Chapter 1: Kuoh Academy
Tsuna and co. got transferred to Kuō Academy because Reborn got them into an unwanted exchange program with Namimori High. Naturally, he didn't want to change school, but he did not have a choice, because when Reborn decided on something, whether Tsuna tried to fight it or not, the result would always be the same: Reborn always won against his students. There was maybe one exception, but it was an exception of a lifetime…
They were going to attend the school as first years. Since Hibari refused to leave Namimori for now, and Ryohei decided to stay to protect his little sister who was staying with Chrome as well as Lambo, I-Pin, and Fūta – who was not leaving Mama's side – there were only Tsuna, Gokudera, Yamamoto who were sent there for now. The only problem with that group was nobody knew how to really cook. That meant either take-out or sushi and cake for every meal.
As they left their shared house near Kuō Academy, Reborn warned his student, "As transfer students, you should look for a club to join which isn't the "Go Home" Club and try to be creative… or I will be creative for you." He finished by smiling a little too much for Tsuna's liking, who could only nod, fearing what could happen if he did not find a club. Maybe he would make him join the track team? Or, at worst, make him join the baseball team as a practice target for Yamamoto.
"So, what kind of club are you guys interested in?" Yamamoto asked as they headed towards their new school. "For me, I was thinking-"
"We all know what you are thinking about, baseball nut!" Gokudera interrupted, annoyed about his rival who was going to talk… no, drone about baseball. Tsuna sighed as their fight had continued since breakfast. He never knew if they were truly best friends or just frenemies.
"Well, yeah, I may be obvious about baseball, but I also want to join Kendo to train as Squalo wanted me to, or to just join a club with you guys. It isn't as fun if you guys are not with me," Yamamoto said, rubbing the back of his head. Gokudera grunted, not wanting to give Yamamoto satisfaction as he declared, "As long as I am with Jūdaime, I don't care."
"I hope we can find a club for all of us, which is not too weird or too exhausting." Tsuna agreed with Yamamoto, happy to be with his friends no matter what. However, he knew they will be obstacles for their ambition – well, three of them: the fact he sucks at sports, fangirls… and Reborn.
To elaborate further, the 'sports' part was mostly due to his lack of physical shape outside of resorting to his Dying Will Flames. With that, he could go toe-to-toe with anyone, quite literally. Also, there was the fact Gokudera and Yamamoto would take it too seriously and would destroy everything around them. The 'fangirls' part explained themselves: They had no need for girls swooning over his two friends right here to the point of becoming obstacles – or worse, hostage materials. He couldn't do anything about the 'Reborn' part, which was why he went along with it so quickly. That was why he hated it the most.
So he could only follow his path with his friends by his sides, and see what awaited them. He knew as long as they were with him, he could do anything. And also there was absolutely nothing which could surprise him now, after all, he had faced… at least he hoped; he never knew with Reborn. He always found a way to entertain himself with his students' suffering – which meant Dino's and his.
They arrived at the school gate, and they quickly realized Kuō Academy was much more imposing than Namimori High in a lot of ways, mostly that it was bigger and fancier. They must have been lucky to have been sent to that school. But, as Tsuna looked around, he found a lot of students staring at them. He could easily see they were not staring at him, but at his friends – as usual, they did not even notice him between those two handsome boys. They were staring with blushes on their face, as the boys glared at them in jealousy.
The mobster had expected those looks, but not nearly as strong as they were now, especially from the males. He did not know teenagers in this high school were so 'hormonal'. At Namimori High, boys were either glad to see Yamamoto as one of the idols of their school, and would never go near Gokudera because he was too scary for them. And of course, if any of them tried to disturb the peace, they would be 'bitten to death', courtesy of Hibari.
Tsuna sighed as Gokudera and Yamamoto were oblivious to anything around them as they fought about many things, one of those was, as always, about who should become Tsuna's right hand. They never saw girls were always staring at them or glaring at Tsuna for being with them. Well, if they knew, there would have been a massacre performed mostly by Gokudera, but Tsuna was pretty sure Yamamoto would have helped… and even cheered him on. They always found support in one another when it came to destroying an enemy who badmouthed their friend/leader.
