Sawada Tsunayoshi, or as many people often call him "No-Good Tsuna," is someone who doesn't get along with...
Ghosts...
The young boy still remembers well the time he went to the cemetery for a test of courage, where he almost got dragged down to hell by Bianchi's ex-boyfriend named Romeo. To this point, to be honest... he's so traumatized his eyebrow twitches.
But nevertheless, he has to do it to increase his relationship with Saya. Both he and Saya are now at the front of this haunted house on the afternoon of the following day.
Backtracking to last night after various conversations and learning many truths about Saya Jinnai, including a mysterious person named Weiss. Saya's Mist flame gradually changed into a Sky flame amidst everyone's shock, instead of being a Storm flame like before.
After a private conversation with Shamal and Jinnai, Reborn woke up the sleeping Tsuna and brought him to the hospital's meeting room with only the two of them.
"Tsuna…" Reborn said in a scientist outfit with spiky white hair and a long white beard, standing in front of the young boy with gravity. He then pulled a white curtain and projected a relationship table showing the connections the Vongola boys have with Saya. "Right now, your rank in Saya's heart within the Vongola Family is almost at the bottom. No, actually, the one with the lowest negative score right now is Mukuro, but he's starting to improve a little bit."
Currently, number one is Gokudera, followed closely by Yamamoto. Then follows Lambo with a note attached (The version 20 years in the future has the appearance and looks that fit Saya's type). Following them are Ryohei, Hibari, Tsuna, and Mukuro.
"Heigh," Tsuna let out a long sigh with a demoralized face. "Well… I don't have much screen time. The writer rarely gives me an opportunity to get close to Saya-chan."
Saying that makes me feel a bit hurt; I've placed your role to be cool all the time, you know? But you know what, you're right.
"Huh, whose voice is that?" Tsuna asked.
"It's the writer who wrote this story. She's invisible, no need to go looking," Reborn told him while the young boy turned left and right in confusion.
Yes, I am the writer of the story "Seven Days of Me and Vongola." My name is 'Estra Flower,' just call me 'Estra.'
A message appeared in front of Tsuna: (The writer is putting her hands on her waist while puffing out her chest confidently).
"Has this become a System Novel now?" Tsuna thought while making a weary face, his eyebrow twitching.
It's still a Harem... probably. (The writer crosses her arms and nods repeatedly).
"You can hear that too!" Tsuna shouted.
Whatever you gossip about me, I hear it all. (The writer winks). Today, I'd like to use the power of a writer for one day. You know that getting approval for something like this is hard? It's like an intervention in the world. If I stay too long, it feels like it might create a new horizontal timeline or something like that. Kawahira and the Vindice aren't very pleased with this; they recited many theories, but they approved it anyway. (The writer is making a weary face when thinking of those theories).
"Therefore, throughout this chapter of yours, I must keep an eye on Estra, per Kawahira's request," Reborn said. "She herself will give advice at certain moments to help you increase your relationship with Saya."
I can only help this much. (The writer sighs). For me, a protagonist who isn't the proactive type is quite hard to write. It's like how you didn't proactively pursue Kyoko… but to be honest, it's not always a matter of coincidences that make people impressed. Sometimes, we have to create them along the way. And as for the rest, let's leave it to a bit of luck.
"Tsuna always has bad luck."
"That's so encouraging!" Tsuna barked. "I have many cool shots too, Reborn!"
Umm… what should I call you? Then… let me call you Tsuna for convenience, even though it's a bit impolite.
"That's fine," Tsuna said. "By the way, you as the writer are different from Saya. If you created Saya to be like this, then what kind of personality do you have?"
…That's an interesting question… I wrote Saya to be a woman with a personality that fits everyone in this story. I didn't say that in reality I would be like Saya. I am a writer who creates characters, but we are not that character. No matter how much I put parts of my own story into them, every character has their own life and heart.
"That's true, sorry," Tsuna said with a sense of guilt. He didn't know how he should feel, but at that moment, he felt like something invisible patted his shoulder lightly.
