I am the protagonist

Gokudera's gaze showed no wavering whatsoever, and his unwavering determination also deeply moved Mammon.

“Site P”.

After saying those things, Gokudera also needed to talk about something else. He called out the name of Shit-P and tapped the watch on his wrist.

Sit P paused for a moment, his expression changed instantly, and then he nodded slightly.

Seeing that Shit P understood his meaning, Gokudera didn't need to say anything more.

"Enma, the Tenth Boss is in the classroom. He wants to talk to you about something."

"Hmm, so now I'm...!?"

Sit P immediately pulled Enma back, signaling Enma not to agree so quickly.

"...Then I'll be there in a bit."

Although Enma didn't quite understand what SitP meant, he still slowed down a bit.

“Squalo, it’s enough to treat this proxy war as a game. Taking it too seriously might cause problems.”

Squalo found these words very offensive.

[Will the battle that follows be that dangerous?]

What did the Tenth Incarnation see that led him to make such a decision?

No, now is not the time to dwell on these things. However, we need to be more cautious in the battles to come. That scumbag reminded us that some things might not be entirely impossible.

“Squalo”.

"retreat."

Squalo did not linger there and turned to leave Namimori.

Yan Zhen, who remained behind, looked at Shite P with a strange expression.

“Site P, what you just did…”

Sitt P shook his head slightly and pointed to the watch on his wrist.

"!?"

"Site P, could it be..."

Curie realized why Gokudera had pointed to his watch earlier without saying much.

Sid P nodded slightly, then took off his watch and tossed it to Curie.

Although the others were a little confused, they also took off their watches and tossed them over.

After Curie had walked away, Sid P finally uttered three words.

"A bug."

Everyone's expressions changed.

"But this isn't..."

"Who said that what that person sent was absolutely safe? If that thing really exists, then it means that the other party has always wanted to keep track of our movements."

"Yeah, if it's that guy, he's definitely very good at doing things like that."

Feng was certain that there was a bugging device in that watch. After all, that chess piece-faced guy was such a despicable and treacherous person that it was perfectly normal for him to do such a thing.

But he hadn't even thought of this beforehand.

"...I was careless this time. I didn't expect that guy to play tricks in a place like this."

Chapter 287 Instruction on Yan Zhen

After taking off his watch, Yanzhen went to the classroom alone.

As Enma walked into the classroom, he saw that only Tsuna was sitting in his seat, looking at something.

"Tsuna, I'm here."

"Yan Zhen? Come and sit down."

Enma sat down in the seat in front of Tsuna.

"Tsuna, is this accelerated proxy war also for the sake of Alcbareno?"

"Hmm? Ah, you must have heard some things from Gokudera. I'm not as great as he says. I'm actually much more selfish than Gokudera imagines. At most, I only do what I can within my own capabilities."

"This proxy war is also because of my close relationship with Alcbareno, and many of Alcbareno's associates are also involved with me. And our enemy is the same person, which has led to the current situation where it seems like I am fighting for Alcbareno."

"Actually, I only did some things for the people around me; the rest of Alcobaleno was just incidental."

Tsuna directly denied his own greatness; he was not the kind of person who would selflessly dedicate himself to strangers, and he was only motivated by the people around him.

The word "great" is completely unsuitable for him; the word "selfish" would be more appropriate.

However, upon hearing this explanation, Yan Zhen's previous tension subsided.

"Phew... I thought Tsuna had already become that kind of person, and might even become more difficult to talk to in the future."

"...How can a person change so quickly?"

Tsuna doesn't believe he would suddenly and inexplicably embark on a path of greatness; it's completely out of character for him.

"Enma, your team lost two people in this battle. What are your thoughts on that?"

"My feelings... are definitely very sad."

"Yeah, it's normal to be sad. I would feel the same way if either Gokudera or Yamamoto were eliminated. But what else is there besides sadness?"

"Besides... it should be my incompetence."

At this point, Yan Zhen's eyes dimmed. His power had been used by Yamamoto to defeat his guardian, and the feeling of helplessness was truly unbearable.

"Hmm, it seems this game gave you a unique experience. Because of your lack of control over your abilities, Yamamoto used them to eliminate your team members, and that is the responsibility you must face."

Yan Zhen understood that this was a problem he could not avoid.

"Fortunately, this was just a game, and no one really went all out... well, only on my side. But if you ever encounter a situation like this again, you'll just have to watch your family members die."

"I won't do that!"

"Your personality wouldn't allow you to do that, but your current abilities don't allow you to control it so precisely, so you'll be indirectly taken advantage of."

Do you remember about D?

Yan Zhen nodded.

"He took advantage of your judgment on certain matters and stirred up trouble among you. Although that matter had a great impact on you, you can't deny that you lost your calm thinking at the time and were even unwilling to investigate the truth. If I hadn't spoken up, you might have remained in the dark forever."

"You haven't investigated some things too deeply, and that's also a problem with you."

