Target 186 Bewitching Mist
You don't accept me as the one who will carry on the Vongola Family?
Exactly.
That doesn't mean you can threaten Kyoko-chan and the other girls!
Yeah!
Release them!
The expected reaction.
You people are so simpleminded.
Huh?
What do you mean?!
I realized how much you value them after a period of observation.
Wha-?
With them in my control, you would be forced to submit to my will.
I took control of Chrome so I could draw them out.
Took control of Chrome?
Then you were the one...
So Chrome didn't actually mean the things she was saying!
You're such a coward!
You took Sasagawa and the others as hostages
so you could force us to accept your demands?
Huh?
Demands?
So that's the reason
you took Kyoko-chan, Haru and the other girls as hostages?
What will it take for you to release them?!
I have but one demand.
I wish for you to become ideal heirs to the Vongola tradition.
Huh?
Ideal heirs...?
What is that bastard plotting, maggots?!
This is starting to sound fishy.
Yeah.
This is bad.
Daemon plans on testing all of them under his own conditions.
Didn't we already say that
we've been accepted by the first-generation Guardians?!
That's right!
Ask the other first-generation Guardians!
That won't be necessary.
I place no value on the opinions of the other Guardians.
What's that?!
What do you mean?!
I'm saying that my vision of an ideal Vongola Family contradicts theirs.
I don't get it...
What's your ideal then?
Strength.
Huh?
An organization with enough strength to overwhelm any foe.
That is how the Vongola Family should be.
Bah, he's still spewing that crap.
Damn Daemon...
He's out of control to the extreme.
Should we not stop him?
No, we're just going to watch.
What?!
This is a problem for Decimo and his Family to solve.
Should you really be saying that?
We will not interfere.
They must overcome this trial with their own power.
However...
They're up against Daemon.
That's right.
He once betrayed you.
We wait.
We will now determine the true mettle of Vongola X's Family.
Enough strength...
To overcome any foe.
The Vongola Family must be the strongest organization.
And if you are to carry on the tradition,
you need a heartless nature capable of crushing all foes.
No way...
You don't have time to hesitate.
Huh?
Eek!
It's getting hard to breathe...
Wh-Why?
Most likely, the oxygen in this place is getting low.
Eek!
I-Isn't that a big deal?!
We'll be fine for now.
The oxygen won't run out immediately.
However...
We are certainly in danger.
Th-This is terrible!
They're all in pain!
K-Kyoko!
That's dirty, damn it!
Please release them at once!
You can save them if you defeat me.
What?!
They have nothing to do with this!
That is not true.
They are currently suffering because of their
involvement with Tsunayoshi Sawada.
What?!
This is the fate of one who inherits an entire organization.
Boss...
Senpai...
Hasn't that been the case all along?
Family, friends, and acquaintances may all be targeted by the enemy.
He's right.
That's why Haru's parents had to evacuate this town in the future.
That's not all.
Yamamoto's dad lost his life.
All because they got involved with me.
Do you understand now?
That's what it means to become boss of the Vongola.
You don't have time to worry about the people around you.
And you must show no mercy in destroying those who oppose the Vongola.
You must have the ruthlessness it takes to spare no foe.
Become strong, Tsunayoshi Sawada.
Become a boss whom people will fear to defy.
I still don't know what it is that I need.
But there's one thing I can be sure of.
That I have to save Chrome, Kyoko-chan, and everybody else!
If you're telling us to destroy our enemies,
then you're up first!
Daemon Spade!
That's right.
That's more like it, Tsunayoshi Sawada.
Then let us begin.
If you wish to defeat me and save the girls in the movie theater,
you must show me your resolve.
The participants will be Tsunayoshi Sawada and every Guardian present.
Huh?
Even Lambo?
I can do this!
I'll take out the guy who shut them up!
Lambo, you...
Stupid cow...
I said that I'm doing this!
Lambo-san's not scared at all!
Got it.
We can protect Lambo!
Yeah.
Yes, boss.
We'll keep you safe, Lambo.
Count on us to the extreme!
Thanks, Lambo.