(The writer is patting Tsuna's shoulder lightly).
It's okay. Alright, I came today because it's a special event to increase your relationship. You know that the readers voted for your route with Saya the most? And also, I myself don't think you are a no-good person like everyone thinks. Have confidence in yourself. Honestly, I like you; it's just that your route is a bit hard to enter.
"…Thank you," Tsuna smiled.
As the Vongola Boss, you've carried things others don't see all along. So, think of it as a reward from me.
"But most importantly… right now you're interested in Saya-chan, aren't you?" Reborn asked. "The question is, what are you going to do?"
The image of the girl with long brown hair and blue eyes leaning towards navy popped into his mind, making Tsuna's heart throb in his chest. He didn't know when she entered his heart and replaced the image of Kyoko that was in there, little by little.
Although it hasn't completely gone, his feelings are gradually becoming stronger every day. From a small mass and slowly expanding in his heart continuously until now he has just realized that he has been looking at Saya for a while. And he has been jealous all along when seeing others get close to Saya-chan.
Tsuna knows that Gokudera and Yamamoto, including Lambo, feel the same way he feels about Saya. Including now, Hibari and Ryohei are no different. And Tsuna is sure that even Mukuro himself might have become like that as well.
The young boy wants to intervene between them but doesn't know how to do it. Part of it is because he thinks he shouldn't use the position of Boss to obstruct or snatch Saya from them. But he can't help himself from imagining his own face overlapping with the faces of the family members who are close to her. "But…"
"Stop overthinking and stop saying 'but' already. Love isn't about whether you are the Boss or not. Because those guys know that well, that's why they are trying with all their lives to win Saya-chan. The one who will decide this is Saya-chan. Even if you use being the Boss to get her, but if she falls in love with someone else, it fails anyway, right? Because what you want is all of her—her body and heart—isn't it?"
Tsuna sat in thought. He saw the image of Saya on the day her Cloud flame erupted for the first time. That day, her clone knocked on his house door, and when Tsuna opened it, he found the girl who came to see him with brightness. When they had just greeted each other, both soft palms cradled the young boy's face gently before bestowing softness upon his lips.
Time stopped spinning, and his heart almost stopped beating. Even though later the young boy accidentally blacked out and fainted, he admits that he wants to have that kind of touch again. This time from her real self, with her feelings, not just a clone.
If you want to touch more than that, just say it… you're not a kid anymore. Come to think of it, Tsuna, you're secretly a bit pervy, aren't you? But that's normal for a curious age. (The writer is covering her mouth and laughing lightly).
Tsuna's face turned bright red. "I am not! Miss Writer!"
(The writer is smiling meaningfully). A little Tuna in the growing age. Kiri kiri, kiri kiri.
"I told you I'm not!"
(The writer turns her face and sticks out her tongue in another direction without any remorse, plus she is thinking that teasing the little Tuna is fun).
"What the heck is this!!!"
"That's enough, both of you. The plan is like this," Reborn said and handed over two haunted house tickets at the amusement park to cut the conversation. "Estra and I have thought it out. You have to go to the haunted house with Saya because tomorrow is Halloween."
Thank me a bit, and also thank the readers who gave you the votes, (The writer is raising both hands to rest her chin on the table while smiling at you).
"Thank you, Miss Writer, and the readers," Tsuna bowed. "Thank you for supporting 'Seven Days of Me and Vongola'… hey, why am I bowing like this!"
(The writer is whistling with a rainbow keyboard in her hand).
"Thanking others is a good thing," Reborn said before a milk bottle appeared in his hand, but it wasn't his own doing. "My, Miss Writer is quite playful, isn't she?"
Even though I said I'd help, I will let Saya-chan be the one to decide for herself. I can force Saya-chan, but she wouldn't like it, just like how you wouldn't like it. And if I do that, Kawahira will scold me.
I can only keep talking and providing little helps. Therefore, it's up to your ability now to make good feelings occur in her heart. Even 0.1 percent would be good.
