"Then, since it's getting late, I should head back and report in. There are some matters my elder brother is waiting for me to report."
After playing around for quite a while and chatting for some time, Hizashi Hyuga slowly rose to his feet. His smile faded into a composed expression as he spoke.
It was around seven or eight in the evening now, and darkness had fallen. He should be heading back.
After all, he had come out this time under the pretext of discussing the Hyuga Clan's move-in arrangements with Chise Hibiki, the person in overall charge here. Visiting Yukina had only been incidental; he could not delay the important business.
"Mm, I'll see you off."
Though reluctant to part with him, Yukina did not try to keep him any longer. She knew her brother had serious business to attend to.
"Alright!"
Hizashi Hyuga readily agreed when Yukina said she wanted to see him off.
He was not worried about the inconvenience caused by Yukina's blindness. He knew that at least two elite Defense Force members were protecting his sister nearby. Moreover, since the Hyuga Clan would be joining them, an advance team had already arrived to familiarize themselves with the environment and select suitable Hyuga Clan members. Although the Hyuga Clan's basic combat method was the Gentle Fist, its members had all kinds of specialties. Combined with the clan's history of branch families protecting the main family, even a team of four Hyuga Clan members could contain different roles, forming a complete system capable of handling multiple opponents.
He had, in fact, slipped some personal considerations into the composition of that team. For example, he had arranged for two clan members close to him—people who held no prejudice against Yukina and, because their father was his uncle