It seemed they were no longer in Karakura Town!
Uchiha Hiko swept his gaze over everything around him. Other than an endless expanse of grassland, there was not the slightest sign of life!
A gentle breeze brushed across Uchiha Hiko's and the Space Dragon's faces, carrying the fresh scent of grass and earth into their lungs.
Uchiha Hiko deeply inhaled the scent of the prairie, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth as he quietly said in his heart, "Thank you, Shizuku!"
"I will always remember everything you did for me!"
Suddenly, a powerful spiritual pressure burst from Uchiha Hiko's body, sweeping across heaven and earth once more, crossing the emerald grassland and Karakura Town as it rushed toward Soul Society and Hueco Mundo!
The instant his spiritual pressure spread out, Uchiha Hiko immediately felt his strength decline once again.
Leaping down, Uchiha Hiko landed amid grass that reached only to his ankles. He looked up at the Space Dragon and slowly said, "Space Dragon! Thank you!"
A kind smile reserved only for friends appeared on Uchiha Hiko's lips.
Although the Space Dragon had once shown distrust toward him in Space Valley, it did not affect Uchiha Hiko's favorable impression of her in the slightest!
From the three wishes earlier to her subsequent efforts to help him, even though she had not been of much use, that was what friendship was about.
Do your utmost to help when you could, and do your utmost to try even when you could not. As for everything else, one could only let nature take its course.
Neither side complained or harbored resentment!
That was the best way for friends to get along!
The Space Dragon's scarlet eyes suddenly narrowed, and she said somewhat awkwardly, "I didn't really help you with