Negligence!
How could I have overlooked something this important!
Perhaps recommending Hyuga Yukyō to this place, even settling down here myself, will bring harm to the children!
Walking briskly, Chiba frowned deeply, his face grave and his heart filled with anxiety.
"Crash!"
The moment the thought passed through his mind, Chiba violently shoved open the door to the room where Yu Ze and Hyuga Yukyō were, the room where they had eaten earlier.
"Chiba?"
Yu Ze, who had been talking inside, was alert as well. He looked over immediately, and when he saw Chiba at the door, he froze slightly. The hand reaching behind his back also stopped.
"What is it?"
Hyuga Yukyō did not even raise his head as he tossed out the dissatisfied question.
"Three attacks? You didn't tell me about that?"
Hearing them, Chiba strode straight over with a stern expression. After sitting across from Hyuga Yukyō and Yu Ze, he immediately demanded an answer.
"They were just some rogue ninja and mercenaries. We have to go through things like that eventually. This is a battlefield, after all."
Hyuga Yukyō seemed entirely unconcerned as he replied casually.
"Chiba, don't get angry yet. We had planned to tell you, but it had already happened, and we didn't want you to worry."
At the same time, Yu Ze hurriedly spoke up. Compared to Hyuga Yukyō, he was far more courteous.
"Did you kill them all? They didn't leak a word, did they?"
Chiba drew a deep breath, seemingly suppressing every irrational emotion in his heart, before asking in a low voice.
"Do you think I'd make such a basic mistake?"
Hyuga Yukyō frowned slightly as he looked down at the scroll, replying in an indifferent tone.
"They're all dead. We didn't leave a single survivor."
Yu Ze looked from