Uchiha Madara thought about the last few times he had gotten caught up in extremely troublesome matters. He had put in so much effort, only to gain nothing in the end. It was truly frustrating.
But this time was different. No matter how much trouble lay ahead, as long as he could gain something from it, Uchiha Madara would be more than satisfied.
Uchiha Madara first found a small tavern and sat down. Since he had no idea where the Magic Stone might be, he wanted to ask around and see whether anything strange had happened in this country, or whether anyone knew anything about the Magic Stone.
No matter what, though, it was now certain that a Magic Stone existed in this country, and that put Uchiha Madara in a very good mood.
Uchiha Madara arrived in the middle of the afternoon. After renting a room, he went in to rest, then came downstairs for dinner that evening.
Uchiha Madara felt that at night, everyone came to eat after shedding the day's exhaustion. At a time like this, people were surely in the mood to drink and eat meat. If he wanted to gather information, this was undoubtedly the best time to do it.
That was why Uchiha Madara chose to appear at dinnertime. Besides, he had not eaten anything for several days.
But what Uchiha Madara had not expected was that there was only one person in the tavern. It was nothing like the bustling scene he had imagined.
Though Uchiha Madara was somewhat disappointed, one person was still far better than no one at all. So he walked over with a smile.
The person was a young woman. Yet despite her youth, she could clearly hold her liquor. Several jars of wine sat beside her, and they