In that case, I'll be waiting in the movie theater.
Okay, let's go!
All right!
We're going with them!
Whoa! The building disappeared!
He pulled a fast one on us.
What's going on, maggots?!
This is one of Daemon's illusions.
He's gotta have crazy power if he can make an entire building disappear.
It didn't disappear.
It's still there, but it's gone.
Huh?
What a fearsome power.
He is able to deceive our Arcobaleno senses...
I cannot even feel its presence.
Well? Think you can break it?
It's too much for us.
This illusion was created by the first- generation Guardian of the Mist Ring.
We'll have to call Mammon.
Okay, got it!
Falco!
Get him here.
Sneak, sneak, sneak...
Hey, Skull.
Gulp!
Wh-What is it?!
I-I'm going to go look for him!
I have no intention of running away!
I have a different job for you.
Huh?
Listen up.
I need you to...
I-Impossible! It's impossible!
Just get going!
You'd better get it done!
Reborn.
Hmm?
Then I shall search for the other one.
Yeah, him.
Please do.
This should be enough to make her happy.
Her?
Huh?!
Me!
Enough to make me happy!
Honestly!
I bought a bunch of my favorite foods!
N-None of this is for Chrome...
Let's hurry.
Chrome's waiting.
I said that's not it, Kakipi!
Huh?
Where'd the building go?
It disappeared.
No way!
Wh-Where'd it go?!
The stairs to the movie theater are up ahead!
Okay!
Hurry to the extreme!
Ryohei!
It's a trap!
Damn it!
Boss!
Don't let go, Lambo!
You okay, boss?
Y-Yeah.
Ah!
Wh-Where are we?!
If we're floating in the sky, we must be inside an illusion.
That's right!
What happened to Yamamoto and Lambo?!
They're not around.
Neither is Turf top.
Huh?
It looks like we've been split up.
I see.
I hope that everybody's safe.
You should worry about yourselves before getting concerned about others.
B-Boss?
Another Gokudera-kun?
Lambo!
You okay?
All this sand in my mouth!
Anyway, we're suddenly in the middle of a desert.
Is this also an illusion?
Hey, hey.
What happened to Tsuna and Stupidera?
Looks like we got split up from Sawada and the others.
Another me?
Is this one of those mirages I've heard about?
Doesn't look like it.
I'm by myself?
You can tell that something's about to show up.
Thought so.
I planned on splitting you all up,
in order to coach each one of you into my ideal Vongola Family,
but this will suffice.
You're Daemon!
Are you surprised?
G also turned himself into me.
Man...
You people keep using the same trick!
I'm not soft like G.
You told us to defeat you,
so why do we have to fight these phantoms?!
This is necessary...
For you to be reborn as the true Vongola boss I desire.
Huh?
True Vongola boss?
Now, let the battle begin.
What's wrong?
This won't be much of a fight if you're guarding the entire time.
A bit early for you to be knocked out.
The fight has only begun.
You're pretty good.
But you have to overcome yourself to become a true champion!
If you think I'm affected by the form you've taken,
you're mistaken to the extreme!
I won't fall for the same trick twice!
Maximum Cannon!
Ah! Stop!
If you hadn't stopped your punch, you would have defeated me.
How foolish of you.
You coward...
Coward?
What are you saying?
Do you consider the Guardian of the Lightning Ring
to be more important than your sister?
What did you say?!
If you wish to save your sister,
you simply need to abandon the Guardian of the Lightning Ring.
That would be true strength.
Damn you...
Chrome-chan!
Wh-Where is this?
We all got captured.
But I'm so glad you're awake.
I was being controlled...
Chrome-chan!
Don't push yourself too hard.
B-But this is...
Shigure Soen Ryu.
What?!
Offensive stance 5.
Early Summer Rain!
Early Summer Rain
That was close...
How unfortunate.
My swing was too shallow...
You can even copy the Shigure Soen Ryu...
I'm actually amazed.
I'm sure that you'll be satisfied when
you're defeated by your own technique.
Why don't you show me your true face as a swordsman?