As he entered the school gates, he remembered what her mother said before he left Namimori, "I hope you will have a good time in Kuō Academy; Reborn told me you were lucky to go there. I think you are even luckier because of who you are going to meet there. So have fun there, and don't forget to be responsible!" She said, winking at him as if she knew something he did not, leaving him to wonder what she meant. Would he meet someone from his past? He did not really have many good memories growing up, especially at school, before Reborn came along.
No, scratch that – anything with Reborn in it couldn't be 'good memories'. Those who claimed that was either insane or already dead several times over, to the point, not even his Vongola powers could revive their spirits.
As they arrived at the administration, they were given their schedule as well as the seating chart and were guided to their new classroom. They were happy when they saw all three of them would be in the same classroom: 1-A. However, they were not lucky enough to seat next to each other. Gokudera was placed with Yamamoto just two seats to his left, while Tsuna was placed three rows in front of his friends. He had just one row separating him from the teacher.
He noticed something odd as he entered the class and scanned for his seat: in front of his seat, there was a little girl, seemingly almost too young to be in this class, but it could happen. What fascinated him the most was her pure white hair, whiter than Squalo's, and shorter. It was as if it tried to be the complete opposite of the night… or a black cat's fur. But as his eyes were admiring the hair's beauty, the teacher quickly called them forth to introduce themselves to the class. As always, Yamamoto and Gokudera were well-received by the girls and envied by the boys, while Tsuna shuttered and made everyone laugh for a second before Gokudera yelled at them.
"Hi, everyone, my name is Yamamoto Takeshi. I love baseball, Kendo, sushi, and hanging out with my friends. Nice to meet you all!" Yamamoto introduced himself casually, which made more than half of the girls in the classroom blushed.
"Hi… I am Gokudera Hayato," Gokudera silently introduced himself with a glare, keeping the promise he made to his boss about not making a scene as he introduced himself. 'As long as he only glares, I guess it is OK…' Tsuna thought as he saw the reaction of girls attracted by the 'bad boy' look. His two best friends had just seduced most of the female population of their new class in just ten seconds. They truly were 'amazing' friends, for lack of a better adjective.
The only girl who did not react was the white-haired girl who seemed to have her face depraved from any emotion. Well, anyway, it was his turn to introduce himself. He just hoped not to screw up or Reborn would punish him.
"Go-Good morning, everyone, my name is Sawada Tuna- Tsunayoshi." He blushed as he bit his tongue calling himself a 'tuna', making everyone (mostly males) laugh at his mistake. Gokudera almost lost it despite his promise as he glared at them, only to be restrained by Yamamoto who joined in the laughter with a fake laugh.
As he restrained Gokudera, he put one of his arms around Tsuna's neck and said, "All the three of us are best friends, so we hoped you guys can also become our friends!" He changed the atmosphere, making everyone forget about Tsunayoshi's presentation with only his charm. Well, almost everyone, as the mobster boss noted the white-haired girl had hidden her mouth, probably trying to contain a laugh for his expense. He was the only one out of the three who made her react, which was saying something since his friends were two of the hottest guys Tsuna knew. Only Kyoko, Haru and Chrome reacted like that to hunks, and he has met a lot of them, such as his surrogate brother, Dino, or Hibari and others…
He was kind of intrigued by this girl, not just by her hair and her attitude, but also about something else. He was almost pulled towards her just like he was with Chrome – she was another type of mystery…
They took their new seats and began their long year as students of the Kuō Academy. The class was hard, and kind of a higher level than Namimori High, however, the teachers were nicer than his previous teacher. They tried to explain it more clearly when Tsuna could not answer a question from the teacher, so he would learn it and remember it. When his name was called, people did not laugh at him – they laughed at the teacher's joke or were even sympathetic to him. It was something he appreciated, as well as Yamamoto and Gokudera.
Still, he felt intrigued by the girl right in front of him. She was different from anyone he had ever met in Namimori. She seemed like Fran, because of her usually emotionless face, but so different from him at the same time… because Fran was already a nutcase before any of his colleagues ever met the boy. At the beginning of lunchtime, the small girl turned to face him, still emotionless, and asked, "Do you want something from me? You have been staring at the back of my head during all of this morning, Tuna-san."
Tsuna was not expecting that reaction. "S-Sorry, I did not mean to stare. Y-Your hair color is so different from what I am used to. You r-remind me of a combination of my friends." Tsuna apologized immediately, but blushed even more at her nickname, "A-And you can call me Tsuna."
