"Do you need any further explanation?"
Seeing that Hada Ryuhiko had remained silent for a long while, Hada Ichiba, who could already tell that Ryuhiko had fully understood what he meant, spoke.
He confirmed it once more.
Hada Ryuhiko, however, said nothing. He merely maintained a calm appearance, though beneath those seemingly tranquil eyes, there was anything but peace.
"Are you sure... everything you said is true?"
Only after quite some time did Hada Ryuhiko raise his head to look at Hada Ichiba, suspicion flickering in his eyes.
Clearly, he still did not entirely believe Hada Ichiba.
It was already this clear.
What was there left to doubt?
Seeing Hada Ryuhiko like this, Hada Ichiba's lips twitched slightly as he thought, completely unaware.
But this should do it.
Though he still had doubts, he should already believe it all.
As long as he believed, things would be easier. Though he was still a child and could be quite willful at times, he was smart and knew right from wrong.
There probably would not be any more trouble from here on.
So long as this brat did not get involved.
After that unconscious thought, another thought surfaced in Hada Ichiba's heart.
That was right. The reason Hada Ichiba had said all this was actually the same as Teacher Heyin's reason for explaining the alliance agreement to everyone: to keep the child before him from getting involved in this matter.
Or rather, to prevent him from unknowingly interfering with his plans because of the current circumstances and becoming an unstable factor.
Or a variable.
Perhaps the brat himself did not realize it, but he was hardly a peaceful presence in the village. At the very least, he was always doing unexpected things. As for whether the results of those unexpected things were