After ending their talk about the Alternate Dimension, everyone returned to the Rest Space.
Tiona and Tione followed Tsuna back to his room.
Tiona immediately voiced her worries, looping her arms around Tsuna's neck and pressing her cheek against his affectionately.
"Tsuna, Spirits are said to possess incredible magic power—legend says they're second only to the Gods. Being targeted by something like that sounds like big trouble, doesn't it?"
Tsuna paused to think. He couldn't lie to Tiona about this one.
"It really is troublesome. The one I encountered today was a Spirit Embryo—a being partially absorbed by an Enhanced Species. Because those monsters have the trait of Cannibalism, I didn't end up facing a full Level 4 Golem. Otherwise, things would've been far more complicated."
He emphasized his point.
"When I say 'troublesome,' I mean that I couldn't have dealt with that Enhanced Species easily, nor could I have quickly controlled the situation. If I'd slipped, the Spirit might've captured my information."
"So… your information hasn't been exposed yet?" Tiona asked, eyes wide in surprise.
"It hasn't," Tsuna replied with a shake of his head.
"The moment I realized the Enhanced Species was targeting only me, I knew someone was pulling the strings. So my first move was to hide every trace of information—using monsters to block all data and signals. I made sure nothing that happened here could be leaked outside."
"But you still killed the Golem, didn't you?"
Tiona frowned. Even if the information was blocked, once the Golem and its Spirit Embryo were destroyed, wouldn't that alone give everything away?
"Yeah, how could you possibly hide the fact that both of them died?" Tione added, clearly troubled.
"Normally, you'd be right. But my case is… a little different."
Tsuna smiled faintly. A cup suddenly appeared in his hand. He loosened his grip, letting it fall and shatter across the floor. Then, in his other hand, a pocket watch appeared. He clicked the button, and before their eyes, the shattered fragments began to move in reverse—reassembling themselves until the cup was whole again, resting in his palm as if nothing had happened.
The sight was like a magic trick. Tiona and Tione both froze, staring in disbelief.
"T-That's… time reversal!"
Tione's face showed pure shock. She had seen it with her own eyes—the reversal of time. The broken cup had truly returned to its original state.
She quickly caught on.
"So, you used this same method to restore the Golem and the Spirit Embryo?"
"Exactly."
"But doesn't that count as trespassing into the Gods' domain? Tsuna, won't they notice you?"
Reversing time—bringing the dead back to life—was undoubtedly meddling in the divine realm. If Tsuna had revived both the Golem and the Spirit Embryo, that meant he had interfered with life and death itself.
That realization made Tione even more anxious.
Being targeted by the Dark Faction or the Spirits was bad enough. But being noticed by the Gods themselves? That would be far worse.
Tsuna, however, only chuckled.
"Tione, the Gods can't extend their reach into the Dungeon. The Golem was a monster, and the Spirit Embryo wasn't a complete lifeform—it doesn't even fall under the Dungeon's control. I've sealed every possible channel of information. Tell me, who's going to come after me?"
Tione blinked, then thought it through carefully. He was right.
The Golem would be categorized under Dungeon monsters.
The Spirit Embryo would be considered part of the Spirits' domain.
No matter how you looked at it, none of it pointed back to the Gods. Even if manipulating time violated divine law, as long as the Gods never confirmed it, Tsuna would remain untouched.
"Phew… You nearly scared me to death."
Now that it all made sense, Tione finally relaxed.
"If anyone found out about this and spread it around, you'd be in huge trouble."
True enough. If what Tione said ever came to pass, Tsuna would be in serious danger.
But Tsuna had already accounted for that.
"That's why I blocked all information flow. The barrier outside doesn't just stop transmission—it also distorts perception. I made sure no one was watching before taking action."
"I reversed the deaths of the Golem and the Spirit Embryo, restoring everything to its prior state. The Spirit Embryo is still sealed inside the Golem's Magic Stone. Everything is exactly as it was before—an illusion within an illusion."
"Even if the Spirits suspect something, the fact remains that the Embryo hasn't activated. Without clear evidence, they'll only harbor doubts, not certainty."
Every detail had been accounted for in Tsuna's plan.
As long as they were merely suspicious, they would still need to verify it—and that, he wasn't worried about. The only consequence was that he'd need to be more cautious when entering the Dungeon again. Until the Spirit threat was fully resolved, his Puppets would have to lead the way. A hassle, but manageable.
"As long as you're confident," Tione said, seeing the calm assurance in Tsuna's expression, her nerves eased.
"Seriously though, you need to take it easy sometimes, Tsuna. My heart can't handle this kind of stress."
"Yeah, seriously!"
Tiona, slower to react, quickly chimed in.
"Just trust me," Tsuna replied with a small grin.
Both sisters puffed their cheeks at his teasing tone.
"Of course we trust you."
"But the kind of monster tools you pull out all the time are terrifying."
Tione had trusted Tsuna's ability long before she realized her feelings for him. His power had always been extraordinary—beyond reason. But that same power often touched forbidden realms, the kind of power even Gods feared.
Like space.
Like time.
Now that her heart had steadied, Tione's playful side surfaced. To soothe what tension still lingered, she spread her arms toward him.
"So, I need a warm hug—to calm my heart."
"Of course."
Tsuna blinked, then smiled softly as he pulled Tione into his arms.