I'll let you handle the rest.
Yes, sir.
N-No way!
Tsunayoshi Sawada.
Hand over the Sky Ring,
or you'll be bidding your Guardians farewell.
They won't be able to survive one breath of this gas.
Wait, Irie.
We're not finished here.
Something in your story sounded off.
Stop trying to buy yourself time, it's useless.
You have no choice.
We're not negotiating here.
This is an order.
Hand over the Sky Ring before we count down from three,
or we'll kill all of your Guardians.
Wait! Hold on!
Aren't you Cervello?!
Why are you on the Millefiore's side?!
Three.
Boss!
Forget about us and take them out!
B-But I can't do that...
Two.
Do it, Sawada!
B-But...
One.
Master... Irie?
Don't think too badly of me.
I'm just putting you to sleep for now.
Target 136 Revealed Truth
It's so hot...
I'm drained.
You and your Family had me worried there, Tsunayoshi Sawada-kun.
My knees are buckling now that all that tension's gone...
I'm impressed that you made it all the way here.
I've been waiting for you.
I'm actually on your side.
O-On our side?!
Uh-huh, yep.
I'm not good at this kind of thing.
It's so formal.
But what do you mean, you're on our side?
You're a leader in the Millefiore!
Our enemy!
Calm down, Tsuna.
But!
Don't lower your guard!
Boss!
It may be another trap!
That's right!
Restrain him, Sawada!
I know it'll be impossible for you to believe me right away,
but I want you to at least hear me out.
You can't, boss!
Kyo-san.
My actions were disclosed to Byakuran-san through my subordinates...
and by constant camera surveillance.
But now that you've messed this place up, I can finally talk to you openly.
I've been waiting a long time for this moment.
Huh? You were?
It was our goal to meet you in this place, under these circumstances.
Our... goal?
Wh-What're you talking about?!
It's true that the Millefiore brought you to this time to take the Vongola Rings.
It's no surprise, then, that you're all here with them.
So you're after the Vongola Rings!
If I simply wanted to take them,
I wouldn't have needed to summon you here to Melone Base.
Summon?
Was that letter...
That letter?
The Guardians must assemble,
use the Vongola Rings to repel Byakuran,
and eliminate the man with glasses shown in the photo.
Then everything will return to how it was.
I devised this plan without the Millefiore's knowledge
to provoke you into chasing me to this place.
Huh?
In order to...
In order to train you all... to become stronger.
I truly regret doing all those terrible things.
But, it was the only way to help you quickly improve,
in preparation for the battles to come!
Huh? The battles to come?
That's right!
I'm not your true enemy!
Cut the crap!
You're making this up!
You're just trying to pull a fast one on us to save yourself!
Gokudera's right!
We can't believe his story!
Wait!
Give it some more thought!
If I wanted to eliminate you, I could've done it sooner!
Even if the Millefiore had lowered their defenses,
there's a world of difference between your strength and theirs!
You couldn't possibly win!
He's right.
Reborn?
You all knew that we had no chance if we fought them head on.
That's why we were desperate enough to try sneaking into this Millefiore base.
As a result,
you went through many battles and gained strength,
before reaching this destination.
It's just as he says.
You were brought in a few at a time, instead of all at once,
so your future selves could provide guidance.
Once you arrived, I could've mobilized the base earlier and captured you.
But then you wouldn't have gained any experience.
I slowed it down on purpose!
That's not all.
Do you know why I-Pin, Kyoko Sasagawa, and Haru Miura
were brought from the past as well?
People become stronger when they have something to protect.
It was therefore determined that they were necessary.
Right now-
What...
What if something happens to Kyoko-chan and the others...? And for such a stupid reason!
And not just them!
Yamamoto, Gokudera-kun, Lal, and everyone else
could've died in this battle before they ever "developed!"
Boss...
That was a risk we simply had to take.
What was that?!
No way...
I've been trying my best!
It's been so hard with all these unexpected obstacles!
This problem isn't as simple as you think!
And you know,
your future self was involved in devising this plan too, Tsunayoshi-kun!
What?
I was involved?
Th-The boss?
I've been trying my best!
It's been so hard with all these unexpected obstacles!
This problem isn't as simple as you think!
And you know,
your future self was involved in devising this plan too, Tsunayoshi-kun!
What?
I was involved?
Th-The boss?
I was involved?
It was imperative that the plan not be leaked to the Millefiore,
so it was a secret between myself, the future you, and the future Kyoya Hibari.
So when you said "our" goal, you were referring to...
Yes.
That was why the future Hibari was able to predict our ambush.
Unbelievable...
The future me didn't know?
That's impossible!
Why was I, the boss's right-hand man, ignored by him?!
The future you was uneasy about getting innocent allies involved.
But in the end, you accepted that it was necessary for the past you to improve.
N-No way...
I... I...
All right then, I'll do what I can, Tsunayoshi Sawada.
Quite frankly, I didn't expect you to approve the plan.
But if you hadn't made this decision, we would lose everything.
Is that what convinced you?
I brought everyone to this era...
to such a dangerous place...
It's impossible!
I know Sawada!
He's unbelievably kind!
That's right!
The boss would never let the kids be placed in danger!
Lal... Gokudera-kun...
Oh man...
That just shows you how bad the situation is!
Can't you read between the lines?!
And Shoichi snaps back.
We have to bet everything to deal with this,
or you and all your friends will be killed!
That's not all!
Many others will too!
If we screw up, the entire human race will be in danger!
The entire human race?
Okay, so it's serious enough that you had to go this far.
And it all has something to do with those battles to come, right?
Reborn!
I think we should believe him.
Reborn-san!
Hey, Reborn!
His explanation has answered all of the questions I had.
