Chapter 70

"You did tell me you had hidden motives when we harmonized..." At Tsuna's flinch, Verde adds, "It's okay, very pragmatic actually."

"... I actually didn't know at the time. I just—My intuition suggested it and, well,"

"I understand, though I admit that I want to investigate more about this intuition of yours."

Skull leans forward, arms resting on his knees. "So that's what we're going to do now? Harmonize? Then we can escape the curse?"

A hand rests on Tsuna's head. He doesn't need to turn to see it belongs to Daemon, but why—

"Yes, yes, little Tsunayoshi-kun needs to harmonize with all of you." Daemon ruffles his hair, Mist flames subtly covering his body. "He would do it the quick way, but from what I hear it's too intimate for his little heart to take it."

The hand leaves his head just in time for Tsuna to blush furiously at the memories he has of the 'quick version'. He throws a quick glance at Verde and is surprised to see the man's lip curling up.

"I prefer the 'get-to-know-you' way, yes."

"I'm okay with that, too," Lal adds, her eyes set on a fierce glare. She has obviously been told in what consists the quick way. "Though just for your information, we've decided to accept the jobs we were promised before."

Tsuna blinks in surprise. He turns to Luce who pulls out a file from who knows where. "While you will be their Sky, I still will be the one to give you missions. An intermediary, if you will."

"And you're all okay with that?" he asks everyone, just to be sure.

Fong is the first one to nod. "If we will be Elements together then we should know how to work with each other."

"And the money, too," Viper adds.

"...Okay? If you're fine with that, then I am too. What's our first mission?"

They all look at each other before Renato is the one to speak, bluntly. "You won't be going with us."

"W-What?"

Fong leans forward this time. "We can't risk you, Tsuna."

"You can't deny me information." He glances at Daemon. "I've my ways to know anyways. And if you don't let me come, I'll sneak in then."

He visibly swallows as he says those last words. He doesn't know why he's so adamant to come but...

"You will compromise the mission, just for what?" Renato asks, playing hurt so good he doesn't know what would he do without his intuition. "Your lack of trust in us?"

"It's not that! I just—I need to at least be there for this mission." That's true. He himself doesn't know what's important about this mission or why he's being so insistent but it's already a second nature to trust his instincts so he will do so.

Again, they look at each other. Though this time it's Lal the one who speaks up. "I say let him in. We can learn more about him if he's to come. But understand this. You'll be on this mission because it's more of a test run. You will sit the others out." She lets out a breath. "We now know more about our situation and you, but that's still not enough.

"So, what are your capabilities?"

He blinks. "Well, I'm pretty good at hand to hand, though I'm better at using my flames to fight. I also have a pretty acute intuition and can see through most, if not all, illusions. I'm also good at adapting to weird situations, I guess."

Adapting with resignation, but still adapting anyways.

Lal nods her head. "The deadline is for two days from now on so better explain to you what's the problem. Luce?"

Not opening the file resting on her legs, she starts. "The Client is Andrea Mortego. His father has died recently and as he's the third out of four in succession for the position of Don. He wants both of his older siblings dead."

She gives him a look, probably expecting some reaction coming from him but other than the narrowing of his eyes, he doesn't show much else.

"Two days from now, they will be all attending to the performance of his older brother's fiancée, Luciana, at 'Teatro Estrella Cadente' in Spain. The second brother, Marco, is in love with Luciana and plans to use this day to kill the older brother, Piero, for her hand."

Trying to guess what is the correct question, he ends up asking, "Security?"

"Maco travels with an armed escort whenever he comes to the rehearsals, so it's safe to say it'll be the same for this day. Piero's guards are more inconspicuous. They're hidden between the theatre's own security."

Renato nods his head before adding with a shrug, "According to the client he can also provide us some costumes in case we want to infiltrate the place."

"Have you got a plan already?"

"Well, Verde here is better suited to give us support. He told us he can hack the cameras and has invented some devices to maintain the contact between us and him all the time."

Leaning forward, Lal Mirch adds, "I'm used to working in teams so I'll be accompanying Verde."

"Fong and Reborn are known so they will have no problem getting in using their own popularity to go in. Skull will work inside along with Viper."

"What about me?"

Renato hums as he thinks, before giving him a smirk that makes him feel dirty and flustered at once. "I always go with arm candy, you could be that."

Tsuna blinks. "You would go with a male?"

At Renato's raised eyebrow, Tsuna remembers how at ease the Hitman is of his own sexuality and position. But still, it's not a stupid question to make. At this time, homosexuality is still seen as a taboo.

"Tsuna is right. Even with your fame, bringing a male will bring too much attention. Attention we want to avoid."

"Who says he will go as a male," Renato says wickedly. It brings a shiver down his spine. Of the bad kind.

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