"Does a guardian of divine beasts mean the kind of person who can command all divine beasts and protect every one of them?" Hinata Hinata asked curiously from the side. Uchiha Hiko nodded.
But at the very beginning, he corrected Hinata Hinata. There could only be one such person, not a whole category. The other guardians merely existed to assist the guardian of divine beasts.
"So that's how it is. I was wondering why my ancestor was so busy back then," Hinata Hinata said casually. Though she had spoken without much thought, Uchiha Hiko took every word to heart.
"What do you mean, Hinata Hinata? What did you mean when you said your ancestor?" Uchiha Hiko asked curiously, hoping that Hinata Hinata would speak frankly and hide nothing from him.
"It's nothing much. My ancestor was a guardian of a divine beast. At first, I thought they were a whole group of people, so I didn't think it was anything worth taking pride in." Hinata Hinata soon seemed unwilling to discuss the subject further.
But Uchiha Hiko had to pursue this point. If he could gain any experience from it, perhaps he could study it bit by bit.
"Then does that mean the last person to possess this gemstone was your ancestor?" As Uchiha Hiko asked, he also urged Hinata Hinata to come over and examine it.
When she began touching it, there was indeed a faint resonance between their spirits. In truth, Hinata Hinata and Uchiha Hiko belonged to the same clan, so they were able to produce an unusual reaction.
Within their clan, both Hinata Hinata and Uchiha Hiko possessed abilities sufficient to rule over one side. However, Hinata Hinata had no such ambitions and still hoped to leave all of it to Uchiha Hiko.
"This gemstone feels