The positive outcome of Levi and Bel's attack was that Caeruleus was no longer as restricted inside the villa as before. The close watch of the Elite had been as much to prevent them from discovering Mafia secrets as to protect them (from outside dangers and Varia itself). Now that they had proven that they could defend themselves reasonably well and that they were at least aware enough of the Mafia to know about Flames, the surveillance was much more casual.
They were still followed by an Elite (although Bel and Levi had been thankfully relieved of that duty) and they had to tell their minder in which section of the mansion they were working, but the latter was usually only distantly watching them and they were allowed to move around. The work moved along faster and they no longer felt as oppressed as before.
That was how they realized that they had been greatly mistaken upon their arrival. They had all assumed that the damage to the house had been mostly due to outside attacks, from people who had a grudge against Varia. After encountering a few lower-ranked members, they quickly realized that almost all the destruction had been caused by Varia itself!
Of course, that discovery had caused some tension between Caeruleus and the Mafiosi; who wouldn't be enraged to see a room they had worked on for days be returned to the decrepit state they had found it in because a bunch of drunk and trigger-happy criminals decided it would make good target practice?
As one can expect, some members of Caeruleus took it worse than others and went to directly threaten the Mafiosi to be more mindful of their hard work, or to simply beat them to the ground until the message got through. The Elite didn't seem to mind (they actually found it hilarious to see their subordinates be trashed by kids) so the lower-ranked quickly understood that it was in their best interests to not destroy a room that had just been renovated. They were not given much of a choice, what with not only Kyoya, Mukuro, Ken and Hayato beating them up if they caught them, but also I-pin, Chikusa and Lambo. Tsuna himself had felt the urge to punch a few of them on occasion and he was sure that he had heard Shoichi mutter darkly about something that would shock perpetrators into unconsciousness if they shot at one more wall, or that would reflect the bullet right at them. The inventor had scary ideas sometimes...
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With most of the lower-ranked Varia too cowed to dare to immediately destroy their hard work, things proceeded much more smoothly. Three months into the contract, Caeruleus had almost finished.
Tsuna, Hayato and Shoichi were putting the finishing touches to one of the last rooms, the rest was already starting on the next one. Unfortunately, they would not have enough paint to cover the whole wall, which meant that one of them would have to go and get some more in the shed where most of the construction materials were stored. It would not be such a pain if leaving the room didn't mean exposing themselves to the rest of Varia. The elites (minus Bel and Levi who were apparently under strict orders from their boss not to bother them) were mostly OK, but the rest was generally made of battle maniacs that had no qualms whatsoever about fighting children to the death or just slaughtering them when they turned their backs.
Sure, most of Caeruleus had enough fighting experience and/or power to get out fast enough and reach help if the lower-ranked Varia wanted an open fight, although most of the kids would rather simply avoid the blood-thirsty morons if at all possible. But there was always a risk that one of them would stab them in the back, and no amount of power and preparation could ever completely protect you against that.
Hence why Tsuna was usually the one to go and get any small enough material when they needed it. His Hyper Intuition would at least warn him about any incoming assassination attempt. This time was no exception, and the brunet left his two friends to bring back some paint.
