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December 31st,

On the last day of the year, the Yamamoto father and son stayed in front of the TV to watch the Red and White Song Festival.

This year's festival was the same as before, but it was a custom after all, so Takeshi Yamamoto insisted on watching it.

When the festival ended, it was almost twelve o'clock. He yawned and went to the fridge to get a bottle of iced milk to drink.

His sleepy mind was a little clearer.

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto shook his head when he saw this. "Avu, you're so sleepy... hold on a little longer, it's almost twelve o'clock."

Takeshi Yamamoto yawned again.

He sat down next to Tsuyoshi Yamamoto.

He leaned on him and muttered, "But I'm so sleepy... I don't know how those immortal cultivators persevere until three or four points..."

"Okay, okay.

There are still three minutes.

It'll be soon. "Tsuyoshi Yamamoto reached out and rubbed his son's hair.

Three minutes passed quickly.

The night sky on the TV was burning with colorful fireworks.

Many people were celebrating the arrival of the New Year.

Takeshi Yamamoto finally lay down on the bed as he wished. However, just as he closed his eyes,

His phone kept ringing, making him unable to sleep.

He opened his eyes with difficulty and picked up his phone.

He looked.

There were several text messages on it.

"So many text messages..." He opened the text messages one by one and found that they were from Ah Gang and the others.

Happy New Year, Yamamoto-san!

Thank you for the scarf, I really like it!

- Ah Gang

Tsk!

Happy New Year, Idiot.

- Bomb Idiot

Happy New Year.

I heard that people here are going to the shrine to pray during the New Year?

Let's go together if you're free!

- Double Ponytail Otaku

A New Year.

I'll have to trouble you to take care of Foolish Principles.

- Big-headed Baby

Yamamoto Takeshi curled his lips.

He was very happy. He forced himself to open his eyes and write a reply. To save himself the trouble, he chose to send it to the group. When the message was sent successfully, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

I hope our relationship can continue like this in the New Year!

I like you the most!

Takeshi Yamamoto

"Huh …?"

Tsunayoshi Shinoda, who was holding the phone, was stunned for a moment. Then, he happily got into bed, wrapped himself up like sushi, and rolled around on the bed.

Wow, Yamamoto-san said he liked him the most!

He was so happy that he could fly!

With a sneer, he raised his phone, clicked on the text message, and aimed the screen at the person on the bed who was so beautiful that he couldn't close his mouth. "Idiot, wake up. Yamamoto sent it to the group, not to you."

Tsunayoshi Shinoda lifted his head from his bed and looked at the phone that Reborn was holding up. The content of the message was exactly the same as the one he had received.

"…" Tsunayoshi Shinoda fell silent.

A moment later, he quietly lay in bed and turned off the lights.

Ah … the beginning of a new year was so cruel and heartbreaking.

"That, that idiot!"

Hayato Jōdera, who had received the message, blushed and threw the phone to the end of the bed. A few seconds later, he quietly picked up the phone, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.

Dino, who had received the message, jumped up excitedly with his hands raised high. However, he lost his balance and fell off the bed. With a crack, he twisted his waist.

"… Ouch!"

In the end, Dino did not go to the shrine and stayed at home to rest. Everyone who knew about this made fun of him for a whole week.

It was now the winter break. Takeshi Yamamoto, who did not have to go out to practice, had become a salted fish at home. Although he texted or talked to everyone on the phone every day, it did not change the fact that he did not go out much.

"Avu —" Tsuyoshi Yamamoto opened the door and saw Takeshi Yamamoto lying on the bed like a salted fish. He raised his eyebrows and went forward to scratch his son's armpit. "Little salted fish, get up. Your friend wants you to go camping."

"Hahaha!

Okay, okay, I'll get up now. Stop scratching me! "

Takeshi Yamamoto wrapped himself in the quilt and only poked his head out to look at his father. "Which friend?"

"The one you always call Ah Gang."

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto rubbed his chin. "Is it my imagination … I feel like the kid is very scared of me. He's even stuttering. Do I look scary to you?"

