"Wait, Uchiha Hiko. We need to agree on something first. If you learn about these matters, don't tell the clan chief next door." Hinata Hinata gradually raised a finger to her lips.
It seemed the truth was about to come out, so Uchiha Hiko nodded frantically in agreement. He immediately shut the door and looked directly into her eyes.
"Tell me quickly, Hinata Hinata. What exactly is it? If it's important, I think we should be able to help the clan chief." Uchiha Hiko was instantly energized.
A few days ago, when she had been busy alongside The Eldest Prince and The Second Prince, she seemed rather exhausted. Though she said nothing, her face truly looked haggard.
Now that he had heard it involved him—and it was exactly what he wanted to know—Uchiha Hiko's eyes immediately shone with boundless light.
"Back then, the clan chief had some connection with the Hunters. But his father was harmed by those Hunters." Hinata Hinata lowered her voice even further and bowed her head.
"What does that mean? Did his father do something and end up provoking those Hunters?" Uchiha Hiko felt deeply troubled by this. So he had struck the clan chief's sore spot.
"No. The clan chief's father was innocent. It was simply an accidental injury during a hunt that led to this tragedy." Hinata Hinata spoke slowly, and tears seemed to glimmer in her eyes.
But that was all in the past, so Hinata Hinata did not elaborate further. She felt it would be better if Uchiha Hiko did not learn too much for now.
"Is that why the clan chief has always rejected those Hunters and refused to let them return to our place?" Uchiha Hiko continued questioning her again and again. Hinata Hinata nodded, telling him that all of