Arc 3: Forming - Chapter 2

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Time*

Arc 3: Forming - Chapter 2

The next day*

Daisuke yawned as he got out of bed, already wearing the suit he had designed thanks to Omnifabrication, which made it easy to change clothes instantly and clean his entire body without having to do it physically.

Was using a powerful cheat for such small tasks stupid and wasteful? Yes, it was. Will he do it again and so on? Yes, he will. Will he care what others think when they find out? No.

Anyway, it's a new day—a new world. He has a lot of things to be done today.

So, when he went downstairs to make breakfast, Daisuke saw that Nana was already awake and had prepared breakfast, which consisted of steamed rice, miso soup, grilled fish, pickles, natto (fermented soybeans), tamagoyaki (rolled omelet), nori (seaweed), and a variety of side dishes such as vegetables, tofu, and even a small bowl of salad.

"Good morning. I saw you were still sleeping and decided to make you something. I know it won't be enough for saving me last night." Nana smiles at Daisuke as she puts the last bowl on the table. "Help yourself. Oh, and I'm Sawada Nana."

Daisuke looked at the wall clock and saw that it was almost noon, which meant that he had overslept and that the sleeping drug he had given Nana had worn off long ago.

"Sato Daisuke. Are you not going to question why I slept in the guest bedroom instead of leaving? Or the fact that I came in right on time when you were about to be raped?" Daisuke sat down as he happily accepted the bowl of rice and the chopsticks from Nana.

"You must have been too tired back then. So it's no problem for you to sleep in the guest room." Nana shook her head slowly, barely able to hide the disappointment in her eyes that Daisuke had chosen the guest room instead of her bedroom. "And I won't question why you showed up at the best time, but I'm just glad you saved me; that's what matters the most to me."

Daisuke wonders if Nana still resembles her airheaded canon counterpart when she doesn't ask why a third random stranger came into her house without permission.

"Right. Well, I just got into town..."

"You can stay here!" Nana interrupted Daisuke before he could continue. "I... I, uh, mean you should stay here and ensure that no one else comes here with bad intentions. I feel safe if you stay here, Daisuke."

Daisuke sweatdrops that Nana was already speaking in a much closer tone of voice and going as far as to use his first name instead of addressing him by his surname.

"Well, what about your kid? He wouldn't mind if I stayed here out of the blue, would he?" Daisuke asks Nana about Tsuna's opinion.

"Tsuna... he can deal with it." Nana frowns.

Even if she wasn't raped, there's no doubt that seeing Tsuna acting like everything was normal in the morning must have triggered Nana.

"Well, alright. I'll just stay here for a few days until I find my own place." Daisuke said to Nana, who frowned even more, but he ignored it and started to eat the delicious breakfast.

An hour later*

Well, it was awkward for him. Eating breakfast with Nana staring at him the whole time. Still, it's easy to deal with compared to other things that would test his patience in the future. After all, it's only a month until something like the canon timeline begins. Depending on his actions, he will either stick around to be included in certain canon events or leave before they happen. Either way is fine with him.

Right now, he and Nana are in the living room, sitting on the same couch. Nana pretends to be watching TV and keeps giving him sidelong glances as he writes in his journal, full of ideas for future creations when he gets the chance to make them once he gets the right materials.

Of course, that wasn't the only thing he was doing without Nana noticing that he was slowly letting Rashomon spread throughout Namimori while being invisible and monitoring everything. That way, if anything important happened, he would be notified immediately.

"So, Nana." Daisuke spoke, causing Nana to yelp as she was suddenly addressed. "Is it just you and your kid living here? No husband in the picture?"

"He worked for the family." Nana looks down at her lap with a bitter smile, tears forming in the corners of her eyes. "Never came home for months. Even missed the day Tsuna was born. Barely sending money..."

Yeah, that seems fitting for a darker parallel version of Katekyo Hitman Reborn. Neglection and abandonment until being remembered.

"I... I have already done my best to get many part-time jobs to keep this place going... Raising Tsuna alone..." Nana starts to sob.

Daisuke's expression didn't change once and he listened to Nana's sobs in silence.

"Such a poor woman. Am I right, Master?" Esdeath whispers into Daisuke's right ear while she is invisible, preventing Nana from hearing her voice somehow. "It wouldn't do anyone any good for her to keep crying. How about I make her beg for your help? On her knees, maybe? I bet she would love that." She looks at Nana, hungry for more painful emotions to appear.

Daisuke would have had a heart attack when he heard Esdeath whispering in his ear out of the blue. All due to the fact that the moment she appeared on her own while he was having sex last night had somehow made all the unexpected appearances not so unexpected anymore. At least Esdeath still has her physical body to make it less awkward.

