Young Di Ne was so angry that his mustache bristled: "Vongola, don't push it."
Unexpectedly, Gokudera Hayato looked even angrier than the person being insulted by words: "You're the one being too much! Copy this sentence into your notebook ten thousand times!"
He was furious, absolutely furious. A warrior can be killed, but not insulted. Young Di Ne was convinced that the person who had spoken those words so calmly at the casino was insulting him; he was so angry he was practically smoking. "What are you all standing there for? Are you all wooden blocks? Kill him for me and throw him out!"
He ordered his bodyguards, but the bodyguards remained motionless, not even blinking an eye.
Young Di Ne grew anxious: "What are you doing? Are you planning to betray the Di Ne Family? Don't forget that your family members are all in my hands."
Don't waste your breath." Gokudera Hayato's demeanor changed again, returning to his original self, as he looked at Young Di Ne with indifferent eyes. "If you're talking about them, then it's a pity; there were no bodyguards to begin with.
Young Di Ne clenched his sleeves: "What do you mean?"
Gokudera Hayato did not answer, as a cold, youthful voice from a teenager drifted from all directions: "What he means is, I am incredibly powerful, absolutely invincible; even the enemies didn't realize that the people he brought were all me in disguise."
The surroundings became distorted as the black-clad bodyguards vanished into smoke, the dealer and the beauties were gone. Suddenly, an expressionless teenager wearing a frog mask appeared in mid-air.
“Oh ho, mission accomplished! This time I can ask the Boss's Boss for a reward. It's so tiring, having to play a girl for a few cents a person.”
It's my first time playing a girl, so I'm still quite shy.
The child spoke expressionlessly, without any sense of realism; if he says he's shy, he should at least change his expression.
“I have changed, can't you see? My face is blushing like crazy.”
Gokudera Hayato complained, "Who's asking you?"
Fran cupped his face in both hands and said in a monotone, "I don't know either, but the will of the great universe tells me that this is how one should answer at a time like this."
That's enough! Where do you think you are putting me? I am the head of the Di Ne Family. Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you are from the Vongola Family. I will unite the other families to protest your disregard for the rules!
Young Di Ne watched the two of them conversing as if no one else were there, he was furious. Ever since he had made so much money effortlessly at the casino, no one dared to look down on him.
Upon hearing his questioning, Fran turned his head, his youthful face encased in a large green frog hood, looking just like a child, completely out of place in the Hidden World.
What was different was that his gaze was exceptionally cold, as if it were the harshest winter in Sicily, with a blade hanging upon his face. Young Di Ne instantly cleared his head quite a bit.
Oh my, it seems there's another gentleman here who hasn't quite grasped the situation and can't see my true strength. You're already a loser; if you don't tuck your tail and act like a human now, I don't know what exactly is supporting you in barking like this. What a pity—the Boss's Boss is afraid of dogs, otherwise, I could have offered you up to him.
Fran spoke with a tone of regret, looking at Young Di Ne as if he weren't even human.
Before Young Di Ne could even get angry, Gokudera Hayato could no longer hold back. He grabbed Fran's large hood, hoisting him up as he roared, "Get lost! The Tenth Generation doesn't need trash like you. If anyone is going to be the Tenth Generation's dog, it'll be me!"
And what kind of reward are you talking about? If you cause trouble for the Tenth Generation like a stupid ox, I'll send you back to Varia right now.
Fran swayed in mid-air, his hood bouncing up and down, as he replied with a deadpan expression, "You're so irritable. Don't let your temper get so high, or you'll hit menopause early just like my master. When that time comes and you've lost your luster, the Boss's Boss won't want you anymore."
As for the reward you mentioned, if I can play a beautiful young girl exceptionally well this time, next time the Boss's Boss goes to a banquet, I'll go as his date. That way, I can also let Senior Sister take a rest, hehe.
Finally, he said the last two words in a low voice, though his tone remained expressionless; he simply stuck out his tongue and made a peace sign with one hand by his face as if taking a photo.
You brat, I'm going to kill you!
No way, I'm in the prime of my youth, I don't want to die.
Young Di Ne: Who is he, where is he, what is he doing? Why are the Vongola Guardians and the Varia Guardians all a bunch of idiots, why are they arguing and about to start fighting?
He didn't understand, he was greatly shocked.
