Afterward.
Mahiru retied her red bow and straightened up the slightly messy bed.
Akasaka was still lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling like he had been completely spent.
Mahiru found him in the way and told him to get up so she could make the bed.
"Okay, okay."
Akasaka got out of bed as well, though one hand still covered his lower back. His legs trembled as he walked, utterly weak.
Akasaka had just fought Iemitsu Sawada, and his body was clearly low on stamina. Otherwise, he would not have been so worn out after merely dealing with his wife for a little while.
Akasaka slowly walked over to the room's only sofa and plopped down on it. He said to Mahiru, who was making the bed, "Let's hurry back home. The most important thing now is to find six Guardians for the Ring War."
Mahiru paused in the middle of making the bed, then slowly said, "I understand, but... do we have Guardians capable of competing?"
Mahiru hugged the folded bedding tightly to her chest.
Although she had not visited the Vongola Family much, she had heard that every Guardian was a powerful fighter capable of standing on their own, possessing extraordinary combat strength.
Mahiru did not think there was anyone like that among the people she knew, much less someone who could fight in the Ring War on her behalf.
Sitting on the sofa with his head tilted back, Akasaka said, "You don't need to worry about that. I already have candidates in mind. They're still ordinary people for now, though, so they'll need some training."
"And I've already borrowed an instructor from the Ninth."
He meant Reborn.
It had to be said that Reborn was an exceptionally capable instructor. That was why Akasaka had borrowed