenes.

"In addition, we told them not to worry too much about problems they hadn't noticed. Even my dad didn't notice this problem this time."

"Yes, I understand."

In fact, Gokudera himself was unaware of this problem.

Previously, it was assumed that anything given to him by the Tenth Boss was definitely safe and sound, but now it seems that the Tenth Boss simply didn't say some things directly, just like this time the Tenth Boss definitely wanted him to discover it himself.

We still need to be more cautious going forward.

I must treat anything not personally delivered by the Tenth Boss with extra care. Perhaps some things aren't things the Tenth Boss doesn't want to say, but rather lessons he's teaching me.

Chapter 280 The Accelerated Proxy War

"Mr. Tsuna, Kyoko and I will be leaving now."

"Okay, you guys should go home early today. It's not safe outside lately."

After saying goodbye to Koharu and Kyoko, Tsuna sat alone in the classroom.

Looking out of the classroom and sensing the presence of everyone around him, Tsuna shook his head helplessly.

[Have you already made me your ultimate target before the battle has even begun?]

Is this really the consequence of my previous conspicuous behavior?

In terms of pure strength, Tsuna's team is definitely the strongest.

Apart from Lambo being a hollow being, the other Guardians all possess extraordinary strength, and now all of their strength has undergone a qualitative leap. The strongest team will inevitably become the target of everyone's attacks, just as the weakest team will be bullied from the start.

Of course, the weakest Skull would never be bullied.

Even though his faction is the weakest, he hasn't even found an agent yet, so he no longer meets the requirements to participate. After all, the rules don't allow direct attacks on Alcbareno, and any faction that makes a move will be forced to withdraw.

Since the weakest team, Skull, won't be targeted, the team to be targeted now should be the strongest team, Reborn.

"Yes, everyone seems to think the same way."

Rokudo Mukuro, who was monitoring the scene from a distance using machinery, stared intently at Sawada Tsunayoshi on the screen. He was no longer as relaxed as before; now, only a solemn expression remained in his eyes.

The lack of understanding of Sawada Tsunayoshi is a major problem.

In the past, he could target Sawada Tsunayoshi's weaknesses, but does Sawada Tsunayoshi still have those weaknesses now?

Rokudo Mukuro was still not entirely sure.

"Dr. Verdy, how's the situation with the others?"

"They're all troublesome guys."

Verdy felt a headache coming on whenever he thought about the guardians he had been observing and analyzing recently.

“Everyone noticed the camera the moment they were being observed. Those guys weren’t so unguarded; almost everyone’s alertness exceeded previous data.”

"The strength of each person has exceeded the initial expectations."

"None of Sawada Tsunayoshi's guardians are weak, except for the one who is still a toddler."

Rokudo Mukuro was also feeling a terrible headache at that moment.

Verde's personality is quite problematic, but his mind is absolutely flawless. Since he's made such an accurate judgment, it means that Sawada Tsunayoshi and the Guardians are far more difficult to deal with than imagined.

"So targeting Sawada Tsunayoshi in the first place was the right choice. Rather than eliminating other forces, it's better to deal with the most troublesome one first."

"Yes, this is the best option for us right now."

"Reborn is stronger than anyone imagined right now, but it is precisely because of this strength that they are now the target of all teams."

"It's pointless for the weaker team like us to fight each other at this point; it's just a way to let Reborn win on purpose. So it's best to take care of the most troublesome guy before our own fight, and I think everyone would think that right now."

"This is also our current advantage."

Verdi switched to the other scenes as well. All of them showed an Alcbareno team, and now each team was stationed near Namimori Middle School. Obviously, everyone was thinking the same thing.

“Sawada Tsuna also knew this, so he deliberately sent his guardians to different places.”

"He's deliberately giving us a chance."

This approach is highly provocative.

Currently, apart from Hibari Kyoya, who is acting with Sasagawa Ryohei, almost all of Sawada Tsunayoshi's guardians are alone in different locations.

What is this for?

What are we doing if not preparing for battle?

Sawada Tsunayoshi believed that any one of his Guardians could face any Alcbareno's entire team.

"However, there's still one thing I don't quite understand."

"Is there anything Dr. Verdy doesn't understand?"

"Even I have many things I can't understand."

Verdy switched the view to a map of the entire Namimori Middle School.

"Why did Sawada Tsunayoshi place all his Guardians around Namimori Middle School?"

"He should know that the battle locations for each team are not fixed, but are assigned one minute before the battle begins. How did he know the specific battle locations?"

This issue caught Rokudo Mukuro's attention.

"Dr. Verdy, didn't he just arrange it randomly?"

"...No, that was my initial thought too, but randomly arranging them wouldn't allow Hibari Kyoya and Sasagawa Ryohei to act together. Those two aren't the type to stick together; putting them together is undoubtedly a preparation for facing chaotic battles."

Verde was quite certain that Sawada Tsunayoshi knew the exact location of the battle, which was why he made this arrangement; in fact, he even said that Sawada Tsunayoshi's location was the location of the Reborn team's battle.

