* Whoosh — * The duel began with Reborn's whistle.

"Mr. Dino, you're a long-range fighter, right?" Takeshi Yamamoto suddenly asked.

"Yes, my weapon is a whip. That's right, I'm a long-range fighter," Dino admitted without hesitation.

"Generally, long-range fighters are not very good at close combat, so … I'm going!" Takeshi Yamamoto disappeared from the spot as soon as he finished his sentence.

"He disappeared?!" Tsunayoshi Shinoda was shocked. Even Hayato Jōdera squinted his eyes.

Reborn stared at the duel with his bean-sized eyes, "No, he didn't disappear. His speed was so fast that it gave the illusion of teleportation to the naked eye."

This speed was not inferior to Barian and the others.

No … Maybe he was even faster than Barian.

Takeshi Yamamoto appeared in front of Dino and slashed at him. Dino instinctively blocked Takeshi Yamamoto's attack with his whip.

Every strike was accompanied by a silver tail. The speed at which he swung his saber was extremely fast. Although the saber and the whip didn't make much noise when they collided, sparks flew from the friction. Dino was forced to retreat continuously.

This kid, the pressure of close combat was too strong … He did not even have a chance to attack. He was completely suppressed.

"What a terrifying close combat ability," Reborn concluded, "Dino did not have a chance to swing his whip at all."

No … Maybe he was not serious at all.

After all, he had said that he had not held a sword for a long time, so he was a little rusty. If he was familiar with it … Reborn began to confirm that he had chosen a good family member for Tsunayoshi Shinoda.

A drop of sweat rolled down from his forehead to his chin. From the very beginning, Dino had never underestimated Yamamoto Takeshi. However, he had never imagined that he would be in such a passive position after Yamamoto Takeshi had closed in on him. He had no choice but to kick Yamamoto Takeshi to increase the distance between them.

Just as he had hoped, Yamamoto Takeshi stopped attacking and somersaulted in the air to avoid the kick. Just as he stabilized his body, a whip coiled several times around his arm that was holding the knife.

"Finally, I have a chance."

After distancing himself, Dino regained his confidence. He panted slightly as he looked at Yamamoto. "I can't beat you in close combat. However, at this distance, it's time for me to attack. Your hand is restrained. What are you going to do next?"

"You're wrong. It's still my time to attack," Takeshi Yamamoto smiled at Dino and corrected him.

Looking at his smiling face, Dino had an ominous feeling in his heart.

Takeshi Yamamoto turned his wrist slightly and pointed the tip of the sword at the ground. He then let go of the sword and let it fall to the ground. This action, which was similar to surrendering, stunned Dino.

"You …"

Before he could finish his sentence, Takeshi Yamamoto pulled Dino towards him with his trapped right hand. Dino, who was unprepared, staggered as he was dragged over. Then, he was hugged around the waist.

Dino was speechless. "… Huh?"

"I won."

Takeshi Yamamoto raised his head and looked at Dino with a bright smile. While Dino was still in a daze, he threw Dino over his shoulder and slammed him to the ground.

"Pfft!"

Dino, dead.

"… What an unexpected result."

Reborn was silent for a few seconds before he spoke, "Although I didn't find out his true strength, I have a rough understanding of his strength."

"At present, I only know that his strength is above Lark's."

"Are you talking about Yamamoto-san?"

Tsunayoshi Shinoda looked at Takeshi Yamamoto and smiled helplessly, "He has always been very strong. Although he doesn't fight often, my intuition tells me that Avu is very strong."

Reborn immediately denied, "No, I'm referring to his seduction."

Tsunayoshi Shinoda, "… Reborn, did you say something terrible?"

Reborn ignored him and changed the topic, "Did you secretly call him Avu?"

"… Reborn!" Tsunayoshi Shinoda's face turned red.

Reborn turned his head, covered his mouth and made a short pfft sound, "Poor Foolish Principles. Not only do you like a boy, but the other party is also a steel straight man. Poor."

