Tug-of-War

As Tsuna stopped torturing Satan, Satan gradually disappeared into the Night Flame. A skeleton hung alone in the air outside London, neither falling nor scattering, as if a magical power was maintaining its integrity.

Sensing that the battle was about to end, Ichigo others, along with the captains of the West Bureau, once again approached Tsuna.

With a look of heartache, Tatsuki hugged the boy who had just withdrawn the black flames from his body. At the evacuation site, she deliberately avoided Sawada Nana, afraid that Sawada Nana would notice Tsuna's condition from her eyes.

Gently ruffling Tatsuki's hair to reassure him that everything was alright, Tsuna smiled and said to Wolfgang, "I've accomplished my mission."

"I didn't expect that you, Sawada-sensei, are also immune to the reversal of time." From the moment Tsuna appeared with black flames all over his body, Wolfgang could already guess some of the truth.

"Just lucky." Tsuna didn't dwell on that point, instead turning to the skeleton of Satan. "You have more experience dealing with Fairy Tale Dragon, do you know what state Satan was in?"

Upon hearing Tsuna's words, all the captains of the West Bureau revealed ugly smiles. Experienced? Seriously speaking, when it comes to dealing with Fairy Tale Dragon, who has more experience than Sawada Tsunayoshi? His own record alone has already surpassed the hundreds of years of history of the West Bureau.

"Normally, when Fairy Tale Dragon dies, its magic dissipates, and its actual remains are left behind; only scraps like scales and claws remain." Wolfgang stared at Satan and asked, "I'm also curious why Satan's magic remains condensed and doesn't dissipate."

Satan's magic still persists, and even Wolfgang has never seen anything like it recorded in the West Bureau.

"What are you thinking? Just go up and chop him down, won't you?" Ichigo reverted to his Bleach form, and his massive Zanpakuto, Zangetsu, now resembled a bone-chopping sword.

Just as Ichigo was about to use Flash Step to leave, a strange fluctuation suddenly made him stop in his tracks.

In the sky, behind the skeleton, a huge door slowly appeared, with two enormous white skulls on it.

As soon as the door appeared in the sky above London, the two large doors on either side immediately opened, revealing a dark world inside.

"What? It's the Gates of Hell."

Seeing that it was the Gates of Hell, Roy was quite relaxed. Not only him, but the other captains all had the same expression. In their view, if Satan had committed so many evils and was completely condemned to Hell, they would have no problem with it.

But the next moment, these people noticed that the Eastern visitors beside them all had serious expressions on their faces, a stark contrast to their relaxed demeanor.

"Um... everyone..."

Just as Harry Sack was about to introduce the Gates of Hell to his friends in the East, explaining that it was actually a good thing and could help them further punish evildoers, he heard Tsuna's voice, sounding ready for battle.

"I hope it's not what I think. Tatsuki, Uryū, if a fight breaks out, you two take Byakuya and Toshiro and leave first."

Upon hearing Tsuna's order, neither Byakuya nor Toshiro dared to act recklessly. Having just experienced a nominal death, they did not want to hold their comrades back.

"Tsuna, when do we make our move?" Ichigo became more proactive; he and Tsuna were currently the main force in dealing with Hell.

"Wait a moment, let's see if he makes a move..."

Seeing Tsuna's serious expressions, the captain of the West Bureau wanted to give them a little lesson, but Tsuna and Ichigo's demeanor made them fall silent.

The curiosity of the people in the West Bureau had been piqued; they wanted to see what exactly Tsuna and his group were wary of.

These people didn't need to wait long. Before Tsuna could finish speaking, dozens of golden Chains shot out from the Gates of Hell. The Chains quickly wrapped around Satan's skeleton and, as soon as they were secured, eagerly pulled towards the gate.

Just as Tsuna had guessed, the Gates of Hell appeared at this time because they had their eyes on Satan's enormous Reishi. Just pulling Satan back would be equivalent to countless sinful humans.

Besides consuming a huge portion of the Reishi of the Three Worlds, the Gates of Hell's actions may also have allowed them to cultivate a powerful monster using Satan.

The moment the Chains of Hell bound Satan, Tsuna couldn't wait any longer. Even if Satan's skeleton was kept in London, it absolutely could not be allowed to enter Hell and strengthen Hell defenses.

"Ichigo, let's go! Hell Derivation!"

Tsuna shouted, and he and Ichigo simultaneously used the power they had obtained in Hell. Each of them had half of their bodies covered by a golden skull, and the two flew together toward the Gates of Hell.

The reason for using the Hell Derivation Form is that the power of this mode comes from the Hell Will, Tsuna and Ichigo are able to control the process of the Gates of Hell to a certain extent.

Tsuna controlled the left gate, Ichigo controlled the right gate. Together, they tried to forcefully close the Gates of Hell.

Tsuna and Ichigo's actions were successful, but only slightly. The Gates of Hell changed from being wide open to being normally open, with the door at a 90-degree angle to the frame.

They couldn't press it down any further. The power Hell Derivation was already limited, and every bit that Tsuna and Ichigo used was gone. They couldn't waste any more time closing the gate; they needed to at least release the restraints on Satan's skeleton first.

"Getsuga Tensho!"

"XBURNER!"