The people outside didn't understand either. Squalo wanted nothing more than to pull the person out of the screen to get a good look at him. He pointed at Fran's oversized mask and roared, "What is this thing? Why does he have our Varia emblem? Ah, Mammon, get out here right now!"
Bell grinned, "As expected, the little brat betrayed us. Boss, I request permission to hunt down Mammon."
Levi immediately followed, "I'm going too; I want to clear out the traitors for the Boss."
Mammon floated in the sky, complaining, "Just because you know I've betrayed you, why couldn't it be that my disciples are continuing to work for Varia? Such slanderous words will require a fee for defamation."
Since you are my colleagues, I can consider giving you a 1% discount.
Bell: "Are you even human?"
Mammon: "As long as you pay, you can call me whatever you want."
The other members of Varia also regarded Fran as Mammon's disciple, Mammon was even a little happy; entering menopause meant his age had truly reverted, he could even have two disciples.
Not bad, now he can take on more commissions. Since he is the master, he'll just have the disciple give him half of the commission. Hmm, Mammon was almost moved by his own kindness; he only asked for half.
Since he assumed they were on his side, Mammon saw everything through rose-colored glasses when looking at Fran, feeling that everything about him was wonderful.
Bell added quietly, "Hehe, as expected of the little bean's disciple—one wears a hood and the other wears a mask, both are so annoying."
Mammon said indifferently, "If you hate it so much, then I'll gouge your eyes out; once you can't see, you won't hate it anymore."
Is the Prince asking you to gouge out your own eyes? That sounds wonderful; the Prince will grant your wish.
I meant you should gouge out your own eyes, you idiot prince.
[No one can stand being cold-shouldered, Young Di Ne directly exploded with laughter: "Haha, Gokudera Hayato, you stray dog from Sicily, do you think you can be arrogant just because you've managed to curry favor with Vongola's thigh? Let me tell you, the contract we signed was always in my favor from the very beginning; you were deceived by the contents above."]
Young Di Ne laughed with sinister arrogance, "I don't need you to win; as long as you ignite the flame, I will already be invincible."
“Oh, are you talking about this piece of paper?”
Young Di Ne answered subconsciously, "This one is wrong!" His eyes were bulging with rage.
Why is the content above different!
Fran's head suddenly tilted ninety degrees to the side, staring intently at Young Di Ne's face: "I told you, don't underestimate me."
Gokudera Hayato returned to his original state and sneered as well, "I also said, do not underestimate Vongola."
Noises from outside gradually quietened down after a while, a lady with a sweet appearance walked in; she was none other than that flower-selling girl.
Lord Arashi, following your orders, we have controlled everyone on the ship and have also taken down the Di Ne Family headquarters, we have found all the contracts.
The door was open, Young Di Ne could clearly see the people being tied up outside. He collapsed to the ground, knowing that everything was over.
Gokudera Hayato nodded, then stepped over a puddle of Di Ne on the ground, saying as he walked, "Get the car ready. We're heading to the port location arranged with the Lati Family immediately."
He rushed off without a moment's rest to head to the next negotiation.
Fran waved goodbye obediently from behind: "Goodbye, Loyal Dog. Leave this place to me. Remember not to die out there; if the Boss's Boss is sad, me will be sad too. Oh, wait, this is actually a great opportunity to close the distance between us."
Loyal Dog, you'd better just die outside; I'll take good care of the little bunny boss.
Gokudera Hayato's legs buckled for a moment as he walked, he snapped, "Go die first!"
Chapter 18: Day Eighteen of the Live Stream
Gokudera Hayato gritted his teeth. He must not let that frog-headed guy find him. Calling him a "Loyal Dog" over and over again.. he was going to make that person pay.
Loyal Dog? He is nothing of the sort; he's just looking for a powerful faction to lean on for protection. He would never just hand his loyalty over to anyone.
That Sawada Tsunayoshi merely possesses the kindness of an ordinary person; at the end of the day, he is still part of the Port Mafia, as long as one is part of the Port Mafia, the ending is always the same.
Gokudera Hayato ignored how free his words were in the image, how much longing was in his tone toward Sawada Tsunayoshi, how happy he was.
It might not be that he had actually realized it, but rather that he simply didn't want to admit it—he didn't want to admit that a stray dog like himself could also find a home to shelter him from the wind and rain, or that someone like him could also give his entire loyalty to one person, hold such high esteem for that one person.
It was impossible. Ever since the day his mother passed away, it had been raining in Gokudera Hayato's heart—a continuous, unrelenting downpour. He had lost the ability to trust, had exiled himself onto an unknown path.