Tsunayoshi Shinoda, "Shut up!!!"

Yamamoto, who carried Dino over, looked at him in confusion, "What are you talking about?

What steel and what shut up? "

Reborn, "Foolish Principles just called you Avu."

"R, Reborn!"

"It's not a big deal. If you want to call me that, just call me that."

Takeshi Yamamoto didn't think much of it. He put Dino on the tank and poked his waist curiously, "Does it hurt?"

"Ouch — Stop poking, you're going to kill me."

Dino gasped and held his waist like an old man, "Ouch, ouch, ouch … Is it because I'm old?"

Romario sent a message of concern, "Boss, you … sprained your waist?"

Dino nodded miserably, "Yes."

Everyone was silent for a second, then turned their heads in unison, "Pfft!"

Dino, "You guys are too much!

What's wrong with spraining my waist?! "

Reborn's tone was a little disdainful, "As a man, how can you sprain your waist so easily? Dino, you … Maybe you're useless in some aspects."

"Even if Reborn says it, I'll still be angry!" Dino slapped his thigh seriously, "It's not up to you to decide whether I'm useless in that aspect or not!

That's up to my future … Well, that's up to you. "

As he said that, he secretly looked at Takeshi Yamamoto with a shy look.

Takeshi Yamamoto scratched his head, "Why are you looking at me?

Is there something on my face? "

Tsunayoshi Shinoda immediately looked at Dino vigilantly.

Reborn didn't know what to ask Takeshi Yamamoto to do because he had completed the training beyond his level. At this moment, Takeshi Yamamoto took the initiative to raise his hand.

"Why don't I go home and take a nap?"

Reborn turned his head to look at Dino, "It's decided, your task is to take care of the old man who sprained his waist."

Everyone: "… Our words were ignored …"

Old man Dino: "… I'm only 22 years old!"

"Sigh …" The three people sitting on the tank held the ramen provided by Reborn's family and looked at the sky, sighing in unison.

Takeshi Yamamoto slurped the ramen, his cheeks puffed up as he spoke incoherently, "I feel like we've been completely set free."

"Yeah, I wanted to go to the amusement park today, but I didn't expect to be dragged here so early in the morning." Dino held the bowl in one hand and took out the tickets from his pocket with the other hand, "I've already bought the tickets."

"You look like you have a lot of free time." Takeshi Yamamoto wanted to say something, but he hesitated. "Are all mafia leaders so free?"

Romario: "… Sure enough, we're thought to be very free, boss."

Dino had a look of self-righteousness on his face. "But we have a lot of free time!"

Takeshi Yamamoto put the bowl aside, stretched out one hand and started counting the days, "Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and then New Year's Eve … It's almost New Year's Eve!"

"Huh?

Time flies. "Dino sighed," Another year has passed without us noticing. "

Takeshi Yamamoto nodded in agreement, "Yeah, you're one step closer to being a real old man."

Dino: "… Can we not talk about this?"

Dino didn't know if it was an illusion or not, but his waist, which had been a little bloated, started to hurt again.

Takeshi Yamamoto rubbed his chin, and his eyes lit up, "Let's sneak away!"

Dino: "Huh?"

"Let's go to the amusement park!

We have nothing to do anyway. "After saying that, Yamamoto got off the tank, put his hands in his pockets, and walked towards the school gate.

"Don't … If Reborn, that vengeful guy, knows that we're sneaking away, something terrible will happen, right?" Dino hesitated, but his body was honest. He stood up and followed Yamamoto's footsteps.

"I heard it, Dino."

A voice that was amplified by the loudspeaker came from above. Dino looked up and saw Reborn standing next to the window with a loudspeaker, saying to them, "I was afraid that you'd be bored, so I called someone to accompany you. You don't have to thank me."

"You said bad things about me behind my back. I'll find time to let you know what it means to hold a grudge."

Dino: "…"

Dino raised one hand high, "I want to report that Yamamoto took the lead to run away first!"

Romario: "… Are you a kindergarten kid who snitches, boss?"

