Seeing that smiley face, Ryōken could not help showing a hint of embarrassment, his gaze drifting.
Hiwa noticed almost immediately. The young girl was sensitive, and Ryōken's sudden unusual behavior naturally aroused her suspicions.
"Could it be that you're going out again?"
Hiwa could not help moving closer, her voice low and reluctant, her eyes slightly red. She was at the age when love first began to bloom, so naturally she wanted Ryōken to spend more time with her.
But as the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, she was still sensible and understood that war had broken out. Though she seemed to want to say something, she ultimately fell silent, lowering her head and saying no more.
Seeing this, Ryōken helplessly shook his head. He reached out and affectionately rubbed Hiwa's little head, smiling. "After the war is over, I'll properly spend time with you."
"You promise!"
Hiwa raised her head, staring with her reddened white eyes as she spoke firmly.
"It's a deal."
Ryōken answered with absolute certainty, one word at a time.
Hiwa immediately smiled through her tears, laughing happily. She had always been a girl who was easy to satisfy, and now that she had Ryōken's promise, she naturally felt at ease. At that moment, she wished more than ever for the war to end soon.
"No, we have to pinky swear."
After thinking it over, Hiwa still felt it was a little unreliable and added this.
Ryōken was instantly covered in black lines. Though this body of his was only eleven years old, his actual age had long since reached adulthood.
But seeing the expectant look on Hiwa's face, he could not bear to refuse. He reached out and hooked his finger around her slender little pinky.
The two smiled at each other. Everything was