Takeshi Yamamoto shook his head. "How can that be? Dad looks very kind!"

"Then I must be imagining things …" Tsuyoshi Yamamoto mumbled as he left the room.

"Camping … sounds interesting!"

Takeshi Yamamoto quickly got out of bed. He found his backpack that he had not used for a long time and began to pack it with camping supplies.

A flashlight, a tent, candles, a spatula, a change of clothes, medical supplies, tools for starting a fire …

"Jōdera should be coming too, right?"

With this thought in mind, Takeshi Yamamoto took out a match. Jōdera had a special ability to light fires with their eyes, so they did not need any tools.

After calling Tsunayoshi Shinoda to confirm the camping location, Takeshi Yamamoto carried his backpack and went out.

At the foot of the mountain where they agreed to meet.

"Yo, long time no see. Hello!" Takeshi Yamamoto raised his hand to greet them.

Everyone looked at him strangely. "…"

"Eh?

Why are you looking at me like that? "

Takeshi Yamamoto scratched his head in confusion. He looked at everyone and saw that they were empty-handed. They did not bring anything.

Takeshi Yamamoto was even more confused. "Why didn't you bring anything?

Aren't we going to camp? "

"…" The corners of their mouths twitched. In the end, it was Tsunayoshi Shinoda who told Takeshi Yamamoto that it was Reborn who called them out on a whim. He said that camping was just an excuse.

Takeshi Yamamoto was disappointed. "What … Am I the only one who wants to camp?"

"I really want to camp with everyone."

"…" The atmosphere was quiet for a few seconds, then it started to become noisy.

"Yamamoto-san, don't be sad!

We'll start camping now! "Tsunayoshi Shinoda pointed at the mountain path and shouted," Let's go!

Camp!

Let's go! "

"It's my fault!

I'm an adult with a bad memory and forgot to bring camping supplies. I'll call them and ask them to send it over! "

Dino took out his phone and pressed a few buttons. When the call got through, he quickly listed a bunch of camping supplies and asked them to send it over within a minute.

Dino's subordinates: … Boss, you're making things difficult for us!

"I … I …" Hayato Jōdera's brain was stuck for a few times. Then, he gave up struggling and shouted, "I'll make a fire for you!

I'll make a fire wherever you point! "

Make a fire?

That was Hayato Jōdera's specialty!

Takeshi Yamamoto immediately recovered and gave them a bright smile. "Thank you, I'm so happy. I really like everyone the most!"

The three of them: "Of course, of course!"

Reborn who was secretly observing: "…"

You bunch of idiots are hopeless.

In the end, Takeshi Yamamoto declined their kindness. After all, Reborn must have asked them to come over for a reason. Besides, it was most likely a special training. For the sake of convenience, he put his bag under the tree and walked up the mountain path with everyone.

As they walked, a sign with the words "Beware of falling bears" appeared in front of them. They stood in place and scratched their heads blankly. After a few thumps, bears really fell from the sky. They were the kind of bears that were circling and heading towards them.

Takeshi Yamamoto rubbed his chin. "You guys … look delicious."

Then, they could see with the naked eye that the bears stopped circling for a second. Then, they changed their trajectory and hurried away from them.

"…"

Tsunayoshi Shinoda said with a trembling voice, "Yamamoto-san … You can't just eat bears, right?"

"What are you talking about, Ah Gang? We're here to camp. Of course, we have to use the local ingredients." Takeshi Yamamoto looked at him seriously.

Everyone: … As expected, he was still fussing about camping!

They continued walking and found another sign under a tree, as well as a bat.

Takeshi Yamamoto picked up the bat and waved it. Then, the bat turned into a tachi. He immediately recognized that it was the same as the black tech bat that Reborn had given him.

"Wow."

Before he could finish his thoughts, something flew towards him from the leaves of the nearest tree.

A few silver lights flashed, and the things that flew towards him were cut in half and fell to the ground. He looked down and found that they seemed to be some kind of fruit. The shell was full of thorns, but the inside … He squatted down and picked up the fruit to chew. His face wrinkled.

