"You... this... this isn't a joke, is it?!"
Slowly lowering the scroll in his hand, Chiba stood there in a daze for quite some time before calming the shock in his heart. Looking at Hyuga Yukyō and Yu Ze before him, he spoke in disbelief.
It was clear that the contents of the scroll had truly stunned Chiba, even drawing an extremely rare expression from him.
"No. In the long run, this has to be done. You should understand."
In response to Chiba's astonished expression, Hyuga Yukyō remained grave. A sharp glint burst from his remaining eye; clearly, he was determined to accomplish the very thing that had shocked Chiba.
"I know this will be difficult, but in order to protect everyone better, and to protect more helpless children like us who have suffered under the ravages of war, I think this is the better course."
At the same time, Yu Ze spoke with equal seriousness.
"But... this isn't simply a matter of difficulty. This is fundamentally not something you can accomplish. Even if you wanted to do it, it would have to be at least twenty years from now, and you would need someone powerful enough to lead it. Even then, success would not be guaranteed. With your current strength, you're striking a stone with an egg. You'll undoubtedly die. Hyuga Yukyō, you didn't even tell them that, and you encouraged them to do something this foolish?"
Hearing Yu Ze's words, Chiba could not help taking a deep breath. Suppressing the helplessness and faint anger in his heart, he spoke.
"I told them about it."
Rarely, after hearing Chiba's words, Hyuga Yukyō—who had always been so competitive before Chiba—let out a sigh. Wearing a helpless expression, he answered with resignation.
It seemed Hyuga Yukyō did not agree with this