At the same time, the Second Prince merely gave him a chuckle, never imagining what he was going through. Up ahead, things seemed even simpler than he had imagined.
"Let me put it this way, Uchiha Hiko—where I am doesn't really matter. As long as I can fulfill my wish, that's enough." The Second Prince's thinking was simple as well. Slowly, he had entered a state of returning to simplicity.
This was something Uchiha Hiko could never envy. At this moment, he still had far too many things weighing on his mind, things he could not set aside for even a moment.
Even if the things worrying him had been resolved, there might be even more waiting for him afterward. When that time came, the situation would likely be even more conflict-ridden than he imagined.
"So are you really planning never to go back?" Uchiha Hiko gently placed a hand on his shoulder, hoping he could understand something more clearly.
"Yes, I've thought it through very carefully. But if something unforeseen happens later, I'll still go back." At this moment, the Eldest Prince seemed to be the freest among them.
Neither the Eldest Prince beside them nor Uchiha Hiko could compare to him. The Eldest Prince held supreme power, yet he was likewise constrained by all sorts of things around him.
Uchiha Hiko was the same. He did not possess overwhelming strength, and his current authority did not seem to have risen to any great height either.
"Sigh, what am I supposed to say about you? Looks like the two of us will have to head out again tomorrow." Uchiha Hiko shook his head and smiled helplessly before walking off to the side.
He truly did not quite understand what those words meant, but from the veiled hints, he could