Now Tsuna is in front of the haunted house after Shamal gave approval. Gokudera and Yamamoto are secretly following, of course, they came with Jinnai. They are wearing mascot costumes to disguise themselves.
Because they saw the Vongola Boss behaving strangely. Tsuna went to Saya's bed the following day and asked her out, which isn't normal for a shy person like Tsuna.
Um, could you come out with me today? I happened to get haunted house tickets, Tsuna said in the morning. And even though Saya-chan was surprised, she agreed readily. This made Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Jinnai suspicious. But Reborn said that:
Tsuna wants to get to know Saya in the capacity of the Vongola Family Boss officially.
"Does Mr. Sawada usually have to perform the duty of greeting guests too?" Jinnai in a dog mascot costume whispered to the three boys.
"Actually, it is the duty of the Boss like the 10th," Gokudera in a pink dinosaur mascot costume said. "It is the duty of the 10th to talk with guests anyway. In this capacity, Saya is already an honorable guest of the Vongola, so it's not strange to make it official."
"But it's a bit strange, isn't it? Because usually, Tsuna doesn't invite anyone to go out much, especially girls," Yamamoto in a penguin suit said, while Ryohei nodded in a kangaroo mascot suit.
"And why do I have to wear a weird outfit as your friend!" Squalo, who was nearby in a shark mascot suit, said. Before the four boys standing in a horizontal line turned to the source of the voice simultaneously. Not only was Squalo there, but Dino, Lussuria, and Romario were too. Everyone was in mascot suits.
"Only Mr. Hibari is missing, right?" Jinnai noted softly.
"Oh, Kyoya?" Dino in a yellow chicken suit pointed to a pole, a lamppost. Hibari was standing on the top, wearing the same Namimori school uniform, with the addition of a Hibird head. The officials saw that and hurriedly ran to the lamppost, shouting at Hibari to come down.
"Ah, this is bad then," Dino laughed while the rest looked mostly troubled. Only Squalo looked displeased, and Lussuria couldn't quite adjust his mood.
"I think," Lussuria adjusted his glasses. "The Vongola Boss looks like a young boy who is learning to date a girl."
"Eh!"
"Huh!"
Loud cries resonated before everyone looked at Tsuna, whose hands were shaking right now. And when Saya noticed, she held Tsuna's hand lightly. "Don't be afraid. Actually, I am afraid of ghosts too. Let's try our best together, Sawada-kun."
Tsuna looked at the hand being held with embarrassment before looking at Saya's gentle smile. Then both walked inside together.
Everyone saw that image and was stunned before shouting together, with a fire of jealousy behind them. Except for Squalo, Lussuria, and Romario, who stood with sweat dripping or mouths agape.
"Sawada! Tsuna! The 10th!"
After that, they began to smirk, and evil laughter gradually resonated. Before the pursuers of Saya headed towards the same place.
The green door with the message 'Staff Only.'
"This way, please." The official opened the curtain for Tsuna and Saya when it was their turn. Both stepped in while still holding hands. The girl and the boy were both tense because they didn't know what they would face. As soon as the curtain closed, the sounds from outside died down as well.
"Sawada-kun, I have something to ask," Saya said. "I saw you shaking. Why... why did you bring me to a haunted house?"
"Uh…" Tsuna hesitated.
Halloween! (The writer said in an excited voice).
"Halloween," Tsuna said. "Well, today is Halloween."
"Sawada-kun, do you like movies like Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, or Texas Chainsaw?" Saya asked but hadn't stopped walking, clutching Tsuna's hand tighter.
"U…uh.." He has never watched those slasher movies but knows them very well. Just thinking about it made Tsuna's face start to turn pale.
"A…and horror movies like The Conjuring." The young boy's face turned even paler while Saya was no different. "A…ah, if that's the case, we two probably aren't different."
"Saya-chan, you don't like haunted houses?"
Saya went quiet for a moment before nodding. "Actually, I'm quite afraid of ghosts."
Well, I'm afraid of ghosts too… (The writer hangs her head).