"It's so bitter." Takeshi Yamamoto stuck his tongue out.

Dino stepped forward and patted his head helplessly. "Don't eat random things, you."

"But it's more like camping." Takeshi Yamamoto looked down and poked the fruit wrapped in the shell.

Everyone: … Is he still concerned about this?!

Just as they relaxed, a chestnut the size of a person flew out of the leaves of the same tree and headed straight for Takeshi Yamamoto.

Dino's eyes sharpened when he saw this. He instinctively stood in front of Yamamoto, but he overestimated himself and slipped backward. "Ahhh —"

A hand wrapped around his waist, preventing him from coming into close contact with Mother Earth. Dino subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief.

Whoosh — There was a piercing sound, and the huge chestnut was cut in half by the sword.

"Mr. Dino, you're really worrying."

The familiar voice of the young man came from above. Dino looked up and saw Takeshi Yamamoto's chin.

Takeshi Yamamoto lowered his head and said in a firm and reliable voice, "Let me protect you while your friends are away."

Dino looked at the young man's face that was inches away from him and slowly reached out to cover his face.

Brother Wu is so handsome …

Wait a minute!

What is he thinking?!

Tsunayoshi Shinoda looked at them like a dead fish. "Heh, men."

Hayato Jōdera looked at him as if he had seen a ghost and took three steps to the side.

Tenth generation head … Why do I feel that the current Tenth generation head is a little scary …

Takeshi Yamamoto stepped forward and looked at the chestnut that he had cut in half. He thought that he would find fruit flesh inside, but it turned out to be solid wood. He put the sword on his shoulder in frustration. "It's just wood … I thought I would see a big chestnut."

"It's impossible for such a big chestnut to exist …" Sawada Tsunayoshi complained.

"That's not necessarily true."

Dino stretched out a finger and shook it. "Technology is so advanced now. It's possible to cultivate such a big chestnut if you work hard."

"Dino is right. It's possible if you work hard."

A familiar voice sounded. They turned their heads and saw Reborn, who was cosplaying as a spiky ball, sliding down from the dense leaves and hanging in the air by a string. "How do I say this … The gap between you guys is too big. Yamamoto handled all those checkpoints by himself."

Everyone except Takeshi Yamamoto lowered their heads.

"Especially Dino. You're the most embarrassing person here. The longer you live, the more backward you become. Why are you acting so shy like a little girl?"

Dino unconsciously puffed out his chest. "This is my true nature. You don't understand. Reborn!"

Reborn: "…"

To hell with your true nature.

"But!"

Tsunayoshi Shinoda emphasized seriously. "I won't let Yamamoto-san join Penglie!"

"Then you'll lose a good member." Dino looked regretful.

"No matter what, no means no!"

Reborn jumped onto Tsunayoshi Shinoda's head and said regretfully, "Unfortunately, Yamamoto has already agreed to join Penglie."

"What?!"

Tsunayoshi Shinoda turned to look at the leisurely Takeshi Yamamoto. "This is the Mafia. Yamamoto-san, when did you agree to join?"

"It's precisely because the leader is Ah Gang that I agreed to come in," Yamamoto said matter-of-factly.

"… Eh?"

Just as Tsunayoshi Shinoda was feeling touched, Takeshi Yamamoto added, "Five insurances and one housing fund. You can take leave whenever you want, and you can even get paid leave. Most importantly, the leader is an acquaintance. You can do whatever you want. Isn't that great?"

The touched expression on Tsunayoshi Shinoda's face disappeared without a trace. "…"

Uh-huh, okay, okay, okay, whatever.

In any case, Tsunayoshi Shinoda still insisted that Yamamoto-san was not a member of his family. Yamamoto did not argue with him. Anyway, the answer to this question was clear from the beginning.

"Oh, by the way, you still have to go to school, right?"

Dino suddenly remembered this and said to them, "I'll ask Romario to drive you there."

Takeshi Yamamoto calculated the time and concluded, "We're already late."

After that, he looked at Tsunayoshi Shinoda and Hayato Jōdera with some sympathy in his eyes. "Lark must be very angry."