Thank you.
By the way...
Your enemy will be...
Byakuran-san!
I knew it.
Somehow, I knew it.
Byakuran-san will do whatever it takes to assemble the 7³ and make this world his.
That's the kind of man he is.
He's named this desire the 7³ Policy.
And if he succeeds, we'll be witness to a hell beyond all imagination.
He'll obliterate any person, group, or even country, who go against his will.
No way...
There's something I still don't get.
Huh?
Why have you been working for Byakuran this whole time?
If you hadn't used the Ten-Year Bazooka to bring the Vongola Rings to this time,
he wouldn't have been able to accomplish his goal.
That's right.
My future self destroyed the Vongola Rings in this time.
You might've been able to minimize the number of victims
if you hadn't brought Tsuna and the others to this time.
But then...
Tsuna and the Arcobaleno would still be dead,
but Kyoko and the others wouldn't have been involved.
For a while...
But he would've eventually been able to bring you to the future, even without my help.
Huh?
Plus, there was another reason I was partial to this method.
This is the only time when he can be stopped!
Huh?
What do you mean?!
Defeating Byakuran-san now is the only way to seal his power!
Power?!
It'll take a while to explain...
I forgot!
Huh?
Have you heard anything from Vongola HQ?!
What?
No.
Not yet?
I see... Not yet...
Ow...
Wh-What's wrong?
I suddenly feel very anxious...
Shoichi.
Don't worry.
Spanner-san?
Shoichi's stomach starts hurting whenever he gets nervous.
What?!
The boss of this base is prone to stomachaches?
Pathetic.
I didn't ask to be this way!
Besides, I'm not cut out for this...
Are you okay, Shoichi?
Spanner...
This is how he normally is.
U-Uh...
Shoichi's an amazing guy,
but even more amazing is how he doesn't look the part.
Spanner, that's not a compliment.
It's meant to be.
In any case,
reaching this place was the first hurdle in order to defeat Byakuran-san.
If we consider this the first stage,
then there's a second one you need to clear!
What? More fighting?
No, that's not it.
I want you to heal up for the time being.
Depending on how the second stage goes, that is.
What's this second stage?
You haven't heard?
There was a plan to launch a united attack on the Millefiore all over the world today.
Ah, that's right...
Tsuna and the others broke in here at the same time.
If the united attack fails, things will become much more difficult.
The key battle will be in Italy.
What's going on?!
Wasn't the Vongola Alliance practically wiped out?!
It's no good. We've lost contact with the west side!
What?!
Did they break through?!
Get outta here!
Well, we've finished occupying the place.
This castle now belongs to us!
Oh? What does it say on the flag?
I don't accept the current Vongola X.
My! What a splendid flag.
Levi's so desperate to get on the boss's good side.
Still Mr. Doom and Gloom, I see.
No fighting now, boys.
I was just stating the obvious.
What was that?!
Hey!
Let's get started.
It's another episode of everyone's favorite "Haru's Haru-Haru Dangerous Interviews!"
Today's guest is...
You don't need to bring out today's guest.
Huh?
I can tell you everything there is to know about him.
What do you want to know?
How many times his classmates made him bawl?
How many times he fell down and cried?
Eek!
Hey, hey, Reborn!
Don't spill that stuff!
Today's guest is Dino-san!
I'm happy to be here again.
Ask anything you'd like.
Yes, then...
Wait.
I've brought a loser along today too.
Tsuna.
Tsuna-san!
H-Help me.
Are you okay, Tsuna?
Reborn's as reckless as ever.
No kidding...
This is how he always treats me.
I know what you mean.
I went through the same ordeal.
I've been run ragged so many times...
Why do I have to deal with this?
I know...
I would've preferred a nicer tutor.
You guys have guts.
Stupid loser students.
I'm sorry!
Sorry, Reborn!
Whatever. Just move on.
Y-Yes, sir!
Wow! I can tell you're fellow students when you speak in unison.
R-Really?
But Dino-san's all cool and strong.
I really admire him.
I hope I can be like him.
I'm glad to hear that, Tsuna.
My classmate is super nice, but look at my first student.
Ah, you mean Hibari-san.
Need something?
Ky-Kyoya, why are you here?
The baby summoned me.
Thanks for coming, Hibari.
It was nothing, baby.
Reborn! Wh-Why did you call Hibari-san here?
Because it'd be more fun that way.
So what's this about?
If you just want to hang out, I'll bite you to death.
Eek!
W-We were supposed to have a friendly guest today!
You haven't changed, Kyoya.
Don't scare the lady.
Come on. Let's continue with the interview.
Y-Yes!
In that case, since Hibari-san's also here,
could you tell me what Dino-san's taught you as your tutor?
Like, any flashy and cool special attacks that go boom?
Special attacks?
I don't care about that.
I just wanted to bite that man to death.
Hey now, Kyoya.
That's uncalled for.
I've been teaching you plenty of-
Perfect timing.
I'll bite you to death this time.
Wait! Stop!
Are the two of them going off to train again?
No, I don't think so.
Speaking of training, I'm preparing to be Tsuna-san's bride!
What did she just slip into the conversation?!
He's down.
His men aren't around right now...
U-Um, Hibari-san?
It wouldn't be any fun to bite him to death in that state.
I'm leaving.
Dino-san!
Wake up!
Are you okay?
Sorry about that, Tsuna.
Eek!
Tsuna-san! Dino-san!
Are you all right?
Just ignore them, Haru.
Honestly, this is why they're losers.
Th-That's all for today's "Haru's Haru-Haru Dangerous Interview!"
I'll see you again next time!
I'm coming to save you!
Oof!
Next time:
Main Battle in Italy.
See you next time!