At first, Uchiha Hiko had not planned to get to the bottom of this matter completely. He knew it would be a long process, so there was no way he could figure it out so quickly.
So he had planned to take things slowly. That was fine too; after all, time could wash away everything, and he was not in such a hurry to know the outcome.
But Uchiha Hiko had noticed that Spinach had been out of sorts lately. He did not know what was wrong with him. Spinach always avoided places where everyone gathered and hid by himself in a small room.
Yet Uchiha Hiko felt that this was not like him at all. He had always been such a lively, cheerful boy, so how could he possibly lock himself in a room?
There had to be something he did not want to talk about that had made him like this. Uchiha Hiko wanted to ask what exactly had put him in such a state.
But Uchiha Hiko also thought that if Spinach truly did not want to talk about it, what would be the point of asking? Perhaps it would be fine to ask him when he wanted to speak someday.
What Uchiha Hiko feared most were major problems that could not be solved. If it really was something like that, then he would be unable to help Spinach with his own abilities.
What if it really came to that? He was especially afraid that Spinach had contracted some serious illness. After all, Spinach was not that strong physically. Even though he had great abilities and wanted to help him, it might still be something he could do nothing about.
And now, at such a critical time, there were so many things to deal with. His energy