The person that Reborn said was afraid that they would be bored was Lark Kyouya.

Lark, who was called over by Reborn, who said that "Yamamoto misses you very much and wants to fight you," stood at the school gate and saw Takeshi Yamamoto walking towards him.

"It seems that the baby is telling the truth." Lark's tone had a hint of satisfaction, "This time, I won't let you run away again!"

As he spoke, he launched an attack on Takeshi Yamamoto.

Takeshi Yamamoto turned around and ran, "Lark, I feel that you're particularly excited today, hahaha!"

"Are you running again?" Lark was beginning to feel unhappy. This guy was always like this.

"Of course not."

Takeshi Yamamoto ran to the side of the tank, pulled out the katana that he had stabbed into the ground, and turned around to fight with Lark.

Dino, who was next to him, looked like he had just survived a disaster. That scared the hell out of me. I thought he was going to push me out to fight with that battle maniac Lark!

This battle was different from the one with Dino. The duckweed crutch and the tachi collided, making clanging sounds. Judging from the frequency of the clashes, the battle was very intense.

Moreover, both sides were good at close combat. Takeshi Yamamoto felt that the battle was more enjoyable than the one with Dino.

Takeshi Yamamoto, who had experienced many battles, had more combat experience than Lark, so every time he hit Lark, he used the back of his katana or the handle.

Lark's face darkened, "Are you looking down on me, herbivore?"

Because of his anger, he swung his duckweed crutch more frequently, and he closed in on Takeshi Yamamoto step by step.

"Of course not!" Takeshi Yamamoto easily blocked the attacks as he spoke.

"Then cut me with the edge of your blade." Lark's right crutch slammed into the ground.

Takeshi Yamamoto quickly jumped back to avoid it. He looked troubled, "Ugh … but Lark is not an enemy."

"I only use my blade to attack enemies. I won't use it on my partner."

"… I'm not your partner," Lark said coldly.

Takeshi Yamamoto laughed, "See, you hesitated, so we are partners!"

"…" Lark did not say anything and attacked Takeshi Yamamoto.

Everyone in the classroom who was eavesdropping through Reborn's listening device immediately started to complain at the same time.

Hayato Jōdera, "Huh?

He's Lark's partner?

Don't joke around, who wants to be partners with that kind of guy! "

Reborn, "He's pretty smart to think of Lark as his partner. Not bad, even someone like Lark hesitated."

Tsunayoshi Shinoda, who was responsible for complaining, said without thinking, "Why do I feel like Lark senpai is just angry out of humiliation?"

Reborn turned to look at him with an ambiguous expression, "Foolish Principles, you're becoming more and more lovey-dovey."

Tsunayoshi Shinoda, "Why are you talking about me like that!"

"Hey hey, what are you guys talking about?"

Blue Wave, who was eating, ran over and jumped under their feet, "Blue Wave wants to join too!"

After saying that, he jumped in front of Reborn and made a funny face in front of the binoculars. Reborn did not even think about it and sent him flying.

"Have … to … endure …" Lan Bo, who was in the air, cried out. He took out a purple rocket launcher from his afro and was about to drill into it. In the end, his hand slipped and the rocket launcher fell directly to the ground.

Takeshi Yamamoto stabbed his katana into the ground and met Lark's attack with his bare hands. He grabbed Lark's arm with his left hand and Lark's arm with his right hand, then pressed Lark to the ground with force.

Lark was pressed to the ground by Takeshi Yamamoto. The pain at the back of his head made him close his eyes subconsciously. Then, he felt a weight on his body. When he opened his eyes, he saw Takeshi Yamamoto sitting on his stomach.

"Lark, let's talk about something."

Takeshi Yamamoto leaned forward towards Lark, "Look at what era it is now, fighting and killing is not good. Let's be more peaceful in the future, okay?"

Looking at the face so close to him, Lark felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, but the frustration of being humiliated defeated that feeling. He gritted his teeth, "Don't even think about it."