"Yes!"
Faced with Shinji's string of orders, everyone at the meeting answered in unison.
No one had expected the exposure of Orochimaru's secret laboratory to raise the secrecy level of the Bulwark Plan so drastically.
Setting aside the engineering difficulties, the oppressive sense that a storm was coming had everyone feeling uneasy!
After the meeting, Shinji asked Hikari and Shion to stay behind.
Shion asked, "Shinji, was what you sealed during the meeting the information about the Six Rings World War?"
"Mm!"
Shinji nodded slightly.
Hikari and Shion had been there themselves, so Shinji couldn't completely seal away the memories related to it from their minds. Otherwise, they would lose a large part of their memories, which would affect their actions going forward.
Shion said, "So they've all forgotten my heroic deeds in the Six Rings World? What a shame! Oh well, with so many people, it would've been hard to keep secret. Sealing it away for now is fine, too."
Uchiha Hikari thought for a moment, then said, "Shinji, are you worried the Overlord of Fear might peer into our memories?"
Shinji nodded. "We can't rule out the possibility!"
Hikari hurriedly asked, "Should I use Yachihoko to block the memories of everyone who knows about it?"
"No need for that." After a pause, Shinji continued, "I've already placed a technique in everyone's memories. If anyone's memories are examined, I'll sense it right away, no matter who's doing the examining!"
Shion giggled. "Shinji, you're so sly! So besides sealing their memories, you're using them as bait, too!"
Shinji glanced at Shion. "I placed the same technique in your and Hikari's minds, too!"
"Huh?!" Shion froze, then pursed her lips and muttered, "Not again. I'm a Miko—who could possibly peer into my memories?"
But when she thought about how Shinji had