After they left through the door, Uchiha Hiko decided to take another look around the village. He pulled The Second Prince along with him, certain that the prince must have countless questions bottled up inside.
"Uchiha Hiko, what exactly did you whisper to the village chief just now? It felt really strange." The Second Prince hurriedly patted him, hoping Uchiha Hiko would tell him everything.
He did not hold out much hope. Uchiha Hiko had always been elusive and unpredictable, so getting anything out of him was rather difficult.
"You'll probably understand once it's over. But if they don't take on the challenge, it may not work out." Uchiha Hiko felt that it was a powerful gamble—either succeed or die trying.
"Come on, can't you reveal just a little? Even just part of it would be fine." The Second Prince puffed up angrily. Of course, he could not demand anything from Uchiha Hiko, or Uchiha Hiko would surely report him.
What The Second Prince feared most now was The Eldest Prince finding out that he had not been very serious here. However, everything was completely in Uchiha Hiko's hands, and Uchiha Hiko did not think much of it.
"If they succeed in the challenge, we'll get to see that batch of divine beasts." Uchiha Hiko turned around, and The Second Prince finally understood what they had been discussing earlier.
As a prince, he had also wanted to look after the power of those divine beasts. Yet most of the time, his brother, The Eldest Prince, had taken that right away from him.
Of all people, those divine beasts had ended up in the hands of someone completely useless. If The Second Prince had been allowed to train and lead them, perhaps they could have brought out their greatest power.
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