The Burden

"This world has nearly fallen, so divination is heavily disrupted and the information is extremely chaotic."

Dailan watched the hands spinning rapidly inside the pocket watch in her hand, her expression growing solemn.

As a Catastrophe-level expert, she was well-equipped with gear and tools.

"Senior, we can just go through the motions. The Demoness Sect may have a terrifying Saint-level figure backing them. There's no need for us to push ourselves this hard."

Patriarch Bright watched the sandstorm sweeping toward them across the surface of Mars, its dark mass blotting out the sky. He seemed to sigh.

He'd been dragged into this mission at the last minute because his family still had a team in Konoha.

Now that the Land of Fire and Konoha weren't the targets, he could afford to sit back and do the bare minimum.

"I know what you're thinking. But do you really believe you'd be safer if you wandered off alone right now?"

Dailan glanced at Patriarch Bright without expression, and his face stiffened slightly.

"You mean the Witch Church might ambush me?"

"Heh. Those ninjas might, too. After all, they're strong enough to take you down without breaking a sweat."

Patriarch Bright fell silent at that.

So far, there didn't seem to be any conflict with the Land of Fire. But given his experience, he knew that after being warned, the other party clearly wasn't making things up!

They could just say he'd died at the hands of the Witch Church. If something happened in this world, there was no guarantee anyone would figure out the truth!

Thinking it over, he decided it seemed safer to stick with this senior.

She had no worldly ambitions left. She was just completing the mission to earn merit for her family, so it didn't matter to her