"With statuses like ours, you actually made us wait outside. That's rather impolite, isn't it? If our city lord finds out, he'll definitely be very angry," Harinod said to Ximaida.
Ximaida laughed at Harinod's words. "I don't know what status you two messengers have, but I can tell you clearly: even if your city lord came here in person today, I'd still make him wait outside."
After saying that, Ximaida turned and left them with a carefree silhouette, leaving Uchiha Madara and Harinod staring at each other.
"See that, brother?" Harinod said to Uchiha Madara. "This is what the young people of the Elzeran Continent are like nowadays. They don't know how to respect others at all."
"I can see that," Uchiha Madara said with a smile. "But they're young, so they should act a little like this. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers—that's what it means, isn't it?"
"But I don't like these arrogant young people at all. They'll grow middle-aged someday too. Let's see whether she'll be as down-and-out as the two of us then," Harinod said.
"Are we really that down-and-out now?" Uchiha Madara said speechlessly. "I've always felt that I've lived quite freely all these years, but I never expected you to see me as so destitute."
"You're already at such an age. There are some things I don't need to say—you should understand them yourself," Harinod said.
"We've long since passed our best years. Now we're middle-aged men with no real use, and those youngsters just said our jobs were unstable. They said the two of us can't even support a family," Harinod said helplessly to Uchiha Madara.
"You'll get used to it," Uchiha Madara said with a smile. "Since the two of us have already become like this, why should we care so