"There's a contradiction in what you said. What do you mean, traveling together to find the Dragon Ball? Are you looking for the Dragon Ball too? You just said you weren't!"
Uchiha Hiko's words had raised the woman's objections. She felt that she alone had come to search for the Dragon Ball, so why had Uchiha Hiko said he would accompany her in searching for it? Their purposes were clearly at odds. Little Woman certainly would not travel with someone whose intentions conflicted with hers.
"Don't panic. That's not what I meant. I mean I'll travel with you while you search for the Dragon Ball. My purpose isn't to find the Dragon Ball—I'm merely accompanying you."
"To be honest, I don't even know what this Dragon Ball is. How could I possibly be searching for it with you? I simply saw that you were a frail woman and was afraid you might encounter some danger along the way."
Uchiha Hiko had inadvertently revealed his true purpose. Of course, he could not reveal what he was truly thinking at this moment.
Otherwise, the things that followed would become difficult to carry out. So Uchiha Hiko wanted to maintain an air of mystery before continuing with what came next. That way, everything afterward would remain more mysterious.
If he exposed his true identity and purpose now, this woman would no longer be so curious about him. She certainly would not be so eager to travel with him.
Uchiha Hiko now guessed that since this woman said her daddy had sent her to find this Dragon Ball, her daddy must have told her many things before she came searching for it.
So Uchiha Hiko wondered whether she had come to test him. That was why he had to be even more careful and