"I can see it too," Yamamoto said as he arrived next to his friend, while Gokudera went to inspect the school for his dear boss. "Your hair is weirdly white, just like the moon, while your face is so emotionless just like Fran, but unlike him, it makes you even cuter." Tsuna had to look back at Yamamoto to make sure he heard him right. Yamamoto was always straight forward like all his friends, but he rarely called a girl 'cute', until he added, "Just like a white kitten!"
Tsuna deadpanned at what he said. 'He never changes…'
"So do you want to eat with us? We have sushi as well as cakes… and whatever Gokudera finds on his 'patrol'." The baseball star invited the girl smoothly as Tsuna immediately tried to intervene, "You do not have to! We're not forcing you or anything…" But as he looked at the look the loli had… Well, she was almost drooling at their lunches as Yamamoto showcased them. True, Yamamoto's sushi and Tsuna's cake were considered top qualities, while Gokudera hopelessly could not cook, still traumatized by his sister's cooking.
"But if you want, you can join, Miss..." Tsuna said as they began arranging their tables to eat the lunch for the three of them, wondering about her name (they also prepared a seat for Gokudera once he finished his self-assigned job).
"Tōjō Koneko."
Speaking of the boy, he just returned into the classroom, accompanied by a long black-haired beauty. "You can leave me alone." Gokudera said in his typical delinquent tone. The long-haired woman was maintaining a serious expression while repositioning her glasses, "It is my duty as the vice-president of the student council to guide the transfer student to the proper etiquette and to help them adapt."
"H-Hi, my name is Sawada Tsunayoshi, and this is Yamamoto Takeshi… and you've already met Gokudera Hayato. Is there a problem, FukukKaichou?" Tsuna asked shyly, not wanting his friend to get in trouble on his first day.
"Sawada-san, Yamamoto-san, I am Tsubaki Shinra, Student Council Vice-President. I am here to make sure your friend does not cause any problem. We have problems already with a couple of perverts; we do not want problems with our new students," she said, eyeing Gokudera and clearly telling them they did not want a delinquent to cause any more problems. "Anyway, from what we saw in your transfer papers, you need to find a club, so the student council will help you with that. We will assign someone to help you find a correct club for you," she added as she left, leaving no time for Tsuna and Yamamoto to thank her.
"What was that?" Tsuna asked, wondering what just happened.
"The student council is quite strict, but will always help students in the need. They are going to make sure you guys find your places in this school," Koneko said, as she was already digging into their lunch boxes, taking sushi and a piece of cake.
"How dare she take a piece of Jūdaime's food? I will punish her!" Gokudera declared, preparing to bomb her, but was thankfully stopped by Yamamoto. "We invited her to eat with us, so it is okay," Tsuna reassured his friend who calmed down immediately.
"Fine, if Jūdaime insisted." Gokudera went to sit at his boss's right side… which was immediately taken by Yamamoto who smirked at him. The two of them began to fight – again – who should be to the right side of their boss, while Koneko, who was to Tsuna's left side, declared, "You guys are a weird bunch, I hope you know that. You would not normally find an athlete with a delinquent around a shy and totally plain boy."
'S-She sure was direct…' Tsuna thought as he realized he needed to eat now, or his lunch was going to disappear quickly. "W-Well, it is a long story, hahaha…" Tsuna said, not wanting to talk about his experience with the mafia, especially the fact of him being the next heir to the biggest mafia family of the world.
"The short story is we had a lot of adventure with the 'mafia game', and we became the best of friends." Yamamoto added as he decided to go sit in front of Tsuna, to the left of Koneko. "I only acknowledge you as someone who can barely be useful!" Gokudera declared while Yamamoto retorted, "You do not have to be shy."
Their fight resumed. Tsuna and Koneko once again ignored their fight as well as everyone in the classroom. The students seemed to have understood quickly their fight was going to be a normal sight – as the girls seemed to be more excited about thinking how the fight could end in the bedroom with their rotten mind: 8059.
"So, do you know any interesting clubs?" Tsuna asked, wondering he could find any club which suited his friends' tastes and did not involve too much physical work.
"...I do not know a lot of clubs. But I am part of the Occult Research Club." Koneko hesitated for a reason, Tsuna noted. "Well, it is a weird club…" She added.
"Do you research UMA?" Gokudera's attitude changed 180° as he was now wearing glasses and had a notepad. "Do you research their language? Do you-" He quickly ratted on thousands of questions about that club.
