Uchiha Hiko then turned to Miss Kobayashi, held out a hand to her, and said with a smile:
"All right, everything's settled. Let's go."
Hearing Uchiha Hiko's words, Miss Kobayashi froze slightly. Then she looked up at him and asked:
"So we're just leaving him here? Won't that be dangerous? What if someone does something to him—what will you do then?
Didn't you say you had some friendship with his father? If anything happens to him, what are we supposed to do?"
Hearing her question, Uchiha Hiko smiled slightly and said:
"Don't worry, Yui. Don't you know how capable I am? Since I dared to leave him here like this, I naturally have other arrangements. Just follow me."
"Besides, didn't you see that I already set up a barrier around him? My barrier is actually very powerful. No matter who it is, as soon as they try to touch it, they'll immediately be repelled."
Hearing Uchiha Hiko's words, Miss Kobayashi tilted her head, looking thoroughly confused as she continued asking:
"I understand that you've trapped him with a barrier, but didn't you just call his father? If his father comes later, won't he be unable to open the barrier either?"
Hearing the implication in Miss Kobayashi's question, Uchiha Hiko smiled slightly and explained:
"Don't worry, I've already arranged everything. I even told him the incantation to open the barrier over the phone."
Only then did Miss Kobayashi finally relax, and she said with a smile:
"I never expected a ninja like you to be this amazing. Even barriers need incantations to open them. It's just like something out of a comic book."
Hearing Miss Kobayashi's words, Uchiha Hiko did not even know where to begin complaining. He could hardly tell her that this was already a comic-book world, so he