Come to the Branch Family When You Have Time

"Then come by the branch family when you have time. Do you still remember where the training ground is? It's been a long time since we sparred."

Hizashi Hyuga turned around and looked at the two boys standing in the doorway. The candlelight inside stretched the shadows of all three of them long, making them seem to sway faintly.

"Mm."

Chiba nodded, a slight smile on his lips.

"Mm."

Hizashi Hyuga nodded with a smile as well, then turned and started walking away.

"I'm going straight to the medicine room. What about you?"

After watching Hizashi disappear into the woods, Chiba turned to Hirohiko and asked.

"I'll keep reading the novel. The deadline for the mission is coming up. If I can't finish it and write the review by tomorrow, the mission will be considered a failure," Hirohiko said.

"Then good luck."

Chiba nodded and headed toward the small newly built room connected to the kitchen on the left. Hirohiko had casually built it for him one day when he had nothing else to do.

After all, preparing medicine inevitably produced smells that were not exactly medicinal, and medicinal smells generally were not pleasant. Originally, Chiba had planned to do it on the small square table in the room where their beds were, but after seeing Yukina and Nao frowning and pinching their noses the following morning, Hirohiko had started construction that very day.

"Mm, you too."

Watching Chiba turn into the medicine room, Hirohiko called out, then went back inside and picked up his novel to continue reading.

The moment Chiba entered the medicine room, a familiar medicinal odor rushed at him. He sniffed and gave a wry smile.

No matter how long it's been, this smell still feels awful.

Frowning, Chiba walked to the preparation table and gave