Miss Writer! Why didn't you tell me beforehand!
It's a Halloween activity! Halloween! (The writer scratches her head while laughing dryly).
"Sorry about that. I happened to see my friends aren't very afraid of ghosts, so…" Tsuna tried to fix the situation and then slowly walked, leading Saya out. "Let's hurry and get out, Saya-chan."
The girl looked at the young boy's changing expression. He looked much calmer before trying to smile at Saya gently. Saya looked for a moment before smiling back. "Yes, Sawada-kun."
Eh, not bad, Decimo. (The writer smiles with satisfaction upon seeing them holding hands and walking together).
Shut up, Miss Writer!
(Suddenly, the writer felt a strange chill down her spine). Tsuna, I feel strange. I feel something uncontrollable.
"Eh?"
"Is something wrong, Sawada-kun?"
"Nothing," Tsuna said. However, at that moment.
Hah!
"Ghost!" Saya screamed when seeing something pop out suddenly at the corner. It was a giant with blood all over its body jumping out. Then there began to be vampires, werewolves, Frankenstein, mummies, all jumping out. Saya and Tsuna hugged each other tightly in fear. The young boy couldn't scream, but when he sensed the scent and the softness, it began to make the fear lighter. Before he thought in his mind with a face starting to blush.
Saya smells so good. And she's so soft.
But as soon as they saw that, the monsters' jealousy increased even more. Before they began to chase both of them, Saya and Tsuna ran at full speed.
"Ah!" A golden-haired mummy monster tripped because it stumbled on something, followed by all the demons falling like dominoes. Everyone groaned before a familiar shout followed.
"What the hell are you doing!" Gokudera raised his voice first. He was the golden-haired mummy who started it.
"Sorry, I tripped," Dino said. By now, both Saya and Tsuna had stopped running.
"You guys…"
Yamamoto laughed dryly while Ryohei said, "We just came to watch."
Jinnai got up before dusting his pants. He took off the giant head and smiled at the young lady. "It's Halloween, after all."
"Heigh, give me a break," Tsuna sighed, but when he looked, he found that Saya was still holding his hand. Although it felt good, he noticed that the girl's face was pale.
"Um, is that… an effect?" Blue fireballs floated around in the haunted house. The girl's finger pointed with a shaking finger before a familiar face popped up.
"Last time, you really did it to me." A figure was walking towards them; it was a familiar face for Tsuna. He would never forget this face for the rest of his life.
Romeo!
"How did this guy get here!"
Oh, I summoned him myself. (The writer smiles mischievously before scratching her head). I just couldn't think of anything else.
Are you planning to take us on a tour of hell as a party!
(The writer whistles and feigns ignorance).
"Ghosts!!! Run fast, everyone!!!" Tsuna shouted loudly without listening to the writer. Before holding Saya's hand and running away first, leaving the people behind looking at the legless spirit of Romeo.
"I will take everyone down to hell with me," Romeo said. Then he opened the gates of hell, and the people standing there made worried faces.
Should I call Bianchi? If I call her directly, will it ruin the plot I laid out? (The writer is deep in thought and typing on the rainbow keyboard).
Stop that thought right now! After a ghost, I don't want Poison Cooking either!
Then who should I bring to help? (The writer ponders).
If bringing them will just cause more chaos, then stop that thought!
"Hurry and escape!" Even though Dino said that, he tripped and fell first. Then everything repeated as everyone rolled around like balls.
"Everyone!" Tsuna turned to shout before stopping his run, quickly igniting the Dying Will Flame. The Vongola Gear, which was gloves up to the elbows, was installed instantly. Before he fired out with all his might, aiming at the ghost Romeo.
Agh!!! Romeo screamed loudly before disappearing with the light and the Sky flame.
The haunted house exploded in an instant and collapsed until the dust settled, or so it seemed. But now it has collapsed entirely. With Hibari watching from a tree. On his head, there was still a Hibird doll head.
"Wow, to dare destroy property in Namimori City like this, I have to go do some cleaning up."
