Just as Spinach was about to explain it all to Uchiha Hiko once more, that mass of black gas suddenly rushed into Spinach's body.
At that very moment, Uchiha Hiko happened to witness it, and it gave him quite a fright. He had always thought that everything Spinach told him was merely teasing or a joke. He never expected it all to be true.
This sudden turn of events truly made Uchiha Hiko worried and afraid. He was not worried about what the black gas was, but whether Spinach's body could withstand it.
The poisoning from before had already left Spinach's body somewhat weakened. Uchiha Hiko did not know whether he had fully recovered, and now that this mass of black gas had suddenly entered his body, he had no idea what might happen.
The instant the black gas entered Spinach's body, he collapsed to the ground, utterly limp. No matter how Uchiha Hiko called to him from beside him, it was useless.
Uchiha Hiko had already guessed that this black gas might also be highly poisonous, causing Spinach's body to be unable to bear it and leaving him in this condition.
So now, Uchiha Hiko began thinking about how to solve the immediate problem. After all, part of the reason this had happened was because of him.
If he had listened to Spinach earlier and checked the surroundings, this would not have happened. He felt incomparably guilty.
But since it had already happened, he had to think of a solution. Saying anything else was useless, and besides, Spinach could not hear a word now.
As Uchiha Hiko considered what to do, he wanted to help Spinach up and check the color of his eyes, to see what state he was in, before trying to use his internal energy to