Your sword will weep if you spend all your time guarding.
This display only serves to reinforce what I already should have known.
A sword that only exists to defeat your foes is twisted to behold.
I used the back of my sword.
Let's stop this.
Offensive Stance 3.
Last Minute Rain.
It's foolish to show mercy to your foes.
A battle of swords only ends when one of us has been cut down.
This guy's...
I like the look you have in your eyes now.
That's how a swordsman should be.
His eyes aren't like Squalo's or the Phantom Knight's.
Squalo went on about winning but never lost his pride.
The Phantom Knight was filled with absolute conviction
when he swung his sword, too.
But this guy is...
A sword exists only for the sake of cutting down your foes.
The same can be said of its wielder.
A man whose only worth is to defeat his foes.
That'd just be a monster!
Yes, a monster.
You must become a monster like me, or you can't win.
Boss!
You're too weak.
I can't believe that you claimed to be the boss.
At this rate,
I won't be able to deem you worthy of inheriting the Vongola tradition.
Don't touch the boss!
I see.
You plan on offering your own body to protect your boss.
Then I'll simply bury the two of you together!
Gokudera-kun!
Boss!
Use this chance to run away!
Huh?
I-I can't do that...
Sacrificing yourself to protect your boss...
A decision that I would expect from a Guardian.
However, Tsunayoshi Sawada...
You are not worth protecting.
Damn you!
Whatever it takes to win.
Besides...
You're facing more than one foe.
Lambo-san is super angry now!
A fine job for a crybaby.
Sorry, Lambo!
I'll leave that one to you!
D-Damn it...
Why do you keep cheating?
You're free to follow suit.
Well?
Feel free to kick away or use any other form of cheating.
I-I won't cheat...
You're very stubborn.
That's how a boxer should be!
If you wish to save your sister,
you don't have time to be particular about the method used.
It doesn't matter how you fight if you don't win.
Ryohei...
Stop getting into fights, okay?
Got it.
I'll stop getting into fights.
Promise.
Uh-huh.
A fist fight with no rules is nothing more than a brawl!
I promised that I'd stop fighting!
But when I have no choice but to fight,
I will fight and win, fair and square!
How foolish of you.
Lambo! You okay?!
Hold...it...in...no more!
Sorry...
Your life is forfeit if you're going to shoulder that burden.
As well as the life of your precious sister.
Will you protect the Guardian of the Lightning Ring?
Or save your sister?
Now, what will your choice be, Guardian of the Sun Ring?
I'll...
I'll save both of them!
Tsunayoshi Sawada...
You are not worth protecting.
What was that, bastard?!
Think carefully.
Is this boss worth risking your life for?
For the sake of the organization, you should choose a stronger boss.
Don't be ridiculous!
Besides, a boss must be prepared to sacrifice his comrades.
Yet here we have Tsunayoshi Sawada, a fool who's too busy
being compassionate to make a decision.
He fails as a boss.
Sorry, but I like our boss the way he is!
Then you also fail as a Guardian.
Gokudera-kun!
At this rate, they'll...
If that happens, I won't be able to save everyone!
I have to do this!
A wise decision.
Your only choice is to defeat the enemies before you.
Now, show me how strong your resolve is.
Monster Tamer Tsuna!
Let's be friends.
Huh?
Oh, okay...
Oops, my arm's all rotten.
Don't be scared.
I can reattach it like this.
That looks very wrong!
That's one happy-go-lucky zombie!
Lambo-san's scared!
That suave smile...
He must have died a happy death with no regrets.
R-Really?
You know...
Huh?
I got caught in a trap after
being backstabbed by my buddies and turned into a zombie.
They got me good!
That's a tragic way to die!
Take me with you!
I'll be your friend.
Friend...?
He suddenly stopped moving?
His brain is in the tree!
Huh?!
Sorry about that.
Could you slip me back into my head?
Yamamoto's Brain TAKESHI
It talked!
And so, Yamamoto the zombie and his brain, Takeshi, joined the party.
To be continued.
Next Episode
Next time:
Memories of Betrayal.
See you next time!