After the chaos, everyone seemed safe but in an exhausted state. The girl quickly led Tsuna away because she knew what would happen. Even the other Vongola Family members quickly dispersed before Hibari arrived.
Tsuna and Saya arrived at the water park in a panting state. Saya immediately asked, "W…was that a ghost just now? A real ghost!?"
"W…well, yeah," Tsuna answered truthfully. "I've encountered them before."
The young boy laughed dryly, while Saya made a weary face before sitting on a long bench to calm down. Then the official announced there was an accident at the haunted house and began to stop tourists from entering.
"Heigh, I didn't think a trip with the Vongola Boss would end like this," Saya said, licking soft cream after they went to a shop and bought it.
"Sorry," Tsuna said. "It turned into a chaotic guest reception."
"It was fun, though. But if it's ghosts, I wouldn't recommend a haunted house much. Next time, take me somewhere else. I think there are few people who get to travel with the Vongola Family Boss like this."
"…Actually, I didn't want to be a mafia," Tsuna said.
"Umm… if so, then why did you become one?" Saya asked without understanding. "Actually, I remember Sawada-kun once said that mafia is like a family too."
"In the beginning, I… I just wanted power to protect my comrades. It's a very long story… I'll tell you when there's a good opportunity." The young boy said before looking at Saya's face.
"If you want to tell me now, I will listen. I want to know what the Vongola Family you want to protect has gone through. You could say that I myself want to understand Sawada-kun more. When Sawada-kun fired the flame just now, it was very cool too."
Tsuna was stunned for a moment before looking at the blue eyes leaning towards navy that were full of innocent gentleness. Before breaking into a smile with joy.
For goodness' sake, he didn't know if it was the right time, but… Saya was right in front of the young boy.
He was sure now that right now it wasn't just 'interest,' but he really 'liked' her.
Thinking like that, the young boy closed his eyes and gathered courage. Before beginning to speak.
"Saya-chan, I…" Saya looked puzzled when Tsuna stopped speaking with a more serious face. She then stayed quiet and waited, feeling it was an important matter. "I think I…"
"Sawada-kun…"
"I think I'm starting to not feel…" Speaking while his face turned red. Although he tried to speak, he couldn't get it out. "I want to…"
Be more than this…
Saya blinked repeatedly when she didn't see the other side speak, only seeing his red face. So she shook him and called his name softly, but Tsuna had already fainted and collapsed.
"Help! Someone fainted!"
"Heigh, give me a break. Still the same No-Good Tsuna as ever," Reborn answered while watching through binoculars from the Ferris wheel. "Still needs a lot of training, I see."
Well, it's still better than before. (The writer smiles). Right, Mr. Kawahira?
"You… what exactly are you planning, Estra?" Kawahira asked. He was a young man with short white hair wearing a green yukata and round glasses, looking at the event where Saya was calling people for help.
I just… want Tsuna to have his wish come true. (The writer answers). Otherwise, the Harem wouldn't have every couple. I'm still thinking about what Ryohei will do. Later there will be Xanxus, Belphegor, Squalo, and others.
"…Don't even think of doing anything absurd like including me in the harem." He said while adjusting his glasses, showing cruel eyes. "Otherwise…"
I understand. (The writer pouts). I won't do it because I…
(The writer said with a voice that didn't let the readers hear, but only had words that only Kawahira knew).
Kawahira's brow twitched upon hearing those messages. "You…" He pursed his lips. "You are truly unbelievable."
But thank you very much today, Mr. Kawahira, and please thank the Vindice for me too.
"…Just don't do anything inappropriate…" The words disappeared as his lips sensed something soft and sweet before it faded away.
I'm going now, Mr. Kawahira. Good luck.
"You really are…" Kawahira murmured before raising his hand to use the back of his hand to wipe his lips. But he stopped, didn't wipe it off, before letting his hand fall to his side. "Sly writer."
At that moment, he sensed the trace of softness on his lips again, but this time longer than before before it disappeared.