Miss Kobayashi hurried forward, took Uchiha Hiko's hand, and asked with concern, "Did you fight when they came looking for you? Were you hurt?"
Hearing Miss Kobayashi's concerned words warmed Uchiha Hiko's heart. It was not that Bulma did not care about him enough.
Bulma knew his strength well and believed he could protect himself, so she usually did not ask much over minor scuffles.
But Miss Kobayashi's concern touched Uchiha Hiko's heart. Didn't this mean she had formed another connection with this world? He smiled and lowered his head.
As he seriously looked at Miss Kobayashi's beautiful face, she finally realized how rash she had been under his gaze.
She hurriedly pulled back her hand, but before she could finish the motion, Uchiha Hiko grabbed it again. The feeling was strangely novel.
Uchiha Hiko thought that perhaps he and Bulma had been through too much together, so moments of such tenderness had become rare. Between him and Bulma, there was more tacit understanding and comradeship.
Holding her hand, Uchiha Hiko smiled at her and said, "Don't worry. The first time they came to me, it was to discuss cooperation."
Miss Kobayashi frowned when she heard that. "Cooperation?"
"Mm."
Uchiha Hiko nodded, then released Miss Kobayashi's hand. He stood up and paced as he said, "They have a huge plan, but the two of them probably can't pull it off on their own. Besides, there's some friction between them as well."
Upon hearing Uchiha Hiko's words, Miss Kobayashi did not react immediately. Instead, she stared at the hand he had just held, lingering over the sensation of it.
Uchiha Hiko did not notice that she had drifted off and continued, "They think I'm impressive. Seeing how everyone in the village respects me, they figured I was some human village chief