"Wahhh, we're dead!!" Tsunayoshi Shinoda held his head. Yamamoto-san could run, but they could not!

Dino was confused. "It's just being late. Is it that bad?"

Reborn smirked. "You'll die if you're late."

In the end, everyone got into Dino's car and went to school.

As soon as they got out of the car, they were greeted by a duckweed crutch. With Romario around, Dino was not afraid. He took out his whip and tied the duckweed crutch to stop Lark's attack.

"Discipline?"

Dino saw the conspicuous armband on the man's arm and understood. "I see. You're in charge of discipline, right?"

Lark narrowed his eyes. "Unidentified personnel are not allowed to enter the school."

After that, he used his other hand to attack Dino. Dino had to jump back to avoid the attack.

Takeshi Yamamoto could not help but say, "But he didn't enter the school."

Lark was speechless.

Lark did not bother with him and looked at Dino.

"Pfft … Ahem."

Dino held back his laughter. "The three of them were late because of me. I'm here to ask you to exempt them from the punishment for being late."

"Denied." Lark attacked Dino again. The two of them fought at the school gate.

"They're fighting so fiercely." Takeshi Yamamoto turned to Jōdera and Kuroda. "Let's go in."

"But …" Tsunayoshi Shinoda was hesitant.

Hayato Jōdera said, "Don't worry about him. He's the leader of a family. He won't be defeated so easily."

"… Okay."

In the end, the three of them entered the school. As for Dino?

He and Lark fought for a long time before leaving the school gate.

It was the middle of December. The wind was a little chilly, and many of the leaves on the trees had fallen. Some of them were even bald.

On this rare weekend, Takeshi Yamamoto, who was planning to sleep in at home, was woken up by a phone call.

He yawned and got out of bed. He picked up the phone with a hoarse voice. "Hello, this is Yamamoto's house …"

"Yamamoto-san, are you … sleeping?"

After a few seconds, Tsunayoshi Shinoda's hesitant voice came from the other end of the phone. He seemed to have put the phone away and his voice became soft. "Reborn, Yamamoto is sleeping. Why don't we not call him out …"

"You really care about him. Unfortunately, we can't. We called him out this time to test his strength." Although the voice was soft, Yamamoto could tell that it was Reborn's voice.

He rubbed his eyes and yawned again. "It's a Saturday. Why don't you guys go out?

Ha … "

"This … Reborn said that he needs special training …"

"Special training?

Sounds interesting. I'll go out now. "

Takeshi Yamamoto put his phone on speaker mode and put it aside. He started to change his clothes. "Where do we meet?"

"We'll meet at school. I'm hanging up!"

Beep … beep … beep …

Takeshi Yamamoto held his jacket in confusion. He felt that Ah Gang's voice was a little nervous.

It must be an illusion.

After changing into casual clothes, Takeshi Yamamoto quickly arrived at school. He immediately saw Tsunayoshi Shinoda, Hayato Jōdera, and Reborn in the baseball field.

He jogged in front of them and raised his hand. "Yo, good morning."

"Ah … good morning, Yamamoto-san." Tsunayoshi Shinoda scratched his head.

Hayato Jōdera was slightly dissatisfied. "He actually asked the tenth generation head to call you …"

"Hahaha, it's a rare weekend. What's wrong with sleeping in!" Yamamoto smiled and patted Jōdera's shoulder. "Do you want to sleep together?

It's very comfortable to sleep in on the weekend! "

Hayato Jōdera's ears turned red. "Who wants to sleep with you!"

"Yamamoto, don't say things that will cause misunderstandings …" Tsunayoshi Shinoda had a migraine and held his forehead.

"If you always say things that will cause misunderstandings, even a good-tempered person will get angry."

Reborn looked meaningfully at Tsunayoshi Shinoda, then turned his head to the side. "Since you're here, let's start the training."

"Whoosh —" Reborn whistled.

Something seemed to fall from the sky. Takeshi Yamamoto jumped away from the spot. With a loud bang, smoke exploded at his feet.

