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Chapter 17: Inheritance Arc

[Hidden Quest complete!+25 000XP, Pensieve System unlocked!]
[log: memories can be viewed and shared via the Pensieve System]

Reborn smiled – it was strange how for years he'd avoided talking about that time they'd become Arcobaleno, even going so far as to change his name after Luce's death; yet now, among the Vongola X, he felt more complete than he had in a long, long time – and them knowing the truth didn't seem as such a bad idea as it had seemed for every other people...
"Well, I did promise, didn't I?" he muttered, amused at the stunned reactions his own calm demeanor was provoking

[Il precelti siette memory added to the Pensieve system!
Access restriction: Vongola X]

"Wow," breathed Hana "This new system will be useful..."
"So, shall we go?" asked Reborn

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The Vongola X shared several glances, all of them realizing just how important the memory they were about to see was, and finally, Tsuna nodded, and darkness replaced the Yukimura's living room, then a conference room appeared, with an adult Reborn, Lal Mirch, Verde, Viper, Skull and Luce, the woman looking so much like her grand-daughter it hurts...
"This," said Reborn in a controlled voice "was our first meeting."
The seven Arcobaleno to be were chatting idly, visibly getting to know each other.

Then appeared a man with the strangest appearance – a long trench-coat, an iron hat, half of it covered in a checkered design, and his face covered by a pale porcelain mask, half painted in the same design, and covered with a metallic half mask covering his right eye, the other half blank save for a large scar.
"This is our employer," said Reborn "And the man who cursed us."
"This is Kawahira!" blurted Kazami the next second, before explaining, at Reborn and those that hadn't been there surprised look "When I Observed Kawahira, and my Soul Art determined he wasn't human, the description included the nick-name Checker-Face, and said that he was the self-appointed guardian of the Tri-ni-siette, it all makes sense!"

Reborn nodded, mind whirling with this new, monumental information, but forced himself to remain calm and turned back with the other toward the memory that was playing...
"I am making an experiment..." explained the man in an iron hat "For this, I am assembling the strongest team ever, Il precelti siette, if you will... Each of you is the strongest in his domain, and that's why you have been chosen!"

"After that, he went on to explain our first job requirement. The pay was good, the job was cleared easily, but it was only the first of a long list..." he sighed "As time went on, we were sent on all kind of missions, from assassinations to guarding high-profile target, from industrial spying to acquiring military secrets... We weren't doing it for money anymore, but for the trill of it."
As he explained, the memory was replaced by several images of the same seven people, on different missions...
"Job after job, our teamwork strengthened as we learned to work together. We were practically living together as we spent so much time together..."

A new image appeared – that of a mountain.
"Then, after a particularly hard mission we were given the task to climb this mountain, and find the treasure hidden at the top..." the seven were climbing, and with the perspective, they could see a familiar, albeit adult, silhouette following "Like everywhere, Lal's latest student, smitten with her, wasn't far behind us..."
The seven teammate finally reached the top – and light blinded everyone, then, as their eyes were becoming used to it, they could see the silhouettes size change – and an eight silhouette stumble at the top of the mountain too, and push one of the precelti siette out of the way...

"The next moment, we were stuck in those childish form, with a pacifier attuned to our Flames around our neck. Colonello pushed Lal out of the way, so she was only partially affected by the curse, while he became the Rain Arcobaleno..."