Bullied was never the right word, but....taken advantage was definitely up in there. He'd met too many with attitudes that matched their new rise in status, with powers that could render him unable to fight back. Just the thought of the name on the palm of his hand made his skin crawl, knowing that Youji could call his name and just...turn him into something.

But that stopped when Hibari latched onto a familiar sound in Tsuna's voice; and this...person he was talking about. He'd seen how Gojyo and Hakkai had acted around each other-somehow, the god had known the other but was unable to speak about it. He could tell it in the almost awkward interactions, though he wasn't privy to the subtlties of their relationship, and he was seeing the exact same signs here.

Hibari's face grew confused, then angry again as he felt a sting to the back of his neck. "You know me from before I died."

It wasn't a question, but a statement, in accordance with the sudden nervousness he felt. "You know who I am."