"So this is the special training?"

Yamamoto Takeshi turned his head to look at the green tank that was driving in from the side. The tank fired shells at him, and Yamamoto Takeshi easily jumped away again. "It looks very interesting, but … it ends here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed towards the tank. Reborn immediately felt that something was amiss. As expected, Yamamoto Takeshi jumped directly onto the tank and sat down cross-legged. No matter how the tank adjusted its direction, the cannon could not hit him.

"… You're breaking the rules," Reborn said.

Why did this kid always do things that were abnormal?

Normal people would run away when they saw a tank. Who was like him, rushing towards the tank's face?

Takeshi Yamamoto looked at Reborn. "Huh?

Is this considered breaking the rules? "

"Okay, then I'll come down."

With that, Takeshi Yamamoto got up and jumped down from the tank. He hooked his finger at the tank. "Come after me."

"…" The air seemed to have quieted down.

At this moment, the tank was opened. The person inside stood up and looked at Reborn helplessly. "Looks like this stage is useless for this kid. Let's move on to the next stage."

The person inside was Dino. Takeshi Yamamoto greeted him. "Good morning, Mr. Dino."

"You're always up to something unexpected."

Dino looked at the relaxed Takeshi Yamamoto. "Whether it was the last time you jumped on top of my car or this time on top of the tank."

"Hahaha, I just did it subconsciously. I can't help it." Takeshi Yamamoto scratched his head in embarrassment.

The second stage began.

Takeshi Yamamoto held the baseball bat that Reborn handed him and stood in the hitting position. The tank was in the serving position.

"In short, it's like playing baseball. You have to use the bat to hit the bullets flying towards you, right?"

With that, Takeshi Yamamoto casually waved the bat. Then, he gripped the bat tightly and looked at the tank with a serious expression. "Come on, I'm ready."

"… No, you don't have to hit the ball." Reborn said with a headache. "The second stage has been completed."

"Huh?"

Reborn: "Look at the bat in your hand."

Takeshi Yamamoto looked down and saw that the bat in his hand had turned into a Tachi.

His eyes lit up. "Amazing!

What kind of black technology is this?

A bat can turn into a Tachi!? "

With that, he waved the Tachi a few times. Suddenly, there was a clear sound in the air.

"This is a special bat developed by Penglie's technology department. When you swing the bat at a speed of 300 km/h, it will turn into a Tachi."

Reborn finished his explanation and sighed regretfully. "I wanted you to complete this mission in one day. I didn't expect you to finish it in the first place."

"Then … I'll go home and sleep?" Takeshi Yamamoto asked tentatively.

"Hmph, in your dreams."

Reborn looked in the direction of the tank. "Dino, it's your turn. Fight with him."

He wasn't joking when he said that he wanted to see Takeshi Yamamoto's foundation. He wanted to know how strong Takeshi Yamamoto was so that he could tailor a training plan for him.

So, he let him go home and sleep?

It was impossible that he didn't exist.

"What a pity …" Takeshi Yamamoto sighed.

When he opened the door of the tank, Dino and Romario came out. Dino shrugged. "I'm the one who should be regretful … I didn't feel the point of driving the tank here."

"You really surprise people all the time." As he said that, he looked at Takeshi Yamamoto.

Takeshi Yamamoto responded with a grin.

The two of them stood in an open space a little away from the others. Dino held a whip in his hand and Yamamoto held a Tachi in his hand.

Takeshi Yamamoto said, "I haven't held a Tachi for a long time. I feel a little rusty. I'm looking forward to your guidance, Mr. Dino."

"I dare not underestimate you."

Dino looked into Yamamoto's eyes. "Reborn told me that you're much harder to deal with than Lark."

Dino, who had fought with Lark, naturally knew how strong Lark was. Since Reborn told him that Takeshi Yamamoto was harder to deal with than Lark, he couldn't let his guard down.

They followed the sign all the way to the bottom of the waterfall. Reborn saw them and waved at them leisurely. "You're finally here."

"How does it feel to be protected?

Dino. "Reborn looked at Dino.