"Sorry about that. Hayato is passionate about UMA and anything linked to magical beliefs," Yamamoto apologized while using Gokudera's first name so they would once again resume their fight. Tsuna did not know if Yamamoto was just being smart, or just like arguing with Gokudera. If it's the latter, then he's really smart, then.
"If you want to join our club, you will have to get the approval of our Buchō, which is not easy. I do not think she will accept you, Tuna-san. We already had a new member who is a pervert, who is being disciplined," Koneko said, as the bell rang signaling the end of lunchtime.
Tsuna could not put a word in as everyone began to go back to and reposition their seats. The afternoon and the classes were normal, but Tsuna had a hard time to keep up, trying not to fall asleep or Reborn would punish him.
To his relief, the classes ended. Koneko quickly put her things in her backpack. "See you later, Tuna-san," she told him as she left, probably for her club, still calling him by that nickname.
"Man, she is fast for her small body," Yamamoto commented, as he arrived at Tsuna's desk with Gokudera. "So we have to just wait for the student council to get us, right?"
"I believe so," Tsuna said as he packed his things. As he said that, a young man with short blond hair and grey eyes appeared in front of the door of their class, walking towards them, "Are you Sawada-san, Yamamoto-san, and Gokudera-san?"
"Yeah, I am Yamamoto Takeshi, this is Sawada Tsunayoshi and Gokudera Hayato. Are you from the student council?" Yamamoto engaged the conservation as friendly as he always was.
"Yes, I am Genshirō Saji, a second-year, so your senpai. I am part of the student council, asked to bring you the president," he declared as he signed turned for them to follow him. 'He is a little rude. But it is always better than Kyōka beating everyone who did not follow the rules.' Gokudera tried to protest, but when he saw his boss follow him without saying anything, he decided to try his best to keep his word.
They arrived at the student council room, and when they entered, they saw seven beautiful women inside it. The one they saw at lunch was to the right of a short black-haired woman who was seated at the biggest desk of this room – 'Probably the Student Council President,' Tsuna noted –facing them while signing some papers.
In the room, there was also a white-haired girl, two brown-haired girls, a bluish-haired girl, and a reddish-brown-haired girl. 'Genshirō-senpai was lucky and unlucky to work here, especially since he is the only boy,' Tsuna thought.
"Wow, it's different from our student council's room. At Namimori High, it would only be Kyōka sleeping here… except when he let us used it," Yamamoto commented, as he seemed intrigued by the women.
While it's curious of him to be so interested in women, especially those he'd just met, both Tsuna and Gokudera realized these pretty girls were far more than model students and idols for the rest of the student bodies.
"Of course, we take our job seriously. I am Sona Shitori, the Student Council's President," Sona declared while still reading papers. "From your transfer papers, you need to find a club. Is there any club that interests you?"
"As long as I am in the same club as Jūdaime, I do not care. If it can challenge me a little, just like UMA, it would be a bonus," Gokudera declared.
Tsuna didn't miss the soft wondering whispers about 'UMA' and 'Jūdaime', though they were remarkably polite with it, enough to avoid irritating the volatile boy.
"Frankly, I could go for the baseball club or kendo club, but I would prefer staying with my friends," Yamamoto spoke his mind, leaving the decision to Tsuna as everyone looked at him.
"W-Well, personally, I prefer something which would not involve any physical activities. I am really clumsy. Tōjō-san told us about the Occult Research Club – it seems interesting enough for everyone because I do not think we can actually find another club which suits all our needs," Tsuna spoke frankly, observing their reaction when he mentioned that specific club.
"Interesting… Well, Saji will show you to this club, as well as the others, to give you an idea. And if you do not find any club which suits you, you can always join the student council. We can always use an extra pair of hands," Sona said while smiling.
'I do not like that smile at all…' Tsuna thought as he shivered.
"Thank you for your help," he said as he followed his new guide.
Saji showed them the different clubs, normal ones such as basketball, music, manga… But Tsuna already knew no normal would work with their 'explosive' weirdness. Maybe they would have to create their own club?
They began to exit the normal building of the Kuō Academy and headed towards an old building, where Saji explained had a few clubs there. The clubhouse was a three-story building, with the third story serving as a clock tower. It has been painted white with a black roof, with vines creeping up to the second story. They entered the old building, as they began walking on the old flooring which would sometimes squeak as they walked on it. Saji arrived in front of the door and began knocking, declaring himself as a member of the student council. He waited until a response to enter came.
