Collision

Chapter 05

Reborn first went back to the Sawada's house to leave Tsuna's wallet that he used as an excuse to leave earlier and find the teen. He also went to tell Sawada Nana that he had to leave and won't be back for a few days due to important things he had to do.

Nana looked a little skeptical at that as she suspiciously looked him up and down. Reborn didn't know why she suddenly had that reaction since he figured the heir brat might not have any ideas about telling his mother anything about the mafia.

Nana had latent flames, that much he could sense. But it wouldn't activate without serious effort. Also, since she is already an adult, with a child even, activating her flames would be twice harder.

He actually would not have known she had latent flames if he hadn't been suspicious of her air-headedness after that sharp gleam in her eyes the first day they met and he asked to see Tsuna. Her flames are so well-hidden, almost like intentionally hiding that it was quite hard to detect unless someone really looked. He couldn't even clearly determine what flame it is.

He doubted Iemitsu even knows.

He wonders how he found Nana, courted, and even married her. Nana is a civilian with absolutely no connection to the underworld while Iemitsu is so far deep in it that majority of his life is in the mafia.

Despite his idiocy and irritating attitude, Iemitsu is certainly dedicated to the mafia even before he was a teen. He was this sharp-thinker who excelled in on-the-spot plans which always works out brilliantly. His reputation rose quickly, especially when it was found out he had Sky flames.

Why did he even marry Nana? As he said, Iemitsu is dedicated to this world. If he really badly wanted a wife, he could find any woman who is connected to the mafia and could have understood him and his commitment.

Though Nana also gave him that understanding, too much even that it looks like she doesn't mind his long absences, at the end of the day, she is still a civilian.

Of course, as the wife of the CEDEF leader, she could have been told about the existence of the mafia, especially as he is in close contact with the Vindice. They could have given him permission while making sure she couldn't betray their existence. That is a privilege given to a few of them.

But he didn't. That meant he wanted his wife and probable children to remain ignorant and unknowing of the other side of the world he was involved in.

Did he actually love his wife or was she just a convenience he picked up?

Reborn decided not to think about it. After all, what is his business about Iemitsu's reasons anyway? Unless it proves to be dangerous, he would leave it alone.

Anyway, he thinks that even without activating her flames, it has given her a sort of warning about things so she could protect herself. After all, her mind isn't that sharp when it comes to things not involving Tsuna. It wasn't a slight, just an honest observation. It was almost like an intuition with some of its characteristics but really isn't.

She eventually let him go with a promise from him to take care and get back soon.

He did not wait for Tsunayoshi to return as he left earlier with tension still in between them.

He hasn't even contemplated yet on how to dissolve that tension.

He was outside of the town when he saw the car that he called earlier to fetch him.

. . . . .

"Are you secure?" Tsuna asked once the video call connected.

"Yes. What about on your side?"