After Transmigrating to Become Lady Skylark - Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Jin Chaoyan picked out some snacks Kina had just baked and placed them in a food box. They were to serve as a modest “meeting gift” for her female friends in the Vongola base—the limited ten-years-ago versions. Since she didn’t know what they might be lacking, she planned to send them specific items they needed after this initial meeting.

Tetsuya Kusakabe, having received word in advance, was waiting for her at the connecting gate between the two bases. Seeing her arrive, he specifically took her to record her fingerprints, voiceprint, and other information for the Hibari base side to ensure she could pass freely between the two sides from then on.

The styles of the two bases were worlds apart. Compared to the elegant, refined Japanese-style corridors on Hibari’s side, the Vongola base emphasized a rugged aesthetic; the design of the walls and floors prioritized sturdiness, with beauty considered a secondary concern. Noticing Jin Chaoyan surveying her surroundings, Kusakabe instinctively explained:

“This side of the base is said to be only 60% complete, and some areas are not open to the public. Madam, if you wish to know the specifics, I will ask the Vongola… the designer in charge of this area to answer you later.”

Given the Mafia’s internal code of silence, Kusakabe wasn’t sure if Kyoya Hibari had actually told Jin Chaoyan about Vongola affairs. Therefore, even though he was bringing her here now, he still chose to keep the specific ownership of the base vague.

Jin Chaoyan didn’t care much about that. She nodded as they passed the specially reinforced elevator doors, then suddenly asked, “By the way, where is he right now?”

“Kyo-san is currently undergoing special training on the ninth underground floor. You can wait for a while in the lounge.” Kusakabe answered every question but wasn’t planning on letting her come into contact with that group of Vongola from ten years ago.

However, the next second, he heard her ask curiously: “Can I go watch?”

Kyoya Hibari was so strong that the person needing special training certainly wouldn’t be him. Since they were at the Vongola base… would she be able to see the protagonist from ten years ago?

At this thought, Jin Chaoyan changed her mind on the spot, intending to go watch the excitement first before doubling back to meet her friends. Since Kusakabe didn’t answer immediately, her violet eyes curved into a smile as she asked timely, “Is it not allowed?”

“…Of course you can.”

Kusakabe just couldn’t quite remember when Madam had become so enthusiastic about Kyo-san’s combat scenes. During their first meeting, she clearly looked frightened.

He pressed the elevator button. As they stepped inside, Kusakabe thought dejectedly: Madam has such a poor memory, she probably won’t recognize Sawada Tsuna from ten years ago… but since Kyo-san instructed me to follow any of her orders, I can’t refuse.

After thinking for a while without a result, Kusakabe decided to leave the problem to his all-powerful boss.

Whatever.

If Madam recognizes him, he hoped Kyo-san would find a way to fudge it.

The elevator descended slowly when a sudden loud boom rang out, causing the cabin to vibrate slightly. Jin Chaoyan instinctively grabbed the handrail, her eyes widening. At the same time, she heard Kusakabe’s steady explanation:

“That’s just noise from the training room side. Madam, there’s no need for alarm.”

“…?”

When she watched the anime through a screen, Jin Chaoyan didn’t feel much, but now that she was in this world and realized their fights could cause such a massive commotion, she couldn’t help but light a candle for Sawada Tsuna.

How tragic.

Ding—

The elevator reached the ninth underground floor.

The moment the doors opened, purple flames collided with clear sky flames, bursting into a dazzling brilliance. A piercing killing intent swirled in the space ahead. Jin Chaoyan couldn’t even take a step out; she instinctively raised her hand in front of her to block the gust of wind.

Sawada Tsuna, who had just blocked a strike from Hibari and was using the momentum to manipulate his flames for a rapid retreat mid-air, caught sight of the elevator doors opening. His attention was momentarily diverted, and he snapped back to reality only half a beat late: Oh no! I got distracted! Hibari-senpai will never let this chance go!

Feeling the other leap above him, a shadow covering him as a dangerous aura poured down, Sawada Tsuna belatedly raised one hand to block, hoping to barely catch the blow. However, after waiting, he found that the expected strike did not fall.

He looked up and saw that the person who had jumped into the air had landed lightly at some unknown point, and the Cloud flames blooming on the tonfa had suddenly extinguished.

The silver dual tonfa were put away, and Kyoya Hibari tossed out a sentence without looking back, “That’s it for today.”