As they entered, they saw the club interior: it was weird. It was a wood-paneled room with Victorian-style couches and chairs along the walls. One side is set up to be used as some sort of bath, which was clearly used recently, and the other had a large magic circle, which was even weirder, but it seemed to interest his two friends, though it's too much for Tsuna.
Tsuna knew one thing, though: this club may be the only one which was able to accept their weirdness. He hoped the club members would be friendly. "This is the Occult Research Club, the one Tōjō told you about." True to that, they saw Koneko sitting on a couch and eating a piece of brownies. She nodded at their presence. Next to her was a blond bishōnen who was probably the same level as Yamamoto and Gokudera.
"True, it is rare for Koneko to make friends that easily, especially to the point for her to invite them to our club." They heard a feminine voice from the opposite side of the room where a desk was located, coming from a red-haired beautiful woman.
She was probably one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen. She was different from Kyoko, Haru, Yuni, as well as Koneko who were all very cute, but she was more sexy and beautiful in the adult way and sexy. Maybe her assets helped… He sure was intimidated by her as he looked away from her. Next to her was another beautiful woman at the same caliber, but he did not feel the same way intimidation with her even more mature body.
She almost felt familiar, from a distant memory…
He quickly snapped out of it as he saw everyone looking at him staring at the long black-haired beauty. "So…" The red-haired woman smiled at him while everyone had a different reaction, but overall, it seemed they expected him to do that. "Why do you want to join her club?"
"W-Well-"
"It seems fun! Just like the mafia game!" Yamamoto interrupted Tsuna, making Gokudera glare at him while Tsuna sweatdropped.
"Mafia Game?" The woman asked.
"Yep, the 'mafia game' is the game we play with our friends which gets a little extreme, because of that we are considered to be somewhat weird by our peers! But we do not mind, as long as we are with our friends!" Yamamoto explained weirdly like always.
"Interesting…"
"Yeah, it is, and it can become even more fun if we add more people, as well as a supernatural vibe in it. Plus, Gokudera loves supernatural stuff like UMAs!" Yamamoto continued smiling.
"UMAs are real, you baseball freak!"
"Right!" Yamamoto and Gokudera began their usual argument, Gokudera arguing while Yamamoto laughed.
"I am sorry, they usually argue like this," Tsuna apologized once again for his friends' behavior.
"It is okay; it only makes them more interesting. Anyways, we should at least present ourselves: you already met Koneko, next to her is YūtoKiba, a second year." The blond bishōnen bowed. "The black-haired-woman you were staring at…" she smirked at him teasingly, "is Himejima Akeno, the vice-president of this club, a third-year."
The girl bowed back at him, smiling, though it seemed kind of fake to Tsuna. However, that feeling only lasted for a second, so he could not be sure. "And I am Gremory Rias, the president and founder of this club, also a third year. We also have another member, but he is out doing some errands." The red-haired woman finished introducing, clearly waiting for them to introduce themselves even though she already heard about them from Koneko.
"This is Yamamoto Takeshi." The athletic boy waved back. "And Gokudera Hayato." He grunted at them instead, still angry at Yamamoto, but had to stop arguing for his Jūdaime's sake. "Two of my best friends."
Instantly, everyone could actually see stars forming around the delinquent. They also saw Yamamoto's smile lighting up even more. "And I am Sawada-"
"Tuna-kun, right?" He was interrupted by Yūto Kiba, with Koneko next to him turning her head away from him. "N-No, I am Tsunayoshi, not a tuna!" He said, blushing, especially as he already made that mistake once today. "I really hate my dad, sometimes…" Tsuna muttered. He saw Koneko still hiding her head, no doubt guiltily chuckling out of sight, with Gremory-san giggling into her hands and Akeno kept smiling next to her.
He suddenly heard a voice in the back of his head, "Tsu-chan…"
He was quickly snapped out of it by the only other male present in the club. "Sorry, Koneko kept calling you 'Tuna-kun'." Kiba felt bad as he scratched the back of his head. "Don't worry, it happens, but you can call Tsuna, if you want, Kiba-senpai."
