Reverse London

The plane landed in London, and the whole class excitedly walked to the terminal under the teacher's guidance. Before they even saw the person who was supposed to pick them up, they saw a double banner held up above their heads.

Welcome, my son Tsuna, to London.

Next to it was a small, separate sign that welcomed Tsuna's school to come for an exchange and guidance.

The moment he saw the banner, Tsuna hid behind Tatsuki. He knew that Nana's Mom was completely unreliable in this matter. She said there was no need to pick him up from the airport, and that was fine, but she still made herself the center of attention.

Tatsuki and the others covered their mouths and chuckled, since they weren't the ones who would be embarrassed. As they got closer, they saw that the banner was signed by Sawada Nana and Shinbashi Noel on either side.

Next to Shinbashi Noel, a middle-aged woman, also dressed in a grey uniform and holding a small sign, is her advisor at South Blackstone High School.

Little Billy invited Tsuna's class to London, following the same route as Shinbashi Noel, explaining that Shinbashi Noel had previously participated in an exchange program in Japan, and now he wanted his classmates to visit Noelle's school in Noelle.

The whole class naturally saw the embarrassing banner, but Sawada Nana even used bilingual annotations, making it hard not to understand.

Amidst the cheers and jeers of the group, the class teacher, Xiaomei, walked up to Tsuna and said, "Sawada, we all know your parents have been living in London for a long time. You can take this opportunity to spend more time with them."

"The teachers at South Blackstone High School have confirmed with me that our school trip will be conducted in groups, and each group will be assigned a student as a guide."

"You can choose your group members to leave with you now. After you have a short time with your family, students from the other school will show you around London."

"Me! Me! And Orihime, Tatsuki, Uryū, Chad!" Ichigo was like a general, calling out to his troops.

"I know, everyone in the class knows you guys are the best at playing together. Go with Sawada, remember my phone number, call me if anything happens!" Ochi Miyu said earnestly.

"Okay, okay." Ichigo didn't turn around, pulling Tsuna, who didn't want to die, towards Sawada Nana and the others.

"Aunt Nana, it's been a long time! And you, hello, Noelle."

Led by Ichigo, the group greeted Sawada Nana warmly. After getting to know Tsuna, they often went to the Sawada's house for meals, so they were naturally very familiar with Sawada Nana.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, Tsuna secretly snatched the banner from Nana and Noelle and destroyed it with his spiritual pressure.

Then, in a serious tone, he walked up to Noelle and asked, "So you're our group's guide?"

"Hmm," Noelle responded coldly, "I saw it. I saw you trying to cover up the crime."

The woman remained as cold as ever. Tsuna coughed and said, "Could you please lead the way? It's not good to stay stuck here."

No matter what, I can't let my classmates laugh at me.

Noelle nodded silently, and under Sawada Nana's guidance, the group arrived at their apartment.

"Everyone, I've discussed it with Little Tsuna's father, and we've decided that you'll all stay in our rooftop apartment for the week. There's no need to stay in a hotel; it'll be more convenient for everyone to stay together."

"Nana, Aunt Nana!" Sawada Nana's decision drew another round of cheers.

"Little Tsuna, you guys put your luggage down for a bit, then go to Reverse London with Noelle- chan. I heard Mr. Little Billy is waiting for you there," Sawada Nana said.

She's not an ordinary person anymore; she knows quite a bit about Noelle's duties and things in Reverse London.

"Okay, Mom. Oh, and here, this is for you." Tsuna gave Nana the watch he'd gotten from Urahara. "Give the other one to Dad. In case you're in danger, you can use this watch to contact me."

"Oh? Thanks Little Tsuna, it looks pretty good."

Urahara is a master businessman; he even made two watches, one for women and one for men. Sawada Nana couldn't wait to put on the women's watch and was very satisfied.

"You're welcome, it's all from that shady shopkeeper." Tsuna pushed his luggage into the living room and said to Noelle, "Thank you, Noelle, for showing us to Little Billy."

However, Tsuna didn't get a response from Noelle at all. He only realized what was happening when Tatsuki tugged at his clothes and Noelle was staring at Nana's watch.

Noticing Tsuna's gaze, Noelle turned her head towards the window expressionlessly, as if nothing had happened.

"You guessed right," Tsuna said to Tatsuki with a sigh. "Let's go then."

With a smile in her eyes, Tatsuki took two small boxes out of her bag and handed them to Tsuna. When she asked the shopkeeper for the watches, Tatsuki asked for two more women's watches as souvenirs.

Tsuna originally wanted to refuse. Based on his understanding, Urahara Kisuke might have put some strange things inside, and it wouldn't be appropriate to give it to another girl so rashly.