That heavy rain had lasted in his heart for far too long; it wasn't something a little sunshine could dispel.
The rainy land refused the intervention of sunlight.
He was merely a pearl curled up within a shell, using the oyster's shell to tightly protect himself and avoid being hurt again.
Belphegor watched the frantic, sharp Gokudera Hayato above, his eyes stinging with sudden emotion. "Hayato is waiting for a heavy rain."
After the heavy rain passes, the sunny days bring rebirth from the brink of death.
Marshall couldn't help but pat her shoulder. "Just you wait, that kid Gokudera Hayato will be successful in the future. That Sawada Tsunayoshi might just be the key person."
Yes, Belphegor could only comfort herself this way.
In the blink of an eye, she grabbed Shamar's hand and twisted it behind his back, her voice cold and deep: "Who gave you permission to touch me so casually?"
Shamar: "Oh my god, you're turning on me now? I was just comforting you, I swear I had no intention of taking advantage of you."
Belphegor gave a cold snort.
Feng Ruoyousi thoughtively said, "It seems Gokudera Hayato, or rather the Vongola Tenth Generation, has grand ambitions; this matter is far from over."
Colonello rubbed his chin. "I remember the Lati Family has a lot of influence in the port. Judging by how the Di Ne Family controls half of the authority, it seems Vongola wants to reclaim all the rights to the port."
The Ninth Generation was very gratified; he could already see what Gokudera Hayato wanted. "It is my fault for not doing a better job and leaving such a mess for the successor."
Xanxus's hands tightened. Seeing the Varia members fooling around and not noticing the Boss, Squalo breathed a sigh of relief.
Speaking of the mess at the port, it was related to the Cradle Incident, or rather, it was related to Xanxus.
During the Ninth Generation's era, the control over the Port was quite good; although it wasn't one hundred percent controlled, it still held the lion's share. At the same time, for the sake of Xanxus, the Ninth Generation gave him a portion of the Port to practice on, also to balance Xanxus's intentions.
Who knew that before things were even finished, Xanxus would trigger the Cradle Incident? During that period, Vongola fell into internal chaos, many matters were delayed in their handling.
During that time, many factions took advantage of the opportunity to lunge forward, violently tearing away everything in the Vongola's grasp. Due to their overwhelming numbers, the Vongola suffered significant losses in interests during that period, since then, the Ninth Generation has been busy trying to figure out how to reclaim those assets.
Among them, the loss of control over the port was the biggest mess.
I never thought that in my lifetime, I would see the successor clean up the mess I left behind all those years ago.
“I have failed the Tenth Generation.”
His Guardian hurriedly comforted him and glared at Xanxus with fury. Xanxus let out a sneer and turned his crimson eyes back toward the screen.
It was just that within those pupils, flames were burning.
Sawada Tsunayoshi, come here, let me see if you're actually trash.
If Sawada Tsunayoshi were to hear those words ten years later, he would surely say with great helplessness, "Yes, yes, yes, I am trash. You aren't trash, so hurry up and help me look into the financial issues. Stop letting Varia blow up buildings; we aren't earning enough to cover the losses."
The boss of the Lati Family was a woman who, like a venomous snake, waited in the shadows for the right moment. Upon seeing Gokudera Hayato, she beamed with a smile: "If it isn't the esteemed Lord Arashi of Vongola, what wind has blown you here?"
Gokudera Hayato returned to that cold, intimidating demeanor, or rather, he had never changed; ever since he had committed himself to Sawada Tsunayoshi, he had remained that same indifferent person, except when reacting to things concerning Sawada Tsunayoshi.
Don't play dumb. You know what Vongola wants. You know what you took from Vongola before, now it's time to spit it out.
Lati Family's face fell instantly. "Heh, Mr. Arashi is quite the comedian. I have no idea what you are talking about."
Gokudera Hayato's eyes were like those of the sharpest hawk, locking onto her, his tone mocking: "Since this is the first time, Vongola will forgive your stupidity. I will only say this one last time: the control over the port is being reclaimed by Vongola."
The Lati Family's expression grew even more unsightly, their tone was forcedly kind: "Since ancient times, the capable have always held power. If Vongola lacks the ability to protect its interests, we will take them. To say you want them back now—don't you think that's a bit ridiculous?"
I wonder if this ridiculous statement is your opinion, or the Godfather's.