"That guy definitely already knows where each team needs to fight each other."

"That guy definitely knew from the beginning that this was going to be a chaotic war, so he planned to have his guardians accelerate the progress of this proxy war from the start."

Rokudo Mukuro frowned upon hearing this.

Sawada Tsunayoshi's team was the strongest among them... Although he was reluctant to admit it, it was undeniable.

However, Sawada Tsunayoshi has now broken up his own team, sending his Guardians to interfere in the battles of other teams and even intending to accelerate the progress of this proxy war.

"This approach will inevitably lead both teams to focus on Sawada Tsunayoshi's guardians at the same time."

What are the benefits of this approach that attracts hatred?

Verde shook his head, unable to answer Rokudo Mukuro's question.

"I can't understand this kind of thinking either."

"But there is only one thing I am certain of: many people will inevitably withdraw from this proxy war in the initial battle."

This kind of disruptive behavior gave Verdy quite a headache.

This approach will inevitably accelerate the elimination of proxy wars.

It could even lead to one or two teams being eliminated at the very beginning of a proxy war.

Chapter 281 The Battle Begins!

[One minute before the battle begins!]

All the teams around Namimori heard the watch's pre-battle warning.

Upon hearing the location of their battle, Verde pulled up a map of the area around Namimori Middle School and located Sasagawa Ryohei and Hibari Kyoya.

"...As expected, Sawada Tsunayoshi knew the location where the battle would begin from the very beginning."

Things that were uncertain before, Verde can now be quite certain of as the battle begins: Sawada Tsunayoshi already knew the location where the battle would start.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi's goal is to accelerate the proxy war."

Although Verde still doesn't know why Sawada Tsunayoshi wants to speed things up, this time Sawada Tsunayoshi really did something like stirring up trouble.

"It looks like many people might drop out of this proxy war after just the first day of fighting, perhaps even more than expected."

"Mukuro, you should also be careful. That thing is troublesome to use without help, and it even has limitations on your own abilities. Also, the ability to materialize illusions is useless against Sawada Tsunayoshi. He knew in advance that we would use this technology, so he won't let you succeed easily."

“Ah, I understand, Dr. Verdy.”

This war is beyond imagination. Rokudo Mukuro had been speculating in his mind what it would be like to face Sawada Tsunayoshi again, but now the situation seems to be far beyond his imagination.

Rokudo Mukuro immediately headed to the battle location; he wasn't going to waste a minute before the battle began.

With a one-minute time limit, all members participating in the proxy war are already in place.

Rokudo Mukuro was not facing anyone else, but the Hibari and Sasagawa duo.

"...I didn't expect that the first match would be against two big troublemakers."

This was one of the few times Rokudo Mukuro felt that these two were such a troublesome pair.

"Ok?"

"Skylark, someone's coming."

Sasagawa immediately sensed the aura of the Death Flame, a scent that deceived his five senses. The person who gave him this feeling was a rather excellent sorcerer.

Yun Que's gaze remained fixed on the location of the aura he sensed. Although there was no one in that direction, Yun Que's eyes could now make out the blurry figure.

"Rokudo Mukuro, I never expected it to be you."

"!?"

Rokudo Mukuro was also surprised that he was discovered so quickly.

He then stopped hiding himself and walked out of the illusion openly.

"This is truly beyond my imagination. I never expected that you would see through my illusion and find my location in an instant."

"That's because you can only do it after sufficient training."

Rokudo Mukuro himself was well aware that he needed to undergo sufficient training to see through illusions, but how exactly did he train himself to make these two people, who were the least responsive to illusions, see through his illusions?

It seems this time will be more difficult to deal with.

These two people don't get along well with me.

Two guys skilled in close combat are not easy to deal with. If he gets close enough to start a fight, his situation could become very bad.

At this moment, Sasakawa took a few steps back, completely abandoning his previous fighting spirit and instead adopting a spectator's attitude.

[Hmm? Is Sasagawa Ryohei planning... not to make a move?]

[Was this at Sawada Tsunayoshi's behest? Is he planning to focus on developing Hibari Kyoya?]

"...That guy actually thought of using me to train his guardians; he really doesn't take my strength seriously."

A dangerous glint flashed in Rokudo Mukuro's eyes.

Not only was he looked down upon by Sawada Tsunayoshi, but he was also being looked down upon by that idiot Sasagawa Ryohei. If he could tolerate such insults, he wouldn't be the proud Rokudo Mukuro.

Besides this place, battles of different levels have also begun in other places.

Team Mamon and Team Wind clashed directly.

In other words, Varia is directly facing off against the Simon family.

"Tch, what a troublesome combination."

Mamon is now having a headache over the combination of the Simon family and Feng. The Simon family is no pushover; they are a family with considerable power, especially as a whole.

Feng is a very powerful individual in Alcbareno, especially skilled in martial arts. Once he unleashes his full power, he becomes extremely difficult to deal with.