"However, this is not because there is a problem with your nature, but because your past personality has led to your current way of doing things."

Enma calmly considered what Tsuna had said. Whether it was today's battle or the D incident, it was all caused by his immaturity.

Instead of thinking things through calmly, we blindly believe.

In fact, he was too confident in both his partners and his own abilities, to the point that he lost his ability to think for himself.

Yan Zhen, realizing the problem, felt somewhat helpless.

"Tsuna, this is indeed my problem."

"Well, Enma, I don't mean to scold you this time, but to help you understand more. As the boss of the Simon family, you will definitely have many things to handle on your own. Just like I really want to leave everything to Gokudera, there are some things that only I can handle."

"Because of our different identities, there are certain things we need to take responsibility for."

"It's like Edelweiss hasn't been restricting you as much in some things lately, has she?"

"Come to think of it... it seems so."

“That’s right. This is because Edheidi thinks you’ve started to mature and can handle some things on your own, so she’s relaxed her expectations of you in some areas. After all, you are the foundation and pillar of the Simon family. If you don’t become more mature, who will support the entire family?”

Yan's eyes changed drastically at this moment.

I initially thought that Adhedi had relaxed her standards for me because she had other things to do recently, but I didn't expect Adhedi to think this way.

Tsuna is right.

I am the boss of the Simon family. If I don't support the entire family, who will?

Tsuna did not disturb Enma's thoughts at this moment, but quietly waited for him to figure it out.

"I understand."

At this moment, Yan Zhen realized his problem.

“I have never taken the position of Simon family boss seriously. Before, I needed to revitalize the family, but now some of my ideas have changed, and I have started to become complacent.”

"Well, it's good that you understand the problem. Laziness is also one of the inherent flaws of human nature, and it's something that no one can avoid."

"If you can recognize your own problem, then you won't have this problem again in the future."

To be honest, Enma was actually a little embarrassed, since it wasn't his own idea, but rather Tsuna's.

"There's also the issue of the Guardians' strength. Edheidi and the others were already quite strong before, and you even came into contact with the Death Flame later than us, yet your performance in terms of strength was in no way inferior. But what about now?"

"Why is it that your Guardians' strength has fallen far behind Gokudera and the others?"

"Is it... that we didn't try hard enough?"

“You’re wrong. You haven’t guided their efforts in the right direction. You all know that the training of the Death Flame is about both quantity and quality, so you think there’s nothing wrong with this kind of training and effort.”

"But it is precisely because of your thinking that your guardians have not made much progress."

Chapter 288 Do you feel your shoulders are heavy?

"As the pillar of the Simon family and its sole boss, you have much more to consider than you realize. Revitalizing the family is only one aspect; you also need to pay close attention to internal family matters."

"Isn't Edheidi's [Glacier] strong?"

"In fact, her Ice River can even suppress many Death Flames, but she only used this ability roughly instead of choosing to use it more meticulously."

"Just like the dolls that Edheidi created from the glacier, Edheidi herself knows that those dolls don't have much combat ability; at most, they only have an advantage in numbers. But an advantage in numbers isn't an absolute advantage. Once she faces someone capable of breaking through her defenses, she'll suffer a lot."

"Therefore, she needs a more targeted training approach to fully unleash her abilities."

"And how to guide her in that direction is your ability as the Boss."

In fact, Tsuna could directly help Ed and the others get on the right path, but that approach wouldn't work. Enma is still the one in charge of the Simon family, and Ed and the others need Enma to change things.

"..."

At this moment, Yan Zhen truly realized that he was the boss of the Simon family, and that the responsibility on his shoulders was actually heavier than he had imagined.

Do you feel your shoulders getting heavy?

"Yes, it's much heavier than I imagined."

"That's only natural. There are actually a lot of problems within the Vongola family. Just look at it for yourself."

Tsuna pushed the documents in his hand in front of Enma.

Yan Zhen opened the document, and his pupils contracted sharply at the first glance.

"these are!?"

"The inherent weaknesses of human nature."

Tsuna sneered. He had seen enough of this kind of filth lately, and these things weren't really a big problem.

"On the surface, they cooperate with the Vongola, but behind the scenes, they betray the Vongola family."

"They can do a lot of things for profit, and it's not just one or two."

“Those people have even come into contact with some of the things they should never have come into contact with.”

Yan Zhen flipped through a few pages and saw some families with names listed as missing. The list of missing persons also specified who they were and why they had disappeared.

"Missing...the experiment..."

"Isn't this...isn't this human experimentation!?"

Yan Zhen almost stopped breathing at that moment. These things weren't happening on TV; they were happening right next to him.

"These are the dirty deeds that those families committed before I took the throne. Although such phenomena still exist after I took the throne, they have indeed decreased significantly. I think they are still testing my bottom line. Once they test my bottom line, they will definitely continue to do some things."

Yan Zhen has now truly witnessed a real-life example unfolding right before his eyes, and perhaps in the future he will see these sordid things even more directly.

"Yanzhen, are you angry to see this?"