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Chapter 92: Contract
The clock winds back to the moment Reborn visited Ouranos's altar.
"Yo. Are you Ouranos?"
"A-A baby...!?"
Fels was startled by Reborn suddenly appearing from the darkness.
"No!! Who exactly are you!?"
Only a select few were permitted within this altar. Though deeply shocked that the intruder was an anomaly like a talking infant, Fels immediately went on high alert.
"My name is Reborn. I came to this altar seeking information about a certain person."
"A certain person?"
"You know a guy named Sawada Tsunayoshi?"
"Gasp!"
The moment the name Sawada Tsunayoshi came up, Fels and Ouranos were shocked, simultaneously realizing that Reborn was likely someone from the same world as Tsuna. At the same time, from their reaction, Reborn sensed that they knew about him.
"Are we to understand that you are a human from another world?"
"You even know about that. Makes things faster, then. That's right. I came to this world to meet him."
"Does this mean you've found a way to travel freely between our worlds?"
"Well, yeah. So? Where is he?"
"Before I answer, let me ask you. How on earth did you reach this altar?"
"It was nothing much. You're the most important divine figure in Orario. So, I figured you'd have an escape route prepared in case of emergencies... I just found it. Though it took a while."
He spouts such absurdities so casually...
It wasn't particularly rare for someone to arrive at the thought that Ouranos had an escape route prepared, just like Reborn had. However, in the 2,000 years since Orario's founding, no one had ever found that hidden path, much less reached this altar alone. Hearing Reborn state such an outrageous feat as a matter of course, Fels legitimately felt a sense of awe.
"You have my thanks for answering my question. Now, regarding Sawada Tsunayoshi's whereabouts... Sawada Tsunayoshi is currently affiliated with a Familia called the Hestia Familia."
"I see."
"I shall contact Sawada Tsunayoshi and inform him that his ride home has arrived."
Ouranos took out an Oculus, preparing to contact Tsuna about Reborn's arrival.
"There's no need for that. I don't plan on returning to my original world right away."
"What?"
"The subjugation of the Dungeon and the Black Dragon. I hear that's your long-cherished wish."
"...What are you trying to say?"
"How about we lend you a hand?"
"What did you say?"
Ouranos couldn't understand Reborn's intentions behind offering to help conquer the Dungeon and slay the Black Dragon when he already had an established means of returning to his original world.
"Especially that Black Dragon. I heard that 15 years ago, even the Zeus Familia and Hera Familia, hailed as the strongest Familias in history, couldn't slay it. If you fail to defeat the Black Dragon next time, humanity is doomed. From your perspective, you must want to slay it by any means necessary, right?"
"What is your goal?"
"For my duty."
"Duty?"
"He's the next successor candidate for an organization called the Vongola Familia. I have a mission to mold him into a respectable boss."
"The Vongola Familia... The vigilante group created by Giotto..."
"Did you hear that from Tsuna?"
"No. Several hundred years ago, a man named Giotto came to this Orario. And he saved Orario back when public order was poor."
...To think even Primo came to this world.
Even Reborn hadn't expected to hear this, and was inwardly surprised.
"If he can defeat a Black Dragon capable of bringing humanity to extinction, he'll become even stronger. It's the perfect training partner."
"A training partner, you say!? You underestimate the Black Dragon too much!! It's true that Sawada Tsunayoshi is strong. But the Black Dragon is not a half-hearted opponent!! Besides, this is a problem of our world!! We cannot drag him into this!!"
Fels condemned Reborn for casually stating something so utterly outrageous.
"If he were to die, not only would the people around him grieve, but the Vongola Familia would also collapse!! If the vigilante group disappears, what will become of the weak masses!?"
"...The Vongola Familia is no longer a vigilante group. It's turned into a mafia that seeks wealth and power."
"Mafia?"
"Seems that concept doesn't translate well here. To put it in a way you'd understand, it's the same thing as Evilus."
"What!?"
Fels and Ouranos were horrified, never having imagined that the Vongola, which had been a vigilante group, had become a criminal syndicate.
"The second generation who succeeded Giotto completely revamped the organization. As a result of pursuing wealth and power since then, the Vongola became the strongest mafia in the underworld. Though unlike the Evilus that operated in the shadows in this world, the Vongola doesn't lay a hand on innocent civilians."
"Then are you trying to make Sawada Tsunayoshi the boss of Evilus... no, a mafia?"
"Exactly. Under orders from the 9th, the current Vongola Boss. Though Tsuna just keeps refusing to become the Vongola Boss."
"Naturally... He is not a man who would desire to become the boss of a criminal syndicate..."
Despite their brief acquaintance, Fels knew Tsuna was a gentle person, and felt that Tsuna had no desire to become the Vongola Boss.
"So, what will it be? If you grant me permission to stay in Orario, I'll lend you a hand in conquering the Dungeon and slaying the Black Dragon."
"I feel the same way about not wanting to involve people from another world in the affairs of ours... However, even if I refuse your request, I doubt you will change your mind."
"I wonder."
Reborn merely gave an ambiguous reply with a slight smirk in response to Ouranos's words.
"I am not a God of war. So I know that no matter how much I struggle, I cannot stop you."
"Does that mean you've approved my stay in Orario?"
"Honestly, I am reluctant... but I have no other choice."
"A wise decision. As expected of the God who founded this Orario."
"Are we done talking?"
"Yeah. Sorry for taking up your time."
Having obtained permission to stay in Orario, Reborn headed back the way he came.
"Was this... really the right choice...?"
"It cannot be helped... Besides, you must know as well. There is nothing we can do about it."
"..."
Fels never took their eyes off Reborn, just in case something happened. However, Reborn showed no openings whatsoever, and Fels felt through their non-existent skin that they would have undoubtedly been killed had they launched an attack.
"Ouranos... Was what he said true...?"
"I do not know. For some reason, I could not even tell whether that man was lying or not."
"What!?"
"But I doubt he would come all the way to this altar just to tell such a lie... He genuinely intends to make Sawada Tsunayoshi fight the Black Dragon solely to make him stronger."
"What a man..."
.....
Time returns to the present.
"So that's how it is. You're going to conquer the Dungeon and slay the Black Dragon for them. Of course, I'll train you thoroughly for that. We're going right back to your hellish days with me."
"Don't say that yourself!!"
"..."
Tsuna retorted at Reborn's usual unreasonableness. Meanwhile, knowing the reason why Reborn had said he would stay in Orario, Bell and Hestia were too shocked to say anything.
Thus, Reborn's chaotic life in Orario began anew.
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