The two began to unleash their signature moves on the Chains Hell. The Chains of Hell began to shatter under their attacks, and just when it seemed that Satan was about to regain his freedom, the lifeless Satan suddenly swung his claws at Ichigo.

Ichigo had no time to react; he couldn't understand why the lifeless Satan would attack him.

A spiral of flame swept past Ichigo, carrying Ichigo away from Mr. Satan's sneak attack. At this moment, only Tsuna had time to save someone.

Hyper Intuition was as accurate as ever. Just as Ichigo was about to get beaten up, the image of the Hyper Intuition kept flashing in Tsuna's mind. Tsuna immediately used X Airflow to quickly pass through the fragments of the Hell Chains and took Ichigo away before Satan could launch a sneak attack.

"Something's not right, Tsuna," Ichigo said. This corpse was actually a living thing!

"Satan, the fallen angel, this Gates of Hell Hell, it was probably summoned by him," Tsuna analyzed.

Because of this delay, Satan, who also had no intention of getting entangled with Tsuna other two, focused on rushing into the Gates of Hell.

"Never mind all that, preventing the enemy from getting stronger is the only important thing!" Ichigo led the charge, using his spiritual pressure to condense the image of a Hell Will in the void, grabbing onto Satan's tail and refusing to let go.

Regardless of whether Hell was behind this incident, allowing someone of Satan's level to enter Hell would undoubtedly greatly strengthen Hell.

Tsuna followed suit, and another enormous Hell Will appeared, which, along with Ichigo's, grabbed Satan's tail from both sides and started playing tug-of-war with it.

Satan was just a hair's breadth away from entering the Gates of Hell, turned back and roared at Tsuna and Ichigo. At that moment, he was like a powerless husband, the door was right there, but he could never get in.

"No, Tsuna and I would never let you in!" Ichigo laughed loudly, and Tsuna followed him. He was in a very good mood.

"What are Sawada-sensei and the others doing?" Bruno asked, puzzled. He didn't understand; wouldn't it be better to seal Satan directly in Hell?

"Gentlemen of the West Bureau, I would like to inform you that we in the Seireitei recently received a prophecy from the Soul King that the three Three Worlds created by the Soul King — the World of the Living, Hueco Mundo, and Soul Society— will one day face a decisive battle with Hell!"

The only person who could say such a thing Hirako Shinji, who had not yet left. Following his own words, Hirako roughly explained to the people of the West Bureau that Hell was devouring the Reishi of the Three Worlds Realms.

"Sending the wicked to Hell is actually a lie from Hell?" Bruno was filled with disbelief, feeling as if his worldview, which he had believed in since childhood, had been shattered.

"Then haven't we helped Hell many times in the past?" Roy looked at his spellbook with some confusion. One of the spells in the Joka Squad was to summon the Gates of Hell, causing the most unforgivable sinners to fall into Hell.

"This is not the time to talk about that, Mr. Hirako. Is there anything we can do to help them?" Wolfgang had been controlling the main tone of the West Bureau.

Hirako slowly shook his head. "Tsuna and the others' power also comes from a miraculous encounter in Hell. Until we figure out how that power is formed, we can only watch and wait."

"Please make sure the Development Squad joins in too. The power of Hell... something interesting is happening again." Sacareen's voice rang out again in the channel. He was observing Tsuna and Ichigo's battle through the system.

Hirako didn't touch on the topic of research; the Gotei 13 had a dedicated Technology Development Bureau responsible for that.

Just when everyone thought that Tsuna and his friends were about to enter a stalemate with Satan, a series of dragon roars came flying towards the Gates of Hell.

They were the mangled remains of Dark Dragon, victims slain by Magicians during their attacks on humans.

At this moment, these dead Dark Dragon once again answered Satan's call, becoming Satan's power, flying to the Gates of Hell, biting the Chains of Hell, and struggling to fly towards the Gates of Hell.

Satan did not send the corpses of these Dark Dragon to attack Tsuna and Ichigo. Unlike Satan, these dead Dark Dragon did not have any magic power left. Most of their magic power had dissipated, and they had no fighting power at all.

However, becoming a member of the tug-of-war is possible. The addition of these weak Dark Dragon has begun to gradually break the balance maintained by Satan and Tsuna. Satan's head has already entered the gates of Hell.

"Tsuna, what do we do?" Ichigo asked anxiously. He dared not let go for even a moment, because if he did, Satan would really go to Hell and disappear.

The arrival of the Dark Dragon's corpse caught Tsuna and Ichigo off guard. Satan had already begun his descent into Hell, so there was little point in pulling him out any further.

"You use All-Things Exterminator, I will use the Night Flame!" They launched a full-scale attack on Satan, hoping to cause some damage.

Ichigo and Tsuna released their grip at the same time. Ichigo switched into his Quincy form, Tsuna's entire body was engulfed in black flames.

Ichigo did not draw his Spirit Bow, but instead gripped the Spirit Bow and Arrows, which resembled Tensa Zangetsu, and unleashed his strongest attack with the power to All-Things Exterminator.

Meanwhile, Tsuna maintained his crossed arms, aiming at the slowly closing Gates of Hell, his Night Flame fully charged.

"Getsuga Tensho!"

"XXBURNER!"