Tsukikawa Isshiki had no intention of hiding anything and spoke directly.
"This time, I'm only going to improve my strength. If you need me, just go to the Bronze Mirror, and I'll come back."
After saying that, he left before Kitahara Kaede.
Kitahara Kaede looked stunned.
Then his expression changed again, because the Ten-Tails had come back in.
Watching the Ten-Tails twist its body arrogantly, Kitahara Kaede was speechless.
More than that, he felt helpless.
After all, to Kitahara Kaede, the Ten-Tails really was somewhat unreasonable.
"Is there something else?"
Kitahara Kaede spoke first, sounding irritated.
"What did you say?" the Ten-Tails said aggrievedly.
Then it huffed its way over to Kitahara Kaede.
"Say that again. No matter what, I've helped you with so many things!"
With the Ten-Tails saying that, Kitahara Kaede really could not say much.
So he simply said,
"What do you want me to do?"
At those words, the Ten-Tails' expression eased considerably.
Then it leisurely circled around Kitahara Kaede.
From time to time, it glanced him over.
"What are you doing?"
Kitahara Kaede could not understand what the Ten-Tails was up to.
"Seeing what level of strength you've reached now," the Ten-Tails said flatly.
Then it floated up again and met Kitahara Kaede's gaze.
The Ten-Tails' eyes carried a cold, piercing feeling.
Kitahara Kaede's first instinct upon seeing those eyes was actually to avoid them.
The Ten-Tails naturally noticed, so it burst into laughter.
"Ha ha ha~"
Kitahara Kaede's anger immediately flared up.
"Spit it out if you have something to say. With my current status, I'm very busy."
The Ten-Tails did not get angry and merely said,
"You'll enter a period of rapid growth next. For now, I have no demands of you."
After saying that, the Ten-Tails left Kitahara Kaede behind and twisted