What is that?!
A pitch-black cloud is looming over the shrine!
Hey there, fellas.
Ah! What is that?!
You look to be doing well, Tsunayoshi-kun.
Huh?! B-Byakuran?!
Byakuran's a giant?!
Monster!
There's a metallic reading.
It's a giant apparatus.
Oh?
Huh?
I said to bring everyone with you.
Some people are missing.
Uh, ah, that's...
Oh well.
You'll be the ones who suffer at crunch time.
Now start pushing out flames quick.
There's only a little time left before noon, the scheduled time.
Time will be up when the light from my face disappears.
The light is fading!
And fading fast!
Now come on.
What's wrong? You scared?
B-But...
We're still missing people.
Oh?
I'm glad that you respect the rules.
But it sounds like an excuse
for not being able to produce five million Fiamma Volts.
I'm sure... I'm sure they'll be here!
But you're out of time.
No! They'll come!
What are you people doing?
Yo, sorry to keep you waiting.
Both of them came!
Boss!
Sawada!
Boss!
O-Okay!
Vongola Box!
Open Box!
Hmm? Oh? What is this?
That's the Flame Ring Teleportation System...
Shoichi.
The reading...
Ten million Fiamma Volts!
So I wasn't mistaken...
I wasn't mistaken when I brought them to this world!
They are the only light that can stand against Byakuran-san.
The young 10th generation Vongola Family!
Target 168 Choice Begins
That looks dangerous!
Run for it!
Help!
Man... You guys are late!
Sorry about that.
I am here for personal reasons.
It's got nothing to do with you.
But Sawada, how'd you know they would come?
No...
All I knew was that
we needed everyone together or we couldn't defeat Byakuran.
Yes, marvelous...
Over five million Fiamma Volts...
You pass.
Then let's get down...
to starting Choice.
Yeah.
The first choice will be the selection of a battlefield.
On account of your wonderful flames,
I'll yield the choice of battlefield to your side.
What are those?
Playing cards?
You've heard the rules of Choice from Sho-chan, right?
Choice is a game of choices.
Battlefields and combatants must be chosen before you can begin.
The outcome is largely determined by fate.
Now draw a card, Tsunayoshi-kun.
That will be the choice you have made.
But the cards were made by the enemy...
Don't worry.
Choice is the one occasion where Byakuran-san will never cheat.
Boss...
All yours, Tsuna.
Yeah.
Lambo-san wants to draw! Wants to draw!
Boss...
Okay, I'll make my choice.
The battlefield card is Lightning.
Let's go then.
What is this?!
M-My body is floating on its own!
It's okay! Don't panic!
Eek!
Lambo-san's flying!
Damn... What the hell?!
Ow...
Man, that hurt...
Ah! E-Everybody okay?
Yes...
Nobody hurt?
Y-Yes, somehow...
Though I feel I lost a few years off my life.
We're also fine over here!
You okay, Kyoko?
Uh-huh. I'm fine, Ryohei.
Looks like everybody made it here in one piece.
Boss, there's something buried here.
Huh?
That's Lambo.
Huh?
Ah...
That hurts!
Sorry...
Huh?
I dropped my lollipop!
It's okay, Lambo.
Here.
But we burned up a large amount of flames in the process.
Uri returned to his box.
So did mine.
Mangaroo too!
Mukuro...
This is...
Hey.
Welcome to the Choice arena.
Byakuran...
What?!
Huh?
Eek?!
Wh-What's the meaning of this?!
This is...
The middle of a bunch of skyscrapers!
It feels like we've met many times...
But is this the first time you've met me in person,
Tsunayoshi-kun?
Ah! Th-There they are!
Byakuran and the real six Funeral Wreaths!
Wah! They're kinda scary!
I'm on this side!
This is where we'll be fighting.
Huh? Here?
That's right.
Don't you think it's a fine location?
Huh?
W-We can't possibly fight in a place with so many people!
I thought you might say that,
so I got rid of all the people.
Huh?
Wha-?
Now that you mention it, the place is awfully quiet.
Especially when you consider that we're in the middle of a metropolis.
No signs of crowd chatter or traffic noise.
Or birds...
We are the only people in this place.
Huh?
What do you mean?
A battlefield made especially for Choice.
Well, we'll explain everything in due time.
Boo! Puhleeze!
They're a bunch of kids.
What?!
Damn you...
Boo, I can handle this lot by myself!
Whoa, her hand!
O-ho.
Don't be hasty, Bluebell.
Lord Byakuran has been looking forward to this party.
We should enjoy ourselves.
N-Now what?!
I-In an instant... No, not even an instant...
What just happened?!
Not to mention that magma bath...
Are these freaks even human?!
O-ho.
My Cloud Guardian counterpart
appears to be you in the school uniform.
I am Kikyo.
A pleasure to make your acquaintance.
Enough chitchat.
Let's get started.
But we can't do that yet, Hibari-chan.
This is Choice.
We have to proceed to the next choice.
Wh-What is that?!
It's a gyroroulette...
I'll make it easier for everyone to see.
What's with the list of symbols?
This one is Millefiore...
This one is Vongola...
These represent our individual elements?
Place the hand with your ring on the side with gears, Tsunayoshi-kun.
Huh?
Here, like this.
L-Like this?
Spin the gears right when I say Choice.
Huh? H-Hold-
Choice.
Hmm, they're stopping.
And it's decided.
Huh?
The participants in the battle.
Wh-What is this?
There are a bunch of numbers lined up.
Next to the element symbols...
I see!
The numbers say how many participants are allowed for each element!
You sure are a quick one, Sho-chan.
That's right.
The gyroroulette determined the number
of combatants from each element on the battlefield.
The number depends on the element?