Sawada Tsuna: “?”

He landed on the ground half a beat late. It was only then that he clearly saw the figures stepping out of the elevator. Aside from Kusakabe whom he knew, there was a slender woman he had never seen before.

Who is this?

Sawada Tsuna’s feet touched the floor, the flames on his forehead gradually fading. His X-Gloves reverted back to white cotton gloves as he curiously scrutinized the newcomer with his amber eyes.

While he was curious about Jin Chaoyan, Jin Chaoyan had already noticed him. Looking at this manga protagonist—the original host’s classmate from middle school—she found it fascinating that the boy only reached her chin, and she looked at him a few more times.

Right at that moment—

Kyoya Hibari walked up to her. Taking in her special cheongsam outfit today, his eyebrows arched slightly, but he only asked, “Was the person found?”

“Mhm… Yes!”

Jin Chaoyan withdrew her gaze from Sawada Tsuna and looked up at him with a smile. “Are you two finished fighting?”

Kyoya Hibari nodded. Noticing her gaze shifting to the side, he turned slightly and glanced back at Sawada Tsuna, but he asked the woman in front of him: “Know him?”

Hearing this strange question, Jin Chaoyan looked at him with a “what are you talking about” expression and then tilted her chin toward the other side. “He looks exactly like a classmate of mine named Sawada Tsuna from middle school. How could I not know him?”

Middle school…

A hint of a smile appeared in Hibari’s grey-blue eyes. If he hadn’t pried those words out of her while she was drunk on the private plane, he might have been fooled again.

He curled his lips and followed her lead. “Oh, he is that classmate of yours. Do you want to say hello?”

Is that something you should say!

Jin Chaoyan was shocked by his undisguised, direct information. She froze for two seconds, then turned her head mechanically to look at Sawada Tsuna, who was huddling next to Kusakabe, then looked back at the man who was clearly up to something.

…Why was her curiosity so strong just now? It would have been so much better to wait in the lounge with Kusakabe. What now? Should she greet Sawada Tsuna? Calculating the time, the current Sawada Tsuna was in the same class as the original host; if he brought up something she didn’t know, wouldn’t her cover be blown?

At the same time.

Sawada Tsuna, thinking he was being very discreet as he huddled next to Kusakabe, looked at the strange atmosphere over there and stood on his tiptoes to whisper, “Um, Kusakabe-senpai, who is the lady who just arrived?”

Tetsuya Kusakabe answered him calmly, “She is Kyo-san’s wife.”

Sawada Tsuna: “!”

She… she actually just appeared like that?!

His eyes went wide as he stared blankly at Jin Chaoyan. He looked her up and down but couldn’t recall which classmate she resembled.

However, although she differed from the image he had imagined of Kyoya Hibari’s wife, seeing her stand next to the now-peaceful man made for a rather harmonious picture.

Incredible.

While Sawada Tsuna was watching them, Jin Chaoyan also gave herself a silent pep talk. Under Kyoya Hibari’s leisurely gaze, she braved it and took two steps forward, putting on a professional smile and greeting him in a familiar tone: “Sawada-kun, long time no see.”

Now the pressure shifted instantly to the Vongola Tenth Generation Boss.

Accidentally being within Kyoya Hibari’s line of sight, Sawada’s body stiffened by reflex. He replied tremblingly, “Y-Yes, hello…”

Help, which classmate is this exactly?

His amber eyes were round as he scrutinized Jin Chaoyan’s features intently. After a good while, he finally found a trace of a clue, and his tone was somewhat filled with disbelief, “Could it be that you are… Jin-san?”

The Jin Chaoyan from class who always hid in the corner, was even more withdrawn than him, often kept her head down, and wouldn’t say a word all day? Ten years later, she’s actually Hibari-senpai’s wife?!

Sawada Tsuna felt something wasn’t quite right, but thinking that ten years had passed after all, it was normal for people to grow and for their temperament to change. So after Jin Chaoyan nodded, he let out a sigh of relief and instinctively showed a smile. “I’m very happy to see you.”

Kyoya Hibari, observing from the side, didn’t miss his moment of confusion. Seeing that Jin Chaoyan also had a relaxed “mission accomplished” posture, he had seen enough of the show and spoke up to remind them:

“Let’s go.”

“Oh.” Jin Chaoyan turned back to look at him, and remembering something, she lifted the snacks in her hand. “Wait, I also brought gifts for…”

For Haru and Kyoko from ten years ago?