"Sure, and you can call me Yūto." Kiba smiled, not used to other males respecting him, since most of them, including Issei, were jealous of him, being the gentleman prince. He could easily see that boy did not care about that – maybe it was because who his friends were and he was used to it?
Soon, they heard the door open, saying, "It's me, Buchō."
They saw a high school student of average height with short spiky brown hair, with two short locks of hair behind his head and light brown eyes entering. "Beware of him. He is Hyōdō Issei, part of the Perverted Trio. These are the worst men in the entire school," Saji murmured into Tsuna's ears.
"Buchō, who are they?" Tsuna could easily feel the jealousy as the boy was glaring at them – well, to be more precise, at his two friends, and he probably did not even notice Tsuna.
"They are potential new members. Koneko referred them."
Seeing the boy still glaring at his friends, Tsuna decided it was time to go. "We don't want to take too much of your time. We are needed back at our house," he declared, seeing it was almost night time.
"Okay, we have to discuss with ourselves to see if you are welcome to join our club," Gremory told them and Saji escorted them out of the clubroom, guiding them back to the school entrance.
"So what do you think of them, Saji-san?" Sona Shitori asked, intrigued by the new transfer students as she was seated at her desk with all the student council members around her, and Saji in front of her.
"Well, without doubt, Yamamoto and Gokudera are strong, stronger than normal. I saw Yamamoto throw a baseball, it was so fast it bent the metal fence. He was really good at Kendo, too, predicting the move of his opponents. And even though Gokudera is a delinquent, he was smart enough to correct a chemical reaction which could have ended badly in seconds, and I know it was not luck," he explained as he noted every detail from their encounter in the different clubs.
"What about Sawada?" She asked intrigued about the last transfer student.
"He is your average student, completely normal. He is even clumsier than normal: he failed every physical club, he is the one who almost blew up the chemistry lab. I do not feel anything out of the ordinary from him, unlike his friends."
"And yet, his friends surround him, almost overprotectively. He is the weirdest one out of the transfer students – just too plain to be real. I want to know more about them, about him, to make sure they will not cause any problem for our school and to our city. I need to talk to Rias…" Sona explained, intrigued by them.
"So, what do you think about them joining our little club?" Rias asked her fellow members.
"I am completely against it! I do not want other boys like them to join our club! I hate those types of people; they think they are above us normal people. Those two would only be a waste of our time!" Issei declared.
Rias giggled at his emotion as she noted, "You forget there were three guys."
"The other guy is probably their lackey." Issei declared. Rias noted that Akeno tensed for a second when serving the tea at his words.
"I do not believe it is the case, Pervert," Koneko said as she ate a brownie. "Their relationship is far from that. Those two seem to have put Tuna as the center of their lives. They respected his opinion above everything."
"I agree with Koneko, especially when he introduced them as his best friends; you could easily see how happy they were," Kiba added.
"So you two are okay with them joining the club?" Rias asked her two underclassmen. Koneko nodded while Kiba added, "Sure, as long as they do not interfere too much with our 'activities'."
"What about you, Akeno?" Rias noted once again the strange behavior of her friend, who had not said a word since the transfer student came.
"I am against it…" she said quickly as she continued to take care of the tea.
"Is that so?" Rias did not press that matter, but her answer seemed to have been unexpected for every member, except for Issei, who had not known her as long as the other members.
"So I am the tiebreaker. I will have to talk to Sona before deciding it," Rias said thoughtfully, "Now, let's get back to our club activities to see how Issei did…"
"That was an intense day, wasn't it?" Yamamoto said as they relaxed, reviewing what they had learned in school. "So what kind of club are you guys joining? Me, I think the kendo club seems nice, as well as the baseball club obviously, but the Occult Research Club seems even more interesting."
"Nobody cares about your opinion, baseball freak. Don't be lazy and study." Gokudera said, calmed as he was taking care of his ammo (dynamite or fireworks, depends on your perspective). "Jūdaime will choose for us anyway."
"Well, maybe we will be able to join the Occult Research Club, but I think Gokudera would be a good addition to the Chemistry Club," Tsuna said as he reviewed his work because if he did not prepare for a surprise test by Reborn, he would get blown up.
"If you think so, Jūdaime, I will make sure the chemistry club becomes the best out of all Japan!" Gokudera declared, "Even if I prefer staying by your side."
"Yeah, but we cannot ignore Reborn's instruction," Tsuna countered. "We will have to see what awaits us tomorrow."