Though, having almost the entire house destroyed because of a possible fight between Esdeath and Artoria made him realize that a peaceful night wasn't enough anymore, even if it hadn't been that peaceful back in Akame Ga Kill. It had killed the mood and made it difficult to sleep because of the lack of a satisfying release. Not when he was too angry with Esdeath to want to go on, no matter how tempting she made him to have sex with her. If he wanted to fuck her, he would, but Artoria was the one he wanted first.

Nevertheless, he does his best to ignore Esdeath's attempts to make him horny, even though she has an important job to do with the surveillance of Namimori.

"Master, I was wrong. I should have known that you would want others as well. Someone as powerful as Master would have countless women." Esdeath continues to whisper in Daisuke's ear. "I can make it up to you by making this poor woman fall in love with you. It wouldn't take much effort. All I need is a yes from you, my beloved Master."

Daisuke can say that his subconscious has a more significant influence on the Omnifabrication. On the other hand, canon Esdeath is wild and bold in pursuing her love interest. But the way she is now, he shouldn't even question why she's doing it. All he has to do is be patient and ensure she doesn't interrupt his time with one of the girls in the Nasuverse. Then, he would debate about having sex with Esdeath, which technically also involves having sex with Rashomon in a fucked up way. As Rashomon is Esdeath and Esdeath is Rashomon thing going on.

"Sorry for making you listen to me cry." Nana said to Daisuke, not realizing how much trouble she was about to get into.

"It's alright. In the meantime. Here you go." Daisuke reached into his inner jacket and took out a written check for 300,000 yen. "This is for my rent and living expenses. And before you refuse. Remember, you mentioned that you were having a hard time and needed several part-time jobs to feed yourself and your kid and to have a house to live in. Besides, if you feel bad for me. Just make it up to me in your own way."

Nana looks at the check in her hands in disbelief.

"Ah, let her feel guilty with a heavy debt and let her mind slowly search for ways to repay you, Master. I wonder how long it will take her to decide that the only way to repay that debt is to sacrifice her body." Esdeath chuckled sadistically. "Perhaps she has already considered the idea, but is only thinking about whether she is willing to go through with it."

Daisuke would have summoned the others by now, which would have stopped Esdeath from whispering all those naughty ideas, but that would have wasted his efforts so far. Still, he could easily jump to another parallel reality and try again. But he finds that inconvenient, and this is another way to push his patience to the limit.

Well, it's a good thing he can adapt to that, aka let Esdeath continue to adapt and evolve to get around the limitations of the will of the planet's influence. So he will keep Esdeath on a tight leash for now before rewarding her for her efforts later.

"B-But this is too much..." Nana has mixed feelings about receiving such a large amount of money.

"It's okay." Daisuke waved away Nana's worries. "I can see that your situation isn't that great. Especially after what happened last night. I think it's best if you take a few days off from work."

"Thank you..." Nana begins to sob again, but this time with joy.

"Slowly falling into the deep end." Esdeath whispers happily.

Daisuke sweatdrops at how much Esdeath is enjoying Nana's misery now and in the future.

Hours later*

"Hello, you must be Tsuna. Your mother told me about you." Daisuke smiles at Tsuna, who stands protectively in front of Nana, not noticing how his mother looks at him in a less favorable opinion because of his behavior this morning. "I'm Sato Daisuke. I helped your mother with her problems when I arrived in Namimori and she invited me to stay with you after I'd solved her problems. I hope we get along."

"Mom, are you sure he should stay with us?" Tsuna asks cautiously.

Daisuke hears this and pays attention to the way Tsuna is carrying himself. He can tell right away that with the seal is broken. Tsuna is already getting used to having the famous Vongola Hyper Intuition. In addition, the passive effect of the Sky Flame is now slowly being fully active and makes his life a lot easier, since it was sealed until now and his whole existence was out of balance, which is the main attribute of the Sky Flame.

"Tsuna, don't be rude to Daisuke. He has helped me more than you know." Nana scolded her son, causing him to look at her with a confused expression. "Anyway, he will stay with us until he finds a place of his own. So be nice, Tsuna."

"Let's get along, Tsuna." Daisuke continues to smile at Tsuna and sees how Tsuna takes a step back at the sudden appearance of Esdeath behind him.

"You better pray that you don't get on the wrong side of me, little tuna." Esdeath didn't care if Tsuna could hear her or not, as her ability to adapt and evolve would sooner or later bypass the Vongola Hyper Intuition. "Otherwise, you will wish you had taken the chance to ignore me. Pray, little tsuna. Hehehe...!"