Oh no. She was only thinking about how they might not be adjusted to this world, but if she said she was going to see them directly, how would she explain knowing they were here?

Jin Chaoyan bit the tip of her tongue and slammed the brakes on the topic. “Meeting gifts for your friends here whom I haven’t met yet.”

Hibari had already stepped into the elevator. Hearing this, he arched an eyebrow and replied with a half-smile, “I don’t have friends.”

Well… aren’t you quite proud of that?

Sawada, who was about to step into the elevator with Kusakabe, was also tripped by a fragment of tile that had fallen off during the battle. His face was covered in black lines as he heard Hibari-senpai state this sentence so righteously, feeling it was too much to even begin criticizing. After barely steadying himself, he wanted to keep walking forward, but suddenly saw the man, whose aura had just turned peaceful, look at him:

“You two take the next one.”

Tetsuya Kusakabe replied calmly while biting his blade of grass, “Yes, Kyo-san.”

Sawada Tsuna was still a bit bewildered. “There are only four of us, it’s not overloaded…”

“But you’re crowding.” Tetsuya Kusakabe looked at him and explained nonchalantly.

Sawada Tsuna: “…”

He watched numbly as the elevator doors closed in front of him and began to ponder a question: If Kyoya Hibari has twins in the future and the family of four is under one roof, who would have to leave?

Inside the spacious, reinforced elevator.

Watching the Vongola Decimo being shut out by the Cloud Guardian, Jin Chaoyan was filled with wonder. But she was also in a weak position and didn’t dare speak up. So, she held her food box like a quiet quail, using her peripheral vision to size up the man who had been away for over half a month. She noticed he didn’t seem to have changed much; when his aura was peaceful, he still possessed that cold, refined, and exceptionally captivating appearance.

A brave little fellow decided to make its presence known at this time.

A bright yellow little head popped out of the man’s black suit pocket. Its black-bead eyes looked left and right, and Hibird happily flapped its wings to fly onto Jin Chaoyan’s shoulder. “Chaoyan~ Chaoyan~”

“Long time no see, my baby.” Jin Chaoyan turned her head and rubbed her cheek against it. With the soft, healing nuzzle of a pet, she felt the panic of almost exposing herself just now being smoothed away. She relaxed and showed a smile. “Have you eaten well these past two days?”

“Rice~ Rice~”

Hibird echoed enthusiastically. It was unclear if it was answering her or begging for food.

The elevator reached the first floor of the base at that moment. The instant the doors opened, Jin Chaoyan saw Mr. Tsuyoshi Yamamoto and a boy who looked somewhat similar to him standing nearby.

That must be the Vongola Rain Guardian, Takeshi Yamamoto.

Sure enough, the other raised a hand to greet the man beside her: “Yo, Hibari.”

Then he looked at Jin Chaoyan next to him, scratched his head, and asked the parent beside him: “Dad, is this the Miss Jin you mentioned who saved you?”

“It wasn’t me; it was my sister who saved him,” Jin Chaoyan stepped out of the elevator and instinctively explained.

Takeshi Yamamoto’s smile immediately brightened. “It doesn’t matter, you’re all one family, you’re all our family’s lifesavers. I’ll remember this kindness well. Dad and I are currently discussing sending you a thank-you gift—”

After saying that, he seemed to suddenly remember something and asked curiously, “Eh, Hibari, do you two know each other? Why did you come up from the training room together?”

And that little bird Hibird was actually perched on the girl’s shoulder.

Kyoya Hibari stepped out a half-pace behind. Seeing her expression of not knowing how to reply, he answered the question nonchalantly:

“She is my wife.”

Takeshi Yamamoto froze for a moment, then nodded instinctively. “Okay… then you are also one family.”

After speaking, he fell silent, as if only now realizing what news he had just heard, and his eyes widened involuntarily. Simultaneously, in the dining room nearby, a row of heads popped out one after another. From top to bottom, they were Fuuta, Bianchi, Haru, Kyoko, Lambo, and I-Pin.

Crush.

Gokudera, who was walking from across the corridor, accidentally crushed the drink can he had just gotten. He stared with wide eyes in this direction.

In the silent stillness, the curly-haired Lambo in his cow suit clung to the doorframe and repeated aloud: “Wife?”

The kid showed a look of sudden realization: “Oh, so the two of them are in the kind of relationship where they can kiss?!”

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