And the total number is different between Vongola and Millefiore.
That's the fun part about Choice.
Vongola will be sending one each from Sky, Storm, and Rain, huh?
Good draw, Tsunayoshi-kun.
Hold on!
Then what's the square on the bottom?!
I've never seen any element like that!
Hmm?
Oh, that would be the null element.
In other words, it represents those without rings.
You have a "2",
so you'll need to send out two of them.
So that's why you said to bring everyone.
Having them all participate in the fight...
No way!
Kyoko-chan?!
Kyoko!
When did he...
Who are you?!
I'm Daisy...
This is for you...
Sorry about that.
The second I take my eyes off him...
Daisy has a weakness for the lovely and fragile, like you two.
Wh-What's with this guy?
Well then...
Let's announce the participating members then.
Oh, this is the one time you can discuss before making your choice.
Byakuran-san, since I don't have a ring,
I can be considered a "null element", right?
Well, I'll make a special exception.
In that case, Tsunayoshi-kun,
our lineup is settled.
Huh?
The participating Vongola members will be as follows:
Sky will be Tsunayoshi-kun.
Storm will be Gokudera-kun.
Rain will be Yamamoto-kun.
Null element will be represented by Spanner and me.
Hey wait, Irie!
Like we'd listen to your orders!
The boss makes these decisions!
But Gokudera, I agree with a lineup where everyone has combat experience.
What? Reborn-san!
Hold on!
Isn't there something wrong when I can't participate?!
I extremely trained with Mangaroo!
Hey, Ryohei!
You'll have to bear with it this time!
The other side is also bound by these conditions.
That's how Choice works.
Besides, the gyroroulette gave us a pretty favorable result.
The other side is down a person,
and Byakuran-san can't participate.
You think I'm going to accept that reasoning?
I'm going to participate.
H-Hibari-san!
Wait! You can't just decide that...
Hold on, Kyoya.
Huh?
Man, you're so hopeless.
Dino-san!
When did you get here?!
I snuck in during the warp.
I've been here the whole time.
The whole time?!
I never noticed!
I'm your tutor...
Of course I'd come.
Byakuran, what's that?
Dino the Bronco.
Bronco?
Hibari-chan's tutor.
Right, Arcobaleno Reborn?
So you know everything about us, huh?
Use your head.
If Tsuna and the others beat the Millefiore,
you'll be free to fight with whomever you want.
Just suck it up for now, yeah?
Make it quick.
Yeah, got it.
Dino-san's gotten good at persuading Hibari-san!
Tsuna, it's your call.
Are you okay with that lineup?
Huh?
Y-Yes!
Hey, Giannini, are you okay with this?
You've been completely ignored...
And Spanner, who's also null element and a mechanic, was chosen...
U-Unfortunately, I don't seem to have a choice.
I'll leave it to them!
He looks so happy...
So he doesn't want to participate...
I feel like crap.
He's...
That guy who was whistling...
That magma bath freak!
Lord Byakuran, sorry, but since I don't have a role to play,
I'm getting sick of this, to be honest.
I apologize, Lord Byakuran.
Zakuro is starting to lose interest.
Hmm, then we'd better hurry.
Which one of us is the wacko now?!
Then I'll introduce the participating members from the Millefiore side now.
Cloud will be the ever-reliable and kind leader
of the real six Funeral Wreaths, Kikyo.
O-ho.
Sun will be the zombie who lives to kill, Daisy.
Mist will be the phantom giant bringer of truth, Torikabuto.
Hmm, I think that does it.
You're still missing one!
You're supposed to have two Mist members!
Uh-oh!
Crap!
Is that what you expected us to say?
Like I said before,
each of the six real Funeral Wreaths has been
assigned one hundred Rank A subordinates.
N-Now that you mention it...
He did say something about that.
The other Mist player
is already here.
One of Torikabuto's men.
Saru.
Where did he come from?!
I couldn't even feel his presence.
Two Illusionists...
So they have plenty of resources.
Cowards!
Well then...
We're finally getting to the rules of victory.
I went with the simplest and quickest Choice rule set.
The Target rules.
T-Target rules?
A very simple set of rules.
Both sides select one person to become the enemy's target.
When a target is defeated, that side loses.
I see.
So we're selecting captains.
The target is the equivalent of a king in chess.
I should mention that the target was already selected by the roulette.
Huh?
Certain element marks are illuminated on the roulette board, yeah?
Millefiore's is Sun.
Vongola's is null.
When two or more members belong to the target element,
the roulette will select one at random.
Ah!
That settles it.
The Millefiore's target is Daisy.
The Vongola's target is Sho-chan.
Ciao-su.
And now for the horoscope segment I'm sure you've all missed.
Who'll be lucky today?
Here are the top three.
First, in third place:
Gemini Exchanging diaries is the key to good luck!
Gemini.
All the grape candy will belong to Lambo-san!
Next, in second place:
Aquarius You should check out sci-fi anime and novels.
Aquarius.
That's a good omen.
Romario and the others will be glad to hear this.
And finally, in first place:
Libra You'll have a lucky chance in your club activities.
Libra.
I-I placed first?!
Man, I'm so happy!
Maybe something good will happen.
See you next time!
Horoscope: Keiko Han
Were you the lucky ones?
We'll see you next time then!
Next Episode
Irie and Daisy's target markers were ignited by Deathperation Flames.
Whichever side has their flame extinguished first loses, right?
But if those Deathperation Flames, which are powered by life energy,
burn for an extended period of time,
Irie's life will be in danger.
Hurry, Tsuna!
Show us the fruits of your training.
Next time on Reborn:
Sky Lion: Leone di Cielo ver. Vongola.
Watch like your life depends on it.
See you next time!