Then what happened next was that Noelle, who had been staying at their house for quite some time, was clearly no longer just an ordinary friend, so it was normal for her to want a gift.

"This is for you and Nini. But let me make this clear first, I can't guarantee what the shop manager might have put inside."

Tsuna handed the two watches to Noelle, Noelle quickly put the two boxes away and whispered, "Thank you."

Noelle stopped being temperamental, and the group continued their journey. She led Tsuna and his friends into a dark and narrow alley, in the center of which was a red telephone booth.

"Here, take this." Noelle handed out two coins with the letters WB to each person. "These are your passes for Reverse London; you'll need them when you come back."

As they spoke, Noelle had already opened the door to the phone booth, pointing to the device inside, "Just insert a coin and give your names, and it can take you to Reverse London."

The phone booth is small, only big enough for one person to fit in. It might even be a bit cramped for someone as strong as Chad.

Noelle demonstrated first. After inserting a coin, she picked up the phone, said her name, and the sign on top of the phone booth turned to WB. Then, the entire phone booth sank into the ground.

Tsuna took out his phone and recorded the scene in front of him. "This is really amazing. Western technology. I felt the change in Reishi the moment the phone booth moved. Who wants to go first?"

Having learned that the Quincy army might be in London, Tsuna was extremely cautious upon arriving here. Noelle was already there to greet him in Reverse London, while on the surface, Tsuna planned to cover the rear himself.

"I'll go first!" Ichigo said energetically.

A short while later, the phone booth rose up again, Ichigo, following Noelle's instructions, gave his name and entered Reverse London.

"It seems that Reverse London has a unique management system for people coming and going. If Little Billy hadn't given us our names in advance, we probably wouldn't have been able to get in so easily," Tsuna said to Uryū.

"With this system alone, Seireitei is like living in ancient times," Uryū commented.

Perhaps because too many people have defected from Seireitei, the Dangai between the Seireitei World of the Living to be openable by anyone. Seireitei has no idea whether anyone has slipped in, and can only judge by some unfamiliar spiritual pressure.

Tsuna was the last to enter the phone booth. As he walked through the darkness, he was certain that the dark place was the Dangai. Besides its teleportation function, the phone booth seemed to also have the ability to protect its occupants.

Stepping out of the phone booth, Tsuna became even more certain that this was a special device capable of transforming humans into spirit-like beings.

Emerging from the same alley, Tsuna and his friends found themselves in a modern city that blended the ancient and the modern.

High-rise buildings are springing up everywhere, with their tops filled with medieval Western architectural styles, while their bases are made of very modern glass curtain walls.

The streets feature both ancient Western-style paving stones and modern trams, and Tsuna can even see creatures on many of the vehicles.

Noticing Tsuna's gaze, Noelle explained as she led the group to the station, "Land in Reverse London is extremely valuable. To gain more usable space, we must build high-rise buildings."

"But the original buildings cannot be destroyed, so it gradually developed into a form of raising the original buildings and constructing new buildings underground, which is what you see as high-rise buildings."

As everyone looked around, they marveled at how developed Reverse London was; apart from the different style, it was almost identical to Outer London.

No, it's even more convenient. Ichigo just saw two Magicians flying through the air on the little dragons that Noelle and the others had used.

"Kyōraku- nii will have to put in a lot of effort to develop Seireitei into what it is today," Tsuna said while recording the video.

This was the task Urahara gave him when he set off: to record some footage related to Reverse London so that they could experience the differences in Reverse London in advance.

Before Tsuna and the others could have much time to marvel, Noelle announced, "The car is here."

It was a minibus-like public bus, but the biggest problem was that this bus had two pairs of wings, and its head was still a kind and cute monster-like shape.

"Alive? Alive!" Ichigo exclaimed in surprise.

Not only Ichigo, but even Chad, the calmest of them all, was shocked to see a group of humans sitting inside living creatures on the bus, his eyes, which were covered by his hair, wide open in surprise.

"This is the Dragon Bus, hurry up and get on so as not to waste everyone's time." Noelle called out to everyone as they boarded the bus. She was the last to board and completed the electronic payment using her mobile phone.

Seeing this, Tsuna casually snapped a photo and said to Uryū with even greater certainty, "Electronic payment isn't even fully widespread in the World of the Living, yet Reverse London is already using it. This further illustrates how backward Seireitei is."

"Living in Reverse London requires points. I've paid for it for you this time. Uncle Billy will give each of you a phone with enough points to live on in Reverse London."

Noelle held up her phone, showing the points on it.

Tsuna understood immediately. "Thanks, I'll have Little Billy reimburse you later."

Hearing this, Noelle nodded with satisfaction and sat back down properly. In Tsuna, she had also gained a new attribute: a money-grubber.