This was an unacceptable change for anyone, let alone Sara, who was only twelve years old.
"I believe your mother wanted you to protect Rōran well, but that shouldn't mean the buildings themselves. It should mean every citizen living in Rōran!" Mirai said again.
Sara was shocked by this, then nodded. "Of course."
"But now all your people are gone. Aren't you curious where they went?"
Mizukuchi had information about the armor. Naruto had told him about it. When they arrived in Rōran, they had seen a great number of guards.
According to Naruto, those guards looked strange after taking off their armor.
Although he was not yet certain about this, Mirai believed that Tanro had used the Dragon Vein's power to create this special armor. And in that case... there had to be a production line.
He was afraid that all the civilians of Rōran had been forcibly taken away by him—either turned into armored guards or made into laborers on the production line.
Sara struggled to control her expression. After hesitating for a moment, she raised her eyes to Mirai and said, "Since you can deduce so much from an empty Rōran, then... please find everyone for me."
Mirai startled Sara as she bowed deeply to him.
Kushina and Naruto, who had been talking nearby, were both briefly stunned before smiling.
"Of course. It's just... I need you to tell me where the Dragon Vein's power converges most heavily in this city."
Mirai asked this because if they wanted to make use of the Dragon Vein's power, they had to go to where its power was most concentrated.
And this was something they could not determine through perception alone. The only person who might know was Sara, the princess of Rōran.
Upon hearing this, Sara fell into slight